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The Artist as Translator
Waldmeier, Martin. 2016. The Artist as Translator. Doctoral thesis, Goldsmiths, University of London [Thesis]
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This thesis project explores an artist figure that has risen to prominence in the context of the art world’s growing global interconnectedness: the figure of the (cultural) translator who shifts between multiple cultural and linguistic zones, speaking between them. In order to approach this figure I map out the international art world and its institutions as places marked by linguistic operations and acts of cross-cultural address, arguing that the translatability of an artist’s work is key to its circulation within an expanding international circuit. I argue that the translator figure can be viewed as a response to the demands posed by institutional politics of diversity, neoliberal economics of cultural circulation, as well as the changing roles of art as a global medium — with artists becoming cross-cultural public intellectuals and commentators. In dialogue with selected artistic practices and their specific contexts (Nicoline van Harskamp, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Walid Raad, Rabih Mroué, Dilek Winchester and others) and drawing from translation studies (especially Naoki Sakai’s notion of translation not as a binary activity but as a relational practice and form of address), I explore the various intellectual, artistic, and critical potentialities immanent to the role of the translator, and argue for translation to be developed as a form of critical cross-cultural authorship in the field of international contemporary art.
art, language, translation, globalisation, International Exhibition Culture, biennials, cultural diversity, performance, International Art English, Creolization, hybridity, art school, art criticism
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Download An Investigation into the Detection and Mitigation of Denial by S.V. Raghavan, E Dawson PDF
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By S.V. Raghavan, E Dawson
The challenge of Denial of provider is now so pervasive that just about each desktop attached to a community has the capability to be affected in a roundabout way. As issues stand DoS and DDoS assaults current major demanding situations to the continuing use of the net for severe communications. the purpose of this e-book is to record on a collaborative study venture into DoS and DDoS assaults undertaken together via a consortium of associations from India and Australia. The booklet bargains perception into the complexity of the matter to be solved in addition to the breadth of the learn being performed into a few of the points of the DoS/DDoS challenge. a few of the components lined are: DDoS habit realizing in real-time at high-packet premiums, administration of internet companies in the course of DDoS, developing conducive environments for DDoS prevention via provable authentication protocols, identity of vulnerabilities particular to DDoS in rising applied sciences, and the method of maintaining a felony, regulatory, and coverage atmosphere with foreign cooperation.
Professor S V Raghavan is at present medical Secretary, workplace of the central medical consultant to executive of India. he's additionally a whole Professor within the prestigious Indian Institute of know-how Madras, Chennai. Professor Raghavan is the executive Architect and the Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee to nationwide wisdom community (NKN), a central authority of India initiative to interconnect and combine 1500 wisdom associations in India and combine NKN with international technology via devoted overseas linkages in a unbroken demeanour. His present examine pursuits are expertise, well-being, and schooling, the place he has major contributions within the contemporary years. position applied sciences, Evolutionary addressing, getting to know Redundant multi-paths, IR Imaging for Breast melanoma, and pedagogy established adaptive and reusable studying modules are a few of them. Professor Raghavan is the venture Director of the Indo-Australian Joint venture to appreciate dispensed Denial of carrier assaults on serious details Infrastructure.
Professor Ed Dawson is a Professor Emeritus within the details protection Institute. From 2005 till 2007, he was once the learn Director of the knowledge protection Institute (ISI). ahead of the formation of the ISI, he used to be the Director of the knowledge safety study Centre (ISRC). He has examine pursuits in all features of cryptology particularly with regards to the layout and research of encryption algorithms and their program to e-commerce and safe communications. He has released over 250 study papers. over the past 5 years, he has bought over $7,000,000 in exterior investment. Professor Dawson was once the Vice-President of the foreign organization of Cryptology examine (2008 – 2010) and the node chief of the knowledge defense element of the Australian study Council networks, learn Networks for a safety Australia.
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Unchecked buffer in windows component could cause server compromise. Technical report MS03-007. com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-007. mspx. Accessed 28 Jan 2011. 44. , and P. Reiher. 2004. A taxonomy of ddos attack and ddos defense mechanisms. ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 34(2): 39–53. pdfarticlesteven. 45. M¨ols¨a, J. 2005. Mitigating denial of service attacks: A tutorial. Journal of Computer Security 13(6): 807–837. 46. Moscaritolo, A. 2009. New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks.
This has the affect of causing the sender of packets to increase the rate at which it injects traffic into the network, allowing the receiver to gain a greater and unfair access to available bandwidth. Sherwood et al. [55] further investigate the impact that optimistic acknowledgements can have on the network, finding that the attack presents a serious threat to network stability and may even be capable of causing Internet-wide congestion collapse. Such dramatic impacts can be achieved by an attacker with only modest resources owing to potential amplification effects.
9 megabits per second of traffic. Further, when this technique is directed at distributed targets, it is unlikely to be easily detectable. Highly asymmetric and undetectable attacks must be considered a significant threat to ongoing network stability. Kuzmanovic and Knightly [31] consider an attacker who exploits the retransmission time-out (RTO) characteristics of TCP flows and discover that a low rate denial of service attack is able to dramatically reduce throughput for a given TCP flow. Attackers using this technique can degrade TCP flows from remote locations, only need to possess limited bandwidth themselves, and will not generate traffic that will be detected by current monitoring systems.
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Home/ News/Louisiana US Senate race now a two-man, partisan competition
On: November 9, 3:22 am
Louisiana US Senate race now a two-man, partisan competition
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican John Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell agreed on one thing Wednesday as they began a month-long sprint to Louisiana’s U.S. Senate runoff election:
They don’t agree on much.
Campbell, a state utility regulator with the Public Service Commission, said the two have such strong distinctions that the choice “is as clear as black and white.” Kennedy, the state treasurer, said they’re as different as “gumbo and grits.”
They were Tuesday’s top vote-getters as Louisianans whittled would-be senators down from two dozen to two for the seat left open by Republican David Vitter, who isn’t running for re-election. And now that the presidential race is settled, Kennedy and Campbell hope to draw more eyes to their campaigns ahead of the next vote on Dec. 10.
Each man accused the other of being a political insider; both have held government jobs for decades. And yet they say it’s easy to tell them apart: Campbell backed Hillary Clinton, while Kennedy supported Donald Trump. Campbell supports a minimum wage increase and equal pay legislation; Kennedy opposes them.
They quickly began trading attacks as the one-on-one phase of their race began.
Kennedy said Campbell supports bigger government, while he wants less regulation.
“Commissioner Campbell believes he can tax, spend and regulate America into prosperity. I do not. Commissioner Campbell believes the government can spend our money better than we can. I do not,” Kennedy said. “Nobody is going to confuse the two of us. We just are diametrically opposed on the role of government in people’s lives.”
Campbell hit Kennedy for changing his positions during two prior runs for the U.S. Senate, running first in 2004 as a Democrat who supported John Kerry for president and the most recent two times as a Republican.
“John Kennedy’s been everything but a Baptist preacher,” Campbell said. “Before he was a staunch conservative Republican, he was a very, very liberal Democrat.”
Kennedy replied that the Democratic Party left him and other one-time Democrats in Louisiana behind, lurching too far to the left.
Campbell said if Kennedy wins the race, he’ll get a state-financed retirement of $120,000 a year on top of Senate salary. The Democratic contender called it “straight hypocrisy” for his GOP opponent to get such a large taxpayer-funded benefit while objecting to raising minimum wages for the poor.
Kennedy said, however, that he’ll get no such money, because he didn’t join the state retirement system.
“Rhetoric and reality often lead separate lives in Commissioner Campbell’s world,” Kennedy said.
Though Campbell and Kennedy said they’d welcome outside help, it’s unclear how much support either will get from national Democratic or Republican organizations, since Kennedy is favored to win by most political prognosticators, and Tuesday’s election left the GOP in control of the U.S. Senate.
Campbell, also a former state senator, continued his populist message of representing working men and women and fighting against special interests, repeating his often-used phrase that he’s not “in anybody’s shirt pocket.”
He sought to tie Kennedy to Vitter, who unsuccessfully ran for governor last year, and to Republican former Gov. Bobby Jindal, who left office highly unpopular and is blamed for creating a financial mess.
“Bobby Jindal and David Vitter set this state back,” Campbell said. He accused Kennedy of not criticizing Jindal until the governor’s popularity waned, and said Kennedy never left Vitter’s “amen corner.”
Kennedy said he was fighting Jindal’s budgeting practices when “you couldn’t have found Foster Campbell with a search party or a map.” But Kennedy didn’t criticize Vitter, who announced Wednesday that he’s supporting Kennedy to succeed him.
“He’ll be a strong, independent fighter for Louisiana. Unlike his opponent, he’ll support Donald Trump in advancing conservative Louisiana values,” Vitter said in a statement.
Campbell said he’ll work across party lines and with the incoming president, “when he’s right.”
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Caves of the Chillagoe District, North Queensland
Hamiltonsmith, E.
The caves of the Chillagoe District are well-known by repute, but have not been described in speleological literature to date. The author visited the area in April, 1964, in company with Mr. D. Fitzsimon, of Mareeba. This paper summarises the observations made on that occasion. Chillagoe is an almost deserted town, once the centre of an extensive mining industry, and is situated about 120 miles west of Cairns, North Queensland. Access may be gained either by road or rail from Cairns. It can be seen from Table 1 that the climate is monsoonal, with comparatively heavy summer rains, but with dry weather throughout the remainder of the year. The Silurian Limestone in which the caves occur forms a belt some 40 miles long by four miles wide, extending from Almaden in the south-east to the Walsh River in the north-west. Caves probably occur throughout much of this belt, but known caves are concentrated in the Chillagoe and Mungana areas. Mungana lies approximately ten miles north-west of Chillagoe.
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"Saving The Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport" - Trailer for new one-hour historical/environmental documentary to be broadcast in late 2017. The film is about the grassroots effort to defeat plans to build a huge jetport in a rural area of New Jersey in the 1960s. To see the trailer on Vimeo in HD click here .
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"From The Ashes: The Life and Times of Tick Hall" - Scott Morris' critically acclaimed independent documentary about rebuilding an historic house destroyed by fire. Features former talk-show host Dick Cavett. For more information or to purchase a DVD, visit www.tickhall.com
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ISIS Child Tells UK Reporter “We Will Slaughter You”
Lindsey Graham Invites Rudy Giuliani to Appear Before the Senate Judiciary Committee to Reveal Ukrainian Findings
Nunes to Schiff: ‘It Is Clear You Are in Need of Rehabilitiation’
Giuliani Drops Bombshells Revealing HUGE Money Laundering Operation….The Bidens and Burisma
Government Gone Wild
Steven Ahle December 16, 2019
Rudy Giuliani promised last week to start exposing what he found about about Ukrainian corruption and it’s effects on the US and our election. We know that Joe Biden had Ukraine’s top prosecutor fired, but did he also have him poisoned?? Rudy was given medical records from Viktor Shokin that records that he was poisoned and actually died twice, was revived and later made a full recovery. I’m sure Joe Biden was not involved but someone didn’t want Shokin talking.
Yuri Lutsenko, Shokin’s predecessor also spoke to Rudy and he revealed something that proves that Schiff witness Marie Yovanovitch committed perjury during the impeachment hearing. She claimed that she knew nothing about the money laundering used to -pay Hunter Biden and his business partner who was also on the board of Burisma.
The money was sent to Latvia disguised as a loan to a tech company and from there was transferred to Cypress disguised as a loan to a tech company there and that money was used to pay board members.
Lutsenko also said that he had informed Yovanovitch in a letter that $7 billion dollars was stolen in Ukraine and ended up being traced to the United States and a company named “Franklin Templeton Investments.” Lutsenko says he asked Yovanovitch to help him by putting him in contact with US law enforcement but that she refused to do so. He also claims that Yovanovitch committed a second act of perjury when she said she did not deny Ukrainian officials visas to travel to the United States to share what they knew about corruption and payoffs.
Lutsenko said:
“I was once again shocked when madame Yovanovitch told two members of the committee that Lutsenko asked me to organize his meeting with American attorney general, but you know gentlemen that there is a procedure for this she told, the procedure that Lutsenko should even — must give us and short topic what points he want he wants to discuss with American law enforcement bodies and Yovanovitch said he never gave us such an information.”
