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Encyclopedia > 1934 in music
1934 in music
See also: 1933 in music, other events of 1934, 1935 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
2 Top Hit Published Songs
3 Top Hit Recordings
November 7 - Sergei Rachmaninovs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is premiered
Sun Ra's musical career begins
Django Reinhart[?]'s musical career begins
Top Hit Published Songs
"Solitude" by Duke Ellington
"Fair and Warmer" by Al Dubin[?]
"One Night of Love" by Gus Kahn[?]
"You're the Top" by Cole Porter
"Fun to be Fooled" by Ira Gershwin
"Anything Goes" by Cole Porter
"Lost in a Fog" by Dorothy Fields[?]
"There Goes My Heart" by Abner Silver[?]
Top Hit Recordings
"Love In Bloom" by Bing Crosby
"Stars Fell On Alabama" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"Moon Glow" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
"Temptation" by Bing Crosby
"You're the Top" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"The Object Of My Affection" by Jimmie Greer[?]
"The Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor" by Ray Noble]] & His Orchestra
"Stompin' At the Savoy" by Chick Webb[?] & His Orchestra
"The Carioca" by Enric Madriguera[?]
"Everything I Have Is Yours" by Rudy Vallee
January 26 - Huey Piano Smith[?]
February 1 - Bob Shane[?], The Kingston Trio[?]
February 2 - Skip Battin[?], The Byrds, The New Riders[?]
February 7 - King Curtis[?]
March 25 - Johnny Burnette, Rockabilly pioneer (+ 1964)
April 1 - Jim Ed Brown[?], The Browns[?]
April 17 - Don Kirschner[?]
April 19 - Dickie Goodman[?], Buchanan & Goodman[?]
June 1 - Pat Boone
June 9 - Jackie Wilson
June 11 - James Pookie Hudson[?], The Spaniels[?]
July 4 - Gilbert Lopez[?], Tune Weavers[?]
September 3 - Freddie King[?],
September 7 - Little Milton[?],
September 19 - Brian Epstein, manager for The Beatles
September 21 - Leonard Cohen
October 8 - Doc Green[?], The Drifters
November 19 - Dave Guard[?], The Kingston Trio[?]
December 1 - Billy Paul[?]
December 30 - Del Shannon
February 4 - Ernesto Nazareth
September 2 - Russ Columbo[?]
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Category: Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)
I am a young Muslim studying in Britain. The current political situation in the west for Muslims is not very pleasant. These days I am looking for a job and experiencing a negative response from mo...
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Why do we say Alhamdolillah after sneezing.
Why do we say Alhamdolillah after sneezing
Why say alhamdolillah sneeze
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5013 Narrated by Salim ibn Ubayd
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: When one of you sneezes, he should praise Allah. The one/s who is with him should say to him: Allah have mercy on you, and the one who sneezed should reply to them: Allah forgive us and you. (in another narration it is reported that the one who sneezed should reply: May Allah guide us and you)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.240 Narrated by Anas bin Malik
Two men sneezed before the Prophet (saws). The Prophet (saws) said to one of them, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on you," but he (saws) did not say that to the other. On being asked (why), the Prophet (saws) said, "That one praised Allah (at the time of sneezing), while the other did not praise Allah."
Your Question: Why do we say Alhamdolillah after sneezing
To praise Allah Subhanah immediately after one has sneezed is a guidance and preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws), and to follow the guidance and example of the Messenger of Allah (saws) is a Command of Allah Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21:
There is indeed the best example for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.
Although one does not need a reason to declare the Praises of Allah Subhanah, the exact wisdom behind the guidance to declare the Praise of Allah when one has sneezed is not specified by the Messenger of Allah (saws). In a long narration related by At-Tirmidhi, it is recorded that when Allah breathed of His Spirit into Adam (a.s.) at the time of his creation, Prophet Adam (a.s.) sneezed and declared the Praise of Allah; thus some scholars are of the opinion that to praise Allah Subhanah after one has sneezed is to commemorate the Sunnah of the noble father of mankind, Prophet Adam (a.s.)..and Allah Alone Knows Best.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4662 (part) Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: When Allah created Adam and breathed the spirit into him, he (Adam (a.s.)) sneezed and said, "Praise be to Allah." So he praised Allah by His permission and his Lord said to him, "Allah have mercy on you, Adam.
Some are of the opinion that when one sneezes, ones heart skips a beat and it is re-started again by the Permission of Allah Subhanah, and one is guided to declare the Praise of Allah for restarting the beating of their heart. We wish to clarify here that this wisdom was not declared by the Messenger of Allah (saws), but is only an opinion of some people and is only to be believed if modern science is able to verify its authenticity.
For one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, it should suffice for him that the reason one is to declare the Praise of Allah when one has sneezed, is because it is a preferred Sunnah and a guidance of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah (saws).
Sunnah in qasr prayers
Seat of importance for priest.
Is keeping beard a must for a Muslim? Has the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon Him) ordered Muslim to keep beard? Has the size of beard been fixed for a Muslim? Is it a sin not to keep beard? Is it also...
Life insurance and interest to charity.
Dua from good brother
Why the majority of Muslims dont follow Nahjul Balagha?
Are we allowed to visit Dargah?
How to pray for the dead people, what special sural and dua to read etc.
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Preventing Environmental Releases
Preserving Biodiversity and Habitat
Water Conservation and Recycling
Controlling Air Emissions
Well Stimulation
Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Energy Leadership
Preventing releases of oil and natural gas is a priority in all our operations. California Resources Corporation (CRC) continues to expand our automated process, pipeline and well monitoring and control systems to minimize the potential for releases and to rapidly detect and mitigate spills that occur. CRC's asset integrity program prioritizes facilities, pipelines and gathering lines for evaluation, inspection and maintenance, and focuses our investments to prevent corrosion, provide secondary containment, train operators on release prevention and response, and audit and inspect operations.
CRC also emphasizes the authority of our employees and contractors to shut down facilities, pipelines and wells safely to prevent a potential incident—without the need to first 联系 a supervisor. Together, these efforts have enabled our personnel to identify, report and immediately take steps to mitigate incidents, including those caused by third parties.
Oil spill prevention is our key Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) metric for environmental performance, and our operations have successfully reduced the net volume of crude oil and condensate released every year over the past five years. Our results reflect that our system is designed both to prevent releases and to promptly report, contain and mitigate those that occur.
CRC devotes significant resources to preventing spills through construction, maintenance and mechanical integrity programs. We were the first oil and natural gas company in California to sign a statewide Project Labor Agreement with the California State Building and Construction Trades Council to ensure that our facilities are built and maintained by a highly-qualified California workforce. Our dedicated mechanical integrity 团队 inspects and maintains our pipelines and facilities, which are also routinely assessed by internal and third-party risk engineers and audited by multiple regulatory agencies.
CRC also has a robust emergency response program, with a Communications Operations Center that is staffed 24 hours per day year-round to report and address medical, safety, security or environmental incidents and dispatch company personnel, environmental contractors and local emergency responders. We conduct regular table-top and full deployment drills in sensitive ecosystems near our operations in conjunction with federal, state and local emergency responders. CRC’s HSE and security professionals mobilize to such incidents, and aid local emergency responders in third-party events unrelated to our operations such as wildfires or vehicle accidents. Safety and environmental events are tracked consistently in CRC’s Knowledge Management System for reporting, investigation and resolution as well as continuous improvement.
CRC’s environmental metric is our oil spill prevention rate, which compares the net volume of crude oil and condensate spilled in reportable releases that is not recovered in liquid form against our total production on a barrel of oil equivalent basis. We adopted this metric because it focuses on both prevention and rapid containment and mitigation of releases. It is important to note that the small amount of crude oil that is counted as “released” is actually contained in excavated soil that is removed and properly disposed to minimize impact to sensitive environments.
From 2015 through 2017, CRC has successfully reduced the number of reportable spills and the net oil spilled by 58 percent and 74 percent, respectively.
Number of Reportable Releases
Net Oil Released (bbl)
Oil Spill Prevention Rate (%)
41 177 99.9997
29 60 99.99988
17 46 99.9999
CRC’s operations maintain waste minimization plans to manage and reduce hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including from drilling and production activities and business offices. As noted on the Water Conservation and Recycling page, the vast majority of our produced water is reused, recycled or reclaimed, rather than being disposed. Similarly, the company typically reuses drilling muds and returns chemical product containers to manufacturers for reuse. In addition, the company’s Sustainability Team champions our recycling programs at our plants, fields and offices and in community outreach efforts.
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A short menu of Early Stage User Testing
Use these to determine if your new product or service in the justice system has value for its intended users.
You can also explore other evaluation methods — once you have gone from high-level, sketchy ideas to refined, developed implementations of the thing.
Before your organization invests in building a new technology or service, user testing can help you verify if it will be valuable enough to develop. There are multiple methods to use:
Feedback Interview: show your new design prototype to a stakeholder and interview them about how usable, useful, and engaging it is.
Over-the-shoulder observation: give them the prototype and watch as they try to use it. Note down breakdowns confusions, and payoffs. You can possibly give them a persona card to help them understand what POV they are using it from.
Survey instruments: have the tester fill out a short survey, usually with Likert scale responses of 1-7 (levels of agreement). The questions can draw from surveys around Usability, Design for Dignity, and Procedural Justice.
Comprehension Testing: have people use the design prototype, and then after they are done, give them a quiz to measure how much of the important content they have understood and retained.
Idea book: make concept posters or other high-level presentations of your various ideas or features. Put them in a single book, like a catalog. Have the testers look through and rank which of the ideas they’d like and why.
Priority Sort: have people look at a wide variety of high-level ideas and judge their relative value. They will put them in buckets, spending pretend money on the ideas.
Short Book Guide to User Testing
The Legal Design Lab presents this short book to walk other teams through practical design and testing methods
Our team wrote this short book, User Testing New Ideas, to walk through exactly how we ran user testing for new traffic court-oriented redesigns. We captured the steps, tools, and ethical considerations we took when doing early-stage testing of new prototypes.
Conducting Idea ‘Priority Sort’ Testing at Court
Use a ‘Priority Sort’ of brainstormed ideas, to decide which ones should move forward to the next design stage.
In this 2018 illustrated article, “Doing User Research in the Courts on the Future of Access to Justice,” we profile in detail how we ran a certain type of user testing — prioritizing high-level ideas that had been proposed to improve court for litigants. We did this in court self-help centers, and detail our methodology, tools, and results.
Aldunate, G. et al., 2018. . Legal Design and Innovation. Available at: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/doing-user-research-in-the-courts-on-the-future-of-access-to-justice-cb7a75dc3a4b.
Why use Priority Ranking?
Priority Ranking of high-level ideas can let your team gather a large number of stakeholders’ feedback about which ideas should move forward to the agenda.
You can put the ideas on cards or post-its, and the users can individually rank them — or a working group can together come to a consensus about which of the High-Medium-Low-No value categories each idea should be placed into.
Usability and Dignity Evaluation Instrument
When we ask people for short feedback to our new technology offerings, service designs, or information design, we use an evaluation instrument that we’ve created. It’s a short survey evaluation that incorporates assessments from established survey instruments to evaluate software’s usability, to get citizens’ feedback on government services, and to assess people’s sense of procedural justice and dignity while using an offering.
For each of these questions, we use a Likert scale, of 0 (Disagree Strongly) to 7 (Agree Strongly).
I think that I would like to use this system often to help me [insert objective: communicate with the court, navigate court process, etc.]
I thought the [design name] was easy to use.
I felt very confident using the [design name].
This will help me to get through court more efficiently.
This gave me clear, helpful information.
I felt that I was understood using the tablet’s translations.
I wish I could take [design name] around [place/system name] with me.
I felt the [design name] provided most of the information I was looking for.
I felt that the [design name] could be improved.
Personas to give people to play during testing
While trying particular methods, you might give your tester a ‘persona card’, so they know whose point of view they are looking at the ranking through.
Often in very early stage testing we have people test from a different person’s perspective. We give them ‘persona’s to play, so that they scrutinize the design from these various points of view. We know that they are not as good as having a wide range of people from these different backgrounds, but it is a test-run of this — to see what issues we can spot with a design before investing in wider testing.
Here are some example personas that we give to people:
Persona 1: 22 year old digital native, very confident in technology, prefers to text over phone calls and sometimes even over in-person communication, feels higher confidence in their ability to figure things out especially using Google and looking through social media, but feels relatively out of their depth in the legal system
Persona 2: 65 year old, who is a first time user of a legal system, but has dealt with lots of other complex social systems like with health insurance, social security, taxes, etc. They are definitely not very confident with technology, but do email a lot, still uses AOL, just moved to the most basic smartphone this year upon the insistence of their kids.
Persona 3: 42 year old who has been to court several times to deal with divorce, custody, and parenting plans. They have had enough repeat visits to feel confident about how to navigate the system and the relationships. They feel literate, but still want support to get things right
Persona 4: 31 year old who has very limited English proficiency. They have been through immigration proceedings with the help of family and friends before, but they definitely don’t feel confident in going to court by themselves because of the language and because of the unfamiliarity of the system.
Persona 5: 18 year old who is coming with their older family member to help translate for them in court. They are literate in English, and feel confident with technology. But they are not familiar with the legal system at all. They grew up in the US, and feel they can also help with the cultural translation for their family members
Ethical Guidance for User Testing
This short book from 2017 encapsulates some of the design training that we give to our students before they go into the field to conduct interviews or testing with members of the community.
More Readings on User Testing
O’Neil, Daniel X, and Smart Chicago Collaborative. Civic User Testing Group as a New Model for UX Testing, Digital Skills Development, and Community Engagement in Civic Tech. Chicago: The CUT Group, 2019, https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/9614ecbe/files/uploaded/TheCUTGroupBook.pdf
Hagan, Margaret. “Community Testing 4 Innovations for Traffic Court Justice.” Legal Design and Innovation, 2017. https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/community-testing-4-innovations-for-traffic-court-justice-df439cb7bcd9
Aldunate, Guillermo, Margaret Hagan, Jorge Gabriel Jimenez, Janet Martinez, and Jane Wong. “Doing User Research in the Courts on the Future of Access to Justice.” Legal Design and Innovation. Stanford, CA, July 2018. https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/doing-user-research-in-the-courts-on-the-future-of-access-to-justice-cb7a75dc3a4b
Maier, Andrew, and Sarah Eckert. “Introduction to Remote Moderated Usability Testing, Part 2: How.” 18F, US General Services Administration agency, November 20, 2018. https://18f.gsa.gov/2018/11/20/introduction-to-remote-moderated-usability-testing-part-2-how/
18F. “18F Methods: A Collection of Tools to Bring Human-Centered Design into Your Project.” US General Services Administration, 2020. https://methods.18f.gov/
Hagan, Margaret. “Participatory Design for Innovation in Access to Justice.” Daedalus 148, no. 1 (2019): 120–27. https://doi.org/10.1162/DAED_a_00544 .
Abstract: Most access-to-justice technologies are designed by lawyers and reflect lawyers’ perspectives on what people need. Most of these technologies do not fulfill their promise because the people they are designed to serve do not use them. Participatory design, which was developed in Scandinavia as a process for creating better software, brings end-users and other stakeholders into the design process to help decide what problems need to be solved and how. Work at the Stanford Legal Design Lab highlights new insights about what tools can provide the assistance that people actually need, and about where and how they are likely to access and use those tools. These participatory design models lead to more effective innovation and greater community engagement with courts and the legal system.
Hagan, M.D., 2018. “A Human-Centered Design Approach to Access to Justice: Generating New Prototypes and Hypotheses for Intervention to Make Courts User-Friendly.” Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, 6(2), pp.199–239. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3186101
Abstract: How can the court system be made more navigable and comprehensible to unrepresented laypeople trying to use it to solve their family, housing, debt, employment, or other life problems? This Article chronicles human-centered design work to generate solutions to this fundamental challenge of access to justice. It presents a new methodology: human-centered design research that can identify key opportunity areas for interventions, user requirements for interventions, and a shortlist of vetted ideas for interventions. This research presents both the methodology and these “design deliverables” based on work with California state courts’ Self Help Centers. It identifies seven key areas for courts to improve their usability, and, in each area, proposes a range of new interventions that emerged from the class’s design work. This research lays the groundwork for pilots and randomized control trials, with its proposed hypotheses and prototypes for new interventions, that can be piloted, evaluated, and — ideally — have a practical effect on how comprehensible, navigable, and efficient the civil court system is.
MargaretUser Testing 06.30.2018
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Crafting Narratives from the Past
History definite in its context let one trace the nuances of the past, learn more about what we already know and read about people and processes that forms different cultures, was the core of the discussion that featured historians like William Dalrymple, Manu S Pillai Parvati Sharma and Vikram Sampath.
Dalrymple who commenced the session with a brief introduction, touched upon the various apsects of crafting narratives from the past. “History comes very easily to me. My first book was a collection of biographies. I would call biographies as a love affair. Biographer and the subject share a good relationship,” Vikram Sampath said.
Noting biographies as a medium of history in the west, Manu S Pillai said that they represented the microcosm of a period. “In colonial India our historians could write unbiased history, but in independent India it’s not possible,” added Vikram Sampath.“On one hand, in schools, History and Maths were the most dreaded subjects. But now history has become one of the most important subjects,” Parvati Sharma, marked her opinion.
The session concluded with a brief discussion on the upcoming works of the speakers.
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Williams labels WI display 'terrible'
Published:Saturday | February 20, 2010 | 12:00 AM
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC):
West Indies coach David Williams has slammed the West Indies for their pathetic showing against Australia in the final one-day international yesterdday, but says his side needs to dust themselves off quickly and prepare to fight again.
The Caribbean side plunged to a 125-run loss at the MCG to lose their five-match series 4-0, after the third game in Sydney was rained out.
West Indies fielded poorly as Australia rattled up 324 for five from their 50 overs and then turned in an impotent batting display to fold meekly for 199 in 36.5 overs.
"We played terrible in all three departments and to drop five catches in 50 overs tells a lot about our performance: but that is cricket and we just have to pick ourselves up from here and go again," lamented Williams.
"It's a blessing for us the ODIs are over and now we just want to focus on the last two (Twenty20) matches and build again."
Australia benefitted from half-centuries from captain Ricky Ponting (61), James Hopes (57 not out) and the in-form opener Shane Watson (51), en route to posting their challenging score.
In their reply, West Indies never recovered from 39 from four in the 10th over despite all-rounder Darren Sammy's unbeaten 47 from 41 balls and Kieron Pollard's 45 off 51 balls.
Williams said his side would be looking to end the tour strongly by winning the two T20 internationals in Hobart tomorrow and in Sydney on Tuesday.
"We have got a good record against Australia. We are two-zip against them so we are pretty confident in the shorter version of the game," he said.
"We do have guys that can destroy an attack such as Pollard, (Dwayne) Smith and Chris Gayle so it's going to be good fun."
The loss was West Indies' fifth in eight games against Australia, after they lost the three-Test series 2-0 late last year.
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T-Mac and Tang
Posted by :James Howden On : April 19, 2013
Category: All About Sports
Tags:Chris Tang, Grantland, Jay Caspian Kang, Linsanity, Oak Hill Academy, Qingdao Double Star Eagles, San Antonio Spurs, Tracy McGrady
Ill-fated ‘80s music duo? Fast-food lunch combo? Bachelor grocery list?
The answer is D) None of the above. Here are some notes about two bits of news that might be meaningful to you if you have both a mildly unhealthy appetite for basketball and a streak of Chi-curiosity. They are about two ballplayers whose careers will likely never come in direct contact, yet which are bizarre mirror images of each other.
T-Mac, of course, is Tracy McGrady, the former NBA scoring wizard who spent last season in what was, to some, a startingly unimpressive late-career stroll through a season with the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. Tang is T-Mac’s basketball opposite, a teenaged hoops prodigy from Jiangsu province who went to the United States for high school so that he could be a student and an athlete. Tang Zihao is called Chris Tang in the States, Chris for the point guard’s sporting hero, Chris Paul, and Tang as in the powdered sugary-orange drink, not as it’s pronounced back home in southeastern China.
“Surprisingly athletic” will be the phrase.
I’d read about young Mr. Tang in an excellent December feature by Jay Caspian Kang of Grantland. The 6’3” guard was mid-way through his junior year of high school at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, after having dominated at another school in his first two high school seasons. Oak Hill is legendary for the NBA stars that have “studied” there; it’s a tiny private school that, for reasons unclear, attracts many of the greatest high school basketball players in America and beyond. (Carmelo Anthony. Kevin Durant. The list is long and jaw-dropping.) It seems like a mini-me version of how, say, Crimson Tide football is the tail that wags the dog of the University of Alabama. (Or insert any number of other football/basketball factories with outsized influence on their academic hosts here, as you prefer.) From where I sit, it looks like the school sports ideal, which I stubbornly cherish, gone sour. It partly explains LeBron James “super-teaming” with Bosh and Wade in Miami, even though I’ve always liked that James played for his local high school in Akron instead of going the “prep-school” (basketball hothouse) route.
Yesterday, I chanced on a short documentary on the Grantland channel about Tang. Since Jeremy Lin became an NBA phenomenon in 2012, Tang’s narrative was fated to his being “the next Asian sensation”, which may be nearly as much illogical pressure as being the next Jordan/Kobe/LeBron has been for a generation of African-American kids. The same day, I read a brief notice that McGrady had signed a free-agent deal with the San Antonio Spurs, who had abruptly cut loose loose-cannon backup Stephen Jackson a couple of days before. (There was also this mock tribute, for lovers of pop-cult jock memorabilia.) T-Mac is remembered now almost as much for his noted playoff failures – those of his teams, which never survived the first round of the playoffs – as for his prolific production and flair during the regular seasons of his up-and-then-down career. While admiring his smooth athleticism, I’ve never been a fan, so that McGrady’s signing with the team-first, all-substance Spurs puts me in nearly as big a bind as having Steve Nash traded to the Lakers last summer, but in reverse: beloved player, antagonist team. T-Mac may be ready to do what his cousin Vince Carter, his former Raptors teammate the last time the Torontos appeared to have a future, has done with the Mavericks: to reinvent himself as a substitute,
How do you ask for Number ONE on a team with Tim Duncan on it? (Suspend judgement, coach. Wait and see.)
to give to a team what it needs. (Heck, VC even gets some “NBA sixth-man of the year” consideration.) However, it’s been nearly two months since his CBA season ended, and who knows how ready he can be to contribute? McGrady didn’t play in the Spurs’ last game of the season. (Go here, though, for a thoughtful and engaging six minutes with the man and the San Antonio beat writers.)
Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset. (Chris) Tang Zihao has one more year of high school. I hope he gets to play more next season, and that his ambitious family is also making sure he gets the off-court education they were sure he wouldn’t get in a Chinese sports academy. As for Tracy (Mai Di) McGrady, well, I hope he doesn’t mess up my Spurs! For those who love teamwork – passing and movement and high hoops IQs – they’re a beautiful team to watch. Maybe there can be a little late afternoon sun, a pleasing twilight to an NBA career that had seemed to fade to black. I’m a sucker for fresh starts.
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation By Elizabeth Letts The Eighty Dollar Champion Snowman the Horse That Inspired a Nation NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNovember the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses a drab
Title: The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
Author: Elizabeth Letts
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation By Elizabeth Letts 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNovember 1958 the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses a drab white former plow horse named Snowman and his rider, Harry de Leyer They were the longest of all longshots and their win was the stuff of legend Harry de Leyer first saw 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNovember 1958 the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses a drab white former plow horse named Snowman and his rider, Harry de Leyer They were the longest of all longshots and their win was the stuff of legend Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a bleak winter afternoon between the slats of a rickety truck bound for the slaughterhouse He recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten up horse and bought him for eighty dollars On Harry s modest farm on Long Island, the horse thrived But the recent Dutch immigrant and his growing family needed money, and Harry was always on the lookout for the perfect thoroughbred to train for the show jumping circuit so he reluctantly sold Snowman to a farm a few miles down the road But Snowman had other ideas about what Harry needed When he turned up back at Harry s barn, dragging an old tire and a broken fence board, Harry knew that he had misjudged the horse And so he set about teaching this shaggy, easygoing horse how to fly One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo, based on the insight and recollections of the Flying Dutchman
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation By Elizabeth Letts
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Midwest Geek on Jan 17, 2021 said:
There is a great story here, but you won t find it in this book This author is not a good writer what else can I say What a disappointment after all the rave reviews Chapters were repetitive, even using the same sentimental phrases, flashbacks, and allusions time and time again The author really could have benefitted from a strong editor As if the story didn t tell itself, we are told ad nauseum how we ought to feel In effusive language, we read what a remarkable story we are being told Harry de [...]
Wendy on Jan 17, 2021 said:
A decent story of a horse who was rescued from a kill pen truck and turned into a champion show jumper Sounds like a great read, but it was unfortunately poorly written While the author obviously did her research, she crammed a lot of unnecessary and irrelevant information in the book My hard cover copy is 280 pages and could easily have been 180 She also jumps around chronologically so at times I found myself lost She was very repetitive, constantly reminding the reader of tiny, barely signific [...]
M.L. Roberts on Jan 17, 2021 said:
On an icy morning in February 1956, Harry De Leyer, a Dutch immigrant with a young family, is hoping to buy a horse at auction, but his car breaks down When he arrives, the only horses left are the kills already loaded onto the truck bound for the slaughter house The horses are skittish and afraid, they know Only the beat up looking gray horse is calm and not taken by the understandable air of desperation.Harry himself a survivor of a slaughter house machine the Nazi occupation of his Dutch vill [...]
Barb on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I was very eager to read this story I thought it was going to be a heart warming story about a Dutch immigrant and his relationship with the horse he rescued from the knacker I should disclose that I am not a horse person but I am an animal lover I recently read Beautiful Jim Key The Lost History of the World s Smartest Horse by Mim Rivas which I loved And I hoped this would be a similarly heartwarming story about a man and his horse Unfortunately what could have been a great story was instead a [...]
Brenda Knight on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I have loved horses my whole life I read mostly westerns or horse stories right through high school I can t believe I never heard about this amazing horse As soon as I read the cover, I knew I HAD to have and read this book I truely enjoyed the whole story I really appreciated all of the photographs in the book also It made me feel as if I knew the characters personally Harry was an absolute natural with horses He connected with them on a deeply personal level I would have loved to watch Snowman [...]
Peg on Jan 17, 2021 said:
When I found this book at Costco, I knew I had to buy it Harry de Leyer is an immigrant who, along with his wife Johanna, left Holland after WWII, having survived the Nazi occupation of their homeland They came, as did many others, seeking the opportunity and freedom of the United States Relegated to menial jobs, Harry was eventually able to use his experience and expertise with horses to secure a job as the instructor for equestrian activities at a prestigious girls school on Long Island This t [...]
Connie on Jan 17, 2021 said:
4.5 stars Harry DeLeyer saw something in the big grey plowhorse and took a chance on him Snowman spent his life repaying that belief and never let the quiet man down Together they chased their dreams and learned to fly together A true story of determination and a lot of heart this book takes you back to a time when horse shows were for the elite.This unlikely pair break into that world and capture the heart of nation who needed someone to root for Harry and Snowman become heroes, a team that a n [...]
Rachel on Jan 17, 2021 said:
This is not just a book, it is a story a true story about a man who picked a horse from a truck bound for the slaughter house, purchased him for eighty dollars in 1956, and went on win the National Horse Show open jumper championship at Madison Square Garden in 1958.The horse, nicknamed Snowman, was an old plow horse big, gray and gentle The man, Harry de Leyer, an immigrant from Holland, began using the horse for lessons at an all girls boarding school He was a gentle, predictable and safe ride [...]
Tanja Berg on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I knew some of the story of Snowman the plough horse turned champion from before I believe it was a cartoon in some horse magazine I read as a child, and one of those stories with enough substance to be remembered When this book came out, I ordered it immediately Then it just sat there in my shelf, eyeing me accusingly Finally, after several years, I decided to read it since I wasn t getting anywhere with Kate Atkinson After reading the first few pages, I knew I would love it It was elegantly wr [...]
Donna on Jan 17, 2021 said:
This was a free book from the GoodReads First Read Giveaway It is the story about a four legged hero named Snowman and his owner Harry de Leyer Not only is it a heart warming story about the special bond between the two but it is also a true story that gives historical facts that are quite interesting especially if you are from Suffolk County, NY I highly recommend it to anyone that loves history, a good story and most of all, horses.
Lea on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I won this in a GoodReads giveaway This is an advance uncorrected proof, so, although there were minor errors in the editing, I will not be judging those I m sure they ll be fixed in the official release.This book was just great It has anything you could want in a book overcoming adversity, life and death situations, achieving your dreams through hard work and a bit of luck, and horses As anyone who knows me can tell you, I love horses They were the biggest and best part of my life for 20 years, [...]
Kristin on Jan 17, 2021 said:
The Eighty Dollar Champion Snowman, the Horse that Inspired a Nation is about a man and a horse I know, that sounds super corny and we ve heard that said a million times about a man and a fill in the blank But this really is.First, let me say that I am not a fan of the horse industry Horses used for sport, and animals in general, are too often treated as throwaways former Kentucky Derby winner, Ferdinand, was sold for human consumption in Japan in 2002 and suffer catastrophic injuries remember B [...]
Elizabeth☮ on Jan 17, 2021 said:
Harry deLeyer immigrated to the States after surviving war torn Holland He and his wife build a home for themselves here in the U.S deLeyer s talent is with horses and so he finds his way to training young girls at a private school One day deLeyer travels to Pennsylvania to the largest horse auction in the states While there, he saves a horse from the slaughterhouse The price 80 This horse is snowman and he is a retired field horse But when deLeyer sells him off to a neighbor down the road when [...]
Isabel Roman on Jan 17, 2021 said:
Poorly done Rather than take the greatness of an underdog on the equestrian circuit, Ms Letts expounded on the New York area s history, the arena, the school and students who attended and their drivers, clothes, activities, etc , the horse bits, the competitors, the journalists, the newspapers history for God s sake I don t care about them I want to read about the plow horse and the Dutch immigrant who made horse jumping history about Snowman s jumping itself, not the closest challenger about Ha [...]
Melodie on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I love animal stories And if they are true stories, that s even better This was a good story Snowman, or Snowy as he was called by his family was destined for the slaughterhouse But Harry de Leyer saw something in Snowy s calm brown eyes that made him take a chance on the broken down horse Harry knew a little something about second chances He lived through World War II, and came to the States with very little money but a wealth of horse and farming knowledge and a dream of a better life I won t [...]
Judy on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I m no horse jumping guru or even fan, but who can pass up a well written story about a lovable animal who just missed the knackers Not me And I was not disappointed I looked forward to listening to this audiobook each evening I had no idea that the famous Flying Dutchman referred to Snowman s rider and owner The story also chronicles how competitive horse events went from small payouts to large payouts within a couple years I recommend to animal loving readers Easy read, not very long.
Phoebe on Jan 17, 2021 said:
As a former horse rider I was very eager to read this book Unfortunately I was very disappointed by the way the story was told The book alternated between long passages of historical references and would then jump back into the story of Harry and Snowman It was awkward and didn t seem to flow When the author wrote about the horseshows it was monotonous and tedious They were all written exactly the same way I might as well have been re reading the same passages over and over The book itself wasn [...]
Tasha on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I enjoyed this story of beautiful sweet Snowman and the man who loved him What a bond they shared and what a wonderful horse The story itself is not the most engaging one as the writing was a bit dry at times, but overall an interesting story I am seeking out the book for kids I see there is a new release coming this summer.
Josephine on Jan 17, 2021 said:
One star for writing a book so popular about an activity and a period that not all readers know about One star for making me tear up when Snowman had to be put down Don t worry he was twenty six, a respectable age for a horse that had worked so hard throughout its lifetime Trust me, show jumping at Snowman s level is every bit as stressful as pulling a plow Minus a star for anthropomorphising Snowman as much as she did ascribing human emotions to an animal to that degree gets up my nose While I [...]
First let me say that I read nearly every horse book ever written as a child, every dog book, every raccoon book, every animal book As an adult, I am still a sucker for a good animal story And this is a GREAT animal story I cried when Snowman died don t worry of old age because I had become so attached to the horse The writing is fine the author is knowledgable about horses, horse jumping, and adds some nice historical facts about the times, the sport, and horses in America that are fun to read [...]
Lisa on Jan 17, 2021 said:
True story, very interesting but I think a lot was added just to fill a book.
Angelique Simonsen on Jan 17, 2021 said:
amazing horse amazing man i cried at the end of snowmans life
Sunny on Jan 17, 2021 said:
.From my review blog bookinwithsunny When Harry de Leyer arrived at the weekly Holland, Pennsylvania horse auction, he was late It was February 1956 He had driven through rough weather from Long Island, New York, in a station wagon with bad lights and one tire that had gone flat The only one left at the auction was Killer, the man who waited every week until the auction s end to buy all the unsold animals These he d load onto his truck and take to the slaughterhouse Harry had hoped to buy a good [...]
Mirrani on Jan 17, 2021 said:
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The Eighty Dollar Champion is a book that is both easy to explain and hard to describe It tells the story of the famous horse Snowman and his owner Harry de Leyer who jumped their way into the hearts of Americans in the mid 50 s The story itself is not unique a man from another country comes to America and works hard at what he loves, finds a diamond in the rough and together the two of them soar to the stars In a time where we find books [...]
Elizabeth on Jan 17, 2021 said:
What an unbelievable story
Marjorie Thelen on Jan 17, 2021 said:
This is a true rags to riches story about a plow horse saved from the slaughterhouse in 1956 by a Dutch immigrant to the U.S Harry de Leyer Harry s kids named the horse Snowman because he had snow all over him when he stepped off the slaughter house truck on their small farm on Long Island, New York Snowman went on to become in 1958 Horse of the Year, the Professional Horseman s Association Champion and the Champion of the Madison Square Garden s Diamond Jubilee Letts tells the entire story of S [...]
Anne on Jan 17, 2021 said:
Snowman, the Horse that Inspired a Nation is the subtitle of this book but it doesn t tell the whole story This is also a book about Harry de Leyer, an immigrant from Holland, who arrived in the United States with his wife, 160, and the dream of a better life than was possible in the Nazi occupied country he left Harry s story is every bit as inspiring as that of Snowman The horse show scenes became just a little bit repetitive in telling the champion s tale but then horse shows are for all inte [...]
Lori on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I think this quote sums it up best Together they Harry de Leyer and Snowman represented the attitude of America with skill, a little luck, a lot of grit, and most of all a belief that big dreams can come true you can achieve anything A very up lifting story of how an old plow horse bound for the glue factory and a Dutch immigrant fleeing war torn Holland beat the odds and inspired a nation Highly recommend
Sandy on Jan 17, 2021 said:
I was expecting a book about a champion show jumper Instead much of the book was devoted to describing the Knox School For Girls and high society of the time.
Sally on Jan 17, 2021 said:
How did I not know about this horse.is book What a fabulous read for the horse lover, underdog supporter, history buff Best book of the year.
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May 11th, 2020—Rural King, America’s Farm and Home Store, has announced plans to open in La Porte, Indiana by March 2021. The new store will open in Maple Lane Mall, 1340 West State Road 2. Significant renovations to the 221,000 sq. ft. structure are scheduled to begin in early spring. Although other tenants are not identified at this time, renovations to additional tenant spaces will be completed as a part of this project. La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody said, the rehabilitation and renovation of this area will be a major shot in the arm for the west side of La Porte.
“A promise my administration made during our campaign was to immediately focus on bringing high- quality change to our community. Over and over again we heard that residents of the west side of La Porte needed places to shop within walking distance. With this project we have made that a reality,” said Mayor Dermody.
The Maple Lane Mall was once a hub of commerce in La Porte. However, like many indoor malls throughout the United States, changes in consumer spending habits hit the facility hard. In its heyday, Levine’s and Kmart anchored the mall with a variety of local retail also represented. The last anchor store remaining in the space closed its doors in 2017 and the property has languished until today’s commitment from Rural King.
According to Bert Cook, Executive Director of the La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership, the La Porte Redevelopment Commission and the La Porte Urban Enterprise Association are partnering with Rural King to make the necessary improvements to the property for this development.
“We are very pleased Rural King has chosen to locate a store here in La Porte. We believe the partnership between the La Porte Redevelopment Commission and La Porte Urban Enterprise Association is a unique one that allows us to make dramatic improvements in our community. We are excited to see this building put back into use and appreciate Rural King’s investment in La Porte,” said Cook.
In 1960, Rural King started as a small, family-owned farm store in Mattoon, IL. The passion and dedication of its associates pushed the company further than ever imagined. Now, the company is one of the fastest growing family-owned companies in America and has added over 110 stores in a thirteen-state area.
All store locations have a large variety of products, such as livestock supplies, clothing, hardware, and compact RK tractors from 19-55HP at select locations. Rural King is proud to provide all customers with the lowest prices every day, free coffee and popcorn in every store, and a friendly smile. To find more information about Rural King Supply and the products they carry, visit Ruralking.com or a Rural King store near you.
For more information about the Maple Lane Mall project, please call Bert Cook, La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership at (219) 324-8584 or bertc@laportepartnership.com.
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The band’s latest album, “The Enigma Of Life,” was released in January 2011 through Nuclear Blast.
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Ouarzazate Region, Kasbah
Ouarzazate became famous when it’s nearby Kasbah; Aït Benhaddou appeared in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. This spellbinding quiet town is the perfect home base for exploring the southern region of Morocco which is comprised of ancient Kasbahs, the Dadès Valley, the Gorge of Todra, the Atlas Films Studios, the Skoura Palmeraie along with the Sahara Desert regions of Merzouga, Zagora and M’hamid / Erg Chigaga. On a private tour from Ouarzazate there are many site seeing opportunities ranging from visiting the historic Ait Benhaddou Ksar, Kasbah Taourirt, open air forts Atlas landscapes to the the Valley of Roses and Erg Chebbi Sand dunes.
Ouarzazate is often referred to as a city “without noise” and is a direct translation of its name. This dusty Sahara town has immense desert charm and is the Hollywood of Morocco. Ouarzazate’s unique combination arid and dry North African landscapes boast stunning views of the Atlas Mountains. Ouarzazate was once the leading administrative city in the region and was purely developed for this purpose by the French during colonization. As the region of the South expanded, Tinghir and Errachidia, became a provinces with Ouarzazate losing its name as a hub for administrative purposes.
“See Ouarzazate and die” are feelings often expressed by Moroccans with regards to this magical city that is the door to the Sahara desert. Located just four hours from Marrakesh, Ouarzazate is the main Berber city in the south. It is also known for its spectacular sunsets and dramatic mountain and desert scenery. Surrounded by breathtaking valleys, Ouarzazate was once crossing point for African traders seeking to reach northern cities in Morocco and Europe. During the French period, Ouarzazate expanded considerably as a garrison town and became the administrative centre of the Zagora region.
As a diverse region Ouarzazate offers various site seeing opportunities ranging from the Atlas Film Studios, the CLA Film Studios, the Oasis of Fint, Ancient Ksars and Kasbahs along with Berber Villages.
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Atlas Film Studios/ The Oscar Film Studios are flanked by Holly-wood style Egyptian figures and cover 30,000 square meters of desert. David Lean filmed Lawrence of Arabia at The Atlas Film Studios in the early 1960’s. Since then many famous directors have followed in his footsteps to exploit the magnificent scenery. International blockbusters shot here in recent years include: the French version of Cleopatra, Bertolucci’s Sheltering Sky, Scorsese’s Kundun, Gillies MacKannon’s Hideous Kinky, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Black Hawke Down, Oliver Stone’s Alexander The Great, Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven, and Penelope Cruz’s Sahara along with the series Game of Thrones. Most of the filming takes place in the desert in the south however you can view the Tibetan monastery featured in Scorese’s Kundan and an Egyptian temple from Cleopatra.
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CLA Film Studios was established in 2004 in partnership with Dino de Laurentis, Cinectittà and Sanam Holding. CLA Studios is open daily to travelers visiting Ouarzazate and the ideal place to see a combination of costumes, props, film sets other movie items used in major independent films and television productions. CLA studios is surrounded by varied landscapes, from desert to oasis. Renowned directors like David Lean, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Ridlye or Oiliver Scott Stone, chose to film at CLA Studios for its location. Films and television series shot at CLA Studios range from Lawrence of Arabia, The Sheltering Sky, Black Hawk Down, Kundum, Gladiator, The Mummy 1 and 2, Alexander the Great, The Kingdom of Heaven, Sahara, Troy, Exorcist 1 and 2, Hidalgo and Babel.
Ancient Moroccan Ksars & Kasbahs
Ait Benhaddou Ksar is located 32 km from Ouarzazate lies the picturesque village. Aït Benhaddou of Aït Benhaddou is situated in Souss Massa Draa on a hill along the Ouarzazate River. Lawrence of Arabia was filmed here and Orson Welles used it as a location for Sodome and Gomorrah; and for Jesus of Nazareth the whole lower part of the village was rebuilt. In recent years more controlled restoration has been carried out under UNESCO auspices. Aït Benhaddou is one of many locations in this region used for shooting Hollywood films.
Kasbah Taouirt was was built by the Pasha Glaoui. Kasbah Taouirt’s location was strategic for trading routes and in the 1930’s when the Glaoui ruled the South it was then one of Morocco’s largest Kasbahs. Explore its nooks and crannies and discover some local female painters who sell their art inside as well as the many quality silver shops just steps outside the Kasbah.
Kasbah Tifoultoute is an ancient Kasbah (fortress) in Ouarzazate located 8 kilometers West of the city. Kasbah Tifoultoute once belonged to the family of Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakech. The kasbah of Tifoultoute served as decor for films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Jesus of Nazareth. There is a stunning view from the terrace of the Atlas Mountains.
Berber Villages:
The Berbers are the original inhabitants of Morocco. The Berbers once occupied much of North Africa before they were persecuted and driven out or into the mountain ranges by the Arabs who came from Yemen in the 7th Century. One-third of Moroccans are Berber and live in the mountains, in villages within the Middle-Atlas and within remote areas of Morocco. Today, most Berbers understand and speak Arabic but their primary language is Berber. During a private tour to Morocco you can visit Berber villages in the High Atlas, the Middle Atlas or Anti-Atlas Mountain regions of Morocco. Within the Berber Villages you can visit old ksars, have lunch with a Berber family, and also learn about their village life. Ait Ouzine is a small village of 1200 inhabitants nestled within the Middle Atlas Mountains. Aït Ouzzine-Nkob is a Berber village inhabited by over 300 families who live in beautifully painted crenulated kasbahs, with their own henna fields, water wells, livestock, and gardens. This peaceful village is tucked away along an impressive desert route connecting the Draa Valley (Tansikht) and Rissani. On a private tour, travelers can meet a local Berber family, sip tea in the Saghro Mountains, and dine on couscous.
Merzouga Erg Chebbi Dunes
Sahara Desert Regions:
Merzouga is a small village in Southern Morocco which is home to the highest and most gold dunes called Erg Chebbi. Merzouga is located in the Moroccan Sahara Desert and has the largest underground natural body of water. It’s Erg Chebbi dunes are the most visited by Moroccan tourists who want a majestic and authentic Sahara experience for camel trekking and desert camping.
M’Hamid El Ghizlane is the last Oasis in the Great Sahara Desert and historically where caravans gathered before setting off on journeys to Timbuktu. M’Hamid is also referred to as Bounou which historically was a village of various Southern tribes such as the Ait Atta Berbers, Drawa and the Hassani.
Zagora is referred to as the “direct door to the Sahara” since it is the last town before one reaches the heart of the Dunes of Tinfo, M’hamid and Erg Chegaga also known as Erg Chigaga.
Erg Chegaga (Erg Chigaga) is one of the two major regions of dunes in the Sahara Desert, the other being Erg Chebbi of Merzouga. These dunes are located in the region referred to as the Sous-Mass- Draa and approximately 50 kilometers west of M’Hamid El Ghizlane and 98 kilometers south of Zaogra. Erg Chegaga remains virgin and an untouched region of Morocco and can be reached only by 4×4 land cruiser or camel trekking on a private tour to Morocco.
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2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum
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Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its seasonal minimum extent for 2016 on September 10. A relatively rapid loss of sea ice in the first ten days of September has pushed the ice extent to a statistical tie with 2007 for the second lowest in the satellite record. September’s low extent followed a summer characterized by conditions generally unfavorable for sea ice loss.
Please note that this is a preliminary announcement. Changing winds or late-season melt could still reduce the Arctic ice extent, as happened in 2005 and 2010. NSIDC scientists will release a full analysis of the Arctic melt season, and discuss the Antarctic winter sea ice growth, in early October.
Overview of conditions
Figure 1. Arctic sea ice extent for September 10, 2016 was 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles). The orange line shows the 1981 to 2010 median extent for that day. The black cross indicates the geographic North Pole. Sea Ice Index data. About the data
Credit: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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On September 10, Arctic sea ice extent stood at 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles). This appears to have been the lowest extent of the year and is tied with 2007 as the second lowest extent on record. This year’s minimum extent is 750,000 square kilometers (290,000 square miles) above the record low set in 2012 and is well below the two standard deviation range for the 37-year satellite record. Satellite data show extensive areas of open water in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, and in the Laptev and East Siberian seas.
During the first ten days of September, the Arctic lost ice at a faster than average rate. Ice extent lost 34,100 square kilometers (13,200 square miles) per day compared to the 1981 to 2010 long-term average of 21,000 square kilometers (8,100 square miles) per day. The early September rate of decline also greatly exceeded the rate observed for the same period in 2012 (19,000 square kilometers, or 7,340 square miles, per day). Recent ice loss has been most pronounced in the Chukchi Sea. This may relate to the impact of two strong cyclones that passed through the region during August.
Satellite passive microwave data and images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) suggest that the southern Northwest Passage routes are still open. While the passive microwave data show that the Northern Sea route is open, MODIS data reveal a narrow band of scattered sea ice blocking the passage near the Taymyr Peninsula.
Conditions in context
Figure 2a. The graph shows Arctic sea ice extent as of September 12, 2016, along with daily ice extent data for four other record low years. 2016 is shown in blue, 2015 in green, 2012 in orange, 2011 in brown, and 2007 in purple. The 1981 to 2010 average is in dark gray. The gray area around the average line shows the two standard deviation range of the data. Sea Ice Index data.
Figure 2b. This plot shows Arctic air temperature anomalies at the 925 hPa level in degrees Celsius and sea level pressure anomalies for two periods: July 1 to August 31, and September 1 through September 11. Yellows and reds indicate higher than average temperatures and pressure; blues and purples indicate lower than average temperatures and pressure.
Credit: NSIDC courtesy NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division
Weather in early September was warm along the Siberian coast (up to 9 degrees Celsius or 16 degrees Fahrenheit above average), with high pressure over the same region and strong winds across the central Arctic. However, as discussed in previous posts, weather over the Arctic Ocean this past summer has been generally stormy, cool, and cloudy—conditions that previous studies have shown to generally limit the rate of summer ice loss. That September ice extent nevertheless fell to second lowest in the satellite record is hence surprising. Averaged for July through August, air temperatures at the 925 hPa level (about 2,500 feet above sea level) were 0.5 to 2 degrees Celsius (1 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit) below the 1981 to 2010 long-term average over much of the central Arctic Ocean, and near average to slightly higher than average near the North American and easternmost Siberian coasts. Reflecting the stormy conditions, sea level pressures were much lower than average in the central Arctic during these months.
Why did extent fall to a tie for second lowest with 2007? The 2016 Arctic melt season started with a record low maximum extent in March, and sea ice was measured at record low monthly extents well into June. Computer models of ice thickness, and maps of sea ice age both indicated a much thinner ice pack at the end of winter. Statistically, there is little relationship between May and September sea ice extents after removing the long-term trend, indicating the strong role of summer weather patterns in controlling sea ice loss. However, the initial ice thickness may play a significant role. As noted in our mid-August post, the upper ocean was quite warm this summer and ocean-driven melting is important during late summer. The science community will be examining these issues in more detail in coming months.
Ice loss primarily in the northern Chukchi Sea
Figure 4. This figure compares Arctic sea ice extent for September 1 (orange) and September 10 (blue), with overlap areas in purple.
The late season ice loss appears to have been greatest in an extended area of patchy ice reaching from the eastern Beaufort Sea to the northern Chukchi Sea. This is in the area influenced by the two strong cyclones discussed in our August posts—the strong winds appear to have compacted the ice cover and may have led to an upward mixing of warm ocean water.
Figure 5. This graph compares Arctic sea ice extent trends from August 15 to September 10 for the years 2007 (F-17), 2012 (F-17), and 2016 (F-17 and F-18). The NSIDC Sea Ice Index currently uses data from the F-18 satellite.
Credit: W. Meier, NASA GSFC, NSIDC
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 satellite, which NSIDC ceased to use in May as its primary source for sea ice extent due to erratic data, has since re-stabilized and is providing more consistent day-to-day readings. While NSIDC will continue to use the DMSP F-18 satellite for data processing, it is instructive to examine the F-17 record. Early September extent from the F-17 record is slightly higher than from F-18. Both sensors indicate that the minimum extent for 2016 is slightly lower than the 2007 minimum, which was 4.15 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles) and reached on September 18. However, the measurement accuracy is about ±25,000 square kilometers (±9,600 square miles) for a five-day trailing average daily extent measurement. This means that at the present levels, 2016 is a statistical tie for second lowest sea ice extent.
Previous minimum Arctic sea ice extents
Table 1. Previous minimum Arctic sea ice extents
MINIMUM ICE EXTENT
IN MILLIONS OF SQUARE KILOMETERS
IN MILLIONS OF SQUARE MILES
2007 4.15 1.60 Sept. 18
2015 4.43 1.71 Sept. 9
1979 to 2000 average 6.70 2.59 Sept. 13
Ten lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents (satellite record, 1979 to present)
Table 2. Ten lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents (satellite record, 1979 to present)
1 2012 3.39 1.31 Sept. 17
1.60 Sept. 10
4 2015 4.43 1.71 Sept. 9
10 2005 5.32 2.05 Sept. 22
Note that the dates and extents of the minima have been re-calculated from what we posted in previous years. In June 2016, NSIDC transitioned to using data from the DMSP F-18 satellite, due to issues with the F-17 satellite. Data beginning April 1, 2016 are from F-18. In July 2016, Sea Ice Index data were updated to Version 2. These changes do not significantly affect sea ice trends and year-to-year comparisons, but in some instances users may notice small changes in values from the previous version of the data. Details on the changes are discussed in the Sea Ice Index documentation.
October 19, 2016: We revised the title for Table 2 from “Ten lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents (1981 to 2010 average)” to “Ten lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents (satellite record, 1979 to present)”
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Tooting MP Sadiq Khan is the new London Mayor
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Tooting MP and Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has won the Election race ahead of Conservative and Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith.
He’ll become the first Muslim mayor of London after he emerged as the victor over Mr Goldsmith and 11 other contenders.
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A-X-L (2018)
A young boy (teen) stumbles across a robot dog which he manages to befriend. Said robot dog is in fact a military weapon designed to protect soldiers in the field. Its code name is A.X.L. Attack, Exploration, Logistics, and the military want him back. Methinks one has seen this concept on the silver screen before.
Yes once again it appears as though the moneymen thought it would be a good idea to somewhat remake the 1986 science fiction adventure 'Short Circuit'. Despite the fact that Neill Blomkamp essentially tried the same thing with his 2015 movie 'CHAPPiE' to middling success. I guess this time making the robot a pet might help its chances? But its not just 'Short Circuit' this movie is based off oh no, throw in some 'Robocop' and some 'Karate Kid' for a right royal rip-off...sorry its called a homage these days isn't it.
The robot in question is a huge thing I might add, it's like a big cat sized robot. An ultra sleek, smooth, shiny, fully equipped robot that can rip a human apart, hack into any software...and bark. Yes that's right because when you make a robot dog you make it so it barks too...apparently. This robot also fully acts like a real dog. It bounds around in a playful fashion, it begs, it growls, it seems to like being stroked, and it even enjoys chewing on sticks (metal bars...cos its a robot). Like why the feck would you design your military robot to do any of that? The soldiers its gonna protect know its a robot, they know it's not a real bloody dog so you don't have to have it imitate one.
But this four-legged box of tricks doesn't stop there. Throughout the movie it is revealed that this robot can do virtually anything it wants. It can project images and lights (like in a disco), it can play music, it has rocket boosters on its hind legs, it can use social media...oh and it will self-destruct to stop the enemy from getting ahold of it. Many of these things could be useful, I guess, in a conflict situation. But generally its pretty obvious these traits were simply added to fuel the plot in specific situations.
As for the human characters, well they are also your standard unbelievable stereotypes. Our protagonist Miles (Alex Neustaedter) is your usual good looking toned teen who broods behind his flowing locks a lot. He is being raised by his single-parent father so that's why he's more rugged, manly, and moody I guess. His father (Thomas Jane) is also what you might expect. A scruffy baseball hat wearing mechanic who looks like he could be stern but is actually a good man. But in true 'Karate Kid' fashion the hot young stud has an enemy whom he must contend with over the course of the flick. This bully pretends to be his friend but in reality he's jealous of his dirt bike skills and the fact Miles is taking his woman (so kinda justified).
Said main love interest Sara (Becky G...?) is incredibly attractive and curvy in all the right places...because of course she is. No ugly or plain-looking young folk in this movie. She's literally like a young Megan Fox for this movie (apparently she's one of these ex-You-Tube youngsters who has since become a singer or whatever). All these young characters speak in a dialect I don't quite follow, some kind of hip-hop speech or something (2018 folks). 'I'm gonna bounce' seems to translate into 'I'm going to leave'. Lots of 'bro's' and 'my bads' and all this crap youngsters speak these days. There really doesn't appear to be much acting going on but rather constant posing and strutting. Who can look the coolest, who can swagger the hardest, who's more toned etc...
Now with the other movies I've mentioned the special effects were pretty awesome. Now with 'Short Circuit' the plot was very thin and cliched but the practical effects were terrific (for the time). What they achieved with a real robot was impressive. And here's where this movie fails again. As with everything these days practical/live-action effects are virtually a thing of the past. Everything is CGI nowadays and this movie doesn't try to change that. So the robot dog is mostly CGI with the odd close-up of a practical body part. Whilst the small bits of practical effects were nicely done, the CGI just let everything down as you might expect. Yes I know they couldn't use a real robot dog but the reliance on CGI is just too much.
I'm not gonna say this movie is all bad but it was close. Clearly they have tried to make something semi-serious here, a sci-fi with an actual emotional core. Unfortunately they have missed the mark quite badly. I mean, apart from the cliched beautifully toned young people and all their posturing, the blatant plot rip-off, the obvious predictability (more so if you've seen those older films), and the needless chase sequences along with over the top stunts. You also have ludicrously dumb sequences where Miles and Sara manage to fix the robot dog after its been badly damaged with fire (yes the military robot is invulnerable...apart from fire? And it's a military robot??). They literally rebuild the thing! OK Miles is a mechanic like his dad but there is no way he should be able to rebuild this robot. The US government clearly need to hire the kid.
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The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Ho, Ho...Ho?
A Netflix movie with a title that kinda suggests a cinematic universe? The hell you say. Anyway I think its fair to say that most of you should guess what the premise of this flick is gonna be. It this the usual Santa schtick or is there some kind of surprise to be had?
Wait for it!! Deep breath!! Aaand...no it's the usual Santa schtick, sorry. Bottom line, a widow is getting over the recent death of her husband which has of course led to problems in the home with her two kids. Her daughter is generally OK but constantly watches old recordings of her father and fights with her elder brother who has gotten mixed in with a bad crowd and is stealing cars! Nevertheless as you might expect on Christmas Eve they both decide to try and catch Santa and end up fudging up old Saint Nick's plans good and proper. Thusly they all have to work together to save Christmas (ugh!).
So I basically heard about this and wasn't overly bothered at first but when I saw Kurt Russell standing in that Jack Burton-esque pose on the poster, I was sold. Yes I saw this movie solely based on the fact that Russell was Santa. Had this been anyone else I probably wouldn't have bothered. But is Russell worth the admission? Well yes and no. Firstly yes it was inspired to cast Russell as Santa. I would never have thought of that as Russell just doesn't leap out at me as a Santa type guy. But blow me he sure as hell looks the part with his thick wavy hair dyed grey and white and that glorious beard of his. My only real complaint would be he looks too good, too fit and rugged to be Santa. Is that bad?
Admittedly Russell can only work with what he's given and that's not entirely anything original let's be frank. The whole secret Santa thing has been done to death over the decades and there really is little to bring to the table now. So with that said yes everything that happens is kinda neat but totally 'been there, done that, seen it, and bought the t-shirt'. His sleigh typically has all the modern day technological gadgets. His reindeer do what most other magical reindeer do in these films. Santa can magically zoom about in a flash of CGI. Santa also has magical powers like a magician. He uses some kind of time portal to travel around the world. And his sack of presents is bottomless which also leads to his elf driven workshop...I think. Either that or the elf homeworld or Santa's grotto, not actually sure.
We also have the usual reoccurring questions that pop up with these Christmas adventures. How come no one has seemingly ever seen or exposed Santa before? Until now. He roams about in this movie using his powers and chatting about his unique role quite happily, so one assumes he's always done this, yet nothing has ever cropped up? No news reports, witnesses, or video evidence of any kind? Surely by now Santa would have been exposed. At the start of the adventure they just leave the sleigh where it crashed, just like that! Yet no one comes across it? No one comes across the large lost sack of presents just hanging in a tree in the middle of the city. No one has ever seen any of the elves (which are essentially cutesy copies of 'Gremlins') etc...Basically, with the amount of magic that flies about the place you'd just assume it was impossible that Santa would still remain a secret.
And I haven't even mentioned the song and dance routine yet! Yes in one of the more original aspects of this movie Russell dons some shades and thumps out a little Christmas number with the help of a small backing band. Despite it all looking very Blues Brothers-like, very quickly any film buff will recognise Russell's Presley-esque techniques which he displayed back in 1979 for John Carpenter's TV movie 'Elvis'. So what we have is Kurt Russell, dressed as Santa, essentially doing Elvis, epic much? But once again this kinda makes you wonder how on earth this guy has managed to remain hidden when he does things like this and doesn't even try to hide his identity (he magically flies up a vent in a puff of red glitter at the end).
It also amused me how Santa allowed the young girl to record almost everything on her old camcorder. Sure he takes the tape in the end but still, kinda risky. As for the young duo that accompanies Santa, well they're just your bog standard kids really. The girl is all happy happy, totally believes everything and is full of wonder, rainbows, and unicorn poo. Whilst the elder boy is of course more doubtful, cynical, and harder to convince. A lot of which is down to him struggling to cope with the loss of his father. But as the adventure progresses the duo (mainly the boy) must learn to help each other, be nice, use their brains, and believe in the spirit of Christmas (naturally). Its all about emotions, feelings, and being nice...all that cliched gooey crap. They might have been in a race against the clock but there's always time to stop for some sentimental schmaltz.
Of course you know exactly how everything will turn out in the end with Santa and the kids. Kinda silly how they ruin the story by essentially hinting at the fact that everything was a setup by Santa to merely get these kids back on track with their mother. Then even more ridiculous when Santa essentially looks towards the camera and suggests he and Mrs. Claus watch the adventure he just had with the kids (all recorded on that old camcorder), which is basically saying to us the audience to keep rewatching this movie. At the same time suggesting it will become a new Christmas classic, we'll see Netflix.
So overall it's cliched, predictable, and completely unoriginal. The effects are acceptable but obvious CGI and greenscreen abound especially for the sleigh sequences. The youngsters are fine, the elves are oddly violent (chainsaw??), and Santa's long red coat is leather. So yes as you may well have expected its all about Russell and his hip blues singin' Saint Nick. I can honestly say without Russell this would be just another dull jingle bells without the fun. So put simply, it's worth seeing for Russell and that's it, the rest is complete meh.
The Cyclops (1957)
This was director Bert I. Gordon's third movie in what would become a long line of (50's) classic sci-fi/giant creature movies. Almost any movie Gordon directed could easily fall into a top ten of 50's schlock B-movie sci-fi epics. Epics such as 'King Dinosaur', 'Earth vs. The Spider', 'Attack of the Puppet People', and 60's legend 'The Magic Sword'.
But like some of Gordon's other movies (and many other movies of the time) the basic story here is all too familiar. Essentially a team of experts travel to a remote part of the world only to discover giant creatures living there, and that's it. And yes once again the reason for these giant abnormalities is a dose of good old-fashioned 50's radiation. The only real differences here from other similar themed movies are, the team of experts is searching for a missing person and the remote location is in Mexico; not the usual distant undiscovered island. Alas everything else we see here is by the books and highly formulaic.
The lead scientist Russ Bradford (James Craig) is a well built, well rounded, good looking chap with a stylish Flynn-esque moustache. The second expert Marty Melville (Lon Chaney Jr.) is the more trigger happy unpredictable character who gets upset and flustered quickly putting the others at risk. Pilot Lee Brand (Tom Drake) is the in-between character so to speak, he is sensible and well rounded but also easily led astray. And naturally you can't have a movie like this without an attractive female character to put in peril and so you have Susan Winter (Gloria Talbot), the woman who has organised the search and rescue mission.
The giant creatures discovered are all regular creatures such as lizards, birds, bugs, and some small mammals. All of which consisted of the usual stock footage which had been crudely projected against live action footage of the actors. Twas the standard effect for movies like this at the time but here it looks especially poor, mainly down to a lack of budget and time restrictions. What's amusing is the fact that the animal footage is clearly completely different location wise to the live action location footage with the actors. In some scenes the actors were obviously in some botanical garden area somewhere (in Hollywood probably) whilst in others its clearly a set.
On top of that the actors really don't seem to be reacting to the giant threats all that much. Clearly they had no real idea how to react and where to look, plus their lack of amazement at the discovery of giant creatures is somewhat of an eyeopener frankly. Most people would be understandably shocked and amazed by finding giant animals alive and well roaming around Mexico. Not these experts, it's just an inconvenience for them. Also, did they actually show footage of a small rodent actually being killed by a bird of prey??
The location for all these giant radioactive animals also raised some questions. Supposedly these creatures dwell in the jungles of Mexico, but initially the search and rescue mission was clearly flying over a mountainous desert region of Mexico. And when the team land they are still in a mountainous desert region. Now I'm no expert on Mexico but the northern part is more desert and the southern part is more green I believe, so where exactly where the team supposed to be? And not one person had ever reported these giant creatures? Not even the giant human cyclops?
Ah yes the giant human cyclops, the titular character. Now this character turns out to be the missing person but, like the animals, has mutated due to the radioactivity in the area. Not sure why he has become a disfigured one-eyed mutant seeing as all the other creatures just got bigger but whatever. Also not sure why this person didn't manage to leave the region in search of help before he mutated into a cyclops but again whatever. The makeup for this giant mutant was actually well done (for the time) and pretty disturbing. His huge bulging non-blinking eye, bald head, and nasty disfigured mouth with protruding teeth were probably quite terrifying for folks back in the 50's. Sure he does literally nothing other than lurch around and growl (why is he unable to talk?) but kudos on that makeup job.
In the end it's actually pretty typical and amusing that the team of experts manages to find this missing guy...but end up killing him. Yup, they go through all that and just end up blinding him before killing him...somehow. Before the credits role we see the cyclops lying dead (in a horrendous projection shot) but I'm not really sure how. They don't try to help this guy, they don't seem to care about the giant animals, and they don't seem overly bothered about the large deposits of radium in the area that caused all this. They just kill the cyclops and fly away to safety in a happy ending. Maybe they looked further into these things when they got back to the good old US of A.
So in the end I can't really recommend this Gordon directed feature I'm afraid. I wasn't expecting anything groundbreaking here, I knew exactly what I was gonna get, but it's just not on the same level of enjoyment as other similar themed movies. Dare I say its actually just a poor movie? Everything about this was just badly done, seemingly lacking any sort of real passion. Not even Chaney's stupidly rash character could elevate this much. I found myself somewhat bored to be honest although I do appreciate how this early project was a building block for Gordon and later (better) features.
Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)
The seventh movie in the Kickboxer franchise, holy crap. And lets be honest with ourselves, the first was the best and didn't need expanding further, but here we are. This movie is a direct sequel to the last entry 'Kickboxer: Vengeance' which was itself pretty dire.
The Plot: Tong Po is dead, Eric Sloane was avenged, and Kurt (Alain Moussi) is now a professional mixed martial artist. After a fight Kurt is basically kidnapped and awakens to find himself back in sticky Thailand in prison. It seems he has been brought back to Thailand for the death of Tong Po. It also seems Thomas Tang Moore (Christopher Lambert), the man who controls the underground fighting competition where Kurt defeated Tong Po, wants Kurt to fight his new champion (the man who replaced the now dead Tong Po). Moore offers Kurt various deals to get him out of prison and fight but naturally Kurt refuses because he's an idiot. This of course leads to Moore kidnapping Kurt's wife along with other forms of intimidation yadda yadda yadda and Kurt agrees to fight. I think you know how this goes from here on.
Right so first off the baddie character of Moore has bribed the Thai police (and some US Marshal?) into dragging Kurt all the way back to Thailand and slinging him in prison. All this without any form of official intervention from anyone in America or Thailand?? I mean I'm sure Moore is wealthy and could bribe some Thai cops and bigwigs but somehow I doubt he could bribe that many people across two countries in order to extradite Sloane with no questions asked. The fact that Kurt is tasered in the US and only wakes up back in Thailand is just beyond ridiculous.
Whilst Sloane is in prison (held by Moore's bribes it seems) Moore actually offers him 1 million Dollars to fight his new champion! Aaand of course Kurt declines this rather excellent offer, because of course he does. Predictable cliche one, whilst in prison all the other inmates wanna fight Kurt. Of course Kurt defeats them all easily because all these guys are your typical undernourished looking Thai males. Predictable cliche two, whilst in prison Kurt makes friends with other inmates who just happen to be really good fighters (and they're cameos). This includes Mike Tyson, various real MMA fighters, and...footballer Ronaldinho?
Predictable cliche three, whilst in prison Kurt also stumbles across Master Durand (JCVD) again, because of course he does. It seems Master Durand is now training prisoners for some reason. Not sure why he would be allowed to do this but whatever. So of course he decides to help Kurt once again. One problem, he's now blind due to Moore's treatment. Luckily that's really convenient for all that Jedi-esque type fighting where you rely on your senses and spiritual side etc...
Predictable clic...oh for Gods sake there are just loads in here. Kurt's new inmate buddies help him train for the big fight once he agrees to it. So Tyson teaches him boxing, the other MMA fighters teach him...umm...more MMA. And Ronaldinho teaches him...dodging? By kicking footballs at him?? What??? What I don't get is Kurt is supposed to be this ultimate MMA fighter who already proved his worth and skills by killing Tong Po. So why does he need training from these bums in a Thai prison??
After all the obligatory prison set guff and a complete rip-off of the famous Bruce Lee 'Enter the Dragon' mirror sequence; we eventually get to the big showdown between Kurt and the new champion who is basically some massively overweight white guy. Sure he's big and wide, but he's also fat. The difference in this movie is that Moore and his scientists have been experimenting on the new champion with a combination of steroids and adrenaline making him über strong. So now not only does this final showdown look like a scene from a Mortal Kombat movie complete with Lambert sitting on a throne in a dingy torch lit dungeon setting. The big villain Kurt must fight is some gigantic roided up monster who literally roars all the time.