“I have bad news for madame Yovanovitch. This is my letter to request for cooperation in investigation against the criminal organization of Yanukovytch regarding possible investment in the US-based mutual and other funds for the purpose of money laundering.”
When can we expect charges of perjury against Yovanovitch?
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Here's the First Look at Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' Adaptation
It stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen and Timothée Chalamet
Photo by Wilson Webb via 'Vanity Fair'
Last year, Greta Gerwig revealed that she was working on a new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women, and now the first production stills have been unveiled.
The cast has been confirmed, and the titular ladies are played by Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen, while Timothée Chalamet plays Laurie.
Ronan follows in the footsteps of Katharine Hepburn and Winona Ryder, playing the role of Jo March, while Watson plays Meg, Pugh takes on the role Amy and Scanlen plays Beth.
Rounding out the impressive cast are Big Little Lies co-stars Laura Dern (Marmee) and Meryl Streep (Aunt March).
Gerwig filmed Little Women in Massachusetts, where the book was set, and the costumes keep consistent with the Civil War time period.
Vanity Fair has unveiled the first look at the gorgeous locations, sets and costuming, and you can browse through all the photos and read interviews with the cast and director over here.
Little Women will arrive in theatres on December 25.
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‘Snooper’s charter’: Theresa May faces calls to improve bill to protect privacy
European rights body says to review Poland’s new surveillance law
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UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) visited Moldova to train law enforcement to combat cybercrime and online trafficking
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Black & Veatch secures 150MW onshore wind EPC contract in Illinois
Pranali Mehta Date: 2019-04-27 Clean technology
Cardinal Point Wind facility will be built over 19,000 acres of privately-owned lands in the state
Black & Veatch, Kansas City-based EPC company has reportedly been selected to provide construction services on a new onshore wind power facility for planned in Illinois.
Black & Veatch will deliver construction, procurement, and engineering for a 150-MW wind project of Capital Power in Warren and McDonough counties.
According to the company's former report, in April 2018, Capital Power had informed about the Cardinal Point Wind project and expects it to begin commercial operations by March 2020.
Cardinal Point Wind will apparently be another example of Black & Veatch's association with Capital Power. Earlier, the companies were partnered for the Clover Bar Energy Centre of 243 MW capacity in Canada with B&V peaking and designing units.
Seemingly, the Cardinal Point Wind facility would be built over 19,000 acres of privately-owned lands in Illinois, U.S. Its total cost is projected at between $236 million to $246 million.
Citing reliable sources, Black & Veatch has also extended its services in the renewable energy sector and worked for Deepwater Wind on an offshore wind project that was completed and linked to the mainland grid few years ago.
Senior vice president of operations, engineering and construction at Capital Power, Darcy Trufyn, stated that by adding Cardinal Point Wind generation assets, Capital Power continues the development of company's renewable portfolio across North America and displays the continued implementation of this core element in the company's strategy.
Sources mentioned that under a fixed price contract for 12 years, Capital Power will manage Cardinal Point Wind with a U.S. financial institution constituting of 85% percent of the facility's output.
Under the agreement, Capital Power will switch the market revenue for a 12-year fixed price payment contract for the facility's generation. Along with this, the Cardinal Point Wind project has gained a fixed price contract of 15-year of Renewable Energy Credit or REC with three utilities in Illinois.
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We serve Tri-Cities, Washington, comprising Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and the surrounding communities of West Richland, Benton City, Prosser, Othello, Connell and Hermiston, Oregon. We are located in the southeast corner of Washington State (map) at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima Rivers.
The Tri-City Genealogical Society was founded in 1961 as an organization whose purpose is to educate members and the public on the purposes and methods of genealogical research, and to research, record, and report materials of genealogical value for the people of, and those researching in and around, the Lower Columbia Basin region of eastern Washington state.
Our Society is non-sectarian and visitors are always welcome at our functions. Our extensive collection of research materials (books, periodicals and CDs) are located at 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland (509 946-6637). See TCGS Library to learn what we have to offer, check hours, etc.
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The Ensigns Of Command
Posted on Wed Sep 23rd, 2020 @ 8:37am by Captain Tyler Malbrooke & Petty Officer 3rd Class Sofia Cipriani & Enya Ó Flannagáin
Location: Ready Room - Deck 1 - USS Pioneer
Enya had woken up early, too excited about the day ahead of her to sleep. She grinned as she thought about how fast she had gotten ready, even hurrying through breakfast, much to the dismay of her mother.
One of her homework assignments was to shadow someone for the day during their work schedule and she had chosen Uncle Tyler. She shook her head as she headed to his office. Today he was Captain Malbrooke and she was his Assistant.
Enya had thought about choosing one of her parents but since her dream was to be a captain one day and have her own ship, she wanted to see what it was like so she had asked to spend the day with him while he worked. She was so excited that he had agreed to it.
Stopping in front of his office door, she looked down at the uniform the replicator had generated for her, making her an ensign for the day, in the same color as the captain. She smiled as she pressed the buzzer and waited for permission to come in.
Sofia had been laying a PADD or two on the Captain's desk, the way she always did at the start of a new day. This was simple ship business, requests, updates etc. He was not yet in, due soon, but the door chime went all the same.
As it opened a little girl she recognised as Enya O'Flannagain, daughter of the XO. They had never spoken but she made a point of knowing senior staffs important people.
"Hello, Ensign." she said with a smile. "Red suits you."
Enya smiled back, feeling nervous but encouraged by the smile. “Good morning Crewman Cipriani, I am a little early I know but I was a little anxious.”
"That's alright, everyone gets a little anxious now and then." Sofia said welcoming her into the ready room. "The Captain shouldn't be too long. I usually tell him off it he's late." she said with a little wink.
Enya grinned. “I haven’t ever heard anyone yell at Uncle..errr Captain Malbrooke.” She laughed. “That sounds so weird!”
Tyler had been on the bridge making the final preparations for the launch from Starbase Sirius. As he read through what must have been the one hundreth message from Admiral Lancaster he saw the young girl enter thr bridge. The determination on her face and in her step there was no dispute she was an O Flannagain.
Tyler allowed her to go into the Ready Room and wait for a moment. Truth was he was a bit uncomfortable being made the center of attention. However, he could not interfere with the young lady's education. About five or so minutes after Enya had arrived Tyler turned the bridge over to the officer of the watch and strode into his Ready Room determined to treat Enya as he would any new Ensign aboard the Pioneer. "Morning Sofia cup of Joe please. Ensign good morning welcome aboard." He spoke in passing without looking at Enya at least not until he sat at his desk. It was then that he looked and saw the girl in uniform and smiled.
“Good morning, Captain Malbrooke,” Enya replied, using her best, polite voice. She had almost sat down but remembered that she was supposed to wait for permission. “I am happy to be here.”
Sofia had moved to make the Captain his drink before placing it down in front of him. For a moment she turned to Enya. "Would you like anything, Ensign?" she asked.
Tyler sipped his coffee immidiately and relished in the sensation as his nerves calmed. The flavor, the aroma it always made him feel better. This is truly the greatest suspension ever devised. Tyler thought paraphrasing the Captain he idolized. "Sofia, Ensign O Flannagain here will be shadowing us today. She is to learn the ways of Command. Enya, I would like you to take note of all that Sofia does around here as well. The crew behind the Captain is what makes a Captain great. Tell me why do you want to be a Captain?"
Enya thought for a moment. “I want to help keep people safe and go meet people no one has.” She smiled at him. “I am a leader and even Da...Commander O’Flannagain said I have great decision making skills. Ever since I can remember that has been my goal.” She grinned at him. “And I will look good in the uniform!”
He chuckled at the comment as he set the cup down on the desk. "Yes it seems that the red is the most slimming of the uniforms." Tyler thought for a moment and decided to test her Fleet History knowledge. "You say you look good in red. However, if you were serving aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and wore red. What department would you be working in?"
Enya thought for a moment. “It would be Engineering I think.” She said finally. “And if I am right the communications officer wore red back then as well.” She smiled at him. “I almost said security but I think they wore yellow or as some call it gold.”
"Excellent work Ensign. I see you know your Starfleet history. So... what questions do you have for me. After all this is your time to learn about Command." Tyler asked and sipped his coffee.
"What do you like most about being in charge," Enya asked with a smile. "Well besides getting to boss everyone around."
"Captains never boss anyone around. A true Captain requests others to perform tasks. One must never ask someone to do something that they would not do..." Now that the official answer was given. Tyler leaned forward with a smile. He waved his hand for Enya to lean in conspiratorially. In a slight whisper he continued speaking. "My favorite thing about being in charge is that I get to go where I want within reason. I can spend my whole day just looking at the stars." He smiled and winked at Enya then leaned back. "Actually the best thing about being a Captain is the ability to help people. Those under your command those who are not."
"So it's about helping and less about ordering," Enya said with a smile. "What if someone doesn't do what you say or they argue? Do you listen to them or are you always right." It seemed like a good question to her.
"The best Captains take the advice of their entire crew. Your crew are experts in their fields and therefore there is nothing but benefit to listening to them. However, once you make a decision it is not to be disputed." Tyler smiled as he responded to the young woman's question.
“What’d you do before you became the captain?” Enya asked him. “And weren’t you afraid you’d miss that job?”
"Before I was a Captain I was a Chief Operations Officer, just like your mom. I don't really miss it, only because as Captain I still do it from time to time. When you command a starship, you have to know a little bit about what everyone does. At times you even have to perform those tasks. If need be this whole ship can be operated for a short period of time by one person. Now Ensign O Flannagain I have a question for you. Why do you want to serve this fleet?"
“Because I know I have a lot to give,” Enya said. “I am the best part of my parents. I know how to stay calm and to talk to people. I will be a good engineer and when I get my down ship I will take care of my people and protect others and also try and meet new people and be nice to them.” Enya knew her words just came out like a big sentence but she was honest.
"Well if you want your own command you have to make a promise to yourself. You have to promise that you will never stop learning. No matter how old you get, or how far you go in the fleet. There is always something to learn, growth to be had. I learn everyday from everyone, even you." Tyler replied, he wanted her to understand that even though he was in charge he never stopped learning or growing.
Enya listened to what he said. “I can promise myself that and do it.” She grinned. “I like to learn stuff, it makes me smart.”
Tyler knew that with the parents that this girl had she would go far. "Ensign I have some things I need to attend to. I would like you to go with Crewman Cipriani here and she will show you why a Yeoman is important to Command. When that is done I will see you again for you bridge work." He smiled and winked at Enya. "Sof, if you would be so kind as to show the Ensign around and tell her about your job."
"With pleasure sir." Sofia said as Enya stood. "My job is to boss him around, don't let him fool you that he has the power." She joked quietly out of Tyler's earshot. She heard him ask and with a quick, "Nothing sir." And a playful smile she had left with Enya.
A Joint Post By
Captain Tyler Malbrooke
Commanding Officer, USS Pioneer
Crewman Sofia Cipriani
Yeoman, USS Pioneer
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When Traffic Congestion Is Both a Great Thing and a Terrible Thing
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By Eric Jaffe, March 3, 2014
Daily commuters think of traffic congestion as unequivocally awful, but the people who run brick-and-mortar businesses tend to be torn. On one hand, they too hate when bad traffic prevents workers and customers from coming and going as quickly as they please. On the other, business owners recognize that heavy traffic indicates an active spot and encourages vital interactions — in short, that it's a sign of success.
Transport researcher Matthias Sweet of McMaster University has attempted to measure both the good and the bad of metro area traffic. In the Journal of Transport Geography, Sweet reports that businesses may be more likely to leave urban areas with lots of regional congestion but prefer to stay in cities with lots of local congestion. The yin and the yang of traffic continues.
Sweet's words, our emphasis:
In sum, while regional congestion appears to be a drag, local congestion appears to function as an amenity — implying that there is truth in the competing notions among engineers and economists of congestion as a diseconomy and among urban designers of congestion as an amenity.
Sweet's previous work also demonstrates the push and pull traffic has on a city's productivity. In a study of 88 congested metros from last fall, he reported that congestion initially encourages economic growth but then becomes a drag once it reaches a certain threshold — roughly 4.5 minutes per trip. Past that point, traffic stops recruiting people to an area and starts grating on quality of life for workers.
The new work looks specifically at business in the Philadelphia metro area. Sweet tracked the movements of more than 30,000 Philadelphia businesses in five industries (finance, health care, manufacturing, real estate, and wholesale trade) from 2003 to 2007 and likewise examined local and regional traffic levels during the same period. The congestion analysis compared job accessibility during free-flowing road conditions to those during peak afternoon rush-hour.
The question Sweet wanted to ask was simple (do firms flee congested areas?). The answer he found wasn't.
Sweet found that Philadelphia firms were more likely to relocate away from the metro area as regional congestion increased, but wanted to stay when there was lots of local congestion. Strangely, he found that fleeing firms (with the exception of those in the real estate industry) sought out a new site with lots of regional congestion but not one with a great deal of local traffic — a complete contrast in preference to the decision about leaving.
In aggregate, though, Sweet concluded that regional congestion was a drag while local congestion was desirable. Firms flee regional congestion more than they flock to it. They also stick to local congestion more than they shy away from it.
So in addition to the amount of metro area traffic, the location of it matters, too. While the finding focused on Philadelphia, Sweet tells Cities "it is unlikely to be unique" because it's consistent with a nuanced perspective on traffic and firm location. And it makes sense that regional congestion would hurt a business by increasing commute times while local congestion would help it by increasing personal and corporate interaction (or, in the parlance of scholars, agglomeration).
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Wazopia: The Web Blog of Jim Fisher
A place to present my thoughts, ideas and astonishment's about life in general. It'll have lots of photography plus my moments of epiphany about music, culture, books, politics, religion, media, sports, business and my favorite gadgets. I will not write about work! Enjoy!
Musical Ditties for February: Ray and Jamie
Wasn't it a great that Jamie Foxx won best actor Oscar for "Ray"? I saw the movie and loved it. Foxx did a wonderful job bringing to life such a brilliant but tortured soul like Ray Charles.
Last month I wrote about how Miles Davis and Frank Zappa were musical pioneers who weren't afraid to go down different roads. Sometimes those roads led to dead ends. Ray Charles was the same way but none of the roads he went down ended up as dead ends. In fact, he was incredibly successful with hits in soul, rhythmn & blues, jazz, rock, gospel and country music.
Here's my pull list from eMusic for February starting with Ray Charles:
Ray Charles - The Essential Collection: "Georgia on My Mind" is not a favorite. I like more upbeat things and this is a ballad, slow, powerful and bluesy. "I'm Movin' On" is more to my liking where Ray's sound is more rocking with a slide guitar and a female chorus providing just the right accent to Ray's lyrics. "What'd I Say" starts off with a lengthy electric piano intro by Ray. It's one of the first hits using that new keyboard. A couple more, "I Got a Woman" and "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" are great.
It's weird writing about Ray Charles. I lived in East Cleveland but moved to Cleveland Heights in 1970. I wouldn't have been caught dead listening to a Ray Charles record in the hippie Heights. In the 70's it was all Woodstock music like Jefferson Airplane, Led Zepplin, Arlo Guthrie and Joni Mitchell. In East Cleveland we only listened to the Temptations, Jackson 5, the Supremes and the Spinners. What a mixed-up white boy I was! I moved to hippie-land and no one wanted to hear soul tunes. So I bought Jimi Hendrix's Smash Hits because it had a black guy on the cover. Yikes! It was all psychedelic rock. It took me awhile to get adjusted but it actually helped me learn to love many different musical genres.
Gary Bartz - Harlem Bush Music: An alto saxaphone artist you may not have heard about. He was part of the free-form jazz movement of the sixties but I thought he was trying to bring some structure back. Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and John Abercrombie are others who come to mind. Gary also has a wonderful bluesy voice and two of the tracks include his vocals. They are "Blue (A Folk Tale)" and "Vietcong." Both are funky and laid-back. (I have to thank my old college roommate and Heights buddy, Steven Begleiter, for discovering Bartz back at Kent.)
SFX - Party: "Dusk til Dawn". Incredible sound from this guitarist/percussionist duo. When I heard the fat bass line I knew this track is a tribute to the late Jaco Pastorius.
Robin Trower - Passion: "If Forever". Though I usually like fast-paced car driving music I think Robin Trower is best when he plays ballads. Reminds me a bit of Thin Lizzy ("Still In Love with You") when they play slow tunes with luscious guitar licks. This track is great and gets me singing along in the car (only when I'm alone).
Fats Domino - I'm Walkin: "Walkin to New Orleans", "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't that a Shame", "I'm Walkin". Forgive me, I don't know why I got these tracks by Fats. They're just so free, easy and classic. He was another genius but he stayed in his own sound.
There was also some interesting early Fleetwood Mac tracks with Peter Green. I found some live versions of tracks later recorded in studio ("Then Play On" days).
That's that for this month proving once again you can get a quality, diverse and legal music collection at a small cost.
posted by Jim Fisher @ Monday, February 28, 2005 1 comments
A night in St. Louis.
Shooting pictures at night isn't easy especially without a tripod. These are just some experiments from last Saturday. All are handheld with me hanging out the car window, dodging trains or annoying pedestrians with my camera clicks. Yeh, I know they're a little underexposed but if your monitor is set right (more white less orange) then the enlarged versions will look pretty cool especially the train.
Speedway Arch.
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A dinner train along the Mississippi River.
Union Station in downtown St. Louis.
A black and white!
My son Nate keeps his eye on me all the time.
Lots of fries and fried food at BW-3.
Nate and Mary take a break at the Missouri Museum of History.
Copyright © 2005 James D. Fisher
posted by Jim Fisher @ Sunday, February 27, 2005 0 comments
Inland Seas Maritime Museum: A photo safari
It's been years since we've visited the Inland Seas Maritime Museum in Vermillion, Ohio. The lighthouse was built in 1877.
This is the entrance to the museum built in 1909.
These three girls are waiting for their mom to catch up to them.
The Lake Erie shore looks pretty barren this time of year.
Someone has a pretty nice home on the beach.
The only thing more stupid than riding a bike through snow is to ride through the crud that washes up on the beach.
The squirrel observes us from his perch.
This is an old post to tie up your ships. I love the engraving work.
Who would have thought that this place is for lovers?
Cavaliers vs. Hawks: Beating the hell out of the bums.
Lou Boudreau used to say the way to win championships is to "beat the hell out of the bums and split with the competition." That's what the Cavs did to Atlanta who have the worst record in the NBA. This was a fun night to shoot with lots of dunks. I figured out how to push the Canon D20 to 3200 ISO which gave me another f/stop. Most of these were shot at 1/800 at f4.0. Enjoy.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks warm-up before the game at the Gund Arena.
Josh Childress and Jeff McGinnis fight over a loose ball.
LeBron James readies a jumper.
LeBron James shoots over Josh Smith.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas slips through the Atlanta Hawks defense.
It's tough under the hoop.
Everyone loves the Cavaliers Dance Team. Sorry guys, no close-ups. You'll have to get the calendar.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Josh Childress go up for a rebound.
LeBron James puts up a lay-up over the Hawks defense.
Lots of pushing & shoving.
LeBron James wants the crowd to get it going.
The scoreboard and confetti says it all.
posted by Jim Fisher @ Thursday, February 17, 2005 0 comments
Cleveland: You gotta be tough!
Yesterday it was 67 degrees. Today...well, you know...it's Cleveland.
This shot is Bainbridge Road near my house.
posted by Jim Fisher @ Wednesday, February 16, 2005 0 comments
A sunny winter day in Hunting Valley, Ohio
A lovely little building in Hunting Valley, Ohio.
I seem to have a knack for finding wonderful wooded driveways. Who lives in these places?
This flag was whipping pretty hard from the wind. The sun was behind it and voila!
More flag whipping.
These are huge blocks of ice broken up by the Chagrin River. They flow right over the banks and onto the roads. Not good for cars to hit.
Like I said, these blocks of ice are huge.
First Picts: LeBron vs. Carmelo
My favorite sport is basketball. I played in high school and college. Later on I played in some over-the-hill leagues. In college (Kent State) my degree was in photojournalism. I worked as a "stringer" for AP and would shoot Cavs games back at the old Richfield Coliseum. It was tougher sport to shoot back then because the lighting was always lousy. Today, the lighting is much better, the shooters have remote transmitters for strobes and the digital cameras have automatic "white" balancing built-in.
My seat was about 80-100 feet from the floor. That's a big difference from being on the floor under the hoop and using fast 35mm or 50mm lenses. To see the difference check out these great picts of the same game by Roadell Hickman from the Plain Dealer.
The ISO was 1600 and the exposure was set at 1/640 f4.0 shooting RAW. The lens was an older Canon 70-210 F4.0 EF (not an ESM). The focus was center spot and AI Servo.
Overall, the compositions are pretty good with some nice action shots and facial expressions but there is too much "noise" from going 1600 ISO and the autofocus on my lens couldn't keep up with the action.
Jeff McInnis preps LeBron James and Drew Gooden.
Zydrunas pops a hook over Kenyon Martin.
Drew Gooden proves again why we don't care about Carlos Boozer.
LeBron James rips down a rebound over Marcus Camby.
Sasha Pavlovik stretches his arm and eyes for this hook shot.
Robert "Tractor" Traylor snatches a loose ball over Denver.
Carmelo Anthony pierces the Cavaliers defense for a lay-up.
LeBron can't be stopped on this dunk.
LeBron James strokes a jumper over Carmelo Anthony.
LeBron James directs traffic on the floor.
Former Cavalier Andre Miller challenges a jumper by Lucious Harris.
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony square-off at mid-court.
LeBron James fires up a three-pointer.
Drew Gooden tries to pull Kenyon Martin from an easy lay-up.
LeBron James outscored Carmelo Anthony 35-14 tonight but Denver was the winner 106-101.
posted by Jim Fisher @ Saturday, February 12, 2005 2 comments
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Professional Student of the Year recipient uses nanotechnology to create clean water
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KSU's Department of Mechanical Engineering named senior Ian Durr Professional Student of the Year after completing work with his mentor on a research-intensive nanotechnology project. Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Hillary Joy Photography
Kennesaw State’s Department of Mechanical Engineering named senior mechanical engineering major Ian Durr the Professional Student of the Year in early February after conducting nanotechnology research to provide clean water.
For a little over a year, Durr said he has been working with his mentor, KSU Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering Jungkyu Park, on a research-intensive nanotechnology project.
“We simulate carbon 3D nanostructures in the use of desalination of salt water,” Durr said. “The research project makes clean water in an environmentally friendly method and it inadvertently reduces the cost of operation too.”
Initially, Durr was drawn towards the aerospace field like his father, who was his first role model. Over time, Durr unexpectedly discovered his own passion at KSU.
“I wanted to become more involved in the success of the project as it had a global outreach and a worthy cause,” Durr said. “One of the goals was to provide clean drinking water in less privileged third world countries. Helping society and making a difference in people’s lives are things that resonated with me immediately.”
Durr said he could not be more appreciative of KSU, as the school provided him the mentors, resources, materials and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Durr found his first co-op job at the KSU career fair with WorkingBuildings, a consulting firm based in Midtown Atlanta. He went on to complete three co-op rotations at the same firm.
As a role model for other students, Durr’s passion and determination to succeed helped him achieve his goals. Durr shared that he was an inquisitive student in every class and engaged with his professors until he had a deeper understanding of the subject.
“A valuable lesson I want other students to know is that, as a student, you have to give it your all and be passionate about your studies and the content,” Durr said. “Do not be hard on yourself for not getting that 4.0 GPA. The grades will come and results will follow if students focus on getting the knowledge first.”
Emphasizing how students should explore various avenues in engineering, Durr explained how he came out of the program with more engineering experience in healthcare, rather than aerospace.
Durr said he observed that engineers do not get the recognition they deserve in healthcare. When someone goes into a hospital, they think of doctors and nurses, but engineers play an important role as well.
“In my role as a co-op engineer, some of my responsibilities included certifying labs in Manhattan where the CDC is currently conducting tests for the coronavirus,” Durr said. “I checked fire dampers in healthcare facilities in Atlanta to make sure they were up to standard code.”