This is the main problem with this movie, the big finale is essentially a remake of the classic finale from the first classic movie. Its not a scene for scene remake but they have clearly copied it visually with all the usual beats. But again there is one main difference with this movie, and again its not good. In this movie the bad guy does actually kill Sloane in the finale. Yes you read that right, Kurt Sloane is actually killed in the finale. But fret not because Kurt's kidnapped wife manages to bring him back from the dead with one of the adrenaline/steroid concoctions used by the baddies (despite her not being a doctor, but I guess he was dead so...what the hell). Kurt comes around, shakes off the fact he had just expired for around 10 minutes and goes on to win the fight. Merica!
So basically what I'm saying here is, this movie offers nothing new whatsoever. Its exactly the same spiel as almost everything else that has come before it and is literally a complete waste of time and money. This is the seventh movie in the franchise, what is the bloody point in redoing the same final showdown from the first movie??? The plot is so fecking mundane and basic, so many tropes Jesus! Van Damme wasn't required, he was more of a token to lure in fans as was Lambert. And not only that the fighting wasn't even that good! Yeah sure if you're into MMA then you may get a kick out of this (no pun intended) but in all honesty watching a real MMA fight would probably be better.
I think the issue here is thus. Back in the day with the original you had a young, somewhat mysterious, up and coming martial artist from Europe with a curious accent. You had Jean Claude Van Damme in his glistening prime. The genre was ripe for the era and Van Damme (along with other classic action stars) was simply at the right place in the right time. Those early flicks were just lighting in a bottle and I don't think you can recapture it. Plus these days there are so many martial artists/musclemen with rippling physiques, there's nothing special about it anymore.
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Amazingly this movie is an adaptation of a series of books! Yep, we could actually get sequels to this, hmmm.
The Plot: A team of very clever people financed by a millionaire are all exploring the depths of the Marianas Trench. They believe at the bottom of the trench there is a thick layer or (thermocline) cloud of Hydrogen Sulfide which is hiding an even deeper section of the trench. Of course they are correct and discover another deeper world. Shock horror this new world is the habitat of a huge Megalodon. By accident (a hole is punched through the thermocline cloud) the Meg gets loose from its hidden world and is now free to eat (or swallow) its way through the South China Sea.
Yes that's right, I did say the South China Sea. Did you know this was apparently a movie specifically aimed at the Chinese market? Nope neither did I. Well I say that but the story is set around the Marianas Trench in the western part of the Pacific Ocean and Hainan Island of the coast of China, so I guess that covers it. But its a hell of a coincidence that this movie just happens to be somewhat aimed at one of the biggest and most important movie markets of the time (cynical much?).
The Team: OK well we've got a sexy blonde, a fat white guy, a nerdy looking Chinese guy, an attractive Chinese lady, a middle-aged Chinese scientist bloke, token black guy, the somewhat annoying and heartless white guy millionaire, a sexy inked up white goth-esque chick, a middle-aged white guy scientist, and a middle-aged New Zealander scientist bloke. Diversity box well and truly ticked.
This movie is pure cheese, that should not be of any surprise. The movie confirms this for you straight away with Jonas' (Jason Statham) backstory. Jonas was part of a top deep sea rescue team. On his last mission things didn't go as planned and he ended up leaving some men behind in a sunk submarine (they died). Since then he's been a drunk layabout in Thailand feeling sorry for himself. He is asked to help the rescue mission at the Trench where a few of the team are stranded at the base (large prehistoric shark attack). At first he declines basically stating that his war is over, but is eventually talked into it. Yep this is basically the Rambo III of the sea.
So the Meg/s live down in the Trench in this hidden realm that is home to prehistoric creatures (remember, sequel). Apparently one reason they can't leave this zone is because of water temperature, the ocean is too cold for them. Down is their habitat it's warmer presumably its closer to the Earth's centre? Anyway this is why the shark swims near the surface all the time, it's warmer. But the other reason was this thermocline cloud of Hydrogen Sulfide. Now a touch of homework will tell you this chemical isn't good but would a cloud layer of this be able to stop a creature as large as a Megalodon?
The first issue we witness surrounds the first teams venture down into this new zone in the trench where they are attacked by the Meg. Of course they get stranded down there hence the need for Jonas to be called in. But in order to get Jonas they had to fly to Thailand to meet him. But the team stuck at the bottom of the trench had around 16 hours of oxygen left I think it was. So would that be enough time to fly all the way to Thailand, find Jonas, convince him, fly back, get to the bottom of the trench and then rescue them??
Its also during this movie when I had to ask myself, is this shark really this stupid? At one point it tries to swallow an entire plastic and metal cage. Now I realise sharks might not be that clever and I realise a shark this big would need lots of food to keep going. But surely any creature would understand there's no point in eating/swallowing something that is clearly not edible (not biteable or chewable) and doesn't even fit in its mouth! It's a bloody shark not a snake. I might also add that the shark doesn't even really eat people here, it merely swallows them. The sharks mouth is so big compared to a human there's nothing for it to chew, which kinda takes the horror out of it for me.
Did...did we actually have a chase sequence in this movie?? We did, we actually did! Statham is inside a small submarine and is being chased by the Meg. In order to try and escape he's piloting this small submersible through all these little holes, cracks, and caves on the ocean floor whilst the shark chases him smashing through it. It was like something outta Star Wars. Would a shark be that bothered to eat this thing? Surely it can find easier prey? Isn't it hurting itself?
Oh we had a topless scene for Statham, just thought I'd point that out. Yep he's getting out of the shower, all wet and glistening, someone knocks on his cabin door, its the attractive Chinese lady and she falls for him instantly. Awkward, embarrassingly hammy, cringeworthy...yeah this scene had it all. Also the inked up rock chick (Ruby Rose), what was with her hair? Was like permanently soaked in gel. And her face was always covered in obvious thick layers of makeup and fake tan, always looked perfect even after getting out of the water. Really movie? Really?
K so this movie is obviously popcorn trash that does exactly what it says on the tin. Everyone knows what they're getting with this so there should be no complaints right? Well no. Despite that this movie is bad, real bad, and its a huge anti-climax. There is virtually no gore or shocks which surprised me. The effects are pretty lame for a modern blockbuster. Why did I not see that shark leap out of the water and take down one of those helicopters??!! Why movie?? It was right there, you had it. It would have been silly but with a flick like this I don't think that's anything to worry about. I mean I kinda respect director Jon Turteltaub for not going down that specific (B-movie) route but damn, that money shot went begging.
Alas this let me down. A third-rate, sanitised copy of 'Jaws' essentially. 'smile you son of a bitch' now becomes 'chew on this you ugly bastard'. Bottom line, this is the quintessential example of a movies poster being infinitely more awesome and captivating than the actual movie.
Space Cowboys (2000)
Teaming up aging iconic stars, a kind of elderly brat pack if you will. Always a solid formula that generally wins over all viewers of all ages. On one had these movies are usually great fun, on the other hand a little sad because you know they're kinda doing it before the inevitable
The Plot: Its the 50's and our four protagonists are in the US Air Force. Hawk (Tommy Lee Jones) is a pilot. Tank (James Garner) is also a pilot and navigator. Jerry O'Neill (Donald Sutherland) is an engineer. And Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is pilot also. Both Frank and Hawk are two of the best pilots in the Air Force that are aspiring to be astronauts. Alas their dreams are hampered when the Air Force is relinquished of space test flight duty and its handed over to the newly created NASA.
Fast forward to the present day (back in 2000) and NASA has an issue with an old Soviet satellite which is on a collision course back to Earth. NASA needs this satellite working again but its electronics were designed way back in the 50's...by Frank. So NASA begs Frank to help them, he agrees with one condition, that they allow him and his old team go into space to fix the problem seeing as no one else knows his old design. At first NASA scoffs at this but eventually, knowing Frank is the only man who knows the workings of the satellite, they agree.
This movie is pre-digital de-aging so for the early sequences which show a young Jones, Eastwood, Sutherland, and Garner, young actor look-alikes were used. But that wasn't all, these young actors were given a touch up with makeup to highlight some of the iconic stars features. For example the young Eastwood had a little mole on his face plus some extra recognisable Eastwood facial wrinkles (by the looks of it). At the same time all the young actors had their voices dubbed over with the actual older stars voices. Sounds cheesy but it worked flawlessly for a very good overall outcome finished off in black and white.
As for the characters themselves, well they're a sweet cliche bunch to be sure. Let me be honest here, this movie isn't really stretching any limits, it plays it safe and straight. Clint plays gives us his usual tough guy persona, the 'don't take no shit from anyone' routine which he does so well. Garner plays the more sensible down to earth type fella. He was a preacher before joining in with the mission, but one gets the feeling he may have been a bit of a slightly dodgy geezer behind the scenes; not as Godly as one might presume. Then you have Sutherland as the ladies man who literally chats up every woman in the movie. And lastly we have Jones as the fast talkin' daredevil wildcard who acts first and thinks second.
As you might expect these old fogies have to go through the rigorous training programme to prove they can make the grade. And as you might expect this is where most of the charming chuckles come in as we see these old men trying to keep up with the youngsters (and impress the officials). The entire notion of this is of course completely and utterly ridiculous but you gotta just go with it and enjoy the light-hearted ride. Watching these guys puffing and wheezing as they try to get through the daily workouts is definitely amusing and genuinely tiring to watch. The best sequence (which is coincidentally their best performance in these tests) is when they get through the eyesight test. Although the idea that O'Neill memorised the eye chart and it hadn't changed since he was a young man (a good few decades) is somewhat preposterous.
Twas pretty creepy watching Sutherland's character chatting up all the women in the movie. Every time he sees a woman he leers at them and tries on his best lines (even when naked). Can you imagine that these days! That kind of thing is virtually forbidden. But to make things even more corny, creepy, and cheesy is the fact that some of these women actually liked these old geezers coming on to them; and both Hawk and O'Neill actually manage to get something going with two women! Hawk manages to pick up one of the NASA officials for crying out loud (hardly professional). Although this was clearly to give the movie some extra emotional oomph in the big finale.
The meat of the movie kicks in when the team eventually get into space to carry out their mission. Naturally all is not what it seems as the Soviet satellite turns out to be an old nuclear warhead launch platform. And of course one of the young astronauts has an alternate mission (ordered by the slimy NASA project manager Bob Gerson, played by James Cromwell) which leads to all sorts of problems. I wasn't entirely sure why Gerson wanted to keep the satellite in orbit though, surely it would get discovered eventually and the accidental launch danger would always remain. No win scenario for him, might as well just reveal it and get it sorted.
But yeah basically what we get is a long section of the movie with loads of high-tech space jargon that none of us civvies would understand and loads of very cool but very complicated technical visuals. Don't get me wrong the visuals are wonderful considering how old this movie is, lovely CGI all round. But half the time the various satellite sequences are simply a mass of glistening metal, hoses, nuts and bolts which you just take for red as realistic (because basically, who the flip knows). Sure there are some shots and sequences which highlight some obvious CGI and greenscreen, but like I said this is quite an old movie now. They do also utilise some stock footage of real rocket launches and landings but its blended in well.
For all the visual glory and charming performances the plot here is pretty predictable and hammy frankly. I mean they literally hit every emotional cliche you can think of. Everything is blatantly obvious, all the characters are dated stereotypes, and the action is very tame. You know someone isn't coming home, at least one, and you do get a clue with Hawk earlier in the movie. But credit where credits due, it's not overly obvious. The only thing I would say is the moment its time for the grand sacrifice it's not as emotional as you'd think. Director Eastwood really missed a chance to pour on thick layers of easy schmaltz if you ask me.
In the end this is a by the numbers affair really. Eastwood plays it so safe it's almost unforgivable, almost. But at the end of the day the movie is just so damn delightful and endearing it's really hard to not enjoy it. I'm still not sure if the final little sequence at the end of the movie is a happy ending or not. I suppose it is kinda, depends on how you look at it.
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Long John Silver (AU/US, 1954)
(aka Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island)
Back in 1950 Disney Pictures adapted the classic 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island. In that now classic (but long forgotten) movie the titular pirate of Long John Silver was played by British actor Robert Newton. Now even though Newton was a well known and respected actor throughout the 40's and 50's (actually more of a tough guy role model for young men), it was this Disney movie that really catapulted him to worldwide stardom. Newton became famous for his pirate performance which he continued in 1952 with 'Blackbeard' and then with this sequel to 'Treasure Island'.
So as mentioned this is indeed a sequel to the 1950 movie 'Treasure Island' but I am unsure if this is actually based on any novels. I have to admit I never knew until a few years back that there were actually more stories in the Treasure Island universe, so to speak. I have since discovered that Stevenson did write some other stories with various characters from the original book, but most actual sequels and prequels seem to have been written by other people. So whether this is accurate to any other books I don't know.
The plot follows John Silver (Newton) as he is recruited by Governor Strong (Governor of somewhere in the Caribbean I believe) to retrieve his daughter and Jim Hawkins from a Spanish pirate by the name of Captain Mendoza (Lloyd Berrell) and deliver a ransom. At the same time, Silver discovers the whereabouts of a second treasure cache on Treasure Island. Of course this being a pirate movie there is much double cross. Silver tries to set up Mendoza, I think for the ransom along with the Governor's daughter and Hawkins, but then Mendoza was planning to double-cross Silver all along. In the end Silver manages to win the battle.
During this time Silver has discovered that Hawkins has a medallion which locates the second treasure cache. So Silver wastes no time in chartering a ship from Captain MacDougall. But again Silver is planning to double-cross MacDougall. Alas MacDougall finds out and maroons Silver and his men on an island which just happens to be Mendoza's hideout. Silver steals Mendoza's ship and sets sail for Treasure Island. Upon reaching the island Silver and his men find the treasure but again Mendoza is hot on their trail. A fight ensues, Silver wins and it's a happy ending all round, hurrah!
As with the previous Disney movie the overall look of this film is still pretty good, although not as good. All the costumes and sets generally appear to be of high quality and do look both believable and authentic. Naturally the sets do look like sets but that's to be expected. As I've said before many times it's those little elements that all add to the overall charm. The scenery and location work is also pretty good here but not as good in scope as the original movie. The rugged coastal scenes normally look the best.
Unfortunately in this film the ship sequences appear to be models. They are all very nice models mind you, very detailed, flapping sails etc...But they are obviously models which is a shame. In the original film they did actually use a real replica ship at sea which was amazing looking. Again the on-ship sequences are sets, clearly so, but again they are delightful and really quite amazingly detailed. It really is obvious that a lot of time, effort, and money went into getting the overall appearance of the ships decks, interior cabins etc...all historically accurate as possible. Something of a surprise to be honest considering the smaller production.
I guess one downside to all this would be the fact it all feels a bit too similar to the original Disney film. For starters we have Robert Newton doing the exact same thing all over again in the exact same attire, almost. I mean surely they could of changed his outfit a bit? Newton also appears to rehash some of his old lines from the original Disney film. I'm not sure if this was just the writers being lazy or maybe wanting to hark back to the popular first picture. I get the impression they wanted to mirror some of the same classic moments from the first film to make theirs look and feel closer to the original Disney production. Riding the old coattails a bit methinks. This becomes more obvious with some scenes such as Hawkins overhearing Silver planning a mutiny and then informing the captain (same thing happened in 'Treasure Island').
Another issue would be the near constant mutines and double-crossing that goes on. I mean it happens so damn much it almost becomes a parody. You just know that whenever someone decides to do something, or some people agree on something, one of them will double cross the other. And when one character turns up with one objective, another character on his side will suddenly double cross him! Was also surprised to see the pirate Israel Hands pop up in this, especially after he got shot in the face and fell from the top of the rigging in the previous movie (not the same actor).
But back on the plus side, I was impressed with the visual continuity of the old fort on Treasure Island. I'm not sure if they used the same sets or not but it looked spot on to me, as did the surrounding jungle overgrowth. Add to that the overall acting of all involved was solid and pleasant to watch. There's something hypnotically relaxing about listening to these old classic actors speaking proper English and olde worlde pirate English...for me at least. Connie Gilchrist adds some comedic relief as Silver's wife-to-be Purity Pinker. I especially liked how she kept nagging him and giving him milk instead of Rum, much to Silver's chagrin. And then of course we have the man himself Newton who gives us yet another perfect rendition of how to be a British pirate. Still to this day I think about how he accomplished this quintessential pirate performance; especially when he spoke with a pitch-perfect posh neutral British accent in reality.
So overall this film does not better the first Disney picture, I don't think that was ever possible. But overall this is a perfectly enjoyable rollicking 19th century set adventure. It's certainly no classic of the silver screen. It is a bit hokey at times and it certainly aims for more swashbuckling rather than overall historical accuracy that's for sure (although the accuracy is still good). This film came about mainly because of the popularity of Robert Newton as Long John Silver. That is the main reason why anyone now (who's seen the first film) would probably be interested in this; for Newton's over the top pirate.
That aside, I wholeheartedly recommend this for anyone of any age with an interest in swashbuckling adventures, dastardly villains, and enduring one-legged rogues. Definitely worth showing your kids, but show them the original Disney film first.
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Back in 1973 Disney obtained the rights to Lloyd Alexander's fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydian. A series spread over five novels aimed at children that are based around ancient Welsh mythology. This feature-length animation is loosely based around the first two books in the series.
In case you haven't guessed yet, the concept for these stories is high fantasy. Magic, dragons, witches, goblins, the undead etc...Its essentially like a children's version of The Lord of the Rings from what I could tell, although I have never read the books so I could be wrong. But in all honesty that was the first impression I got when I sat down to watch this movie. The visuals very much reminded me of the classic Ralph Bakshi version the of the classic Tolkien story, but with classic Disney designs.
The plot surrounds the young boy Taran (Grant Bardsley) who tends pigs on a farm belonging to Dallben the Enchanter (Freddie Jones), a kind of wise old mystic, I think. I'm not really sure of the relation between Taran and Dallben, the boy just seems to work for Dallben and Dallben looks after him. Anyway Dallben learns that the evil Horned King (John Hurt) is after the Black Cauldron and fears he may come for his pet pig Hen Wen. Why? Because this pig has the power to predict or see the future somehow. I'm still not entirely sure why this would help the Horned King to be honest; how does seeing the future help find an object? Surely you need a map or something. Also no clue how this pig got these powers or how Dallben got the pig, oh well.
So Dallben sends Taran away to go into hiding with Hen Wen. Unfortunately and predictably Taran manages to lose Hen Wen (well Hen Wen stupidly runs off in the middle of the dark woods) and both are eventually captured by the Horned Kings men. One thing leads to another and Hen Wen manages to escape but Taran does not. Back in the deep dungeons Taran bumps into some other prisoners and together they manage to escape. Their plan now? To find Hen Wen, locate the Black Cauldron and destroy it. That wasn't what Dallben wanted of course, but since when do young protagonists ever listen to their wise elders?
Yes so straight away the main problem with this film is the plot and its characters. As I already said we don't really get much background on Taran, Hen Wen, or Dallben. We are simply thrust into their lives and straight into the crux of the plot. The Horned King is another main character that really isn't explained much. He wants the power of the Black Cauldron so he can raise his dead army (what happened to them?) and take over the land. I mean I could ask why but I suppose this is a fairytale so...But also, who or what exactly is the Horned King? He is clearly undead and powerful, what's his deal??
Later on as Taran tries to escape from the Horned Kings dungeon he meets up with Princess Eilonwy (Susan Sheridan). Now this is where things get really vague. Eilonwy is also escaping from the dungeons but we have no idea what she did to get there. Add to that we have no idea who she is, where she comes from, and why's she's called Princess. Is she from another realm with another King and Queen? She also has a small hovering/flying ball of light that accompanies her, like a pet or something. No clue what this little thing is or where it comes from, Elionwy merely says 'its magic'. And then we come to Ffewddur Fflam (Nigel Hawthorne) a middle-aged bard with a magical harp which snaps a string every time he lies (but why????). Again this chap is picked up in the dungeons and simply becomes the comedic relief for the most part...and nothing else. No exaggeration, he literally does nothing.
But in all honesty, all the characters do nothing. Taran is your typical young Disney hero who aspires to become something better, a great warrior or hero, usual stuff. Thing is he never achieves this, in fact he doesn't really achieve anything. In the dungeons he finds an ancient magical sword that helps him fight off enemies but its the sword doing the work...literally! Taran does absolutely nothing except show some kindness and maturity...before going back to tending pigs. Princess Elionwy seems to be merely there for female/Disney Princess representation. To be the heroes bit of fluff, but that never actually happens sooo...why is she there? Ffewddur Fflam is a bumbling fool for the kids.
Let's not forget about Gurgi, a small furry creature that Taran meets in the woods and is essentially there to boost plush toy sales. This little guy is really annoying, looks like he's got a handlebar moustache, and he sounds very much like Gollum (ahem!). Again this guy does nothing really until he inexplicably sacrifices himself towards the end. But this lacked any emotion because he's an annoying character and (again) had no real need to be in the story. He had no real need to even join Taran on his quest, especially as Taran clearly disliked him. He originally pinched an apple from Taran, Taran scolded him, and Gurgi just kinda followed him ever since.
But anyway speaking of merchandise sales, I would say the Fair Folk Kingdom would fall into that category. A large underground world of little glowing pixie or dwarf-like people with little fairy wings. Probably the worst characters in the film. They looked crappy and just felt like padding and pointless.
The only good character is the Horned King simply because he looks so damn awesome (think Skeletor), sounds cool, and lives in a cool creepy castle with an undead army. He also has a throwaway goblin sidekick which is again comedic relief for the kids. Yeah sure the King isn't exactly an in-depth character, like I said we get no information on him or any of his aides, but he's just dark and sweet looking. The best part of the entire movie is easily the ending when he brings all of his undead army back to life and they start to attack his living men. One cut sequence has a guy being dissolved or melted by these undead warriors (for some reason), incredibly gory for Disney. But again I have no real clue why the King's undead army would kill his living army and what exactly these undead warriors are gonna do, melt everything?
The only other characters to mention are the three witches Orddu, Orgoch, and Orwen. Taran and co have to try and talk these witches into revealing the location of the Black Cauldron. Long story short, these witches are basically Mad Madame Mim clones. One is tall and skinny, one is short and fat, and one is medium build. They are all bat-shit crazy and not to be trusted. Expect lots of flying objects and trickery from these characters. Oh and one very awkward sequence where they turn Fflam into a frog and he gets stuck in between the big boobs of witch Orwen. No I'm not joking, big cartoon boob visuals galore.
So yeah the plot is just really poorly constructed in this movie. It apparently incorporates the first two books in the series and it kinda shows. Everything moves so fast and it feels rushed. One minute Taran is happy and with Dallben, next minute he's kicked out and off into hiding. Before you know it he's lost his pig and at the foot of the Horned Kings castle! This is obviously set in a large fantasy world but it comes across as very small in this picture. One scene shows Taran looking at the Horned Kings castle from a great distance, next scene he's at the door!
The three witches spend ages trying to talk Taran out of his magic sword, in exchange for the Black Cauldron. But then at the end when the cauldron has been drained of all its powers the witches want it back again and offer the magic sword! So...why did they want the sword so bad in the first place? And why would they want the cauldron now it's useless? Also, as the tale goes, the only way to stop the cauldron is for a living creature to get inside it. So when Gurgi jumps into it, why does that not stop it? And lastly, its really odd how the entire plot revolved around Hen Wen the pig for so long, then all of sudden it didn't. Everyone is trying to find Hen Wen before the Horned King, everything depends on the pig; and then the plot just diverts and leaves the fate of Hen Wen up in the air right until the very end.
On the positive side: The visuals in the movie are incredible. The animation is classic Disney with easily recognisable designs (although a bit too recognisable). From the rolling green countryside and Hobbit-esque woods. The towering shadow covered castle with its deep dark maze-like interior littered with dungeons, catacombs, skeletons, and cobwebs. To the gorgeous vistas, high detail, glowing magical effects, and a pair of awesome pet dragons. This movie looks flippin' amazing on every frame. Sumptuous colours, silky smooth animation, and some truly excellent artwork all the way through from top to bottom.
There's just a few problems (but they're big). The plot is terribly formulaic and dull with literally no background history for anything. The opening narration speaks of the origins of the Black Cauldron and how an evil King was, basically, boiled alive in it which led to his soul being trapped within the cauldron. Well...was that supposed to be the Horned King? I don't think it was, I think this was another character from the book. And that's another problem, I feel like you need to know the book to understand this better because the movie is pretty loose. The final problem is the awful, bland (some badly voiced), one-dimensional characters that just don't do anything. Almost all of them have no need to even be there and present no arcs at all.
Totally torn on this. This was my first time seeing this movie so I was unbiased and actually really hoping for a cracker going by the posters and images. Alas even though it is a visual treat and I adore this fantasy realm/world, it's a huge misstep by Disney and such a waste. A handsome spectacle of fairytale folklore and myth to be sure, but unfortunately lacking in any real depth.
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Twenty Years of Dedication, QBPC Set Sail for the Future
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On November 3, the QBPC’s Annual Meeting in Celebration of its 20th Anniversary and the 2019-2020 Top Ten Cases in IP Protection and Model Cases Bridging Administrative and Judicial IP Enforcement Announcement was held in Beijing. Some 300 participants, including officials and representatives from China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (“CAEFI”), judicial and enforcement agencies involving in the selected cases, foreign missions in China, trade associations, international organizations, well-known IP think tanks, state-owned and private companies, media and QBPC members, presented at the event. Executive Vice Chair of CAEFI Cao Hongying, Intellectual Property Attaché of U.S. Embassy Duncan Willson, EUIPO IP Key China Project Leader Benoit Missone, Intellectual Property Counselor of French Embassy Julie Herve, Intellectual Property Attaché of British Embassy Conor Murray, First Secretary of Canadian Embassy Brian Shipley addressed the audience during the Announcement. Director of World Intellectual Property Organization Office in China Liu Hua, Vice President of Global Brand Protection and Vice President of Global Security of Johnson & Johnson Richard Kaeser and Edward Dickson, and President of Lotto Sport Italia SpA Andrea Tomat sent their best wishes for QBPC through video messages. QBPC Chair Michael Ding delivered the welcome speech, unveiling the event.
“QBPC is dedicated to advocating IPR protection, and is committed to connecting members and IPR related government departments and judicial organs, encouraging more cooperation and exchanges, promoting rules of law and contributing to a fair and sustainable economic development,” stated Michael Ding. “For twenty years, QBPC has participated and moved forward the discussions and studies of important IP issues. Apart from commenting on IPR related laws and regulations in China before their enactment, QBPC has also become the bridge between China and the international IP community; our efforts and achievements are widely recognized by Chinese governments and international stakeholders. At the same time, for the past twenty years, QBPC has actively organized and participated in events promoting IPR protection; Among them, the selection of annual top cases, since its launch in 2002, has become an influential event among the enforcement and judicial agencies, the industry-university-research circle, QBPC member headquarters, international organizations and media; and even more so as a window for the global society to observe China’s investment and IP environment.”
Compared to past announcements, the 2019-2020 Announcement had one significant addition: it is the first time for QBPC to nominate Outstanding Contribution Departments and Best Practice Institutions for their long-standing contributions to IPR protection and support of QBPC’s mission.
While introducing this year’s selection, Michael Ding said, “Cases nominated by members this year are divided into three categories – criminal cases, noncriminal cases and model cases that bridge administrative and judicial IP enforcement. After equitable, fair and open selection, 10 criminal cases, 10 noncriminal cases and 4 model cases made to the final list.”
The selected criminal cases of 2019-2020 mostly concern industries that are of great importance to people's livelihood, such as cosmetics, low-voltage electrical equipment, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, seeds, etc., and most of them are major cases within that industry. Some counterfeiters were sentenced to years of imprisonment with heavy fines, which demonstrated China's firm determination to fight against counterfeiting and greatly deterred counterfeiters from selling counterfeit products. Cases such as selling used product as new, refurbishing and repackaging discarded parts or infringing right holders’ trade dress that are typically headaches for right holders to deal with are among the winning cases. For example, Zhejiang Lanxi Zhang Wei and Zhang Xiaowei's trademark infringement case started from an "ordinary" administrative complaint; after the administrative and criminal enforcement agencies across multiple regions working closely together, with the prosecutors recognizing and respecting right holders’ rights as the victims and full support from the right holders, the criminals were eventually apprehended and charged. In some cases, the right holders, prosecutors and the courts worked together to right wrongly decided cases through appeal, with increased sentences for the criminals. The results will dispel such illusion of IP violators that they can get away with counterfeiting or infringing others’ IPs. They have strongly defended the legitimate rights of all parties involved and maintained good business environment in China. There are no better examples to showcase how judicial authority is re-established.
The selected noncriminal cases focus on trademark infringements, unfair competition and enforcement actions taken by the customs. Among them, bad faith registration of trademarks and unfair competitions involving design patents have severely infringed right holders’ legitimate rights and caused great obstacles for enforcing the law and defending one’s IP. The courts' impartial judgments have protected the interests of right holders and highlighted the importance of judicial protection of IP rights. Issues involved in this year's selected cases range from original equipment manufacturing for parties outside border, bad-faith trademark applications and registration, to changing infringing company names by administrative orders and civil damages amounted to millions, in which law enforcement, judicial authorities, and right holders fought against offenders, providing many classic cases for future practice of IP protection. The selected cases include fascinating findings on the conflict between the first-to-file doctrine and the good faith doctrine, evidence of bad faith on the part of the applicant, and liability for contributory infringement, all of which are worthy of promotion and future reference.
Model cases selected this year are cases where local administrations for market regulation worked closely with the public security bureaus. Resulted from the increasingly efficient transition between administrative and criminal enforcements, these cases are the perfect examples in which QBPC members collaborated with administrations for market regulations across the country to strengthen IP protection. By bringing products, discovered in the marketplace offline or online, that have seriously infringed others’ marks or with inferior quality timely to the public security organs for criminal investigations, we will have a much better chance to uncover the entire supply chain and sales network for these infringing products. Moreover, at every stage of enforcement from accepting the complaint and determining the value of infringing products to transferring the case and conducting joint investigation, these cases have flawlessly displayed the seamless and efficient transition between administrative and criminal enforcements, which led to timely and severe punishment on criminal behaviors.
For twenty years, we have weathered through countless difficulties and walked down a path of collaboration and mutual trust. The top cases and model cases QBPC selected this year have captured the essence of IPR protection work in China; they are homages to those who have tirelessly worked in this field and the results of central and local governments’ support of IPR protection. With your support and encouragement, QBPC will continue to set sail for another splendid twenty years.
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While Americans lost some of the ability to explore Cuba on their own due to restrictions put in place by the Trump administration, cruise ships are offering organized trips approved by the U.S. government. That seems to be working out well for operators, who are eager to increase their presence in the destination.
— Hannah Sampson
Nearly two years after cruise travel between the U.S. and Cuba restarted following a decades-long break, demand for the destination — at least as part of cruise itineraries — is showing no sign of cooling.
Cruise lines continue to add more visits, in some cases doubling the number of ships they send, and travel agents report higher interest among clients.
“Cuba has been terrific, I think, for the industry. For our particular company, it’s been very, very good,” said Frank Del Rio, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, at an industry conference last month. “I defined it as a home run — so much that we’re doubling capacity in 2018.”
The continued growth in cruising comes as the rules governing travel to the island have tightened under President Donald Trump, who last year resurrected some of the restrictions his predecessor eased.
U.S. citizens who travel to the island must go as part of organized groups that comply with rules that dictate the types of travel that are allowed; they are no longer permitted to take those trips on their own with just a promise that they will stay in compliance.
The number of American travelers in Cuba rose 18 percent in 2017 to 619,000. Citing a tourism expert at the University of Havana, the Associated Press reported that the number of cruise passengers visiting Cuba increased from 184,000 in 2016 to 541,000 last year, including many Americans.
But tour operators are predicting an overall drop in visitors this year under the stricter new regulations, USA Today reported.
The crackdown hasn’t been problematic for cruise lines because they offer tours that comply with even the recent rules. In fact, when the restrictions were announced last year, some in the cruise industry suggested the changes could actually be beneficial to the industry.
That suspicion appears to be proving true.
“The Trump administration tweaks that were made to travel to Cuba impacted the cruise industry very little,” Del Rio said during a panel discussion with other executives last month at the Seatrade Cruise Global event. “To some degree, we benefitted from that, though we didn’t need the benefit…because ships are full at good prices.”
Carnival Cruise Line announced this month that it is adding 20 more sailings to Cuba from Tampa on Carnival Paradise next year, on top of 11 that had already been scheduled for the ship. The brand had also previously announced 17 cruises on Carnival Sensation leaving from Miami in 2019.
The Cuban government granted Carnival the additional dates. Holland America Line, another brand in the Carnival Corp. portfolio, announced a handful of visits last year. And the operator is awaiting permission to visit with another line, a spokesman said.
In late 2017, Royal Caribbean International said it was adding a second ship, sending both Majesty of the Seas and Empress of the Seas to Cuba. The line also added more destinations in Cuba to itineraries.
“Cruising remains the easiest way to visit Cuba, and with both Empress and Majesty sailing there in 2018 and 2019, we hope to make it that much easier for adventure seekers to experience the legendary island,” Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, said in a statement.
All cruise announcements come with destination-specific fine print: Cuba sailings offer excursions designed “to comply with the people-to-people educational exchange activities requirement as set forth in the U.S. regulations,” as Royal Caribbean put it.
Carnival’s recent release was even more specific, explaining that Havana visits comply with U.S. Treasury Department regulations and shore excursions “meet all U.S. government regulations and provide a convenient means for complying with the people-to-people requirements of cruises to Cuba.”
Lines must get permission from the Cuban government to visit the island, and today’s fleet of megaships — or even just semi-megaships — are not able to visit because of infrastructure issues. Major cruise lines have to send smaller — and in many cases older — vessels, which have been commanding higher rates than they would on sailings that did not include the island.
“We all wish we had more tonnage available to go to Cuba,” Del Rio said.
A report released by the Cruise Lines International Association earlier this month showed that nearly 43 percent of respondents said customers showed increasing interest in cruising to Cuba.
That interest was highest among baby boomer travelers, followed by Generation X.
Vicky Garcia, chief operating officer and co-owner of home-based travel agency franchise Cruise Planners, visited Havana last year during Norwegian Cruise Line’s first visit and said she wants to go back to other ports.
“Cruise Planners agents definitely still seeing an interest in Cuba and not only are travel agents still booking Cuba, but travelers are increasingly realizing the value in booking Cuba cruises through a travel agent since these trips are sure to meet the regulations that can sometimes be confusing to a traveler,” said Garcia, whose company is affiliated with American Express Travel, in an email. “There is a pent up demand and we are hearing that people want to go there sooner rather than later before things change politically or it becomes too commercial.”
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The choir boys book. The choirboys (Book, 1987) [seikyusho.jp] 2019-01-08
The choir boys book Rating: 7,4/10 613 reviews
Wambaugh married at 18, received a B. A San Diego cop with an intimate awareness of the trials of border crossing, Snider has uncommon sympathy for the immigrants. Also the author of the book this is based on disowned this. Desperate to keep his voice from changing, he tries unsuccessfully to castrate himself, and then convinces a clinic to treat him as a transsexual. Non sapevo neanche della sua esistenza: era uno dei libri che del mio compagno e, prima di allora, era stato circa tre anni chiuso in garage in attesa del suo momento. Twelve year old Berry wants nothing more than to remain a choir boy. The experiences flit from so funny it hurt to so jaw droppingly awful you cannot understand how anyone could be exposed to something like that and come out unscathed.
The choirboys (Book, 1975) [seikyusho.jp]
Nessuno di loro è un campione di bontà o un modello di onestà, ma la loro umanità conquista. A must for any lover of crime novels or black humour. Here was a group of average schmoes punching the clock, dealing. I believe that Wambaugh could have revealed more about each character. I've been in the profession of law enforcement for over fourteen years and I work for a much smaller department 65 officers vs. The notion is totally absurd when the subject of the film is one of the central pillars of the establishment in society - the police force.
The Choirboys By Joseph Wambaugh Book Review
There was a painfully vivid moment in one officer's background while working child abuse cases. Some bits did stand out though like the time Roscoe does something during a road collision and also an impromptu flight but they were few and far between. Maybe he does want to be a girl. What the book says about humanity is definitely the driving point. The writer was a policeman himself and each story shines through with an unparalleled veracity.
The story basically introduces a number of characters and then spends a set amount of time giving background information on them and then moving onto the next set. No-one needs an excuse for failure, and definitely the officers in this movie have none. So,apart from its appalling political incorrectness,does it have much merit as a movie? The cover of Joseph Wambaugh's classic police fiction story, The Choirboys. It can get ugly at times and cops are called things and say things that aren't always real pleasant. I was slightly entertained with the vice squad story and Sergeant Scuz, but he's only a bit player in one chapter and not enough to save this book.
The Choirboys: A Novel
Gosh darn it, I began to care. I go home to the wife and kids. So in an effort to prevent his approaching puberty and exile from the choir, Berry injures himself, then convinces a clinic to give him testosterone inhibiting drugs. I've read it three times since the initial read, and intend to read it again every once in awhile. That tends to make one braver. However, the intertwining of the characters and their stories is so deftly done that these dark and often humorous short stories are all pulling the characters together towards the final climax.
He speaks with the voices of those 1970s Los Angeles cops and their supervisors giving them life once again. The overall sense of whimsy is hard to maintain over the course of the novel and some of the characters are just so baffling that it is hard to get into. Part of that armor is ritualizing the daily drudgery in order to cope with a thankless job and the feeling that they rarely make an actual difference in the world. Thelma Bernbaum, is only 22 when the cops of Rampart Division find her flattened on the sidewalk. But in truth there is nothing funny about this horrible little film. Quite how then he created such an incredibly offensive movie then is a matter to ponder over and only worth considering because of the director's fame. But Wambaugh's voice is uniquely suited to crime drama and I think the book is well paced, compelling, starkly descript.
Choir Boy by Charlie Jane Anders
If he takes the castrati route, he'll have the voice of a castrato. Just as Blazing Sadles could not be filmed today, I don't think you could film this movie either. On the plus side, Berry is confused. A Nebraska farm girl, Missy came to Los Angeles to act, and died not long after her dream did. I can not remember a story with so many central characters that all remained unique and memorable.
The Choirboys
He doesn't really see why he should be treated differently, but others around him are trying to categ Berry, a 13 year old choir boy, just wants to keep singing in his beautiful boy soprano. Twelve-year-old choirboy Berry wants nothing more than to remain a choirboy. The officers are raunchy, vulgar and politically incorrect. This book is very well written and runs the gamut of emotions. Obnoxious drunks are obnoxious drunks.
Heck, James Woods alone is worth the price of admission!! When inebriated, Dean is incapable of holding even the simplest of conversations. However administration has a very tough job involving pressures that I don't experience at my level and I'm okay with that. The events are tragic, hilarious, semi-serious, bizarre, disgusting and horrific. I don't have a partner to divide up the work load. The entire ending was changed for the film, and critics complained that while the book showed the police officers as sympathetic characters, the film painted them as a bunch of drunken jerks. The Choirboys is a tragicomic parody about the effects of urban police work on young officers, seen through the exploits of a group of police officers in the of the.
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06/17/2019 - Salvador Ruiz - Bahamas
Post by alb » Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:35 am
Salvador Ruiz shark attack , Bahamas shark attack - was snorkeling at Waderick Wells Cay in the Bahamas when the shark attacked.
South Florida man attacked by 6-foot shark is recovering, report says
Johnny Diaz
By Johnny Diaz
| South Florida Sun Sentinel |
Jul 15, 2019 | 2:59 PM
South Florida charter captain Salvador Ruiz was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital after a shark bit him in the Bahamas June 17. (WTVJ Ch. 6 Screen Grab / Courtesy)
With his left leg tightly wrapped in white bandages, a South Florida man who was bitten by a shark in the Bahamas last month was discharged from a Miami hospital.
Salvador Ruiz, 50, was snorkeling at Waderick Wells Cay in the Bahamas on June 17 when a six-foot reef shark attacked him, WTVJ-Ch. 6 reported.
There was “a bite and a lot of pain,” the charter captain and fishing guide told the NBC station.
Ruiz was flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in Miami where he’s had five surgeries, according to the report, which didn’t identify the city where Ruiz lives. To help pay his medical bills and costs of living, his friends set up a GoFundMe Page where they posted photos of Ruiz and his wound during his weeks-long stay in the hospital.
[WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE] Visit the GoFundMe page for Salvador Ruiz »
He left the hospital Sunday with the help of a walker, but he will require more surgeries, including skin grafts and rehabilitation, according to his friends.
South Florida charter captain Salvador Ruiz was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital after a shark bit him in the Bahamas.
South Florida charter captain Salvador Ruiz was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital after a shark bit him in the Bahamas. (Salvador Ruiz Go Fund Me Page / Courtesy)
Ruiz’s shark attack was among several that have happened to people in the Bahamas and elsewhere in recent months.
On July 4, a Fort Lauderdale man was bitten by a shark in the Bahamas, according to WPLG-Ch. 10, citing information from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The station reported that a 32-year-old man and two other Americans were aboard a 41-foot Bahama craft boat on Great Guana Cay.
That bite followed another incident in the Bahamas in June, when a 21-year-old woman was fatally attacked by three sharks as she snorkeled near Rose Island.
And in March, a shark bite was suspected after something grabbed an 11-year-old boy’s leg off Stuart Beach in Martin County.
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Special Containment Procedures: Cover stories attributing the debris ring around Luyten b to asteroid impacts and other non-anomalous stellar phenomena have been disseminated. Discovery of SCP-3841 by civilian astronomers is impossible, due to the planet's atmospheric haze. However, in the event this does occur, any resultant research will be discredited by Foundation-run academic journals, which will publish their own papers presenting different explanations for the discoveries. Amnesticization of involved persons may be performed if deemed necessary.
Four monitoring satellites and surface observation probes have been deployed by Foundation extrasolar exploration vessels to monitor Luyten b for signs of further activity. Luyten b is classified as off-limits for potential human interstellar colonization in the near future.
Description: SCP-3841 designates the remnants of a halted K-Class event (K-3841) that occurred on the exoplanet Luyten b1 at an unknown time in the recent past. The exact details of the event are unclear, though it is known to have resulted in the extinction of all life on Luyten b, including its native sapient civilization (hereafter "Luytenians").
The primary cause of K-3841 is presumed to have been SCP-3841-Ω, an organism whose skeletal remains span two continents on Luyten b. The cadaver is 3,300 km long and is hexapedal in nature, similar in structure to the bodies of Luytenians, with the frontmost two legs possessing feet that could act as graspers. When alive it likely had a skull with the same structure of Luytenian skulls, having two lower jaws and an upper jaw, but the entire head region has been destroyed. Fragments of it have been found in craters across the planet, in orbits around Luyten b, and in orbits around Luyten's Star at the escape velocity of Luyten b. Surrounding the lower portion of the skeleton is a crater with a 300 km radius, likely the site where SCP-3841-Ω began its formation. The hind legs and tail structure of the skeleton are incomplete, suggesting that the organism had not fully formed when it expired. What anomalous means the organism used to stay alive in spite of its size are unclear.
What substance forms the skeleton is unknown. No tools, such as drills and laser carvers, have penetrated its surface, and no amount of applied heat or force have caused damage.
Decaying organic matter is attached to the sides of the skeleton, holding some sections together, which progressively converts into a reddish-brown slurry of organic chemicals that falls from SCP-3841-Ω. This currently covers much of the region surrounding SCP-3841-Ω, filling former lakes and oceans. The last of the matter attached to the skeleton is expected to finish decaying in fifty years.
Other structures of anomalous origin have been discovered in the vicinity of SCP-3841-Ω. Exploration teams investigating Luytenian cities found several structures of concentric circles formed from thousands of Luytenian cadavers, all of which had been attached by fusion of the limbs. Skyscrapers, primarily those ringing the crater, have calcified organic growths formed from fused Luytenian bodies that extend in directions away from the crater's epicenter. These reach lengths of up to 0.6 km and heights of up to 1km, many having collapsed in recent years. Symbols of potentially thaumic nature are also carved into mountain ranges, islands, and remaining skyscrapers.
Luyten b is barren as a result of K-3841. No living fauna, flora, and microscopic life have been found, and all regions previously containing liquid water are entirely dry. CO2 and methane are the most abundant atmospheric gasses, forming a dense haze that encompasses the planet and blocks light from Luyten's star. Atmospheric conditions and radiation levels are consistent with those of global nuclear fallout.2
A gradually dissipating debris ring of rocky matter orbits Luyten b. Its origins are uncertain.
Little knowledge exists on Luytenian civilization. Present observations indicate that they had reached the same level of technological advancement as modern humanity, though what culture they had has not been determined. Book-like objects and the remnants of computer systems have been uncovered but have all contained cognitohazardous depictions of SCP-3841-Ω that induce vegetative states in organisms that view them.3 All Luytenian cadavers discovered to date lack a brain-equivalent organ, despite the presence of empty spaces in their skulls where a brain could reside. Most cadavers were found with their heads pointing in the direction of SCP-3841-Ω's crater.
While the exact events of K-3841 are not understood, hypotheses have been proposed to explain the death of SCP-3841-Ω. Initially it was believed that mass nuclear bombardment of the head caused its destruction, which, while potentially an explanation for the nuclear fallout, was ruled out after tests with nuclear equipment failed to damage recovered skeleton fragments. No other known weaponry possessed by the Luytenians could have caused the damage.
The leading hypothesis is that, during the formation of SCP-3841-Ω, it gained such a mass that it generated a gravitational field sufficient enough to alter the orbit of a small moon of Luyten b. Continued alterations from the field and further size growth lead to the moon's orbit intersecting with SCP-3841-Ω, resulting in it directly impacting the head. The accidental death then halted K-3841. This is consistent with the existence of the debris field and the wide spread of skull fragments.
Luyten b is not expected to be habitable for the next hundred years, if ever.
Addendum.1: SCP-3841-Ω Decay Slurry Alterations
From 2030 to 2033, probes that had been continually analyzing the chemicals in the SCP-3841-Ω decayed matter slurry detected increasing quantities of chemicals similar in nature to amino acids. RNA and DNA equivalent structures emerged soon after. In 2034 the first single-celled organisms were observed, and as of 2035 colonies of multicellular organisms have formed in the slurry and the land bordering it. The colonies primarily convert CO2 to O2.
Additional probes and monitoring devices are scheduled for deployment on Luyten b. Previously predicted time spans for habitability are under reconsideration.
1. Orbiting in the habitable zone of red dwarf Luyten's Star, 12.20 light-years away, with a mass of 2.63 Earth masses. The planet is predicted to have been highly Earth-like prior to K-3841.
2. Supported by the presence of highly irradiated craters in cities and previously inhabited locales, mainly those near SCP-3841-Ω, undetonated dud nuclear weaponry, and emptied missile silos at discovered military sites.
3. The amount of cognitohazards present in information sources decreases the further away the source was from SCP-3841-Ω's crater.
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Interview with British Conductor George Jackson
Next to going out to live concerts, Youtube really is a great place to hang around and run into your next favorite artists.
Do you like this rendition of Beethoven's 1st symphony? If yes, me, too! Aside from listening to the music being played I love watching how it is being conducted (after all, I spent some time playing orchestra clarinet in my high school and early college years). There are some great conductors around whose beat and musical intention I have the hardest time deciphering. This young maestro is probably one of the easiest conductors around to follow, though. You only have to look at him to know exactly what he wants out of what orchestral section. His name is George Jackson, and, lucky me, the young British maestro was kind enough to agree to an interviewed:
You started out as a violinist playing for hometown Ealing Youth Orchestra. What got you interested in classical music in general and the violin in particular?
My story goes back further than the violin, and classical music altogether! As a 15 year old teenager, I was a 'heavy metal' drummer in a band of school friends, which led quite quickly to becoming the guitarist and lead singer of my own 'punk' band – we did quite well, with a highlight being a gig at the London Astoria.
As a child, long before those teenage musical kicks, I had always expressed an interest in playing the violin and, after a failed attempt at the piano (I refused to practice!), I switched and started violin lessons at the age of 10. I played in school orchestras and that sort of thing, until a very close friend (who was concertmaster of the Ealing Youth Orchestra) invited me to hear one of their concerts. I immediately rushed to join. The highlights included summer tours across Europe, and a great chance to get to grips with the core orchestral repertoire – the more social aspects of playing music with other like-minded young colleagues was also a benefit, and I made lifelong friends in the EYO. The conductor of the orchestra (Mark Forkgen) had a fascinating ability to explain the stories behind the music (I think we used to all sit back on our chairs for 'storytime'): I remember working on Symphonie fantastique and being fascinated at the sheer imagination of the sounds that the orchestra could make, made even more special by the meaning that Berlioz had contained within.
Did you have favorite composers/musicians growing up? If you do, what made them special to you?
I have had an unusually wide variety of musical obsessions, which have included phases of the Rolling Stones, Planxty, Van Morrison, Slipknot, Bob Marley (I am in the middle of a quite heavy Beatles phase right now!). In terms of composers, I think my first musical obsessions always stemmed from contact with individual works – the focus on composers always came as a subsequent result of that. Elgar's Enigma Variations, Mahler's 4th Symphony, Mozart's Requiem stick out the most. They were all pieces that I played, which of course led to interest in their other works, and then an interest in the composers' lives themselves. I went through a serious 'New Viennese School' phase too, and was also interested in programmatic music. My encounters with orchestral story telling (like the Berlioz I just mentioned) were definitely the beginnings of my current interest in opera, encouraged too by my first visit to the opera at around 17 years old (Tosca at the English National Opera).
Tell us about your journey from being a young orchestral violinist to switching to conducting? Was that a difficult transition?
I would love to say that there was no conscious transition, but now you ask me this question, I do remember an incident during my brief stint as a violinist in Dublin. Early on in my time at Trinity, I remember sitting at the back of the second fiddles and watching the orchestra's conductor plow through Mussorsky's Pictures at an Exhibition –we reached the 'gnome' movement, and something just didn't click. I didn't agree with anything musically, and felt very strongly that it should be performed differently. After the rehearsal, I went home with a passionate determination to conduct the orchestra myself one day, and two years later, I conducted the Pastoral Symphony with them in Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral.
Aside from this small anecdote, it did feel natural– that event merely opened up my realization that I started to feel very passionately about how music should 'go' – this passion lit the second fire: the desire to share that passion with the musicians and, ultimately, the audience. Relating back to being an orchestral violinist, I maintained (and still maintain) the idea that everybody is a 'cog in the works', especially the conductor – I am fond of the team-playing approach, rather than an autocratic style. I suppose that means that my beginnings as an orchestral violinist helped me to develop collegiate aspect of my conducting.
What have you found to be the most challenging aspect of conducting? Is it the same when conducting an instrumental concert as when conducting an opera?
The German conductor Christian Thielemann once said to a group of students that learning to conduct is learning to 'develop an opinion', and I think that this is a clever way of summarizing the most challenging aspect. Stage one is having an opinion, and stage two is communicating it, and funnily enough, stage two can only exist when stage one is firmly in place.
When comparing instrumental concerts or opera, there are different sets of challenges. With the former, rehearsal time is often sparse, so problems need to be solved quickly – there is often only one performance at the end of it all too, so the process runs like lightening. Opera, on the other hand, can be a 'slow burner', with vocal coaching, production rehearsals, orchestral rehearsals, and a longer run of shows that allow the piece to grow through repeated performance. Both provide challenges in time management and pacing, which are important skills to develop through experience, like a tennis player learning how to pace a rally, then a game, then a complete set.
Another challenging aspect of pursuing conducting is the level of rejection, from master classes, jobs, competitions, universities, etc. At the beginning it is tough, but you have to use that disappointment to 'get back on the horse'. I remember my mentor Peter Shannon (conductor of the Savannah Philharmonic) told me that as he started out, he could have 'papered his living room with rejection letters': hearing that from a successful professional was encouraging, and I am willing to bet that my newly-wallpapered living room is larger than his.
George Jackson working with Kurt Masur.
It seems many conductors find themselves specializing into concert conductors and opera conductors. Some even sub-specialize into specific musical period. Your repertoire ranges from Haendel to Adams! Do you plan on focusing in on any particular Fach or do you enjoy conducting music from different periods through out the years?
My interest in conducting represents a wider interest in story telling, and the concert, choral and opera repertoire tell stories in different ways - the concert hall and its rituals are also as much a part of theatre as an opera or ballet might be. I think focusing on a particular area of the repertoire is inevitable, and mirrors the film industry, where actors are quickly typecast into their recurring roles (Hugh Grant, for example!). But I also feel that a young conductor's priority is to explore and experiment, which is the reason why my repertoire is so wide-ranging.
On the other hand, I am a strong believer in the connection between music and language (even in a purely orchestral context), and sometimes being a native Russian speaker (which I am not!) can be a pre-requisite to performing a Tchaikovsky symphony, for example. In that respect, my relationship to Vienna, Austria, Germany and the German language, as well as my British background, puts me in a strong position to specialize in music that represents those areas. Somebody very wise once said 'don't conduct what you like, but like what you conduct', a mantra which I try to place at the centre of my musical activities.
You studied musicology and composition at Trinity College Dublin, so you are well familiar with musicological problems with performance traditions and audience expectations, especially in earlier period opera (where the surviving scores leave a lot of room for interpretation/ornamentation). How difficult is it to pick the right balance and come up with 'what the composer probably wanted' that also satisfies the audience that might be used to hearing certain works/arias done in a certain way (even if that isn't quite what the score indicates)?
This is a very complex question, but it is great that you asked it! This was an area that the recent production of Charpentier's David et Jonathas touched upon. All that survives of this opera is a copy of the full score, copied out by the King's music librarian in 1690. This removes many of the problems that musicology can present to performers: the contradiction of sources. With the Charpentier, performers today are all 'singing from the same hymn sheet', so to speak. What makes this opera further unique is its small performance history – this means that any secondary sources (recordings, for example) complement our own reading. Picking the right balance is therefore dependent on context: aside from Jonathan Del Mar's noteworthy editions, it is impossible to ignore the wealth of recorded sources of the Beethoven symphonies, for example.
My conducting teacher in Vienna, Mark Stringer, has been influential in encouraging the consideration of notable recordings of pieces of music – a well-informed performance of a symphony may use a critical edition, but should also consider its interpretations on record. This last point deals with the end of your question: presumably, the nature of our interaction with music today means that audiences' expectations are influenced by recordings more than the concert hall, suggesting that music's un-notated elements are preserved in a sonic form of notation (like the oral traditions in ethnomusicology, for example).
The informed part of 'historically-informed performance' is the most important, and I think that combining musicianship with an informed and insightful context is a fabulous way of using the vast resources available to us today. Lastly, to know what a composer 'wanted' is impossible, particularly with the implication of desire in the term 'want': I prefer to think of what the composer may have 'expected', and our job as conductor is to consider this expectation in modern times.
You were also Yves Abel's assistant conductor at the Bavarian State Opera last year and worked the rehearsals during the I Capuleti e i Montecchi featuring Anna Netrebko and Vesselina Kasarova that was live-streamed all over the globe and got more than 241,000 hit. What was it like working with maestro Abel in such a high profile project with such popular stars?
I was, and Yves has been so kind to me - he took me to London with him as his assistant during his debut there in 2010, and then to the Vienna State Opera for a series of productions in 2011 and 2012. The Munich engagement was a similar situation - Yves was flying backwards and forwards for La Fille performances in London, and the souffleur needed somebody to conduct the Act I duets between Romeo and Giulietta, and suddenly there I was!
What I found fascinating was how easy it was to follow them both - they breathe so early, and with such character that it is impossible NOT to be with them every step of the way. With regards to working with 'stars', I suppose the glamour of the outside opera world is absent from the rehearsal room in a very positive way: both are there to do the job, and they didn't treat me with any less respect for being the 'new kid' (I even got a high five from Anna at the end of the rehearsal!).
One thing I found particularly interesting was how much they both question elements of the staging, something which Yves is also interested in too - the conductor can be a major part of the stage direction, and can intervene or express differences of opinion when necessary. I learnt a lot from him, and that is why I enjoy collaboration with directors.
You recently took part in the London SymphonyOrchestra's Discovery Masterclass with Michael Tilson Thomas. What was that experience like?
The experience with the LSO was super, and it was a real treat to get close to such an orchestra – like driving a Ferrari, which is superior to my rusty Nissan Micra! Part of the Masterclass includes permanent access to the orchestra's rehearsals, providing an incredible learning opportunity in future years. Working with the LSO on repertoire that is close to their hearts (Britten's 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra') was also a privilege, and the experience has shaped the way I will perform that piece in years to come.
George Jackson with Michael Tilson Thomas during the LSO Discovery Masterclass 2013.
For similar reasons, studying Copland (Short Symphony) and Shostakovich's Fifth with Michael Tilson Thomas was also unique, because both are central works in his repertoire. On a sonic level, the experience of being involved in the cultivated sound of the orchestra was also a highlight. Although young conductors are taught that every tiny movement we make has an effect on the sound, I believe that it is a two-way street – the sound of the orchestra acts physically upon the conductor, and the relationship is reciprocal. Exposure to that sound has changed an aspect of my physicality that will have an effect on all of my forthcoming conducting engagements.
It is very comforting to know that orchestras and conductors, however prestigious, recognize their place in the cultivation of a next generation of musicians, and I salute the LSO for continuing to prioritize its involvement with the community around it.
You founded the Speculum Musicae Opera Company in 2010 and have conducted Pergolesi's La serva padrona and Charpentier's David et Jonathas. Did you stage them, too? or were they in concert form?
That is correct, although the opera company is perhaps best seen as a project-orientated 'collective' rather than a regular working company. I have always been fascinated in opera for its theatrical qualities, and am interested in theatre that uses weird and wonderful locations ('site-specific theatre', as it is often known). Both of the productions you mention were fully staged collaborations, but taken out of the traditional opera house context.
The first was a project with the French director, Béatrice Lachaussée – we took Pergolesi's comic intermezzo and performed it amidst a working Viennese coffee-house setting, at the sixth district's famous Café Sperl (brought to fame as one of Franz Lehár's regular hangouts). The waiters and waitresses would continue their daily grind amongst our performance, and the audience could place their orders as normal. The second production was a collaboration with Kai Schuhmacher (currently on staff at the Stadttheater Mainz), and took place at the Vienna Music University's black box theatre.
Like the Pergolesi project, we worked with the notion of challenging the traditional pit-stage relationship. This time, the orchestra occupied a small box-like enclosure under the stage in a Bayreuth-like setup, and was free to rise up as a central part of the set. This formed a series of uneven ledges that became the singers' playground, so to speak. Going back to your earlier question about challenges in conducting, this was a great example of solving technical difficulties: with very little direct sight lines to the singers, everything happened through monitors, which encouraged a different style of conducting: for me, this lies at the heart of my interest in opera, where theatrical concepts can have a direct effect on how musicians adapt their technical skills to contribute to the end goal.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
There are lots of aspects that I enjoy about my work, but the most significant is the privilege of sharing a composers' masterpiece with the world. Score study can be so exhilarating, because it is like getting to know a new person (or being on a date!) – you ask questions, you want to know more, you share your own experiences with that 'person'. But ultimately, it is an isolated act, which brings me to the next great joy – moving from the one-on-one relationship between conductors and scores, to being in a room and sharing that work with 70 people who add to that relationship, and then finally, the audience's eventual involvement at the performance.
On June 13th you will make your conducting debut with the ORF at the Wiener Musikverein with 5 other conductors. What work will you be conducting? What does the piece speak to you?
I am very excited about conducting at the Musikverein next week, and I am lucky to have the chance to work with the Swiss composer Michael Jarrell. This performance will be the Austrian premiere of his orchestral piece 'Ombres' ('Shadows'), and as I am 'jumping in' for a sick colleague, this has meant a very quick turnaround, with just two weeks to prepare the score.
My dialogue with the composer has been mostly practical, working out any errata in the parts and solving technical problems that will help the orchestra. This has allowed me to develop my own independent view of the piece, which I feel is important when working in collaboration with a composer. I find that a lot of music finds its place in the world through parallels with other art forms, particularly fine art (the traditional Schoenberg-Kandinsky or Debussy-Monet connections, for example).
My feeling with 'Ombres' is a relationship to abstract expressionism in art. Paintings by Mark Rothko or Clyfford Still, for example, have helped in my imagination of the piece – the idea of a single dark texture with a contrasting white line across the centre, for example, finds aural equivalence in the piece: the dark texture in Rothko is formed by Jarrell's cantabile backdrops (tremolo strings or woodwind effects), offset by the contrasting 'white lines' in the form of louder pizzicato gestures in the strings, or sforzato 'stabs' in the brass - Jackson Pollock-esque pointillist textures are also prevalent. I feel that the visual-aural relationship that music exhibits is of enormous benefit to conductors, and helps to initiate the flow of imagination between conductor-orchestra and then orchestra-audience.
The man is so fascinating and refreshing I wish I live in or near Vienna so I can catch Maestro Jackson live in action at the ORF concert next Thursday! Luckily he is quite young yet, so I expect to have many chances to attend his concerts in years to come. In the meanwhile, though, check out George Jackson's official website for more info about the maestro. And if you are in Vienna you can catch him at the Musikverein next week (and come back here to tell us about it afterward!), too!
Photos courtesy of George H Jackson.
Posted by Smorg at 11:38 AM
Labels: classical music, favorite musicians, interview, opera, symphony
SO interesting, Smorgy!
Your "reactions" buttons at the end of the post really need an I LOVE IT section!
How do you conduct your interviews? Was he in your part of the world? Did you phone? or did he write everything down?
You may well have conducted one of the first interviews of a big name of the future - well done you!
Smorg said...
Hiya Eyes!
Thanks very much! :oD We did the interview by email, actually. I haven't got a good sound recorder and I wouldn't like to misquote, so I really prefer it in writing. :o) Maestro Jackson is really an amazing interviewee... really thorough and engaging with his responses. I didn't have to edit anything! (So, I sort of feel a bit guilty. The guy practically did most of the work for this post. All I had to do was ask a few questions and he did the rest!).
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you are having a good start to the weekend with lots of good music and sunshine and good company!
Smorgy :o)
A conductor who knows and even likes Planxty and Bob Marley! Nice find and thanx for really fascinating interview!
Georg said...
Hello Smorgy,
What a splendid interview, you did very well by posing the right questions.
And yes, it is a pleasure to listen to this version of Beethoven's 1st Symph. Goes in like an earworm.
May be one day you'll be able to stay for some time in Vienna, sitting it out in Café Sacher and the Musikverein. Who knows.
Hi JD: I'm telling ya', his listening taste is hipper than mine! :oD Thanks for stopping by!
Hallo Georgy: Thanks very much! :oD I've been on a Beethoven spree of late because of it (but I'm totally not complaining. Beethoven is always good for a spree ;o) ).
Would love to hang out at the Sacher after going to a concert at the Musikverein one of these days indeed, or even at the opera. Gotta count for myself the number of breasts on the golden statues in the Golden Hall there. Been curious ever since I read Christa Ludwig's memoir and she mentioned counting them from the stage... and coming up with an odd number! :oD
Fascinating interview! Like the way he thinks and conducts, too. Wish he has a schedule on his website, tho.
Jerry Lane
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Dr Darren Moore
North Cloisters NC 135
North Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
My office hours vary each week and are currently online via Teams, please contact me to find out when upcoming times are.
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My research interests focus broadly on school mental health. This spans social, emotional and mental health as a special educational need, the impact of mental ill health on school attendance and outcomes, how schools can identify and treat mental health difficulties, teachers mental health and wellbeing and how schools enact mental health and wellbeing policy and practice. I am also interested in educational transitions, parental engagement in learning, behaviour in school, clinical education, reflective practice and the involvement of practitioners in generating and prioritising research ideas.
I have been teaching in the Graduate School of Education since 2008. Before I started a lectureship in 2017, I taught psychology and researched in a Further Education College, completed my PhD in Education here and have worked as a researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School on projects related to child and adolescent mental health.
I have led the Secondary Science PGCE and also lead modules on the MA Education and MA Education Online programmes. I supervise doctoral and masters level students. I am a core member of the Centre for Special Educational Needs and Disability.
I have previously taught undergraduate level research methods modules and use a wide range of methods in my own work. For instance, recent papers of mine feature meta-analysis and primary qualitative research. I have worked on numerous systematic reviews and have led several reviews and trained others in systematic review methods.
PhD Education, University of Exeter, 2011
MSc Educational Research, University of Exeter, 2007
BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Surrey, 2005
Research group links
Centre for Special Educational Needs and Disability
Centre for Research in STEM Education (CRISTEME)
Institute of Health Research
Centre for Social Mobility
Behaviour in schools
Educational transitions
School-home relationships and parental engagement
HTA - 14/157/06: Improving the mental health of children and young people with long term conditions: Linked evidence syntheses.
2018 Education Endowment Foundation
EEF - Review of Evidence on Behaviour
2017 NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research
Improving the experience of care for people with dementia in hospital: Synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence, development of a logic model and co-production of plans for service change
How schools can support parents’ engagement in their children’s learning
2015 National Institute for Health Research HTA Programme
HTA - 14/157/06: Improving the mental health of children and young people with long term conditions: Linked evidence syntheses
Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year
Anderson JK, Ford T, Soneson E, Coon JT, Humphrey A, Rogers M, Moore D, Jones PB, Clarke E, Howarth E, et al (2019). A systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of school-based identification of children and young people at risk of, or currently experiencing mental health difficulties. Psychol Med, 49(1), 9-19.
A systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of school-based identification of children and young people at risk of, or currently experiencing mental health difficulties.
BACKGROUND: Although school-based programmes for the identification of children and young people (CYP) with mental health difficulties (MHD) have the potential to improve short- and long-term outcomes across a range of mental disorders, the evidence-base on the effectiveness of these programmes is underdeveloped. In this systematic review, we sought to identify and synthesise evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of school-based methods to identify students experiencing MHD, as measured by accurate identification, referral rates, and service uptake. METHOD: Electronic bibliographic databases: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ERIC, British Education Index and ASSIA were searched. Comparative studies were included if they assessed the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of strategies to identify students in formal education aged 3-18 years with MHD, presenting symptoms of mental ill health, or exposed to psychosocial risks that increase the likelihood of developing a MHD. RESULTS: We identified 27 studies describing 44 unique identification programmes. Only one study was a randomised controlled trial. Most studies evaluated the utility of universal screening programmes; where comparison of identification rates was made, the comparator test varied across studies. The heterogeneity of studies, the absence of randomised studies and poor outcome reporting make for a weak evidence-base that only generate tentative conclusions about the effectiveness of school-based identification programmes. CONCLUSIONS: Well-designed pragmatic trials that include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness and detailed process evaluations are necessary to establish the accuracy of different identification models, as well as their effectiveness in connecting students to appropriate support in real-world settings.
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Moore D, Benham-Clarke S, Kenchington R, Boyle C, Ford T, Hayes R, Rogers M (2019). Improving Behaviour in Schools: Evidence Review. Education Endowment Foundation. Author URL. Full text.
Moore DA, Nunns M, Shaw L, Rogers M, Walker E, Ford T, Garside R, Ukoumunne O, Titman P, Shafran R, et al (2019). Interventions to improve the mental health of children and young people with long-term physical conditions: linked evidence syntheses. Health Technol Assess, 23(22), 1-164.
Interventions to improve the mental health of children and young people with long-term physical conditions: linked evidence syntheses.
BACKGROUND: Although mental health difficulties can severely complicate the lives of children and young people (CYP) with long-term physical conditions (LTCs), there is a lack of evidence about the effectiveness of interventions to treat them. OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aiming to improve the mental health of CYP with LTCs (review 1) and explore the factors that may enhance or limit their delivery (review 2). DATA SOURCES: for review 1, 13 electronic databases were searched, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Science Citation Index. For review 2, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL were searched. Supplementary searches, author contact and grey literature searches were also conducted. REVIEW METHODS: the first systematic review sought randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and economic evaluations of interventions to improve elevated symptoms of mental ill health in CYP with LTCs. Effect sizes for each outcome were calculated post intervention (Cohen's d). When appropriate, random-effects meta-analyses produced pooled effect sizes (d). Review 2 located primary qualitative studies exploring experiences of CYP with LTCs, their families and/or practitioners, regarding interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well-being of CYP with LTCs. Synthesis followed the principles of metaethnography. An overarching synthesis integrated the findings from review 1 and review 2 using a deductive approach. End-user involvement, including topic experts and CYP with LTCs and their parents, was a feature throughout the project. RESULTS: Review 1 synthesised 25 RCTs evaluating 11 types of intervention, sampling 12 different LTCs. Tentative evidence from seven studies suggests that cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions could improve the mental health of CYP with certain LTCs. Intervention-LTC dyads were diverse, with few opportunities to meta-analyse. No economic evaluations were located. Review 2 synthesised 57 studies evaluating 21 types of intervention. Most studies were of individuals with cancer, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or mixed LTCs. Interventions often aimed to improve broader mental health and well-being, rather than symptoms of mental health disorder. The metaethnography identified five main constructs, described in an explanatory line of argument model of the experience of interventions. Nine overarching synthesis categories emerged from the integrated evidence, raising implications for future research. LIMITATIONS: Review 1 conclusions were limited by the lack of evidence about intervention effectiveness. No relevant economic evaluations were located. There were no UK studies included in review 1, limiting the applicability of findings. The mental health status of participants in review 2 was usually unknown, limiting comparability with review 1. The different evidence identified by the two systematic reviews challenged the overarching synthesis. CONCLUSIONS: There is a relatively small amount of comparable evidence for the effectiveness of interventions for the mental health of CYP with LTCs. Qualitative evidence provided insight into the experiences that intervention deliverers and recipients valued. Future research should evaluate potentially effective intervention components in high-quality RCTs integrating process evaluations. End-user involvement enriched the project. STUDY REGISTRATION: This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42011001716. FUNDING: the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula.
Finning K, Ukoumunne OC, Ford T, Danielson-Waters E, Shaw L, Romero De jager I, Stentiford L, Moore D (2019). Review: the association between anxiety and poor attendance at school – a systematic review. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 24(3), 205-2016.
Review: the association between anxiety and poor attendance at school – a systematic review
Background: Anxiety may be associated with poor attendance at school, which can lead to a range of adverse outcomes. We systematically reviewed the evidence for an association between anxiety and poor school attendance. Methods: Seven electronic databases were searched for quantitative studies that reported an estimate of association between anxiety and school attendance. Anxiety had to be assessed via standardised diagnostic measure or validated scale. Articles were screened independently by two reviewers. Meta-analyses were performed where possible, otherwise results were synthesised narratively. Results: a total of 4930 articles were screened. Eleven studies from six countries across North America, Europe and Asia, were included. School attendance was categorised into: (a) absenteeism (i.e. total absences), (b) excused/medical absences, (c) unexcused absences/truancy and (d) school refusal. Findings from eight studies suggested associations between truancy and any anxiety disorder, as well as social and generalised anxiety. Results also suggested cross-sectional associations between school refusal and separation, generalised and social anxiety disorders, as well as simple phobia. Few studies investigated associations with absenteeism or excused/medical absences. Conclusions: Findings suggest associations between anxiety and unexcused absences/truancy, and school refusal. Clinicians should consider the possibility of anxiety in children and adolescents with poor attendance. However, there is a lack of high quality evidence, little longitudinal research and limited evidence relating to overall absenteeism or excused/medical absences, despite the latter being the most common type of absence. These gaps should be a key priority for future research.
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Moore D, Russell A, Matthews J, Ford T, Rogers M, Ukoumunne O, Kneale D, Thompson Coon J, Sutcliffe K, Nunns M, et al (2018). School‐based interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review with multiple synthesis methods. Review of Education, 6 Full text.
Moore DA, Russell AE, Arnell S, Ford TJ (2017). Educators' experiences of managing students with ADHD: a qualitative study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 43(4), 489-498.
Educators' experiences of managing students with ADHD: a qualitative study
© 2017 John Wiley. &. Sons Ltd Background: the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are associated with difficulty coping with the social, behavioural and academic components of school. Compared with medication and other non-pharmacological treatment, there is less evidence relating to school-based interventions to support children with ADHD. There is additionally an absence of any research focused on the experiences and practices of educators in the UK around how they work with children who are inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive. Methods: Forty-two educational practitioners from primary, secondary and alternate provision schools in the UK participated in focus groups or individual interviews that explored (1) their experiences of managing students with ADHD in the classroom and (2) factors that helped and hindered them in this endeavour. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Analysis identified six themes: broad strategies, student-centred, inclusive strategies, labelling, medication and relationships. Participants' experiences of managing students with ADHD drew upon a wide range of strategies that typically involved responding to individual needs in an inclusive manner, so individuals with ADHD could access the classroom with their peers. Participants spoke about three factors that helped and hindered managing students with ADHD. Labelling of students with ADHD was reported, with the negative aspects of labelling, such as stigmatization, affecting the classroom. Educators reported mixed experiences regarding the helpfulness of medication; where helpful, it allowed the use of strategies in the classroom. Although students with ADHD were described as having rollercoaster relationships, positive relationships were considered key to the support of children with these difficulties. Conclusions: This study suggests that factors such as attitudes towards ADHD, relationships experienced by students with ADHD and other treatments being delivered need to be carefully considered before strategies are put in place in the classroom. This study supports the need for further work on the implementation of evidence-based school interventions for ADHD.
Lourida I, Gwernan-Jones R, Abbott R, Rogers M, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore D, et al (2020). Activity interventions to improve the experience of care in hospital for people living with dementia: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr, 20(1).
Activity interventions to improve the experience of care in hospital for people living with dementia: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND: an increasingly high number of patients admitted to hospital have dementia. Hospital environments can be particularly confusing and challenging for people living with dementia (Plwd) impacting their wellbeing and the ability to optimize their care. Improving the experience of care in hospital has been recognized as a priority, and non-pharmacological interventions including activity interventions have been associated with improved wellbeing and behavioral outcomes for Plwd in other settings. This systematic review aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of activity interventions to improve experience of care for Plwd in hospital. METHODS: Systematic searches were conducted in 16 electronic databases up to October 2019. Reference lists of included studies and forward citation searching were also conducted. Quantitative studies reporting comparative data for activity interventions delivered to Plwd aiming to improve their experience of care in hospital were included. Screening for inclusion, data extraction and quality appraisal were performed independently by two reviewers with discrepancies resolved by discussion with a third where necessary. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) were calculated where possible to support narrative statements and aid interpretation. RESULTS: Six studies met the inclusion criteria (one randomized and five non-randomized uncontrolled studies) including 216 Plwd. Activity interventions evaluated music, art, social, psychotherapeutic, and combinations of tailored activities in relation to wellbeing outcomes. Although studies were generally underpowered, findings indicated beneficial effects of activity interventions with improved mood and engagement of Plwd while in hospital, and reduced levels of responsive behaviors. Calculated SMDs ranged from very small to large but were mostly statistically non-significant. CONCLUSIONS: the small number of identified studies indicate that activity-based interventions implemented in hospitals may be effective in improving aspects of the care experience for Plwd. Larger well-conducted studies are needed to fully evaluate the potential of this type of non-pharmacological intervention to improve experience of care in hospital settings, and whether any benefits extend to staff wellbeing and the wider ward environment.
Thompson Coon J, Gwernan-Jones R, Garside R, Nunns M, Shaw L, Melendez-Torres GJ, Moore D (2020). Developing methods for the overarching synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence: the interweave synthesis approach. Research Synthesis Methods, 11(4), 507-521.
Developing methods for the overarching synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence: the interweave synthesis approach
© 2019 the Authors. Research Synthesis Methods published by John Wiley. &. Sons Ltd the incorporation of evidence derived from multiple research designs into one single synthesis can enhance the utility of systematic reviews making them more worthwhile, useful, and insightful. Methodological guidance for mixed-methods synthesis continues to emerge and evolve but broadly involves a sequential, parallel, or convergent approach according to the degree of independence between individual syntheses before they are combined. We present two case studies in which we used novel and innovative methods to draw together the findings from individual but related quantitative and qualitative syntheses to aid interpretation of the overall evidence base. Our approach moved beyond making a choice between parallel, sequential, or convergent methods to interweave the findings of individual reviews and offers three key innovations to mixed-methods synthesis methods: the use of intersubjective questions to understand the findings of the individual reviews through different lenses, Immersion of key reviewers in the entirety of the evidence base, and Commencing the process during the final stages of the synthesis of individual reviews, at a point where reviewers are developing an understanding of initial findings. Underlying our approach is the process of exploration and identification of links between and across review findings, an approach that is fundamental to all evidence syntheses but usually occurs at the level of the study. Adapting existing methods for exploring and identifying patterns and links between and across studies to interweave the findings between and across reviews may prove valuable.
Abbott RA, Moore DA, Rogers M, Bethel A, Stein K, Coon JT (2020). Effectiveness of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication-related problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Health Serv Res, 20(1).
Effectiveness of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication-related problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
BACKGROUND: Medication mismanagement is a major cause of both hospital admission and nursing home placement of frail older adults. Medication reviews by community pharmacists aim to maximise therapeutic benefit but also minimise harm. Pharmacist-led medication reviews have been the focus of several systematic reviews, but none have focussed on the home setting. REVIEW METHODS: to determine the effectiveness of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication-related problems we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Thirteen databases were searched from inception to December 2018. Forward and backward citation of included studies was also performed. Articles were screened for inclusion independently by two reviewers. Randomised controlled studies of home visits by pharmacists for individuals at risk of medication-related problems were eligible for inclusion. Data extraction and quality appraisal were performed by one reviewer and checked by a second. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed where sufficient data allowed and narrative synthesis summarised all remaining data. RESULTS: Twelve RCTs (reported in 15 articles), involving 3410 participants, were included in the review. The frequency, content and purpose of the home visit varied considerably. The data from eight trials were suitable for meta-analysis of the effects on hospital admissions and mortality, and from three trials for the effects on quality of life. Overall there was no evidence of reduction in hospital admissions (risk ratio (RR) of 1.01 (95%CI 0.86 to 1.20, I2 = 69.0%, p = 0.89; 8 studies, 2314 participants)), or mortality (RR of 1.01 (95%CI 0.81 to 1.26, I2 = 0%, p = 0.94; 8 studies, 2314 participants)). There was no consistent evidence of an effect on quality of life, medication adherence or knowledge. CONCLUSION: a systematic review of twelve RCTs assessing the impact of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication related problems found no evidence of effect on hospital admission or mortality rates, and limited evidence of effect on quality of life. Future studies should focus on using more robust methods to assess relevant outcomes.
Finning K, Ford T, Moore DA, Ukoumunne OC (2020). Emotional disorder and absence from school: findings from the 2004 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 29(2), 187-198.
Emotional disorder and absence from school: findings from the 2004 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey.
Emotional disorder may be associated with absence from school, but the existing evidence is methodologically weak. We studied the relationships between anxiety, depression and emotional difficulties, and school absence (total, authorised and unauthorised) using data from the 2004 British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey (BCAMHS). The BCAMHS was a cross-sectional, community survey of 7977 5- to 16-year-olds. Emotional disorder was assessed using the Development and Wellbeing Assessment (DAWBA), and emotional difficulties using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) completed by teachers and parents. Teachers reported days absent in the previous school term. Multivariable negative binomial regression was used to examine the impact of emotional disorder and difficulties on absence. Age, gender and general health were explored as moderators. Anxiety, depression and emotional difficulties were associated with higher rates of all types of absence [rate ratios for total absence: anxiety 1.69 (1.39-2.06) p
Walker E, Shaw E, Nunns M, Moore D, Thompson Coon J (2020). No evidence synthesis about me without me: Involving young people in the conduct and dissemination of a complex evidence synthesis. Health Expect
No evidence synthesis about me without me: Involving young people in the conduct and dissemination of a complex evidence synthesis.
OBJECTIVES: to describe and reflect on the methods and influence of involvement of young people with lived experience within a complex evidence synthesis. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Linked syntheses of quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews of evidence about interventions to improve the mental health of children and young people (CYP) with long-term physical conditions (LTCs). METHODS: Involvement was led by an experienced patient and public involvement in research lead. Young people with long-term physical conditions and mental health issues were invited to join a study-specific Children and Young People's Advisory Group (CYPAG). The CYPAG met face to face on four occasions during the project with individuals continuing to contribute to dissemination following report submission. RESULTS: Eight young people joined the CYPAG. Their views and experiences informed (a) a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of interventions intended to improve the mental health of CYP with LTCs, (b) a systematic review exploring the experiences of interventions intended to improve the mental well-being of CYP with LTCs and (c) an overarching synthesis. The CYPAG greatly contributed to the team's understanding and appreciation of the wider context of the research. The young people found the experience of involvement empowering and felt they would use the knowledge they had gained about the research process in the future. CONCLUSION: Creating an environment that enabled meaningful engagement between the research team and the CYPAG had a beneficial influence on the young people themselves, as well as on the review process and the interpretation, presentation and dissemination of findings.
Gwernan-Jones R, Abbott R, Lourida I, Rogers M, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore DA, et al (2020). The experiences of hospital staff who provide care for people living with dementia: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING, 15(4). Author URL. Full text.
Gwernan-Jones R, Lourida I, Abbott RA, Rogers M, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore D, et al (2020). Understanding and improving experiences of care in hospital for people living with dementia, their carers and staff: three systematic reviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(43), 1-248.
Understanding and improving experiences of care in hospital for people living with dementia, their carers and staff: three systematic reviews
. Background
. Being in hospital can be particularly confusing and challenging not only for people living with dementia, but also for their carers and the staff who care for them. Improving the experience of care for people living with dementia in hospital has been recognised as a priority.
. Objectives
. To understand the experience of care in hospital for people living with dementia, their carers and the staff who care for them and to assess what we know about improving the experience of care.
. Review methods
. We undertook three systematic reviews: (1) the experience of care in hospital, (2) the experience of interventions to improve care in hospital and (3) the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve the experience of care. Reviews 1 and 2 sought primary qualitative studies and were analysed using meta-ethnography. Review 3 sought comparative studies and economic evaluations of interventions to improve experience of care. An interweaving approach to overarching synthesis was used to integrate the findings across the reviews.
. Data sources
. Sixteen electronic databases were searched. Forwards and backwards citation chasing, author contact and grey literature searches were undertaken. Screening of title and abstracts and full texts was performed by two reviewers independently. A quality appraisal of all included studies was undertaken.
. Results
. Sixty-three studies (reported in 82 papers) were included in review 1, 14 studies (reported in 16 papers) were included in review 2, and 25 studies (reported in 26 papers) were included in review 3. A synthesis of review 1 studies found that when staff were delivering more person-centred care, people living with dementia, carers and staff all experienced this as better care. The line of argument, which represents the conceptual findings as a whole, was that ‘a change of hospital culture is needed before person-centred care can become routine’. From reviews 2 and 3, there was some evidence of improvements in experience of care from activities, staff training, added capacity and inclusion of carers. In consultation with internal and external stakeholders, the findings from the three reviews and overarching synthesis were developed into 12 DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change: key institutional and environmental practices and processes that could help improve experience of care for people living with dementia in hospital.
. Limitations
. Few of the studies explored experience from the perspectives of people living with dementia. The measurement of experience of care across the studies was not consistent. Methodological variability and the small number of intervention studies limited the ability to draw conclusions on effectiveness.
. Conclusions
. The evidence suggests that, to improve the experience of care in hospital for people living with dementia, a transformation of organisational and ward cultures is needed that supports person-centred care and values the status of dementia care. Changes need to cut across hierarchies and training systems to facilitate working patterns and interactions that enable both physical and emotional care of people living with dementia in hospital. Future research needs to identify how such changes can be implemented, and how they can be maintained in the long term. To do this, well-designed controlled studies with improved reporting of methods and intervention details to elevate the quality of available evidence and facilitate comparisons across different interventions are required.
. Study registration
. This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42018086013.
. Funding
. This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research programme and will be published in full in Health Services and Delivery Research; Vol. 8, No. 43. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information. Additional funding was provided by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula.
Long L, Moore D, Robinson S, Sansom A, Aylward A, Fletcher E, Welsman J, Dean SG, Campbell JL, Anderson R, et al (2020). Understanding why primary care doctors leave direct patient care: a systematic review of qualitative research. BMJ Open, 10(5), e029846-e029846.
Understanding why primary care doctors leave direct patient care: a systematic review of qualitative research
BackgroundUK general practitioners (GPs) are leaving direct patient care in significant numbers. We undertook a systematic review of qualitative research to identify factors affecting GPs’ leaving behaviour in the workforce as part of a wider mixed methods study (ReGROUP).ObjectiveTo identify factors that affect GPs’ decisions to leave direct patient care.MethodsQualitative interview-based studies were identified and their quality was assessed. A thematic analysis was performed and an explanatory model was constructed providing an overview of factors affecting UK GPs. Non-UK studies were considered separately.ResultsSix UK interview-based studies and one Australian interview-based study were identified. Three central dynamics that are key to understanding UK GP leaving behaviour were identified: factors associated with low job satisfaction, high job satisfaction and those linked to the doctor–patient relationship. The importance of contextual influence on job satisfaction emerged. GPs with high job satisfaction described feeling supported by good practice relationships, while GPs with poor job satisfaction described feeling overworked and unsupported with negatively impacted doctor–patient relationships.ConclusionsMany GPs report that job satisfaction directly relates to the quality of the doctor–patient relationship. Combined with changing relationships with patients and interfaces with secondary care, and the gradual sense of loss of autonomy within the workplace, many GPs report a reduction in job satisfaction. Once job satisfaction has become negatively impacted, the combined pressure of increased patient demand and workload, together with other stress factors, has left many feeling unsupported and vulnerable to burn-out and ill health, and ultimately to the decision to leave general practice.
Russell AE, Tay M, Ford T, Russell G, Moore D (2019). Educational practitioners’ perceptions of ADHD: a qualitative study of views of the home lives of children with ADHD in the UK. British Journal of Special Education, 46(1), 8-28.
Educational practitioners’ perceptions of ADHD: a qualitative study of views of the home lives of children with ADHD in the UK
© 2019 NASEN There is little research exploring educational practitioners’ experiences of working with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current study aimed to understand educational practitioners’ beliefs concerning the home lives of children with ADHD, and how they perceive that home lives affect children’s behaviour in school. Forty-two practitioners from primary, secondary and pupil referral schools participated in focus groups or interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes arising from the data. Three themes emerged as relevant to beliefs about the home lives of children with ADHD: inconsistency, psychosocial adversity and isolation. Educational practitioners relate their experiences of working with children to what they believe occurs at home. On the basis of these findings, we make recommendations for strategies that school practitioners can use when working with children with ADHD.
Shaw L, Moore D, Nunns M, Thompson Coon J, Ford T, Berry V, Walker E, Heyman I, Dickens C, Bennett S, et al (2019). Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with a long-term physical condition: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. Child Care Health Dev, 45(6), 832-849.
Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with a long-term physical condition: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.
BACKGROUND: Children and young people with long-term physical health conditions are at increased risk of experiencing mental health and well-being difficulties. However, there is a lack of research that explores the experiences of and attitudes towards interventions aiming to improve their mental health and well-being. This systematic review seeks to address this gap in the literature by exploring what children and young people with long-term conditions, their caregivers, and health practitioners perceive to be important aspects of interventions aiming to improve their mental health and well-being. METHODS: an information specialist searched five academic databases using predefined criteria for qualitative evaluations of interventions aiming to improve the mental health or well-being of children with long-term physical conditions. Reviewers also performed supplementary citation and grey literature searches. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full texts that met the inclusion criteria and conducted data extraction and quality assessment. Meta-ethnography was used to synthesize the findings. RESULTS: Screening identified 60 relevant articles. We identified five overarching constructs through the synthesis: (a) Getting in and Staying In, (b) Therapeutic Foundation, (c) Social Support, (d) a Hopeful Alternative, and (e) Empowerment. The line of argument that links these constructs together indicates that when interventions can provide an environment that allows young people to share their experiences and build empathetic relationships, it can enable participants to access social support and increase feelings of hope and empowerment. CONCLUSION: These findings may provide a framework to inform the development of mental health interventions for this population and evaluate existing interventions that already include some of the components or processes identified by this research. Further research is needed to establish which of the constructs identified by the line of argument are most effective in improving the mental well-being of young people living with long-term conditions.
Moore DA, Richardson M, Gwernan-Jones R, Thompson-Coon J, Stein K, Rogers M, Garside R, Logan S, Ford TJ (2019). Non-Pharmacological Interventions for ADHD in School Settings: an Overarching Synthesis of Systematic Reviews. J Atten Disord, 23(3), 220-233.
Non-Pharmacological Interventions for ADHD in School Settings: an Overarching Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.
OBJECTIVE: This overarching synthesis brings together the findings of four systematic reviews including 138 studies focused on non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD used in school settings. These reviews considered the effectiveness of school-based interventions for ADHD, attitudes toward and experience of school-based interventions for ADHD, and the experience of ADHD in school settings. METHOD: We developed novel methods to compare the findings across these reviews inductively and deductively. RESULTS: Key contextual issues that may influence the effectiveness and implementation of interventions include the relationships that pupils with ADHD have with their teachers and peers, the attributions individuals make about the etiology of ADHD, and stigma related to ADHD or intervention attendance. CONCLUSION: Although we found some positive effects for some outcomes and intervention categories, heterogeneity in effect size estimates and research evidence suggests a range of diverse contextual factors potentially moderate the implementation and effectiveness of school-based interventions for ADHD.
Finning K, Waite P, Harvey K, Moore D, Davis B, Ford T (2019). Secondary school practitioners’ beliefs about risk factors for school attendance problems: a qualitative study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Full text.
Finning K, Ukoumunne OC, Ford T, Danielsson-Waters E, Shaw L, Romero De Jager I, Stentiford L, Moore DA (2019). The association between child and adolescent depression and poor attendance at school: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 928-938.
The association between child and adolescent depression and poor attendance at school: a systematic review and meta-analysis
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Background: Depression in young people may lead to reduced school attendance through social withdrawal, loss of motivation, sleep disturbance and low energy. We systematically reviewed the evidence for an association between depression and poor school attendance. Methods: Seven electronic databases were searched for quantitative studies with school-aged children and/or adolescents, reporting a measure of association between depression and school attendance. Articles were independently screened by two reviewers. Synthesis incorporated random-effects meta-analysis and narrative synthesis. Results: Searches identified 4930 articles. Nineteen studies from eight countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, were included. School attendance was grouped into: 1) absenteeism (i.e. total absences), 2) excused/medical absences, 3) unexcused absences/truancy, and 4) school refusal. Meta-analyses demonstrated small-to-moderate positive cross-sectional associations between depression and absenteeism (correlation coefficient r = 0.11, 95% confidence interval 0.07 to 0.15, p = 0.005, I 2 = 63%); and depression and unexcused absences/truancy (r = 0.15, 95% confidence interval 0.13 to 0.17, p < 0.001, I 2 = 4%; odds ratio = 3.74, 95% confidence interval 2.11 to 6.60, p < 0.001, I 2 = 65%). Few studies reported associations with school refusal or excused/medical absences, and few utilised longitudinal data, although results from two studies suggested an association between depression and subsequent absenteeism. Limitations: Study quality was poor overall, and methodological heterogeneity, despite creating a broad evidence-base, restricted meta-analysis to only small subsamples of studies. Conclusions: Findings suggest associations between depression and poor school attendance, particularly absenteeism and unexcused absences/truancy. Clinicians and school staff should be alert to the possibility of depression in children and adolescents with poor attendance. Future research should utilise longitudinal data to confirm the direction of the association, investigate associations with excused absences, and test potential moderators of the relationship.
Moore D, Russell A, Matthews J, Ford T, Rogers M, Ukoumunne O, Kneale D, Thompson Coon J, Sutcliffe K, Nunns M, et al (2018). Context and Implications Document for: School-based interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review with multiple synthesis methods. Review of Education, 6 Full text.
Nunns M, Mayhew D, Ford T, Rogers M, Curle C, Logan S, Moore D (2018). Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psycho-Oncology, 27(8), 1889-1899.
Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Copyright © 2018 John Wiley. &. Sons, Ltd. Objective: Children and young people (CYP) with cancer undergo painful and distressing procedures. We aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in CYP. Methods: Extensive literature searches sought randomised controlled trials that quantified the effect of any nonpharmacological intervention for procedural anxiety in CYP with cancer aged 0 to 25. Study selection involved independent title and abstract screening and full text screening by two reviewers. Anxiety, distress, fear, and pain outcomes were extracted from included studies. Where similar intervention, comparator, and outcomes presented, meta-analysis was performed, producing pooled effect sizes (Cohen's d) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). All other data were narratively described. Quality and risk of bias appraisal was performed, based on the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: Screening of 11 727 records yielded 56 relevant full texts. There were 15 included studies, eight trialling hypnosis, and seven nonhypnosis interventions. There were large, statistically significant reductions in anxiety and pain for hypnosis, particularly compared with treatment as usual (anxiety: d = 2.30; 95% CI, 1.30-3.30; P
Watkins R, Goodwin VA, Abbott RA, Backhouse A, Moore D, Tarrant M (2017). Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mealtimes among residents and staff in care homes for older adults: a systematic review of the qualitative literature. Geriatr Nurs, 38(4), 325-333.
Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mealtimes among residents and staff in care homes for older adults: a systematic review of the qualitative literature.
Addressing problems associated with malnutrition in care home residents has been prioritized by researchers and decision-makers. This review aimed to better understand factors that may contribute to malnutrition by examining the attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mealtimes among care home residents and staff. Five databases were searched from inception to November 2015: Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, AMED, and the Cochrane Database. Forward and backward citation checking of included articles was conducted. Titles, abstracts, and full texts were screened independently by two reviewers and quality was assessed using the Wallace criteria. Thematic analysis of extracted data was undertaken. Fifteen studies were included in the review, encompassing the views and opinions of a total of 580 participants set in nine different countries. Four main themes were identified: (1) organizational and staff support, (2) resident agency, (3) mealtime culture, and (4) meal quality and enjoyment. Organizational and staff support was an over-arching theme, impacting all aspects of the mealtime experience. Mealtimes are a pivotal part of care home life, providing structure to the day and generating opportunities for conversation and companionship. Enhancing the mealtime experience for care home residents needs to take account of the complex needs of residents while also creating an environment in which individual care can be provided in a communal setting. PROSPERO Registration: CRD42015025890.
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Finning K, Harvey K, Moore D, Ford T, Davis B, Waite P (2017). Secondary school educational practitioners’ experiences of school attendance problems and interventions to address them: a qualitative study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 23(2), 213-225. Full text.
Finning K, Moore D, Ukoumunne OC, Danielsson-Waters E, Ford T (2017). The association between child and adolescent emotional disorder and poor attendance at school: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 6(1). Full text.
Gwernan-Jones RC, Moore DA, Cooper P, Russell AE, Richardson M, Rogers M, Thompson Coon JO, Stein K, Ford TJ, Garside R, et al (2016). A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research: the influence of school context on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 21(1), 83-100.
A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research: the influence of school context on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
This systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research explored contextual factors relevant to non-pharmacological interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schools. We conducted meta-ethnography to synthesise studies, using theories of stigma to further develop the synthesis. Studies suggested that the classroom context requiring pupils to sit still, be quiet and concentrate could trigger symptoms of ADHD, and that symptoms could then be exacerbated through informal/formal labelling and stigma, damaged self-perceptions and resulting poor relationships with staff and pupils. Influences of the school context on symptoms of ADHD were often invisible to teachers and pupils, with most attributions made to the individual pupil and/or the pupil’s family. We theorise that this ‘invisibility’ is at least partly an artefact of stigma, and that the potential for stigma for ADHD to seem ‘natural and right’ in the context of schools needs to be taken into account when planning any intervention.
Moore DA, Whittaker S, Ford TJ (2016). Daily report cards as a school-based intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Support for Learning, 31(1), 71-83.
Daily report cards as a school-based intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
© 2016 NASEN. This paper describes daily report cards and the evidence relating to their use in schools for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This intervention typically involves teachers evaluating a student's behaviour at school against pre-determined targets and parents subsequently providing reinforcement at home for positive reports. Research suggests that the daily report card has been effective in treating a range of ADHD symptoms and improving school outcomes, including academic achievement in some cases. The daily report card also encourages collaboration between teachers and parents, and evidence suggests that the intervention benefits from the inclusion of reinforcement at home. Daily report cards are easy to implement and research finds that teachers consider them an acceptable intervention for ADHD. This paper also considers challenges in using daily report cards, including barriers to their use over the long-term and the risk of stigma for children with a report card. Ideas to address these issues are suggested.
Russell AE, Moore DA, Ford T (2016). Educational practitioners’ beliefs and conceptualisation about the cause of ADHD: a qualitative study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 1-18.
Educational practitioners’ beliefs and conceptualisation about the cause of ADHD: a qualitative study
© 2016 SEBDA Objectives: Educational practitioners play an important role in the referral and treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to explore how educational practitioners conceptualise their beliefs about the causes of symptoms of ADHD. Method: Forty-one educational practitioners from schools in the United Kingdom participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Practitioners’ beliefs fell into two categories: biological and environmental. Practitioners conceptualised the causes of ADHD in lay-theoretical models: a ‘True’ ADHD model considered that symptoms of ADHD in many cases were due to adverse environments; and a model whereby a biological predisposition is the root of the cause of the child’s symptoms. Conclusion: Differential beliefs about the causes of ADHD may lead to practitioners blaming parents for a child’s behaviour and discounting ADHD as a valid condition. This has implications for the effective support of children with ADHD in schools.
Winstone N, Moore D (2016). Sometimes fish, sometimes fowl? Liminality, identity work and identity malleability in Graduate Teaching Assistants. Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Sometimes fish, sometimes fowl? Liminality, identity work and identity malleability in Graduate Teaching Assistants
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have been described as being ‘neither fish nor fowl’, occupying a role between student and teacher. Their multiple identities are commonly framed within the literature as a key challenge. This study explored the perspectives of GTAs when discussing their teaching work, through activity-oriented focus groups with nine GTAs from a UK university. Thematic analysis revealed that whilst GTAs showed a lack of clarity over their identity, they are actively involved in the process of ‘identity work’ through negotiating an emerging professional identity. Furthermore, liminality of status, being neither fully a student nor teacher, allows GTAs to operate with identity malleability, adjusting their most salient identity to meet the demands of the situation. It is argued that rather than occupying an ‘ambiguous niche’, GTAs occupy a ‘unique niche’ and the identity malleability they possess affords the optimum conditions in which to engage in identity work.
Moore DA, Gwernan-Jones R, Richardson M, Racey D, Rogers M, Stein K, Thompson-Coon J, Ford TJ, Garside R (2016). The experiences of and attitudes toward non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder used in school settings: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 21(1), 61-82. Full text.
Gwernan-Jones R, Moore DA, Garside R, Richardson M, Thompson-Coon J, Rogers M, Cooper P, Stein K, Ford T (2015). ADHD, parent perspectives and parent-teacher relationships: grounds for conflict. British Journal of Special Education, 42(3), 279-300. Full text.
Coon JT, Gwernan-Jones R, Moore D, Richardson M, Shotton C, Pritchard W, Morris C, Stein K, Ford T (2015). End-user involvement in a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research of non-pharmacological interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder delivered in school settings: reflections on the impacts and challenges. Health Expectations, 19(5), 1084-1097. Full text.
Newlove-Delgado T, Moore D, Ukoumunne OC, Stein K, Ford T (2015). Mental health related contact with education professionals in the British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey 2004. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 10(3), 159-169.
Mental health related contact with education professionals in the British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey 2004
© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – the purpose of this paper is to describe mental health-related contact with educational professionals amongst children in the British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey (BCAMHS) 2004. Design/methodology/approach – BCAMHS 2004 was a community-based survey of 5,325 children aged 5-16, with follow-up in 2007. This paper reports the percentage of children with a psychiatric disorder that had mental health-related contact with education professionals (categorised as teachers or specialist education services) and the percentage with specific types of psychiatric disorders amongst those contacting services. Findings – Two-thirds (66.1 per cent, 95 per cent CI: 62.4-69.8 per cent) of children with a psychiatric disorder had contact with a teacher regarding their mental health and 31.1 per cent (95 per cent CI: 27.5-34.7 per cent) had contact with special education either in 2004 or 2007, or both. Over half of children reporting special education contact (55.1 per cent, 95 per cent CI: 50.0-60.2 per cent) and almost a third reporting teacher contact in relation to mental health (32.1 per cent, 95 per cent CI: 29.7-34.6 per cent) met criteria for a psychiatric disorder. Practical implications – Many children in contact with education professionals regarding mental health experienced clinical levels of difficulty. Training is needed to ensure that contact leads to prompt intervention and referral if necessary. Originality/value – This is the first paper to report on mental health-related service contact with education professionals in the 2004 BCAMHS survey along with its 2007 follow-up. It identifies high levels of teacher contact which represent challenges in supporting staff with training, resources and access to mental health services.
Richardson M, Moore D, Gwernan-Jones R, Thompson-Coon J, Ukoumunne O, Rogers M, Whear R, Newlove-Delgado T, Logan S, Morris C, et al (2015). Non pharmacological interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) delivered in school settings: Systematic reviews of quantitative and qualitative research. Health Technology Assessment, 19(45) Full text.
Moore D, Gwernan-Jones R, Wooding E, Richardson M (2014). School-based approaches to supporting young people with ADHD: a summary of two systematic reviews. ADHD in Practice, 6(4), 4-7. Full text.
Thompson-Coon J, Jones RG, Lourida I, Abbott R, Rogers M, Llewellyn D, Green C, Richards D, Ball S, Hemsley A, et al (2019). IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN HOSPITAL: SYNTHESIS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE. Author URL.
Axford N, Berry V, Lloyd J, Moore D, Rogers M, Hurst A, Blockley K, Durkin H (2019). How can Schools Support Parents’ Engagement in their Children’s Learning? Evidence from Research and Practice. Education Endowment Foundation, London. Full text.
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The Drive Across Colorado in Winter: I-70, Georgetown
Post on: July 28, 2018
Driving across Colorado is an amazing accomplishment and a trying task, all at the same time. Interstate 70 makes the job of crossing the Rocky Mountains relatively easy, but it can still be a white-knuckle experience that combines with the lightheadedness from high altitudes. Making the drive in winter is an even bigger gamble — transportation officials do their best to keep the road open, but a snowstorm can shut things down quickly.
When I went to Colorado in January 2018, my ultimate destination was Utah, which meant I needed to take the quickest path across the state. Fortunately, I was just one day ahead of a winter storm, which meant the conditions were pretty good. I really wanted to be in Arches National Park for the snowfall, so I didn’t spend a lot of time along I-70, but I can show you a few highlights, including the charming town of Georgetown.
Interstate 70 is the primary east-west route across Colorado. From Denver, hop onto Interstate 70 and head west. Georgetown is about 45 miles from Denver, Grand Junction is 240 miles, and Moab, Utah is 350 miles.
My Visit
Traffic on Interstate 70 can wear you out, quickly. Once you hit the foothills, you’ll only have two lanes in either direction, and there will be a lot of other drivers on the road navigating those curves with you.
And once you get up to around 8,000 feet, you might start feeling the effects of the high altitude — lightheadedness, tiredness, nausea, and headache. At least, I was. And it was about this time that I came upon Georgetown, and decided it was a great place to stop.
Georgetown, Colorado
I had driven through Georgetown a few times before, and each time I thought it looked like a place that deserved my attention. But, each time, I was on my way somewhere else, and didn’t have the time. That was also the case on this day, but I decided to explore a little, anyhow.
The road to Guanella Pass begins at Georgetown. The road gains more than 3,000 feet to the pass at 11,669 feet above sea level. You can check out my visit to Guanella Pass here.
Georgetown boomed in the second half of the 1800’s, and at one point the locals even lobbied for the state capitol to be moved there from Denver. The silver boom collapsed in 1893, and Georgetown struggled for a few decades until people rediscovered its charm.
Georgetown has some historic storefronts lined up along 6th Street. Find a parking spot and wander around for a few minutes.
Georgetown’s town hall also caught my eye.
This distinctive building is home to the Alpine Hose #2 Firefighter Museum. It’s open every day except Monday from 10-4, and admission is $5 (as of 2018). Up in that tower, a 1,200 pound bell still rings twice an hour.
I love old signs, and this one for an old Conoco station has obviously been around for a while.
Over the Continental Divide: Eisenhower Tunnel & Loveland Pass
Keep climbing on Interstate 70 from Georgetown, and you’ll reach the highest vehicular tunnels in the United States, and at one time, the world. The Eisenhower Tunnel enters the mountain on the east side at 11,158 feet above sea level (it’s slightly lower at the western end). This shot is from my Drivelapse camera, which explains why it’s a little odd. You can see the drive through the tunnel, and the entire drive from Denver to Utah on Interstate 70, in the Drivelapse video down the page.
If you’d rather go over the Continental Divide, instead of under it, US 6 provides an alternate route. Loveland Pass tops out at 11,990 feet. Driving Route 6 will add some time to your trip, because the road is curvy, and on the west side you’ll need to pass through Keystone and Dillon before rejoining I-70. However, it’s a fun drive. And if you’re staying in the area during the summer months, you can hike some trails at the pass, like Mount Sniktau.
I drove over Loveland Pass on my return trip. As you can see from this Drivelapse camera shot, there’s plenty of snow on the surrounding mountains, but the road itself is clear. Road crews keep this pass open as much as possible because it provides access to several ski areas.
On the west side of the Divide, you’ll pass through famous ski towns like Vail and Avon, before the topography levels out — somewhat. The valley widens and the traffic moves along quickly until you approach…
The Colorado River squeezes through a tight canyon with walls reaching 1,300 feet, on the east side of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Glenwood Canyon provided a major challenge for road builders, and as you pass through, you’ll see why it became one of the most expensive stretches of highway in America. The final link of Interstate 70 in Colorado stretched for 12 miles, and cost almost a half billion dollars. Construction began in 1980 and wasn’t complete until 1992.
Road crews built three tunnels and 15 miles of retaining walls. 1.62 billion pounds of concrete went into its construction. In some places, one direction of Interstate 70 is almost directly above the other, as viaducts take the traffic through narrow spaces. Watch the Drivelapse video below, and you’ll see that it truly is a wonder of engineering.
If you have time to hike a trail as you drive through Glenwood Canyon, be sure to check out Hanging Lake. It will be crowded with visitors in the summer months, but it’s truly magical in the winter when the waterfall is partially frozen.
The view opens up once again, on the west side of Glenwood Springs, and it’s a fairly easy drive…
… towards Grand Junction. This is a look at Interstate 70 headed eastbound near Grand Junction, on my return trip, around sunset.
When in Grand Junction, consider diverting off the Interstate for a drive through Colorado National Monument. A scenic drive through the mountains above the city takes you to numerous excellent viewpoints.
Once you’re through GJ, all signs of civilization vanish. You’ll need to turn onto Cisco Road (paved but poorly maintained), or drive on to the next exit to take Utah Highway 128. Either way, you’ll end up on U-128 for the scenic drive into Moab. Alternatively, you could continue on to US 191, but you’ll be missing the beautiful Fisher Towers and Castle Valley area.
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Here’s a look at the drive across Colorado from Denver to Utah on Interstate 70…
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… and US 6 over Loveland Pass:
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There’s far more to see along Interstate 70 in Colorado than I can tell you about on one page. If you need to get across the state, allow plenty of time, beware of altitude sickness, and enjoy the scenery along the way. If you have more time, stopping in Glenwood Canyon or Georgetown is a great idea.
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Fugro to Provide first Topographic lidar Base Map for Island Nation of Palau
Fugro has been awarded a contract by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to perform high-resolution topographic lidar base mapping for the Republic of Palau.
Located in the western Pacific Ocean and comprising 340 islands, Palau is recognised by the UN as a small developing island state (SIDS) whose remote location, low-lying landmasses and heavily populated coastlines make it especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The new countrywide topography will establish an accurate baseline for climate resilience assessments, allowing Palau to create adaptation strategies that support economic and environmental sustainability.
Fugro will acquire Geo-data for the project early this year using concurrent airborne topographic and bathymetric lidar systems. This ‘topobathy’ approach will ensure accurate and seamless data collection over the entire 415 km2 project area, including nearshore and coastal areas. Fugro applied a similar technique on a UNDP mapping project for another SIDS, the Polynesian island country of Tuvalu, in 2019. That experience will inform this new project in Palau. As the principal user of the data, the Palau Automated Land and Resource Information Systems (PALARIS) will use the new mapping to inform all facets of infrastructure development, natural resource management and environmental monitoring.
“We are pleased to continue our work with the UNDP and look forward to delivering Palau its first topographic lidar base map,” said Edward Saade, President of Fugro in the US. “The use of this Geo-data is fundamental to informed decision-making and will help Palau meet its goals for a resilient, sustainable and equitable future.”
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall-Winter 2017
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia will take place from March 12 to March 16, 2017. The Manege Central Exhibition Hall will feature the Fall/Winter 2017 collection runway shows by more than 50 designers from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries. Live transmission, virtual and augmented realities, Fashion Futurum international conference, Russian Art Heritage festival and vibrant street style – this spring many talented and stylish people will meet in the heart of Moscow to attend the fashion shows and events of #MBFWRussia.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia will be opened by Kids Fashion Festival. A show by SLAVA ZAITSEV Fashion House will start the Week's agenda of presentations and catwalk shows. Alena Akhmadullina, VIVA VOX, YASYA MINOCHKINA (Ukraine), Julia Nikolaeva, Dasha Gauser, Julia Dalakian, IGOR GULYAEV, DIMANEU, Saint-Tokyo, Artem Shumov, Lumiere Garson and many other designers will offer their presentations on the catwalks of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia.
Fashion Futurum international conference, which was successfully launched last year, will take place for the second time and will be dedicated to the innovations in fashion. Fashion Futurum 2017 will be focused mainly on the transformation that fashion industry is going through globally. World's leading fashion experts will be speakers of the event as they will also host seminars and take part in panel discussions giving their opinions on the most pressing issues related to the new patterns of consumption, new technology, new production and educational models, new talents in fashion industry.
"Anyway, Russia hasn't yet seen an international forum of such a level, and even if a few dozen people from the audience hasn't yet figured out but just started thinking about their perspective in fashion industry, this would be already a big win. Thus, step by step Russia will have a chance to become part of the bright fashion future, if not as a world fashion capital, then as a civilized and professional member of the international fashion community," Kommersant business daily wrote about the first Fashion Futurum conference held in March of 2016 that was attended by Viktor Evtukhov (State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation), Carlo Capasa (president of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana), Denis Pak (Director of Department of Internal Trade, Light Industry and Consumer Market of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade), Eddie Mullon (Lightmetrics president, Fashion GPS founder and CEO, USA), Carl Waldekranz (CEO and co-founder of Tictail, Sweden), Sara Maino (Head of the Vogue Talents, Italy), Danilo Venturi (Dean of Polimoda, Italy), designer Denis Simachev and many others.
Each edition of MBFW Russia instantly becomes the main fashion event of the season as the leading Russian media outlets are going live from the Manege Central Exhibition Hall, top fashion websites are publishing the highlights from the runway shows, glossy magazines are making special supplements on the best designers shows of the season and Instagram features an avalanche of tens of thousands of images with the event's official hashtag, #MBFWRussia. Moreover, MBFW Russia is being covered by the leading international media outlets, for instance, photos of the last season were published by Vogue.com, BuisnessOfFashion.com, Firstview.com, WGSN and at dozens of other websites. Leading Western media outlets also reviewed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia's events:
"Russia is again on the fashion map". (W Magazine)
"It is certainly a positive move on behalf of MBFW Russia to put on their main schedule the collective shows from the young designers, that showed a lot of potential in terms of pursuing fresh concepts". (Vogue Italia)
"Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia features a combination of the country's successful and commercial designers alongside with up-and-coming talents". (Fashionista)
The title partner of the Fashion Week is Mercedes-Benz.
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Back in the day when I had a turntable, I'm sure there was a little trick whereby you would balance a few coins on the head of the arm to give it a bit of added weight, and that would possibly fix things? Worth a try & nothing to lose I guess.
Yes, I've heard of that one. Never tried it though, I think I might be able to adjust the arm to increase the weight but the scratch looks pretty serious.
I was listening to the vinyl yesterday and was shocked to find that there's a scratch on it, causing the needle to jump the end of Neal Cassady Drops Dead .
Might have to look for another copy.
Neal Casserole Dunks Bread...that track always makes me 'ungry!
SixteenClumsyShy
I turn the music down and I don't know why
I wish I never even heard the song.
Banbury Moz Army
Southpaw is one of my favourite songs ever
Southpaw is one of my favourite songs ever.
I hate it when people misquote lyrics, particularly when they're supposed to be extolling their virtues.
It's not “Down to a few lines/In the back page of a teenage annual/Oh, but I remembered you/I looked up to you.” - the correct lyrics are “Down to a few lines/In the back page of a faded annual/Oh, but I remembered you/I remembered you.”
The Donald said:
I think the lyrics vary, depending on source. PJLM agrees with your version, although they do indicate changes.
"Little Man, What Now?"
...which is right and which is wrong?
I cannot say, ohhh
terrancestamp
Here is my list....I am sorry to say, but I don't agree with her list at all!
Nobody Loves Us (B-side to "Dagenham Dave")
Hairdresser on Fire (Viva Hate album cut/B- side to Suedehead)
Sister I'm A Poet (B-side to "Everyday Is Like Sunday")
(I'm) The End Of The Family Line (Kill Uncle album cut)
Now My Heart Is Full (Vauxhall & I album cut)
You Know I Couldn't Last (You Are The Quarry album cut)
Ganglord (B-side to "The Youngest Was The Most Loved")
Jack The Ripper (live version from Beethoven Is Deaf/World Of Morrissey)
My Dearest Love (B-side from "All You Need Is Me")
Trouble Loves Me (album cut from Maladjusted)
Now I Am A Was (B-side from "Satan Rejected My Soul)
Deluxe Edition Bonus Track:
Lost (B-side from "Roy's Keen")
Uncleskinny said:
'Needless controversy'
What a load of shit
Subscriber? f*** off
That's true, Morrissey is known for making lyrical changes during live shows, but Fiona specifically referred to the album version.
Someone who loves the song would know the lyrics. Morrissey has never sung the lyrics as they're quoted in the article, either live or on record. Seems to me like she simply copied and pasted them into her piece, but anyone who knows and loves the song, as she purports to do, would have noticed the discrepancies immediately.
Well, the "correct" lyrics are the lyrics he's singing on the record.
What Fiona quoted are the lyrics that are transcribed on the inner sleeve or booklet of Viva Hate but he never sang it that way, so The Donald was right in pointing out her mistake.
That happens a lot with Morrissey lyrics. Sometimes entire verses are missing from the transcription or, as was the case with I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, the transcription includes lines that aren't present in the actual recording.
Haunted4Wanting said:
Good list. Few of my favorite "underrated" songs would be
There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends
Hated For Loving
Driving Your Girlfriend Home
Jackie's Only Happy When She's Up On The Stage
Jim Jim Falls
I think no song on Vauxhall is really underrated because everyone loves that album, but There's A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends (original album version) and Driving Your Girlfriend Home are excellent choices.
Uncleskinny
It's all good
Surely - surely - these songs and this, ahem, 'article', are a preface to a new compilation album of songs you are damn well going to listen to this time around called "Cold Leftovers From Yesteryear's Turd Buffet"
whats wrong with you FFS? are
you smoking gin the hookah?
Containing one previously-unreleased track, 'Suedehead (Money For Old Rope Remix)' by someone you've never heard of.
terrancestamp said:
Hairdresser on Fire (Viva Hate album cut)
Hairdresser On Fire was a B-side on the 12inch of Suedehead. Really great list by the way and your bonus track Now I Am A Was is incredibly underrated but absolutely brilliant!
Surely, surely you've got something better to do with your time?
Hairdresser On Fire was a B-side on the 12inch of Suedehead.
I was going to say that but keep in mind that it was included on the US (and Canadian, I think?) version of Viva Hate. That's why many Americans think it belongs on that album, just like they do with How Soon Is Now and Meat Is Murder...
Actually never knew that re Hairdresser. Thing is I bought Meat Is Murder on CD several years ago from a UK HMV store and I was happy but surprised to see How Soon Is Now on it. I've got a feeling it might have been a German version but don't quote me.
Enjoyed that, if only as a reminder of some tracks I've not played for a while. Not a bad track amongst them, simply because there are no bad Moz tracks at all. Wonderful.
Moz has released a massive amount of quality songs. Most of them are brilliant. But I wouldn't rate a few songs such as Sweetie Pie, the opening non minute of I'm Not A Man, Journalists Who Lie (although it's not the worst), Art Hounds, and a few others. But it's nit picking. His back catalogue pre and post Smiths is staggering.
Ketamine Sun said:
I SAY .....
It’s not !
Clearly thé BBC session was better. Here that guitar player !
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Abutilon megapotamicum St.-Hil. & Naud.
Synonyms: Abutilon vexillarium Morr.
An evergreen shrub of lax, graceful habit, to 6 ft high. Leaves ovate, cordate at the base, 2 to 4 in. long, slender-pointed, coarsely toothed. Flowers pendulous, borne singly in the leaf-axils from April onwards; calyx inflated, rich red, about 1 in. long; corolla yellow, about 1⁄2 in. longer than the calyx. The stamens and stigmas form a club-shaped stalked cluster that stands out well beyond the corolla. Bot. Mag., t. 5717.
Native of Brazil. Although by no means hardy, it will survive most winters on a warm, sheltered wall, and is certainly one of the most attractive subjects for such a situation. There is also a variegated form in which the leaves are prettily blotched and tessellated with bright yellow. Its hybrids with A. pictum are known as A. × milleri, of which several have been raised, with yellow flowers streaked with red; the leaves are longer than in A. megapotamicum and relatively narrower.
Although A. megapotamicum has no part in their make-up, certain other tender hybrids may be mentioned here which are sometimes grown out-of-doors in the milder parts. The main parents of this group are thought to be A. darwinii (leaves about twice as long as wide, velvety) and A. striatum (leaves almost as wide as long, glabrous), both with orange flowers, veined with red. Three of the best known in this miscellany are ‘Golden Fleece’, with rich yellow flowers; ‘Ashford Red’, with large flowers of a colour described as ‘a deep shade of crushed strawberry’; and ‘Boule de Neige’, perhaps a hybrid of A. insigne, with white flowers; according to Thurston, it once reached a height of 13 ft in Cornwall.
'Abutilon megapotamicum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/abutilon/abutilon-megapotamicum/). Accessed 2021-01-17.
Abutilon vexillarium Morr.
Abutilon × suntense
Abutilon vitifolium
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
cordate
Heart-shaped (i.e. with two equal lobes at the base).
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
glabrous
Lacking hairs smooth. glabrescent Becoming hairless.
Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).
Loose or open.
Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.
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Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (L) (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 14’s Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: Learning Patience From Fighting and Family
Amber Boone
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Ponder, for a moment, the miracle of human birth. Two tiny cells from two (hopefully mature, responsible, and loving) adults come together to form one cell. That one cell divides and multiplies exponentially over a period of about nine months and then, voila! If all goes well, a living, breathing tiny (and pretty much helpless) human is born.
Jones-Lybarger (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
Sometimes, anomalies occur. That one cell can split into two separate entities, and then they start the dividing and multiplying process. That little difference is what makes the phenomenon of identical twins possible. Of course, the cells can do all kinds of cool things, like make identical triplets, give one fighter a lucky fin or even make albinos, but let’s just focus on the radness of identical twins. Identical twins have the exact same genetic code, usually experience the exact same upbringing and, more often than not, have a connection to each other that most of us mere mortals can only dream of.
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger is one of an identical set. Her sister, Jill Lybarger, is the other half of the super duo. Growing up, they were best friends. They played virtually every sport, including roller hockey and water polo, and even went to college as shooting guards for a junior college basketball team. One day, they drove by a gym and saw some guys using sledgehammers and giant tires. Curiosity got the best of them. Turns out, one of the guys was training for a fight—the girls had heard of Chuck Liddell, but they didn’t know that regular Joes and Jills were doing it, too. They went back the next day and the rest, as they say, is history.
It’s easy to lump them together, the Lybarger Twins. Promoters and media types saw the rarity and decided to capitalize on it. Being a fighter is hard, especially in the beginning. Being a female fighter is even harder. Being half of a twin set that happens to be female, lesbian and also MMA fighters can be really really tough.
The old adage, “If you’re not growing, you’re dying,” is part of the human experience and is especially true for fighters. Sometimes, a twin needs to step out and create their own identity, just like a fighter must continually build on their base while turning weaknesses into strengths.
“We don’t train together,” explained Jocelyn during an interview with The MMA Corner. “It’s helped us create our own identities and to grow. She will be in for my last sparring session, and I am in her corner and she’s in mine, and she still supports me 100 percent as I do for her, but it’s really helped us both evolve.”
Jocelyn trains at the MMA Lab in Glendale and happens to train with some of the best in the business—you may have heard of Benson Henderson, Efrain Escudero and Jamie Varner, among many. With coaches and teammates of this caliber, the 2-1 fighter can be expected to excel.
“Coming off that loss [to Sarah Alpar] has me excited to show what I can do,” Jocelyn said. “I wasn’t focused. I thought she won’t/can’t take me down. I got cocky. Sarah caught my kicks because I lost focus. My lead hook was landing and her head was moving. I came in with a kick, and she took me down. She came out here recently, and we were sparring and training together. It felt good to get more rounds with her and to see that my takedown defense is getting better and, when she did get me down, I was getting up faster. I’ve also had Julia Budd and Jordan Nicole Gaza training with me, and Invicta FC champ Lauren Murphy is at my house right now. We’re just going non-stop.”
“It’s more of a mental thing. I am always trained and focused—my coaches, especially John Crouch, drill us to be prepared, and this time I will be ready,” predicted Jocelyn.
Her next fight comes against Rosa Acevedo, a 1-0 pro, on April 11 in Cheyenne, Wyo.
“From the videos and interviews I have seen, she claims to be more of a stand-up fighter. When the bell rings, she is going to come forward, and I plan to put her right on her back and keep her uncomfortable the whole fight. I have a Muay Thai background and [I] am not afraid to stand with her. I’m more than comfortable on my feet. And on fight day, I will have a big weight advantage to go along with my height advantage,” Jocelyn reasoned.
“Wrestling wins fights,” she repeated, like a mantra. Strength and conditioning is not a concern for Lybarger, nor is altitude.
“We’ve got fight camp down to a science. We know where to be and what to be doing at any given time, and we know the routine of what we need to do,” she said. “I am going up [to Cheyenne] early to help acclimate, but Flagstaff [Ariz.] is not far from us and is actually higher. That’s where we do a lot of our conditioning, so this shouldn’t be a problem. The weight cut should be easy, since we are doing a catchweight at 120 [pounds] and I fought multiple fights at 115 in my ammy career. I am ready.”
“I don’t hate the girls I fight. We become friends. But when I step in the cage, all that is going through my mind is, ‘I gotta kill her before she kills me,’” said Jocelyn.
It is a passion but it’s also a business and a means to support her family. She has been married to tri-athlete Jana Jones-Lybarger for almost a year now and they have two daughters.
“My wife and family support me 100 percent, and this is a great way for me to support them,” Jocelyn said.
Their daughters are eight and 10 years old, and they are very active. Both girls are swimmers, they play piano and they have changed Jocelyn’s mindset.
“Being married has made a big difference to us,” Jocelyn explained. “I look at the kids differently now that I am their stepmom, and they are teaching me a lot of patience [laughs].”
Finding one’s identity, passion and raison d’être can be difficult enough. Luckily for MMA and women’s MMA, the Lybarger twins found their paths to the sport together. The next step in Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger’s journey will definitely be an exciting one to watch. Don’t miss it.
Jocelyn would like to thank her wife, Jana Jones-Lybarger, and their daughters, Kennedy and Ellie, for their support and love. She would also like to thank her sister, Jill Lybarger, for always being there. Jocelyn would also like to thank her coaches and teammates at the MMA Lab, and her sponsors: Intensity Nutrition, KlenchGuards and It Ain’t Chemo. Follow Jones-Lybarger on Twitter: @mmajocelyn
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Amber currently resides in Tampa, Fla., a hotbed of MMA. She was introduced to the sport Memorial Day weekend in 2006 and quickly became addicted. Amber loves the fact that the biggest and strongest don’t always win, the respect the competitors show and that women are finally getting their shot. She also writes a blog for Fight It Out gear. When not watching MMA, Amber can be found at the beach playing volleyball, in the gym learning from Tampa’s only female BJJ Black Belt, cheering on her eight-year-old daughter in tae kwon do, or at her day job. She has a girlfriend, daughter, too many dogs and a cat who lives in the attic. Communication highly encouraged at amber at fightitout dot com.
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Telstra to shift 40% of budget into CRM
By Rosie Baker | 23 September 2013
Telstra 'Thanks' campaign by DDB Sydney.
Telstra is to shift 40% of its marketing budget into CRM and out of traditional advertising. The company told AdNews that while most problems were previously addressed with a TV or press ad, the focus, and spend, was increasingly on one-to-one relationships.
Telstra would not be drawn on its total marketing budget, but it is likely to be north of $200 million. It's advertising spend last financial year was around $65 million, down 12% on the previous year.
That figure could be set to slide further as the company channels more money into managing individual relationships with customers.
Nick Adams, director of one-to-one marketing and digital at Telstra, says when he joined the telco in July 2011 just 3% of the annual marketing budget went on below the line activity.
Now that stands at 20%, but Adams says CMO Mark Buckman’s aim is to shift a further 20% of marketing spend below the line within the next year to account for 40% of the total marketing budget.
Adams told AdNews: “It’s probably the primary focus, or one of the larger focuses of the CMO. As a leadership team under Mark Buckman [CMO] we are looking to become a more data-driven and digitally-led marketing organisation. So my brief has been to build up the capability, the people and the infrastructure so that Mark can switch his money from above the line to below the line.
“At Telstra, most problems were previously addressed by a TV ad or a press ad, and our CRM capability had become a little impaired so my job has been to breathe life into it.”
In the last year Telstra has doubled the number of CRM campaigns it has run and doubled its contact with customers. The company said that revenue generated by those campaigns had doubled in tandem.
The telco cited its Thanks loyalty programme, which launched in March as an example of how it is building one-to-one relationships with customisers, improving the way it communicates with them and driving up its NPS score by “positively changing the conversation about Telstra”.
Since the launch of Thanks, more than 800,000 customers have used the scheme to redeem tickets for music, movies or sports events, according to the firm. "Millions" of customers had visted to the site, said Adams.
He added the company's own statistics suggested that when customers are aware of the Thanks programme, even if they haven’t used it, they are 9% more likely to be an advocate for the brand and 9% less likely to be a detractor.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 3: ‘Miss You Already,’ ‘A Light Beneath Their Feet’
By Bernard Boo @BJ_Boo on October 11, 2015
Two female-centric features took center stage for day 3 of MVFF, further bolstering the festival’s women-in-film initiative with female talent both in front of and behind the camera. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke was in attendance to present her new film Miss You Already, starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette. Also, making its world premiere at the festival was Valerie Weiss’ A Light Beneath Their Feet, starring Orange is the New Black‘s Taryn Manning. It feels like much of the excitement surrounding the festival can be attributed to this year’s strong female presence.
Best Friends For Real
Platonic love stories (particularly female ones) are seldom explored on the big screen for whatever reason, which makes Miss You Already feel fresh from the outset. Jess (Drew Barrymore) and Milly (Toni Collette) are longtime best friends living in the UK, the latter a posh, viciously self-centered socialite with a family, the former a soft-spoken housewife looking to start a family of her own. They’ve always done everything together, but when Milly is diagnosed with late-stage cancer, she falls violently out of sync not just with Jess, but with everyone around her. It’s a sweet friend-love story that never feels petty or sophomoric (like many male buddy movies tend to be) though the cutesy in-joke humor never clicked with me. Collette is ravishing, quick-witted, and tortured all at once, and Barrymore’s best moments are when she says nothing at all as she stares at her best friend with compassion and grace. It’s a solid, solid movie that should silence a few of Hardwicke’s critics.
Not Yet A Woman
In A Light Beneath Their Feet, Beth (Madison Davenport) is at the great crossroads of her life: She dreams of going to college thousands of miles away, but her bipolar mother (Taryn Manning) insists she stay and take care of her. Beth’s father, unable to cope with the difficulties of living with a mentally ill person, has been driven away and encourages her to follow her dream and leave her mother behind. There are some very good performances to be found here (Manning is in the prime of her career), but the story, while edgy by mainstream standards, never seems to push the boundaries or explore new territory we haven’t seen in similar pictures. A thread involving Beth pining for an outcast bad boy at school doesn’t take off either. With tempered expectations, however, A Light Beneath Their Feet is a well-told coming-of-age story that isn’t afraid to explore the darker side of teenage angst.
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Kadua rapensis F.Br., Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 283 (1935).
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap, who is the recipient of the 2021 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Virtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Dorthaan Kirk (A.B. Spellman Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy), Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell,...
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SZNUR - INTERVIEW
Good morning, thank you very much for answering these questions, how is everything going in Poland?
Morning! Well there is strong catholic-traditional-conservative offensive in Poland. It’s supported by polish government, media and the church and I think that most of polish society. This is sad. The government doesn’t care about the economy but only ideological cases. Society is simply stupid. Well… Fuck them all.
1. Szurn was born in 2017 as a one man being the only member you Seth, why did you decide to createthe band? And why do you use the name Sznur to refer to the band, a Polish word that means rope?
It was spontaneous decision. I have few years brake from guitar and creating music. One day, I just felt I miss that. I’ve bought a new guitar and immediately started to create new music. I just felt I needed that. Sznur was born naturally as my need to play music by my own. Totally independent. In the way I want to. The name Sznur comes from absolute cult polish band KAT and their song called “Zawieszony Sznur”. Of course it reflects all the negative thoughts and my attitude toward this world.
2. You Seth are a member of the veteran Polish band Moontower, what makes you want to create a band outside of Moontower? Is there any relationship between Sznur and Moontower in terms of theme and music or are they two totally different parts?
Moontower is history for me. I was only guitar player and composer of some tracks in that band. Sznur is mine. This is my creation. In Moontower Belial is the leader. I think the music is different. We have no artistic limits in Sznur. We just do what we feel. And Moontower is strictly underground die-hard BM act. So there’s no relationships between those bands.
3. The first, the homonym “Sznur”, was released in 2018, how did you face the process of composing and recording this first album? Was it very difficult for you to have to take care of this whole process unlike what you did? happens on Moontower?
First of all, it was my great ambition to create an album totally on my own. And I made it. From guitar and bass parts, drum programming, lyrics, vocals, production and even photos of cover and inlay art. I just wanted to do this. I’m sure it’s not perfect. Maybe even not good. But it’s totally mine. Besides I had no technical troubles as I’ve already recorded two Moontower’s album in my home “studio” in early 2000’ so I have some experience.
4. In 2019 the incorporation of the voices of Zer0; How did the possibility of incorporating Zer0 into the vocals come about? What do you think it has contributed to the final sound of the new album?
Long story… In 2019 I have created and recorded new album but I had no concept or idea on lyrics… I tried to write something but I was never satisfied. ZerO is my old friend and he’s inspirational artist as vocalist, novel writer, and graphic. We’ve met spontaneously in a fight club and I asked him to join Sznur. Since that time music is the only thing I care about in this band and I really like that. So, finally ZerO have made all the lyrics, vocals and graphics of the album. So once again we did everything on our own. Vocals sound totally different from the debut LP. Some like, some dislike. I’m just happy I hadn’t have to do them this time;)
5. How different was the recording of your new album “Zabić się będąc martwym” compared to the previous one? What brand of instruments do you use to record and compose?
It wasn’t very different. I was using similar equipment. Two guitars, bass, amplifier and computer. Vocals were recorded in the same way but vocalist was different. I think it sounds a bit better although…
6. Coming from Poland but nevertheless you do not offer a sound, let's call it classic from the Polish school, Sznur offers a raw black, not without melody, that immerses the listener in a state of despair and negativity. How would you describe the sound of “Zabić się będąc martwym”? And what bands have been an influence when composing?
I think Sznur is still deep in the second wave of BM. My main inspirations were Darkthrone, Burzum, Thorns and the early 90’ Norwegian scene. We do what we do and we don’t care about the rest of the scene. However I truly admire todays BM scene in Poland. Many great bands with no stupid ideological limits. Just great music and artistic flow that I truly enjoy.
7. Regarding the theme and also taking into account the name of Sznur, there is a relationship with everything that has to do with suicide and death, would you consider yourself a suicidal black gang? Why is it obsessed with ropes, hanging and suicide?
Sznur reflects my negative thoughts and emotions. Also my fascination in death and suicide. Sick fetish. Nowadays when ZerO writes the lyrics, themes seem to be more general. Antihuman, depressive, hateful and disgusting. Just the way life is…
8. Do you think that Polish bands that move through the terrain of black / death, a style that is usually “sold” as typical Polish, have it easier to make themselves known outside your borders? I say this because Moontower, despite having been active since 1996, is not well known outside of Poland, and Sznur uses Polish in his lyrics, which can also be a handicap, do you think Sznur is ready to make itself known beyond Poland or not something that worries you?
It would be nice to be known beyond Poland and this is happening. Considering this interview;) Polish BM is a mark in itself. It’s respected around the world. Is it easier for the bands? Maybe. The most valuable thing about our scene is its diversity and great creativity. I’m sure there is much more to come. As for Moontower – it is total underground band for the maniacs only. Sznur doesn’t have any borders. We have our own style, sound and image and I think it differs from the rest of the present scene.
9. After the recruitment of Zer0 to the voices, is there a possibility to increase Sznur's line-up with a view to offering a concert or is this never going to happen?
It has already happened. We have a drummer and we have also performed live once, just before the COVID shit. It was really good show, so we hope to play live in future too. We’re trio now but I don’t think we need more musicians. Current line-up is just perfect.
10. Active since 1996, first with Moontower, now with Sznur, how do you think the Polish black metal scene has evolved in this time? What is missing from those early days?
Yeah, couple of years… The world has changed. The evolution of the polish scene is fascinating. In 90’ bands were strongly engaged in ideological themes. There were some conflicts among the hordes. Music was really unique, savage and full of passion but lacks the good performance and production. Of course it had its original spirit. Nowadays it seems that music and artistic cases are more important. And that’s ok with me. People are more open-minded and that results in great quality of music in polish BM scene.