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WorkingBuildings has offered him a full-time position upon graduation as an Associate Commissioning Authority, Durr said.
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Galaxy, Prepare to Be Guarded
In a summer filled with blockbusters that bloomed with explosions and were peopled by characters that failed to burst from the second dimension, who would have expected the most enjoyable film of the summer to be . . . a blockbuster?
Guardians of the Galaxy must be Marvel's most sheerly delightful movie to date and that comes down to something rather unexpected: the prominence of authorial voice. Few of the previous Marvel outings, no matter how enjoyable they were, were particularly notable for the power of a single filmmaker's vision behind them (maybe Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger would be exceptions). Even The Avengers, which had one of our great pop storytellers behind it, was still clearly powered by a certain degree of corporate synergy. But from it's subversive penchant to undercut heroic stereotypes and imagery, to its quick-witted dialog (delivered by some truly charming performers), to its soundtrack, everything about James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy felt like it was spun from a singular vision. And so, from the most unlikely of places, do we witness the power of the artist. Kudos must also go to Marvel for putting a very obscure property into the hands of a relatively untested filmmaker.
A quick honorable mention must also go to Lucy, which is an action movie devoted as wholeheartedly to ideas as to thrills, featuring as unlikely (and lovely) a climax as you are ever likely to see in such a film.
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Nice write-up about ROBERT'S ETERNAL GOLDFISH in MN's Pioneer Press
Fringe review: ‘Robert’s Eternal Goldfish’ tells a tale of redemption, transformation
By ROB HUBBARD | Special to the Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: August 4, 2018 at 10:56 pm | UPDATED: August 6, 2018 at 9:34 am
At first, the aggressively misanthropic Robert seems as if he might be an unpleasant companion for an hour, what with his litanies of all of the things he hates in this life. But Dallas-based playwright/actor Brad McEntire has crafted a tale of transformation and redemption that begins with a chilling, hair-on-your-neck-stands-up story of being abandoned while snorkeling and gradually becomes a work of magical realism, or perhaps dreams and delusions that Robert can’t separate from reality. It becomes very absorbing, as Robert undergoes a Scrooge-like overnight epiphany (with a dash of “Groundhog Day”) that might involve a magical goldfish.
As part of the 2018 Minnesota Fringe; Presented by Audacity Theatre Lab at Rarig Center Xperimental; 8:30 p.m. Aug. 7, 10 p.m. Aug. 10, 1 p.m. Aug. 11
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About the Collection This digital collection presents over 90 photographs taken by Harrison Forman at the outbreak of World War II in Poland. The photographic collection is supplemented by a selection of newspaper clippings and an article "Filming the Blitzkrieg," published by Forman in Travel magazine in December 1939. The photographs, documenting the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of 1939, were recently discovered in the American Geographical Society Library at the UWM Libraries. The images are part of the extensive Harrison Forman Collection that was donated to the American Geographical Society Library in 1987. Harrison Forman (1904-1978), a Wisconsin native, was an adventurous journalist, photographer, and explorer.
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Afghanistan- Images from the Harrison Forman Collection
About the Collection Scope and Content The online collection Afghanistan: Images from the Harrison Forman Collection documents the life and culture of Afghanistan in the late 1960s, several years before the civil unrest of the 1970s and 80s, the Soviet invasion, and the Taliban rule. The photographs, taken by Harrison Forman in 1969, portray the daily life of Afghanis, capture the beauty of the land, and document historic sites, including the great Buddhas of Bamiyan destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The online collection consists of 195 images selected from a set of 733 slides of Afghanistan in the Harrison Forman Photographic Collection housed in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries' American Geographical Society (AGS) Library.
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Scope and Content Cities Around the World presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographic Society Library. The images selected for this project focus on architecture, city life, people, transportation and other aspects of urban development, such as neighborhoods, commercial streets, and business districts. The pictures were taken by two photographers, Harrison Forman and Harold Mayer between 1942 and 1994. The digital collection provides access to photographs of over 450 cities worldwide. In addition to present-day metropolitan areas, this collection also features ancient cities and deserted settlements, including Carthage, Great Zimbabwe, Machupicchu, and Persepolis.
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News you may not find in the local media. Learn why it was disappeared.
“Shirikiretombo”—a story cut short—leaves readers poorly informed about Obama’s net neutrality proposal
by Larry Geller
If net neutrality is an important issue for you, you may have read the November 11 story in the Star-Advertiser, Obama urges strict rules for open net (Star-Advertiser p. A3, 11/11/2014) with interest. By the end of the story you’d understand that the president is planning to protect broadband services against carriers that would create a “fast lane” for those providers who pay while slowing down others. His proposal would require the FCC to regulate the Internet as a utility.
The story also indicated that the FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, an Obama appointee, had his own plan.
Ok, so that’s where it is. At least there is a possible solution, if Obama can get the FCC (composed of three Democrats and two Republicans) to go along with his proposal. Let’s see how it goes.
The trouble is, that’s not the end of the story, and wasn’t the end of the original New York Times story that the Star-Advertiser edited to fit.
The Japanese word Shirikiretombo (尻切れトンボ) refers to a dragonfly with its tail cut short. Horrible thought! But it can be translated to mean premature termination, or “cut short,” as perhaps a story cut off before the ending, leaving the listener or reader in suspense.
(original photograph by R. A. Nonenmacher, used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2)
I’ve always been fond of the expression because so many times we are fed only part of the story. Mostly, we don’t even know that we’re missing anything. Like cutting the tail off a dragonfly, that seems very wrong.
Regional newspapers often run stories sourced from the big nationals, since their resources are very limited. It’s not a bad thing to see a story from the Washington Post, LA Times, or the New York Times in our local Star-Advertiser, because most likely the reader would not have seen the story elsewhere.
But the only news you get is what fits. There is a blank space at the top of the third page where national news is routinely plugged in. Quite often, the original story is quite a bit longer than the space allows, and the Star-Advertiser editors then cut it. Editors everywhere have a habit of just cutting off the excess at the end. Sad. Like that poor dragonfly.
Particularly in the case of a New York Times story, sometimes the meat is towards the end. In fact, they have been known to “walk back” their splashy headline with material in the last few paragraphs. This we do not ever see if the story is cut short.
Since we don’t know what we are missing, we’re satisfied with what we have. Imagine that you had no idea what nachos were, and were only served the fried corn tortillas. Cool, they taste quite good. But the most important part you didn’t get, and you wouldn’t know it.
I like to check out the original when the story looks important, just in case. I’ve found stories that appeared in the S-A, say at the bottom of the page, that were only about half the original.
If net neutrality is something you are interested in, you might want to check out the full story on the New York Times website here.
What did the Hawaii reader miss? Two key items. The first is that the president’s proposal would not, in fact, protect broadband services, because, according to the story, even if reclassified as a utility under Title II, rates can be regulated (implying that a provider could still be charged more for higher speed). And equally important, the “disappeared” text indicates that it would be difficult to implement Obama’s proposal. To wit:
Title II also carries with it the possibility of regulating rates, but Mr. Obama asked the F.C.C. to refrain “from rate regulation and other provisions less relevant to broadband services.”
But forbearance from portions of the law are not always easy, because Title II has upward of 1,000 requirements, said Robert M. McDowell, a former F.C.C. commissioner.
“As a legal matter,” Mr. McDowell said, “it would be very difficult for the F.C.C. to subject the Internet to common-carrier regulation while at same time forbearing from the vast majority of Title II.”
[NY Times, Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules, 11/10/2014]
So, if this bit is correct, the president’s proposal may not be practical, and in any case may not protect users from tiered pricing or speed throttling.
Even with this additional information, we have not been given the whole story.
For one thing, the Times has not mentioned that Wheeler came from the communications industry, and perhaps will go back there when he leaves the FCC. He has his own ideas about how to change the rules.
For another, the Times did not mention that the primary objectors to a Title II solution are the cable companies and their ilk. Those are Wheeler’s folks. The quoted paragraphs above could have come from any of the big carriers.
From Democracy Now headlines for November 11:
The FCC is an independent agency, meaning Obama cannot directly control its actions. Obama’s appointed chair of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cellphone and cable industries, says the agency will need more time to craft its new rules.
And this, also from Democracy Now:
Obama’s proposal comes as his appointed FCC chair, Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cellphone and cable industries, is considering breaking with the president on net neutrality. According to The Washington Post, Wheeler met with officials from Google, Yahoo and Etsy on Monday and told them he preferred a more nuanced solution. Wheeler reportedly said: "What you want is what everyone wants: an open Internet that doesn’t affect your business. What I’ve got to figure out is how to split the baby." On Monday, protesters called on Wheeler to favor net neutrality as they blockaded his driveway when he attempted to go to work. Protests also took place in a dozen cities last week after The Wall Street Journal reported the FCC is considering a "hybrid" approach to net neutrality. This would apply expanded protections only to the relationship between Internet providers and content firms, like Netflix, and not to the relationship between providers and users.
[Democracy Now, Obama Calls for Net Neutrality, But His Own Industry-Tied FCC Appointee Could Stand in the Way, 11/12/2014]
Without knowing Wheeler’s situation, a reader can’t properly evaluate the chances of the president’s proposal being implemented, or the obstacles it faces.
If you’d like to know more, check out the Democracy Now video and transcript at the link. Ok, here it is for you. Click on the thingy at the lower right for full screen.
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Permalink posted by Larry @ 11/13/2014 12:54:00 PM
What people tend to forget or ignore is that SOLOMON DIDN'T SPLIT THE BABY. When corporate types say they want to decide how to split the baby remember- they are still going to KILL THE BABY.
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Requiring those Captcha codes at least temporarily, in the hopes that it quells the flood of comment spam I've been receiving.
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What do 'Real Socialists' Think of Democratic Socialists?
AuthorTopic: What do 'Real Socialists' Think of Democratic Socialists? (Read 374 times)
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Democratic socialism has been much in the news lately what with the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York and Bernie Sanders running around the country preaching that it's "Time for socialism."
But what do real socialists think of their ideas? Authors Anthony Davies and James Harrigan point out that Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders don't have a clue what real socialism is all about.
“In Denmark,” he said, “there is a very different understanding of what ‘freedom’ means.” Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen disagreed, pointing out in a speech delivered at Harvard that Sanders missed some important details in his attempt to make America Danish. “I would like to make one thing clear,” Rasmussen said. “Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy.”
Sanders has a solid track record for ignoring evidence, and Ocasio-Cortez is following in his footsteps. She recently declared herself “not the expert on geopolitics” — while appearing on national television to discuss geopolitics. And despite studying economics, she remains confused as to how something as simple as unemployment is measured. What neither seems to realize is that they inadvertently make the case not for socialism, but for economic freedom.
Economic freedom, the ability to engage in transactions free from government interference while simultaneously being protected from fraud, theft, breach of contract and other malfeasance, is at once a measure of limited and of effective government. While there is no perfect way to measure economic freedom, competing methods yield consistently similar results. The most recent of these, the Heritage Foundation’s 2018 Index of Economic Freedom, lists the United States as the 18th (out of 180) most economically free country in the world.
This is far short of the No. 4 ranking the United States held in 2007, the decline from which coincided with a dramatic increase in the scope of the federal government’s power and spending following the housing crash.
The US has no "Five year plan." There is no total government control of labor and capital as there is in real socialists countries like North Korea or Cuba. There is, indeed, interference in markets by government in the US. But "interference" is not "control" and for either the left or the right to refer to what is being espoused by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez as "socialism" is just plain wrong.
The so-called Scandanavian Model isn't socialism either:
Democratic socialists in the United States call for us to be more like Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Yet two of those countries, Denmark and Sweden, are more economically free than the United States, sitting at 12th and 15th in the Heritage rankings. Though at the bottom of the list for freedom from taxes (180th and 179th), Denmark and Sweden score much higher than the United States for freedom from government spending (13th and 3rd), effectiveness of their judiciary (9th and 5th), and business freedom (3rd and 11th).
Socialism has a consistent track record for any who care to take a sober look. The Soviet Union and Venezuela tried it and disintegrated. China and North Korea tried it and suffered mass starvation. Every country that has ever tried socialism has either retreated toward economic freedom, or has employed mass violence to force its people to remain socialist.