11. How were your beginnings in music; first concerts you attend, first albums you acquire? What happened in your life supposed that you wanted to dedicate yourself to music?
Music was my passion from the very early days. I was listening to rock then punk and finally metal and BM since the early 90’. I was collecting CDs, tapes, fanzines etc. This was and still is important part of my life. First albums I bought were some Iron Maiden and Slayer tapes. First concerts were some local rock and punk rock acts. First metal band I saw was mighty KAT…
12. Which album defines the essence of black metal for you and why? What was the last album you purchased?
“De mysteriis dom sathanas”. This is absolute classic and essential album. Definition of BM that still sounds fresh and inspirational. I can point maybe 10 more albums that are also that important. But when You ask me to point one, I point this Mayhem masterpiece. From the latest albums I can recommend new Biesy and Odraza. Fucking masterpieces!!!
13. The cover of “Zabić się będąc martwym” is a building with the band symbolism, in this case a rope in the foreground, what do you want to represent with it? Who did the cover design and how does it relate to the music and the concept of the album?
The concept is complete. It was all created by ZerO. I only made the photo and he did the rest. This album is strongly related with the city we live in and its pathology, filth and misery. This is the place with illegal mine-holes, ruins, old tenement houses full of pisses, vomits, violence and alcohol.
14. Unlike the first album that was released by Hell Is Here Production in CD format, for “Zabić się będąc martwym” it has been self-released on CD as well, was there no interest from any record label for the release? desktop publishing to have more control over all your work?
Hell is Here was somehow interested in releasing the album. But this time we wanted to do this on our own. We fucked up some money but we did what we wanted. I hope to find a label for the next album. We will see. “Zabić…” is still available on CD. Feel free to write us at projektsznur@gmail.com.
15. “Zabić się będąc martwym” has been out for almost a year now. Are you working on new themes? What can you tell us about the immediate future of Sznur?
As I’ve mentioned before, we’re now a regular rehearsing band. We have very good drummer and new material for the third full-length album. We will record it this autumn in professional studio. We also hope to find a label and to perform some live shows. I’m really excited with this situation and I think You will hear about SznuR in future!
16. Thank you very much for taking the time to Black Metal Spirit, if you want to add something for the followers of Sznur this is the place. I hope the questions are to your liking
Thank You also for this interesting interview. I wish You best with the Black Metal Spirit! Await our new stuff. Feel free to follow us on social media. Thanks for support!
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Home / News / Video Depicts Exactly How Hollywood Tries To Bias People Against Guns
Video Depicts Exactly How Hollywood Tries To Bias People Against Guns
September 07, 2019 - News
In a new video that blasts Hollywood for its bias against guns and its purposeful misleading of the public on the issue, John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center uses clips from various TV shows to show exactly how deep the bias is and how the animus toward guns is redolent within Hollywood.
Lott begins, "Hollywood hates guns. Well, They like them in shoot-em-up movies. But as soon as it comes to a good civilian using a gun for self-defense, Hollywood turns anti-gun. Hollywood constantly portrays people who hate guns."
Clips from various shows follow, with statements including, "I’m not a huge fan of weapons," "Now do you see why I don’t like guns," and "I don’t like guns either."
Lott continues, "In Hollywood, even Navy Seals warn against owning guns … the wise law enforcement experts constantly urge people not to use them." A clip shows a law enforcement agent saying, "In my experience the problem with carrying a gun is that eventually it will go off."
Lott states, "But Hollywood gets this backwards. In real life, police strongly support civilians owning guns and carrying them for self-defense. A recent survey by the National Association of Chiefs of Police polled thousands of sheriffs and chiefs of police. 76% believe that qualified, law-abiding armed citizens help law enforcement reduce violent criminal activity. Detroit’s police chief (James Craig) urges people to carry guns…"
Craig is shown saying, "So good Americans who are responsible with concealed weapons can make a difference."
Lott continues, "He became chief and encouraged civilians to carry guns six years ago; Detroit’s murder rate fell since then. Nationwide rank-and file cops show even stronger support for private gun ownership than do police chiefs; more than 90% supported civilians carrying guns … Hollywood cops are wrong and real-life cops are right. Police are informed by what they se on the street every day. They know how important having a gun is for their own safety and they know that private citizens can help."
Lott segues to the myths Hollywood promotes regarding the issue: "Many Hollywood crime show writers clearly know nothing about guns and crime; the myths they push on people are endless." Lott plays a clip of a female cop saying of a machine gun, "This is the machine gun that Davis was firing at us, the so-called 'cop-killer.'"
Lott points out, "Stop. Since 1934 there are only two known uses ever of a machine gun being used in a murder." He continues, "Hollywood also finds endless ways to insult civilians who are using guns … Hollywood plays to bigoted stereotypes, depicting gun owners as dumb hicks. In real life, citizen volunteers and Neighborhood Watch programs save lives. A 2008 U.S. Justice Department analysis found that crime fell 16% in areas that started a Neighborhood Watch program compared to those that did not."
Lott shows how ridiculous Hollywood can get: "Some of Hollywood’s bias is comical; in this show a woman asks a federal agent if he's worried about not having his gun in a gun-free zone when he's facing professional killers." In the clip, the woman asks the agent, "You sure about this no-guns thing?" He answers, "Bad guys won't have them either."
Lott asks rhetorically, "Bad guys won't have them either? Seriously? Has a bad guy ever seen a 'No Guns Allowed' sign and turned around? In the show, the killers obey the signs and leave their guns behind. But in real life, gun-free zones only encourage criminals; they serve as a magnet for criminals. Virtually all the mass public shootings in the United States since 1950 have occurred in places where general citizens are banned from having guns."
Lott concludes, "Hollywood bias is everywhere, and it endangers lives by misleading people on guns."
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Hollywood both loves guns and wants them banned. Their scripts ignorantly smear gun owners, @JohnRLottJr points out here:
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Let's create a better Ethiopia rather than a beggar Ethiopia
By Obang Metho
We in the SMNE will do whatever we can to work with all the people of Ethiopia and hope that others who support the TPLF/EPRDF, will come to the realization that this is the only way forward that gives us all a future.
To accomplish these goals, we the people must acknowledge the historical past with its injustice towards different groups of people, but we must also look forward to building a better future for all. We should also be willing to give up something for a bigger cause.
There is a price to be paid for a better future. It will cost us something which may include forgiveness, humility, compromise, and putting behind us some of our past grievances.
The Ethiopia we have now under the ethnic hatred policy and ethnic apartheid regime is not good for the majority of Ethiopian people; for example: the unemployment, the killing of our young people, the arresting of thousands Oromo, Amhara and many others Ethiopian, the displacement of the people like the Gambella regime and others from their land, the outflow of Ethiopian women to the Middle East as maids, the lack of a future with hope in Ethiopia which should make us think about why we are choosing to work as factions rather than together.
We the people must ask why we are settling for so little when we could collaborate by doing our share rather than giving the burden to only a few. Together we could create a better country—more unified than divided, more livable than inhospitable and more caring about others than selfish about our own interests.
If each of us really took the initiative and was willing to commit to doing our share, we could be able to create a better Ethiopia rather than a beggar Ethiopia.
May God help more of us to realize that we are one family, the Ethiopian family.
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Triple Triangle Enterprise Impacts The Music Business!
It's not every day that you come across a true entrepreneur both in flesh and in spirit. Lamar Brown has chosen to become one of the rarities. With a bail bondsman company and Triple Triangle Estates, Lamar Brown has now ventured into the music business with his own music management company by the name of Triangle 3 Management.
With the help of close associates and friends including Paul who is currently fighting legal issues while incarcerated, notable Eagle a top general and Self Flacks, Mr. Browns empire is showing what pure success looks like. Even though things are currently looking up for Mr. Brown, life has not always been so sunny for the North Carolina native. Hailing from Greensboro North Carolina which is considered to be one of the most dangerous in the US, Mr. Brown has seen and experienced his fair share of ups and downs. "I started Triple Triangle Empire after a 14-year split that left behind 2 daughters to raise ages 6 and 11" says Lamar.
As he aims to turn negatives to positives and uses past disappointments as fuel for the future, his plan is to construct a structured system that can push talented artists via Triple 3 Management. Triangle 3 artists to look our for include Rocky and Matic also known as Matic M.A who has amassed over a quarter of a million streams nationally. Keep your eyes open for Triple 3 Management as the new year approaches and new goals are being met!
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Catharus ustulatus
Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a large family of songbirds found worldwide. The eight species found regularly in Washington have a diet that varies seasonally between insects and other invertebrates in the summer, and berries in the winter. Most are short-distance migrants, but some migrate to the tropics. Many of the thrushes forage primarily on the ground. The thrushes are known for their beautiful, flute-like songs, and are considered some of the best songsters in Washington.
Status: Common summer resident.
There are three species of spot-breasted thrushes found in Washington. All three - the Swainson's Thrush, the Veery, and the Hermit Thrush - have solid brownish upperparts (back, wings, and tail), light-colored bellies, whitish eye-rings, and varying degrees of spotting on their breasts. All are similar in shape to a robin, but smaller. Males and females appear similar in most species. The spots on the Swainson's Thrush appear more faded than those of the Hermit Thrush, but more distinct than those of the Veery. Swainson's Thrushes also have distinct buff-colored eye-rings.
The Swainson's Thrush occupies forested habitat at low to mid-elevations, overlapping with the Veery below and the Hermit Thrush above. Although it is found mostly in dense hardwood and mixed forests, young conifer forests, and forest openings, the Swainson's Thrush does not require as dense an understory as does the Veery. They are attracted to salmonberry stands as nesting sites.
Although the Swainson's Thrush does much of its feeding on the ground, it spends more time foraging in trees than do the other spot-breasted thrushes in Washington. They hover while gleaning insects from foliage, and also catch flying insects. In spring and summer, when they feed predominantly on insects and other invertebrates, they forage mostly on the ground. As the season progresses and they eat more berries, they forage farther off the ground. The song and call of the Swainson's Thrush are quite distinctive, and may help a birder to locate this thrush that usually stays under cover.
The diet of the Swainson's Thrush changes seasonally from insects to berries. Berries are important year round, making up over one third of the summer diet.
The male establishes a territory and attracts a mate by singing. The female builds the nest on a horizontal branch of a deciduous tree or shrub 2-10 feet above the ground. The nest is a bulky, open cup of twigs, bark strips, moss, grass, leaves, and mud. It is lined with fine, soft materials including animal hair and lichen. The female lays 3 to 4 eggs, which she incubates by herself. Both parents feed the young, which leave the nest 10 to 13 days after hatching.
Swainson's Thrushes are highly migratory, and none winter in Washington. They arrive late in spring, and migration is spread out, with spring migrants appearing in late May in eastern Washington. Fall migration takes place during August and September. Migration is mostly at night. The birds migrate to tropical forests for the winter.
Two subspecies of Swainson's Thrush occur in Washington, the russet-backed form in western Washington and the southeast Cascades, and the olive-backed form found in eastern Washington and the northeast Cascades. Swainson's Thrushes appear to benefit from the extensive logging of low-elevation west-side forests because logging leaves brushy, early-successional habitat. They are currently the most abundant and widely distributed spot-breasted thrush in Washington. They are, however, still vulnerable to loss of habitat on breeding and wintering grounds. The Breeding Bird Survey shows a small, not statistically significant decline in the Washington population between 1980 and 2002.
Swainson's Thrushes are common in forested regions throughout the state, especially at low to moderate elevations in western Washington. They are abundant in early-successional shrub habitats and in salmonberry thickets. East of the Cascades, they are found at higher elevations than in the west, because eastern forests are more open, and have more understory, than the dense, west-side forests. Spring migrants appear in late May in eastern Washington.
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VeeryCatharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Dusky ThrushTurdus naumanni
RedwingTurdus iliacus
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Stephen Bradley’s EP “Runaways” is out now!
Hello! Stephen Bradley’s “Runaways” EP was released today! I just bought it, and it’s awesome!
It’s available on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, etc.! Go buy it now! :D
Stephen Bradley’s first solo EP out on 7/14!
Hello! Stephen Bradley announced that his first solo EP, entitled Runaways, will be released on July 14th!
From Instagram:
My first solo EP 'Runaways' will be in online stores next week July 14!!!! Don't be the last one on the block without one!!!!!😃😃😃👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏾✊🏾🎺🎺
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Please be sure to pick up a copy! And, if you haven’t already seen it, here is his awesome debut video/single!:
Southpaw Trailer Featuring “Kings Never Die”
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The Voice set photo
Hello! Yesterday, Carson Daly shared a photo taken on The Voice set:
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Tony interview with One Green Planet
Hello! In a new interview with One Green Planet, Tony speaks up against animal cruelty. I really admire him for all of his animal rights activism, and I have similar views. He’s such an awesome person! From the article:
“As the saying goes, “If you want to create change in the world, close your eyes really tightly and pretend it doesn’t exist.” What, that’s not how it works? You mean, in order for people to make an informed decision about an issue and possibly work to improve it, we first have to be able to see what’s going on? Actually, that makes perfect sense and, you know what, musician Tony Kanal thinks so too.
As No Doubt (the band responsible for such hits as “Don’t Speak,” “Just a Girl” and Gwen Stefani’s incredibly cool hair) continues on a tour of the festival circuit this year, Kanal has his sights set firmly on a major issue. Animal rights and the Ag-Gag laws that seek to undermine them.
A major animal lover, Kanal was a long time vegetarian. Upon the birth of his daughter three years ago, his worldview shifted and he realized that he no longer wanted to consume animal products at all. He went vegan and hasn’t looked back.
“The pivotal moment was realizing the plight of dairy cows. I lived in this cognitive dissonance of being vegetarian and still consuming dairy and thinking that animals are not harmed. But it’s completely the opposite of that…the truth is dairy is a slaughter industry. It was something that escaped my consciousness for most of my life,” he told One Green Planet in an exclusive interview. “It wasn’t until I had a kid, I started to think about how they artificially inseminate a mother cow and take her baby away so we can then steal the milk for ourselves. The fate of the calves is horrible and when the mother is spent, she is slaughtered. It’s a slaughter industry.”
“I am definitely vegan for ethical reasons…for the animals. Everything else is important too, but I am vegan for animals.”
After the connection was made, Kanal has become a tireless voice for animals, filling his Twitter feed with activism and his Instagram account with the fantastic vegan restaurants that he loves to visit when he’s on the road. From putting an end to poaching and the ivory trade to boycotting SeaWorld, there hasn’t really been an animal related issue he didn’t champion.
Now, he’s teaming up with Mercy For Animals in order to participate in their #NoAgGag Campaign alongside other celebrities like Moby and Mark Pontius of Foster the People in order to raise awareness for the need to fight legislation that would limit or eliminate undercover investigations into factory farms.
“Lawmakers should be thinking about how to prevent this cruelty and not making it harder to expose.”
“The work done by undercover investigations is so vital for us to know what is going on behind factory farm walls,” he said. “I think these Ag-Gag laws are fundamentally un-American.”
Since the 1990s, laws that criminalize journalists, whistleblowers and activists for recording or reporting on the activities that happen in factory farms have been growing in prominence. As of March 2015, there are seven states on the books with such laws while over 20 have proposed the legislation.
By eliminating transparency and ostensibly closing the doors to the egg, dairy and meat production facilities that supply food, not only do we open ourselves up to allowing abuses within in an unchecked system, but we risk danger to human health.
Without whistleblowers, how will unacceptable practices even come to light, let alone stop?
Undercover investigations performed by activists are responsible for not only creating awareness in people who had no idea where their cheeseburgers, scrambled eggs and chicken nuggets were coming from, it gave them insight into how the animals who supplied them were housed and treated before slaughter. Kanal believes that this is vital to ensuring the industry isn’t allowed to continue the way it has.
“Undercover investigations are really important and without them there is no way of knowing what’s going on. There are no governmental bodies that protect farm animals and these undercover investigations are all we really have,” he says.
A recent Gallup poll shows that his sentiments are dead on. Of those Americans polled, 96 percent felt that farm animals should have at least some protections against harm and exploitation while 62 percent felt that strict laws are needed to achieve that end.
“You watch the reaction to these investigations and the animal ag industry says this abuse in an aberration and caused by a few bad apples. But in the [40] plus undercover investigations that just Mercy for Animals has done there is abuse in each and every one of them. The real reasons why these laws exist is because the industry is so scared …they don’t want you to see these as normal, typical practices and the institutionalized violence that is part of the industry because most people will not be okay with that.”
Without voices themselves, animals will continue to be exploited without the strength and conviction of those who would stand up for them. Thankfully, there are caring people like Tony Kanal who lend their own voices and the power of their celebrity to shed light on the importance of transparency in the hopes of preventing and ending cruelty. Keep rocking steady Tony! Thank you for being such a tireless advocate for animals and showing the world how easy it is to #EatForThePlanet and make a positive impact with your food choices!”
Gwen returning to The Voice for season 9!
Hello! It’s been officially announced today that Gwen will be returning as a coach for season nine of The Voice! The Voice posted this promo pic on their Facebook page today:
From Buzzfeed:
“Christina Aguilera is taking another break from The Voice for Season 9 and BuzzFeed News can exclusively reveal that in her place, Season 7 coach Gwen Stefani will return, joining Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams. The upcoming ninth season will premiere on NBC this fall. Carson Daly will also be back to host.
Levine, Shelton, and Williams were all judges on The Voice’s eighth season, while Stefani served as an advisor for Aguilera’s and Williams’ teams.
Williams is the reigning Voice champion: He earned his first win with contestant Sawyer Fredericks in Season 8. Shelton has had four contestants win. And an artist on Levine’s team has won twice.
“I’m coming back and I’m so excited! I cant believe I get to return to The Voice. It’s so inspiring to be around such incredible talent and music. I’m looking forward to working again with Adam, Blake, and Pharrell. I love those guys,” Stefani said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
“I can’t believe we’re already on the ninth season. Time after time, coming back, it honestly feels like the first day of school. It’s become a second family for me and I’m always so excited to come back to it,” Levine said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
“Adam, Gwen, Pharrell and I had a blast together in Season 7 and I’m excited we’re back together again. They are all so talented but I’m pretty damn excited about another winning season for Team Blake,” Shelton said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
“I am grateful to have a role on the show amongst such an incredible grouping of great people. Looking forward to another season of talented artists,” Williams said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
The Voice Season 9 will premiere in September.”
Adrian, Tom, Tony at U2 concert this past Thursday
Hello! Adrian, Tom, and Tony were in attendance at the U2 show at The Roxy on Thursday night. Check out this awesome photo of them! :
A photo posted by tom dumont (@tomdumontnd) on May 28, 2015 at 8:27pm PDT
Regarding @u2 I remember first the Gloria video on mtv, and then next New Years Day… At that time I was big into hard rock music and U2 was something new and modern and different but really awesome & meaningful. The Edge really reinvented guitar for me… I loved War and Unforgettable Fire & Joshua Tree. Amazingly years later @nodoubt was asked to open 2 weeks of shows on the All You Can't Leave Behind tour, and I was just so elated to be there with them, soaking it all in, the magic and the power of those songs. I have stories from those days… Bono said some words onstage tonight that harken back to our conversations then and those good times. Amazing. Thanks @U2 for your songs and the incredible memories.
A photo posted by tom dumont (@tomdumontnd) on May 29, 2015 at 12:01am PDT
BottleRock Festival, Wear your ND shirt tomorrow!
Hello! No Doubt is getting ready to play the BottleRock Festival tomorrow night in Napa Valley! They’ve been posting photos from practice, etc.:
Tomorrow also happens to be Wear Your No Doubt Shirt Day!!
An Evening With Women photos
Hello! No Doubt performed at last night’s “An Evening With Women”, an annual event to benefit the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The band has shared a bunch of photos on Instagram.
An Evening With Women
Hello! No Doubt posted a pic from rehearsal for tonight’s acoustic set at the Hollywood Palladium! An Evening With Women is an event to benefit the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Getting ready for #AEWW. pic.twitter.com/dfNLSpwTql
— No Doubt (@nodoubt) May 16, 2015
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Crooms Fools Run 15 Mile Race Recap
WOW! The Crooms Fools Run was the most physically and mentally challenging race I have ever completed!
By the end of the 15.4 mile course, I was absolutely SPENT (and really, really dirty!).
The trail itself was one of the most difficult aspects of the race. With rolling rolls and varying surfaces (like compacted pine needles, squishy sand, and plain old dirt), I spent a lot of energy maintaining a steady pace and stabilizing my body. My legs hurt in ways I never knew possible!
In addition to the trail, I found the DISTANCE and DURATION to be extremely challenging. The race ended up being 15.4 miles, which is 1.4 miles further than I have ever run in my life. And since it was a trail run, I ran for a longer time period than I’m used to (trail runs are notoriously harder than road races).
Here are my final statistics (based on Meghann’s Garmin):
Duration: 2 hours, 56 minutes (15.4 miles)
Calories Burned: 1,600 (approximate)
Let’s go back now to my 5:30 AM wake-up call!…. After a nervous night’s sleep, I woke up eagerly anticipating the race. I fueled with my traditional pre-race breakfast:
Two slices of whole wheat bread, a banana, PB, and a coffee. This meal always sits well in my tummy. Meghann had her traditional breakfast, too (a bagel with almond butter and fruit):
We drove to the race start, stretched out, and got all of our gear ready, including our CamelBaks:
The race only had three aid stations for the entire 15.4 mile course, so bringing our own water was absolutely necessary. Meghann’s sister Kelly is on the left. If you don’t already know, Kelly was hit by a car on her bicycle last month and miraculously survived with no serious injuries. This race meant a lot to her!
We lined up at the start and did last minute gear-checks:
And…. then we were off!
The first mile of the trail was squishy, ankle deep SAND. I freaked out a little bit because I was so afraid the whole course would be sand. It was very, very difficult to run in — my feet would sink down with every step, and my ankles began to hurt almost instantaneously.
I’ll admit that I struggled a lot emotionally during this race, especially in the beginning. I even admitted out loud to the other girls that I was in a poor mental state. The distance and trail kind of psyched me out a little bit, but luckily the sand segment was short-lived. The rest of the way was mostly firm pine needles. That surface was a lot easier to run on and I felt more enthusiastic.
The four of us (Meghann, Abbie, Kelly, and I) stayed together the entire race! It was great. In most places, the trail was only wide enough to run in a single file line, so we took turns leading, bringing up the rear, and running in the middle of the pack.
One cool aspect of a long-distance trail run is that people do not take their time very seriously. It is extremely difficult to set a personal record on a trail run because you are focused more on climbing hills, avoiding roots, and jumping over logs than you are about going as fast as possible. As a result, all the runners were very laid-back and fun, and we spent a lot of the run chatting with each other and strangers. I think I only listened to music for a grand total of 45 minutes.
The other runners were even willing to stop and take our picture! :) That would NEVER happen in a road race!
Here’s Kelly and I at Mile 4.0 (we thought it was Mile 5.0):
Meghann adjusting her socks at the first aid station:
Kelly and Abbie at the aid station:
I didn’t eat anything at the first aid station because it was so early in the race. I did grab a CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE at the 9.5 mile aid station! It was delicious! 🙂
Mmmmmm …. chocolate….
Mile 10.0 was very exciting because that’s when Kelly reached a new personal distance (PD) goal. Mile 13.1 was a new PD for Meghann. And Mile 14.0 was a new PD for me! Each time one of us set a new PD, we cheered like crazy.
My body felt physically challenged throughout the entire race. Each hill I climbed, every log I jumped over, all the roots I hopped around… they added up FAST and by Mile 9.5, I was definitely feeling the PAIN in my butt, thighs, and ankles. Trail running is a different animal than road racing… it’s a more grueling on your muscles. But, I felt like my knees handled the race pretty well (since I wasn’t pounding into concrete).
I bonked for the first time ever as a runner on a hill at Mile 13.5. This large hill was the last climb in a series of smaller hills, and it was such a long vertical climb that my legs were SCREAMING towards the end. My vision began to swim. I was literally biting down on my lip to keep myself from screaming out loud in utter pain. Then, I started to chant my mantra: "PAIN IS TEMPORARY, QUITTING IS FOREVER!" Just when I felt like I could not go on, I reached the top of the hill!
We paused to walk a little bit and take a picture:
We heard rumors during the run that the 15.0 mile loop "wasn’t exactly" 15.0 miles. Only in a laid-back trail race would this happen! People who had run the course the year before told us that we were really looking at a 16.2 mile run!
Not knowing exactly how much longer I had to go really got to me emotionally. When I heard Meghann’s Garmin "beep beep" at Mile 15.0 and the end was no where in sight, I kind of started to freak out. I pulled ahead to the front of the line, put my head down, and buckled in for the long haul.
By the time I crossed the finish line at 15.4 miles, I was completely and utterly spent. I do not think I could’ve run another 100 meters. I’ve never finished a race that exhausted before. My legs felt like Jello!
That’s when I looked down and realized how disgustingly dirty I was:
There was even dirt INSIDE my socks (how did that happen!?!):
Abbie had signed up for the 50K race, so she kept going at the finish line to do another loop (I really do not understand how that is physically possible). Kelly, Meghann, and I hopped into my car and drove back to the hotel as fast as possible — we needed SHOWERS and FUEL!
I drank a MyoPlex shake on the way back to the hotel:
After showering (which made me feel so much more human), we drove to Cracker Barrel to load up on carbs. I started with a biscuit:
And ate 1/2 of these egg beaters + 1 turkey bacon patty:
And ate 2 out of these three pecan pancakes:
Incidentally, this is exactly what I ate after my Marine Corps Half Marathon in October.
Now…. we’re back in Orlando, and I’m ready to SLEEP! And EAT MORE FOOD! I have to chow down about 3,500 calories today, so I’ve got my work cut out for me (best thing about running, hands down).
I feel so happy and so proud when I think about the race. This was truly a great personal accomplishment, and I’m glad I had great friends to experience it with! Not to be corny, but that made the race even better. :)
VeggieGirl April 11, 2009, 11:30 am
You guys are troopers – kudos for enduring the challenge and rocking the race!!
d.a.r. April 11, 2009, 11:32 am
Oh my gosh congrats!! That is seriously so awesome, especially if you were struggling that much mentally. It sounds like you won the battle though 🙂 Congrats to a great run and enjoy some down time now!
Mica April 11, 2009, 11:32 am
Great race, Caitlin! That’s amazing that you pushed through at the end. Congratulations!!!!
rediscoveringlauren April 11, 2009, 11:35 am
congrats! you guys are awesome 🙂 i love hearing about your runs and its great you can do it with friends to make it more fun! it sounds like the run was challenging mentally and physically so its really an accomplishment you did so fantastic!
Erin April 11, 2009, 11:37 am
Congratulations Caitlin! Not only did you go the farthest ever but you did it during a trail race. Such an inspiration!!!
Amanda @ Fake Ginger April 11, 2009, 11:39 am
You did amazing, girl! So proud of you guys! You really are such an inspiration.
Angela (oh she glows) April 11, 2009, 11:39 am
LOVED the recap!!!
Im so proud of you girls!! CONGRATS!
Enjoy the eating today…HAHA!!
Michelle April 11, 2009, 11:39 am
Wow, congrats on the great race Caitlin! It sounds like it was awful at times, but doesn’t it feel great to reach that new distance record? Way to go!
redheadedjournal April 11, 2009, 11:41 am
ashley (sweetandnatural) April 11, 2009, 11:43 am
AMAZING! Each and every race you complete is inspiring, but this is my favorite so far! Congrats to all of you!
BethAnn Caputo April 11, 2009, 11:43 am
Wow! It’s awesome that you stuck with it even though you were going a little crazy. Just think about the kind of shape you’re body must be in so that you were able to finish the race! Good job!
girlrunningaround April 11, 2009, 11:43 am
Awesome race report, and way to go! What a great mental, and physical, challenge! You’re totally my hero for the day! 😉
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) April 11, 2009, 11:45 am
Ashley April 11, 2009, 11:50 am
Congratulations on a job well done! This morning my fiance and I did a NYRR 10k in Central Park and it was POURING rain, 40 degress, and windy! I didn’t PR but I actually had fun!
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Mara @ What's For Dinner? April 11, 2009, 11:50 am
Congratulations!!! I hope you’re all clean now… I’m beyond impressed with you!
A Toronto girl out West April 11, 2009, 11:51 am
Awww look at you!!:o)
Congratulations on finishing the race and doing it in such style! I’m sure it’s made all the more sweeter by the challenges you faced along the way!!!!
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jane April 11, 2009, 11:53 am
congratulations and welcome to the world of trail running! fabulous, isn’t it?! i like it so much better than road running.
you should feel really proud of yourself for achieving a new PD and taking on a new type of running adventure. Enjoy treating yourself today and relaxing! 🙂
Nicole (anotheronebitesthecrust.wordpress.com) April 11, 2009, 12:18 pm
Congratulations! You must be so proud to have finally finished after all that. Way to go!
wholefoodswholeme April 11, 2009, 12:34 pm
huge congrats caitlin!! you girls are absolutely amazing! get some good rest and eats 😀
Kailey (SnackFace) April 11, 2009, 12:40 pm
I loved that you took us through your mindset throughout the race. Congratulations on a new distance record! It looks like you guys had a blast. You’re all stunnas for running that long and in those conditions (trails and longs and sand–eek!). I need a biscuit now after seeing the cracker barrel pics! Ooo have fun making up the 3500 cals for the rest of the day!
skinnyrunner.com April 11, 2009, 12:46 pm
awesome job! i love all the fun pictures. way to power through it, looks like a tough course!
*Andrea* April 11, 2009, 12:52 pm
congrats congrats congrats!!!!! great job.. you and kelly look alike by the way lol
Ryan (Chase Daylight) April 11, 2009, 12:53 pm
Wowww, great job Caitlin! This is such an accomplishment, especially based on how you were feeling at certain points during the race. Way to PUSH THROUGH! Congratulations 😀
Holly April 11, 2009, 1:08 pm
You are a rockstar! I’m so glad you had your girls with you and weren’t all alone for that mental challenge. Sometimes those are the hardest! Plus the physical on top of everything else.
What a high note to “end” on as you take a little step back from running!
Amazing race report!
Way to go. 🙂
Lynne April 11, 2009, 1:21 pm
You are such an inspiration. As a fairly new runner, I can only one day to achieve what you have. Congrats!
iowagirleats April 11, 2009, 1:33 pm
WOW! That is just incredible!!! You all should be so proud – what a neat thing to say you’ve done!
Jen April 11, 2009, 1:35 pm
SO amazing!! That trail looks absolutely nuts. Great job!
Bec April 11, 2009, 1:39 pm
congrats, great work!
Laura April 11, 2009, 1:51 pm
Awesome job! It sounds like a very cool race. 🙂
I love your mantra.
Erica April 11, 2009, 1:53 pm
CONGRATS on making it! That is so very exciting! You guys totally rock! Good luck with all the eating 😉
emily April 11, 2009, 1:55 pm
It was hard, but you did it! I am seriously so inspired by all of the runs, let alone the rockstar races; you are def. a part of my insane itch to get back to running!
Siobhan April 11, 2009, 2:07 pm
Great job Caitlin! I love the mantra & I think its so awesome that you all ran together- you must feel amazing! Enjoy catching up on those calories!
Bula April 11, 2009, 2:08 pm
Congrats on the race! It looks like a lot of fun. When’s your next one?
Sounds like a great race! Way to go to all of you! Boy does Kelly look like Meghann!
“Pain is weakness leaving the body!”
eatingRD April 11, 2009, 2:25 pm
Congrats on finishing your longest race, especially how challenging those trail races are. You have to expend so much more energy. Have fun eating! woo-hoo, I think that’s the best part about intense events too!
-kristen
K from ksgoodeats April 11, 2009, 2:45 pm
Wow!! Thanks for the recap – I’m in awe of all four of you!
I still think Kelly looks like a mix of you and Meghann 🙂 Have fun making up your calorie deficit!!
Julie April 11, 2009, 2:51 pm
wow, congrats! that looks like so much fun – what a great feeling it must have been to finish!
Kristi @ Sweet Cheeks April 11, 2009, 3:25 pm
Wow, I must say I am SOOOO impressed! Congrats, girl. That is an amazing accomplishment!
Run Sarah April 11, 2009, 3:46 pm
Awesome recap – sounds like a great challenge! 🙂 Have fun relaxing for the rest of the day!
lilveggiepatch April 11, 2009, 3:57 pm
Congratulations Caitlin!!! GREAT re-cap. So nice you got to run with your friends. I love the picture of your dirty feet!
thecleanveggie April 11, 2009, 4:20 pm
your amazing!!!
I love that even though the race as a challenge you never gave up!! awesome girlie!
RhodeyGirl/Sabrina April 11, 2009, 4:25 pm
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
AND AMAZING RECAP TOO!
by the way i feel a bit like a nut job bc i was at a birthday party and i found myself wondering how you girls were doing!!! i was cheering you on from rhodey hahaha
SweetPea April 11, 2009, 4:30 pm
What a great race recap! I love how you were able to take so many great pictures. GO YOU for pushing through when it got rough. You should be so proud of yourself! 🙂
Gena April 11, 2009, 4:41 pm
Congratulations, Caitlin! You guys are amazing.
melissa April 11, 2009, 4:49 pm
Huge congratulations! You guys are rock stars. I somehow missed your blog transition and I just found yours again! YAY. It’s awesome, Meghann is one of my favorite bloggers, and now I have double the florida fun.
Meg April 11, 2009, 5:03 pm
You guys should be SUPER proud of yourselves! You all did such an amazing job!
Chris of Fab Fit and 40 April 11, 2009, 5:55 pm
Congrats…really something to be proud of!
Zesty Cook April 11, 2009, 6:21 pm
Awesome job girls!
Dori April 11, 2009, 7:17 pm
Congrats!! I loved reading all about the race, it is really interesting. Sounds so challenging, you should be so proud of yourself!
Congratulations!! You girls did amazing. 😀
Niki April 11, 2009, 8:13 pm
Congrats!! Great job! Really enjoyed reading about the race!
Thinspired April 12, 2009, 12:34 am
CONGRATS!!! Great recap, you girls should all be so proud. I love that you all stayed together.
Justine April 12, 2009, 5:02 am
Wow, what a challenging (but fun) race! That’s definitely an accomplishment…congrats!
~Jessica~ April 12, 2009, 7:32 am
Wow, is all I can say!
So much of running is about keeping up that mental energy and to have pushed through so many psychologically and physical barriers is truly amazing. I ran a 10K where 1K was on sand (beachside) and that was tough enough, let alone as the start of a 15K trail race.
My dream would be to run as far as you but sadly joint problems would make it very difficult: I’ll just have to live vicariously through your brilliance : )
Kath April 12, 2009, 8:06 am
Wow, such a cool race!!! Congrats on FIFTEEN miles!
Angie Eats Peace April 12, 2009, 1:57 pm
So awesome! Congrats! You did a great job!
Laura in Pgh April 12, 2009, 4:45 pm
First of all Congratulations!!! What an accomplishment Caitlin! 15 miles isn’t easy on the road – thanks for the awesome race recap -take care of yourself and get some rest! I recommend getting a massage tomorrow.
Rose April 13, 2009, 6:28 am
Congrats, girl! What a race. Thanks for the recap!
lauren April 13, 2009, 6:51 am
congrats caitlin! you did great…and should be SO accomplished! great recap…
Elina April 13, 2009, 9:15 am
You did it!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! Now enjoy a little break from running 🙂
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday April 13, 2009, 12:54 pm
Congrats on the race! Sounds like it was really challenging both mentally and physically, you are a trooper for toughing it out!
I’ll admit I’m a lurker to your blog, but I had to comment because I loved this recap, honestly I felt like I was there with you guys! Congrats, you should be super proud of yourself.
Jess April 13, 2009, 2:18 pm
Nice job setting a distance PR. Your meal last night may have caused the bonking though.
aron April 13, 2009, 2:27 pm
CONGRATS!!!!!! amazing job!
healthy ashley April 14, 2009, 6:31 am
Caitlin, CONGRATULATIONS on finishing and doing so well! It sounds super tough but in the end you did kick that race’s butt. Good job!
Amy April 14, 2009, 12:43 pm
That looked so amazing that i signed up for my first trail run today!! It’s not until September, but i am so excited 🙂
Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point April 14, 2009, 12:49 pm
good luck amy!
Holly Noelle June 13, 2009, 4:49 pm
Reading about your races and how they make you feel makes me want to get into running! I'll probabl have to do a couch to 5K training program to begin with!
Jenna October 29, 2009, 10:29 pm
that sure does seem like the best thing about running! being able to chow down on nice healthy delicious food!
joseph October 14, 2011, 5:51 am
Hi Caitlin
The pics in your post
are not available any more ?
Can you help fix this ?
I need this post to lose 10kg 🙂
I’m trying to figure out why some pics are broken – stay tuned!
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First Look: Tuesday, March 17
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Props, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Supersonics, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns,
Happy St. Patty’s Day! I really wish I was a Thunder fan. They really impress me. They played really well without Kevin Durant, showing great ball movement and some of the best teamwork we’ve seen in the NBA this year. Then tonight, they beat the Spurs. They’ve now beat San Antonio, Dallas, Utah, Portland, and Detroit this year. That’s not too shabby when early on, some people though they might break the all-time loss record.
Monday’s best: It was a pretty slow night, and our award goes to Chris Paul. His Hornets lost at home, but he ended up with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 6 steals. His 11-11 from the line wasn’t to bad either.
Monday’s worst: Tyson Chandler. He played 38 minutes! How you play that many minutes as the second best player on your team and score 4 points is beyond me. Only 7 boards too. I didn’t watch the game or anything, but maybe this is why they lost?
Keep an eye on: The Hornets and a possible bad end-of-season scenario. They’re clearly playing bad ball, losing 3 of 5, including losses at Atlanta and Chicago. The rest of March is a cakewalk for them besides Denver, but in April they get Utah, Phoenix, and Dallas at home, and Miami, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio on the road. They’re only a game and a half ahead of the 8 seed, and while I don’t think they’ll miss the playoffs at all, a couple more losses in March could severely hurt their seed and put them dangerously close to the lottery…
What to watch for Tuesday: Magic at Cavaliers is a good game on NBATV. Pistons at Mavs should be a good one too, and is a big game for Dallas as things suddenly got interesting again at the bottom of the Western playoff picture this weekend.
First Look: Thursday, March 12
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Props, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns,
Wednesday was somewhat eventful, at least in terms of real basketball. Utah had their 12-game winning streak snapped in Atlanta, Miami upset the Celtics, and the Knicks took down the Pistons on the road in overtime. It’s worth noting that Dwyane Wade had a poor shooting night, but still willed his team to a big win over the Celtics, something that I said yesterday he’d need to do before I seriously put him in my personal MVP race. Well, in my books, he’s number two right now right behind LeBron James. Sorry Kobe.
Wednesday’s best: Chris Paul for sure. He had a triple-double, posting 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists, along with 4 steals in a comeback win over the Wizards. If only the Hornets could get their you-know-what together, Paul would be right in the thick of the MVP race.
Wednesday’s worst: Oh Ben Gordon, why must you tease us? After posting 43 points Monday, he shoots 1-10 for 4 big points in a big loss at Orlando. How you go from 8-11 from three point range Monday to 0-1 Wednesday blows my mind. Explain it to me Bulls fans. I dare you to try.
Keep an eye on: Never thought I’d say this, but… JJ Redick? He’s been getting some minutes in the last two games (30 Monday and 21 Wednesday) and has averaged 11 in those two. But where you might find use for him is while streaming in the playoffs. He could be good for an assured three a gamewith the right minutes if you’re in a deep league or the wire is thin.
What to watch for Thursday: TNT Thursday features Lakers at Spurs followed by Cavaliers at Suns (a game I wish I was going to). The first will be typical Lakers/Spurs, and the second will be… a blowout. I’m poredicting a big game for A) Mo Williams, B) LeBron James, or C) both of them.
First Look: Wednesday, March 5
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Props, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings,
On Tuesday, the Pistons kept their hot streak going, as Chauncey Billups returned to The Palace, dropped 34, and still lost. Don’t look now…
Tuesday’s best: Not a whole lot of overly-impressive lines Tuesday night, but Troy Murphy takes home today’s award. His line: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes, 2 steals, 2 blocks as he led the Pacers to a win over the Kings.
Tuesday’s worst: John Salmons. Dude, Luol Deng is hurt. You’re supposed to go back to being that fantasy stud you used to be. This scrub played 33 minutes in the Bulls’ loss to Charlotte and scored 9 points on 4-13 shooting. SCRUB!!
Keep an eye on: The East playoff race. The 15th team (Toronto) is only 5.5 games back, and two teams (Indiana and Charlotte) look awfully good right now and keep climbing the standings. It’s gonna be a fun month.
What to watch for Wednesday: Cleveland hosts Milwaukee (remember what LeBron James did to the Deer the last time they played), Dwyane Wade lights up Phoenix (like every other team, just bigger), San Antonio plays Dallas on ESPN (and probably runs them out of the arena), and last but NOT least… the Grizzlies play the Clippers!
First Look: Friday, February 20
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Injuries, Props, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers,
Only two games tonight, and of course one was the lovely snoozefest the NBA calls Spurs/Pistons. It was actually a good game, but I was happy enough watching the last two minutes, as I’m sure most people would be. The Celtics/Jazz game was pretty good too, pretty close throughout. Let me say, the Jazz look good. They stayed composed and when they get healthy, they’ll be scary. If I’m the Lakers or Spurs, I’m hoping they climb the standings.
Thursday’s best: Not a whole lot of impressive lines. Could have gone with Timmy Duncan’s 18 points and 18 boards, but it was on some pretty shotty shooting (7-19). Instead, we’ll give it to Allen Iverson, who went for 31 points, 3 boards, 7 dimes, a steal, and a block on 13-28 shooting. Not too shabby on an otherwise unimpressive night around the league.
Thursday’s worst: Gotta be Rip Hamilton. He got 34 minutes off the bench in which he scored 4 points on 2-10 shooting. Combined with Rodney Stuckey’s 2 points (although he did have 8 assists), a bad night from Rip did the Pistons in.
Keep an eye on: Kevin Garnett’s injury and Gabe Pruitt. KG went down just before halftime with a “sprained knee.” At the time of writing this, it’s pretty cloudy just how bad it is, but if he misses any time on this road trip, the Cavs could find themselves on top in the East. With Tony Allen’s injury, Pruitt will get some extra burn. He wasn’t extremely effective Thursday, but keep an eye out.
What to watch for tomorrow: Toronto at New York could be pretty exciting and high scoring. The new-look Bulls take on a good Nuggets team in Chicago, so we’ll see if they’re really any good with Brad Miller and John Salmons. And on national TV, the Hornets visit the Lakers. Should be a doozy.
First Look: Thursday, February 12
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Disses, Injuries, Props, Trades, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trailblazers, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns,
Well, look at that. A few upsets. WE HAVE PARITY IN THE LEAGUE! Toronto beat San Antonio, Utah beat the Lakers. Denver also beat Orlando at home, and was up pretty big at one point. And that battle of up-and-coming teams we alluded to yesterday? The better team in the current won quite easily. But let’s jump into some lines.
Wednesday’s best: Mo Williams: 44 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 600 three-pointers made. Ok, only 7. Yeah, he must have heard some people STILL complaining about his All-Star credentials and decided he’d go nuts. I saw this game, and he was making some incredible shots. And this folks, is why the Cleveland Cavaliers will win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Did I just say that? In February? Yep. You heard it here first.
Honorable mention to Ramon Sessions and his 17 dimes. Wow.
Wednesday’s worst: Mike Bibby and his whopping 5 points and 4 dimes on top of 3 turnovers. Somehow the Hawks still topple the Pistons. Things are bad in Detroit.
Keep an eye on: The Phoenix Suns. They lost to the Cavs tonight in their last game before their break, and probably their last game with this roster. Keep an eye on things because here’s something scary: Steve Nash sat out. It was various aches and pains, and whatever else. Yeah, yeah. What worries me is that he didn’t sit on the bench. Apparently he was in the locker room. Implosion pending…
What to watch for tomorrow: I wonder if anyone will actually try tomorrow. What a tough day to be a coach, when half your team is double-checking its tee times or RSVPing for parties in Phoenix. Good thing there’s only three games, but two are semi-interesting. The Celtics stop in Dallas on their way to the All-Star Game, and Portland takes on Golden State. That second game would be fun to watch, but somehow it’s not the TNT game. Oh well.
Trade Winds Blow, Are Your Teams Ready?
Posted by Brandon Haraway Categories: Rumors, Trades, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trailblazers, Phoenix Suns,
A flurry of trade rumors have surfaced recently with the deadline now just less than two weeks away. That being said, let’s take a look at some of the newer and more credible rumors and what they may mean to your fantasy team.
Amar’e Stoudemire
Oh boy, where do we start here? He’s rumored to be going anywhere from New York to Detroit to Toronto to Portland to Chicago. Various outlets have reported GM Steve Kerr’s willingness to deal anyone on the team not born in Canada. Besides STAT, Shaquille O’Neal is also rumored to be on the block (along with the whole team), but chances are even his All-Star season can’t make up for the contract he’s carrying around. While possible, that seems a little less likely.
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Current Playoff Scenarios
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: NBA Playoffs, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trailblazers, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns,
Happy belated new year! Yours truly is way overdue for a post. Drive safely if you leave in a snowy region today.
I took a peak at the standings in the paper today. The season has just passed the one-third mark and there are some intriguing playoff scenarios. Obviously a lot of ball still needs to be played, but check out the match-ups if the playoffs started today. Like last year, on paper the match-ups in the West sizzle, while the East still looks top-heavy.
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Fantasy 30 Team Review: Detroit Pistons
Posted by Ron Chow Categories: Central Division, Detroit Pistons, Props, Site Features, Talent,
The Detroit Pistons ranked number four in our inaugural Fantasy 30. It has been about a week since Allen Iverson played his first game with his new team. Has there been enough evidence to see how things will shake down from the fantasy perspective? Let us take a closer look at the fantasy landscape with the “new” Detroit Pistons.
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Fantasy 30, Version 1
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Atlantic Division, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Central Division, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Editorial, H2H, Injuries, Northwest Division, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Supersonics, Utah Jazz, Pacific Division, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Rookies, Roto, Site Features, Sleepers, Southeast Division, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Southwest Division, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Talent, Trades, Waiver Pick Ups,
Dropping Dimes is trying out a new feature. Fantasy 30 intends to rank all of the NBA teams in terms of fantasy power. A list like this tends to lead to a lot of disagreement and discussion, but the hope is that these rankings will be fluid and updated as the year goes on. Thanks to Ron Chow for the assist. In addition to publishing updates on the Fantasy 30, once in a while we hope to produce sister articles that focus on a specific team and its roster.
#1: Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant ranks as a top four fantasy player this year. The Lakers employ two fantasy-worthy starters for center in Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Lamar Odom has played well coming off the bench. Jordan Farmar has sleeper point guard potential, and the team also employs three-point threats like Derek Fisher and Vlad Radmanovic. All of this adds up to the Lakers being top dog early in the year.
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Rumors: Nuggets to Swap Iverson for Billups?
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: Trades, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets,
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Denver Nuggets are working on a deal that would send Allen Iverson to Detroit for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess. With Billups making about half as much as Iverson, McDyess (now relegated to the bench) is obviously a piece of the trade puzzle to make the salaries match.
The Nuggets are clearly in salary dumping mode, but what does the deal possibly mean for fantasy owners?
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Media players come in many forms. Many media players only play audio and some only play video. Most media players play both video and audio. One popular media player is Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player is included on all operating systems of Windows. Many people do not like Windows Media Player because the audio and video playback is limited. Windows Media Player cannot play many file formats. A media player is similar to a physical audio player, such as your stereo.
A media player has all of the buttons and features you would see on a stereo, such as an equalizer, play, pause, rewind, stop, fast forward and volume buttons. Not only do media players play files, they have the capacity to burn CDs and to copy CDs. Most media players allow you to organize all of your video and audio files on your computer via a library or a jukebox feature. You can organize everything by title, year, album, etc. You download media player from various sites online. Many media players are free when you download media player. Download media player if you want to play other formats besides MP3, WMA, and other formats. You can download media player such as VLC Media Player or KMPlayer or WinAMP, the choice is up to you.
Determine the media player you want to get on your computer before you download media player. For example, XMPlay only plays audio files, so if you only want to play audio files, download media player like XMPlay. If you want to play both video and audio, download media player like KMPlayer, Media Player Classic, WinAMP or VLC Media Player.
Determine if you want to play all video and audio formats or popular formats that you want when you download media player. VLC Media Player and KMPlayer can play virtually any audio and video file on the Internet. If you want to keep it simple, download media player JetAudio, that plays popular media formats, but not rare formats.
Determine the type of features you would want to have when you download media player. For instance, if you want a media player that plays audio and video and has a built-in Internet radio with 100s of radio stations, download media player WinAMP. If you want to rip or burn CDs, download MediaMonkey. Think about features you want to use.
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8 Games From The E3 Of Our Dreams
Justin Ortiz-Burrow
Every year we eagerly await the flurry of new announcements and confirmations that come with a new Electronic Entertainment Expo, and every year we are hit with more and more fake ‘leaks‘ and speculations. These creative fakes are sometimes a bittersweet revelation of the games we long for, but for one reason or another, we’ll more than likely never receive. Here is a list of 10 games we can only dream about being announced at E3.
EA’s Skate titles were an almost instant hit with its realistic and literally grounded approach to skateboarding. A stark contrast to the arcade-y style of the very successful Tony Hawk games, Skate brought gamers a real skateboard simulator. Requiring more dexterity than button mashing, it filled player’s hearts with an enormous sense of satisfaction and accomplishment by pulling off mostly believable tricks and feats. Its co-op modes were also wonderful additions in the second and third entries and only helped to enhance and heighten the overall enjoyment. Sadly while still a exceptional game, the third title in the series fell into the traps of most EA titles by cutting corners and having extremely repetitive missions. The studio, EA Black Box, was also closed in 2013, which all but finalizes the end of Skate as a whole. But there is a bit of light in the darkness of EA’s shadow. The recently funded crowdfunding game “Session” promises a return to realistic skateboarding gameplay, much in the spirit of the Skate series. Only time will tell if this dream is realized.
Every Metal Gear Solid fan has seen the amazing footage of Snake Eater running in FOX Engine, and every fan lost a little bit of their souls when it was discovered this footage was all for a mere Pachinko machine. The Kojima/Konami split was a very public affair for the most part, with the general consensus labeling Konami as the evil corporation that they may very well be. The real loser here though, are the players. With the series now entirely out of Kojima’s hands, the fate of Metal Gear is very much up in the air. Despite the release of Metal Gear Survive, there is still some hope that the clearly achievable dream of a full FOX Engine remake of the beloved Snake Eater could see the light of day. But given the track history of Konami with other beloved IPs such as Silent Hill, we’ll more likely to see a Metal Gear dungeon crawler before a proper remake.
Few games have captured the pure, unadulterated grit that the original Manhunt title achieved. Rockstar showed its darkest side with the release of this playable snuff film centered around stealth gameplay that rewards you for committing the most gruesome kills possible. The game was born from controversy, but also turned out to be well crafted, challenging, and one of the most nerve-wracking games to-date. The second entry, however, was crushed under its own media buzz, receiving no ‘official‘ version without large amounts of censorship. The game also featured a less interesting story and lack-luster visual fidelity which caused the second entry to fall flat with fans and new comers alike. A fresh start with next-gen visuals, some sort of co-op mode, or better yet, an ‘invader‘ style PvP as seen in the Dark Souls games, and the series could be back on top. But alas, with no official word on the future of the series, we’ll have to keep dreaming of beheadings and strangulation.
While recent releases in the ninja genre haven’t been fully realized, the stellar Nioh from last year proves the genre and setting can be wonderfully recreated. What was once the king of the stealth ninja genre, Tenchu has been missing in action since its 2006 Tenchu Z release, unless you count the PSP and puzzle game releases, which I am not going to. Originally from the Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, they’ve obviously been busy with Souls and Bloodborne releases. But a recent teaser trailer released during The Game Awards has created loads of speculation of the company working on a new entry in the Tenchu series. While many still believe the teaser to be the more obvious Bloodborne 2 or even Shadow Tower, fans of the series can still dream for a return to the bloody ninja action of Tenchu.
Fans and critics alike seem to have an undying love for the Portal series. Innovating puzzle games as well as the first-person shooter genre, Portal 1 and 2 prove yet again that Valve are the masters of interactive storytelling while still being a traditional ‘game’. Complete with a agonizing cliffhanger, Valve themselves stated various times that Chell (the protagonist of Portal), will in fact cross paths with Half-Life protagonist Gordon Freeman. This conjures ideas of portal gun combat, GlaDoS showdowns with DOG, and other fantastic set pieces. Unfortunately, it seems to have fallen into the same “when it’s done” hole as Half-Life 3. Valve seems much more content to let the Steam card transactions rolls in, rather than make a new game. So it sadly seems a new Portal title may exist only in our dreams.
Anyone that was a PlayStation Network user during the PS2 era knows about the SOCOM series. And if they aren’t completely void of tastes, they’ll also know that the second entry is basically the perfect online third-person shooter. With extremely tight controls, wonderful performance, an insane amount of content, and combat that rewarded skill and aim, SOCOM was a game of tactic, finesse, and quick thinking. While the third entry was passable, every entry since has been increasingly bad. So poor in fact that series creator Zipper Interactive has gone belly up since. While this more or less kills any hope of a proper, well-made sequel, what fans have wanted for years is a remake, remaster, or even a simple port to the PlayStation 4. Include working online, and you have an instant community. There’s been rumors of a re-release for years, but for now, it still remains a dream.
Most people are well aware of the Dark Souls franchise these days. Yeah, yeah, it’s super hard and therefore anything with any remote amount of challenge is now “The Dark Souls of” whatever that subject may be. Annoying tropes aside, many never had a chance to play the first in the Souls series; Demon’s Souls. Other than its clearly poor name choice, the game has everything people love about the Dark Souls games, but arguably even better level design and more interesting creature and boss design. While we seem to get ports and remasters of nearly every game basically two years after release, we’ve yet to get a proper re-release of Demon’s Souls going on ten years later. It’s sad to think this title will never be playable in its true form again due to the online servers being recently shut down. So what’s the deal FromSoftware? You guys don’t like money? Shoot me an email and we’ll sort this out.
Oh look, another series taken behind the barn and shot by EA. Dead Space was a wonderfully gruesome space survival horror, that was ruined in the third entry by underdeveloped co-op, story, and forced micro-transactions. Sound familiar? Despite the ruination of the series, fans like myself would love to see any sort of next-gen entry. Why not give us a port at least? Use those funds to help boost the creation of an actual sequel. EA loves money. Ports are easy money. I truly don’t get why they don’t do this. Our hopes took an even bigger hit when the game’s developer Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores) were closed down by EA, rumored to be due to the company’s focus on multiplayer rather than single player games, the latter of which Visceral were known for. This basically seals the fate for a true Dead Space sequel, but the idea of a reboot is always something that could happen. Just keep dreaming guys.
While odds are none of these titles will be confirmed at E3 2018, or any E3 for that matter, they are surely stuck within our hearts and dreams for what someday may be. I mean hey, a few years ago people called me crazy for waiting for Shenmue 3, and look how that turned out.
Introduced to video games when he was only five, after dying somewhere around four thousand times while playing Star Tropics, he never looked back. Some of his favorites range from titles like Shenmue and Metal Gear Solid 3 to Half-Life 2, Manhunt, and the Dark Souls series. Justin has a passion for vinyl records, and loves to collect video game memorabilia. If he had one wish, it would be to travel back to 1984 Miami.
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“My process usually begins with my interest in a challenging subject matter, whether it be an intricate floral arrangement or a bustling city scene. Watercolor gives me the opportunity to paint with vibrant transparent color to bring the scene alive. The beauty of the Hudson Valley is inspirational. It is like living in a constantly changing watercolor painting. My heartfelt gratitude to John Barilla for giving me the honor of using his brilliant photography of NYC as reference material.”
Education: B.A. in studio art, Bard College. Also studied at Art Students League, School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design and Brooklyn Museum Art School. Watercolor studies with Betsy Jacaruso since 2008.
Shows: Ongoing at Betsy Jacaruso Gallery in Rhinebeck. Duck Pond Gallery, Arts Society of Kingston, Morton Library, Mid-Hudson Valley Credit Union, Montgomery Row, ArtSpace, ArtPop and Rhinebeck Town Hall.
Joanne’s work is in private collections throughout North America...
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Jury asks to rehear several recordings during Philadelphia mob trial
It could be a tale of the tapes, and that might not be a good thing for the defense.
Jurors started their fifth day of deliberations in the racketeering conspiracy retrial of mob boss Joe Ligambi and his nephew George Borgesi by asking to hear replays of several tapes introduced by the prosecution during the eight-week trial.
And they ended the day by asking to hear a half dozen more.
The panel of 11 women and one man is due to resume deliberations at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Whether they have overcome the impasse cited in a jury note on Monday remains an open question.
What does appear clear is that the panel is working.
Most of the tapes played today were used by the prosecution to support the conspiracy charge that is at the heart of the case.
But the panel also asked to rehear a now infamous tape picked up on a Pennsylvania State Police wiretap in the late 1990s in which Borgesi is heard boasting and cackling about how he beat up and knocked out mob associate Angelo Lutz.
While that tape has little, if anything, to do with the conspiracy charge Borgesi, 50, is fighting, it was used by the prosecution to show the jury what authorities allege is Borgesi's arrogant and violent nature. The tape was first played in the 2001 racketeering trial in which Borgesi, Lutz, Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino and four others were convicted.
It was reprised and played again in the first Ligambi trial last year. Four defendants were convicted in that case, one was acquitted and the jury hung on charges against Ligambi and Borgesi, setting up the retrial that began in November.
The other tapes the jury asked to hear today focused on the charges against Ligambi. The prosecution alleges that "Uncle Joe" oversaw an organized crime gambling and loansharking operations. Government expert witnesses testified that money is routinely "kicked up" to the boss in a crime family.
While there was little evidence linking Ligambi, 74, directly to any criminal activity, there were tapes in which his role was mentioned.
On one tape replayed for the jury today bookmaker Gary Battaglini, who was convicted in the first Ligambi trial, is heard telling a deadbeat gambling that the money he owes goes to "Uncle Joe." On the same tape, Battaglini says that Ligambi doesn't care about anything, "he just wants his money."
The defense could take some solace, however, in another tape in which Joseph "Scoops" Licata, the only defendant acquitted in the first trial, is heard praising Ligambi as a boss who never asks for anything. Earlier in the same tape, recorded at a North Jersey restaurant, Licata introduced Ligambi to several New York mobsters as "acting boss" of the Philadelphia mob.
In tapes played at the end of today's session, the jury heard Michael Orlando, who was wearing a wire and cooperating with the FBI, discussing his gambling debts with mobster Damion Canalichio and, on another tape, with mob underboss Joseph "Mousie" Massimino. Canalichio and Massimino were also convicted in the first trial.
The defense has portrayed Orlando as a drug addicted degenerate gambler and less than credible witness. The conversations played today centered on debts of about $9,000 that Orlando owed to various mob figures.
The defense contends Orlando used the FBI to pay off some of those debts and then hid behind the protection of the federal government to avoid paying the rest.
In a discussion with Canalichio, Orlando explained how he was having trouble coming up with the money he owed. Canalichio, in reply, said, "It's not my money," adding that it was Ligambi's.
"It's Uncle Joe's?" Orlando asked nervously.
On another tape, however, Canalichio refers to "Stevie's money," an apparent reference to mob capo Steven Mazzone. The defense has argued repeatedly that many of the debts discussed on tapes played for the jury were money owed to Mazzone, not Ligambi.
The prosecution, however, says that as boss Ligambi had a piece of everyone's action.
That could be the question the anonymously selected jury was wrestling with as it headed home after its fifth day of deliberations.
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WCW: Jeanette MacDonald
By Kendra on August 8, 2018 in Woman Crush Wednesday
Jeanette MacDonald was an actress and singer known for starring in a number of musicals with Maurice Chevalier in the 1930s and Nelson Eddy in the 1940s. Whenever I come across photos of her from The Merry Widow (on my shortlist), Firefly, or New Moon I gasp at just how beautiful she was. And, of course, she starred with Clark Gable in San Francisco! Let’s take a turn about MacDonald’s career, it’s so refreshing!*
*Bonus points if you know what I’m quoting. Yes it’s totally off-topic.
In medieval France, King Louis XI appoints a peasant as king for a day.
Yes, I said medieval. Don’t look at me, I just work here.
The Merry Widow (1934)
A playboy is ordered to court a rich widow in a fictional late-nineteenth-century kingdom. Costumes by the famed Adrian.
SSSSPPPAAARRRKKKLLLEEESSS
Just lounging at my toilette, as one does
Pleated ruffles!!
Naughty Marietta (1935)
An 18th century French princess runs off to New Orleans where she falls in love with a local. Fabulous hair ensues. More Adrian!
See what I mean? Check those fingerwaves!
She’s not just Marietta, she’s Naughty Marietta!
Clark Gable is a saloonkeeper who falls in love with MacDonald’s singer, then the 1906 earthquake happens… Yet MORE Adrian!
I think this is a stage costume?
“Hold me!”
Maytime (1937)
An aging opera singer looks back at her life.
That’s crooner Nelson Eddy.
The Firefly (1937)
During the Napoleonic Wars, MacDonald plays a Spanish spy under cover as a singer.
Napoleonic hat is napoleonic!
ZOMG THAT MANTILLA
I wanted to post 3,000 pics from this film because SPARKLES but I restrained myself.
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
A musical western where MacDonald falls in love with an outlaw (Nelson Eddy again).
Is this what the Old West looked like?
Bitter Sweet (1940)
A romance ensues between a music teacher and his student.
Such pretty satin!
Love the bias layout on the plaid!
New Moon (1940)
Another 18th-century New Orleans setting, this time a French nobleman in disguise leads a revolt on a ship.
I don’t care about plot, I’m just in love with how Norma-Shearer-Marie-Antoinette MacDonald is.
SO GORGE
See, they’re on a ship!
What’s your favorite Jeanette MacDonald performance?
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Looking at your list, I noticed several film titles were opera titles, just translated into American and a few Victor Herbert operettas. Well, she was a soprano. My favourite is Merry Widow. Saw Sills in the opera.
toranut97 August 8th, 2018
I do love San Francisco. Never get tired of it!The opera scenes can be a bit much, But the earthquake sequence is incredible for its day, and the acting is great fun.
thedementedfairy August 8th, 2018
My mum LOVED Jeanette McD/Nelson E films, particularly the saccharine ‘Maytime’. I got biffed every time I mocked that horrible ending, which I swear was nicked by ‘Ghost’. I suppose me making a popping noise with my finger in my mouth as the soppy ghosts appear/vanish is mildly irritating…I still reserve my right so to do though.
M.E. Lawrence August 11th, 2018
So did mine. I was teasing her once, quoting a newspaper piece about a MacDonald-Eddy retrospective in which she’s referred to as the “cow-eyed redhead.” Ma glared at me and snapped, “She had lovely blue eyes!” Quite true.
Shannon Russell August 8th, 2018
From the A & E
Pride and Prejudice Caroline Bingley says this to Elizabeth during her stay at Netherfield when Jane is taken ill.
Frannie Germeshausen August 8th, 2018
I believe the fluffy gown in the first “San Francisco” photo is an opera costume for La Traviata. It’s coming up on TCM I think tonight – the DVR is set. My grandmother, who was a quake survivor, informed me that, no, they did not march up the hill singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic when the fire went out.
Terry Towels August 8th, 2018
Oh– Naughty Marietta, for sure. That’s Nelson Eddy in the NM pic. When I was a child, these were staples on weekday late afternoon TV. My love of fashion through the ages came from these movies. (There are only a few musicals I like and NM is one of them– I’m a sucker for men in buckskin)
Kaite Fink August 8th, 2018
I had to image search it, but Clark Gable has that mustache in every role he plays. Was it in his contract that he didn’t have to get rid of it, no matter what?
Mel August 8th, 2018
He was in a few things without it. Mutiny on the Bounty for one. He looks…odd without the mustache, though. It’s too iconic.
Andrew. August 8th, 2018
I rather quite like her pre-Nelson Eddy films when she was known as ‘The Lingerie Queen’. A quotation from her at that time: “Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes – again?” Especially when directed by Lubitsch. (Although my favorite of her films, ‘Love Me Tonight’ is directed by Mamoulian). Most might be ‘sort-of’ Frock-Flicks material in that they appear set in a sort-of post-Zenda Ruritanian world by way of 1930 France. A classic example of this is in ‘Monte Carlo’ when she flees an unwanted wedding to a rich, horse-faced, aristocratic fool for Monte Carlo on a streamliner train on which she sings ‘Beyond the Blue Horizon’.
Oh, and Kendra, while most people think of Jeanette as blonde, she was actually very much red-haired.
M.E. Lawrence August 9th, 2018
Lord yes! The trouble with the Lubitsch musicals is that you have to put up with Maurice Chevalier doing his oh-la-la French stuff, but everything else is fine. I remember J-Mac in “The Love Parade” being examined by her doctor for lonely-royal-widow syndrome (and, yes, she was wearing a very alluring slip), and his sung, I think, diagnosis, in which it was strongly implied that Her Majesty needed to get laid.
India Edghill August 10th, 2018
Isn’t that scene in LOVE ME TONIGHT (which is one of the most perfect musicals ever written)? And yes, the doctor is saying she needs to get laid — she’s 22, and her late husband was something like 74 (and she’s still a virgin). As the doctor says after talking to her, “You’re not wasting away, you’re just wasted!”
And Myrna Loy’s in it at Valentina, seems to be, well, VERY interested in the opposite sex. At one point a physician is needed, and someone says, “Valentina, could you go for a doctor?” Val: “Certainly! Send him right in!”
Andrew. August 10th, 2018
The first two musical numbers in Love Me Tonight are really in advance of their time. The first has Chevalier, a tailor, walking to his workshop early in the morning as all of his Parisian neighbors begin their labours. What you get is the gradual assembly of syncopated percussion performed by these tasks. (e.g. cobbler, street repair, carpet beating, etc.)
The second number depicts a musical meme. The song, Isn’t It Romantic, starts with Chevalier final-fitting a morning suit to a client for his wedding. The client then proceeds to hum the tune as he leaves the shop and passes it on to a taxi driver. The taxi driver then passes it on to another fare heading to the train station. On board the train, this fellow, a musician, begins to score it and is overheard by a group of French soldiers. The next scene has the company of infantry singing the song as they march through the countryside. A gypsy lad hears them and later that night plays the tune on his violin in his family’s camp outside the chateau where the princess played by Jeanette hears it. Thus the two principals are linked by a song long before they ever meet.
Oh, jeez, you’re right. Those plots do tend to run together in one’s head, kind of like Baroque operas.
India Edghill August 8th, 2018
I love the scene in SAN FRANCISCO where Gable and Macdonald are dancing and the song is “Would You” (also heard later in Singing in the Rain). She explains to him that the song’s “Would You” and Gable says “Would I what?”
ljones1966 August 10th, 2018
I’ve only seen “SAN FRANCISCO” and “MAYTIME”. I liked them both, but I had noticed that the plot to “MAYTIME” is similar, but not exactly similar, to the 1997 movie, “TITANIC”.
Another trivia bit about Jeanette MacDonald is that her older sister, Blossom, also acted and performed under the stage name of Marie Blake. (Jeanette’s role in San Francisco was Mary Blake.) Blossom is probably best known for playing Grand Mama on the Addams Family television series.
M.E. Lawrence August 21st, 2018
Aha! Checked my public library’s DVD collection and brought home “One Hour With You” and “Monte Carlo.” The latter was close to wonderful. I had never seen Jack Buchanan as a young(ish) performer before, and am now a fan; imagine a debonair, less hulking Jeff Goldblum, and add singing talent (J-Mac wasn’t bad, either. I like how she manages to be coy and sexy at the same time.)
Josef December 8th, 2019
You quoted Caroline Bingley in Pride and Prejudice right? When she says to Lizzie “let’s take a walk around the room it’s so refreshing”
Jose September 14th, 2020
I must say you missed Smilin’ Through (1941) that’s a quite pretty Movie (yeah a remake of Norma Shearer’s in Technicolor) it’s set first in 1897 then 1910’s and 1865 (flashbacks)
Now let me tell you Most of her movies are very enjoyable and pretty but Bitter Sweet (1940) is pretty bad somewhat empty pretty indeed (there’s a red dress she wears that’s quite stunning i saw it in catalogue) but while they reworked Maytime pretty nicely they destroyed the original Bitter Sweet no wonder Noël Coward hated that
also if one day you decide to do it again i think it would be nice to put one or two of her stage performances example: The King and I!
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Hank Haney Quits: What Losing His Swing Coach Means for Tiger Woods
By Tim Wood
The man behind Tiger Woods' mechanics over the last six years has decided its time to move on. Swing coach Hank Haney said Monday evening that he has decided that it's time for he and Woods to part ways. "I have informed Tiger Woods this evening that I will no longer be his coach," Haney said in a statement posted on his website. "I would like to thank Tiger for the opportunity that I have had to work with him over the past [six-plus] years." Haney stuck by Woods after the initial revelations of extramarital affairs and wishes him well in dealing with his his on and off the course. "As we all know, Tiger has been through a lot in the past six months, and I really believe that given the chance, mind free and injury free, we will all see Tiger Woods play once again like we all know he can," Haney said. "I wish Tiger well, not only with his golf, but in finding peace and happiness in all aspects of his life." So what does this mean for Woods? The split has been rumored every time Woods loses a tournament. Now, it has actually happened. Was it just time or is this another blow to the Swooshed One's comeback?Begin Slideshow
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Lil Kish aims for stars
Child stars have long been a part of Jamaica's rich musical legacy. They include Reggae's Crown Prince Dennis Brown, Beenie Man, Nadine Sutherland and Junior Tucker as well as contemporary acts like QQ and Wayne J.
Lil Kish, 10, is hoping to be part of that group.
“I've developed a strong love for music since I was very little. My daddy has a sound system and he's always playing different genres of music which is something I enjoy very much. This is one of things that has inspired me to become a recording artiste,” said Lil Kish.
“I started out singing other people's songs at first, but with the help of my parents, I eventually began writing my own songs. My family is very supportive of my career,” she continued.
Lil Kish is getting ready to release her debut single, Corona, which looks at how the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of children.
“This virus is making life difficult for everyone. We can't go to school like we'd normally do, everything is online. It has made things very hard because some parents can't afford to buy tablets or computers and some people don't have Internet. It's creating a lot of confusion, it's very stressful. We can't even see our friends because we're not at school,” she said.
Corona, co-produced by King Kish and Ralston Barrett, will be released on the King Kish label in the second week of December.
Lil Kish (given name Tajana Gardner) hails from Mandeville, Manchester. She is a student of Ardenne Preparatory School in Kingston.
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Leetsvale Caravan Park
Leetsvale Caravan Park is approximately 10 km from Wisemans Ferry on the Sydney side of the Hawkesbury river along the River Road.
The Park comes under the Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002. That means that it caters for people whose principal residence is elsewhere and who own the dwelling on the site, which is a leased area.
The sites are rented on an annual basis. Under the Act the sites may be occupied for 180 days a year (but not consecutively) and cannot be used as a permanent residence.
We currently do not have any short term holiday cottages for rent and there are no resort facilities, restaurants, shops, playgrounds or swimming pools.
Leets Vale, NSW 2775
Telephone: 61 02 4566 4444
Email: enquiries@leetsvale.com.au
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February 23, 2020 at 1:58 pm, No comments
JUNE 2017 - CALABOGIE Nathan Blok headed to his home track of Calabogie for the 3rd and 4th race of the Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) June 17/18, 2017 for the Kyle Nash race weekend. The track at Calabogie has been the scene of several of Blok’s accomplishments and he was looking forward to racing infront of the local crowd.
On Saturday the Blok qualified 3rd in his Super Touring (ST) Class and 8th overall on the 2.81 km Stadium track.
The first CTCC feature race of the weekend began well with Blok overtaking #99 (GT) Chris Sahakian at the drop of the green flag. Going into corner 3 Blok moved to the outside of #12 (ST) Jean-Francois Hevey moving Blok up into 2nd place in class and 6th overall.
On Lap 4 the #99 (GT) car caught fire and a full course caution was declared. Under caution #88 (GT) Bob Attrell pulled into the pits moving Blok to P5 overall and still P2 in class.
When the green flag flew on Lap 7 #11 (ST) Eric Hoshgeschurz and #72 (GT) Mario Guerin tangled resulting with Guerin spinning off the track. This moved Blok to P4 overall and maintaining his P2 in class.
By Lap 19 the front runners started catching the lap traffic adding an additional element to the race. On lap 25 Sharpe and a lap car made slight contact. Blok capitalized on the error and moving to the inside of the corner overtaking Sharpe putting hit into P3 overall.
Blok then put his sights on to #11 Eric Hochegeschurz to chalenge for the lead of ST class. Although he was starting to gain on the lead car, without enough time left in the race he had to settle for 2nd place in class and 3rd place overall. l.
Blok then put his sights on to #11 Eric Hochegeschurz to chalenge for the lead of ST class. Although he was starting to gain on the lead car, without enough time left in the race he had to settle for 2nd place in class and 3rd place overall.
Sunday came again with very humid weather and rain threatening on the horizon. With no new slick tires for Sunday available in Blok's budget, the best he could do was to qualify 7th out of 8th in class and 12th out of 18 overall. As luck would have it, one of Blok's local sponsor's “Woody's Motor Vehicle Repair” was in attendance and wanting Blok to have a fighting chance for the final race purchased him a new set of tires. This put Blok on a level playing field going into the final race on the 5.05 km long track.
From the drop of the green flag Blok was on a mission. Corner 1 he passed #81 (ST) Michael DelleDonne moving him up into P6. Corner 2 he attempted an outside pass on #16 (ST) Jeff Kingsley and on #12 (ST) Jean-Francois Hevey going side by side through the corner, but unfortunately was unable to make the pass stick. On the straight stretch after Corner 4, Blok overtook Kingsley moving him into P5. Continuing his push going into Corner 19 at the quarry he passed #11 (ST) Eric Hochgeschurz on the inside for P4.
Lap 2 his push forward continued as he was all over Hevey's bumper from Corner 7 through 11 when he finally took him on the outside of Corner 12 to secure 3rd place.
On Corner 1 of Lap 3 #66 (GT) Gary Kwok moved ahead, leaving the three Super Touring cars battling for 1st position and #88 (GT) Bob Attrell right on Blok's bumper. On Corner 8 Attrell passed Blok getting between him and #53 (ST) Rocco Marciello who he was fighting for 2nd place with. On corner 10 Attrell gets past Marciello with Nathan attempting to follow on the inside, but he was unable to complete the pass.
Lap 4 saw Attrell pass #77 (ST) Arek Wojceichowski on the straight after Corner 4, again leaving the top Super Touring cars to battle it out. On Corner 11 Blok makes an outside pass on Marciello moving him into 2nd place.
Blok now set his sights on Wojceichowski, and by Corner 11 of Lap 5 makes the pass for the lead. Once Blok had secured a comforable lead he settled in to a rhythm for the rest of the race and brought home the 1st place trophy and the lead in the CTCC series.
“ Racing at Calabogie infront of the home crowd is always very special. Both races were very action packed, especially on Sunday's race. Coming from 7th place on the grid to win is a challenging task especially with the competition level as high as it is this year. Without the tires from Woody's Motor Vehicle Repair the outcome would have been extremely different.
To have yet another good weekend at home and to bring home a debut win and the lead in the championship for the team was a very fulfilling and successful accomplishment. There was a lot of drama in the background and even getting to race this weekend was a special opportunity and to come home with a 1st and 2nd place just makes everything that happened leading up to this event feel worthwhile.
A huge thanks to all my sponsors and everyone who put their support behind me and believed in me. I was honoured to do my job and deliver everyone the results that they wanted. “
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The RSS is out of step with a young, urbanizing India.
By N.V. Subramanian (7 January 2013)
New Delhi: Ultimately, Asaram is answerable to his devotees, and they should take issue with his grossly insensitive comments against the gang-rape victim, who shall continue to remain nameless for this magazine. Among the so-called god-men who infest modernizing, urbanizing India, he is one of the more unsavoury, with vast holdings and a vaster following, and it is imperative to keep the media spotlight focused on his dark doings.
The case with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangha chief, Mohan Bhagwat’s untimely and nasty utterances in the context of the rape and murder tragedy is different, and altogether more serious. As the progenitor of one of the two of India’s mainstream parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party, being also its ideological overseer, all-powerful controller, and arbiter of its destiny, the RSS has national responsibilities which are ill-served by the regressive disposition of the Sarsanghachalak and other senior functionaries. An expression of regret from the RSS to the people of India and particularly to women is overdue.
Whilst the RSS, rightly or wrongly, is often pilloried on the minority question, this papers over gaps in its ideology, orientation and thinking on some other issues, including economics and gender matters. Aside from its wooly-headed Swadeshi preferment and demands for autarchy, the RSS has not arrived at a cogent understanding of the correct mix of economic policies for India with a great pool of entrepreneurs. It has, of course, not helped matters that a government headed by a star economist has marched the country headlong into a financial and economic crisis from which early redemption seems impossible. And despite the RSS’s and the liberal intelligentsia’s worst attempts to run him down, A.B.Vajpayee gave India one of its best runs of growth and prosperity, and it did shine, whatever the critics might say.
The tragedy is that Vajpayee is no more in public life to guide the country out of its present economic wretchedness, nor is he in any position to counter the misogynistic poison of Mohan Bhagwat. In his gentle, inimitable style, Vajpayee would have put the RSS chief in his place without giving offence. You would have had a retinue of RSS leaders going up to placate Vajpayee, and it would have ended with the inevitable photo-opportunity with Bhagwat, with one of them looking humbled. The message would have gone out loud and clear that the RSS was contrite. It would have served as an apology.
The RSS’s domination of the BJP today is on account of absent tall statesmen like Vajpayee. It was said when Rajinder Singh retired and V.S.Sudershan took over that Vajpayee and L.K.Advani by virtue of being senior to him in the Sangha Parivar would tip the balance. Till Vajpayee was active, that was the case, although he had to make tactical withdrawals now and again in the interest of his government. But by his overweening ambitions and his failure at the 2009 election, Advani conceded BJP to the RSS in ways unheard of when Vajpayee was in control, which is why you witness the spectacle of BJP spokespersons defending the indefensible of Mohan Bhagwat. Embarrassed and perhaps horrified by his statements, BJP central leaders like Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley have gone into silence mode. Unless the BJP fights back, it will be an uphill task to restore its moth-eaten mainstream status especially among the urban young, who are anyway estranged from the party for its failure of direct street engagement on the rape tragedy.
Fulltime RSS volunteer-leaders are forever crisscrossing the country, enduring the cheapest second-class railway journeys to distant corners of India in their organizational work. Most likely to shun hotels, they stay with families, which strengthen Sangha bonds all across, and aims at giving a rounded view of society to these bachelor-leaders. In a small way, it compensates for the RSS being a brotherhood where women are not admitted. The RSS does not have a women’s wing although the unaffiliated Rashtriya Sevika Samiti has lately been represented as such. At the least for a RSS chief who has presumably extensively travelled throughout the country, it is unconscionable and unacceptable to insert the India-Bharat distinction into the rape issue. Rape is rape. There is no justification for it. The issue in all its myriad complexities has been wonderfully summed up by the feminist activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University professor, Nivedita Menon, in an interview today.
The RSS never wanted the BJP’s forerunner, the Jana Sangha, to be conceived. The unwanted child of the Parivar must have to fight for its life and identity now.
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Popcorn Time Domain Registrar Orders DNS Deactivation | TorrentFreak
In 2014, the application known as Popcorn Time burst onto the scene to transform the BitTorrent landscape.
Instead of accessing torrent files from indexing platforms such as The Pirate Bay to download them in a comparatively boring regular client, users were given a beautiful, Netflix-style, all-in-one solution.
Very quickly, Popcorn Time became a smash-hit sensation but it also attracted movie and TV show companies determined to shut it down. While some success was booked on this front, Popcorn Time’s open-source nature meant that it could be replicated by enthusiasts, such as those who ultimately ended up operating from PopcornTime.sh.
While there are other variants, Reddit’s /r/popcorntime considers the .sh domain as offering the ‘official’ version of PopcornTime and the site was previously linked from the official Github repository. As the image below shows, the website and associated services attached to the app via the .sh domain were working just fine on November 3, 2019.
All systems were functioning Nov 3, 2019
The situation today, however, is very much different. PopcornTime.sh and all the sub-domains which allow its app to work as intended have been rendered inaccessible.
According to WHOIS data, late on Monday the domain was updated. It isn’t due to expire for another year but its domain status is currently listed as “clientHold”, which can signal bad news.
PopcornTime.sh – clientHold
‘ClientHold’ status is set by the domain registrar, 101domain.com in this case, and informs the registry not to activate the DNS for PopcornTime.sh. As a result, the website in question has been rendered inaccessible.
“This status code tells your domain’s registry to not activate your domain in the DNS and as a consequence, it will not resolve,” ICANN’s official advice reads. “It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion.”
We have been unable to officially confirm why PopcornTime.sh has been given this treatment but in the past, clientHold status has proven problematic for domains and has sometimes signaled legal issues. Information received earlier today adds at least some weight to that theory.
This afternoon we received an email from the folks at InternetProtocol.co who, citing anonymous police sources, claim that the site’s operator may (and that’s a pretty big ‘may’) have been arrested in Tunisia.
The publication also posted an image that supposedly shows items confiscated as evidence as part of a “raid” carried out in “cooperation with some international copyright organization.”
Unable to confirm the allegations from any other source and given its worldwide position on anti-piracy enforcement, TorrentFreak contacted the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment seeking confirmation or indeed denial that it was involved in this alleged and as-yet unconfirmed action.
We were told by their spokesperson that at this point in time, he wasn’t able to provide us with any information.
Although the moderators of the official PopcornTime sub on Reddit claim to have no direct connection with the software distributed and maintained from the .sh domain, TorrentFreak requested comments from all of them. At the time of publication, however, we were yet to hear back.
Whether the domain issue will be solved in time is unclear but that seems largely reliant on whether the information about a supposed arrest in North Africa holds up as credible.
Similar action in that region is extremely rare, perhaps unheard of as far as popular applications go, so there will be a waiting game for the full picture to emerge, if it ever does. Last year, PopcornTime.sh was targeted by movie companies seeking the identity of its operator but what ultimately became of that remains unclear.
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Michael Hammers
Schmiede Aachen
J.S.Bach Mass in B minor
Michael Hammers' light-voice
world premiered in Hamburg
Michael Hammers has a wide and deep artistic talent and musical intution. All he is doing is unbiased and endowed with soul and passion. And he makes spagetthi al limone to die for.
Lothar Königs
'In another light'
Maestro Jeffrey Tate and Michael Hammers, two artists collaborating to throw new light on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor in the Laieszhalle in Hamburg.
Playing under the baton of their extraordinary chief conductor, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra combined their playing with landscapes of light by Michael Hammers.
The orchestra’s General Manager, Daniel Kühnel, had chosen an outstanding choir in the Gächinger Kantorei and selected star soloists Chen Reiss, Lydia Teuscher, Gerhild Romberger, Daniel Behle and Alastair Miles.
The combination of music and light demanded everything from both the performers and the audience in equal measure.
Why perform church music in a concert hall and why use light as part of the interpretation?
This performance by the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra was one of the concerts in the fifth phase of their Reformation Project, ‘The Nation as Identity’.
The Reformation did not seek to divide, did not aim to destroy forms handed down across the centuries and, because of this, the tradition of church music with texts in Latin doesn’t come to an end with the Reformation.
At the end of his life J S Bach, a Lutheran, set to music the Latin text of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic mass, of those parts of the liturgy which do not vary from day to day.
He did not place an all-embracing title at the top of his last composition for voices and he had died before the mass was performed for the first time; both of these duties fell to others to perform.
It appears that J S Bach’s legacy to humanity is to make us sense through the experience of music the roots we all share, so that all confessional and religious boundaries, all intellectual barriers and limits linked to the medium or media employed are dissolved.
He also does this to make each and every one of us recognise the one identity that gives meaning and purpose: that of a human being, of a nation, of a world community and of one of shared values.
Michael Hammers' artistic concept "In anderem Licht" (German)
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Lichtkreuz über Golgotha
in Erinnerung an Prof. Gustav Kühnel:
Lichtkreuz über Golgotha, Grabeskirche, Jerusalem
Sir Jeffrey Tate has died
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Grand Renovation
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1200th anniversary of Charlemagne’s death: "Emperor, Death and the Devil" by Ramírez and Hammers
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The Cross of Golgotha
Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem
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Electric Fountain
Public Art at Rockefeller Plaza
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Crystal Wall Beijing
World Financial Center Beijing
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Joie – Crystal Water Fall
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Let´s Merry.
Jubilee! 10th season of the Swarovski Star crowning the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree...
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Jewels on Stage
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Liquid Space
Swarovski Crystal Palace
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World Financial Center, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Official Tree Lighting in New York City 2012
The world's most crystallized star...
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Christmas in Rockefeller Center
The Swarovski Star 2010
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Unforced variations: September 2014
— group @ 2 September 2014
This month’s open thread. People could waste time rebunking predictable cherry-picked claims about the upcoming Arctic sea ice minimum, or perhaps discuss a selection of 10 climate change controversies from ICSU… Anything! (except mitigation).
189 Responses to “Unforced variations: September 2014”
Ed Beroset says:
The Los Angeles Times this morning has a headline “West Coast warming linked to naturally occurring changes” and refer to this study by Johnstone and Mantua titled “Atmospheric controls on northeast Pacific temperature variability and change, 1900-2012”. I’d be interested in reading informed comment on this paper.
Kevin McKinney says:
#150 (Ron R)–“Connection?”
I’d guess that both sets of observations are acting as “tracers” of an unusual circulation pattern. Certainly worth looking at.
gmb92 says:
More backstory on Koonin, the WSJ editorial, and his role in the APS
http://rabett.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-dogs-dinner.html
Seemed odd to me that someone who is chair-elect of the APS Panel on Public Affairs, which one would think entails some objectivity, reserve, and deference to expert views, would write a highly-rhetorical shallow impeccably-timed opinion piece for the WSJ, but the above speculates that he may have resigned.
“It turns out that Koonin lobbied to be in charge of the process, got input from climate scientists and then refused to acknowledge what he had been given, simply walking away. Eli has it now from three sources (although they may overlap) that he has resigned from POPA. Given that he was/is still listed the chair elect, take this as it is, but the WSJ article is a sure sign that the statement he ramrodded through has met considerable opposition. The APS response will be indicative.
Ben Santer, who was one of those talking with the sub-committee is unhappy about the outcome, the waste of time and the possibility that he was simply set up by someone with an agenda and no intent to learn. By permission Eli quotes him
Another source of real frustration is that Dr. Koonin had a real opportunity to listen. To consult experts in many different aspects of climate science. To do a deep dive into the science. To seek understanding of complex scientific issues. He did not make use of this opportunity. His op-Ed is not a deep dive – it is a superficial toe-dip into a shallow puddle, rehashing the same tired memes (the “warming hiatus” points toward fundamental model errors, climate scientists suppress uncertainties, there’s a lack of transparency in the IPCC process, climate always varies naturally, etc.) “
Ed, the study results appears to extend from Northern CA and north, and is confined to the immediate coastlines (not inland) and sea surface temperatures, so “west coast” is fairly ambiguous and easily misconstrued and exaggerated.
It also seems to be an odd result, given the major natural variation that would effect the northwest would be the PDO, which has exhibited a downward trend over the period of record (lower PDO values tend to be a cooling influence over the PNW), so any residual trend could not be explained by such variances. I wonder if they’re confusing long-term trends with variance.
http://woodfortrees.org/plot/jisao-pdo/plot/jisao-pdo/trend
Wouldn’t be surprised to see a rebuttal. Studies that go against the grain tend to get a lot of media coverage, and that media coverage tends to exaggerate the implications.
There is also a study that concludes anthropogenic factors are the dominant cause of the observed trend in the PNW.
“Abatzoglou co-authored research, published this year in the Journal of Climate, that reached a different conclusion. Abatzoglou and two Oregon State University scientists compared weather observations with climate data for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western parts of Montana and Wyoming. They concluded that greenhouse gases were “the leading contributor to” regional warming since 1900.
Abatzoglou cautioned that some of the older pressure data used in the new study might contain errors, particularly data that predated the 1940s. And he said it can be difficult to factor the effects of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) into any climate studies, given that “high quality data” exists for fewer than two of its complete oscillations.
“Any discussion of climate change, anthropogenic versus natural, over the western U.S. can get messy when inviting the PDO to the party,” he said.”
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/west-coast-warming-natural-variability-18067
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00218.1
Rick Brown says:
Dr. Unger’s Four Scientific Fouls
By Michael Wolosin
http://www.climateadvisers.com/ungerfouls/
An OpEd in today’s New York Times by Yale professor of atmospheric chemistry Nadine Unger starts with the headline “To Save the Planet, Don’t Plant Trees.” The article claims that – contrary to both conventional wisdom and the scientific consensus – planting trees and conserving forests is not an effective solution to climate change. While the headline is eye-catching, and attacking conventional wisdom can attract an editor’s attention, the article’s conclusions simply do not have the backing of science.
There are at least four major scientific fouls that need to be called.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/8q3nmm/burn-noticed?xrs=synd_facebook_092314_tds_60
House of Representatives Science Committee segment starts around 03:20
Yes, he’s discussing the science, and Dr. Whitehouse, charged with educating the Committee members.
Uh, oh. This is going to bother the House of Representatives Science Committee.
The E-word has come into climate science:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-algae-can-evolve-fast-to-tackle-climate-change/
Ocean Algae Can Evolve Fast to Tackle Climate Change
Longer-lived creatures, from fish to shellfish, would not be able to evolve their way out of trouble
By Alistair Doyle
OSLO (Reuters) – Tiny marine algae can evolve fast enough to cope with climate change in a sign that some ocean life may be more resilient than thought to rising temperatures and acidification, a study showed.
Evolution is usually omitted in scientific projections of how global warming will affect the planet in coming decades because genetic changes happen too slowly to help larger creatures such as cod, tuna or whales.
Sunday’s study found that a type of microscopic algae that can produce 500 generations a year – or more than one a day – can still thrive when exposed to warmer temperatures and levels of ocean acidification predicted for the mid-2100s.
The Emiliania huxleyi phytoplankton studied are a main source of food for fish and other ocean life and also absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, as they grow. Their huge blooms can sometimes be seen from space.
“Evolutionary processes need to be considered when predicting the effects of a warming and acidifying ocean on phytoplankton,” according to the German-led study in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Yet another issue — in addition to antibiotic resistance — that can’t be understood by those denying evolution.
PJKar says:
Chuck Hughes @149,
I participated in the march this past weekend and I have to say it was truly inspiring event, in fact I was kind of awe struck by it. It was largely a symbolic demonstration and it has been criticized for not having a list of formal demands, not marching to the UN and the like. Listening to people talk at the several workshops I attended throughout the city people understood their actions on Sunday would be symbolic but that it was important to send a message however symbolic it may be. This was OK because even on Saturday it was clear that this was going to be a historically momentous event in what might now be called the “climate change movement” where for the first time 400K people representing a large number of diverse groups assembled in a massive demonstration to say that a solution to the AGW problem and climate change is of critical importance to the survival of humanity.
To me it is just the first step though not a game changer in itself. With a political system that is based on legalized bribery together with our judicial system corrupted at all levels, solutions are not going to be found in elections. The game changer will occur, IMO when 400K people are in the streets disrupting every day business with various forms of direct action.
With regard to your comment on OWS and the Climate March. On Monday we got a glimpse of the type of direct action I was referring to. Although they were not directly connected to the March former members of OWS ( a lot of OWS has split up into smaller more focused groups) organized a demonstration (Flood Wall Street) starting at Battery Park then marching to Wall Street to shut down the NYSE to protest Wall Street’s connections with the FF industry. I believe there were about 1000 demonstrators at the protest. They didn’t make it to the Stock Exchange but they caused some disruption with something like 100 people arrested. It is these types of occurrences happening multiple times simultaneously that will IMO finally force the decision makers to listen although it is safe to assume that if and when they do occur it is not going to be pretty. As it was a number of people were pepper sprayed in this event on Monday.
The next UN Climate Change Conference is in Paris in Dec 2015. The events of the past few days in NYC will hopefully carry significant momentum for the cause going into that one.
Chris Dudley says:
Here is the transcript of President Obama’s speech on climate at the UN: http://insideclimatenews.org/breaking-news/20140924/transcript-obamas-speech-climate-change-un
I think this is the anchor paragraph:
“So today, I call on all major economies to do the same [declare emissions targets and implementation policies]. For I believe, in the words of Dr. King, that there is such a thing as being too late. And for the sake of future generations, our generation must move toward a global compact to confront a changing climate while we still can.”
Time for a binding climate agreement.
#149–(Chuck)–See more at: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2014/09/unforced-variations-september-2014/comment-page-3/#comment-598691
“…this weekend’s Climate March in NYC and others that are taking place around the world… effect on the political landscape.
“…pretty impressive…
“Thoughts? Opinions? Outlooks? Is this a game changer or too little too late?”
My two cents: I agree it was an impressive showing, although I thought coverage was less than merited by the magnitude of the event.
I suspect that this is not a game-changer, but rather an incremental step in the right direction. It’ll take much more of the same, I think.
And I sure hope it’s not too late, in a larger sense. It’s too late for some things (and people), of course, but the state of knowledge suggests that we can still avoid a lot of kimchee.
correction, that’s Science Advisor to the President John Holdren patiently responding to members of the House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee, as commented by John Stewart starting at 03:00. I hope the people who voted for those men see that.
Kevin (#161),
This kind of thing is always a game changer. It you look at President Obama’s speech it mentions both Dr. King and people marching and focuses on China. Think, what does China fear most?
The answer is mass movements. A cheerful demonstration there has to be met with tanks in the street and massacres. Sunday’s march gave President Obama leverage over China to get a deal.
The people who participate are also changed and become more astute agents for change going forward. Mao felt he had to move among the people like a fish in water. True movements are like yeast in bread, they transform owing to their dispersed liveliness. The yeast got mixed in pretty well on Sunday.
Here’s a CBC video highlighting Jason Box’s “Dark Snow Project”, and making the link with the “unprecedented” Arctic wildfire season (not to mention a cameo of Andrew Weaver calling out his colleagues in the BC Legislative Assembly):
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/ID/2529486281/
And a link to the paper about increased Arctic wildfire:
Peter Thorne says:
For those who have long memories …
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2012/12/improving-the-tropical-cyclone-climate-record/ has continued accruing classifications. The first analysis paper is in the online queue at BAMS. There is a nice piece on it at the UK Guardian (caveat emptor – I would say that I’m quoted in it!).
The Guardian article is at http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/sep/25/citizen-scientists-classify-storms-for-the-cyclone-center (and links to the paper).
Its far from too late to classify more imagery or urge your friends to. The one thing the paper really shows is that all the volunteers really are making a valuable contribution.
Go forth and classify …
The University of North Carolina is moving in towards divestment from fossil fuel interests: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2014/09/25/unc-fossil-fuel-investments-clean-energy-college.html
The United Church of Christ is adding fossil fuels to tobacco, gambling, alcohol, and conventional and nuclear weapons as investments to avoid. http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2014-09/ucc-investment-fund-will-be-free-fossil-fuels
sidd says:
Grant(2014) doi: 10.1038/ncomms6076 is an excellent correlated study of Red Sea level and monsoon records. They find a threshold at about twice the volume of present day ice sheets (~65 m SLR)
“Our data suggest that, for both ‘event’ and ‘pulse’ scenarios, natural rise rates do not exceed ~2 m/cy and are mostly ~1 m/cy for ice volumes up to about twice as large as present-day values (Fig. 4a,b). For larger ice volumes, substantially higher rise rates may be attained.”
Earlier they point out :
“Our sea-level data therefore appear to corroborate and quantify previous hypotheses [37] and models [38] of increased ice-sheet instability at sufficiently large (‘excess’) ice volumes. Interestingly, increased ice-rafted detritus in deep-sea sediments at ~2.5 Myr (indicative of ice-sheet calving, hence, marine ice-sheet margins) has been linked to extension of the North American ice sheet to a point where it developed marine margins [39,40]. Global sea level stood at roughly ~ 40 to ~ 70 m at that time [41,42], which is consistent with our inferred ~ 65 m sea-level threshold. Possibly, therefore, the high potential rates of sea-level rise for ice volumes equivalent to 65 m sea-level fall (Fig. 4a) depend on the existence of marine margins.”
I think that might be a stretch. WAIS always had a marine margin. Perhaps they restrict this to North American ice sheet, but that is not clear from the text. Anyhoo, such minor quibbling aside, this is a very nice paper, clears up some of the issues with earlier work, and provides a robust chronology. There are some nice comments on the dependence of the Asian monsoon
(ASM and AWM are the Asian summer and winter monsoons)
” … a lagged response of the ASM to insolation forcing (on orbital timescales) can be explained by the effects of northern hemisphere ice-volume changes on sensible heating of the Asian plateau [7,17] … This appears to portray a millennial-scale ‘bipolar see-saw’ event, where meltwater-related reduction of North Atlantic overturning circulation caused abrupt Northern Hemisphere cooling and widespread Southern Hemisphere warming [44,45], with concomitant ASM weakening/failure [8] and AWM intensification [46].”
This in contrast to other modelling studies suggesting “… that AWM variability is a direct response to obliquity forcing through its effect on low–high latitude insolation gradients [49].”
Rather, this study appears to support the notion that AWM coupling to obliquity operates, at least partly, through changes in ice volume.
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waxliberty says:
I have an abstract layman question I’m wondering if someone in the community could help with (been coming up in discussions with others online). I’ve read that the concept of feedback(s) is defined/used a bit differently in electrical engineering vs. how it is used in climate science. Is anybody familiar with this difference and able to explain any nuance there? Any replies of course appreciated in advance.
Chuck Hughes says:
If the melting of the ice is happening at an exponential rate, how do scientists KNOW that the collapse of the WAIS will take centuries instead of decades? Is it not possible that there could be a more sudden collapse once things get cooking? Not that it would all melt but that it would break off in really large chunks or just come apart.
#169–I’ll take a stab at it, since at one point I was an electronics tech (and still run sound boards sometimes).
This is a pretty good basic description of feedback in electronics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback#Electronic_engineering
It rather highlights the reason that it’s called ‘feedback’–(a portion of) the output signal is used to control the circuitry (normally an amplifier, more or less) which is producing that output. So it’s a recursive scheme. Most often, it’s ‘negative feedback’–feedback 180 degrees out of phase, which will interfere destructively with the primary input signal and therefore damp the amplifier’s output response. That increases circuit stability, as the article says.
“Feedbacks” in climate science are analogous in that they are processes in the Earth system somewhere which increase climate sensitivity to a given GHG forcing (‘positive feedback’) or decrease it (‘negative feedback.’) Take, for example, the ‘albedo feedback’: as the atmosphere and oceans warm, snow and ice melt earlier and more widely. This exposes more ground or water to solar radiation, and since both are much better at absorbing radiation than the snow or ice, more energy comes into the Earth system than previously, when the snow or ice just reflected more of it directly back into space. Consequently, that energy warms the system a little more than before. So the albedo feedback would be a positive one.
As you can see, though the overall picture is similar enough to justify the analogy, the specifics are quite a bit different from the electronic realm. The chain of causation runs through several different domains: thermal kinetic energy, insolation, reflection/absorption, melting. It’s quite a bit messier conceptually than electronics, where everything just stays an electromagnetic signal. And in reality, it generally gets a lot messier still, since there may very well be multiple feedbacks in operation at the same time (and often with varying spatial and temporal structures.)
To build on the example above, in the real Arctic, some of the lost ice will be sea ice–the permanent floating ice capping the Arctic ocean. The albedo feedback will operate as described in relation to this ice, but there will also be a negative feedback that comes into play: when the autumnal equinox is passed (as happened last week) the high Arctic passes into its winter darkness, and temperatures begin to fall pretty quickly. Open water radiates heat pretty efficiently, so more heat is lost from the ocean than would have been the case when it remained covered by sea ice. All other things being equal (which they may or may not be), this should oppose the warming action, and would therefore constitute a negative feedback.
Accordingly, the formalisms around notation, correct handling of the concepts, and so forth, are not identical between electronics and climate science–which has sometimes led ‘skeptical’ electronics types to complain that the climate science community is ‘doing it all wrong.’ It’s an unfounded criticism, as far as I can tell, since it is only to be expected that any discipline will adapt concepts or procedures to suit its particular needs and exigencies when ‘borrowing’.
for Chuck Hughes: “ice cube catastrophe scenario”
… and the ice caps !sproing! break up along whatever stresses existed, turning all of the ice all at once into piles of ice cubes, which then rush to the ocean.
“Walk faster, the ocean’s rising all of a sudden….”
I’ll save that for my big scary blog, if I ever start one. Or a novel ….”
P.S., that paper on rapid disintegration of ice sheets from a year ago has been cited eight times since. This is how science works, not by single papers but through extended discussion of those ideas that attract work:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=9617458491780210529&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=0,5&hl=en
As with much else, the question: as we’re pushing the rate of CO2 rise 100x faster than past warming events in the paleo record, what outcome paths will differ? Lots of things might happen at high rates that would not happen with lower rates of change.
Much written about, e.g. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2014&q=rate+co2+rise+change&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
I’d think you can safely laugh at the Energy and Environment “no worries” paper by Loehle. Others are worth reading.
I don’t find this search tool mentioned at RC:
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Here, as an example, is the search result I stumbled into:
http://worldwidescience.org/topicpages/s/simulated+deep+permafrost.html
I hesitate to mention it as it’s apt to tempt cherrypickers — it’s a huge number of sources. But it might be useful to someone with enough expertise in an area.
The Greenland Ice Sheet is not nearly as stable as we think.”
While complete loss of all ice in Greenland is judged to be extremely unlikely during this century, the record extent of surface melting in the past decade clearly shows that the ice sheet is responding to Earth’s changing climate.
“Sensitive response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to surface melt drainage over a soft bed” is published on 29 September in the journal Nature Communications: doi:10.1038/ncomms6052
and there’s more, e.g.
http://bigice.apl.washington.edu/projects_greenlandlakes.html
To investigate the process through which water hydro-fractures through kilometer-thick ice, we instrumented two supraglacial lakes on the west coast of Greenland, near Illulisat. We documented the rapid (< 2 hours) drainage of a large supraglacial lake down 980 meters through to the bed of the Greenland Ice Sheet initiated by water-driven fracture propagation evolving into moulin flow [Das et al., 2008]. Drainage coincided with increased seismicity, transient acceleration, ice-sheet uplift, and horizontal displacement. During peak drainage, the flow of water into the crack exceeded the flow over Niagara Falls. Subsidence and deceleration occurred over the subsequent 24 hours. The short-lived dynamic response suggests that an efficient drainage system dispersed the meltwater subglacially. These observations clearly confirm earlier theoretical predictions that hydro-fracturing can breach thick, cold ice to establish a surface meltwater connection to the bed.
Steve Fish says:
John Cleese will help. Apply as needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvVPdyYeaQU
Tony Weddle says:
Any thoughts on Lewis and Curry (2014) concerning lower ECS and TCR figures? I see Robert Cowtan has weighed in on Climate Audit suggesting other data sets offer a better estimate.
Tom Bond says:
The IPCC estimates a sea level rise near 1 metre by 2100 for the RCP 8.5 emissions ‘business as usual’ scenario.
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/unfccc/cop19/3_gregory13sbsta.pdf
However the IPCC AR5 Summary for Policy Makers warns that Greenland and Antarctica ice volume loss increased from 60 cubic kilometres annually during the 1990s decade to 360 cubic kilometres annually during the first decade of this century.
http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
The European Space Agency CryoSat-2 satellite data shows that these ice sheet melts are continuing to accelerate with average volume losses of 500 cubic kilometres annually since 2011.
http://static2.egu.eu/media/filer_public/ac/f2/acf2d697-4a67-433b-bfd4-2a1f569cdb86/tc-2014-18.pdf
This melt rate data calculates as a doubling time of about 5 years, which, if continued will see a 1 metre sea level rise by mid century, 50 years ahead of current predictions.
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/…/20121226_GreenlandIceSheetUpdate.pdf
Note that global sea level rises 1mm for every 360 cubic kilometres of land ice melt.
Imagine the disruption and cost to the global community to defend or retreat from the coastal built environment if sea level rose earlier than currently planned.
This would be a good reason to include land ice melt rates as a sea level rise predictive tool for all global coastal planning and development.
by now I may not be the first to link to this, but here’s a big, juicy morsel on attribution–a whole special issue of ametsoc, released as a report:
http://www2.ametsoc.org/ams/assets/File/publications/BAMS_EEE_2013_Full_Report.pdf
Topic: wild weather of 2013, and its attribution to climate change.
Most surprising finding (for me): the Colorado floods were actually *less* likely under climate change–but of course, happened anyway. But lots of other stuff was, er, more intuitive, apparently.
@169 waxliberty (September) > feedback and forcings and Kevin McKinney’s response @171.
Figure 10.5 from the IPCC, shown in Gavin’s post on this site (“…response to Judith Curry” 27 Aug), is very helpful on positive and negative forcings. It’s on page 18 of this PDF (or IPCC page 884):
http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_Chapter10_FINAL.pdf
It’s here at Skeptical Science:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/97-v-3-how-much-global-warming-humans-causing.html
I really appreciate this graphic. It’s a big picture thing.
Steven Koonin and the Wall Street Journal certainly must have missed it:
“The impact today of human activity appears to be comparable to the intrinsic, natural variability of the climate system itself.”
http://www.skepticalscience.com/wsj-downplays-global-warming-risks-again.html
Steven Koonin and the Wall Street Journal certainly missed it:
Recent Arctic Ocean sea ice loss triggers novel fall phytoplankton blooms
Article first published online: 2 SEP 2014
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061047
©2014. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
Volume 41, Issue 17, pages 6207–6212, 16 September 2014
Recent receding of the ice pack allows more sunlight to penetrate into the Arctic Ocean, enhancing productivity of a single annual phytoplankton bloom. Increasing river runoff may, however, enhance the yet pronounced upper ocean stratification and prevent any significant wind-driven vertical mixing and upward supply of nutrients, counteracting the additional light available to phytoplankton. Vertical mixing of the upper ocean is the key process that will determine the fate of marine Arctic ecosystems. Here we reveal an unexpected consequence of the Arctic ice loss: regions are now developing a second bloom in the fall, which coincides with delayed freezeup and increased exposure of the sea surface to wind stress. This implies that wind-driven vertical mixing during fall is indeed significant, at least enough to promote further primary production. The Arctic Ocean seems to be experiencing a fundamental shift from a polar to a temperate mode, which is likely to alter the marine ecosystem.
Lennart van der Linde says:
On the risks of SLR also see the recent paper by Kopp et al, particularly table 1:
http://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,874.msg37035.html#msg37035
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014EF000239/abstract
They estimate a 5% risk of 3.7m of SLR by 2200 under BAU/RCP8.5 and a 0.5% risk of 6.3m by 2200 in that sort of worst-case. For 2100 the 0,5% risk is of 1.76m under this scenario.
Dave Peters says:
Ron R (@150 ) Last December I made two comments to UV (#s 120 & 138) trying to do a bit of arithmetic, so as to interpret Fukushima plumes as ratios, that is, rationally. A ten Becquerel (two-thirds of a banana) cesium contamination per cubic meter is ~0.08% of the radioactive shine from sea potassium, or about the enhancement of hydrogen ions achieved by 60 days worth of combustion exhaust.
On your first cite, I too am curious about the Gulf of Alaska. The “official” PDO status has flipped since the GOA anomaly arose, yet its discoverer claims things are so un-PDO like. I want to know if there is a link to the jet stream weirdness that is taking winter rain from California.
I know it’s October everywhere but here ….
meanwhile, in today’s news:
https://www.climatescience.org.au/content/785-changing-antarctic-waters-could-trigger-steep-rise-sea-levels
The research published in Nature Communications found that in the past, when ocean temperatures around Antarctica became more layered – with a warm layer of water below a cold surface layer – ice sheets and glaciers melted much faster than when the cool and warm layers mixed more easily.
This defined layering of temperatures is exactly what is happening now around the Antarctic.
“The reason for the layering is that global warming in parts of Antarctica is causing land-based ice to melt, adding massive amounts of freshwater to the ocean surface,” said ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science researcher Prof Matthew England an author of the paper.
“At the same time as the surface is cooling, the deeper ocean is warming, which has already accelerated the decline of glaciers on Pine Island and Totten. It appears global warming is replicating conditions that, in the past, triggered significant shifts in the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet.”
The modelling shows the last time this occurred, 14,000 years ago, the Antarctic alone contributed 3-4 metres to global sea levels in just a few centuries.
“Our model simulations provide a new mechanism that reconciles geological evidence of past global sea level rise,” said researcher UNSW ARC Future Fellow Dr Chris Fogwill.
For historical comparison — what we knew and when we quit knowing it, about this — I recommend rereading
http://scienceblogs.com/stoat/2007/02/05/why-do-science-in-antarctica/
“Science is never settled, but it can be settled enough. Newtonian mechanics was not settled science—it was overturned by both relativity and quantum mechanics. Nonetheless, it was, and continues to be, settled enough to build bridges and design airplanes. It is in this spirit that the word settled is used sometimes in connection with climate science, and not in the cartoonish sense that Koonin fabricates in his straw-man argument. …
“Climate science is settled enough to provide the policy guidance that matters most, namely that there is an urgent need for halting, and eventually reversing, the worldwide growth in carbon dioxide emissions. …Major policy decisions are routinely made in economic and national security areas in the face of far greater uncertainty than prevails in climate science.”
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/10/the_wall_street_journal_and_steve_koonin_the_new_face_of_climate_change.2.html
Thanks, Raypierre! For every last word, number, analogy (smoking), and meme of it.
AIC says:
Since a picture can be worth a thousand words, can anybody point me toward agraphic showing night-time temperatures compared to daytime tamperatures? Or even data?
Google Scholar did not seem to find much if anything, except the effect of night-time temperatures on various crops.
http://blogs.ucdavis.edu/egghead/2014/10/02/making-oxygen-before-life/
Planetary atmospheres don’t need life to contain lots of oxygen.
A 200 nanometer laser irradiating the upper atmosphere will break up CO2; according to this, “models of the evolution of planetary atmospheres will now have to be adjusted to take this into account.”
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Guide to Technical Analysis
Technical Analysis Basic Education
Advanced Technical Analysis Concepts
Technical Analysis Technical Analysis Basic Education
Average True Range - ATR Definition
By Adam Hayes
Updated Jul 8, 2019
What is Average True Range - ATR?
The average true range (ATR) is a technical analysis indicator that measures market volatility by decomposing the entire range of an asset price for that period. Specifically, ATR is a measure of volatility introduced by market technician J. Welles Wilder Jr. in his book, "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems."??
The true range indicator is taken as the greatest of the following: current high less the current low; the absolute value of the current high less the previous close; and the absolute value of the current low less the previous close. The average true range is then a moving average, generally using 14 days, of the true ranges.
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Average true range (ATR) is a technical indicator measuring market volatility.
It is typically derived from the 14-day moving average of a series of true range indicators.
It was originally developed for use in commodities markets but has since been applied to all types of securities.
Calculating Volatility with Average True Range
The Formula For ATR Is
The first step in calculating ATR is to find a series of true range values for a security. The price range of an asset for a given trading day is simply its high minus its low. Meanwhile, the true range is more encompassing and is defined as:
?TR=Max[(H???L),Abs(H???CP),Abs(L???CP)]ATR=(1n)∑(i=1)(n)TRiwhere:TRi=A?particular?true?range\begin{aligned} &TR = \text{Max}[(H\ -\ L), \text{Abs}(H\ -\ C_P),\text{Abs}(L\ -\ C_P)]\\ &ATR=\bigg(\frac1n\bigg)\sum\limits^{(n)}_{(i=1)}TR_i\\ &\textbf{where:}\\ &TR_i=\text{A particular true range}\\ &n=\text{The time period employed} \end{aligned}?TR=Max[(H???L),Abs(H???CP?),Abs(L???CP?)]ATR=(n1?)(i=1)∑(n)?TRi?where:TRi?=A?particular?true?range??
How To Calculate ATR
Traders can use shorter periods than 14 days to generate more trading signals, while longer periods have a higher probability to generate less trading signals. For example, assume a short-term trader only wishes to analyze the volatility of a stock over a period of five trading days. Therefore, the trader could calculate the five-day ATR. Assuming the historical price data is arranged in reverse chronological order, the trader finds the maximum of the absolute value of the current high minus the current low, absolute value of the current high minus the previous close and the absolute value of the current low minus the previous close. These calculations of the true range are done for the five most recent trading days and are then averaged to calculate the first value of the five-day ATR.
What Does Average True Range Tell You?
Wilder originally developed the average true range (ATR) for commodities, but the indicator can also be used for stocks and indices.?? Simply put, a stock experiencing a high level of volatility has a higher ATR, and a low volatility stock has a lower ATR. The ATR may be used by market technicians to enter and exit trades, and it is a useful tool to add to a trading system. It was created to allow traders to more accurately measure the daily volatility of an asset by using simple calculations. The indicator does not indicate the price direction; rather it is used primarily to measure volatility caused by gaps and limit up or down moves. The ATR is fairly simple to calculate and only needs historical price data.
The use of the ATR is commonly used as an exit method that can be applied no matter how the entry decision is made. One popular technique is known as the "chandelier exit"?and was developed by Chuck LeBeau. The chandelier exit places a?trailing stop?under the highest high the stock reached since you entered the trade. The distance between the highest high and the stop level is defined as some multiple times the ATR. ?? For example, we can subtract three times the value of the ATR from the highest high since we entered the trade.
Average true range can also give a trader an indication of what size trade to put on in derivatives markets. It is possible to use the ATR approach to position sizing that accounts for an individual trader's own willingness to accept risk as well as the volatility of the underlying market. (For a detailed example on how to use ATR for this purpose, read our article, Sizing A Futures Trade Using Average True Range.)
Example Of How To Use ATR
As a hypothetical example, assume the first value of the five-day ATR is calculated at 1.41 and the sixth day has a true range of 1.09. The sequential ATR value could be estimated by multiplying the previous value of the ATR by the number of days less one, and then adding the true range for the current period to the product. Next, divide the sum by the selected timeframe. For example, the second value of the ATR is estimated to be 1.35, or (1.41 * (5 - 1) + (1.09)) / 5. The formula could then be repeated over the entire time period.
Limitations Of ATR
There are two main limitations to using the average true range indicator. The first is that ATR?is a subjective measure - meaning that it is open to interpretation. There is no single ATR value that will tell you with any certainty that a trend is about to reverse or not. Instead, ATR?readings should always be compared against earlier readings to get a feel of a trend's strength or weakness.
Second, ATR?also only measures volatility and not the direction of an asset's price. This can sometimes result in mixed signals, particularly when markets are experiencing pivots or when trends are at turning points. For instance, a sudden increase in the?ATR?following a large move counter to the prevailing trend may lead some traders think the?ATR is confirming the old trend; however, this may not actually be the case.
(See Next: Enter Profitable Territory With Average True Range)
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Positive Directional Indicator (+DI) Definition and Uses
The Positive Directional Indicator (+DI) is one of the lines in the Average Directional Index (ADX) indicator and is used to measure the presence of an uptrend.
Negative Directional Indicator (-DI) Definition and Uses
The Negative Directional Indicator (-DI) is used to measure the downward price movement in an asset and is a component of the Average Directional Index (ADX) trading system.
Average Directional Index - ADX Definition and Uses
The Average Directional Index (ADX) helps traders see the trend direction as well as the strength of that trend. The ADX is commonly shown with two other indicators, the Minus and Plus Directional Indicators.
Keltner Channel Definition and Tactics
A Keltner Channel is a set of bands placed above and below an asset's price. The bands are based on volatility and can aid in determining trend direction and provide trade signals.
Directional Movement Index - DMI Definition and Uses
The Directional Movement Index, or DMI, is an indicator that identifies whether an asset is trending. It does this by comparing highs and lows over time. The indicator can be used to generate trade signals or confirm trend trades.
Wilder's DMI (ADX) Indicator Definition
Wilder’s DMI (ADX) consists of three indicators that measure a trend’s strength and direction. It can be used to filter trades or generate trade signals.
Market Indicators That Reflect Volatility in the Stock Market
Enter Profitable Territory With Average True Range
Measure Volatility With Average True Range
Maximize Profits With Volatility Stops
How is the Average Directional Index (ADX) calculated, and what is the formula?
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Swiss Cheeses Switzerland Food
About Swiss Cheese Food: The Swiss Cheese Food is made by the Swiss Cheese which is the main ingredient and it originated in the area around Emmental, in Switzerland.All it can be said that the Swiss Cheese has also got the distinction appearance as the block of the cheese has got holes in it which is known to be the "eyes". The Swiss cheese without the eyes is also known to be "blind". The special kind of bacteria used in the production of Emmental cheese and in the late stage of cheese production the lactic acid is excreted by other bacteria and it also release acetate,carbon dioxide gas and propionic acid.
The Swiss Cheese food also known as American Swiss Cheese has two varieties which are called Baby Swiss and Lacy Swiss. Both are known to have small holes along with mild flavor and the Baby Swiss is known to be made from whole milk while the Lacy Swiss is known to be made from low fat milk.Switzerland is a cheese hub known since the middle ages and like many other European countries it is known to be aggressive about it's culinary reputation. It has sometimes created hindrance with the brand value of Swiss cheese food but the country has been able to save it's legacy and supremacy in Cheese food production.
The base of all the cheese in Switzerland are known to be traditional AOP Cheeses,either hard, soft or semi-hard and some of the dairies still produce AOP Cheese and a new creation are labeled under different brands which are further commercially sold by different names.
Since,a Fondue is the best of the Swiss Sweetmeat so Swiss Cheese fondue has been a part of the Swiss cheese food and further has become a savoury liked by many.
So, here is the recipe for Swiss Cheese food which is a fondue:
. 1 to 1.1/4 cup of dry white wine
. 1/2 pound Swiss (Emmenthal) Cheese, shredded
. 1/2 pound Gruyere Cheese, shredded
. 4 teaspoons Cornstarch
. 1 teaspoon dry mustard
. 2 Tablespoon Kirsch(Optional)
. Fresh-ground nutmeg and pepper
. 1 Baguette (1/2 lb) which is cut into 3/4 inch cubes
How to make Swiss Cheese Fondue:
. Step 1: In a 1.1/2 to 2-Quart fondue pan(Flame proof ceramic or porcelain glazed cast iron) or heavy bottom metal pan over the medium heat. Then, warm 1 cup wine until the bubbles form and then slowly rise to surface for about 6 minutes.
. Step 2: Put mix Swiss cheese,Gruyere cheese,Cornstarch and mustard in a bowl and mix it properly.
. Step 3: Add cheese mixture a handful at a time to hot wine and then stir until the fondue gets smoothly melted and it begins to bubble.Add the kirsch and sprinkle the fondue with nutmeg and pepper.
. Step 4: Set the pan over the ignited alcohol or canned solid-fuel flame. Adjust the heat so that the fondue bubbles very slowly. Also, check occasionally to find if the fondue is not scorching. If it gets too hot,then reduce or turn off the heat while resume heating the mixture till it begins to cool.
. Step 5: Spear the bread cubes,1 at a time, with fondue forks or the thin Skewers(metal or wood) and Swirl through fondue. Stir through by adding more heated wine by a few tablespoons.After, the fondue gets consumed, scrape the cheese crust from the pan to divide and then eat which is considered a special treat.
Swiss cheese food fondue is a fun food and unique appetizer which is perfect as the recipe for any party esp. a party hosted for friends. The fondue recipe features Swiss and Gruyere cheese which is served with baguette cubes.
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Cast announced for The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs UK – The Smashes
FX and the Ultimate Fighting Championship®organization today unveiled the identities of the sixteen Australian and British mixed martial artists set to represent their nations in The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs UK – TheSmashes™.
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF™) finalists are among the top fighters in both nations’ lightweight and welterweight divisions, with the Australian team comprised of representatives from NSW, QLD and WA, while the UK team features fighters from all over England as well as Northern Ireland.
“These guys have definitely made the second international TUF show ‘can’t miss’ TV,” said UFC President Dana White. “Going into this thing, I had no idea just how much the Aussies and the Brits can’t stand losing to each other. Now I know.”
Premiering Wednesdays at 7:30pm AEST on FX in Australia from September 19, the 13-episode, Australian-produced series follows the selected fighters as they live together in The Ultimate Fighter® house, training and competing against eachother for a prized contract with the UFC®, culminating with a live three-hour finale in December.
Guided by Australian coach George Sotiropoulos, Team Australia comprises of:
Lightweights:
Grant Blackler, 23, Sunshine Coast
Patrick Iodice, 19, GoldCoast
Richie Vaculik, 29, Sydney
Ben Wall, 23, Brisbane
Welterweights:
Ben Alloway, 31, GoldCoast
Xavier Lucas, 31, Perth
Manuel Rodriguez, 27, Sydney
Robert Whitaker, 21, Sydney
English coach Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson takes charge of Team UK:
Colin Fletcher, 29, Sunderland
Norman Parke, 25, Bushmills, Nth Ireland Michael Pastou, 30, Essex
Mike Wilkinson, 24, Leigh
Luke Newman, 22, London
Bola Omoyele, 30, London
Valentino Petrescu, 30, Essex
Brad Scott, 23, Melksham
The two lightweight coaches – both alumni of The Ultimate Fighter television series in the Unites States – will also go head-to-head in the Octagon® at the live finale.
Of mentoring his charges, Australian coach George Sotiropoulos said: “It’s a really diverse group of guys on the team, but the thing that’s uniting them is that everyone’s motivated and focused. There’s a lot of personal and national pride at stake but they’re going into the competition with a positive attitude and are really pulling together as a team. I’m very impressed by their maturity.”
British coach Ross Pearson is confident about Team UK’s chances: “Having been where they are, I know exactly what the guys are facing. They’re taking it all in their stride and, despite being so far from home, they’re eager to prove themselves, so morale is high. They each bring unique strengths to the team so the sparks are really going to fly when they meet the Aussies in the Octagon.”
This is only the second time in TUF’s seven-year history that teams will represent their country of origin, the first taking place in 2009 when Team USA took on Team UK.
Viewers outside of Australia will be able to tune-in and watch the series on TUF.tv.
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Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition, 2001, Vol 75, Issue 4, p. 325-329
Characteristics of karst ecosystems of Vietnam and their vulnerability to human impact
Tuyet D. ,
Karst in Vietnam covers an area of about 60,000 km(2), i.e. 18 % of the surface of the country. The country has an annual average temperature of 24 degreesC, an annual average rainfall of 2300 nun and a relative humidity of about 90%. Karst in Vietnam is typified by peak cluster-depression landscapes ranging in elevation from 200 to over 2000 m. Tower and coastal karst landscapes also exit. Because of naturally favourable conditions, karst ecosystems are diverse and very rich. Higher plants(cormophytes) are abundant. They are represented by approximately 2000 species, 908 genera, 224 families, 86 orders and 7 phyla. They form a thick vegetation cover of evergreen tropical rainforest. Knowledge about lower plants is limited. The fauna is rich and diverse. Phyla such as Protozoa, Vermes, Mollusca and Arthropoda are yet ill known. Preliminary results show that the phylum Chordata is represented by 541 species from 80 families, 40 orders and 5 classes. There exist many precious and rare mammals, in particular some endemic species such as Trachypithecus poliocephalus, T. delacouri, Rhinopithecus avanculus, Rhinolophus rouxi, Seotoma dineties and Silurus cuephuongensis. The class Insecta has about 2000 species. The fast population growth, particularly in the mountainous areas of the country, triggers an increasing demand for land and therefore threatens the ecosystem. To obtain land for farming, people have cut, burned and destroyed natural forest cover; resulting in occurrence of hazards such as soil-loss, water-loss, flash floods, mud-rock flows, rock-falls, severe drought, water logging and changes of karstic aquifers etc. Poaching precious animals and illegal logging are increasing. In contrast to other natural systems, karst ecosystems cannot be reestablished once damaged. Living karst landscapes will become rocky desert ones without life. Conservation of karstic environmental systems in general and karstic ecosystems in particular should not be the sole vocation of scientists but also a duty and responsibility of authorities and people from all levels. A good example of a multidisciplinary approach to karst-related problems is the implementation of the Vietnamese-Belgian Karst Project (VBEKAP): 'Rural development in the mountain karst area of NW Vietnam by sustainable water and land management and social learning: its conditions and facilitation'. The aim of this project is to improve living conditions of local people and sustained protection and management of the karst environment and ecosystem
Keywords: animals, aquifer, aquifers, area, areas, coastal, coastal karst, conservation, desert, drought, ecosystem, ecosystems, endemic species, environment, evergreen, example, family, fauna, flood, floods, flow, flows, forest, form, genera, growth, hazard, hazards, human impact, impact, implementation, insecta, its, karst, karst area, karst ecosystem, karst environment, karst landscapes, karstic aquifer, land, landscape, level, logging, mammals, management, mollusca, mountain, people, plant, plants, population, population-growth, protection, protozoa, rainfall, rhinolophus, surface, system, systems, temperature, time, times, vegetation, vietnam, vulnerability, water,
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Journal of African Earth Sciences/International Journal of Speleology, 2007, Vol 36, Issue 2, p. 69-75
Speleothems as indicators of wet and dry periods
Fairchild Ian John And Mcmillan Emily Anne
Calcareous speleothems provide a record of dripwater composition which in turn is a function of climatic conditions. The historical focus of speleothem palaeoclimate studies has been on the derivation of palaeotemperatures through oxygen isotope studies. However, it is now realized that water availability is a more generally important control on their characteristics. Growth rate and growth morphology in principle should give rise to recognizable changes at low flow. However, accidental plumbing effects during aquifer evolution, can also lead to variations in water supply and it is not easy to distinguish these effects. In areas where there is a strong amount effect on the ?18O composition of atmospheric precipitation, the speleothem ?18O composition can be a direct (and inverse) function of rainfall. High-resolution methods are now available to distinguish the composition and relative abundance of winter and summer precipitation in speleothems which formed from drips of seasonally-varying composition. Two seasonally varying processes can be responsible for significant geochemical effects during the year. Seasonal (normally summer) dryness enhances CO2-degassing which leads to elevated ?13C, Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca in dripwaters, characteristics which are transferred to speleothems. The same effects can arise by enhanced degassing at low PCO2. High-resolution analysis can distinguish the seasonal processes and, where conducted at several time intervals, allows a more confident interpretation of longer-term records.
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Wednesday Wraparound: Bordeaux and Asti
California Pinot Noir: A followup consideration
Alexander Valley and Napa Valley Cabernet: A study in contrasts
Posted by steve on Apr 2, 2015 in Alexander Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley | 4 comments
I’m going to be doing an event soon on Alexander Valley and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, and the differences between them. This is a topic that’s near and dear to my heart. As a working critic for many years, I of course had the opportunity to taste many if not most of the Cabs from both those regions, over many vintages, and so I formed a picture in my mind of their differences.
I keep in mind that Napa Valley is one mountain range further inland than Alexander Valley, so it’s a bit warmer and drier. (Of course, it needs to be said that Napa is incredibly more complicated than Alexander Valley, terroir-wise. The west-facing slopes of the Vacas in Oakville, at Dalla Valle for instance, are much warmer than, say, conditions at Dominus.) You’d expect Napa Cabernet to be a little riper than Alexander Valley Cab, and that has in fact been my experience. I’ve always thought of Alexander Valley Cab as slightly more herbaceous than Napa Cab. There’s frequently an edge of tobacco, or sage, or green olive in Alexander Valley Cab that frankly makes the wines more Bordeaux-like.
In Napa, too, the tendency to let Cabs get ultra-ripe, in the modern Parker style, is also much more pronounced than in Alexander Valley. This is primarily for economic reasons; wineries that have gotten very high Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast scores naturally are reluctant to change their house style, and those high scores are generally a reflection of their wines’ opulence. I don’t feel bad at all for whatever I contributed to encouraging that style, despite the fact that it’s come under some assault lately. I like a big, rich, dramatic, powerful Napa Cabernet.
But Alexander Valley wineries never felt the same pressure to mimic that Napa style. I suppose some tried to get their grapes ultra-ripe, but it really doesn’t work in Alexander Valley. The best growers realized they had to do more to achieve success than simply copy Napa. Even if they wanted to, Alexander Valley’s cooler climate would have made it more difficult.
I keep in mind, too, that when we speak of “Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon,” we’re really talking about Cabs from the foothills, slopes and mountains of the eastern side of the valley, which is the western side of the Mayacamas Mountains. (It’s silly to have to call them “Alexander Valley,” but until there’s some new A.V.A., that’s all we have.) There’s a lot of Cab planted down on the valley floor, mainly along Route 128, but the best Cabs have some elevation—and in some cases, quite a bit of elevation. Being 800 feet or 1,400 feet up in those mountains creates vastly different terroir conditions from lower down on the valley floor. The temperature is cooler during the daytime, but warmer at night due to an inversion layer, and the vines are generally above the fog, even on the foggiest days when the valley floor is smothered in the white stuff. There’s also more intense solar radiation up on those mountains, and while I’m not an expert in precisely how that affects the grapes, I think it tends to make the fruit more intense.
The fruit also is more intense up on those mountains because the soil is really sparse. Not much grows up on those west-facing slopes of the Mayacamas except madrone and other drought-resistant flora. The native grasses and herbs pretty much dry out and turn golden during our summers, and you can sometimes find those dried herb touches in the Cabs. This too helps to make Alexander Valley Cabernet distinctive.
Then there’s the tannins. They’re dustier, sometimes a little grittier or greener in Alexander Valley than in Napa, particularly in a cool year. Overall, Alexander Valley Cabs tend to be drier, more elegantly structured and more ageable than Napa Valley Cabs, which are more dramatic and flashy. Having said all this, it can be hard to pick out Alexander versus Napa in a blind tasting, even for an experienced taster. I don’t think it would be hard to tell a Colgin from a Jordan, because they’re made in such different styles. But a 2008 Lancaster from a 2008 St. Supery? Not so easy.
I do think this is a good time for Alexander Valley Cabernet to shine. It’s been a little lost in the glare of Napa Valley, as have all of California’s other Cabernet regions (Paso Robles in particular). But we’re in new times, when new consumers are more open to exploration and discovery. And Alexander Valley Cabernet is better than it has ever been. Lots of restaurants feel they have to have Napa Cab on their wine lists because their well-heeled customers expect it, and that’s totally understandable. But if I were a somm, I’d be looking at Alexander Valley mountain Cabernet. It’s a story waiting to be told, and worth the telling.
4 Responses to “Alexander Valley and Napa Valley Cabernet: A study in contrasts”
Bill Dyer says:
Alexander Valley cooler than Napa Valley–really? It would be interesting to drill down on degree days in Healdsburg and Geyerserville vs Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga.
Degree days as listed in first edition of General Viticulture by Winkler, et al:
Napa 2880 Oakville 3100, Calistoga 3150, St Helena 3170;
Healdsburg 3190, Geyserville not listed (but gives me the chance to spell it correctly this time).
To the north of Alexander Valley: Hopland 3150, Cloverdale 3430.
Bob Henry says:
From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat “Food + Wine” Section
(November 23, 2011, Page D1ff):
“Tasting Tours: King Cab;
If for you, life is a cabernet, then the Alexander Valley is your destination”
Link: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2299308-181/king-cab
By Peg Melnik
The Press Democrat
The late Robert Balzer wrote rhapsodically about the 1974 Rodney Strong “Alexander’s Crown (Vineyard)” Cabernet Sauvignon — declaring it (if I recall correctly) his “wine of the year” when it was released.
An excerpt from his 1986 Los Angeles Times wine column about a Rodney Strong-led seminar on his wines:
“Our seminar also included a visit to the spectacular Alexander’s Crown vineyard in the Alexander Valley, a hilltop where Strong pioneered a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon planting. The vertical tasting of these singularly elegant Cabernets, from 1974 to 1981, was almost awesome. I remember, as if it were yesterday, the stunning debut of the 1974 Alexander’s Crown. Wholly seductive then, it’s holding well. But it was the variation from vintage to vintage that made this tasting adventure such a privilege. The current release, 1980 ($12), which shows the depth and complexity of the 1974, belongs in any wine lover’s collection of fine clarets.”
[Link: http://articles.latimes.com/print/1986-10-05/magazine/tm-4277_1_chalk-hill-vineyard%5D
You should seek out a bottle of the 1974 and sample it as “field research” for your seminar.
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US Open 2011, Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
Editorial by Jane Voigt.
Jane Voigt
Will the Real Top Seeds Please Stand Up
September 1, 2011 -- Ask anybody who will win the women's singles final. Bet your tally proclaims the most votes for Serena Williams. On the men's side of things, the same question overwhelmingly would put Novak Djokovic at the top of the list. There's really no question here. He's won an unprecedented nine titles that includes two Grand Slams and a record-setting five Master 1000 titles.
The reality of the draws usually don't alter our emotional involvement on the question of who might win the U. S. Open. Serena Williams is seeded #28, which is shockingly low for a woman who holds 13 Grand Slam titles. So far at this Open, she's blasted opponents off the court left and right. Today she defeated Michaella Krajicek, former Wimbledon title-holder Richard Krajicek's little sister, in a shake over an hour, 60 61. It was the tenth time at a major that she only dropped one game, according to the WTA.
Rafael Nadal is the defending champion at Flushing Meadows, which has been lost to some extent in the hubbub and expectations that surround Djokovic. However, Nadal has lost to Djokovic in five finals this year, an upheaval close to 7 on Rafa's Richter scale. According to Nadal this has been his main problem -- he didn't win one of those finals.