All of this should be perfectly obvious to American socialists, but they are as resistant to history as they are to economics. Consequently, they learn from neither.
Words matter. Definitions matter. Using the term "socialist" as a political attack on Democrats might be convenient shorthand but it's as irrelevant as when the left calls those on the right "fascists" or "Nazis." Without a general agreement on what these terms mean, there can be no intelligent conversation or debate about the direction the US should take.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/what_do_real_socialists_think_of_democratic_socialists.html
Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered
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Noam Chomsky on Mass Media Obsession with Russia & the Stories Not Being Covered in the Trump Era
https://democracynow.org - The New York Times reports special counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump’s tweets as part of Mueller’s expanding probe into Trump’s ties to Russia. This latest revelation in the Mueller investigation is part of a nearly 24-hour stream of headlines about Trump, Russia and the administration’s various scandals. But is the mainstream media missing the real stories amid its obsession with “Russiagate”? For more, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and professor Noam Chomsky on media manipulation in the Trump era.
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Re: What do 'Real Socialists' Think of Democratic Socialists?
Quote from: Golden Oxen on July 29, 2018, 07:58:19 AM
But one waitress has a bad memory of working with Ocasio-Cortez, 28, as Ocasio-Cortez tended bar during the very busy Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2017.
At the end of the night, when it came time to split the $560 in tips she had gotten at the bar, Ocasio-Cortez gave the waitress only $50. After the waitress complained to her manager, her take was doubled to $100, a source said.
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Total attack on strawmen here. They say a bunch of stuff about Denmark that they ASSUME with zero evidence that Bernie and Her Hotness dont know or dont want. Then they totally ignore that they differentiate themselves as DEMOCRATIC socialists from communists or "real socialism".
Another failed attempt to paint her a bimbo by people terrified shes going to tax them.
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Quote from: Agent Graves on July 29, 2018, 07:09:53 PM
Yes Agent, the article was biased against the two, most political articles go that route. As for folks terrified she will tax them, count me among them. It's a sure bet the way I read the lady.
The point the article makes about just exactly what these political labels really stand for anymore was what interested me and my reason for posting it.
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High and Dryer
I remember reading a statistic (or maybe it was a damned lie) that out of any list of 10 tasks only 2 will be accomplished within a reasonable time frame. Here was our task list for this past weekend (in no particular order):
Clean out accumulated lint from dryer exhaust hose.
Examine washing machine to seek source of persistent leak.
Winterize the downstairs windows with plastic.
Fix latch on upstairs patio door.
Wash out cat boxes and refill with fresh litter.
Fix leaky toilet tank.
Prep hallway for painting.
Get Carol's phone fixed.
Finish painting deck and porch stairs.
Remove detrius from lake shoreline.
That seems busy-but-achievable over a couple of days, doesn't it? We got through 1.5 of these endeavors.
Let's start with #8: Carol managed to jam the mini-USB charger plug upside-down into her phone. This of course begs the question why the receptacle isn't designed to accept the plug in either orientation. Apple has addressed this with their latest devices via the lightning connector -- which, of course, is not backwards-compatible with the flotilla of previously-purchased Apple products out there.
Anyway, it was apparent to the naked eye that the receiving end was mauled. Some folks like to tackle the fixing of home electronics themselves... yep, they sure do. Carol instead brought her phone to a local shop that was alleged to handle this kind of repair. The owner/tech guy wasn't there when she dropped it off, and the fellow watching the shop couldn't quote her a price but said he'd have the owner call her once he got in and could take a look. The owner called the next day to say the repair would be $120; Carol thought that was too pricey and declined, saying she'd come by to pick up the phone. We drove to the shop -- Other-Fellow was there and owner was away again. Carol asked for her phone and Other-Fellow handed it to her and then said she owed, despite no prior mention of it, a "$20 service charge" for examining the phone. I'll collapse the remainder of this story by reassuring you that the $20 is still in Carol's wallet.
That was our half-accomplished task (and I'm being generous in giving it that much value; the phone is still fucked up). On to the dryer...
Our house purchase last year included as-is appliances and among those were a very nice washer and a large-capacity dryer. Knowing how the house had been cared for by the previous owner we figured the dryer exhaust hose was likely clogged up with 17 years' worth of lint and cigarette ash. We could reach into the dryer exhaust port on the outside of the house and pull out handfuls of fluffy fabric. This would be a simple job -- remove, clean, replace. There are actually two hoses; one from the dryer to a joint that leads from the laundry room under the house, and then a second from the underside of that joint to the external exhaust housing. So I'd have to go through those steps twice - no big whoop.
Four hours later... The second hose, the one that I had to go into the crawl space to access, had been jammed into place without those pinchy-clips normally used to secure the hose at either end to the metal pipe. It was easy to remove but then impossible to get back in place, both because there were no clips to secure it and also because the two connections were up under the flooring and buried amidst insulation and wiring and spider webs. Carol drove to the local hardware store to get a pack of clips and also the tapered elbow needed to slip the end of the hose over, since one piece of pipe didn't have it (I have NO idea how the hose had remained in place; probably some of the cigarette by-product the previous owner had exhaled while smoking non-stop over a decade-plus of living in the house eventually worked its way down into those nooks and crannies and served as a tar-based adhesive). She also returned with a new section of hose: "Why don't we just start with a clean one?" Well, sure -- that made sense.
The new hose was aluminum but of a slightly different construction than the older one: rather than a metallic-sheet cover over a Slinky-style wire, this one had no wire and was just crimped into a sectioned pattern that allowed it to stretch. It was like it was made of a giant sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil that the World's Greatest Origami Artist had folded into an expandable tube. The problem -- as soon as I tried to attach it to the connectors, it started to tear just as you'd imagine a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil would if you tried to use it as a dryer exhaust hose. We ended up ditching the brand-new hose after shredding it just beyond the point where the hardware store would take it back, and I continued to wrestle the original hose into place.
Oh, but I've left out an important part of the narrative here -- Carol had also brought back a new external exhaust port, the part you see on the outside of the house. This one had a plastic cage on the underside so critters couldn't crawl up into the hose to seek warmth and/or nesting materials. So now I had to chip away caulk to remove the old port and cut into the siding to make the new one fit flush. Then I had the previously-mentioned wrestling match under the house, conducted while I was in a half-crouched position for close to an hour, which did wonders for my arthritic back and knees. But after much swearing and a brief crying jag born of frustration mixed with joint pain, the under-house hose was again functional and properly vented to the outside.
All that was left to do was reattach the loose end of the laundry room hose to the dryer and slide the machine back into place. Unfortunately, the laundry room hose was also made from that foil-like construction. It was another struggle to get it reconnected, but Carol (God love her) managed to do so. We worked together to push the dryer into its corner of the laundry room - Mission Accomplished! (Why does that phrase seem to come back to bite everyone who uses it in the ass?) I looked behind the dryer to make sure the hose remained attached, which it had -- neatly crumpled in half like a folded-over sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil. We pulled everything back out and cut away the crumpled portion and reattached it and moved it back again... this time with greater success.
One entire task completed. OK, what's next on that list?...
"2. Examine washing machine to seek source of persistent leak."
I hope Sears is having a sale on appliances soon.
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Top Goners: Ten Inventors Who Were Killed By Their Inventions. The Eight One Is Shocking!!
Andrei Calina 5 years ago 1 Comment
We all know the “Bad luck Brian” meme. Well, we dug up through history and found out that some guys played this role before it was even cool. And these cases were not even funny because they actually dealt with men losing their lives to….the wrath of fate.
We’re talking about some inventors that got themselves killed by their own inventions. After you read these stories, you’ll probably think that your corporate job is a gift from God.
1. William Bullock – Killed by his own printing press
The inventor of the web rotary printing press, William Bullock (1813–1867) crushed it during his invention reveal in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, it was his leg we’re talking about crushing. He developed gangrene and died during the amputation.
2. Otto Lilienthal – Died while he was trying to fly with his glider
Otto had a dream: he wanted to fly over the rainbow. Ok, not that far, but his glider took him over 200 metres in the air.
After his last flight ended bad, he told his brother with his dying breath: “Small sacrifices must be done”. We don’t know about you, but life is up there in our top priorities. Great man he must have been!
3. Marie Curie – Killed by radiations
Marie Curie is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She discovered two new elements: polonium and radium. Also, she demonstrated that is better to play with a frying pan in the kitchen than with radiations, as she died of aplastic anemia. Not to be sexist.
4. Michael Dacre – Crashed his flying-taxi and died
Mister Dacre watched too many SF movies and one day he decided it’s time to make a flying-taxi. He named it Jetpod.
We’ve watched a lot of “The Jetsons”, but it never crossed our mind to build a “flying taxi”.
Unfortunately, Dacre’s plans went down when he crashed the prototype.
5. Horace Hunley – Drowned while on board of his submarine
Hunley was one stubborn guy. He tried to build a 4 knots submarine, but it kept on sinking. Convinced that the crew is doing something wrong, he went aboard. Well, it turned out that the crew did nothing wrong…
6. Alexander Bogdanov – Died after blood transfusion went wrong
This Count Dracula of Russia was convinced that he could achieve immortality by blood transfusion. He died after he got the blood of a student suffering from malaria and tuberculosis.
7. Franz Reichelt – Parachute costume didn’t work as expected
Can you name Franz’s favorite superhero? Yep, it was Batman. Actually, we’re not sure, but he died while trying so show off with his amazing parachute costume.
8. Thomas Midgley – Killed by his bed
Thomas Midgley was a highly decorated chemist and although his work got him ill, that’s not what killed him. And no, enviromental activists had nothing to do with it either. Severely disabled, he developed a set of strings for his bed. Let’s just say that he was more talented at chemistry.
9. Sylvester Roper – Crashed his “motocycle”
In the 19th century, a bicycle was so old-school, and Sylvester wanted to be a bad-ass. So he made his own steam velocipede to get all the women. We don’t know if he tried to perform a “wheelie”, but he crashed his “motocycle” and died.
10. Max Valier – His rocket car exploded
Max was all fired up with his new invention – alcohol-fuelled rocket car. During a test, an explosion to the car sealed the deal between him and Death.
With their untimely deaths, humankind got serious insights into the unpredictable nature of science, and future developers worked to get better ideas learning from these mishaps. May their souls rest in peace and may we never have such mishaps ever again. Peace, out!
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Wow…Bad Luck Brian indeed!
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Habs sign Christian Folin to a one-year extension
By Brian La Rose – April 18, 2019
It took a bit of time before Claude Julien put Christian Folin in the lineup but clearly, he made a positive impression. The Habs announced on Thursday that they signed the defenceman to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension. The deal ensures he’ll make the same amount he earned in 2018-19 though this time, Montreal will be responsible for the full portion.
Folin was acquired from Philadelphia back in February as part of a four-player trade with the Flyers that also saw Montreal get Dale Weise back while David Schlemko and Byron Froese head to Philadelphia. On the surface, it looked as if Folin would just serve as cheap depth for the stretch run but he wound up having much more of an impact than Weise did.
This past season, Folin played in 45 games between the Canadiens and Flyers, picking up six assists while averaging a respectable 15:40 of ice time, a new career high. He also brought a physical dimension to the back end, averaging a little over three hits per game with Montreal.
While he was a regular down the stretch, it’s far from a guarantee he’ll be one next season. Shea Weber and Jeff Petry are still under contract while a now-healthy Noah Juulsen will be in the mix as well. That could mean that Folin could be the seventh defender to start next season which wouldn’t be a bad outcome as that would allow them to send Josh Brook and Cale Fleury back to Laval to give them some more development time.
While Weise’s acquisition provided next to no impact as expected (which makes him a buyout candidate this summer), Folin has certainly made the trade a small win for the Habs. Schlemko was clearly out of the plans while Froese will be a free agent next summer. To get someone that’s capable of playing a serviceable role on the third pairing (and one that’s in the plans for next season) for two players on the outside looking in is never a bad thing, even if the gain is only incremental.
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The Golden Boys Review
by Mark Zhuravsky
When did it become a prerequisite for aging actors to make movies geared toward septua- and octogenarians? The Golden Boys, a labored and irritatingly slow film from writer/director Daniel Adams based on the novel by Joseph C. Lincoln, squanders an impressive cast for the pursuit of a plot that quickly loses what little comedic value it has. The pacing of the film is glacial, nothing is truly at stake, and the drama underwritten and long-winded in spite of how much the film longs to be a nostalgic throwback to the decent man-and-women comedies of yesteryear.
The setting is Cape Cod, circa 1905. Three men, all more-or-less retired sea captains, bicker in their shared home. There’s wise, gentlemanly and commanding Captain Zeb (David Carradine, in one his last roles), rambunctious Captain Jerry (Rip Torn) and the levelheaded but somewhat rebellious Captain Perez (Bruce Dern). Amidst the largely pointless squabbling that centers on injecting as many references to seafaring as the dialogue can handle, the three men reach an epiphany – they’ve grown tired of keeping house and need someone else to do it for them. The solution is garnered so quickly that you can practically see the screenwriter flexing his pen hand – one of them must find a wife who will act as a house cleaner and caretaker for all three. Will these three sea dogs be able to find a willing lady? What do you think?
The film proceeds to move at a snail’s pace and the characters sadly never move past the thinly sketched “old-geezer” stereotype. They argue constantly, trading similar if not the same lines of dialogues, and even the arrival of the lady in question, Martha (Mariel Hemingway) fails to breathe any life into the film. A subplot concerning the borderline religious zealot John Bartlett (the always-reliable Charles Durning) surfaces and fizzles out, a cheap excuse to allow Martha to remain in the house with the three men.
The performances are similarly undercut by the conventionality of the script. Carradine brings a lifetime of solid working class actor charm to Captain Zeb and creates a wise man of few words and commanding actions but a gentleman nonetheless. Veteran character actors Rip Torn and Bruce Dern provide fine support and Mariel Hemingway is very earnest in imbuing her character with some spark of life. Watching the cast interact would have been enough had the film been eager to advance a permanently stagnant plot. Even more disappointing is the fact that the production design, music and general crew work is solid and even enticing, making for some pleasant locale shots and similarly comfortable golden-lit scenery.
In the end, there’s not much to be said for The Golden Boys. This is a film that counts among hundreds of others, pleasant but not necessary, escapist entertainment that doesn’t move or interest and, in the end, fails to be particularly entertaining. Maybe I am the wrong age group for this film, but relegating slow paced films to the elderly is similar to saying my age category should be eating up box office fast food like Transformers 2. I am certainly not having those stomach pangs and The Golden Boys is just not very satisfying, through and through.
DVD Bonus Features
The fairly recent death of David Carradine no doubt influenced the sole featurette on this disc, the 40-minute featurette “From Zen Master to Shipmaster: The Life and Career of David Carradine", a combination of Carradine interviews regarding the film and more conventional behind-the-scenes footage. The only other extras included are the theatrical trailer and a variety of trailers for other Lionsgate releases.
"The Golden Boys" is on sale August 18, 2009 and is rated PG. Comedy, Drama. Directed by Daniel Adams. Written by Daniel Adams, based on the novel by Joseph C. Lincoln. Starring Bruce Dern, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Rip Torn.
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30 Rathbone Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 20 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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Friends House
173-177 Euston Road, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 22 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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16-18 Marshall Street, Soho, London W1F | 22 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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54 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K | 23 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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37 Charles Street, The English-Speaking Union - Dartmouth House, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1J | 24 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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11 Soho Square, W1D | 24 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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14 Bedford Square, WC1B | 24 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 25 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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Dover Street Restaurant and Bar
8-10 Dover Street, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1S | 25 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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Logan Hall
Level 1 Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 25 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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The May Fair
Stratton Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 25 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 26 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 26 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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The Ritz Hotel
150 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 26 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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23-28 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 27 minutes walk from London Beatles Store
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“On, On, U of K …”
October 11, 2016 in 1950s-1960s
“On, On, U of K…” go the lyrics to the well known sports fight song—then as now– with its mix of spondees, anapests and occasional iambs. Such athletic occasions proved difficult for those of color who were neither involved nor included in anyway to participate fervently in that rally cry.
Thus, I created a makeshift directory which would serve, in part, to stave off some of the isolation the black students both on and off campus were socially experiencing. This group shared problems, opinions on various faculty members and the times of events that might be fruitful to attend.
Later on, I created a second small directory (academically-oriented this time). It included a few marginalized whites who for one reason or another were not involved in the fraternities and sororities, and did not hang out at a fraternity or sorority house. (The “houses” could become places where they could easily access and cross test files that had been saved from former teachers, as a few instructors were either too lazy or too busy to compose a new test or to secure the ones they had administered already.) Some simply administered them at a subsequent time. This phenomenon still occurs at many colleges nationwide today.
Both groups in my directories were listed by name and phone number so that they could confer with each other about such issues as forgotten dates of when assignments and tests were due. A few met and had discussions in study groups, and provided their notes to someone who had missed a class upon request.
These group directories were very beneficial. They especially helped me the semester I took 21 credit hours and worked two jobs (Jerry’s Restaurant on the Beltline and the YWCA on campus). I missed a lot of class while studying intensely to keep up with each class, thus, I could cross notes and pretty well get full coverage of what went on during my absence. UK was not as strict on class attendance in those days, thank goodness.
Those four short, nosy but powerfully intimidating and intrusive words became a perpetual exit question uttered by students one to the other when exiting a class in which the teacher had distributed grades on exams or essays. Made no difference whether the inquirer knew you or not, and in those instances, whether you were white, black, blue or green. At first I was shocked, then later angered, then I felt like saying “What’s it to you?” or simply “Pardon?” with raised eyebrows and an inflected voice as I felt that the question might be to establish themselves as ones with superior performance. But after enrolling in my second semester class in English, I was somewhat less reluctant as my papers always received the top grades with the top thoughtful comments. Mr. S. really liked and appreciated my papers and sometimes put a final comment of “Too Deep” on them, much to the two helicoptering black seniors who lived across the way from where I stayed in Boyd. (I mentioned them in my first post. They became my adopted guardians so to speak.)
After the jealousy of the others in that class became blatantly apparent, I learned to grab my papers and literally run because I felt that Mr. S. would garner as much heat as I, since I was the only black student in that class and the one who was making the top grades.
But It Didn’t Start Out That Way
English class didn’t start out that way first semester, however as I made what I deemed unsatisfactory grades on my first three papers under Ms. Z I was devastated! I had made straight A’s in English throughout my high school years, but I had never before written a single essay which is what the whole year of English at UK was all about. All I had studied at my small “Negro” high school were nouns, pronouns, the other parts of speech, a limited amount of punctuation and literature.
“Soooo,” I said to myself: “This must stop!” As I began to meet my own challenge, I began to literally sleep with my college English text, especially on entire weekends when I decided to stay in while my roommate was away, and I was not particularly up to being social in the limited way UK afforded. McCrimmons Writing and Usage, my text, became my pal. Indeed, as God would have it, learning to write decent essays would serve me and my offspring daughters, Jacinda Townsend and Akisha Townsend Eaton, who have achieved unbelievably nationally and internationally because of writing, for the remainder of our lives.
Bye, Bye U of K, For a Short While, Anyway
Accustomed by now to the rigors and nuances of what was then a not-long-ago integrated campus, tiring of attitudes on the part of teacher favoritism by some of them, disenfranchisement on the part of some organizations, and desiring a different experience before my four years as an undergraduate had expired, I sought a brief intermission, so that I could say that I had not spent my whole four years as an undergraduate student not knowing what was on the other side of the globe.
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, only an hour away from my home in Bowling Green and one of the two top prestigious “Negro” institutions in the country would be my next nesting place, the vehicle to help me launch my mission to use mixed metaphors. After my high school “homeboy” who was currently attending Fisk, brought his yearbook by for me to view, there was no turning back.
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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. “What’s happened to me?” he thought. It wasn’t a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer.
“How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that position.”
Entire Idea
Brown House
The capacity
However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn’t have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before. “Oh, God”, he thought, “what a strenuous career it is that I’ve chosen! Travelling day in and day out.
Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there’s the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!” He felt a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn’t know what to make of; and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He slid back into his former position. “Getting up early all the time”, he thought, “it makes you stupid. You’ve got to get enough sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury.
A collection of textile
It va esser tam simplic quam
Their separate existence
Initial into the belt
Breath of that universal
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A controversial album for TD. Many fans didn't like this when it came out. Peter Baumann had left and the now duo of Froese and Franke had added a singer(Steve Jolliffe) and a drummer (Klaus Krieger). Jolliffe also plays wind instruments and keyboards. This is actually one of the few TD albums that comes close to symphonic prog.
"Bent Cold Sidewalk" is one of the best TD songs, IMO. It starts with some of the finest use of vocoder ever. I think one of the main reasons they hired a singer was so they could use a vocoder! This song is the closest TD came to sounding like stereotypical '70s prog. The middle section is based around a sequencer part with Jolliffe playing flute and/or piccolo. Later there is some weird but great gibberish vocals. My favourite part of the whole song is at the end where you hear "bent cold sidewalk...open the gate". Superb. While some of the stuff TD did around this time could be described as New Age, "Rising Runner Missed By Endless Sender" sounds instead like New Wave. The only other song with vocals and the weakest one on the album.
The instrumental "Madrigal Meridian" starts off spacey. There is a fairly steady drumbeat until about 15 1/2 minutes when the drums fade out. At around 10 1/2 minutes there is a nice sequencer part with a guitar solo. Jolliffe plays some nice wind instruments on this song (piccolo? Cor anglais?). Near the end we get string-synths and some clavinet. The piece ends with some very violin-like synth playing. Around this time TD were really starting to use all the latest state-of-the-art synthesizers. They encounter the same problem that some fusion keyboardists and guitarists making 'fuzak' at the time did: using the latest technology does not equal interesting and timeless music. It took about another ten years before many figured this out.
One of their worst '70s albums but still nowhere near as bad as some of the post-1984 stuff. Oddly, this would make a good introduction to TD; especially fans of symphonic prog. They would keep the drummer for the next album but not use singing again until the late '80s. Overall a good album. 3 stars.
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posted Nov 8, 2013, 12:17 PM by Unknown user
Funding period :Oct 8, 2013 - Nov 7, 2013 (30 days)
Promotion was requested : Oct 25th - Nov 7, 2013 (13 days promotional campaign)
Project manager: Jim Anderson
Category: Web series
Campaign staffer Jamie must figure out how to undo an election day defeat in order to escape reliving the day over and over.
OUR FIRST EPISODE – ENJOY!
UPDATE! WE REACHED OUR GOAL! Now on to the ...
UPDATE! NEW REWARD ITEM! $40 backers can now get this awesome screen-printed canvas tote bag!
UPDATE! POSTER DESIGN! $25 and above get a download and $100 and above get a print of this sweet poster!
So, Re-Election is the story of an Election Day stuck in a time loop?
Why? What's that about?
Re-Election is a story about a group of campaign officers who've lost their drive. Most of them are phoning in their jobs. The Press Secretary is an alcoholic, the Field Director is having an affair with the intern, and the protagonist, Jamie, is literally reliving the same day over and over with nothing to show for it. But everyone has potential—and our story is about unlocking it. What can these people accomplish if they started caring about the direction of the campaign—and their lives? We want to show you!
Also: sci-fi is awesome, and time loops are really fun! Our first episode introduces you to the characters and the election day, and establishes the ground rules of the loop. In subsequent episodes, we will play with the timeline and introduce some cool surprises about how the loop mechanic works. By the end of the series, you'll find out what the loop is, and why it came to exist in the first place. (And this isn’t going to be like LOST—we totally have answers for you!)
Ultimately, though, the loop is just a device. At its core, Re-Election is about learning. Is it possible for Jaime to alter her path? What will it take to convince the others to help her? How can she learn to use the time loop for her own purposes, instead of just being stuck inside of it forever? These are the concepts we’re interested in exploring throughout the show.
Interesting! Okay, so who's making this thing?
Paul Karpenko (me!) - Director/Producer. I've made a variety of films over the last 10 years. My last film—a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action short called White Elephant—was accepted to and screened at the LA International Underground Film Festival. I was excited to dive into something new after completing it so I came up with the idea for Re-Election (which is about as far from post-apocalyptic action as you can get) and went full steam ahead.