During a press conference this spring, Roger Federer alluded that Novak might be taking up some space in the Spaniard's head. It happens. Federer knows the struggle of permanently shooing away a rival's past effects from his mind. Federer is 8 and 17 against Nadal. The lopsided head-to-head record stings like lemon juice on an open wound, if you look at their French Open final competitions. Federer again lost to Nadal this year at Roland Garros. But it was Federer who handed Djokovic his only 'real' loss of the year in the semifinals of the same tournament. Otherwise, the Serbian slayer might be licking his lips in anticipation of closing in on a genuine, calendar-year Grand Slam. (Note: Andy Murray defeated Djokovic in the Cincinnati final after he retired in the second set down 0-3.)
Given Nadal's results since January, his loss in the first round of Rogers Cup in Montreal wasn't such a monumental upset although Ivan Dodig, the victor, was an unlikely person to do the upsetting.
Here's where Nadal probably picks up more votes ... likability. His international image, personality, and character could out-strip Novak's -- just look at the endorsements from international businesses. And why else would Novak's team, or entourage, have plans to improve his recognition and appeal to American audiences, according to a NYTimes article by Karen Crouse, "The Next Makeover for a New No. 1 Is in Marketing"?
The announcement of his initiative with UNICEF, which came a couple days ago, was certainly a cog in the wheel of repositioning Djokovic. The announcement came with a pre-announcement, like a carrot dangled in the media's face. A few goofy Tweets bet Novak was perhaps getting married, withdrawing, pregnant, or running for president of Serbia ... or the world. Nope ... like Roger and Rafael, Novak's getting into the charity game. Makes one feel soft inside.
Before entering any court ring, Nadal always tells the commentator in the tunnel, "I will try my very best." He does, too. He thrives on competition and secretly cherishes the wins. We'll wait to see if he can pull off a repeat win. The final is September 11.
On the other hand, Serena Williams just has too much game for most close contenders. Kim Clijsters isn't at the Open. Wimbledon Ladies Champion Petra Kvitova lost in round one. Francesca Schiavone has an unconventional game and mind that fires up under pressure. But the power from Williams could quickly douse the Francesca flames. If Maria Sharapova controls her serve and unforced errors, she could give Williams a tussle.
But after her win today, Williams became the chatter. People are picking her to go all the way. They were before the two weeks began, let's face it, but now more fingers are pointing in her direction. Caroline Wozniacki may be the best backboard out there, have a mind for fighting, and be dating the hottest and youngest golfer in the world -- Rory McIlroy -- but once Williams pokes her head into next week she will shift into fifth gear.
This is the first U. S Open Serena has played since her ejection from the semifinals in 2009 against Kim Clijsters and her foot surgery, which kept her out of the 2010 competition. Serena's tirade toward a line official, after being called for a foot fault on match point during the semifinal, cost her $80,000 and a 2-year parole, of sorts, leveled by the USTA.
Serena's image went all which ways immediately following the incident. She was booed off the court. But later a group showed solidarity with Serena. They thought she was some sort of woman for her profanity, in front of 22,000 people and the world via television and whatnot.
Before Williams stepped on Arthur Ashe this week for her first match against Serbian upstart Bohana Jovanovski, the press asked her about the incident. "I just remember I lost, and that was that. I got really popular. A lot of people were telling me they thought I was super cool, that they'd never seen me so intense. So, yeah, it was awesome."
Another reporter posed a question, and Serena was visibly annoyed. She said it was old news. Do we have to go through this again? That was two years ago.
Interpret her comments to your suiting, but her words, along with her attitude that day in the press room made for a bad couple -- a singularly revealing moment that showed the depth of Serena's sincerity toward the incident, the woman she affronted that night, and her promises to curtail the outbursts.
Can she play unrestrained tennis? No doubt. Would she make a good ambassador for world peace. Probably. However, her image was duly damaged that night in 2009 and some additional conciliatory behavior just might win her more votes when people contemplate the question -- who will win the 2011 U. S. Open singles trophies.
[3] Roger Federer (SUI) {red shirt} d Dudi Sela (ISR) 63 62 62
[28] Serena Williams {red and black dress} (USA) d Michaella Krajicek (NED) 60 61
Earlier Columns from this Event:
August 31, 2011 US Open: Big Day - Murray, Devvarman, Stosur, Vandeweghe
August 30, 2011 US Open: A Kid In a Candy Store - Nadal, Golubev, Blake, Huta Galung
August 29, 2011 US Open: The Youngsters, Plus One - Fish, Kamke, Dulgheru, Kvitova
August 28, 2011 US Open: Before It All Begins
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Original Sinsuality Tour: The set list and reviews for Tori's May 10, 2005 concert in Brisbane, Australia
Updated Tue, May 10, 2005 - 2:10pm ET
You can now see the set list and reviews for the Brisbane, Australia concert at QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre) Concert Hall. Tori set list included Northern Lad, Doughnut Song, Snow Cherries From France, Amber Waves and the covers We Belong (Pat Benetar) and Walk Away Renee during Tori's Piano Bar segment of the show. If you were at this concert and want to send The Dent a review, please email Mikewhy at mikewhy@iglou.com with your review or comments. You can also post your review of the show on The Dent's Original Sinsuality Tour Forum. It would be nice to get as many different viewpoints about this show as possible!
Tori performed in Brisbane, Australia on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at the QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre) Concert Hall. Tori's special guest was Tyrone Noonan and the show started at 8:00PM.
Special thanks to Matt Page and Richard G. for calling me with the set list after the show!
Father Lucifer
Mother Revolution
Northern Lad
Cars & Guitars
We Belong (Pat Benetar cover)
Walk Away Renee (cover written by Bob Calilli, Michael Lookofsky & Tony Sansone and recorded by The Left Banke and others)
Doughnut Song
Snow Cherries From France
Your Cloud
Tear In Your Hand
From Matt Page and Richard G.:
The shows in Australia just keep getting better, and Brisbane got a brillant set from Tori. There were several debuts for the tour, and a great set of covers. Tori told the audience that instead of taking requests for her piano bar segment as usual, she would be doing some covers as a dedication to a woman named Schapelle Corby. She is a woman from Australia who is being held in Bali on drug charges and facing a terrible sentence because of the strict drug laws in that country. Tori said that she would "hold a candle" in memory of her.
Tori also told a funny story about how Tash did not want to remove her shoes at the airport and could have gotten arrested. She also said jokingly something like Brisbane has been waiting for this concert for 11 years and she worried that she would have to call and cancel because of the airport incident.
Tori did an improv before Snow Cherries From France because of some difficulties she was having with her microphone. There were a few technical issues tonight, but her organ appears to be fixed.
The set list was interesting with many song connections and themes that seemed to flow into one another. It is also worth noting that the keyboard that Tori had sitting on the far left of the stage was actually facing the audience.
From Richard Iacovella:
Hey!! Heres my review of the show from tonights Brisbane Tori Show!!
Just back from my first Tori Amos concert - The show itself, well, in all honesty, GREAT!!! Bit dissapointed with the setlist, but still I was happy with what we got. This was truly a show for the HARDCORE fans. It was packed and it was 7:40pm. The support act started at 8pm. I decided to go and watch, see where I was sitting and just prepare myself for what was about to come.
I was sitting in Row P (which is 22 rows back) and I was VERY IMPRESSED. It was definately good seats. It wasn't too close, but it wasn't too far either.
Tyrone Noonan graced the stage. Very very very talented young man. He was also joined by another member of his previous band which was cool and they sang till 8:40pm.
So by this time, I was twitching madly and I was a nervous wreck. The doors closed at 8:56pm and the crowd was amped. The lights dimmed to fade as the crowd ROARED. Tori Amos graced the stage at the Concert Hall in Brisbane, Australia for the 2nd time in 12 years. The show opened with the signature track "Original Sinsuality" - ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
Then she broke into "Father Lucifer" which was another highlight for me so far. It was so good to hear her sing these songs LIVE. This was followed by "Mother Revolution" which was stunning with the piano. Then came MY PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT - "Northern Lad" - I cried. It was absolutely beautiful and sung with such poise and grace. Stunning.
Good songs followed "Cars and Guitars","Carbon","Happy Phantom"
Tori's Piano Bar - FANTASTIC - She said to us that she would like to dedicate this section to Schapelle Corby (an aussie stuck in Bali) and sung "We Belong" by Pat Benetar and "Walk Away Renee" by an Aussie Rick Price.
So that was GREAT fun! Then came some others, bit more mellowed out, "Doughnut Song","Jamaica Inn","Snow Cherries From France","Bells For Her", "The Beekeeper" - all GREAT tracks, but the audience tended to calm down a bit, which was good and bad at the same time.
Her first standing ovation was after "The Beekeeper" and she ran back on stage and performed "Your Cloud" and "Tear In My Hand" - OMG! IMMACULATE all round!
Her second standing ovation was after the first encore. She then walked back on for "Amber Waves" and "Toast" Both stunning.
Overall, for a first Tori Amos show, I was VERY VERY IMPRESSED. I was a little dissapointed in the fact that none of the favourites were performed, but thats a given. I was SECRETLY hoping she'd do all my favs. But thats Tori and thats what makes her UTTERLY fantastic, live and in the studio.
Overall, A FANTASTIC SHOW! Good work Tori!!
From Barbara White:
After being very excited about seeing tori for the first time i have to say i have very mixed feelings about seeing this amzing person. I think my biggest problem was that i was to anxious seeing her live. every time she was playing a song i found i was trying to guess wot the next song was going to be. which was a shame thiinking about it afterwards.
i feel her stand out performaces were bells for her and donut song....
i thought the lighting was amazing..... expecially during bells for her when she had dots circling her.
i loved the way she ran off the stage she riminded me off a little fairy. the crowd was very happy with her.... at some stage it was deathly quiet with toris amzaing voice and piano echoing through-out the concert hall.....
the only thing if i was to say could have been better is that... yes it was good that she played alot of new music but it would have been great for her to play some of her more well known stuff.... im abit off a fan so i knew all the songs....but i did overhear some people say they only knew like 3 songs.....
From Greg:
It's breaking my heart that Brisbane was my last show on this tour, but at least it was the highlight for me. I was sitting front row, so it had an intimacy that neither of the other two shows quite had. Being that close to her is incredible - the looks she gives you! She teases you and seduces you, comforts and consoles you... I can barely think properly today after having witnessed the show last night.
Father Lucifer was incredible, a perfect rendition, and when she began playing Mother Revolution I nearly lost it with excitement. I know she already played it in Sydney but it is one of my favourites from Beekeeper, and she did an immaculate version. There are no words to describe how incredible Northern Lad was... I don't have words that can convey such extreme emotion.
Happy Phantom was wonderful, far better than I could ever have dreamt it to be. The covers were better tonight, as they were sung with so serious a purpose in mind. Tori seemed genuinely affected by the circumstances, getting rather choked up in Walk Away Renee. That done, she got back into the swing of things. It was interesting hearing Snow Cherries from France live. Her false start (due to mic feedback) was funny. "Should've sung 'I knew a boy who wouldn't share his mic' instead" she joked, before starting it again.
"Bells for Her" seemed to be my song, with Tori making loads of eye contact, staring for long enough to send chills down my spine. This was the only song she played on the Rhodes all night, and thus was directly in my line of sight. She kept throwing my friend and I glances all night, and when she ad-libbed in Tear in Your Hand she grinned at us and threw in "Neil says hi, by the way" (my friend got a Sandman comic signed in Sydney)
I was damn pleased to get so many songs from Scarlet's Walk, Carbon was so much more delicate than the album version, Your Cloud was as gentle and beautiful as it could be and Amber Waves was strong and powerful. I couldn't help but cry during The Beekeeper, as I always do, and her consolatory looks were quite affecting. Toast was a perfect closing number, beautiful and touching as could be, and it is with much pain that I now comprehend that I will not see her live again for quite some time...
As a side note, so many fans showed up for the meet-and-greet that she could not sign things for everyone, so it became a conference styled session witheveryone standing around listening to her. She noticed that many fans had come up from Sydney and told us that the organ doctor had repaired the fault. She said that the repair guy used to own the organ prior to it being sold to the hire company and that they had not had it repaired at all since he sold it to them. "Don'tditch her yet, she's a good one!" he told her, and then she laughed and said "well, he didn't call her heor she, but you know". It was brief, but it was nice to be that close to her again.
From Mathew Thompson:
This was my first time seeing Tori live and I have walked away in awe of the talent she posses.
Her piano playing was astounding, from delicate tinkling to powerful thunderclaps that vibrated right through me. It was well worth the price of the ticket just to appreciate her talent on the piano. And live her voice is spine tingling. At times amazingly high and haunting, at other times throaty and raw. Combine the two and I was almost moved me to tears a couple of times. And then there were the times she played one hand on the organ and one hand on the piano, stradling her seat and singing. AMAZING!!
She looked beautiful in a white flowing dress, almost angelic. She seemed in really high spirits laughing and telling stories about her daughter.
The highlights for me were Father Lucifer, Northern Lad, Doughnut Song and the two covers. I just wish that she was performing a second show in Brisbane. I feel my anticipation and excitement last night hampered my ability to be absorbed in her performance and that at a second show I would be able to appreciate Tori even more.
From cassandra lee:
The concert in Brisbane was my first (and hopefully not last) tori experience, it was a sweet and sour event. I was so happy to actually be there live but the set list wasn't what I was hoping for. im putting this down 2 me only jumping on the tori bandwagon after scarlet's walk came out. The tone of the songs were all quiet similar so at times it was hard 2 differentiate between them.�Happy phantom and amber waves were amazing but I was dying to hear crucify and sweet the sting. Tori seamed happy to be there, she looked and sounded beautiful.
From Miss Bunny:
When I secured my tickets I started to pray for Tori to play Jamaica Inn, she did... a very different sounding song live with the organ and piano, but still Jamaica Inn. Its such a beautiful little track that has me hooked. She followed this with Snow Cherries From France...its one of the lovliest songs and the little improv after the feedback was delicious.
As a long time fan I was delighted that she returned to Australia, after I had figured I would never have the pleasure of seeing her live. I feel for the fans who missed out on getting tickets to the tiny venue. It was a real treat and I wish I had the cash to have followed the tour to at least another couple of shows. I was very happy with the set which could only have been more perfect if it included Marianne, Talula, Sugar and Garlands.
The final 3 tracks of the encores were real highlights, Tear in Your Hand I did not expect but when she began playing it it was truly beautiful to hear...Amber Waves was amazing and sounded great, I loved the use of the Organ throughout the set but especially in Amber...and appropriately finishing on Toast.
Father Lucifer was also a highlight, with the finger going up with the line "girls that eat pizza and never gain weight." I was hanging out to hear "does Joe bring flowers to Marilyn grave." And Doughnut Song off Pele was really amazing, after all Pele remains my favourite album and I was happy it was represented.
A great show, Thank you Tori for coming to Brisbane!
From Sue Chamber:
My sister and I were so excited about seeing Tori for the first time ever. The anticipation was peaking during dinner before the show, discussing our set list wish list. We also discussed what Tori would be wearing, we were hoping we would get Bat Wings, so when Tori graced the stage in ballerina pink dress with Bat Wings, we knew we were in luck.
Father Lucifer was awesome and one of the highlights of the show for me. The QPAC concert hall was an excellent venue to see Tori in as the acoustics are really good, It is an intimate space and you feel close to the stage everywhere, it also has only a modest size stage space so Tori and her keys filled the stage perfectly. I have seen other artist such as Ani Difranco there and she even commented during the performance what a good venue she thought the concert hall was. There were a few technical problems towards the end but you couldn't even tell Tori was aware of them, the consummate professional.
Carbon was fantastic, the piano work in it was amazing and it is often hard to believe so much music can come from one instrument......this is certainly not the case when I hit the keys! J Happy Phantom was another personal highlight with a very energetic start and the sarcasm in the Woo Hoos brought another dimension to the song.
Tori's piano bar was very powerful and emotional. The case of Shappelle Corby is highly evocative as it is and during "We Belong" I was very moved.
During the second part of the show - Doughnut song and Bells For Her were stunning. Bells For Her had an extra bonus for us as the keyboard she played was right in front of us! The organ in the beekeeper was very eery and mesmerising.
The first encore rocked, again the piano work in your Cloud and Tear in your hand rocked. In the second encore Amber Waves was very special alternating between Organ and Piano.
Overall the concert was every bit as special as I thought it would be. Tori's voice filled the space and at times you almost don't separate it from the other instruments.
The only downside is we left wanting more. My sister and I were also disappointed because we did not get Yes Anastasia, as this is one of our favourites and I noticed she has been doing it frequently on this tour.
Driving home talking with my sister we both were left feeling a little disappointed and lamenting the absence of Tori in Australia over the last 11 years. The Beekeeper is not my favourite Tori album, and she played a lot of content from it during our concert, understandably. This made me very sad for having missed tours of "Boys For Pele" (Our Favourite Album), Choirgirl, TVAB, Scarlet's Walk. But as the saying goes beggars can't be choosers! I don't mean to finish on negative - but when the end of Tuesday nights show also signals the start of the wait for the next Australian tour.....................
Please Come Back Tori!
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Transfer News: Jose Mourinho eyeing Kurt Zouma reunion at Tottenham
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Jose Mourinho is reportedly keen to reunite with Kurt Zouma and is looking to bring the Chelsea defender over to local rivals Tottenham in the summer.
French publication RMC Sport have reported of Tottenham’s interest in Kurt Zouma. Jose Mourinho is keen to bring Zouma over from former club Chelsea and is plotting a summer reunion to beef up the squad and solve the defensive issues plaguing his new club.
Jose Mourinho was the man who gave Kurt Zouma his break at Chelsea in the 2014/15 season while also being the man to tell him he was ‘rubbish’ in Zouma’s own words. The Frenchman may not have been able to impress current boss Frank Lampard much. But, it could be chalked down to being played in a system that is built to have some defensive vulnerability every now and then.
Despite not being nearly impressive, Zouma has made 33 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions this season, which speaks volumes of the lack of options at Lampard’s disposal but also of Zouma’s status in the squad. The report herein states that Zouma is open to the idea of leaving Chelsea, which would be music to Jose Mourinho’s ears.
Is Zouma set for a new challenge not too far away from Chelsea? (Picture Courtesy – AFP/Getty Images)
RMC Sport speculate that Zouma is one of five names given by Mourinho to the Tottenham board as part of his squad overhaul in the summer. Their performance this season would explain why such is the case. Tottenham have leaked 40 goals in 27 Premier League games, a problem that led to the dismissal of Mauricio Pochettino.
The pairing of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen haven’t been their usual steady selves at the back; Juan Foyth hasn’t been swindled with chances and Davinson Sanchez needs more time to fit into Mourinho’s system. Add to this the exit rumours circling around Vertonghen and it is only natural for Mourinho to look to add defenders to the Tottenham squad.
As far as the choice to go after Zouma is concerned, the Frenchman is only 25 and could be a good fit alongside Davinson Sanchez in the long run. Mourinho is likely to add Zouma as a rotation option rather than bring him in as a starter. Given the fact that Zouma isn’t exactly convinced to stay at Chelsea, we could see him move to local rivals Tottenham.
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Liverpool Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace: Salah gets 9/10 on return, Man of the Match Fabinho a perfect 10
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Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Fabinho were among the best performers as Liverpool dismantled Crystal Palace with a 4-0 win.
Liverpool made amends from their draw in the Merseyside derby last week with a truly dominant performance at Anfield against Crystal Palace. The Reds took on the game from the first minute, when a close-range effort from Roberto Firmino was caught easily by Wayne Hennessey.
Jurgen Klopp’s men took the lead in the 23rd minute courtesy of a sublime free-kick by Trent Alexander-Arnold, and it was only up from there. Mohamed Salah doubled the lead just before half-time, and Fabinho took it to three with a spectacular strike from nearly 30 yards out. Sadio Mane then put the game to bed with a fourth in the 69th minute.
The Hard Tackle now runs the rule over Jurgen Klopp’s men.
Alisson Becker: 6/10
Alisson Becker Vs Crystal Palace. pic.twitter.com/CpZ95Boq5B
— Scouser Chris (@ScouserChrisLFC) June 24, 2020
Alisson did not touch the ball with his hands even once through the course of the game, since Crystal Palace did not register a single shot on target out of the three they took. Moreover, they did not even touch the ball in the opposition box, the first time this has happened in a Premier League match since Opta started collecting data for this statistic in 2008.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: 7.5/10
Trent Alexander-Arnold remained largely untroubled in defence throughout the game since Wilfried Zaha had to be subbed off in the 15th minute for Max Meyer, who did not do half of what Zaha could have.
In attack, the right-back scored the opener with a brilliant free-kick and created one chance with an early cross. He did, however, lose the ball 21 times, the joint second-highest among the starters.
Joe Gomez: 7/10
Not a lot for Gomez to do on his return to the starting lineup. He took 132 touches of the ball (the second highest in the game), recorded a 91.2% passing accuracy, making 114 accurate passes and made three interceptions (the most). Gomez also stopped Zaha in his tracks with a brilliant sliding tackle early in the game when the Ivorian was leading a counter-attack.
Virgil van Dijk: 7.5/10
Solid as ever. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
The Liverpool defenders had a really easy outing and the numbers are proof of the same, as van Dijk registered the highest number of touches and accurate passes with 145 and 130, respectively. He was also able to successfully complete seven of his nine long passes. The Dutchman was vocal throughout the 90 minutes and marshalled the defence to a brilliant performance.
Andrew Robertson: 7.5/10
Robertson was able to start against Crystal Palace after missing out on the squad list altogether in the derby. He set up 2 chances for his teammates, even though neither of them were converted. He did, however, get the assist for Fabinho’s thunderbolt, which served as some sort of compensation.
Jordan Henderson: 7.5/10
Henderson had a comfortable outing against Palace, but he stood out with his exceptional long passing, completing 7 of his 8 long balls and creating 2 chances from them. The Liverpool captain completed 100% of his dribbles and lost the ball only eight times in the 64 minutes he played before being substituted. Also made two interceptions and as many blocks in the game.
Fabinho: 10/10
Fabinho's game by numbers vs. Crystal Palace:
❍ 107 touches
❍ 98% pass accuracy
❍ 61 passes completed (opp. half)
❍ 12 duels
❍ 6 tackles
❍ 2 interceptions
❍ 1 goal
❍ 1 assist
A monstrous performance from the Brazilian. 💪 pic.twitter.com/SeQyVyji6b
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 24, 2020
Fabinho enjoyed one of his best games under Jurgen Klopp on Wednesday, scoring once and assisting another goal. He also completed each of his long balls (5/5), one of which brilliantly set up Mohamed Salah’s goal just before the half-way mark.
The Brazilian also recorded a 98% passing accuracy, the highest of the 16 players that wore the red jersey for Liverpool yesterday. He also won seven of his nine ground duels and completed all of his attempted tackles. A well-rounded performance for Fabinho, who deserved the 3 bonus points he got for that performance in the Fantasy Premier League.
Georginio Wijnaldum: 6/10
Wijnaldum was probably one of the poorest performers for Liverpool yesterday. He gave away the ball 11 times in midfield, one of which led a counter-attack early in the game before Joe Gomez had to step in and stop it with a sliding tackle.
The 29-year-old also missed a chance to increase Liverpool’s lead in the second half after Sadio Mane set him up with a through ball. He did, however, create one chance, which did not result in a goal.
Mohamed Salah: 9/10
🗣 "It's our time to win it"
Mo Salah on being one step closer to becoming champions pic.twitter.com/80SnazZJBM
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) June 24, 2020
Salah returned to action with a bang and showed why he is still Liverpool’s best attacker. He added to his goalscoring tally for the season taking his total to 17 in the Premier League. The Egyptian also set up Sadio Mane’s goal later on in the game with an outstanding through ball he played from his own half.
It can only be called a near-perfect performance, though, as he completed just one dribble and lost the ball 23 times, more than anyone else in the game. We can only expect Salah to get better from here on and retain the Golden Boot ahead of runaway leader Jamie Vardy, who is currently just two goals ahead of Salah.
Roberto Firmino: 6/10
Firmino has been quite lacklustre in the league since his hat-trick of assist against Southampton in February. On Wednesday, in the 70 odd minutes he clocked, he was only able to take one shot and completed none of his attempted dribbles while making only 20 accurate passes and losing the ball 12 times.
He was able to make three successful tackles, though, but neither of them resulted in a turnover. A very disappointing evening for the Brazilian.
Far from his best. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Sadio Mane: 9/10
Another day, another stellar performance from Sadio Mane. The Senegalese scored Liverpool’s fourth in the 69th minute, but that was only the cherry on top of his brilliant display. He completed 100% of his long balls, created five goalscoring chances and led almost all of the attacks against Palace. Mane was very unlucky not to bag an assist after a strong showing.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: 6.5/10
Oxlade-Chamberlain was subbed in near the hour mark for captain Jordan Henderson and was immediately involved in the attack after coming on, as he whizzed a shot on the wrong side of the pole. He completed all three of his attempted long passes and made an interception. Could get the nod ahead of Georginio Wijnaldum against Manchester City.
Neco Williams: 7/10
19-year-old Neco Williams replaced Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 74th minute and put in a brilliant shift at right0back. He won three of his four ground duels and all of his aerial duels, all while creating two chances and registering a shot on target. Could turn out to be a worthy deputy for Alexander-Arnold in the near future.
Takumi Minamino: 6.5/10
Minamino replaced the disappointing Roberto Firmino in the false nine role and did as much as the Brazilian did in 70 odd minutes, perhaps even more, winning one ground and one aerial duel each.
Naby Keita: N/A
Subbed on late in the game, helped maintain the scoreline.
Harvey Elliot: N/A
A late introduction, Elliot helped to see the game out.
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Sabah academy to correct distorted historical facts on East Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 29, 2015: An academy intended to set the records straight on Malaysia’s formation and educate East Malaysians of their rights, has been set up by the Borneo Heritage Foundation (BHF).
Spearheaded by BHF chairman, Opposition lawmaker Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, the academy will also promote and instil patriotism and nationalism amongst the people, apart from conducting leadership training.
Describing the setting up of the academy as “timely”, Jeffery who is also the State Reform Party president, said the establishment of the academy would institutionalise political, economic consciousness and education programmes, and would also empower the people on issues affecting East Malaysia.
This especially in view of the growing support and calls for Sabah and Sarawak to be restored as equal partners to Malaya in the Federation of Malaysia.
“This is also needed to restore our rights and constitutional safeguards that were promised to the Borneo States when it agreed to jointly formed the nation,” said Jeffrey during the academy’s launching ceremony, here.
Apart from the academy, a resource centre will also be established to undertake research and publications, as well as house materials, documents, books and publications important to the academy and serve as an information centre for reference.
Jeffrey is optimistic that the setting up of the academy and the resource centre, would ensure “correctness, truthfulness and consistency in the understanding” of Sabah and Sarawak’s aspirations at the time of Malaysia’s forming.
“Most importantly, it will serve as a reference point to correct and rectify the misinformation and distortion in the history of Malaysia and the formation of Malaysia that are disseminated by various bodies including the federal government.”
Distorted historical facts irked East Malaysians at large and, according to Jeffrey, who is also the Bingkor assemblyman it was not surprising that Sabahans and Sarawakians feel cheated.
He added that what “broke their hearts” more were threats to arrest Sabahans when they were seeking justice.
Source: http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/01/29/sabah-academy-correct-distorted-historical-facts-east-malaysia/#ixzz3QMSmlUgQ
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South Africa has officially entered a technical recession after Stats SA announced on Tuesday that the country's real gross domestic product had decreased by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019.
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has officially entered a technical recession after Stats SA announced on Tuesday that the country's real gross domestic product had decreased by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019.
GDP growth for 4Q19 was recorded at -1.4%, leading South Africa into a technical recession over the period, following a decline of 0.6% in the third quarter.
A technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of economic decline. This is the second such recession in two years, after experiencing the first one in 2018.
A full recession requires other factors to be considered, over a longer period of time – specifically a decline in the agricultural, transport, manufacturing and trade sectors, as well as a drop in expenditure on real domestic product.
The latest data from Stats SA ticks all these boxes, but these conditions typically have to persist over a greater period of time.
South Africa’s economy declined by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2019 on the backdrop of renewed bouts of load shedding at the start of the year.
The economic decline was reversed in the second quarter of the year, with quarter-on-quarter growth of 3.2% – but the country again saw GDP contract by 0.6% in the third quarter. This third quarter contraction has now also been revised lower to -0.8%.
Taking the latest data into account, year-on-year (4Q18 vs 4Q19) South Africa’s economic growth declined 0.5%, and growth for the year overall was a mere 0.2%.
The annual real GDP growth rate of 0.2% was primarily led by economic activity in finance, real estate and business services.
The transport, storage and communication industry decreased by 7.2% and contributed -0.6 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Decreased economic activity was reported for land and air transport, as well as transport support services.
The trade, catering and accommodation industry decreased by 3.8% and contributed -0.5 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Decreased economic activity was reported for wholesale and motor trade and accommodation.
The manufacturing industry decreased by 1.8% and contributed -0.2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. The divisions that made the largest contributions to the decrease were motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment; and wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing.
The construction industry decreased by 5.9% and contributed -0,2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Decreases were reported for residential and non-residential buildings and construction works.
The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry decreased by 7.6% and contributed -0.2 of a percentage point to GDP growth. The decreased was mainly due to a fall in the production of field crops and horticultural products.
In contrast, finance, real estate and business services increased by 2.7% and contributed 0.6 of a percentage point to GDP growth.
The mining and quarrying industry increased by 1.8% and contributed 0.1 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Increased production was reported for platinum group metals, iron ore and gold.
GDP outlook for 2020
Economists and analysts are not optimistic for South Africa’s growth prospects for 2020, with projections as low as 0.5% and the most optimistic at 1.0%.
During his 2020 budget speech, finance minister Tito Mboweni brought estimates in line with international bodies like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank sub-1% at 0.9% for 2020.
This runs counter to the 3.5% growth expected for sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 – the second-fastest growing region in the world.
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ZAR/USD: R15.59 (-0.9%)
ZAR/GBP: R19.92 (-0.7%)
ZAR/EUR: R17.34 (-0.6%)
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1st Online Kyorugi Drills Tournament
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Robert Taaffe
Thank you to all the athletes who supported our online Kyorugi Tournament. We hope you enjoyed! Final standings in all divisions can be found at the link below….
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Jack Woolley – Irish Fighter Interview – March 2020
Interview By Rob Corwell, Irish Fighter – with Jack Woolley – Irish Fighter March 2020
Jack, congratulations on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. How does it feel? Thank you. It’s surreal to think after four years of hard work I can finally say I have secured Ireland’s first ever Olympic spot in Taekwondo. I was expecting to feel some kind of euphoria but instead it was more a sense of relief, as now we are able to train hard and focus solely on possible opponents I could face in Tokyo.
When did you find out you secured a place to the Olympics? I found out the morning of December 20th 2019. We had to wait for results at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam in Wuxi, China. As if Yushai Liang of China took Gold or Silver at this event then he would have secured the place in Tokyo over me. As you can imagine I didn’t sleep much that night waiting to find out the news but after the long wait we were told the chinese athlete got Bronze and Ireland had its first ever Olympic qualification.
I understand that the final Olympic qualification is not yet complete for many athletes, and you secured a place before the European Qualification Tournament. Can you explain how you qualified so early? There are two ways of qualifying in my sport. The first way is through Olympic rankings,the top six nations with the highest ranking qualify automatically. For those who don’t get in through the ranking system they will have to compete at their continental qualification tournament and place either 1st or 2nd (except Oceania who only have one quota on offer)
You have travelled extensively to tournaments during recent years, can you pinpoint any key events which you feel were major factors in qualifying? I’m extremely grateful that my taekwondo career has taken me to over 40 countries and most of these countries more than once. In November 2019 I got my 50th international ranking medal which happened to be a silver at the European senior Championships. This medal was very important as if I placed any lower than 2nd I wouldn’t have made the top six for qualification. The PanAmerican presidents cup also played a massive part in qualifying. Brandon Plaza of Mexico was hot on my heels throughout the year after his Silver medal at the World Championships. We travelled to Las Vegas to beat him and prevent him from taking 20 ranking points that would have put him in the qualification position instead of me. I managed to win this event, beating Plaza by a score of 48-29 in what was a very exciting and crowd pleasing final. Although beating the mexican helped, the job wasn’t over. I finally had to beat Safwan Khalil, Australia, at the Grand Prix Final in Moscow. I managed to beat him and out place those below me in the rankings going for my qualification spot. That was three results I had to secure in order to qualify and now after meeting the mark at each of these competitions, I can say I have qualified Ireland’s very first olympic place.
How does a 21 year old young man from Dublin get to the Olympics? I had to mature quite quickly as I was traveling alone from a young age. My coach , Robert Taaffe, works a full time job. I would often fly solo and meet him a day or two later at the competition. Therefore, I don’t think the fact I’m only 21 would bare much of an impact on my qualification. It was difficult sometimes to be based in Dublin as there was/still are a shortage in training partners. I would travel abroad to training camps to get more experienced training but I am happy living at home in Ireland as I’m around friends and family which gives me a sense of comfort, that way I’m not thinking about the sport 24/7 and burning out mentally.
You were very close to qualifying for the Rio Olympics, just one place off. How do you feel this has affected you since? In 2016, at the age of 17, I represented Ireland at the Rio Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkey. We went into this competition as an underdog in the -58kg division as it was only my second year as a senior. There was little pressure on me to perform and expectations weren’t too high. After fighting my first match we then realised I could go all the way, take either Gold or Silver and qualify for Rio. Unfortunately It wasn’t meant to be and I brought home a bronze, losing to Israel 10-12 in the dying seconds of the important semi final. I was heartbroken but then again I was only 17 and knew that if i was this close then in 4 years I would be more than ready. I couldn’t let this defeat get to me and I got straight back on it. Just a few weeks later we travelled to four ranking events in three continents (USA, Canada, Turkey and UAE) and I managed to make it to the final of each of these. Since then I’ve never let a result affect me negatively and instead made them drive me to show everyone what I’m actually capable of.
With the increased media attention, how do you ensure you remain focused? I don’t allow the extra media attention to impact me whatsoever. If anything it makes me proud that after all the hard work myself and Robert have put into training and competition, we are finally giving taekwondo the exposure it deserves. I would say it keeps me more focused as now people are following my progress and it pushes me to do better. I just want to show everyone that I am not content with just Olympic qualification but I will give everything it takes to bring home that Olympic gold.
How would you describe your fighting style? My fighting style would be different to most Taekwondo athletes but still be extremely dynamic and fast paced.I Hate having low scoring matches. I’m constantly looking to score or overpower my opponent with my front leg. Luckily in modern Taekwondo long legs and flexibility give you a major advantage as Head kicks are rewarded with more points than punches or body kicks. I would be well known around the world for my ability to score at obscure angles and distances.
What is your fighting weight and what are other fighters in this division like? I fight in the -58kg category and am 5ft 11, which most people think is crazy but i would be considered average height in this division. Some of my opponents would be three or four inches taller than me but these players would have to cut a lot more weight than I would. Luckily in 2018, World Taekwondo brought in a new rule to prevent people cutting so much weight coming up to competition. We are now randomly selected the day of competition to weigh in with a 5% allowance on our fighting weight (60.9kg for the -58kg division). With my section being so diverse with regards to height, we must analyse each opponent before the match in order to capitalise on each player’s distance game.
How often do you compete? Unlike many Olympic sports, I would compete between 15-20 times a year at international events. As the rankings are so important for qualification and every year you drop 25% of points of each previous year, we have to constantly keep increasing our ranking . A lot of competitions we attend would be European based but we will travel intercontinentally four or five times a year to tactically prevent other players, who may have an easier competition closer to home, from achieving their maximum points.
How many fights do you have in a year? In World Taekwondo most competitions are run on a single elimination format. This means if you win you progress to the next fight and if you lose you’re eliminated. So based on how well I am doing the number of fights differ. To get gold I would typically have to win four or five matches on fight day. As I am highly world ranked I would be seeded well, sometimes my first match would be later on in the day because i would typically progress through the first round from a bye. I fight approximately 40-50 matches in any year.
Do you have a favourite fight of your career? My favourite fight of my career so far would be from the London Grand Prix in 2018. It was against Cesar Rodriguez from Mexico, who was Junior world champion, 6 time PanAmerican continental medalist, Grand Prix medalist and he also qualified his country their Rio olympics quota in 2016. He had also beaten me the year previous at the Spanish Open. This match sticks out in my mind for so many reasons. Firstly it was in London so it was easily accessible for my friends and family to come see me compete as until then they had not seen me fight in person internationally since 2012. To have them shouting for me in the stands was an amazing feeling because i’m used to travelling alone and having to extra motivate myself. With Rodriguez having such a successful career I was self doubting myself before the match and almost conseeding to a loss. I walked into the ring feeling defeated already but as soon as the referee started the match that had all gone. Hearing the home support from the crowd really helped. After round 1 I was down 2-10 but after a few words with my coach during the water break I came in ready for the comeback of my life. After round 2 I had taken the lead and by mid way through the final round I was more than 20 points ahead with a score of 43-21, it was stopped early by the referee (once a player is ahead by 20 points or more in the final round it is stopped). The fact I had home support, dealt with the self doubt and was able to pull that comeback out of the bag, it will be a match I remember for the rest of my life.
What is your favourite tournament you have attended? In 2018, my team and I travelled to the Polish Open. I managed to fight my way through 4 good fights and take gold. Although I had won gold at many other senior ranking events this was definitely the most meaningful. As always after winning a medal I rang home to tell my family the good news. Unfortunately, I was met on the other side of the phone with news that my Nana aka my biggest supporter had passed away just 15 minutes previously. You can imagine how i felt after being so happy with winning gold and then hearing this horrible news. The funeral was scheduled for the following week but I was flying to Taiwan for a Grand Prix the same day. My Polish Open Gold medal was used as part of the service as I couldn’t be there myself. If it wasn’t for the ranking points I achieved at this Grand Prix in Taiwan the following week I wouldn’t have qualified for Tokyo so it was a major decision to make but I know it’s the thing my Nana would have told me to do.
What is a typical week like in your pre-event season? My schedule has changed since qualifying. I now train every weekday at 7am before my coach goes to work. I have 2-3 Strength and conditioning sessions in Abbotstown at the Sport Ireland campus weekly. Usually 10-15 hours of taekwondo/sparring a week. I also have physio, psychology, nutrition and recovery sessions in between training. When I get time off during my day I tend to either nap or coach the younger kids in my club. I get Sundays off, unless I am abroad at competition, which are very important both mentally and physically to just relax and have some sort of personal life.
And how about a typical week in the build up to an event? Coming up to competition, I would focus on tapering off from my busy training schedule and keep to approximately 75% of my typical week. I would also be cutting weight so keeping an eye on my diet and then controlled dehydrating coming up to the last little period before weigh in. It’s very important not to over train during this period as you need to be feeling at your optimum level on fight day.
Do you have any pre-fight and post-fight routines? Before every fight me and my coach will have a discussion about the next opponent and what his strengths and weaknesses are. All of my warm ups will be pretty much the same except for one or two drills specific to my next fighter. I will then try zone out from the competition environment by putting in my earphones and listening to a set fight day playlist. By the time i walk through gear inspection and watch the match ahead of mine I will be relaxed and ready for my match. I might be nervous at some competitions as they are really important but by the time i step foot on the ring all those emotions are gone and i’m focused on the job i came to do. I used to be quite superstitious in the lead up to fights. I would have my set fight day boxers, my sliders would have to line up with the edge of the mats perfectly and my towel hung on the back of the coaches chair but with more experience competing those habits have become less important as it can start to become an unnecessary mental game. Post fight, I would go straight out to the stands and take notes on my next opponent, then sit down and try regain focus for the rest of the competition day. Once the fights are done I always call home and let my friends and family know the results as not every competition has live online results or livestream.
What would you do after a really good performance? After a really good performance, myself and my team would go get something to eat, and if I don’t have a weigh-in coming up in the next week or so, I will order the biggest ice cream on the menu. I might then go to see some of my international friends and hang out as 24 hours before my fights I like to stay focused and away from too much human interaction. Travelling so much with the sport is great when you get to know all different fighters around the world and you’re able to have a laugh once the competition is over.
How about after a not so good performance? If it’s a bad day at the office I will typically just get something to eat then head straight to bed. I prefer to not watch my fights back until the day after because I will be frustrated and I will keep myself up all night thinking about ‘What Ifs’.
How do you get into your best focused state? To get into my best focused state, I think back on the fights when the odds were stacked against me and how I overcame them. Music plays a huge part in my mental well being as it helps me shut off and just refocus on what has to be done. Learning that you only have control over yourself is very important. There’s no point getting worked up over something out of your hands such as what your opponent is doing, referees decisions or the crowd. It’s how you personally deal with it that’s going to help you win the fight.
You shout a lot when fighting, how come? If you walked into a taekwondo hall blind folded you’d be a bit confused as to what is going on. Not all players would shout when they kick but when we score a good shot the tendency is to shout as a celebration. You won’t score a punch without shouting and basically telling the corner judges a solid punch was thrown. In training, the shouts can be a way of intensifying the atmosphere of the class. It’s also a way of controlling your breathing and releasing energy.
Do you think attitude is a major factor in winning? There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Overstepping that line can be detrimental to performance, you have to walk into the ring thinking “I am in the best shape possible” compared to “I am better than everyone else”. Sometimes focus can be perceived as arrogance but once you’re walking into that ring standing tall, game face on and mentally ready that’s all you can ask of yourself.
In sport the word ‘sacrifice’ is used commonly. What does this word mean to you? Both athletes and coaches go through a tremendous amount of sacrifice. Taekwondo being a weight making sport can be very difficult sometimes as we have to cut weight by dieting, exercising more and even dehydrating coming up to weigh ins. This is definitely the toughest physical sacrifice athletes make in this sport. Balancing a personal and social life is incredibly hard when you are training or coaching more than 20 hours a week and travelling up to 20 times a year. I don’t find it easy to hold friendships or relationships as people don’t always understand how much i have to dedicate to taekwondo. Not being able to spend time with friends and family can be tough but luckily I have amazing support back home and they know what it takes for me to become a champion. It also helps that I train with one of my best friends, David, and I get to travel the world and compete alongside him.
We interviewed you last in 2017 and asked you what were your goals for 2017. You mentioned ‘It would be absolutely incredible to say at the age of 18 I’m World Champion and number 1 in my weight class in a sport which was mainly dominated by athletes in their mid 20s.’ How did that go? When I was 18 I did manage to become world number 1 in the -54kg senior category. This was a major achievement as it was the first time anyone from Ireland had ever broken the top 32 in the world, never mind number 1. Although I went into the world championships in 2017 as the highest rank, -54kg became extremely difficult to make as it was held the week after I finished my leaving cert on the other side of the world, in South Korea. I was too weak and tired to compete at my best level and unfortunately didn’t bring home a medal. That was the last time I fought in that division and moved up to the Olympic weight category -58kg, which is way better for me mentally and physically to make. I wasn’t expecting to walk into my new weight class and take medals straight away but luckily I was comfortable and within just 2 months I was back making podiums. Now i am world number 5 and the goal is to once again reach number 1 but in -58kg.
Would you regard taekwondo as an individual sport? On paper I would say Taekwondo is an individual sport but after years of training i’ve come to realise that without a strong team of training partners, clubmates, coaches and parents it wouldn’t be possible to be at the level I am today.
How important is team to you? Team is really important to me. After qualifying the place in Tokyo I was surprisingly calm. I hit a mental wall of “okay, now that the 4 years of hard work is done, what’s next?” I had interviews with Television and Newspapers about qualifying and it wasn’t until the words ‘team’, ‘support’ and ‘the next generation’ were mentioned that it hit me emotionally. Without my teammates, friends and family none of this would have happened. Success in sport is like a four legged table in a way that if you remove a leg it will fall. We as athletes need to have people in our lives to keep us determined to become champions.
So you will be Ireland’s first taekwondo athlete at the Olympics. Is this the start of good things to come for Irish Taekwondo? I hope so! We have some really good up and coming talent and I’m really excited to work alongside them in the next few years. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I won’t be the only Irish athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. With all the extra media attention I have received since qualifying it can only be positive for Irish taekwondo. Hopefully, I’m able to inspire younger generations to take up the sport and aim high like I did when I was a kid. Unfortunately Taekwondo is considered a minority sport in Ireland but with an increase in members nationally, a larger amount of media coverage and just a better understanding of the sport by the general public, I believe taekwondo could become one of the most popular sports in the country.
What motivates you? Expectations motivate me the most out of everything. Not just what others expect but what I expect from myself. From a young age I knew I was going to do something worthwhile with my life so when things get tough and I feel like not being productive and even want to quit I take a mental break and tell myself that “this is what I want”. Of course what others think about me comes into play but most importantly it’s because i want to. I’m the type of person that if i don’t want to do something i won’t, so it goes to show how much I love the sport after starting almost 16 years ago.
What is important to you? It’s important to me to get a decent balance between a sporting life and a personal life, although that is not always possible. With travelling so much i always enjoy coming home to Ireland and having some ‘me time’. Whether it just be sitting down watching gogglebox with my parents, staying over at my friends house and getting a takeaway or just chilling out in my room. It’s the little things, like that, that are important to me.
Do you have a favourite sporting moment that you would regard as inspirational? I don’t have a stand out moment that I would regard as inspirational. But I think being able to say you were the first ever person in your country to achieve something is pretty inspiring. I am the first Irish athlete to qualify for the Grand Prix series (Top 32 athletes in olympic ranking), to reach number 1 in the world and to qualify for an olympic games. They are what make me get out of bed every morning.
If you didn’t do taekwondo, what sport do you think you would do? I definitely wouldn’t do any ball sports because i’ve very little hand eye coordination when it comes to catching or throwing anything. I also couldn’t see myself doing a team sport. I like the fact in taekwondo the only person i can blame for a loss is myself. A sport similar to that in which I can control myself and how well I do. Possibly gymnastics would be the best fit sport for me as I’m extremely flexible and would have great leg strength from daily kicking people in the head.
Other than the Olympics are your other sporting ambitions for 2020? My sporting career won’t stop after Tokyo, once one door closes another one opens. At the end of the year there will be a Grand Prix Final in Cancun, Mexico, which I will be aiming to bring home the gold and kick start my 2024 Olympic ranking points with a bang.
And after 2020? After 2020, we have world championships in 2021 and then every two years after, so becoming World champion is definitely on my to-do list. I will be planning on sticking to the -58kg for the 2024 Paris Olympics at least. That will be 4 years of competitions and preparing to walk into the Olympic village as favourite to win.
So in the final lead up to the Olympics what are your plans? We are planning on doing a few competitions between now and July in order to keep my ranking in a good position, so I’m going to Tokyo with the best chance possible of bringing home a medal. I also believe that there is no better practice than going and getting first hand experience in the competition environment. There will then be a lot more emphasis on training and player analysis once we know the official list of athletes who are qualified.
Should we expect to see more taekwondo on TV? I hope so, hopefully my fights in Tokyo will be broadcast on national TV. Tokyo is extremely expensive to go to, between flights, accomodation, Olympic tickets etc. It’s just not feasible for a lot of my friends and family, so it would be amazing to know them and the rest of the country are at home, shouting at their teles and supporting me. Who knows after that if there is a big interest in the sport we could have a lot more events shown because believe me there are enough competitions each year to meet a demand.
Looking ahead, what are your hopes for the Paris Olympics & beyond? I’ll be aiming to go into Paris as the favourite to win and if i do become olympic champion im sure i will have a lot more opportunities thrown my way. Ideally i’d love to become a national team coach and one day coach at the olympics. I don’t see myself drifting from the sport, whether I decide to move abroad and open a club or stay home and bring all the up and coming talent to my level, I don’t know. I don’t like looking too far ahead as I prefer to concentrate on the ‘now’.
If you could give any advice to any young reader of this article who has sporting goals, what would it be? I would advise them to set short, mid and long term goals as its something I did when i was young. From things as small as winning your first medal at a local competition all the way to becoming an Olympian. You need to have dreams and aspirations but you also need to plan how they are going to happen. If things start getting too hard you have to push through, you will get past it and you can get back to making your dreams a reality.
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Post From Olympic Qualification 2012 – 3rd Place
Posted on March 10, 2020 by Robert Taaffe
Jack Woolley – Sofia Open 2020 – Semi Final – 6 Point Kick – hits body, face, and drops opponent. Pic Credit: Nicholas Buffini- Taaffe, Age 6.
In the last of a burst of tournaments that saw South Dublin Taekwondo (SDTKD) athletes travel to Germany, Sweden, USA and finally Bulgaria, the Olympic Taekwondo Club based in the Arena, Tallaght attended the Sofia Open which has now become an annual fixture. In the advanced ranking event tournament, SDTKD’s two most prolific fighters Emma Cahill & Jack Woolley secured further ranking podiums adding to their thrilling start to 2020. On the Saturday Emma had 4 contests to secure a well earned bronze medal, including matches against; Serbia’s Elena RADIVOJEVIC which finished 30-7, an 18-12 victory over Greece’s Stefania Indra, a quarter final win over Greece’s Sotiria TSINTSINOU and finally bowing out of the semi final in a drab 0-2 loss versus Serbia’s Nina STOJANOVIC adding another medal to her growing collection. Jack Woolley continued his form off the back of last weeks gold success at the US Open with a further gold and valuable maximum ranking points with matches including; a bye in the round of 16 as he was 1st seed, In the quarter final a disciplined 23-1 defeat of Christos Danilfis of Greece set up a semi final bout with a lively Albanian Adieni Bajrami where the match was stopped mid way through the second round at a personal record score line of 68-4, the match stopped as the Albanian had amounted 10 fouls during the contest leading to automatic disqualification. The final was against Grand Prix fighter Dionysios Rapsomanikis of Greece. After taking a 15-0 lead after round 1, Woolley eased off for the remainder of the match which ended 18-7 to the Tallaght native who secured his second ranking gold is as many weeks. The duos team mates David Phelan & Ryan Doyle we’re unable to make their desired impact both finishing outside the coveted medal position in their Junior -55kg & -63kg divisions, and first time cadet every Shauna Farrell secured a 5th finish in -47kg cadet female with some useful ranking points to assist her later in the year.
Also the Sofia Open World Ranking event, in parallel ran a non ranking event which was suitable for developing up & coming athletes. The event was ideal for SDTKD to bring along some of their future hopefuls to gain the experience of travelling alongside their experienced team mates. The ‘no head contact’ event saw 8 athletes come away with memorable experiences, all 8 of whom took home silverware including gold medals being achieved by James McGovern, Kate McGovern, Sean Byrne and Jacqueline Rosales, a silver was secured by Lisabeth Mahesh and her siblings Steve & Anna took away bronze medals along side Shae Yambao who also achieved 3rd Place. SDTKD were delighted to be awarded best team in the cadet age event. The weekends event coaching was overseen by SDTKD Coaches Robert Taaffe, Niamh Buffini & Jack Woolley all of whom were busy throughout a long weekend with many bouts under their guidance. Coach Taaffe noted, ‘Sofia is the only event on the ranking calendar that has an event alongside for developing athletes. It has now become an annual event for our club as we have seen first hand the benefits of our up & coming athletes having the chance to travel with the experienced team, and with a couple of hard fought ranking medals they seemed to really relish the experience.’ ‘We have had a good burst of events now in recent weeks, and now it’s time to assess the positives & critically appraise any potential negatives to continually improve for events after a bit of time away from the competition arena. Overall we are delighted with much progress, but there are always margins and improvements we can try to make for the bigger events later in the year.’
Posted on March 4, 2020 by Robert Taaffe
Jack Woolley made a statement of intent with his latest performance in Orlando, Florida last weekend. The 21 year old Tallaght native returned to the location of his first senior event which was in 2015 where he stunned the world winning a bronze at the prestigious US Open whilst still a junior. In total since 2015 Woolley has attended the US Open 5 times, picking up 6 podium places as he was allowed to enter both junior and senior in 2015. His latest medal addition, the most substantial. Jack came away from his -58kg division on top of the podium at this massive tournament where he overcame the Olympic Ranked number two in the final in a gripping battle of the two taekwondo superstars. The final which was contested by 2 athletes already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics was an amazing spectacle. Jack took the lead over Jesus Tortosa Cabrera from Spain with his opening exchange, however the tall Spaniard came back and stretched ahead. With both fighters exchanging blows jack came back with a series of jumping looping head kicks over the guard of his opponent who placed 5th in the Rio Olympics. With scores going back and forth, the final score after the regulation 3 rounds of 2 minutes was tied at 15 points each. (more…)
Brace of Medals in Sweden for Cahill
Emma Cahill of South Dublin Taekwondo travelled to Sweden to participate in a double header of tournaments in the Helsingborgs Arena.
Cahill who competes at -44kg cadet attended her first of two events which was the prestigious World Taekwondo European Presidents Cup which is Europe’s most prestigious open tournament offering automatic qualification to European Major events for Cadets & Junior ages. Emma was in a well populated division with many top fighters in her way of a podium finish to secure her place in the European Championships later this year. In the round of 32 emma faced off against Selcuk of Turkey who emma saw off convincingly 28-7. In the round of 16 Koumoudi of Greece didnt bother the Irish youngster much, once again winning by point gap 28-6. IN the quarter finals a much sterner test was provided by Ntoufa of Greece, golding Cahill to a closely fought ncounter, which cahill won 16-13 securing herself a medal and National Team placing. The semi final was to be Cahills last outing as she fell short to Korean Opponent Yoonseo who won 13-11 and went on to win the gold. Emma stood at the lower tier of the podium with her bronze medal, aslo securing ranking points at this event which had double ranking points due to its prestige and field of players.
3 days later cahill was back in the arena for the ‘Helsingborgs Open’ another European Ranking event. Making it 3 podiums out of 3 events in 3 weeks, cahill this time won silver by beating Russian opposition Tatyana Vigovskaya in her quarter final bout by a staggering 30-0, in her semi finals she went on to beat Sweden’s Victoria Craftell by 42-2 once again by point gap finish, in the final match it was a close encounter with Russias Iana Latypova, the RUssian coming out on top with a 19-15 win. With strong ranking points secured in Emma’s first 3 events of the year which included Gold, Silver & Bronze medals, this is likely to put her as number one in the -44kg cadet female rankings which are newly introduced for children’s ages in 2020 within the European Region.
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Generation 24, Region 2 Qualifier 2020
Posted on February 6, 2020 by Robert Taaffe
Emma Cahill was South Dublin Taekwondo’s first athlete to be back in competition this year. Experimenting with the higher weigh of -44kg Cadet Female, Cahill came out on top of her division securing her first gold of the year. The event run in Sindelfingen, Germany was a newly introduced event called ‘World Taekwondo Europe Generation 24 Championships’. The Generation 24 event organizers note, ‘ Among the objectives of Taekwondo Europe is to remain the leading Continental Union in the Olympic Games. Therefore, the upcoming taekwondo generation representing Europe in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 is in the spotlight, ensuring that its competency and taekwondo level skills will bring more ‘Olympic’ recognitions. On that account, Taekwondo Europe introduces ‘Generation 24’ ; a project targeting to develop taekwondo Kids and Cadets. ‘Generation 24’ includes the implementation of regional Childrens and Cadets events, enhancing in this way the progress and advancement of these age categories and their future inclusion to the elites of taekwondo.’
Cahill came out top in her region of the new tournament with a trio of victories over athletes from Switzerland, Germany & Ireland with scores of 13-5, 7-5 & 25-4 respectively. With support from back home watching on the live stream they were firmly kept on the edge of their seat as Cahill pulled back a 4-5 deficit in the closing seconds of the semi-final, hitting her German opponent with a critical had kick to take the win. The event will help the 13 year old youngster to gather momentum for upcoming events in Sweden & USA as Cahill carves out her final busy year as Cadet before transitioning to Junior in 2021.
Korean Ambassadors Cup 2019
Posted on December 6, 2019 by Robert Taaffe
Tallaght Leisure Centre was the host venue for the prestigious Korean Ambassadors Cup 2019 which saw 400 entrants take part in the 2 day Taekwondo Extravaganza. The event which was opened by a spectacular acrobatic demonstration by the Taekwondo Peace Corps was the final event in local club South Dublin Taekwondo’s’ calendar. Day 1 was composed of the non-combative sport discipline ‘Poomsae Competition’ [Forms]. SDTKD fielded a 20 strong team of Poomsae athletes from beginner advanced in individual competition, pairs [one male & female synchronised] and team [three same (more…)
Paris Open 2019
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Robert Taaffe
In her last event of a busy 2019 Emma Cahill wrapped up her competitive year with a bronze medal at the Paris Open. The event which is known as one of the largest populated events in the World Circuit added cadet age categories to the event for the first time permitting Cahill to travel with her older team mates. The new cadet age categories did not disappoint, as the centrally located country had many visiitors from the countries they share borders with & further afield as far as Japan, Usa and Australia all congregated at the beautiful venue – The Grand Dome on the outskirts of the city . The 13 year old cadet athlete showed why she is known as one to watch on the European Circuit after an excellent display. With little to play for the remainder of the year, Emma travelled with plans to adapt and try out some new approaches in her match play. Emma had a bye in her opener followed by a quarter final match with Germany’s Lilly Ettelbruck. After 2 of the three rounds, Emma was in a clear lead, and decided to change fighting style in the last round and landed some excellent extravagant kicks with a 19-2 final score. This led to a semi-final bout with current recently crowned European Champion Tasha Viskens from Belgium. Emma started the match strongly leading for much of the bout, however a well-executed spinning kick for 4 points by the Belgian drew the match level. An unfortunate slip by Cahill offered her opponent a decisive one point advantage with the match eventually ending 6-7 in favour of Belgium. With a bronze medal secured, and some disappointment of missing out so close on one of the biggest matches of her career, Cahill soon refocused to think ahead for 2020 after an excellent competitive year in 2019. With many trips under her belt, Emma secured medals close to home including; a trio of golds in Ireland, England and Scotland where she prepared tactics for international ranking events further abroad winning medals in some of the most testing events in Europe including; Silver in Belgium, Gold in Sofia, Silver in Poland and Bronze in Paris. Commending her performances in 2019 her coach Robert Taaffe noted, ‘It’s been a good year for Emma, her application in training and attention to detail has been excellent. We have targeted a list of events this year to try give Emma and her team mates the best development possible and she has really shone in some testing divisions. Although much success is attributed to her many medal winning events, lessons learned in events with no success like Germany and Luxembourg are just as important to ensure the athlete can learn more about themselves, dynamics with coaches and stay hungry. Emma has set herself up for a very exciting 2020 where it is planned to start making preparations and adaptations for a seamless transition to junior ages in the near future.’
European Championships, Bari, G4, 2019
Bari, Italy was the host city for the 2019 European Championships. The three day senior event was held in the impressive ‘Palaflorio’ stadium with Europe’s elite congregating with the primary focus securing the all important Olympic Ranking points before the end of the year. Ireland’s sole athlete was South Dublin Taekwondo’s Jack Woolley who was seed number 4 in the -58kg division. With a bye in his preliminary round, Woolley had the opportunity to view his first opponent fight early who was to be Adil Beldaki from the Netherlands. A comfortable 29-0 score for Ireland’s saw the referee stop the match at the end of the penultimate round. In the quarter final round Jack drew the 2016 European Champion Mourad Laachraoui who had beaten Jack earlier this year in the Japanese Grand Prix, however a change of approach by Woolley seen him control the match to close out with a 20-11 victory scoring a mix of basic and elaborate extravagant kicks. Now into the semi-final against top seed Jesus Tortosa Cabrera, Jack had a giant task in front of him as he faced the towering frame of the Spaniard who finished 5th in the Rio Olympics. The semi finals & finals which were live televised generated an electric atmosphere, in which Woolley grew and took great encouragement from. An early spooning kick to the body for 4 points, followed by an immediate head kick for a further 3 gave jack a 7 point early lead which he built to 12-0 after the first round, leaving the match well under his control. Carrying on the same fine momentum and composed performance, jacks precision scoring and excellent blocking enabled him to cause an upset and beat the favorite by 23-11. After overcoming the statistical favorite, jacks next task was to defeat the home favorite in the final, Vito Dell’Aquilla of Italy in his home event. The Italian who was seed number three caused deafening noise as he entered the arena, with every kick met with cheers, gasps and applause. Jack took an early 4-0 lead in the final, which the Italian brought level to 4-4. In the second round the Italians lead took a stretch and the match looked like it may have been slipping away from the Tallaght native, until he landed a ferocious spinning head kick adding 5 points to his tally. The scores were back and forth throughout until jack retook the lead in round three. In the dying seconds in the lead the Italian landed a head kick on Woolley to snatch the lead from him with little time remaining. Jacks coach Robert Taaffe played his video replay card to try contest an infraction of the rules as the final score landed, however the protest was declined by the video review jury. As the match ended the 2 young adversaries embraced and raised one another’s hands while as Jack and Ireland secured a hard fought, well earned silver medal. The grade 4 event gives entrants quadruple ranking points, so jack left with 24 ranking points to keep him within touching distance of Olympic Qualification. The remainder of the year will now comprise an outing at the French Open in a fortnight followed by the Grand Prix Final in Moscow in December.
SDTKD Autumn Grading 2019
Posted on October 6, 2019 by Robert Taaffe
South Dublin Taekwondo Club held their Autumn edition of their club grading. The Olympic style taekwondo club who hold 2 grading examinations per year put its members to work in a test of their knowledge of different disciplines of taekwondo including basic movements, patterns, sparring techniques and breaking. There were 36 students who presented for the exam with a further 3 who were asked to do s test refresher as preparation for future black belt gradings. At the conclusion of the grading SDTKD Head Coach & grading examiner Robert Taaffe have special mentions to two groups of grading applicants; Arsh Dubey and Samantha Makecka were commended in their consistent hard work rate throughout the grading, and a group of newly promoted ‘black tags’ including Sean Byrne, Oisin Murphy, Samantha Malecka & Eamonn O’Callaghan were applauded after sitting their final ever Colour Belt Grading before setting to work to prepare for their black belt grading next year.
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Nov. 2, 2020, 9:28 p.m. EST
Alliant Energy Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results and Increased Annual Common Stock Dividend Target for 2021
Updates 2020 earnings guidance and provides 2021 earnings guidance and forecasted 2020 - 2024 capital expenditures
MADISON, Wis., Nov 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- MADISON, Wis., Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliant Energy Corporation /zigman2/quotes/201224484/composite LNT +2.87% today announced U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP consolidated unaudited earnings per share (EPS) for the three months ended September 30 as follows:
GAAP EPS Non-GAAP EPS
Utilities and Corporate Services $0.89 $0.92 $0.89 $0.92
American Transmission Company (ATC) Holdings 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
Non-utility and Parent 0.06 (0.01 ) 0.02 (0.01 )
Alliant Energy Consolidated $0.98 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94
"As we continue to achieve major milestones on our purpose-driven plan -- such as completing our 1,150 megawatts wind expansion -- we have kept focus on our customers and Powering What's Next. We recently released our Iowa Clean Energy Blueprint, which includes the addition of up to 400 megawatts of new solar generation," said John Larsen, Alliant Energy Chairman, President and CEO. "We narrowed and raised our 2020 earnings guidance to a range of $2.40 to $2.46 per share. I am also pleased to share that our Board of Directors has approved a 6% increase in our annual common stock dividend target, raising it to $1.61 per share for 2021."
Utilities and Corporate Services - Alliant Energy's Utilities and Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. (Corporate Services) operations generated $0.89 per share of GAAP EPS in the third quarter of 2020, which was $0.03 per share lower than the third quarter of 2019. The primary drivers of lower EPS were higher depreciation expense, equity dilution, and lower sales due to the Derecho storm in Iowa. These impacts were partially offset by higher earnings resulting from IPL's and WPL's increasing rate base and timing of income taxes.
Non-utility and Parent - Alliant Energy's Non-utility and Parent operations generated $0.06 per share of GAAP EPS in the third quarter of 2020, which was a $0.07 per share earnings increase compared to the third quarter of 2019. The higher EPS was primarily driven by an adjustment to the credit loss liability related to legacy guarantees associated with an affiliate of Whiting Petroleum Corporation (Whiting Petroleum) and timing of income taxes.
Earnings Adjustments - Non-GAAP EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2020 excludes $0.04 per share related to the credit loss adjustment described above for Alliant Energy's Non-utility and Parent. Non-GAAP adjustments, which relate to material charges or income that are not normally associated with ongoing operations, are provided as a supplement to results reported in accordance with GAAP.
Temperature Impacts to Non-GAAP EPS - The estimated year-to-date impact of temperatures on EPS compared to normal temperatures, is a $0.01 per share gain in 2020. The midpoint of the temperature normalized non-GAAP EPS guidance for the full year 2020 is $2.42.
Details regarding GAAP EPS variances between the third quarters of 2020 and 2019 for Alliant Energy are as follows:
Timing of income taxes $0.09
Higher revenue requirements primarily due to increasing rate base 0.07
Higher depreciation expense (0.04 )
Equity dilution (0.04 )
Credit loss adjustment on guarantee for affiliate of Whiting Petroleum 0.04
Other (includes lower sales due to the Derecho and COVID-19) (0.08 )
Higher revenue requirements primarily due to increasing rate base - In March 2019, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) filed a request with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to increase annual rates for its Iowa retail electric and gas customers, based on a 2020 forward-looking test period. An interim retail electric rate increase was implemented effective April 2019. The IUB approved a settlement agreement to increase retail gas rates, which was implemented on January 10, 2020. The IUB approved a settlement agreement to increase retail electric rates, which was implemented on February 26, 2020. IPL recognized $0.02 per share increase in the third quarter of 2020 due to the higher revenue requirements from increasing rate base. Increasing rate base at IPL is primarily attributed to its new wind generation projects. These investments have increased depreciation expense and reduced fuel costs.
In December 2018, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) received an order from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approving WPL's proposed settlement for its retail electric and gas rate review covering the 2019/2020 Test Period. Under the settlement, WPL's retail electric and gas base rates will not change from 2018 levels through the end of 2020. The retail electric revenue requirement increase, resulting from increasing investments in rate base, was offset by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 benefits and lower fuel-related costs. WPL recognized $0.05 per share in the third quarter of 2020 due to the retail electric and gas revenue requirement increase primarily due to increasing rate base. Increasing rate base at WPL is primarily attributed to its West Riverside expansion project. This investment has increased depreciation expense and reduced fuel costs.
Timing of income taxes - Tax expenses are recorded based on an estimated annual effective tax rate, which causes fluctuations in the amount of tax expense quarter-over-quarter. The timing variance will be reversed by the end of the year.
Credit loss adjustment on guarantee for affiliate of Whiting Petroleum - A wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliant Energy continues to guarantee the partnership obligations of an affiliate of Whiting Petroleum under multiple general partnership agreements it maintains within the oil industry. The partnership obligations include costs associated with the future abandonment of certain facilities owned by the partnerships. Whiting Petroleum completed its bankruptcy proceedings in the third quarter of 2020. Alliant Energy estimates a decrease in the current expected credit loss related to the guarantees and has recognized $0.04 per share of earnings in the third quarter of 2020. This is a non-recurring increase to earnings.
2020 Earnings Guidance
Alliant Energy is updating its EPS guidance for 2020 as follows. The midpoint of the 2020 EPS guidance was increased by $0.02 per share primarily due to higher earnings from temperature impacts on retail electric and gas sales during the first nine months of 2020.