After developing the concept, I teamed up with a co-writer and a producer, went through a ton of revisions of the script, and in the following months completed the scripts for all 8 episodes of our series. We then decided to film the pilot episode with funding out of our own pockets before launching the Kickstarter because we thought it was really important to have something to show you when reaching out for your help backing this project. I connected with an amazing film crew and shot the episode last spring. After finding an editor to help me cut it, and a musician to give the series a polished score, the episode was done!
Here are just some of the amazing people who've come on board to help me along the way ...
Evan McNamara - Co-Writer. He's a bit of a workaholic with a gift for snappy dialogue and tight storytelling, and he's completed scripts for all eight episodes of our series!
Angela Guyadeen - Political Consultant. She's worked on campaigns in DC as well as smaller local races. She gave us invaluable input that helped us make our characters and dialogue as realistic as possible.
Paris Tanaka - Producer. Paris is a godsend. She's worked on a wide range of projects and specializes in budgeting and the legal side of production. She's the one making sure every penny of our Kickstarter funds will be put to good use.
Justin Aguirre - Cinematographer. Justin and his incredible crew are the reason our pilot episode looks so good. (Check out Justin's reel!)
Rachel Maloney - Composer. Rachel's terrific music is inseparable from every other aspect Re-election. The score is a huge part of why we're so proud of the final product and why we're excited to film more of the story!
Our amazing cast, who love the story, the characters, and can't wait to do more. (Check out our IMDB page)
Here's a wacky group shot to convince you to support us.
Left to right: James McCoy as Richard, Lisa Roumain as Sheryl, Amber Rivera as Jamie, John Dana Kenning as Nick, David Currier as Doug, Justin Alastair as Benjamin
How can you say no to those faces!
In addition to HD Downloads of the episodes—including the first episode with director's commentary—and Rachel Maloney's awesome original score, we're offering some other really unique stuff!
$50 and above - Brad Jeansonne—an absolutely amazing artist with 13 years of experience working in video games and illustration on titles such as Halo 4, Call of Duty: World at War, and others—will create a custom Re-Election poster and you'll get a digital copy! The first 250 backers to pledge the $100 level and everyone who pledges above that will also get a gorgeous 11" x 17" print!
$75 and above - Get the new episodes before anyone else! Pledging this level and above entitles you to get an HD download of every new episode before it's posted publicly!
And as cool as that stuff is, here comes the really amazing stuff.
$300 - You get everything mentioned above, plus our producer, Paris Tanaka, will organize for you to attend a screenwriting structure class with Peter Gamble who teaches screenwriting at USC where he won the Melon Prize for Mentoring Students.
$500 - Professional headshots from J Wiley Photography (who did our set & cast photography). Support our project and get beautiful, professional head shots as a freebie!
$750 - Our producer, Paris Tanaka, will give you the unbelievable opportunity to pitch your project or idea to Robert Lundberg, formerly the Head of Development at Dune Entertainment (Avatar, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tree of Life). If you're a filmmaker looking to take your work to the next level, this is the way to do it.
And this is just a taste of our full list! Take a look on the right to find dinner with the crew, Paul and Paris personally advising your project, and of course a set visit to watch the magic, just to name a few. Peruse the full list and pick your favorite!
Plain and simple, this $25,000 is going to make Re-Election a reality because without this money, we will not be able to make the show. With these funds at the core, we will be able to acquire some additional financing to help this amount go further. Location and crew rates are hard to nail down without a firm schedule, so it's impossible to say exactly how much we'll need, but if we don't get at least $25,000, further episodes of Re-Electionsimply can't happen. That's is why we're counting on your involvement and your support. Please help us and join the Re-Election family; thank you so much!
Risks and challengesLearn about accountability on Kickstarter
The filmmaking process is wrought with uncertainty, but there are always steps a production team can take to maximize the chances of success. Being PREPARED is by far the biggest of these. This is why we shot our pilot: to show you that we're organized, capable, and can be trusted to tackle this project.
Paris Tanaka is a budgeting wizard who will make sure every penny of our raised funds goes the distance in making Re-Election a success. She will secure craft services (or make sandwiches herself like she did last time, right Paris?), lock in crew and vendors that we don't yet have, and generally grease the wheels of production. Seriously, she's awesome.
Paul will anxiously obsess over his giant continuity spreadsheet to make sure everything makes sense, he'll spearhead rehearsals with the actors to make sure they're prepared when the cameras roll, and he'll meticulously plan out each shooting day with Justin (camera setups, lighting considerations, etc.) so that everyone knows exactly what they're doing BEFORE they set foot on set.
Trust us, we will get this done and it will be a great show that you're going to love.
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Fit to be tried: Crossfit expands, boot camps
By Courteney Stuart | stuart@readthehook.com
Published online 2:42pm Wednesday Nov 5th, 2014
When Crossfit Charlottesville opened in the summer of 2009, some questioned whether the high intensity, short workouts focused on "functional fitness," where workouts have names like "Cindy" and "Fran," and adherents use words like "WOD" and "Rx"– was a passing trend. Three years later, the original Crossfit gym is thriving, says its founder, and on November 1, it got some competition with the opening of a new Crossfit location whose owners believe there's plenty of demand to support both businesses.
"We thought we could make a unique environment," says Michael Towne, a former U.S. Marine who opened Solidarity Crossfit in the former Stubblefield Photo space on Harris Avenue with his wife, Becky Tippett.
Unlike other businesses, Crossfit affiliates are under only the loose control by the California-based parent corporation. For a couple thousand dollars, a new gym can use the Crossfit name, and, unlike many other franchises, the parent company puts no restrictions on how many gyms– called "boxes" in Crossfit lingo– can open in a given area.
"You could open three Crossfit gyms next door to each other," notes Crossfit Charlottesville co-owner Kyle Redinger, who sees positive and negative in that policy. "It increases competition, which is good," he notes, "but it also means gym owners may be reticent to invest heavily in expanding, since they have no guarantee of the population size they alone are serving."
Nor do the corporate headquarters hold gyms to any strict standards. That lack of oversight allows gyms to be flexible and create unique atmospheres and training programs, but critics point out it can also result in trainers with insufficient experience to be leading intense exercise classes that often include sophisticated Olympic weightlifting moves like the snatch, a move in which a loaded barbell is swiftly lifted from the ground to overhead, and the deadlift, in which the a heavy barbell is lifted from the ground to a standing position. Performed incorrectly, such exercises can result in serious injury, but both Towne and Crossfit Charlottesville owner Kyle Redinger say they stress proper form and adjust workouts so that they're appropriate for any fitness level.
The concept has only gained, ahem, strength in the past few years, and now a second Crossfit gym has opened.
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Are Karachi Stocks Poised for Major Crash?
Karachi stock market is fearing the worst as the authorities contemplate removing an artificial floor of 9144 for KSE-100 imposed on August 27, 2008.
Karachi stocks have remained unscathed through the meltdown of major stock market indices around the world in the last few weeks. This has happened in spite of the precipitous drop in Pakistan rupee and the widely feared default on sovereign debt by Pakistan.
The reason why Karachi stocks have not suffered has nothing to do any "strong" fundamentals seen by astute investors. It is because of an artificial floor imposed on KSE-100 by the authorities. Fearing a complete meltdown of stock prices at Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan's Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a floor of 9144 for the market's benchmark KSE-100 index. The index closed at 9144 level on Wednesday, Aug 27, the day the KSE and SEC announced their decision to not allow the KSE-100 to trade below this arbitrary level. This extraordinary action, the first of its kind since the exchange opened its doors in 1948, came after investors pushed down the index to its lowest level in more than two years. Since this highly unusual action, the trading volume at Karachi has been extremely low. Daily trading volume dropped to a record low level last week to less than a million shares.
As a precaution before the KSE-100 floor is removed and to soften the blow for investors, the government is offering a Rs. 50 billion fund to bail out the shareholders. The fund will likely be used to offer "put options" worth Rs 30 billion to foreign investors. Pakistani stock brokers like the idea but they want at least Rs. 15 billion to cover losses by their Pakistani clients, according to media reports.
While Pakistan's Rs. 50 billion bailout package is laudable, it will be no more than a band-aid for a much more serious problem in Pakistan: Major loss of investor confidence. Unless the national leadership takes steps to get the economy on the right track and restore investor confidence, the rupee, the stock market and credit market and the whole financial system will continue to verge on collapse.
Labels: Bailout, Investor Confidence, Karachi Stocks, Pakistan
might hit 5000 before rebounding to 6.5
Here is the latest from Bloomberg on Karachi Stock Market's KSE-100 floor:
Pakistan extended trading restrictions on its stock market for the third time in a month to prevent a further slide.
``Some time is still required for the implementation of market stabilization measures,'' Adnan Afridi, managing director of the Karachi Stock Exchange told reporters today. Shaukat Tarin, the Prime Minister's finance adviser will visit the exchange on Oct. 31, after which a decision about ending curbs will be taken, he said.
The Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark KSE 100 Index has lost more than one-third of its value this year. Board members met over the weekend to discuss extending the curb, which was scheduled to be lifted on Oct. 27. The board also discussed ways to prevent possible violence by angry investors.
Here's an interesting explanation by India's former commerce minister Dr. Swamy of the impact of PNs, or participatory notes, on India's markets, and how PNs benefit corrupt politicians:
Indian economy had a set-back not because of financial contagion spreading from US, or because of the interdependent global trade system, but because of our own perfidious financial derivative called Participatory Notes [PNs] compounded by an anti-national agreement with Mauritius to permit even $ 1 paid-up companies incorporated in that country to invest in Indian stock markets and not be subject to capital gains tax. This was a “gift” from previous Finance Ministers, Yashwant Sinha and P. Chidambaram.
The Finance Ministry’s PN is unprecedented in world financial history. It is a piece of paper issued by designated financial institutions abroad such as Fidelity Investments and Morgan Stanley, which paper does not carry any detail except the money worth, and can be purchased by anyone with cash even without disclosing to any regulatory authority his or her name and the source of the funds! That piece of paper was acceptable for transactions in the Indian stock market for buying and selling shares as also short selling.
By a special order, the Finance Ministry under Chidambaram exempted the PNs from the purview of SEBI, RBI, Enforcement Directorate and CBI ! The SEBI headed then by Damodaran protested and repeatedly wrote to the Ministry to permit it as in any other stock market transactions to require reporting of the buyer and the seller as also the source of funds. The Tarapore Committee on Financial Reforms strongly condemned PNs and wanted it scrapped. The RBI Governor Reddy kept warning of dangers from PNs. All were ignored. Damodaran and Reddy were denied usual extensions of tenure. Their successors have fallen in line. Hence the perfidy continues without any accountability.
Thus, billions of dollars of “hot”money entered into the Mumbai stock exchange, that was used for buying and selling shares with PNs almost like cash, in fact better because cash transactions of over Rs.10,000 have to be reported with details to the Income Tax Department. Moreover if it came via Mauritius, it did not have to pay capital gains tax. By September 2008, PNs accounted for 60 percent of the FII funds in the stock market.
When the financial crisis was officially acknowledged in the US following the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government owned loan providers, followed by Lehman Brothers in September 2008, a liquidity crunch developed in US and later in Europe. Interest rates rose. Liquidity froze and funds were in demand. The PNs, which were “hot money” or Portfolio funds, just shipped out of India without any hindrance to the tune $60 billion in October 2008-January 2009 causing a stock market crash symbolized by the steep fall in the Sensex index. It is this that caused the financial crisis in India and not the US sub-prime loan defaults.
Why was Mauritius Tax Treaty and PNs invented by the then Finance Ministers of India ? Because it was to assist corrupt politicians and business persons to earn on their loot parked in Swiss Banks, Isle of Man, Cayman Island, Macao etc.. Till PNs came into existence this loot was just stashed away in secret accounts and they were paying service charges to the banks for keeping it secretly ! Now these bandits and pirates could earn easily on their ill-gotten money by playing anonymously on the stock market, and through consequent capital gains without having to pay taxes that honest citizens have, thanks to the Mauritius Treaty.
kserates said...
As Western governments have fretted about Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of militants, the Karachi Stock Exchange's main share index has risen more than 10-fold."