Revised Previous
Alliant Energy Consolidated $2.40 - $2.46 $2.34 - $2.48
Drivers for Alliant Energy's 2020 earnings guidance include, but are not limited to:
Ability of IPL and WPL to earn their authorized rates of return
Normal temperatures in its utility service territories
Continued improvement through the remainder of 2020 of COVID-19 and Derecho related sales impacts
Execution of cost controls
Execution of capital expenditure and financing plans
Consolidated effective tax rate of (9%)
The 2020 earnings guidance does not include the impacts of any material non-cash valuation adjustments, regulatory-related charges or credits, reorganizations or restructurings, future changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policies, adjustments made to deferred tax assets and liabilities from valuation allowances, changes in credit loss liabilities related to guarantees, pending lawsuits and disputes, federal and state income tax audits and other Internal Revenue Service proceedings, or changes in GAAP and tax methods of accounting that may impact the reported results of Alliant Energy.
Alliant Energy is issuing EPS guidance for 2021 of $2.50 - $2.64. Drivers for Alliant Energy's 2021 earnings guidance include, but are not limited to:
Stable economy and COVID-19 impacts and resulting implications on utility sales
Consolidated effective tax rate of (14%)
"With our historic wind expansion of 2019 and 2020 complete, our customers and communities are experiencing the benefits of reliable, low cost, cleaner energy. Our 10-year track record of 5 to 7% long-term growth continues with our 2021 earnings guidance of $2.50 to $2.64 per share," said Larsen.
2021 Annual Common Stock Dividend Target
Alliant Energy's Board of Directors approved a 6% increase, or $0.09 per share, to its 2021 expected annual common stock dividend target of $1.61 per share from the current annual common stock dividend target of $1.52 per share. Payment of the 2021 quarterly dividend is subject to the actual dividend declaration by the Board of Directors each quarter, which is expected in January 2021 for the first quarter dividend.
Projected Capital Expenditures
Alliant Energy has updated its projected net capital expenditures for 2020 through 2024, which total $6.6 billion, as follows (in millions). The projected capital expenditures exclude AFUDC and capitalized interest, if applicable. Cost estimates represent Alliant Energy's estimated portion of total construction expenditures.
Generation:
Renewable projects $265 $485 $750 $635 $320
Other 150 90 180 175 90
Electric systems 675 470 435 535 695
Gas systems 170 70 75 70 70
Other 120 180 185 190 195
Gross Capital Expenditures $1,380 $1,295 $1,625 $1,605 $1,370
Solar Project Tax Equity -- -- (210 ) (480 ) --
Net Capital Expenditures $1,380 $1,295 $1,415 $1,125 $1,370
Earnings Conference Call
A conference call to review the third quarter 2020 results is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3rd at 9:00 a.m. central time. Alliant Energy Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John Larsen, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Durian will host the call. The conference call is open to the public and can be accessed in two ways. Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 888-394-8218 (United States or Canada) or 323-794-2149 (International), passcode 4175543. Interested parties may also listen to a webcast at www.alliantenergy.com/investors . In conjunction with the information in this earnings announcement and the conference call, Alliant Energy posted supplemental materials on its website. A replay of the call will be available through November 10, 2020, at 888-203-1112 (United States or Canada) or 719-457-0820 (International), passcode 4175543. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's Web site at www.alliantenergy.com/investors for 12 months.
About Alliant Energy Corporation
Alliant Energy is the parent company of two public utility companies - Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company - and of Alliant Energy Finance, LLC, the parent company of Alliant Energy's non-utility operations. Alliant Energy is an energy-services provider with utility subsidiaries serving approximately 970,000 electric and 420,000 natural gas customers. Providing its customers in the Midwest with regulated electricity and natural gas service is the Company's primary focus. Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a component of the S&P 500 and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LNT. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.alliantenergy.com .
This press release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "forecast," "expect," "guidance," or other words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe future financial performance or plans or strategies are forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. Actual results could be materially affected by the following factors, among others:
IPL's and WPL's ability to obtain adequate and timely rate relief to allow for, among other things, the recovery of and/or the return on costs, including fuel costs, operating costs, transmission costs, deferred expenditures, deferred tax assets, tax expense, capital expenditures, and remaining costs related to electric generating units (EGUs) that may be permanently closed and certain other retired assets, decreases in sales volumes, earning their authorized rates of return, and the payments to their parent of expected levels of dividends;
federal and state regulatory or governmental actions, including the impact of legislation, and regulatory agency orders;
the direct or indirect effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on sales volumes, margins, operations, employees, contractors, vendors, the ability to complete construction projects, supply chains, customers' inability to pay bills, suspension of disconnects and waiving of late fees applied to past due accounts, the market value of the assets that fund pension plans and the potential for additional funding requirements, the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations, compliance with regulatory requirements, the ability to implement regulatory plans, economic conditions and access to capital markets;
the impact of customer- and third party-owned generation, including alternative electric suppliers, in IPL's and WPL's service territories on system reliability, operating expenses and customers' demand for electricity;
the impact of energy efficiency, franchise retention and customer disconnects on sales volumes and margins;
the impact that price changes may have on IPL's and WPL's customers' demand for electric, gas and steam services and their ability to pay their bills;
the ability to utilize tax credits and net operating losses generated to date, and those that may be generated in the future, before they expire;
the direct or indirect effects resulting from terrorist incidents, including physical attacks and cyber attacks, or responses to such incidents;
the impact of penalties or third-party claims related to, or in connection with, a failure to maintain the security of personally identifiable information, including associated costs to notify affected persons and to mitigate their information security concerns;
any material post-closing payments related to any past asset divestitures, including the sale of Whiting Petroleum Corporation (Whiting Petroleum), which could result from, among other things, indemnification agreements, warranties, guarantees or litigation;
employee workforce factors, including changes in key executives, ability to hire and retain employees with specialized skills, ability to create desired corporate culture, collective bargaining agreements and negotiations, work stoppages or restructurings;
weather effects on results of utility operations;
issues associated with environmental remediation and environmental compliance, including compliance with all environmental and emissions permits, the Coal Combustion Residuals Rule, future changes in environmental laws and regulations, including federal, state or local regulations for carbon dioxide emissions reductions from new and existing fossil-fueled EGUs, and litigation associated with environmental requirements;
increased pressure from customers, investors and other stakeholders to more rapidly reduce carbon dioxide emissions;
the ability to defend against environmental claims brought by state and federal agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state natural resources agencies or third parties, such as the Sierra Club, and the impact on operating expenses of defending and resolving such claims;
continued access to the capital markets on competitive terms and rates, and the actions of credit rating agencies;
inflation and interest rates;
the ability to complete construction of solar projects within the cost caps set by regulators and to meet all requirements to qualify for the full level of renewable tax credits;
changes in the price of delivered natural gas, purchased electricity and coal due to shifts in supply and demand caused by market conditions and regulations;
disruptions in the supply and delivery of natural gas, purchased electricity and coal;
the direct or indirect effects resulting from breakdown or failure of equipment in the operation of electric and gas distribution systems, such as mechanical problems and explosions or fires, and compliance with electric and gas transmission and distribution safety regulations, including regulations promulgated by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;
issues related to the availability and operations of EGUs, including start-up risks, breakdown or failure of equipment, performance below expected or contracted levels of output or efficiency, operator error, employee safety, transmission constraints, compliance with mandatory reliability standards and risks related to recovery of resulting incremental costs through rates;
impacts that excessive heat, storms or natural disasters may have on Alliant Energy's, IPL's and WPL's operations and recovery of costs associated with restoration activities, including those related to the August 2020 derecho storm, or on the operations of Alliant Energy's investments;
Alliant Energy's ability to sustain its dividend payout ratio goal;
changes to costs of providing benefits and related funding requirements of pension and other postretirement benefits plans due to the market value of the assets that fund the plans, economic conditions, financial market performance, interest rates, timing and form of benefits payments, life expectancies and demographics;
material changes in employee-related benefit and compensation costs;
risks associated with operation and ownership of non-utility holdings;
changes in technology that alter the channels through which customers buy or utilize Alliant Energy's, IPL's or WPL's products and services;
impacts on equity income from unconsolidated investments from valuations and potential changes to ATC LLC's authorized return on equity;
impacts of IPL's future tax benefits from Iowa rate-making practices, including deductions for repairs expenditures, allocation of mixed service costs and state depreciation, and recoverability of the associated regulatory assets from customers, when the differences reverse in future periods;
the impacts of changes in tax rates, including adjustments made to deferred tax assets and liabilities;
changes to the creditworthiness of counterparties with which Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL have contractual arrangements, including participants in the energy markets and fuel suppliers and transporters;
current or future litigation, regulatory investigations, proceedings or inquiries;
reputational damage from negative publicity, protests, fines, penalties and other negative consequences resulting in regulatory and/or legal actions;
the effect of accounting standards issued periodically by standard-setting bodies;
the ability to successfully complete tax audits and changes in tax accounting methods with no material impact on earnings and cash flows; and
other factors listed in the "2020 Earnings Guidance" and "2021 Earnings Guidance" sections of this press release.
For more information about potential factors that could affect Alliant Energy's business and financial results, refer to Alliant Energy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the sections therein titled "Risk Factors," and its other filings with the SEC.
Without limitation, the expectations with respect to 2020 and 2021 earnings guidance, 2021 annual common stock dividend target and 2020-2024 capital expenditures guidance in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based in part on certain assumptions made by Alliant Energy, some of which are referred to in the forward-looking statements. Alliant Energy cannot provide any assurance that the assumptions referred to in the forward-looking statements or otherwise are accurate or will prove to be correct. Any assumptions that are inaccurate or do not prove to be correct could have a material adverse effect on Alliant Energy's ability to achieve the estimates or other targets included in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, Alliant Energy undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
To provide investors with additional information regarding Alliant Energy's financial results, this press release includes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures. These measures include income and EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 excluding a credit loss adjustment on guarantees for an affiliate of Whiting Petroleum. Alliant Energy believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors because it provides an alternate measure to better understand and compare across periods the operating performance of Alliant Energy without the distortion of items that management believes are not normally associated with ongoing operations, and also provides additional information about Alliant Energy's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that management uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Alliant Energy's management also uses income, as adjusted, to determine performance-based compensation.
In addition, Alliant Energy included in this press release IPL; WPL; Corporate Services; Utilities and Corporate Services; ATC Holdings; and Non-utility and Parent EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Alliant Energy believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they facilitate an understanding of segment performance and trends, and provide additional information about Alliant Energy's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that management uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance.
This press release references year-over-year variances in utility electric margins and utility gas margins. Utility electric margins and utility gas margins are non-GAAP financial measures that will be reported and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, operating income, in our third quarter 2020 Form 10-Q.
The tax impact adjustment represents the impact of the tax effect of the pre-tax non-GAAP adjustment excluded from non-GAAP net income. The tax impact of the non-GAAP adjustment is calculated based on the estimated consolidated statutory tax rate.
This press release also includes temperature-normalized non-GAAP EPS guidance for the year ended December 31, 2020. Alliant Energy believes this non-GAAP guidance measure is useful to investors because the measure facilitates period-to-period comparison of Alliant Energy's operating performance and provides investors with information on a basis consistent with measures that management uses to assess Alliant Energy's earnings growth rate.
Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the earnings summaries that follow, and in the case of temperature normalized non-GAAP EPS guidance, in the press release above.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all "per share" references in this release refer to earnings per diluted share.
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
EARNINGS SUMMARY (Unaudited)
The following tables provide a summary of Alliant Energy's results for the three months ended September 30:
EPS: Three Months
GAAP EPS Adjustments Non-GAAP EPS
IPL $0.59 $0.59 $-- $-- $0.59 $0.59
WPL 0.29 0.31 -- -- 0.29 0.31
Corporate Services 0.01 0.02 -- -- 0.01 0.02
Subtotal for Utilities and Corporate Services 0.89 0.92 -- -- 0.89 0.92
ATC Holdings 0.03 0.03 -- -- 0.03 0.03
Non-utility and Parent 0.06 (0.01 ) (0.04 ) -- 0.02 (0.01 )
Alliant Energy Consolidated $0.98 $0.94 ($0.04 ) $-- $0.94 $0.94
Earnings (in millions): Three Months
GAAP Income (Loss) Adjustments Non-GAAP Income (Loss)
IPL $148 $141 $-- $-- $148 $141
WPL 73 76 -- -- 73 76
Corporate Services 3 3 -- -- 3 3
Subtotal for Utilities and Corporate Services 224 220 -- -- 224 220
ATC Holdings 8 8 -- -- 8 8
Non-utility and Parent 14 (2 ) (11 ) -- 3 (2 )
Alliant Energy Consolidated $246 $226 ($11 ) $-- $235 $226
Adjusted, or non-GAAP, earnings for the three months ended September 30 do not include the following item that was included in the reported GAAP earnings:
Non-GAAP IncomeAdjustments (in millions) Non-GAAP EPS Adjustments
Non-utility and Parent:
Credit loss adjustment on guarantees for an affiliate of Whiting Petroleum, net of tax impacts of $4 million ($11 ) $-- ($0.04 ) $--
The following tables provide a summary of Alliant Energy's results for the nine months ended September 30:
EPS: Nine Months
Non-utility and Parent 0.02 (0.03 ) (0.02 ) -- -- (0.03 )
Earnings (in millions): Nine Months
WPL 220 183 -- -- 220 183
Corporate Services 10 10 -- -- 10 10
ATC Holdings 26 23 -- -- 26 23
Non-utility and Parent 4 (9 ) (5 ) -- (1 ) (9 )
Alliant Energy Consolidated $550 $446 ($5 ) $-- $545 $446
Adjusted, or non-GAAP, earnings for the nine months ended September 30 do not include the following item that was included in the reported GAAP earnings:
Non-GAAP Income Non-GAAP
Adjustments (in millions) EPS Adjustments
Credit loss adjustments on guarantees for an affiliate of Whiting Petroleum, net of tax impacts of $2 million ($5 ) $-- ($0.02 ) $--
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Electric utility $852 $916 $2,257 $2,350
Gas utility 42 42 253 323
Other utility 10 11 32 33
Non-utility 16 21 57 62
920 990 2,599 2,768
Electric production fuel and purchased power 179 219 527 602
Electric transmission service 132 127 326 363
Cost of gas sold 11 9 117 151
Other operation and maintenance:
Energy efficiency costs 15 19 37 67
Non-utility Travero 12 15 42 44
Other 116 140 386 416
Depreciation and amortization 156 144 454 424
Taxes other than income taxes 27 27 82 84
Operating income 272 290 628 617
Other (income) and deductions:
Interest expense 68 68 207 204
Equity income from unconsolidated investments, net (15 ) (12 ) (46 ) (35 )
Allowance for funds used during construction (13 ) (22 ) (51 ) (66 )
Other 3 4 7 11
Income before income taxes 229 252 511 503
Income tax expense (benefit) (20 ) 23 (47 ) 49
Net income 249 229 558 454
Preferred dividend requirements of IPL 3 3 8 8
Net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners $246 $226 $550 $446
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 249.7 239.1 247.9 237.7
Diluted 250.0 239.9 248.1 238.2
Earnings per weighted average common share attributable to Alliant Energy commonshareowners:
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $189 $16
Other current assets 844 860
Property, plant and equipment, net 14,199 13,527
Investments 478 468
Other assets 1,830 1,830
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:
Current maturities of long-term debt $7 $657
Commercial paper 422 337
Other current liabilities 866 1,060
Long-term debt, net (excluding current portion) 6,574 5,533
Other liabilities 3,762 3,709
Alliant Energy Corporation common equity 5,709 5,205
Cumulative preferred stock of Interstate Power and Light Company 200 200
Total equity 5,909 5,405
Total liabilities and equity $17,540 $16,701
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities excluding accounts receivable sold to a third party $767 $882
Accounts receivable sold to a third party (331 ) (373 )
Net cash flows from operating activities 436 509
Cash flows used for investing activities:
Construction and acquisition expenditures:
Utility business (935 ) (1,004 )
Other (39 ) (71 )
Cash receipts on sold receivables 318 256
Net cash flows used for investing activities (679 ) (861 )
Common stock dividends (281 ) (253 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net 241 185
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 1,050 950
Payments to retire long-term debt (654 ) (253 )
Net change in commercial paper 85 (92 )
Net cash flows from financing activities 419 526
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 176 174
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 18 26
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $194 $200
KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING STATISTICS
Common shares outstanding (000s) 249,761 240,343
Book value per share $22.86 $20.68
Quarterly common dividend rate per share $0.38 $0.355
Utility electric sales (000s of megawatt-hours)
Residential 2,121 2,076 5,565 5,509
Commercial 1,679 1,760 4,599 4,834
Industrial 2,752 2,828 7,759 8,064
Industrial - co-generation customers 210 204 573 628
Retail subtotal 6,762 6,868 18,496 19,035
Sales for resale:
Wholesale 713 725 1,906 2,005
Bulk power and other 740 1,278 3,056 2,830
Other 17 23 53 71
Total 8,232 8,894 23,511 23,941
Utility retail electric customers (at September 30)
Residential 825,720 819,207
Commercial 143,085 142,794
Industrial 2,402 2,478
Total 971,207 964,479
Utility gas sold and transported (000s of dekatherms)
Residential 1,388 1,118 18,509 20,653
Commercial 1,553 1,477 11,940 13,862
Industrial 559 549 2,096 2,045
Transportation / other 24,842 25,021 79,546 71,814
Total 28,342 28,165 112,091 108,374
Utility retail gas customers (at September 30)
Commercial 44,038 44,118
Industrial 343 352
Estimated margin increases (decreases) from impacts of temperatures (in millions) -
Electric margins $6 $6 $5 $9
Gas margins -- -- (1 ) 6
Total temperature impact on margins $6 $6 $4 $15
2020 2019 Normal 2020 2019 Normal
Heating degree days (HDDs) [(a)]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (IPL) 153 42 131 4,149 4,625 4,194
Madison, Wisconsin (WPL) 174 55 156 4,311 4,773 4,459
Cooling degree days (CDDs) [(a)]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (IPL) 562 618 545 796 792 788
Madison, Wisconsin (WPL) 521 536 492 735 653 680
(a) HDDs and CDDs are calculated using a simple average of the high and low temperatures each day compared to a 65 degree base. Normal degree days are calculated using a rolling 20-year average of historical HDDs and CDDs.
Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145
Investor Relations: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956
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Wet Nightmare
It’s a new room. It’s an old room but it’s a new room to him. It’s very comfortable but it doesn’t feel like it’s his quite yet. Something residual lingers of the previous tenant. And he hasn’t made enough of his own memories and routines there yet to claim it fully.
Sometimes he feels a presence in the room but over the weeks he has stamped his authority over it and it’s starting to feel more like home.
One night he wakes suddenly as though someone was talking to him, a shirt hanging on the wardrobe door moves in the corner of his eye but when he looks it’s still. He turns on the lamp to see better in the grey room but there’s nothing there. He is left with a half feeling that he was being watched. Unperturbed, he eventually drifts off. Continue Reading.
You Stumble Into A Room Full Of Poets
My story Monkey’s Uncle was printed recently in You Stumble Into A Room Full Of Poets with an illustration from the delicious Natalie Oleksy-Piekarski. If you can’t find a copy you can read it on my story page.
New Story – She Loves Me Not – Illustrated by Benjamin Youd
She Loves Me Not
She loves me not. She said she used to love me before I started ruining her flowers. I don’t know why I’m trying to joke about this; it isn’t funny.
My girlfriend has just broken up with me. It all started with a haircut. For me anyway, for her it seems to have started much earlier.
New Story – Using the Initiative – Illustrated by Stephen Ong
Using the Initiative
I made a friend a while ago who thinks he has the best job in the world. From government records and through field trips, he recruits the top women on earth. He searches for beauty, intelligence, but above all, that spark. What they used to call the ‘X-factor’ before it became a dirty word. He calls himself a talent scout for the future of humanity. Although he is a card-carrying infertile he’s a decent looking guy and every once in a while manages to cop off with a recruit. It’s a job he could have only dreamt of before the bombs. I can’t really think of a better line of work. Except mine of course. I am one of the people he is recruiting for.
Continue Reading.
New story – Transport – Illustrated by Sylvia Maria Saunders
I had to take the bus to work yesterday because it was raining. April showers, really heavy. That was money I had to spend updating my travel card. This is the sort of erratic spring weather we moan about in this country. Under a gloopy downpour like this there isn’t a chance in hell I’m going to fly to work.
I considered an umbrella but I think it would be more trouble than it’s worth. They’re designed for going over the heads of slow-moving, vertical people with their feet on the ground. I don’t even want to imagine how hard it would be trying to fly, having to wrangle some flimsy, plastic thing about in this wind and rain. The truth is I’m really not very good at flying. Continue reading.
Two Tales for Annexe Magazine
The other day my good man Mr Nick Murray and I found the secret unofficial recording booth in the British Library and recorded my dulcet tones reading one of my stories and a story that inspired me. I chose a new story Transport and How the Cat Became by Ted Hughes from the How the Whale Became collection my Mum bought me all those years ago.
You can listen to the two stories on Annexe Magazine here.
I’ll be posting the text (and illustration by Sylvia Maria Saunders) for Transport as the next installment of Eat My Shorts.
New Story – c2cbs – Illustrated by Ben Earle
c2cbs
If you entered ‘c2cbs’ into a search engine – considering that it isn’t a name or a word found in any dictionary – you might be surprised at the high number of ‘Items found’ on your page. The first site to host it received a fair few hits but it was nothing next to the total number of searches that GoOgle have counted for ‘c2cbs’ to date.
It was an internet phenomenon like nothing that had come before it. Imagine A-list celebrity sex tape meets Taliban beheading in terms of hype and spin and you aren’t far off with the actual content either. Eventually everybody in the western world, whoever they were, wanted to watch it, and if not, at least they wanted to know what it was.
Friends fell out in discussions about it. Office workers with internet connections found their access restricted and employers’ trust lower than usual. People lost their jobs for downloading it at work, some were even shown the door for admitting that they knew about it. IT departments across the globe were the kings of the office, while at the same time under more scrutiny than ever. The big question bubbling up in the water cooler and floating through the air conditioning was what is c2cbs? Continue reading?
New Story – Carnal – Illustrated by Diego Mallo
He bites her neck. She lets out a half squeal and writhes against him, her hands on his shoulders. They don’t speak but they are communicating on some basic animal level. The couple entwine on the floor of a kitchen in an abandoned hotel.
The small town became infected as quickly as any other. Survivors were like rats from a sinking ship and many people were bitten and turned after their loved ones or abandoned them. A few people were holed up in hotel for a while but their fortress was breached inevitably and one by one they ran. Some made it to another temporary safety. Inside, one by one, the ones that stayed attacked each other. Continue Reading.
New Story – Porcelain – Illustrated by Jude Melling
I got shat on today. It was a good day though. People have a superstition that if a bird drops one on you then it brings good luck. I must be the luckiest son of gun around, I get at least one every day. From people. It doesn’t bother me though. I am a toilet after all.
Feeling a bit bunged up, someone just wiped then went for a second dropping, so they had to wipe again. I seem to be swallowing more paper than usual these days so I’m often a little clogged. Continue Reading.
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10:00 am06 May 2011
Pinkberry Opens in DC
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The “crackberry” phenomenon has finally made it to DC proper. Last night, hundreds, if not thousands of devotees lined Connecticut Avenue to get a taste of the west coast’s favorite frozen yogurt, Pinkberry. According to Pinkberry, their new DC store handed out around 2000 free samples of their tangy brand of fro-yo that had people lined up down the block and around the corner.
Pinkberry, founded in 2005 in Los Angeles, quickly gained cult status and became a favorite of celebrities – Lo Bosworth and Taylor Swift are devoted fans of the yogurt. The frozen yogurt itself is a different from most, with a more icy texture and distinct refreshing tartness.
One of the best features of Pinkberry is their toppings. The chain boasts over 30 possible toppings, ranging from fresh mango and kiwi to chocolate to Fruity Pebbles. Even better, customers can get as many toppings as they want.
Being a huge fatty, I sampled the original, mango, pomegranate and chocolate flavors. In general, I was impressed with the lightness and tangy-ness of the first three, and somewhat disappointed in the chocolate. if you like frozen yogurt, Pinkberry is definitely worth checking out, but you might want to give it a few weeks for the crowds to die down.
Addison Huber
Addison is a fourth generation Washingtonian, actually born and raised within city limits of DC. He currently resides in Arlington and works in DC as a government lackey. Addison can be reached at addison (at) welovedc.com
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3 thoughts on “Pinkberry Opens in DC”
cia on May 6, 2011 at 11:35 am said:
“Crackberry” refers to Blackberry, not Pinkberry.
RRuszczyk on May 6, 2011 at 3:23 pm said:
We already have one just like that. Yogi Berry on Connecticut in Cleveland Park is the exact same thing.
Addison H on May 7, 2011 at 1:24 pm said:
@cia Actually, they both are. See this article: http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/04/entertainment/et-pinkberry
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Nicki Minaj Celebrates Her 80th Appearance On Billboard’s “Hot 100” Chart
August 10, 2017 by Danny M
Back in March, Nicki Minaj surpassed Aretha Franklin to have the most Hot 100 appearances of all time among women with 76.
Nicki is not slowing down with her dominance on the Billboard chart as she now has 80 entries after Future’s “You Da Baddest” single featuring herself debuted at #38.
The Young Money Barbie took to Instagram to celebrate her latest accomplishment: “YDB just became my 80th Billboard Hot 100 entry! 3 songs on the Hot 100 no album out? *my monster voice*. Swalla up here 20 weeks later? RIU 26 w/no video? (it’s coming in a few more days, no need to send Gotti anymore death threats). Love you!!!!! Let’s toast with some @myxfusions”!
Drake Breaks 2 Billboard “Hot 100” Records, Surpasses Lil Wayne For Having The Most Hits Among Solo Artists
April 18, 2017 by Danny M
Drake has broke two Billboard “Hot 100” records with his latest project, More Life, which was released last month on March 18th.
The first record is for becoming the music artist with the most hits on “Hot 100” by a solo artist with a total of 154 entries. Drizzy actually surpassed his boss Lil Wayne, who has 135 hits on the Billboard chart.
Drizzy Drake has also broken the record for having the most appearances on “Hot 100” in a single week with 24 entries. Out of the 24 appearances on the Billboard chart, there were 22 from More Life plus Nicki Minaj’s “No Frauds” and Gucci Mane’s “Both“!
The First Week Sales For “More Life” Are In, Drake Is Now Tied With Eminem & Kanye West For Second Most No. 1’s
March 27, 2017 by Danny M
The first week sales for Drake‘s More Life playlist are in! According to Nielsen Music, the project has moved around 505,000 units since first being released on March 18th, so a big congratulations to the 6 God is in order.
Breaking down the 505,000 number, there were 257,000 sales from streaming equivalent albums, 226,000 from traditional album sales, and 23,000 from TEA units.
As More Life also went No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, this is now Drizzy‘s seventh No. 1 album of his career, which makes him tied with Eminem and Kanye West for the second most No. 1 projects in hip-hop. Jay Z is in the lead with a total of 13.
Nicki Minaj Surpasses Aretha Franklin On Billboard’s “Hot 100” Chart For Most Hits Among Women
After tying with Aretha Franklin on Billboard‘s “Hot 100” chart for the most hits among women of every genre earlier this month, Nicki Minaj has now surpassed Franklin‘s 73 appearances with a new total of 76 entries.
The Young Money Barbie‘s 3 new hits that debuted on the “Hot 100” chart this week are “No Frauds” featuring Lil Wayne and Drake at No. 14, “Regret In Your Tears” at No. 61, and “Changed It” featuring Wayne at No. 71.
Congratulations to Minaj on this amazing accomplishment as it’s been nearly 40 years that Aretha has been in the top spot. You can see how Nicki celebrated the news after the jump below!
Nicki Minaj Ties With Aretha Franklin On Billboard’s “Hot 100” After “Make Love” Debuts On The Chart
March 8, 2017 by Danny M
After Gucci Mane‘s “Make Love” single featuring Nicki Minaj debuted on Billboard‘s “Hot 100” chart at No. 78, Minaj has now tied with Aretha Franklin for the most hits among women.
The Young Money Barbie and Aretha both have a total of 73 entries on the chart, which makes them both share the first place while Taylor Swift sits in third place with 70 appearances on the chart.
Congratulations to Nicki on this amazing achievement. I am sure it will not be long until she has the most hits on the “Hot 100” chart among women!
Nicki Minaj Surpasses Taylor Swift On Billboard’s “Hot 100” Once Again After “Run Up” Debuts On The Chart
February 13, 2017 by Danny M
After Major Lazer’s “Run Up” single featuring Nicki Minaj and PARTYNEXTDOOR debuted on Billboard‘s “Hot 100” chart at No. 66, Nicki has now surpassed Taylor Swift once again for the most hits among women.
The Young Money Barbie has a total of 71 entries on the chart, which puts her in second place altogether among women. Aretha Franklin is in the lead with 73 appearances and Taylor is just below Minaj with 70 hits.
Congratulations to Nicki on this great achievement. I’m sure it won’t be long until she has the most hits on the “Hot 100” chart among women!
Drake Has Spent 400 Consecutive Weeks On Billboard’s “Hot 100” Chart
January 31, 2017 by Danny M
According to Chart Data, Drake has been on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart for 400 consecutive weeks.
Drizzy tied with his Young Money boss Lil Wayne at the end of 2016 for the most “Hot 100” hits, but now this is another amazing achievement for him as he is the first music artist to spend 400 weeks on the chart.
There are only 3 other artists with 200 or more consecutive weeks on the Billboard chart: Lil Wayne with 326 weeks, Rihanna with 216 weeks and Nicki Minaj with 207 weeks. A big congratulations to the 6 God!
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Cheap Thrills -- ALONG THE CANADIAN #2
This Column Originally Ran on Comics Bulletin
Random Pulls from the Bargain Bin
In these economic times, finding inexpensive entertainment is difficult. Thank goodness for the local comic shop and a slew of comics nobody cares about anymore! Each week Daniel Elkin randomly grabs a comic from the bargain bin (for 50 cents) to see what kind of bang he can get for his two-bits. These are those tales.
March 14, 2012 – paid 50 cents for:
ALONG THE CANADIAN #2
Published by: Obion Comics
Written by: Joel Rivers
Art by: Joel Rivers
AFRAID OF SNAKES! YOU AIN'T AFRAID, ARE YA BOY?!
Sometimes it is hard to believe that May, 2004 was actually almost eight years ago. I mean, I remember it like it was yesterday. Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage, Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, both Shrek 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were packing folks in the movie theaters, and Megas XLR debuted on Cartoon Network.
Both Friends and Fraiser said goodbye in May of 2004, Phish announced that they would be breaking up at the end of the Summer, and Tony Randall died.
In May 2004, both Skinny Puppy and PJ Harvey released albums, Nintendo officially announced what would later be known as the Wii, and from Portland, Maine, Obion Comics publishes Xeric Grant Winner Joel Rivers' black and white Western tale, Along the Canadian #2.
According to their website, The Xeric Foundation is “a private, nonprofit corporation established by Peter A. Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Planet Racers which offers financial assistance to committed, self-publishing comic book creators and qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations.” This, though, will be the last year they will be doing this. Anyway, the fine folks at the Xeric Foundation saw in Joel Rivers enough talent to award him a grant to pursue his dream of publishing his 6 issue mini-series about the Old West. Today, I found it in the bargain bin.
Issue #2 of Along the Canadian has the subtitle “Cottonmouth”. It begins like this:
I hate when the voices in my head want to know why I killed them.
The next page takes us to Fort Smith, Arkansas in the year 1873. Our mustachioed nightmare having man turns out to be the sheriff of that them thar town, and he's lookin' fer some new deputies (willing to pay them $10 a week, too). Nobody seems to take him very seriously. I think there is a back story to this.
Luckily, to get the plot moving forward, these fine folks come riding into town.
Elly and her Uncle have a bit of a problem. They've been followed into town by a no good rootin' tootin' snake oil peddler (Jones) who, much to her chagrin, is sweet on poor Elly.
Elly's Uncle (as well as her mom) ain't keen on Jones the snake oil peddler neither. But Jones is a persistent cuss who people say is “a white witch-man from out east” who seems to have an affinity for snakes.
As an aside: Regardless of whatever flaws of execution that Along the Canadian #2 contains (and there are some, but not many) – I will always remember that panel above. Just so you know.
As he is friends with the Uncle and all (and, after a home cooked meal, seems to be growing sweet on Elly himself), the Sheriff agrees to go talk to Jones about his harassment. Writer/artist Joel Rivers then provides the following four panels:
Now this is what the Xeric Foundation must have seen in Joel. The use of shadows, the pacing, the silence – this is good stuff. This is what you can do in comics.
The Sheriff sits down with Jones and they discuss his affinity for Elly. Jones pours the Sheriff a drink, which turns out to be drugged. While passed out, the Sheriff has some strange dreams involving a nun, a dead wife, and a snake (SNAKE!). The Sheriff finally comes to, but by then Jones has kicked the crap out of Uncle and taken Elly out into the Creek Nation. The Sheriff, his honor and fondness for Elly at stake, rides off into the prairie – towards Deep Fork.
Once again, Rivers shows those Xeric Foundation grant winning chops here.
The Sheriff eventually finds Jones' cabin, and then makes a dramatic kicking the door down* kind of entrance. Gun out, he lets a rather calm Jones know his intention:
Pacing, layouts – Rivers is nailing it. And so is Jones. Nailing the Sheriff on the head with a big stick, that is.
Which leads to this bit of awesomeness:
After punching Elly in the face, Jones grabs the Sheriff's unconscious body and tosses him into the swamp(?) by the cabin.
Then this happens:
Which leads to this:
Call me a sucker or an idiot or even Your Chicken Enemy, but I think this is wonderful for all the reasons I've said before – the pacing, the layouts, the use of shadows. Sure, it's not a high-level masterpiece, but if you ask me, it is one of the great tragedies that Along the Canadian #2 has ended up in the bargain bin and not in everybody's long boxes at home.
Oh yea … wait … Rivers isn't done telling his story. Elly runs down to the water and finds the Sheriff.
Classic. It had to be done, right? Sure the villain popping up just when you think he is defeated is not a ground breaking plot device, but somehow here it is just a little gift. It's like when they ask you if you want Jimmies on your Sundae. And who doesn't love Jimmies?
When I pulled Along the Canadian #2 out of the bargain bin and took a gander at the cover, I thought this was going to be one of those columns that I would have to slog through with the voices in my head begging me to either stop or jam an ice pick into my left eye socket.
I mean, that's a pretty crappy cover.
But I was thankfully wrong. I read Along the Canadian #2 with an increasingly expanding grin on my face as I turned each page. What the hell was this little gem doing in the bargain bin? Didn't Joel Rivers win a grant from the Xeric Foundation to put this out – doesn't that come with any clout at all? Is it because he self- published it through his own Obion Comics? From Maine? Did he lack the resources to give it the big pimping and therefore it languished in sales and interest? Where was the press? All I could find was a short review in the Comics Journal that says some nice things. Doesn't the Xeric Foundation issue press releases?
The whole thing kinda makes me sad. This is a good comic, and now it is jammed in the bargain bin rubbing ink with the likes of Ogre and Satan's Six.
The good news is that Joel Rivers has collected the entire six issue series into an OGN (which you can buy here), but it's inclusion among the detritus of comic book high-hopes low-talent speaks to a wider issue that Steve Savage and I have been discussing of late here on Comics Bulletin.
A Comics Necropolis.
Go read what we have to say about this idea. Then, for the sake of something as good as Along the Canadian, think about doing something.
* I can't write something like that without thinking of this:
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Or "How I learned to stop worrying and love the most entertaining no-hitter in White Sox History" by Jake Austen
I've had the unusual fortune of missing some pretty historic games by one night. On a visit to Texas I was delighted to see my beloved White Sox drub the Rangers in person, catching the following evening's infamous game on my motel's color TV which allowed me to appreciate the vivid crimson blood drawn by elder statesman Nolan Ryan as he played Ike to young Robin Ventura's Tina. Years later I snuck into great seats at New Comiskey a mere night before two uncouth gentlemen snuck into the same section to launch an unprovoked attack on the Royals' first base coach. And this April I was fondling my tickets for the following night's game as I watched Mark Buehrle pitch perhaps the most impressive game in White Sox history.
(It was a near-perfect no-hitter in which he faced the minimum by picking off his only baserunner, Sammy Sosa, who uncharacteristically drew a walk. I hereby declare a no-hit/pick-off-the-one-walked-baserunner as the third best possible game pitchable, the first being a perfect game, the second being a face-the-minimum, where the baserunner reached on an unforced infield error [relieving the pitcher of blame]. Note that a 27-batter, one baserunner game in which a double play accounts for the minimum batters-faced is less impressive than the pickoff, because the pitcher is not cleaning up his own mess.)
One reason I never feel too bad about narrowly missing history is that I've been lucky enough to attend some pretty memorable contests, including a White Sox no-hitter. Of course you wouldn't know it by the declaration that Buehrle had pitched the 16th no-hitter in Pale Hose history, a total that leaves out the unforgettable game I attended. I intend to end this essay with a healthy rant against Major League Baseball's inane official record keepers, but before I get my berating hat on, let me put on my nostalgia glasses to recall the glorious night of July 1st, 1990.
My brother and I had pretty decent left field seats for this game held during Old Comiskey Park's farewell season. The Sox were playing the Yankees, and pitcher Andy Hawkins was having his way with us. Fortunately Sox starter Greg Hibbard, hirsute middle reliever Barry "Bearcat" Jones, and teen punk rock vocalist-turned eccentric White Sox southpaw Scott Radinsky (who holds the MLB record for most games pitched by a Jew, and who currently owns a skatepark) combined for a four-hitter. Even two errors by the man who was three years and 33 days away from becoming Nolan Ryan's punching bag didn't allow the Yanks to score. Thus, in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Hawkins took the mound with a potential no-hitter alive, it was a scoreless game and Sox fans knew we were only one run away from a possible win against the eternally intimidating Bronx Bombers.
After retiring catcher Ron Karkovice (a good glove/no stick Sox favorite) and shortstop Scotty Fletcher (who once posed for Sports Illustrated in a bank vault catching stacks of cash in his mitt, representing his then unheard of million dollar-a-year contract), Hawkins challenged the then anemic batting-average of Sammy Sosa, unaware of his cicada-like ability to throw monkey wrenches into no-hitters every seventeen years. To the best of my recollection Sammy hit a grounder to third and took off like a Hispanic cartoon mouse, diving headfirst in a display of hustle that would be scored an infield hit any time other than late in a no-hitter. His achievement tainted by the official scorer's generosity, a flustered Hawkins then walked Buehrle's future manager Ozzie Guillen, and Sosa's future Cub teammate Lance Johnson, on what I recall as being eight straight pitches.
The sacks packed with Sox, Robin Ventura came up with a chance to atone for his shaky defense in that game (and suspect martial prowess in a future contest) by standing there with bat glued to shoulder while this Yankee headcase inevitably walks in the winning run. But, of course, in true (pre-pallete cleansing 2005 championship season) White Sox fashion, he swung at the first terrible pitch, launching a can-of-corn popup to Jim Leyritz, the infielder-turned-outfielder positioned right in front of us. What happened next I did not witness with my own eyes, as I buried head in hands, disgusted with Ventura's impatience. The next thing I knew my brother was shaking me, screaming, "He dropped it, he dropped it!" And sure enough, I emerged from darkness to see Leyritz scrambling for the ball as the bases cleared, leaving the Sox up a profoundly unlikely 3-0, despite the no-hitter remaining intact. My eyes were wide open when the next batter, the beloved Ivan Calderon (a two sport man, Calderon trained champion fighting cocks in the off-season; after retirement he was shot to death in his native Puerto Rico, allegedly at the behest of the PR mafia) lifted an easy fly ball to center which Jesse Barfield somehow lost a bead on. Ventura trotted home, then big, pot-smoking Dan Pasqua got out, and when the smoke cleared the Sox had four runs without the benefit of a hit. After an easy ninth, they—brace yourself for an absurd stat—had won a game in which they had no hits by the largest margin any team had ever done so.
To make the incident more bizarre, Hawkins lost his next start against the Sox to Melido Perez (less-storied brother of Pasquel “Perimeter” Perez) who threw a rain-shortened, six-inning no-hitter. At least we thought he did at the time, though a decade later he, Hawkins, and many others, had not done so. Inanely in 2001 the Baseball Commish set up something called the Committee for Statistical Accuracy, that declared baseball would officially no longer consider any no-hitter less than nine innings in length to actually exist. They also declared that if a pitcher pitches nine full innings then gives up a hit in the 10th or later, that is not a no-hitter. No duh! I was always confused as to why the record book noted those particular sad sack pitchers in the no-hit section, as they obviously didn't qualify, considering that they gave up hits. A no-hitter obviously is a complete game in which you don't give up a hit. Excising that clearly non-qualifying category of games that had hits from the no-hitter list seemed to indicate this Committee actually knew the rules of baseball.
Yet in a throw-the-very-healthy-baby-out-with-the-bathwater move they erased all the less-than-nine inning games, despite the fact that they were complete games with no hits. “No-hitters,” if you will. Perhaps these wise old men were unaware that in baseball a game isn't defined by nine complete innings. Assuming that home teams usually win, I'd venture that the majority of games are 8.5 innings long. Hawkins could not pitch a ninth because the Sox were at home and did not bat in the ninth, thus he pitched a complete game with no hits. A no hitter! And though Perez’ 18-out outing is certainly less impressive than Buehrle’s masterpiece, it exists and qualifies. Somehow the term “Statistical Accuracy” translated as “Don't Know Shit About Baseball.” Perhaps Bud Selig will appoint a Committee to Determine the Asterisk-ratio of Suspected Steroid Inflated Statistics, so that he can make the “official” “history” book more “accurate.” George Orwell predicted it, people! Wikipedia is just another covert step in the Man's insidious plan to perennially rewrite history however He sees fit. Beware!
Well, regardless of the record book, under what my lawyer defines as ex post facto, statute of limitations, ignorance of the law, grandfather clause rules, I saw a no-hitter, and I am forever satisfied that I did. And, let's be honest, it was a lot more exciting than Buehrle's gem. I'm sure I'm not the only one who flipped back and forth between the (by-definition) uneventful near-perfect Sox game and American Idol that night. I bet you nobody flipped between Hawkins' debacle and Star Search.
Jake Austen publishes Roctober magazine and helps produce the public access children's dance show Chic-A-Go-Go.
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by Pops Freshenmeyer on Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:34 pm
Good trend: Production Diaries.
Bad trend: edition editions. Wedding Crashers is going to have an "uncorked" edition. Ferris Bueller will have a "Bueller...Bueller...Bueller" edtion. Seems like they're taking things from or about the movie and releasing it with the word edition after it. What's next, Pulp Fiction: Briefcase Edition? Swingers: Money Edition? Fight Club: Mayhem Edition? Psycho: Skeletons in the Closet edition? When will it stop?
I think it'd be funny if other movies released some of these same editions like if afterthe Office Space: Stapler Edition they released Office Space: Boomstick Edition and Army of Darkness released a "Bueller...Bueller...Bueller" edition.
Pops Freshenmeyer
by Brocktune on Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:43 pm
deliverance: ass raped edition
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by zombieslayer on Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:01 pm
Brown Bunny: Oral edition
anyone? anyone?
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It kinda reminds me of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and how they would title their shows. Each episode's title ended in the word "Affair" so you would have episode titles like "The Secret Agent Affair" or The Double Agent Affair" or even "The Affair Affair." So it's like they just tack on "Edition" to all these moments related to the movie.
The Crying Game: Extra Feature Edition
by Shane on Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:33 pm
Yeah It is gettting old, but as long as the marketing scheme works they will continue.
by Nachokoolaid on Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:12 am
Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition takes the cake. I mean, seriously.
by kortanaskew on Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:35 pm
Which Special Edition Release was the one that you felt like you got burnt by the most?
As my movie Collection now numbered in the hundreds, I had been very cautious about Double Dipping. When I would get burned, like when I did Swinegrs or True Romance it just so happened I had bought those movies on a sale. And When heard of the upcoming release I would trade them or sell them for the maximum profit before the special edition came out.
I soon learned that when Best Buy would reduce the price of a GREAT movie to a ridiculous amount it was because the Special Edition release was soon to be upon us. I saw this happen with Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
So I began checking that movies had some special features before I bought it. A trailer and an HBO special weren't enough, If there wasn't a commentary or plenty of documentaries, I knew to hold my money back because soon we would see a Special Edition.
Then came the T2. First Best buy had dropped it to 5.00 of you bought some other arnold movie and I bit. I bought it but didnt open it right away.
So I was able to exchange it at a store when I heard the Ultimate Edition was soon to be released.
Now the Ultimate Edition is one of my favorite DVD releases of all time. It really took advantage of the DVD format. It was so complete it included almost everythign you can think of from the script to a, directors cut version with an alternate ending to a virtual film school on the making of T2.
Only thing it lacked was the Guns N Roses Video for "You Could be Mine" though i kept hoping I would find it in an Easter Egg.
So there was never any reason to release the T2 Extreme Edition.
In comparison it was lame but yet they called it an extreme edition. Mainly because of the HiDef version that was included on the Second Disc for viewing on Windows media Player. This was such hyped big news that a friend of mine went out and rebought this set.
And i looked at hime and said "You don't even own a computer!"
This was the first DVD released so called "Special Edition" that totally put me off buying DVD's
From now on I would refuse to buy any insignificant upgrades to DVD's.
And I would from that moment on be weary of buying ANY Artisan DVD's.
As ridiculous as the Anchor Bay Army Of Darkness releases so was Artisan with their properties. I had owned what was a pretty decent and definitive set of the Rambo films. It had documentaries, commentaries everything you needed/wanted.
Then Artisan would release their Special Edition versions. Sure it had a supposed better picture and DTS sound, but I had no great sound system, that could take advantage of this All it really had was a documetary on the third fim dealing with the situation in Afghanistan vs. the events in the film.
So i resisted buying it. And stil refused to buy them when i saw all three movies of the special edition they dropped down to 5 dollars each.
And what seemed to be a short time later, Artisan would unveil their ULTIMATE EDITIONS of Rambo, noteworthy for an inclusion of an alternate suicide ending for the first film that wasn't included in any prior release.
Sp i put that first film on my NETFLIX. It still near the 400's. I'll probably finally get it delivered around the same time as Artisan puts out their RAMBO EXTREME EDITION box set.
kortanaskew
by King Psyz on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:43 pm
I usually only buy a special edition of a DVD or in some cases when it's an excellent Special Edition.
Like Memento, that was a great special edition package. As was the Best Buy Office Space and my favorite, the Criterion Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Criterion makes really great DVD packages and I hope they continue their trend of putting together great editions on DVD.
by sippiecup on Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:00 pm
The only thing that I can say good about all the "double dipping" on DVD, is that it is great for the onscreen talent. My wife is a member of SAG and a few of the movies she was in (not as a star or even a co-star) but when they were released on DVD we got a nice residual check and then when they "double dipped" we got another (so I can't complain about that).
But beyond that they tend to get a little absurd especially when they call and extra minute or two of movie an "extended edition" just be honest and call it "the minute longer edition"
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by DinoDeLaurentiis on Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:10 pm
Johnny Carpenter's The Thing double-dip? She always bugged a the Dino, eh? Goddamn non-anamorphic transfers...
by bc1970 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:13 pm
I got Blue Thunder for $6 at Target because they were phasing out the 2 sided widescreen copies. Now they're coming out with a SE? Six bucks is just right for that movie.
I'm waiting for a good Road Warrior disc.
I waited for an Escape from NY SE, then I never bought it.
by Leckomaniac on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:14 pm
Now this is just overkill...ANOTHER LOTR DVD SET COMING OUT???
Well according to comingsoon.net...we can look forward to yet another attempt by New Line to get their hands on our money.
http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=15082
Leckomaniac
by Pudie on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:21 pm
I remember hearing PJ discuss holding back some stuff so he could release it on a future DVD. But here I am thinking it would be on whatever the major format is on the 10th anniversary or something. Oh how wrong I was. No way Im buying that. I love my EEs. Ill just download the doc.
Pudie wrote: I remember hearing PJ discuss holding back some stuff so he could release it on a future DVD. But here I am thinking it would be on whatever the major format is on the 10th anniversary or something. Oh how wrong I was. No way Im buying that. I love my EEs. Ill just download the doc.
You better watch out or AB will give you a scolding.
But I agree. I am perfectly happy with my three EE DVDs. I can't see any reason why someone with the EEs would waste their money on this.
by RogueScribner on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:30 pm
There's no reason to own this new release unless you don't currently own the EE. I do, so I'm not buying this one.
RogueScribner wrote: There's no reason to own this new release unless you don't currently own the EE. I do, so I'm not buying this one.
Yeah that is my point. They threw that doc on there just to try and lure some die hard fans into buying these DVDs just for that.
At least it's a meaty doc though *shrug*
by sleepflower on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:11 pm
Trying to sell as many DVD's as possible before HD?
The Noblest Pleasure is The Joy of Understanding
sleepflower
by bc1970 on Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:18 pm
Some of these are Anamporphic Widescreen updates, with a few bells added on. Others are just crap. My one beef with Netflix is that they don't make the newer versions available. (Dazed and Confused Criterion, Escape From NY SE) Blockbuster, for all their problems, does. Sometimes, you think you're getting a better visual, but strip away the 5 audio mixes crammed onto the disc, and you've still got a bitmapped version, like Re-animator Millenium edition.
by papalazeru on Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:09 pm
Where do they dig up the extended footage from. I cant believe all this stuff still sits around?
Its seems all the world and his dog now make, the movie, the making of the movie, TV propoganda: making of the movie, the making of the making of, all the trailers, inside documentary of the making of the film, the game, the making of the game.......
No wonder movies are getting more expensive. Just do one good doco, do an extended edition where you can put both on a second release with the movie.
PLain and simple.
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Not very classy! Not very classy at all!!
by The Vicar on Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:18 pm
papalazeru wrote: Where do they dig up the extended footage from. I cant believe all this stuff still sits around?
There's a good, olde fashioned word for that.
If I use it here, though, its the EFBR for the lot of us.
Has something to do with sex in an unauthorized orafice.
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by Tuncrypt on Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:24 pm
Heh I'm still waiting for Kindergarten Cop The It's Not A Tumor Edition
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The first hour of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck ’s 2006 film The Lives of Others is masterful. The atmosphere is taut and cold. There is no room to breathe and so the slightest gesture becomes significant. Ulrich Mühe’s performance as the Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler is delicate and nuanced. It seems as if his skin would be cold to the touch, but you can see a glimmer of sadness behind his eyes.
Watching Wiesler slowly thaw would have been plenty to fill the two hours of this film. I don’t begrudge the film it’s suspense plot but t it wasn’t necessary. It was disappointing to stray away from the intense character portraits and move to a conventional thriller arc. The film is beautifully made, and the thriller is effective but it is the three principal actors that are the most compelling, Wiesler most of all.
There is a revealing scene where Wiesler hires a prostitute. Their rendezvous in his apartment is heartbreaking especially juxtaposed against the warmth of Christa-Marie and Georg’s relationship. The prostitute is sweet and accommodating but when their transaction is over she’s ready to hurry to her next appointment. Just as she is leaving Wiesler is overwhelmed with loneliness and a desire for real intimacy. He thrusts his head between her breasts. His sudden desperation is so out of character and is emotionally jarring to witness. The scene momentarily reveals the life that is being crushed under a totalitarian facade.
Wiesler is far more vulnerable than he reveals which may be a metaphor for the East German Government. The film takes place before, during, and after the fall of the wall. Each of Wiesler’s efforts to keep a stiff upper lip and maintain a facade of equanimity only weakens his defenses.
A young boy in an elevator turns the tables on Wiesler and interrogates him with simple but painful truths, Wiesler does his best to stay taciturn but his heartstrings are getting increasingly easier to pluck. These small dramas are more than enough to build a film around.
Donnersmarck frequently shoots his characters in confrontational compositions. The actor sits or stands facing directly forward parallel to the screen. They testify to us, they stand bare and plain without anything to hide behind. The act of observation is always present, whether it is we the audience watching the film, or the characters inside the film watching each other. As Wiesler walks into a bar, a drunk accosts him and demands, “what are you staring at?” The words loom large in the air. They not only reproach Wiesler but the audience as well.
Wiesler, the observer, warms to Georg, the observed, just as we the audience warm to Wiesler, the subject of our observation. There is a certain similarity to Remains of The Day where Anthony Hopkin’s character, Mr. Stevens, gives us very little to work with. He is subtle and understated but there is a clear sense that still waters run deep. Stevens may be stoic and cold but we slowly form sympathy for him.
It brings to mind the Kuleshov effect. The fact that we project our emotions onto characters is partly what makes them compelling. Without explicit knowledge of what is in his head, we use empathy to fill in the gaps. Empathy easily leads to sympathy and then we are not only caught up in the film but we are participating in its creation. We write the internal dialogue and through this projection, we bond to the character. It is such a disappointment when directors choose to explicitly reveal exactly what is in the character’s head by having the character stare into the distance while we hear a reverbed narration of their thoughts and feelings. Donnersmarck makes no such facile mistakes.
The Lives of Others is a captivating film that begins with a rich and insightful drama. It sets the bar very high. The second half is very good, I have no criticism of it except that it does not fully bring to fruition the promise of the first half and instead relies on something more conventional.
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The X Rated Alice In Wonderland Musical And Other Alice Related Atrocities
Dec 24, 2020·12 min read
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland was written by Charles Dodgson in 1865. Lewis Carroll was a pen name. Over the last century and a half, it has become a staple of the western canon. On Wikipedia, they list 32 different film versions, and on Letterboxd they list dozens more, but mysteriously none of them mention the ones I found. I managed to unearth 4 cinematic corpses from their graves where they had been laying peacefully until I dragged them back into the light. Please accept my apologies.
The first adaptation I found was a pornographic musical entitled Alice in Wonderland. A title given to the film before the age of search engines where unsuspecting tweens might accidentally stumble across it. The second version was Alice in Pornoland, no explanation necessary. Then hidden in unmarked graves near the dumpsters were the twin movies, Alice in Blackland and its sequel Alice in Whiteland. When my shovel hit these two I was afraid to open the coffins but something had to be done to heal America’s race problem and these two films might hold the key!
That makes four corpses but the moonlight fell upon one last crusty gravestone. When I cleared away the leaves I saw that chiseled on the stone in an unsteady hand were the words, Alice in Spermland. I dug all around the area but could not locate a body. The film was a German production but will have to remain the stuff of legend.
I will begin with Alice in Pornoland because you have to begin somewhere. I suppose you don’t have to begin at all. You could watch a nice Christmas movie instead or rearrange the couch pillows, but I took the road less traveled.
Alice In Pornoland
This gem was written and directed by Luca Damiano, a prolific, Italian porn director. He made Alice in Pornland in 1993. The opening scene just dives right in. Alice is lying on her bed wearing nothing but an enormous wig. She gazes down at her body and looks longingly in her mirror. Now, I’m just a regular guy so my knowledge is limited when it comes to these things but I find it hard to believe that when women wake up in the morning and decide to tickle the taco they recite the following lines as Alice did in the movie ”I love to touch myself. I like to caress my smooth skin. How I wish to make love to myself. I desire you my treasure.” Maybe they should.
Near the climax of her manipulations, she is sucked through her mirror and into Pornoland where the white rabbit awaits her. The rabbit has an Indian accent. Not an Indian accent that has resulted from his being Indian, but one that has resulted instead from some numbskull dubbing actor thinking he would bring a little flair to his role.
The bunny brings her to the tea party to meet the mad hatter. The bunny zaps away everyone’s clothing and Alice discovers that there is a funny toy between the mad hatter’s legs! She quickly learns how to play with it while the mad hatter calls out encouragement. The rabbit sits close by and waggles his head while offering color commentary, ”Good, very good, extremely good, excellent.” However, he is interrupted by a booming voice. Suddenly the screen is filled with an unfortunately well-lit close-up of Alice’s private region as it beckons “I’m the ass come here big cock, stick your head deep into the pot.” The ass is interrupted by a slightly higher but still booming voice as the camera mercilessly zooms in closer from a shot that is already far, far, far too close, “No you great cock, forget the asshole and come, Why don’t you attack the twat.”
While still reeling from the unexpected dialogue suddenly the great cock speaks. We see it from a unique point of view. He/it looms large above us as we look out from inside the vagina. He is partially obscured by the labia which frame the lens but when he speaks he has a booming basso profundo that bellows “I’m big and hard, I’ll fuck the pussy first and then the ass!”
Neither Alice nor the Mad Hatter seem particularly upset by the sudden soliloquies emanating from their loins and so get down to business. After their escapade concludes the rabbit immediately hurries Alice off to a grassy knoll where the sleeping dormouse is being ravaged by a panther.
Through moans and many meows, the bestial couple invites Alice to join in and soon everyone’s genitals start talking again. We are also treated to more point of view shots from inside Alice’s torso looking out. While peering out of her anus as the impending penis makes its approach, the lens is framed by something that is unfortunately ragged. It looks as if her anus has gone through some horrific trauma. I think they may have been filming through a hole burrowed in a hunk of bread or maybe torn foam-rubber.
As you fight off the waves of nausea Damiano ups the anti and, and… Hold on I’m gonna need a Xanax to get through this part. The camera zooms in for an extreme close up of Alice stretching and smushing, and pulling and smashing and tugging remorselessly at her beleaguered orifices while they all plead and beg for more. Then the camera starts to rapidly zoom in and out like some 60’s psychedelia sequence. I don’t see why Damiano didn’t just repackage some endoscopies and sell those. It would be cheaper and far less repulsive.
More entertaining than the remorseless talking body parts are Alice’s reaction shots. She looks alternately shocked then concerned and then like she is getting into a very hot bath.
Then there is an orgy with a bunch of singularly unenthusiastic participants that try to fake having sex while actually having sex. They emote a series of exaggerated grimaces as if they are trying to signal their arousal to someone ten miles away. After all the cumshots are shot Alice wakes up to find it was all a dream. Personally, I was never so glad a movie was over. One more talking anus and I would have lost my lunch. This film could be used in Sunday Schools across America to boost sales of promise rings tenfold.
Alice in Blackland
It’s midnight in Alice’s bedroom. Suddenly the hands on her clock disappear and a man appears who refers to himself as Sex Hatter. Alice asks a lot of reasonable questions about why he has broken into her house but Sex Hatter, true to his name, decides to perform cunnilingus in lieu of an answer. I suppose considering the title I should indicate their races. Both Alice and the Sex Hatter are black. They commence to screwing and then we cut to a seemingly unrelated scene of two white men discussing who gets to be the queen of hearts’ boyfriend. Enter the queen of spades. How do we know she is the queen of spades? She is the one wearing a reproduction of the queen of spades taped to her cleavage.
Alice and Mr. Sex Hatter appear in the background and watch the threesome that ensues, but then suddenly we switch to an entirely different scene of a white woman in a bunny costume masturbating to some hard rock music. Like Alice from Alice in Pornoland, the bunny has a particularly expressive face.
Then, continuity be damned, the Sex Hatter shows up in a dashiki and asks where Alice is. Bunny girl doesn’t know so Sex Hatter hops on top of her. Cut to the Queen of Spades in her threesome. Cumshot, cut back to Bunny and Mr. Hatter. Then Alice shows up and watches from behind a statue of a kitty cat, perhaps a reference to the Cheshire Cat who was absent from Alice In Pornland. Enter the Queen of Hearts who is not red but black. She calls for her servant and as they start undressing each other we cut back to the bunny woman who, after having freshly fornicated with the Sex Hatter, commences masturbating again complete with a new array of facial expressions. Then Alice shows up dressed as a bunny and has sex with the Bunny woman on a zebra print slipcover.
Then there is more sex and less continuity until there is a scene where an Elvis impersonator speaking in tongues gets blown by the bunny girl. Then it’s over. Alice wakes up in her bed and we can all breathe a sigh of relief.
Both Alice in Whiteland and Alice in Blackland were written and directed by Duck Dumont, and Charles Webb. Both films were released in 1988, but Whiteland feels like a tired attempt to cash in on the first tired attempt.
Alice in Whiteland
Alice in Whiteland uses the same black actress to play Alice and begins the same way as Alice in Blackland. Alice is awakened by a stranger in her bedroom. This time it’s a white man in a coat and tails who introduces himself as Tea Party. I suppose if someone is going to lead Alice to Whiteland, a man named Tea Party is just the ticket.
After having sex with her he sends Alice to see Arnold who has agreed to teach Alice golf. Sequels are supposed to increase the amount of sex and violence but Whiteland is a pretty bland place with a very thin script. For no apparent reason, the golf scene cuts to an office somewhere. There are two office workers, a man named Lewis and a woman named Carol. Both of them seem to be of Latin origin rather than caucasian. We watch them have sex and then it’s back to Alice.
Alice has been sent to Billy Jean Queen to learn Tennis but Alice and Ms. Queen decide to screw instead. The overall theme in Alice In Whiteland seems to be that white people are vapid and boring. Unfortunately, this is conveyed by making the movie vapid and boring. Whiteland doesn’t have magical people or funny costumes unless you count Izods and penny loafers as funny costumes.
About halfway through the film, Dumont dispenses with the plot altogether and just cross-cuts between different sex scenes in a remorseless montage of gooey moaning. It finally ends when Alice awakes and murmurs to herself, “Whiteland? What next?” Good question Alice, wait ‘till you find out who gets elected in 2016.
Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Comedy
Bud Townsend’s 1976 Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Comedy has something very close to a plot, and actual dialogue from a script. It has hardcore sex as well as whole musical numbers and even a message. It’s almost like a real movie.
If you will forgive my phrasing it’s a coming of age film. Alice is a preachy, prude in need of some lovin’ to loosen her up. She is encouraged by everyone she meets to embrace growing up, but she is also repeatedly warned that she must find a way to keep her youthful imagination lest she become a boring conventional adult.
She gets into a conversation with a rock who convinces her to try masturbating for the first time. She touches her special place and complains, “It isn’t nice.” But the rock replies “Sure it is, Who can say it’s not nice? You’re nice all over. there isn’t one part of your body that is nice and another that isn’t.” So Alice gives it a whirl and a rub until the violins and flutes swell to a “climax.” It’s not exactly arousing but it’s a damn sight more erotic than talking assholes.
Next is the tea party where she spontaneously discovers how to give a vigorous blowjob to the mad-hatter. Then it’s on to Humpty Dumpty who has broken his penis falling off the wall. He says he’s just a shell of a man. Sexy nurses perform a sex show for him but it’s not until Alice shows Humpty some attention that he finally gets a stiffy and everyone celebrates by singing “His dingaling is up!” Then they dance around in circles while Humpty gets ready to hump.
Several sex scenes and musical numbers later we get to the castle and meet The Queen of Hearts and her hubby the king. Of course, the Queen demands Alice’s head but then explains “I don’t want to cut off your head I want you to give me head.” Alice resists and a trial ensues whereupon all the complaints and arguments about giving yourself over to sexual pleasure, growing up, and being imaginative are reiterated.
The whole film feels like it was written by a 16-year-old boy trying to convince his virginal girlfriend to put out. The persuasion takes the form of sympathy “I want this for you. I want you to be happy,” science “it’s not a sin it’s natural,” an appeal to peer pressure “everyone is doing it” and the double bind “Don’t listen to anyone else, just trust yourself” and then finally bullying, “don’t be so immature and frightened, it’s about time you grew up!” All set to music.
Then comes the orgy and Alice goes down on the queen and then tries to escape. Start the funked-out wa wa peddle groove and the running around the forest Scooby Doo montage. Finally, Alice jumps in the lake and awakens back in the real world where her impatient boyfriend awaits. Alice immediately gets to work and we have a soft-focus love-making scene with slow dissolves and winsome harmonica music.
Then the final song plays over images of Alice frolicking in the sun.
“Where are you going girl
Are you lookin’ for a rainbow in the sky?”
You keep on goin’ girl
there’s a good chance you can catch it if you try.”
The song seems predictable but then the next line returns to the mixed messages that plague the whole film,
“Don’t throw away that teddy bear, qupie doll, or childish dare
There’s so much more to life than meets the eye.”
Bud Townsend’s version of Alice in Wonderland is impressive for a film on the margins. The music is not horrible and the singers can sing as well as your standard musical performer. There’s vibrato and projection and all that professional stuff. The acting isn’t good but it’s a whole lot better than most any porn movie I have ever seen. Of all the awful and misguided porn parodies I have endured this one is the least awful and misguided. They can quote me on that for the DVD cover.
Alice in Wonderland and its author have long been the subject of controversy. Lewis Carol has been accused of pedophilia based on his photographs of Alice Liddle and of children in general. Several victorian psychoanalysts interpreted Alice and Wonderland as being a metaphor for sex, but Victorian psychoanalysts thought everything was about sex or cocaine. There is no evidence that proves Carol was a pedophile except that he was a minister which is almost as good as a signed confession. The reputation of Christian holy men goes way back. The confessional booth was created in the 16th century by Charles Borromeo for the express purpose of keeping priest’s dirty, little hands off their parishioners, but that’s a porn musical for another day. I’m hoping to be in negotiations with MGM soon.
The Alice and Wonderland stories have been interpreted as psychedelic drug trips, political satire, sexual metaphors, explorations into the human subconscious, and much more. These four porn films are just another armful of logs for the fire, but you might want to let them dry off before you throw them in. Ew.
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The Future Elites of Men’s Tennis
What separates the very best from the rest? Something unique, something special? Something which you can eyeball or put a finger on. Pete Sampras had his serve and lithe movement, Andre Agassi with his hawk-like eyesight and return, Marat Safin could blast the ball equally hard from both the forehand and backhand wing, Marcelo Rios with his feathery touch, Roger Federer with just about everything, Rafael Nadal with his once in a 100 years type of a forehand, and Novak Djokovic with never seen before flexibility. Almost all former or current No. 1 players had one trait which transcended the sport or had some standout quality in their game that differentiated them from their peers. Let us analyze a few players who have the potential to reach the summit of men’s tennis: including Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, and Daniil Medvedev
The prince of clay, now the reigning US Open champion possesses ferocious groundstrokes laced with enormous topspin and mph. In addition, he is an incredible athlete who can turn defense to offense from nearly impossible situations. Yes, he might very well reach the top but staying there might require him to have a plan B at times. He can have really bad days as evidenced by losses to 163rd ranked Emil Ruusuvori or to 87th ranked Thomas Fabbiano, for example. In his own words,” I’m a player or I’m a person who needs to practice a lot; otherwise, I don’t play well.” Unless Thiem is consistently in top physical condition, his lack of an alternative style of play will come back to bite him if he has plans to stay at the top.
Tsitsipas won the ATP Finals in his first appearance at the tender age of 21 displaying great maturity and convincingly beating Federer on his way to the finals. Tsitsipas is a big banger who can hang with just about anybody on tour. He also possesses a variety in his game and attacks the net when given the opportunity. However, he has a very poor return game, winning only 20% of his return games throughout his career. He wins a healthy 85% of service games though but unless he learns to start grinding it out on defense with the elite and not just rely on offense, the top spot will just elude him.
Zverev is an established force on the tour finishing in the top 10 for the past 4 years now. He hits big off the serve, forehand. and backhand. He proved that he has the mental strength to go deep at the slams with a final and a semi at the US Open and French Open respectively this year, after failing to pass the quarterfinal stage ever since he turned pro. His movement isn’t too graceful nor dynamic but his superior height and solid groundstrokes will always make him a threat everywhere. There is nothing in Zverev’s game that we haven’t seen before on the ATP Tour, and there have been rare unextraordinary pros who have become No. 1 before–e.g. Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Expect him to win multiple Slams purely by virtue of his power and height. He would be the tallest No. 1 if he gets there. Zverev is a combined 3-13 against Tsitsipas and Thiem, and has lost his last two matches against Medvedev. He is likely to end up just behind Medvedev and Thiem once the sun begins to set on the careers of Nadal and Djokovic.
Rublev is the owner of a blistering forehand, a shot which was in no small part responsible for his tour-leading five titles in 2020. He holds serve 79 % of the time and wins enough return games to give him a chance in most matches he plays. The tour has seen players with gigantic forehands before, such as Fernando Gonzalez, James Blake, and Robin Soderling players who have also had stellar seasons but tennis is a sport where athletic ability, fitness, and defense have taken such precedence that a big forehand alone won’t cut it for long. If he can maintain the form he showed this year and remains in good health there is a good chance that in a few years he might be No.1.
And finally, the one person amongst all those mentioned in this article who has the best chance not only of reaching the top but staying there is Daniil Medvedev. He moves great, doesn’t miss, serves huge, and can adopt a different style of game to either throw the opponent off or neutralize them. Whether it be serving and volleying on a break point, or coming to the net off a return, the guy can do it all. He isn’t flashy like a lot of his peers but gets the job done. You cannot hit through him or dare to play cat and mouse with him. His height and flexibility allow him to stretch out for a lot of shots others would need a step or two to get to especially off the backhand. Medvedev is the future of tennis. Expect him to win many Slams and reach pole position very soon.
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Review: Cube Creator 3D (3DS eShop)
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Being the worldwide phenomenon and smash hit that it is, Minecraft has sold millions of copies across all platforms of the current generation, expect for Nintendo’s that is. And with Microsoft having bought the rights to the game, the chances of it coming to Wii U or 3DS have pretty much reduced to zero. In hopes of filling the sandbox shaped hole left by its absence, a multitude of clones have begun to drift to the big N’s consoles. So how well does this particular Minecraft clone do its job? Let’s find out.
Upon firing up the game, you are directed to a simple and functional menu screen which gives the choice of playing on either Survival or Creative mode. Both of which play like they do in Minecraft. Survival mode will throw you into a randomly generated world in which you must collect resources in order to survive, build and whatnot. While Creative mode grants you unlimited blocks and the power of flight, allowing the player to build with freedom and ease.
The randomly generated worlds of Cube Creator 3D are limited to a single type of biome (desert, mountains, tundra…etc.) and are also so small that one can go from one end to the other in a few minutes. With the 3DS having obviously less horsepower than PC and consoles, this is to be expected, but these limitations are the root of most of the game’s problems.
Since we’re already on the subject, let’s finish covering Cube Creator 3D’s shortcomings: for starters, Survival mode gives the player very little motivation to actually build anything, as there’s no furniture to be made and hostile mobs are few in number. Looking for precious ores, a staple activity of Minecraft, feels underwhelming. Not only are the no caverns to explore (expect for some small surface level ones), but ores are also abundant enough for diamonds to feel like a small discovery. Controls also take a little getting used to if you don’t have a New 3DS or circle pad pro, but it’s not a huge issue.
On a more positive note, the game does have some good things to set it apart from the Swedish Indie title. All the 3D models for in-game creatures feel significantly more life-like than their Minecraft counterparts (like a spruced up texture pack), making them feel very alive. Survival Mode has an interesting twist, in that you can create world portals to travel to different biomes. This gives the game a much needed sense of progression and adventure, which is sadly still limited by the previously mentioned issues.
Cube Creator 3D is a competent yet limited clone of the million selling Mojang craze. Some of the criticisms made may seem harsh, seeing as they’re based on comparison to Minecraft, but since Cube Creator 3D is essentially a clone, its worth to many revolves around how it measures up to Minecraft. If you have no access to any other platforms and the urge for blocky worlds is simply too much, it may be worth a go.
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Kyle Dugger signs rookie deal, Patriots become first team to sign entire draft class
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The New England Patriots and Kyle Dugger have officially agreed to the safety's four-year rookie deal, the team confirmed Wednesday after a report from ESPN's Field Yates. Dugger was the Pats' highest pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, when New England selected the safety out of Lenoir-Rhyne with the 37th overall pick.
The signing makes the Patriots the first team in the NFL to sign their entire draft class.
Dugger, who stood out considerably at Division-II Lenoir-Rhyne, told reporters in his introductory conference call that he arrives in the NFL with a "mountain" on his shoulders. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound safety won the Cliff Harris Award for the best defensive player in D-II as a senior, despite playing just seven games.
MORE: Patriots made right call to focus on defense early in NFL Draft
Wednesday has become a busy day for Patriots safeties. Veteran Patrick Chung also made headlines with a reported two-year extension with New England. Devin McCourty also signed for two more years earlier in the offseason.
Elsewhere at safety, Terrence Brooks remains under contract and the Patriots signed former Chargers safety Adrian Phillips. Special teamer Cody Davis and sophomore UDFA Malik Gant round out a jam-packed safety depth chart in New England.
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Burbank police release suspect in woman's murder, arrest new suspect
By Amy Powell and ABC7.com staff
BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- Burbank police released a 49-year-old man Tuesday whom they arrested on Monday in connection to the murder of a woman and announced the arrest of a new suspect.
Brian Thomas Lowe was arrested Monday after a woman was found dead inside a bedroom in his home in the 1900 block of Richard Street shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday.
"Based on conflicting statements, information that he was less than forthcoming with, and an inconsistent sequence of events, we felt that Lowe played a part in the murder of the female," Burbank police said in a statement.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Burbank police arrested Timothy Aguilar Andrade, 28, of Hesperia. Based on the statements Andrade provided, Burbank police now believe Lowe was not involved in the murder. Andrade provided Burbank police with information that led investigators to what is believed to be the knife used in the murder.
Andrade is being held in lieu of $1.16 million bail.
The victim's name was not released pending notification of kin.
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Why is Responsive Design Important?
Stuart Beach, Product Manager, ProQuest platform
We recently completed our first release of 2016, which continues the implementation of responsive design that began with the launch of the ProQuest platform’s enhanced user interface in August 2015. With this release, all key workflows on the ProQuest platform are fully functional for mobile devices. These changes may not be apparent at the first glance, but users will find the next time they, cite, print, email or perform any other workflow related task, the interface will adapt to the screen size of their device. A “back to the top” icon offers users a quick way to jump back to the top of long page such as documents or lists of results and continue their research.
Supporting the multi-device user
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Our research shows that users want to be able to access the same information and expect the same functionality across all of their devices. This feedback in mind, we set out to make the ProQuest platform a device agnostic experience, which offers researchers:
- A consistent search experience with access to the same content on a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop or a desktop computer.
- Support for all common workflows across all their devices.
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Dedicated mobile site will be retired on January 29, 2016 (m.search.proquest.com)
We will be retiring the ProQuest platform’s mobile dedicated site (m.search.proquest.com) on January 29, 2016. After this date, all traffic will be redirected to the full ProQuest platform site, which is fully functional for mobile devices. The full platform site has seen a steady increase of mobile users since the launch of the enhanced interface last August. What’s more, with this release, the ProQuest platform supports all common workflows across all devices, lessening the need for a mobile dedicated site.
A note about access to ProQuest through an app
We have considered developing apps and while we’ve not ruled them out entirely, our focus at this time is to deliver an improved experience for a single platform across all devices. In our experience and more importantly that of the customers and users we spoke with, apps can be very good at supporting specific tasks but they can’t support the same variety of tasks and features that a responsive platform can.
As always, please contact us if you have questions or would like to share feedback.
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- A consistent search experience with access to the same content on a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop or a desktop computer
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2015-16Regular SeasonRound 4
Khimki Moscow Region 88
Strasbourg 62
November 05, 2015 CET: 17:00
Local time: 19:00 KRYLATSKOYE SPORTS PALACE
Khimki dominates Strasbourg to stay perfect at home
Khimki Moscow Region never trailed and outscored Strasbourg in every quarter en route to a convincing 88-62 victory at Krylatskoye Sports Palace on Thursday. The outcome lifted Khimki to 3-1 to maintain at least a share of first place in Group A. It also saw Coach Rimas Kurtinaitis’s charges remain unbeaten this season at home. The hosts had a different player star in each quarter to blow away Strasbourg. Tyler Honeycutt produced 8 points, 4 rebounds 1 block in the first 10 minutes and Zoran Dragic led a 10-0 run in the second to help establish a 39-26 halftime lead. Tyrese Rice took the difference into the 20s in the third quarter and Alexey Shved hit a pair of threes and threw down an amazing alley-oop slam to put the game to bed in the fourth. Rice finished with 16 points and 6 assists and Shved also scored 16 for Khimki. Dragic added 15 points, Paul Davis scored 11 and Honeycutt totaled 8 points and 8 rebounds. Mardy Collins paced the Strasbourg attack with 14 points and Bangaly Fofana scored 12 in a defeat that saw Strasbourg fall to 1-3.
First quarter: Honeycutt’s outstanding start fuels Khimki
Petteri Koponen drove for a layup and the game’s first basket before Collins matched him at the other end. Sergey Monia’s pull-up jumper and a Koponen three from the corner gave Khimki a 7-2 advantage. Roddy Beaubois kept the visitors close with a triple in transition, but Paul Davis’s assist to a cutting Honeycutt for a slam kept the hosts rolling. Davis scored inside before his counterpart Vladimir Golubovic hit a baseline jumper. But Honeycutt finished inside and Rice connected from downtown to make it 16-7 midway through the quarter. James Augustine came off the bench and scored on his first touch to establish a double-digit advantage. Kyle Weems revived the visitors with a three-pointer and later added free throws as the Strasbourg defense started to deny Khimki, but too many missed shots kept the visitors from getting too close. Fofana ran the pick-and-roll with Louis Campbell and finished with an alley-oop layup to bring Strasbourg within 18-13. After a timeout, Augustine hooked up with Honeycutt to get the latter a layup. Shved drew a foul on a three-point attempt, but made only 1 of the resulting free throws. Jeremy Leloup countered with a jumper from the corner before a pair of Honeycutt free throws left Khimki holding a 23-15 lead after 10 minutes.
Second quarter: Dragic stars in 10-0 Khimki charge
Strasbourg went to a smaller lineup after Fofana committed his second foul. The initial result was promising as Strasbourg got transition opportunities, including a layup for Paul Lacombe. However Zoran Dragic came in and buried a three. Shved reestablished a 10-point Khimki lead from the line. Beaubois hit a close jumper and Weems drew a foul on the offensive glass. He split foul shots that drew Strasbourg within 27-20. Augustine fought for an offensive rebound and then from the ground found Shved for a layup. Dragic used the pick-and-roll to get Davis a basket-plus-foul before making free throws of his own as the lead grew to 15 points. Dragic capped a 10-0 run with a fast break layup. Campbell and Romeo Travis each scored to end the Strasbourg drought, but Rice responded with free throws. Campbell shook a defender and created a layup for Collins to bring the visitors within 39-26 with a minute to go in the second quarter, which is where the score would stand at halftime.
Third quarter: Rice takes charge and pushes lead into the 20s
Rice opened the second half with a one-handed floater before Collins’s short jumper rattled in at the other end. Davis’s jumper was answered by Collins with a layup. Lacombe lofted a pass to Fofana for an impressive alley-oop slam. Davis put the hosts up 47-32 with a jumper. Rice netted a high-arcing triple to ass to the lead. Leloup countered with a mid-range jumper, but Monia banked in a shot at the other end. Golubovic saved a basket by tipping Rice’s layup off the rim, but Egor Vyaltsev’s free throws and jumper kept the Khimki machine rolling. Travis used his speed to get to the rim and his athleticism to finish a reverse layup, but Rice drained a three at the other end for a 59-38 advantage. Leloup made a pair of free throws, but Rice connected once more from downtown. Dragic’s tough layup gave the hosts a commanding 64-40 lead through three quarters.
Fourth quarter: Shved stars as hosts wrap up victory
Golubovic put back his own miss, but Marko Todorovic bettered him with an offensive rebound and three-point play. Todorovic stuffed Golubovic on defense, but committed an offensive foul on the ensuing play. Shved made it 69-42 with a steal and a layup. Campbell beat the 24-second clock with a long jumper, but Todorovic scored inside for the hosts. Fofana added another slam thanks to a lob pass from Collins and Campbell drained his first three of the game. Collins brought Strasbourg back within 20 only to see Todorovic’s nifty pass to Augustine make it 73-51 midway through the quarter. Fofana split free throws before Shved connected on his first three-pointer. Fofana dunked, but Shved built on the lead with another triple before throwing down a spectacular alley-oop slam thanks to the assist from Koponen. The lead peaked at 85-57 on a circus shot from Dragic as Khimki cruised to a total victory.
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Khimki Moscow Region 23 16 25 24
Strasbourg 15 11 14 22
0 RICE, TYRESE 22:41 16 1/4 4/6 2/2 1 1 6 1 4 1 16
1 SHVED, ALEXEY 19:39 16 3/4 2/7 4/7 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 4 16
3 DRAGIC, ZORAN 18:28 15 4/4 1/5 4/6 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 13
5 AUGUSTINE, JAMES 23:08 4 2/4 0/1 2 3 5 4 1 2 9
8 KOPONEN, PETTERI 19:09 5 1/2 1/3 1 2 3 4 2 2 9
9 VIALTSEV, EGOR 19:40 4 1/4 0/3 2/2 3 3 1 1 2 1
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19 TODOROVIC, MARKO 16:02 5 2/3 1/1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 8
33 HONEYCUTT, TYLER 20:23 8 3/3 0/1 2/2 5 3 8 1 1 2 2 17
40 DAVIS, PAUL 16:30 11 5/9 1/1 1 4 5 2 1 1 3 17
45 SHELEKETO, MAKSIM DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
60% 26.7% 76.2%
1 COLLINS, MARDY 29:48 14 7/11 0/2 0/1 1 4 5 3 1 1 4 4 15
3 BEAUBOIS, RODRIGUE 18:09 5 1/4 1/4 1 1 1 2 1 1 -3
6 LACOMBE, PAUL 20:39 2 1/2 0/2 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 1 4
9 LELOUP, JEREMY 20:06 6 2/4 0/2 2/2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2
13 CAMPBELL, LOUIS 25:26 8 2/6 1/5 1/2 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 3 7
17 NTILIKINA, FRANK 5:52 0/1 1 1 1 1 -2
19 TRAVIS, ROMEO 24:02 6 3/6 2 4 6 1 1 2 1 1 9
21 FOFANA, BANGALY 18:13 12 4/4 4/6 1 1 2 3 3 13
32 GOLUBOVIC, VLADIMIR 17:29 4 2/7 3 4 7 2 2 1 5
34 WEEMS, KYLE 20:16 5 0/2 1/3 2/4 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 4
46.8% 16.7% 60%
Head coach: COLLET, VINCENT
“I’m happy that we’ve won. As I had said before, it was very important to win all the games at home and try to get some wins on the road. Now we go on our schedule. I’m happy with the quality of the game, as it was good defense and sometimes really great offenses. That was exactly what we wanted. I would like to thank the guys who gave maximum effort, good energy and showed nice basketball."
COLLET, VINCENT
“Congratulations to Khimki on a good win. I think we played very bad in the first half and the whole game generally. We didn’t control defensive rebounds at all and many times got some good stops on the first possession, but despite this Khimki got second chances that they used quite well. Also in the offense we were not organized enough in the first half. That’s why our opponent got that lead by halftime. After that Khimki played the second half very well, much better than the first one. We couldn’t come back and it made a difference in the second half."
KOPONEN, PETTERI
“It was a good matchup as we controlled the game from the very beginning and took a pretty easy win. We’ve been playing well at home and now have to find the way to win away because we have two tough matches coming up in the Euroleague. We need to be ready to compete and fight for the wins. We were very focused tonight and had the lead all the time. Everybody played a good game."
DAVIS, PAUL
“Initially the game was tough. It was a good Euroleague win, but now we have to continue to go up. We need to go on a streak and have our own identity. Today was a good start, but it was only one step. We can be happy with a good win against a good team and will continue to advance. We started well and set a tone in the first half. We got a good lead and the bench guys were too motivated to come in and played well. We defended our court from the very beginning. Strasbourg has really good players that can do a lot of things, but we really need to concentrate on us. We did that and can obviously improve. When a team beats a Final Four team, that is obviously a good squad. They have good chances to go to the next round."
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Accessibility Upgrades Completed at Peterborough Curling Club
September 27, 2018 Greg Thomson
By Mark Giunta
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The Peterborough Curling Club is now fully accessible thanks to replacement doors at its entrance.
The new interior and exterior doors are automated allowing those with mobility issues easier access to the club.
There are at least five wheelchair curlers who frequent the club, including Carl Bax and Alec Denys.
“We’re high-functioning disabled people, but there are a lot of people who aren’t as handy,” Bax said. “This is just great for them.”
“There’s not enough of us around to form teams and be able to participate on our own,” said Denys. “We need to be integrated into the community. This club has been great and has made us feel welcome. All the things they’ve done the elevator, the ice surface it’s all fully accessible.”
Earlier this year, the club received a $25,000 grant through the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.
That grant helped the club become fully accessible and land a provincial wheelchair bonspiel event on Dec. 8 and 9.
“The fact is there are lots more people who are in wheelchairs or could use wheelchairs that could curl here,” added Denys. “The bonspiel will bring that focus here.”
“This is going to become known as one of the clubs in Ontario that can host an event of that stature,” said Dave Calvert, president of the senior men’s section at the club.
The ice will go in at the club by the Thanksgiving weekend. The first curling event of the season is Oct. 9.
Original at https://globalnews.ca/news/4486175/accessibility-upgrades-completed-at-peterborough-curling-club/
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As previously announced, Kanjani8 will be releasing their new album with the theme of “energy!”, Kanjani8 no Genki ga Deru CD!! on November 11.
The full song of Nantoka Naru Sa provided by KANA-BOON has been previewed, as well as the new song Katte ni Shiagare provided by OKAMOTO’S. Kanjani8 member Maruyama Ryuhei played the main bass for the recording of the new song while OKAMOTO’s Hama played support.
In addition, the group will be releasing their new single “Samurai Uta” on December 2. The song is currently used as theme song for Nishikido Ryo’s drama “Samurai Sensei”. Rekishi (Ikeda Takafumi) produced the song, a straightforward love song that focuses on earnest and faithful feelings which are on the brink of being forgotten in modern times, the feeling of single- mindedly waiting to go out to battle and the power of the words “welcome home”.
Check out the latest previews of Nantoka Naru Sa, Katte ni Shiagare and Samurai Uta below.
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Sid Leffew: Long Forgotten.
August 14, 2013 December 13, 2014 / araneus1 / 12 Comments
It is said that Australia’s initial prosperity came from the secret introduction of the Merino sheep and the later discovery of gold.
John Macarthur and those sheep led to the saying, “Australia rides on the sheep’s back”.
This was true for more than a century and even though he probably went to all that trouble to steal those sheep from Spain to ensure his own prosperity, he did indeed cause a lot of wealth to flow into this country.
At the turn of the 19th Century Australia had the highest standard of living in the world [equalled only by Argentina].
Wool, gold, and in recent times mining have kept this excellent little country afloat since the white man invaded in 1788 [the white man had been here a few times before that, just for a look see].
What a lot of people have forgotten is the amazing invention that Sid Leffew came up with in the middle of the last century.
It’s true that he kept it a very closely guarded secret, but that is no excuse for forgetting him.
He should be more widely know.
Just when the rest of the world was turning away from wool to synthetic fibres Sid came up with the idea of cutting out the middle man and breeding a sheep that could grow the highest grade wool carpet.
Everyone knew then, and knows now, that wool carpets are superior.
Getting the carpet off the sheep without hurting it became Sid’s biggest challenge.
In the end the answer was simple.
Zippers.
With the final hurdle out of the way Sid needed to be sure that his invention was kept a secret.
Someone was sure to see the sheep standing around.
The answer presented itself in the form of an old carpet factory that was going out of business.
The company had quoted to carpet the new Parliament House but they had lost the contract to an overseas company, and this was the final straw.
The building was huge and Sid picked it up for a song.
He had the machinery removed and the concrete floor dug up and replaced with lush grass.
The old factory already had glass sky-lights so all Sid had to do was install an irrigation system and he was ready to introduce the new breed of sheep.
As it turned out, the sheep loved it in this unusual environment and they thrived.
The factory was in an old residential area so he worried that the sound of the bleating sheep might give the game away, but another coincidence helped him out in this regard.
There happened to be a meat works in the next street so the residents thought that this was where the sounds were coming from.
Just to be on the safe side Sid installed loud speakers to broadcast the sounds of carpet weaving machines which he hoped would disguise the sounds of his sheep.
This turned out to work too well as several of the residents complained to the council about the noise of the machinery!
Sid was forced to spend a lot of money on ‘installing’ rubber pads on all his ‘machines’ to cut down on noise and vibrations.
Sid had a monopoly on this process for more than sixty years, but as always happens, the idea leaked out and his business was swamped by cheap imports from the third world, mainly the US, and his business folded.
The magnificent old brick factory was torn down a few years ago, and naturally, they built town houses where it stood.
These days no-one remembers Sid Leffew and his sheep that grew carpet but I’ll bet that the next time you walk across that carpet of yours that has stood up so well over the years, you will wonder if it came from Sid’s long forgotten factory and his ‘barn laid’ sheep that lived so happily under that glass roof.
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Posted by The Argonaut | May 25, 2016 | Advice Goddess, Opinion | 0 |
The Litter Prince
My boyfriend and I just moved in together. It’s going well, except for how he leaves empty containers and trash everywhere. I asked him to please just put these in the garbage. He did this — for a single day. These empties everywhere are driving me crazy, not because I mind picking them up but because I feel disrespected. It’s weird, because he’s otherwise sweet and attentive.
— Exasperated
Because your eyes go right to the empty cans and fast-food carcasses, you’re thinking his must, too. Maybe — but maybe not. Psychologists Irwin Silverman and Marion Eals contend that men and women evolved to have differing spatial abilities, corresponding with the sexual divisions of labor — men as hunters and women as gatherers (of salad and appetizers).
Experiments by Silverman, Eals, and others support this theory. Men have more distance-oriented visual and navigational abilities, which would have been useful for tracking prey across a big plain: “Yo, bros, I believe that’s dinner!” Men also excel at “mental rotation” — turning objects around in their minds —which would have helped them land a spear in a moving four-legged dinner entree before it got away.
Women, on the other hand, do far better (sometimes 60% to 70% better) on tests of “object location memory” — remembering objects and their placement in a setting. This ability for noticing and recalling detail would have helped them remember wee landmarks pointing back to where to find those yummy grubs. (It’s less helpful with a boyfriend who waits to toss trash until it requires a backhoe.)
The fact that your boyfriend tidied up upon request suggests he cares about your feelings. His doing that only once maybe just means it isn’t a habit. Habits (behaviors we do pretty automatically) get ingrained over time through repeated action. They are triggered by cues in our behavior and environment. Unfortunately, for him the action of throwing back, say, the last drop of Mountain Dew has been associated not with slam-dunking it into the wastebasket but with leaving it on the coffee table for the archeologists to find.
You could try to help him make the trash-trashcan association, maybe by one day tacking notes on the empties — like “Hello, Mr. Archeologist. I was enjoyed in 2016.” The reality is that he may not always remember, in which case you should remind yourself that a guy who’s otherwise “sweet” and “attentive” isn’t leaving the mess to mess with you. You and he can also figure out ways he can do his part around the house (washing the cars, bringing in the garbage bins, etc.) so you can pick up after him with a laugh instead of loathing.
Someday, you two may bring new life into the world, but it shouldn’t be a mystery fungus inside a Chinese food container that got kicked under the bed.
Irreconcilable Indifferences
My girlfriend of two years seems to be gradually moving me out of her life. Seeing her two or three times a week has dwindled into maybe once — and no overnights. She’ll meet me at the movies and then ditch me afterward, saying she’s got a bunch of things to do. She denies anything’s wrong, claiming she’s just “very busy.” I think there’s more to it.
— Left Hanging
It seems you’re right; she’s really looking forward to your dates — the way a cow looks forward to a personal tour of the slaughterhouse.
People talk about what a high falling in love is, and they aren’t wrong, because their body’s basically in the throes of a biochemical drug binge. University of Pisa psychiatrist Donatella Marazziti looked at blood samples of people who’d been madly in love for less than six months and found that they had serotonin levels comparable to people diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Luckily, obsessively having sex is more fun than obsessively washing your hands.
Falling in love also alters testosterone levels, though differently in men and women. Men’s testosterone drops, making them more cuddlywuddly, and women’s goes up, increasing their interest in sex.
Unfortunately, this increased interest is temporary. Marazziti found that T levels went back to normal between the one- and two-year mark — which is when the feeling “We’re perfect for each other!” can start to be replaced by “We’re perfect for other people.”
This may be how she’s been feeling. To get an answer — beyond knee-jerk denials that anything’s wrong — email her. Ask her whether you two have a problem, and tell her to take a couple of days to think about it. Upon reflection, she should either decide to try to fix things or to break up with you — and not in a way that mimics continental drift.
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Pleasure-seeking vs. relationships
Pleasure-seeking as a philosophical enterprise has been around since at least the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, and was more fully elaborated in the writings of Sigmund Freud whose “pleasure principle” lays at the base of all psychoanalytic theory; “What decides the purpose of life,” writes Freud, “is simply the programme of the pleasure principle.”1
For Freud the human libido is a pleasure seeking force, and his popularization of this idea gave the project of global capitalism its internal rationale: every individual is an appetite ruthlessly seeking pleasure, a non-stop consumer. The majority of societies and economies around the world are now reliant on this principle in order to perpetuate themselves.
According to Freud, the pleasure principle is:
backed by instinctual drive
focused on the individual above relationships
After 100 years of promoting the importance of the pleasure principle, indeed over-promoting it, today we have become devotees at its shrine, promoting ideas like these:
sense of entitlement
pick up artistry
rampant consumerism
commodification of interpersonal relationships
How are we feeling about all that pleasure – are we enjoying it yet or are we sick of it? Do you want to dial up the hedonism some more, or do you want to join me in questioning the premise?
Despite capitalism’s incestuous relationship with the pleasure-principle, a behavior it does more to perpetuate than merely serve, early psychoanalysts began to see problems with it. The problem was not with the idea that humans are pleasure seekers, but that the idea had been afforded far more importance in human behavior than it deserved – there were other more important factors to human being that had been given short shrift.
Like relationships.
Early psychoanalyst Ronald Fairbairn was amongst the first to write about the importance of relationships over pleasure seeking. In 1944 Fairbairn explained the impasse with Freud’s theory as follows;
In a previous paper (1941) I attempted to formulate a new version of the libido theory and to outline the general features which a systematic psychopathology based upon this re-formulation would appear to assume. The basic conception which I advanced on that occasion, and to which I still adhere, is to the effect that libido is primarily object-seeking (rather than pleasure-seeking, as in the classic theory), and that it is to disturbances in the object-relationships of the developing ego that we must look for the ultimate origin of all psychopathological conditions. This conception seems to me not only to be closer in accord with psychological facts and clinical data than that embodied in Freud’s original libido theory, but also to represent a logical outcome of the present stage of psychoanalytical thought and a necessary step in the further development of psychoanalytical theory… 2
This revolution in psychoanalytic thinking launched the school of Object Relations psychology, with the word ‘Object’ standing for real people we enter into relationships with. Object Relations psychology is based more on attachment theory than on the pleasure principle. In a nutshell this school, which superseded psychoanalysis, is described as:
Object relations is based on the theory that the primary motivational factors in one’s life are based on human relationships, rather than sexual or aggressive triggers. Object relations is a variation of psychoanalytic theory and diverges from Freud’s belief that we are pleasure seeking beings; instead it suggests that humans seek relationships.3
Has the mental health industry caught up? Yes, I’m pleased to say that portions of the industry have not only caught up, they are driving the research on attachment forward. Other sections of the industry, however, especially those on the front line of offering services, continue to devote undue importance to pleasure-seeking through the advocacy of self-actualization and ‘me and my wants.’
The problems of gynocentrism and treating of men as utilities will not be addressed until we look at how these things are used to generate pleasure. One reason we have stalled in relativizing the pleasure-principle and affirming the findings of attachment science, is that it’s obviously not in the current society’s interest to do so. To catch up and look in the mirror is to die – the whole goddam system collapses – our beliefs, our customs, our financial systems.
But look at it we must, both collectively and individually if we wish to promote mental health.
Do we really need more shopping, drugs, stimulation, sex and food? Frankly many men are done… they’ve had enough food and sex to last 20 lifetimes. They don’t need more pick-up techniques, they don’t need more research fads focusing on sexual drives a-la-Freud, and they certainly don’t need to consume more – they’ve consumed quite enough, thank you.
If we insist on believing the pleasure principle is paramount, that it is our most pressing genetic imperative, along with the belief that “all men want is sex” that so many men find annoying, then our only escape is to follow a sick, nihilistic version of retreat from the world. How else to escape the call of pleasure? Our western culture’s devotion to the pleasure principle leaves it stuck in its own insoluble loop, like a snake devouring itself and not realizing that the tail it is eating is its own.
I say western culture because there are whispers of an alternative in other cultures that, alas are also being corrupted for the newfangled focus on the pleasure principle that drives the mighty dollar. I have listened to people from various Asian countries – Cambodia, China, Thailand – who talk of valuing their relationships and families somewhat more than their own pleasure-seeking ambitions. Watch how they eat together, having several dishes of food on the table that they all share, not everyman for his own narcissistic pleasure. In some of those countries the individual has to wait until vehicles pass before he can cross the road, but in ours we have laws stating that cars must stop in obeisance to the almighty individual and his pleasures. I have also heard some Asians ask, perplexed, why women wear skimpy clothes in winter, not knowing that our cultures are all about inviting consumption and commodification of every person in order to feed each others’ predatory pleasures.
None of this is to deny the pleasure principle and its powerful pull on men’s lives. But pleasure quickly becomes hedonism without relationship to temper it, and it leads not to a meaningful life but to emptiness and nihilism where ‘opting out’ is the only response – a response that looks more like a sickness than a cure.
Now what does all this mean to the wellbeing of men? In short, everything. Getting these two vital aspects of human nature in balance is not only the secret to psychological health, but our lives may literally depend on it. Regaining that balance can start with paying more attention to our relationship needs and less to pleasure – more to the girl-next-door and less to the girl with the exaggerated cleavage, boob jobs, and love bombs.
Moreover, the problem does not stop at intimate adult relations, and applies to family as well. If every family member is chasing his or her own pleasures, they are more likely than ever to spin off in their own directions like atoms rapping in a void – there’s no glue holding the unit together, no relationship – and custody battles, selfishness and estrangement are the inevitable result: Me and my pleasures first.
To be sure, regular relationships also afford experiences of pleasure or contentment, albeit of lower intensity than the pleasure-seeking described by Freud. Another distinguishing feature is that relationships don’t involve the use of people in the same ruthless manner as does the pleasure principle – ie. not the same as we experience when devouring food or having sex. Relationship is more concerned with situating oneself in a context and gaining emotional satisfactions from that – from belonging, from being-with-others, as contrasted with using objects to satisfy appetite. A second distinguishing feature of intimate relationships is that the individual has concern for the objects of his attachment – whereas the pleasure-seeking appetite has no concern over its use of people nor its destruction of same.Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson writes about the two impulses as two kinds of “love.” He calls the pleasure-seeking impulse romantic love, and the relationship-seeking version human love. Here is his description of the two;
Many years ago a wise friend gave me a name for human love. She called it “stirring-the-oatmeal” love. She was right: Within this phrase, if we will humble ourselves enough to look, is the very essence of what human love is, and it shows us the principal differences between human love and romance. Stirring the oatmeal is a humble act-not exciting or thrilling. But it symbolizes a relatedness that brings love down to earth. It represents a willingness to share ordinary human life, to find meaning in the simple, unromantic tasks: earning a living, living within a budget, putting out the garbage, feeding the baby in the middle of the night. To “stir the oatmeal” means to find the relatedness, the value, even the beauty, in simple and ordinary things, not to eternally demand a cosmic drama, an entertainment, or an extraordinary intensity in everything. Like the rice hulling of the Zen monks, the spinning wheel of Gandhi, the tent making of Saint Paul, it represents the discovery of the sacred in the midst of the humble and ordinary.
Jung once said that feeling is a matter of the small. And in human love, we can see that it is true. The real relatedness between two people is experienced in the small tasks they do together: the quiet conversation when the day’s upheavals are at rest, the soft word of understanding, the daily companionship, the encouragement offered in a difficult moment, the small gift when least expected, the spontaneous gesture of love. When a couple are genuinely related to each other, they are willing to enter into the whole spectrum of human life together. They transform even the unexciting, difficult, and mundane things into a joyful and fulfilling component of life. By contrast, romantic love can only last so long as a couple are “high” on one another, so long as the money lasts and the entertainments are exciting. “Stirring the oatmeal” means that two people take their love off the airy level of exciting fantasy and convert it into earthy, practical immediacy. Love is content to do many things that ego is bored with. Love is willing to work with the other person’s moods and unreasonableness.
Love is willing to fix breakfast and balance the checkbook. Love is willing to do these “oatmeal” things of life because it is related to a person, not a projection. Human love sees another person as an individual and makes an individualized relationship to him or her.4
I attempted to outline the importance of relational attachments in a past article Sex and Attachment and another sketching a way to build relationships that avoid some of the predatory themes at the heart of Western gynocentrism, entitled Love and friendship. Hopefully these provide some discussion points, but more important is asking of the initial question: are we ready to interrogate the pleasure-principle as the foundation of our society?
[1] Sigmund Freud, Civilization, Society and Religion (PFL 12) p. 263 (1991)
[2] Ronald Fairbairn, Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality pp. 82-83 (1952)
[3] Object Relations, definition from GoodTherapy.org (August 2015)
[4] Robert A. Johnson, We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love, p. 195 (1983)
Author’s note: this article was revised on 30/08/15.
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Forming one of the centrepieces of the GameCity festival, the GameCity Prize aims to start new conversations about videogames.
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The games shortlisted for GameCityPrize 2013 are:
· FIFA 13 (EA)
C apturing the unpredictability of real-world football, with no two matches ever the same, FIFA 13 features breakthrough gameplay innovations such as First Touch Control and the Player Impact Engine that create a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, and features like Complete Dribbling and Attacking Intelligence that deliver freedom and creativity in attack.
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Equal parts musical instrument and game, users can play through a single-player campaign mode or compose original music and levels, all of which utilise the PS Vita’s front touchscreen and rear touch panel. During play, users can explore a musical world in the form of a classic 2D side scroller, where every action creates a unique game sound track.
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The Cartography of the Genome
By athenssciencecafe
What is a map? What does it REALLY represent? You might answer a map generally represents the relationships of locations. However, maps have evolved substantially in modern times. For example, modern genomics and cartography? While they might seem like different worlds, they actually share much in common. Both focused on a similar goal – spatial understanding.
Claudius Ptolemy : A Map of the Ecumene, 1482 AD.
Image credit: Roderick Barron via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
But, before we dive into these similarities, it’s important to understand the basics of what makes a map and how they altered human society. Broadly, we generate maps to understand spatial relationships. Over the centuries, this impacted human society in profound ways. Instead of individuals being limited in movement by locations they personally knew, humans exchanged information about the world and the surrounding landscape in the form of maps. This allowed knowledge to build on itself, allowing people to go farther into unexplored domains. We create genetic and genomic maps for this exact same reason. Scientists seek to make novel discoveries about the DNA in the human genome. So, by using a map, scientist are able to build off each others work, and make novel discoveries. So now that we understand why maps are so important, how do we make one for the human genome? How do we ensure that we as scientists aren’t rediscovering the same locations on the map? And further, how do you know what to map?
So, imagine the human genome as a city. We have no idea where anything is, what anything does, and what locations in the city matter. Where do you start? Scientists are like explorers trying to understand this genomic city that already exists. So how do we get familiar with this new terrain? Well, a scientist would conduct experiments. These experiments are like sending out street view cars to take photos of the city. Each car takes photos, and notes locations that appear interesting and essential. Street signs, store fronts, neighborhoods, traffic lights (anything that seems important) – we take note. In the genome, these constitute things like genes, non-coding regions, or really repetitive DNA. All of this information pieced together forms the annotations on our genomic map.
As we gather information about this genomic city and find new features, we hope to gain a better sense about how the city works. For example we might start realizing that certain intersections are busier at certain times of the day, much like certain genes are turned on at very specific times. But, discovering more about the city isn’t simply intriguing, mapping it provides us with valuable opportunities.
Google Maps, 2019. Washington DC: 19th St NW. Google Maps [online] [Accessed 25 March 2019].
A small segment of a human genome map centered on the gene BRCA1; variants of this gene are strongly correlated with breast cancer. From this map, a scientist can tell which chromosome BRCA1 resides on, where the gene is spatially located, in which direction the gene is oriented, and where BRCA1 is positioned relative to other important “landmarks.” Image Credit: UCSF Genome Browser http://genome.ucsc.edu . Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
This maps power comes from a simple fact, it allows us to answer very specific questions about human biology. For instance, by finding variable regions between individuals, scientists can start to pinpoint what makes each of us unique. This invaluable approach applies to the realms of human health, helping us understand how our genetics contribute to diseases such as cancer. The genomic map completely revolutionized our understanding of what makes us us. But this map does not remain static.
Much like how early explorers refined the shape of our coastlines over decades of travel, our perception of the human genome evolves rapidly. Every time a scientist discovers something new about the genome (which is often) the map must be updated. The speed of these updates might take you by surprise. The initial map of the human genome was released to much fanfare in 2001, and less than a year later, we were already on version 11! With every update came incremental improvements, whether gene regions more accurately defined, or some unknown “gaps” being filled in. As it currently stands, the most recent version of the human reference genome is version number 38, with number 39 well on its way.
Even after 38 versions, we are still left with some massive outstanding questions: How many genes are in the genome? Where do the genes start and end? And what do most of these genes do? Much like Google™ periodically sends out street view cars, we keep running more scientific experiments. One day we’ll undoubtedly look back on our current version of the human genome, much like we look back on the ancient maps of Babylon, and realize that while it was a great start, there was still much unknown.
John Pablo Mendieta is a graduate student pursuing a PhD in bioinformatics and genomics at the University of Georgia. His specific interest lie at the intersection of agriculture, and genetic technologies. From Boulder Colorado, he enjoys the outdoors, science fiction, programming, and hip hop. You can email him at john.mendieta@uga.com or follow him on twitter @Pabster212.
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Is it possible with standard stereo to hear sounds behind you?
By Digi&Analog Fan,
May 23, 2020 in Headphones & Speakers
Digi&Analog Fan
I was looking through a major audio review magazine a while back and to my surprise (and slight dismay) I noticed that the audio reviewer, (not one they use very often) had the same unusual name as someone who years ago stole some very collectible record albums from me via the mails. Literally cherry picking the best titles sent to him in good faith, keeping them without paying, and then returning the lesser titles without any packing inside. Its a small world; maybe too small. Anyway, he shall remain nameless. In his speaker review he described that the speakers threw an enormous image and that you could hear sounds from the LP both behind his listening position, above him and off to the side of his listening position which was about 10 feet in front of the speakers. This was no nearfield listening and only the 2 speakers in front, in a standard 2 channel audio setup like most of us listen to. I was wondering if this is actually possible, or just a figment of his "mind." Without getting into complex discussions about phase etc. and everything which might give some of us a headache, is this possible? Have you ever experienced this in a standard 2 channel setup playing standard stereo vinyl? If so please give the title, the artist and track. If you have experienced this on a CD, you can be more specific still, and give the title, the track and the exact time of the track that this occurs on your system.
I have a very open sounding system myself, but have never experienced instruments in a standard setup like this where instrumentation seems to be coming from behind me or laterally off to the sides of my listening position. Has anyone experienced this, and also you might add what equipment was being used, especially the speakers.
Kal Rubinson
5 hours ago, Digi&Analog Fan said:
I was wondering if this is actually possible, or just a figment of his "mind." Without getting into complex discussions about phase etc. and everything which might give some of us a headache, is this possible? Have you ever experienced this in a standard 2 channel setup playing standard stereo vinyl? If so please give the title, the artist and track. If you have experienced this on a CD, you can be more specific still, and give the title, the track and the exact time of the track that this occurs on your system.
Well, phase is certainly an issue here but, in general, it is possible for it to occur under certain conditions that relate to all the matters you list but, in addition, it would also depend on the listening setup (speakers and MLP) and all the variables of room acoustics. IMHO, it would represent an anomaly.
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edn4x4
Roger Waters Amused to Death.
Used QSound to create 3D effect.
R1200CL
What is Q sound?
I think it's on Google.
Thanks @Kal Rubinson.
Here is where you can start:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amused_to_Death
It’s been a while since I read up on q sound, but there are a few more albums that used it. I don’t think I have any of them so I cannot comment.
If your system is dialed in, putting Amused to Death will put you in a surround sound setting that you would swear is coming from a surround sound setup not a two channels. I have the HD Tracks Hires release.
24 minutes ago, edn4x4 said:
Yes, it really works but the multichannel version (both DSF) is miles ahead on the surround "effects" as well as in overall transparency.
ray-dude
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With binaural recordings and 2 channel, I get the full 360 (above sides behind) experience in my system. I've found that depth (including behind the listener) is the most sensitive and fleeting attribute as I tweak my system, so it is something I key on when tweaking for transparency. When things are dialed in and with the right recording, spatial resolution and sound stage behind me is about 80-90% of what I get in front of me.
I do have single driver high efficiency speakers (Voxativ 9.87's with 4D drivers) being driven directly from a Chord DAVE DAC, so I have the advantage of point source speakers and no amp/crossovers in the chain, so definitely an atypical setup!
All that being said, I've been accumulating a lot of awesome multi-channel content, anticipating rebuilding my surround setup at some point (thank you for the inspiration @Kal Rubinson!)
ATT Fiber -> EdgeRouter X SFP -> Sonore opticalModule -> Taiko Audio Extreme -> Chord DAVE -> Voxativ 9.87 speakers w/ 4D drivers
15 minutes ago, ray-dude said:
That's weird. Is that soundstage behind you ambiance or instruments/performers?
1 minute ago, Kal Rubinson said:
Mainly ambiance (room, cathedral, club, etc.) although occasionally a church organ is behind the microphone. For artificial stuff (like having 2 people in front and 2 people behind the recording head), the effect is very very clear, but obviously not musical.
For me, it is the ambiance and sense of being in the physical space of the performance that I really appreciate the most.
fas42
No matter how something was originally recorded, with an omnidirectional mic or what, if the only source of sound you are listening to is 2 speakers in front of you, how could someone hear sound from behind them no matter what the mic picked up originally? To my thinking, you would need speakers behind you ( something that produces sound) to hear any "direct"sound from behind you. An echo from bad acoustics behind you really doesn't count. What I think it is, is that a very few peoples systems are so open, and floor to ceiling expansive, that their usually 8 foot ceiling cannot contain it once it hits it and the sound creeps back along the ceiling back toward the listener with nowhere else to go. I have experienced this myself, but never to the extent that the music sounded like it was actually behind me or directly off to either side of me.
Thanks for all who are posting, but the question of this thread is not what some trick technology like Q can do or whatever, but whether regular stereo sound with only 2 speakers being used in customary placement can sound like there are sounds behind you or actually off to your side. Like I say, the audio reviewer who claimed this stole records I sent him in good faith, perhaps claiming sound effects like this in his review was some kind of deception also, for some purpose.
What I think it is, is that a very few peoples systems are so open, and floor to ceiling expansive, that their usually 8 foot ceiling cannot contain it once it hits it and the sound creeps back along the ceiling back toward the listener with nowhere else to go.
This is eerie to visualize.
Thanks for all who are posting, but the question of this thread is not what some trick technology like Q can do or whatever, but whether regular stereo sound with only 2 speakers being used in customary placement can sound like there are sounds behind you or actually off to your side.
Not without chemical assistance.
AnotherSpin and alwayslearning
regular stereo sound with only 2 speakers being used in customary placement can sound like there are sounds behind you or actually off to your side.
Real stereo (2 channel) is stuck between the two speakers:
sandyk
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GregWormald
There's a free binaural recording of the Cowboy Junkies out there (can't remember where—sorry) that has the door at the back of the hall opening/closing at one point.
The sound is definitely behind me, and if I haven't listened to the recording for a while I find myself thinking that the door behind me has opened. And sometimes turning around to check.
I'd be interested to experience a full, quality, surround sound system, but I already get carried away by the music from my two channel system.
Spanner Removalist
4 hours ago, semente said:
High quality, real stereo is definitely not "stuck between the two speakers" - part of what happens is created by the ear/brain reacting to auditory cues in the recording, and a good description of the subjective experience in a high performing setup is that the world you perceive is as if everything past the vertical plane that the front of the two speakers would lie on was sliced off, extinguished; and replaced by that captured by the recording - the "you are transported to the concert hall" thing, literally.
http://artofaudioconjuring.blogspot.com/
_JL_
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Interesting topic. It's definitely possible but uncommon in normal recordings as few have instruments/voices intended to be behind the listener.
One good demo is from one of the Chesky audiophile sampler discs (forgot which one) where David beat a tom-tom while running around the mic. It also has another track with the tom-tom positioned electronically. Interestingly, I found the electronic version even more convincing than the real acoustic version.
In yet another disc I think is from one of Stereophile's demo discs where there is a track where a bunch of musicians making sounds while running around the mic. The effect is also very real when played in just stereo.
So subjectively it is possible to reproduce sounds that appear to be coming from behind using just a pair of speakers. How that can happen is another matter altogether as human auditory perception is far from fully decoded.
What is even more difficult to reproduce in stereo, IME, is height. Outside of very specific demo tracks, I have not encountered any tracks that can exhibit acoustically recorded height.
Correction: The second demo track where a bunch of "musicians" run around is not from Stereophile. It's from Chesky Records' "Best of Chesky Jazz and More Audiophile Tests Vol.2", in a track called "General Image and Resolution Test".
motberg
Masters Level Member
The Olivia Newton John track "Moth to a Flame " (from Soul Kiss) has an anti clockwise sweep from behind the speakers and the listening position in a good system.
" The Storm" from the Chesky recording Dr. Chesky's 5.1 Surround Show CD layer can give a frighteningly real illusion of height and make you involuntarily jump with a better than average system.
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As the original OP of this thread, one of the reasons I posed this question was to look into the future and maybe find out what my system was going to be capable of some years down the road as it gets even more open sounding. There isn't a year that goes by that my newly discovered tweaks and upgrades don't net me at least another 30% in sound quality. What is happening is that "most" of my recordings have such image height that it sounds like the singer and some instrumentation is plastered on my ceiling and starting to creep toward me along the ceiling, most often noticed on dynamic peaks. The closer "toward me" part on dynamic peaks; the on the ceiling effect quite often, maybe even usually, (meaning most recordings, most of the time), once my equipment warms up for over an hour and reaches its maximum spatiality capabilities. The sound is not what I would call anywhere near "directly above me", but heading in that direction, and showing signs of that possible caability, if my systems openness continues to improve, which it probably will over time. What I do not notice, is sound directly off to my sides like a reviewer described playing ordinary material in a review of an expensive panel speaker years ago.
What I think is happening is that the spaciousness of the sound has to go somewhere. With amazing image height, it hits the ceiling and then has to go somewhere. Remember those Super Balls you had when you were a kid? I think sound pretty much behaves like if you threw a Super Ball. If you threw a Super Ball with real force at a table at the height of your speakers (near them), the ball would bounce off the wall behind the speakers with great force, around the juncture of wall and ceiling, and with plenty of momentum and energy left, it would come back toward the listener in the listening position. If the Super Ball was thrown by (former ?) MLB pitcher Joel Zamaya, who was capable of a near105 mile per hour fastball, the Super Ball would come back toward the listener from high up on the ceiling with plenty of height and momentum left to make it to "behind" the listener. If the ceiling was a high enough ceiling, say 12 feet maybe this phenomenon wouldn't happen. Ditto if there were sound diffusors or sound absorbent material lining the entire ceiling. Actually you should have something absorbent on the ceiling in front of your speakers to tame early reflections, (which I do), but the majority of my ceiling is not covered with any such material. This is not an unpleasant effect that I am looking to get rid of. I am just saying what happens. Actually it gives one the feeling that the sound is limitless; spatiality wise. Like I say, it doesn't take any kind of special effect recordings (which is not what this thread is about really), this happens with ordinary everyday recordings. Thanks, and nice to know about the Olivia and Chesky recordings though. I think I'll seek those out. Those sound very interesting!
Like I say, it doesn't take any kind of special effect recordings (which is not what this thread is about really), this happens with ordinary everyday recordings. Thanks, and nice to know about the Olivia and Chesky recordings though. I think I'll seek those out. Those sound very interesting!
There is nothing special about the ONJ CD, other than they have manipulated this particular track to make it sound like an artificial moth.
Interesting. I will look for that one. When stereo lps first came out toward the latter 1950s, (there were lots of factory pre-recorded stereo tapes available in stores long before then), there were lots of records with motion and movement, "Stereo Action," Sounds In Space" Stereo I Motion" "Moving Stereo" in addition to Living Stereo which was usually stationary. One exception to the rule I can think of with regular Living Stereo was at the end of one side of Music For Bang Baroom And Harp, where a tap dancer dances off stage behind her in an awesome display of not only depth but depth in motion. That lp was always on the TAS Super Disc list.
lmitche
On 5/24/2020 at 7:27 PM, GregWormald said:
Here is an interesting writeup about BInaural and Blumheim recording techniques and the Cowboy Junkies.
https://www.soundonsound.com/people/cowboy-junkies-sweet-jane
I'm not sure which album has the door opening/closing sound.
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I think the big question is: since sound always comes from what makes the sound and the location of what made the sound in the first place; can direct sound (not echoes) be manipulated so that it sounds like its coming from the opposite direction? When we hear a singer who sounds like they are in the middle of your frontal stereo image, it is because his voice is in the right and left channei with equal volume, so it sounds like its coming from the middle. But if a sound was only coming out of the left channel, could it be manipulated somehow to make it sound like its coming out of the right channel, without of course adding its sound to the right channel? Making sounds from the front, sound like they are coming from behind you would be the equivalent of this seemingly impossible feat. I haven't gotten a hold of some of the discs claimed to be able to do this yet, but if they do, I will be a believer and say "WOW". "Except for echoes or weird acoustics, I thought sound had to sound like its coming from where its actually coming from and have a source in that location."
10 hours ago, lmitche said:
Thanks for the link, it's interesting, even if some of the stuff is beyond me.
I found the free recording—here you all go.
Cowboy Junkies—Live at the Ark
21 hours ago, GregWormald said:
Wow, many thanks. A whole cache of live CJ performances to explore.
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CCR 633: Archives, Scribes, and History
On September 28, 2016 By BrettIn research, Rhetoric of TechnologyLeave a comment
Doing readings that draw from history, particularly history connected to literacy, always makes me more reflective about my own practices and assumptions.
In Trithimius’ “In Praise of Scribes,” he comments that parchment lasts longer than paper (35), that copying is a form of manual labor (49), that one who cannot write should still read (85), that books should be protected (93), and that the copyist gets some level of longevity and fame beyond the author alone (97). Many of these are things that I don’t really think about as my current print/writing culture differs.
As a teacher and scholar, I often glibly talk about literacy, particularly drawing from the idea of multi-literacies from the New London Group: the role of circulating languages, shifting modalities, new genres and materials, etc. I often get stuck in a contemporary tunnel-vision and forget the socio-technical systems that underscore literacy.
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ENG 730: Player Experience, Identification, and Identity
On September 25, 2016 By BrettIn game studies, rhetoricLeave a comment
I feel that Roger Caillois, in some ways, offers a helpful rejoinder to some questions (or critiques) to Huizinga from last class through his focus on “games.” While Huizinga seemed more concerned with a broader concept of play, Caillois seemed to take a more more grounded approach. As Caillois says early on, “[Huizinga’s] work is not a study of games, but an inquiry into the creative quality of the play principle in the domain of culture” (4).
In particular, I thought Caillois taxonomy of games proved helpful, particularly as it further acknowledged the hybrid mixes that could take place within the terms. As he lays them out: “I am proposing a division into four main rubrics, depending upon whether, in the games under consideration, the role of competition, chance, simulation, or vertigo is dominant. I call these agon, alea, mimicry, and ilinx, respectively” (12). To this “rubric” he adds a further axis between the more open play of paidia (a tem Huizinga also takes up in tension with agôn) and the more structured ludus.
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CCR 633: The Cherokee Syllabary and Writing Technologies
On September 21, 2016 By BrettIn rhetoric, Rhetoric of TechnologyLeave a comment
If I could summarize my main takeaway from Ellen Cushman’s Cherokee Syllabary, it would be the way it showcases–through a particular case study–how people, technology, language, and writing interact with one another and the values or worldviews of a given context. Tracing the formation of the writing system as a written syllabary, to typefaces, to unicode and other digital materialities, the linguistic history also aligns with nation forming through newspapers and other technological, rhetorical interventions.
Similar to other readings, Cushman’s Cherokee Syllabary shows how language doesn’t inhabit a vacuum. Like Rickert’s contention, Sequoyan and the Cherokee language feels somewhat ambient, fitting into a broader context of identity and material. As Cushman writes, describing digital teaching materials, “Students hear, see, and experience the Cherokee language and writing system as complimentary and mutually sustaining. The also learn something of the Cherokee worldview implicit in each word and phrase written in the language” (215).
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ENG 730: Illuminati and the Play-Sphere
On September 18, 2016 December 28, 2016 By BrettIn game studies, rhetoricLeave a comment
Huizinga’s notion of play often connected to four main elements as he traced it through its various spheres: the notion of the agonistic contest, the role of rules, and way it took place outside of everyday life. As he defines it:
a free activity standing quite consciously outside “ordinary” life as being “not serious”, but at the same time absorbing the player intensely and utterly. It is an activity connected with no material interest, and no profit can be gained by it. It proceeds within its own proper boundaries of time and space according to fixed rules and in an orderly manner. It promotes the formation of social groupings which tend to surround themselves with secrecy and to stress their difference from the common world by disguise or other means (13).
As the definition shows, “play” extends beyond games, including the grounds for the ritual of religion, the structure of law, the agonsitic structure of “warfare,” and the playful riddling at the root of philosophy. Of these parts, the break from “ordinary life” and the role of internal rules–a structure outside of the rules of everyday life–seem to be particularly significant.
To transition to Illuminati, I think one can see some of the tensions and manifestations of this definition. In particular, I want to focus on the role of cheating and deceit in the game.
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CCR 633: Memory and Platonic Print
On September 14, 2016 By BrettIn networks, research, rhetoric, semioticsLeave a comment
One of the main things I get from reading Walter Ong’s “Writing is a Technology that Restructures Thought” is his primary thesis: that writing–particularly non-oral alphabetic discursive literacies–not only offer tools for communication but change how we think and communicate in fundamentally “noetic” way. As he writes, “Without writing, the literate mind would not and could not think as it does, not only when engaged in writing but even when it is composing its thoughts in oral form” (24).
Ong’s point connects to the ongoing discussion of whether technology or artifacts have politics, though in this case, it focuses more on the way that technology affects our thinking.
One way writing changes us is through memory. As we noted from Rickert–who drew from Hayles–people have tended to build “smarter” technology to help with memory. This could include the early tokens of Mesopotamia, as Denise Schmandt-Besserat discussed, and their capacity to track goods. It could also include the various reminder and calendar apps that populate smart phones and computers. All of these keep track of other things so we don’t have to.
On the one hand, this is positive. Answering a few Doodle polls this past week to schedule meetings, I’ve consulted the calendar on my smart phone. I also use a more low-tech near-daily inventory of general to-dos. All of these keep my working memory from getting too cluttered.
But Socrates, via Plato–whom Ong cites–criticizes these technologies, particularly the technology of writing. As Socrates says, in the apparent voice of King Thamus, “You have not discovered a potion for remembering, but for reminding; you provide your students with the appearance of wisdom, not with its reality.” The person who writes something down, he goes on, is relying on extrinsic things–an extrinsic system of signs, materials outside the body, etc.–and is only creating a later sign-post to return to an earlier thought. The writer is not actually holding onto and engaging with the thought. They can’t defend it either. The thought is orphaned, isolated, and silent.
This leads Socrates to characterize writing as something static, like a visual image. As he says, “The offsprings of painting stand there as if they are alive, but anyone asks them anything, they remain most solemnly silent. The this is true of written words. You’d think they were speaking as if they had some understanding, but if you question anything that has been because you want to learn more, it continues to signify just that very same thing forever.” I find the turn to the visual to be an interesting shift, but it makes sense, as visuals are more static if we take an oral view of language.
This characterization made more sense as Ong took it up, connecting the static quality that Socrates ascribes to print to the static “being” of Platonic forms. As Ong argues, “Platonic form was form conceived of by analogy precisely with visible form. Despite his touting of logos and speech, the Platonic ideas in effect modelled intelligence not so much on hearing as on seeing” (29). We see this with his discussion in the Protagorus, as they dissect a poem, which would be hard to do without a static referent.
Indeed, print is a visual medium, a series of squiggles carried through some medium–captured through handwriting, type-faces, or pixels. It is silent, like a fresco, and in a Platonic sense, it’s non-material. But this silent, non-material Being of writing, as Ong notes, “assures its endurance and its potential for being resurrected into limitless living contexts by a limitless number of living readers” (31). It gets “spoken” in our heads or through bodies and machines, but as the word-iself, it feels permanent. Parmenides has triumphed over Heraclitus.
This non-material sense of writing brings me back to one of my teachers in Classical Philosophy who drew a triangle on the board. “What is this?” he asked. “A triangle,” we said. “No,” he replied, “it’s some chalk dust smudged a certain way.” He then wrote out the definition; we fell into the same trap. “No,” he replied, “it’s the definition of a triangle.” The triangle-in-itself is only mediated into existence, never actually existing as a material being.
With this Platonic view of writing, I think we are somewhat trapped in all the distancing that Ong ascribes to writing. It’s a somewhat long litany, but he often focuses on the growing divide between the “lifeworld” and the abstract, as writing makes our own thinking more abstracted from everyday life. We discuss more the idea of things than the things in themselves. Time and space also distance. We become more artificial in out being, though, as Ong paradoxically notes, it’s natural for humans to be artificial through technology. Technology, itself, is natural.
But I don’t think we need to be Platonic. As Heidegger argues–and Rickert–regarding the fourfold, dwelling assumes a lifeworld of both matter and meaning. “Hammer,” as word, is deeply stitched into the material of the hammer-object and the action of human-hammering, and in-turn, this layered ontology of the object, withdrawing and presencing as the situation changes, fits into the broader world of relations. So, to me, there is nothing Platonic about a hammer or the word hammer.
The same for visuals. I think here of Lauri Gries’ work. Following the Obama Hope image with a New Materialist underpinning, she highlights the “vital materiality” of the image. As she writes, “rhetoric transforms and transcends across genres, media, and forms as it circulates and intra-acts with other human and nonhuman entities. Rhetoric also moves in nonlinear, inconsistent, and often unpredictable ways within and across multiple networks of associations” (7). Seeing the networked and networking threads and ripples of beings–both human and nonhuman, concrete and nonmaterial–something that feels “distant” or “dead” is very much alive.
Game Studies: Rules, Emergence, and Information
On September 11, 2016 By BrettIn game studiesLeave a comment
Of all the games we played last week, I was most interested by Mastermind, as it felt the most systematic and logic-based. From the six base colors and the four possible slots for these codes, you had 6x6x6x6, or 1,296, outcomes initially. I found myself thinking through my succession of moves each round logically whittling down these potential outcomes, in a somewhat mathematical way.
In other words, with the code already made, I was free to work within my own head and not respond to the moves of the other player in an ongoing, emergent way, unlike Blockus and Connect Four. I could stick to my own system or strategy and not have to worry about the way other players shifted their strategy. Over a succession of rounds in Mastermind, this may change, but in the context of the night, it did not. It was almost like the game was completely inside my own head as a series of logical possibilities scaffolded over a series of decisions.
This in-my-head quality made the game feel more like what Salen and Zimmerman say about “decision trees,” where one could trace out a consistent set of approaches, including a winning strategy, through a flow chart. With the numbered layout of six colors and four slots, the game has a series of discrete decisions mapped along two possible axis of variability, unlike Chess with its range of varied moves. But this only describes the possible moves, which is where the role of information came in.
Again, in Blockus and Connect Four, my move changed based on the information of the ongoing moves done by the other player(s). As Chris encroached on my territory, for example, I started making a stronger effort to block him. But in Mastermind, my moves changed based on the information provided by my own past decision. In this way, strategy was still emergent in Mastermind as I got new information, but the components of the game–like the input of other players–affected that emergence less. I could create an arc of moves that, theoretically, could be almost algorithmic and unchanged as each guess progressed.
In the information theory approach, as Salen and Zimmerman define, “information is a measure of how certain you can be about the nature of a signal” (193). As they breakdown Mastermind, as the guesser gets more feedback about the nature of the code through the black and white begs, “the guesser narrows down the possible answers (decreasing uncertainty), carving out a single guess fro ma range of all possible guesses” (194-95). Initially, the uncertainty is total–1,296 possible outcomes–but each round reduces the possible answers, so that by my final guess, I was no longer guessing. I logically knew exactly what my answer was.
In the other games, I never experienced this level of certainty. There was no set “strategy,” just an emergent web of possible strategies based on the changing game board, particularly in Blockus. I could get a sense for where people may go, but I never “knew.” I got a sense, as Even points out in his post, that a more expansion-oriented strategy seemed effective, or that certain pieces could fit into key choke-points for other players. But chance, or uncertainty, remained high. Noah, for example, could deliberately not play the “right” move, as we often did in connect four to delay the victory. Or one of us would miss the right move. Or a new move would come up based on the third or fourth person. All of these variables would, in turn, affect my move, feeding back into the system and affecting theirs.
In this way, Blockus, and to a lesser extent Connect Four, felt more “complex” and more uncertain than Mastermind. Or perhaps, it felt more emergent. But importantly, as Salen and Zimmerman point out, these feelings may simply be feelings, and the formal backdrop, the “constituative rules,” of all the games had a similar logic that operationalized in different experiences.
CCR 633: Thinking through Things, Dwelling, and Fourfold
On September 6, 2016 December 30, 2016 By BrettIn affect, embodied rhetoric, rhetoricLeave a comment
This past weekend, my parents and I attended a concert at a Anyela’s a winery just outside of Skaneateles. From our seats, we saw lanes of grapes, stretched out like topography along the hills. Behind the stage, the lake reflected back the setting sun in bleeding reds and oranges staining the the once-blue water. The stage rose up like a wooden ark, seeming to sit becalmed amid the people, trees, lake, and grapevines. And the musicians–a motley collection of strings, brass, harpsichord, and players–played as the sky dimmed through stirred-up rainbows into muted black.
In time, crickets chirped amid bow-strokes and the temperature fell. Under-dressed for the cold, I buttoned up my cardigan and sipped at my Cabernet Franc–its living brethren growing on the hills nearby. When the sky was a steady darkness, fireworks perched over the shoulder of a distant hill, occasionally sneaking a muted rumble into the music.
At one level, these noises and sites–combined with our distant seats–got “in the way” and impeded the “piece” of Vivaldi or Sufjan Stevens from reaching us, “the audience.” Vivaldi may have pulled out his (wig) hair imagining how fireworks, crickets, and someone tripping over a stair in the dark would fit is double cello concerto.
This is what my parent’s thought. But the whole time I kept thinking about Heidegger and Rickert’s ambient rhetoric, thinking how this particular concert was incredibly ambient, even down to the fourfold of Heidegger’s dwelling. How the crickets and the cold, the sloped earth and changing sky, fit together, indeed “spoke together.”
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ENG 730: “Werewolf” and Fundamentals of Play
On September 3, 2016 By BrettIn game studiesLeave a comment
I had played “Werewolf” a handful of times in the past, mostly at parties with larger groups of people. These past times also had different variations, like the inclusion of a witch who could silence a villager in the night and no dead goat/cow/chicken/corn to start the game.
This initial dead goat/chicken/cow/corn felt like one of the more significant parts of the game, as (unless you are the Seer and get lucky) you lack information, making the choice of the vote more random. Salen and Zimmerman’s concept of the “anatomy of choice ” highlights the character of this initial vote I think. As they break it down, the anatomy of choice includes the following five steps:
What happened before the player was given the choice?
How is the possibility of choice conveyed to the player?
How did the player make the choice?
What is the result of the choice? How will it affect future choices?
How is the result of the choice conveyed to the player?
If we take the “voting of a villager to exile” as our choice, then some of the answers to these questions would be the same in latter votes. For example, the possibility of choice is conveyed through the narrator announcing the daylight and the need to vote, and the immediate result would be the showing of the player’s card and their exile.
But other elements differ. For one, the dead goat offers no information, so in the initial vote, we are all suspect. Initially, we had no way to really back up a decision–no answer to the “how” in an experiential sense for making our choice. Later on, we could use evidence from the course of play, but the first vote feels more awkward, dangerous, and random.
I feel like that created our role-playing. With the addition of roles, it eased the difficulty of this initial vote because we could essentially make up narrative reasons, easing the sense of randomness. As time went on, however, we seemed to embrace more of the arbitrary nature of this vote with a “go for it” approach. The randomness also heightened our appeal to the gambler’s fallacy and other more probabilistic thinking. Later votes invited more meta-gaming, analysis, and psychology.
The result of the choice, in a larger sense, was also important. If the villages got the wolf in the first turn, winning was much easier, raising the stakes.
I think what makes Werewolf an interesting game is that the choice–while the same procedure through each round–changes so much as the in-game context changes. As Salen and Zimmerman note about design, “Design is the process by which a designer creates a context to be encountered by a participant, from which meaning emerges.” Almost like stages in a game-show, as contestants get eliminated, each new vote provides a new “level,” “round,” or context to be encountered by the players as participants. And as the context changes, the experience changes. Patterns and skills emerge, but each vote presents a new problem to solve, a new experience of “meaningful play.”
This creates an elegant scaffolding between the “macro” and the “micro” levels of choice and outcome, to use Salen and Zimmerman’s terms. Each round, the available information changes and the stakes change in terms of our immediate “quantifiable” goal, and while the larger strategy for either wolf or villager may be the same, the tactics for each round are flexible and rhetorically situated.
Early on, for example, the wolf may want to appear completely innocuous and invisible. As time goes on, the wolf may want to eliminate more villagers, especially in the penultimate round. Or, initially, the wolf may kill the other wolf, making them appear innocent for the rest of the game. The round helps determine the more productive choice, to which the player must respond and be sensitive to, while maintaining the larger goal in mind.
Salen, Katie, and Eric Zimmerman. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. Cambridge, MA: MIT P, 2004.
ENG 730: Werewolf and Meaningful Choice
On September 3, 2016 By BrettIn game studies, rhetoricLeave a comment
I’m going to start posting my school blog posts here, just so all my writing is in one place. They’ll come up fairly regularly and will be signified by a course title. Today is Game Studies.
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