Here's a NY Times on soaring stock market in Karachi, Pakistan:
If the best time to buy, as the old business adage says, is when there is blood on the streets, then Pakistan’s commercial capital, Karachi, offers the ideal investment opportunity.
For more than a decade, the sprawling seaport megalopolis of about 20 million people has been racked by political, militant and criminal violence that has taken thousands of lives. Yet, over the same period, the city stock market, which is also Pakistan’s main exchange, has posted spectacular results.
Over the past 12 months alone, the Karachi Stock Exchange has surged more than 44 percent, placing it among the world’s top-performing stock markets in dollar terms this year, according to Bloomberg.
That follows a decade of growth in which one dollar invested in an index fund of Pakistani stocks 10 years ago would have earned, on average, 26 percent every year, analysts say, in a period otherwise notable mostly for bad news. As the stock market rose, the Pakistani military leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf fell, Osama bin Laden was captured and Taliban violence spread from the northwest to cities across the country, including Karachi.
Just as surprising, perhaps, Wall Street firms are driving the latest phase of the stock boom. Bad news can make for a good bargain, they say.
“What you see in the popular press is just one part of the picture,” said Mark Mobius, a fund manager at Franklin Templeton Investments, which has more than $1 billion invested in Pakistan stocks, mostly in the energy sector. “There’s another side to these countries, where life goes on. And that’s what we focus on.”
The gloomy image of Pakistan obscures positive aspects of its economy that, investors say, make some companies an attractive bet. Beyond the headline news, much of the country is getting on with normal life. And with a population estimated at nearly 200 million people — a high proportion of them young — Pakistan offers a large, lucrative market for consumer goods, construction and financial services firms, which constitute the bulk of the Karachi stock market.
The biggest publicly listed companies — like the multinational Nestlé, the Oil and Gas Development Company and Fauji Fertilizer, a military-run conglomerate — pay handsome dividends, which makes them attractive to foreign investors.
And the recent election victory of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a business tycoon, has injected confidence into the financial community, which had been wary of the previous government.
For a time, Pakistani stocks were undervalued by as much as 50 percent to account for risk, compared with a regional discount of about 20 percent, said Taha Javed, a financial analyst in Karachi. Now, as foreign investors pile in, he said, “we are catching up.”...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/world/asia/amid-bloodshed-in-pakistan-a-stock-exchange-soars.html
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Lyle Ronglien >> Jam Sessions - Rock Style >> Jam in Em, Jam in F#mJam in GJam in AmJam in BJam in A7Jam in E MajorJam in C#mJam in C#m continuedJam in AJam in F
Jam Sessions - Rock Style II
Lesson 9 - Jam in A
Lyle: As I was reviewed some of the other Jam Sessions in this Rock style, I notice I didn't have a real "old school" style rock jam. So I made a jam track in the style of Mr. Rock 'n Roll himself, Chuck Berry. It makes you want to get up and move. Makes your fingers want to wiggle about too. Here's the jam track for this lesson in the key of A:
Lyle: It's based off a simple 12 bar chord progression:
Lyle: The classic rhythm guitar riff goes like this:
Lyle: This jam may sound a little like the blues but it's early rock style. It has a straight 8th note rhythm instead of a swing or shuffle beat. It's driving hard and pounding out the rhythm just like they did in the early days of rock 'n roll. Early rock music came from a mixture of the blues, country, and even jazz.
Lyle: The basic scales to use while jamming to this groove in A would be the A major and minor pentatonic scales. I like to use the major pentatonic scale over the A (I) and E (V) chords, the minor pentatonic over the D (IV) chord.
Lyle: Look and listen to the next Tab file. Notice the A minor pentatonic scale is only used during the D chord within the progression:
Lyle: This is not a hard rule or something that always has to be, it's just one thing I'm trying to teach you. There are not too many rules when jamming the blues and rock. If it sounds good, just do it!
Lyle: The A maj pent has a C# in it, the A minor pent has a C natural in it. Look at the two chords in the next TAB. The circled note for the first chord on the G string is the major 3rd degree in the key of A. The A major chord has a C# as its 3rd degree, the D chord has a C natural as its b7th degree like a D7 or D9 chord. So when jamming or improvising, the major pentatonic makes good sense during the I and V chords, the minor pentatonic over the IV chord.
Lyle: The second chord - D7, has a circled note on the third string but this time it's a flatted 3rd degree in the key of A.
Lyle: Any questions?
write: The D7 would usually be the five seven chord in the key of G. Is that correct.
Lyle: Right, but in Blues and Rock you can turn the IV chord into a dominant 7 sometimes. For extra flavor.
Lyle: Let's look at the first solo from the lesson sample. You'll see that it's made from the major pentatonic, then switches to the minor pentatonic during the D chord.
Lyle: You can play the A minor pentatonic during the whole progression if you wanted.
Lyle: Let's look at the second solo which is played 12 frets higher than the first solo. It uses the same ideas for the use of pentatonics. First check out and listen to the scales flow over the jam:
Lyle: Watch for the changes during the D chord, the solo shifts to the A minor pentatonic during the D chord.
Lyle: Everyone jammin'?
phil: yep cool
Pacer: working up a sweat
Danny: yes
write: Wish I had found these lessons sooner in my career.
Lyle: :-)
Lyle: Remember you can start a rock n roll jam using the major pent, then switch to the minor pent during the 4 chord.
Lyle: See you at the next jam!
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Tomo Koizumi is the name to know at New York Fashion Week, thanks to Katie Grand
Fashion’s fairy godmother, Katie Grand, stylist, and founder of Love magazine, knows how to create a capital F-fashion moment. She can summon casting director Anita Bitton, makeup artists Pat McGrath, and hairstylist Guido Paulo to make something special. Or launch a career. She’s done it with Marc Jacobs before. She helped London designers Amie Robertson of A.V. Robertson and the wunderkind Matty Bovan start their careers. Not many young designers can claim top models walked in their debut shows. They simply can’t afford them. But the swish of her sparkly wand, anything is possible.
In the Marc Jacobs boutique uptown, Grand announced Tomo Koizumi to the world, a Japanese designer with a penchant for rainbow bright tulle confections, so sweet they can give you a toothache, so extravagant you think they’re borrowed from a dream.
Grand discovered Koizumi through Instagram, as one does nowadays. He hails from Tokyo, Japan and without fashion training, he has managed to build a name for himself. He shared his inspirations—which range from Cristóbal Balenciaga to John Galliano, Leigh Bowery to “oddly proportioned Japanese dolls”—with Vogue Runway.
Grand enlisted Rowan Blanchard, Gwendoline Christie to walk the show amongst models like Joan Smalls, Bella Hadid, and in-demand upcoming faces like Sara Grace Wallerstedt. They descended a staircase into a packed den of fashion editors bedecked in kilometres of tulle, in highlighter shades of lime green, bitter lemon, mandarin, and fuchsia. The dresses were detached from reality—fun for the sake of fun. T-shirts emblazoned with the Statue of Liberty’s head were superimposed with beaming smiles. Meme t-shirts and dreamy layers of frothy tulle.
Koizumi’s aesthetic mightn’t connect with a customer but one could hazard a guess and say that there’ll be few spectators who don't want a slice of his world—exotic, extravagant, and exciting.
A “loofah”? A “meringue”? “Armour”? Koizumi’s smocked tulle concoctions have been likened to an assortment of items but threading the line between each one is a recurring word: joy. Yes, that old thing. Remember that? With constant battles between the European Union and the United Kingdom, government shutdowns in the United States, and natural disasters in California, it would appear joy, in its purest form, has evaporated into thin air.
It takes someone like Tomo Koizumi to arrive and to restore our fate. In what, though? Is it fashion? He certainly achieved that much. He’s a new name who’s gotten everyone from Vogue to Robin Givhan at The Washington Post talking about his debut. He’s backed by Katie Grand, that speaks for itself. What about the world? It goes without saying we need things to remind ourselves what our imaginations can create in times of darkness.
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Patent application title: MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME
Inventors: Min-Cheol Park (Suwon-Si, KR) Min-Cheol Park (Suwon-Si, KR) Sang-Soo Park (Suwon-Si, KR) Sang-Soo Park (Suwon-Si, KR) Young Ghyu Ahn (Suwon-Si, KR) Young Ghyu Ahn (Suwon-Si, KR) Kyo Kwang Lee (Suwon-Si, KR)
IPC8 Class: AH01G4005FI
USPC Class: 174260
Class name: Conduits, cables or conductors preformed panel circuit arrangement (e.g., printed circuit) with electrical device
Patent application number: 20160133383
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A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers; and first and second internal electrodes having at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween. Each of the first internal electrodes includes a first electrode plate and a first lead connected to the first electrode plate, the first lead being exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape. Each of the second internal electrodes includes a second electrode plate and a second lead connected to the second electrode plate, the second lead being exposed to a second surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape. A portion of the first lead overlaps the second electrode plate, and a portion of the second lead overlaps the first electrode plate.
1. A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic body including dielectric layers; and first and second internal electrodes having at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, wherein each of the first internal electrodes includes a first electrode plate and a first lead connected to the first electrode plate, the first lead being exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape, each of the second internal electrodes includes a second electrode plate and a second lead connected to the second electrode plate, the second lead being exposed to a second surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape, a portion of the first lead overlaps the second electrode plate, and a portion of the second lead overlaps the first electrode plate.
2. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second leads are bent twice or more.
3. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second leads are bent at an angle of 90 degrees.
4. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein widths of the first and second leads are less than widths of the first and second internal electrodes.
5. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second leads are disposed within a width of the first and second electrode plates, respectively.
6. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein one side of the first and second leads is in parallel to one side of the first and second electrode plates, respectively, in a cross section of the ceramic body in a width-length direction.
7. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second leads are exposed to opposite surfaces of the ceramic body.
8. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second electrode plates overlap.
9. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second electrode plates have a rectangular shape, and the first and second leads are connected to ends of the first and second electrode plates in a length direction.
10. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein the first and second internal electrodes are alternately exposed to opposite surfaces of the capacitor body.
11. The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, further comprising first and second external electrodes disposed on outer surfaces of the ceramic body to be connected to exposed portions of the first and second leads, respectively.
12. A board having a multilayer ceramic electronic component, the board comprising: a printed circuit board; first and second board electrodes disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board; and the multilayer ceramic electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the first and second board electrodes, wherein the multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, each of the first internal electrodes includes a first electrode plate and a first lead connected to the first electrode plate, the first lead being exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body to thereby be connected to the first external electrode, and having a bent shape, each of the second internal electrodes includes a second electrode plate and a second lead connected to the second electrode plate, the second lead being exposed to a second surface of the ceramic body to thereby be connected to the second external electrode, and having a bent shape, a portion of the first lead overlaps the second electrode plate, and a portion of the second lead overlaps the first electrode plate.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0154284, filed on Nov. 7, 2014 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a multilayer ceramic electronic component and a board having the same.
[0003] Examples of electronic components using ceramic material include capacitors, inductors, piezoelectric elements, varistors, thermistors, and the like.
[0004] Among ceramic electronic components, a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) has a small size and a high capacitance and is easily mounted.
[0005] Such a multilayer ceramic capacitor is a chip-type capacitor that is mounted on circuit boards of various electronic products including display devices, such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs), and the like, computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, and the like, and serves to store and discharge electrical energy.
[0006] The multilayer ceramic capacitor may serve to suppress voltage noise in a circuit. When the multilayer ceramic capacitor is used in a high-frequency environment, it is preferable that the equivalent series inductance (hereinafter referred to as "ESL") of the multilayer ceramic capacitor is low, and there is a need to secure a predetermined level or more of equivalent series resistance (hereinafter referred to as "ESR") to promote stability. However, as a conduction line becomes long, ESR and ESL tend to increase. Therefore, generally, when ESL is decreased, ESR is also decreased. Therefore, research into increasing ESR while keeping ESL low has been ongoing.
[0007] As described above, it may be possible to variously adjust the ESL and the ESR of the multilayer ceramic electronic component.
[0008] A multilayer capacitor for adjusting ESR and ESL is disclosed in the following Related Art Document.
[0009] One aspect of the present disclosure may provide a multilayer ceramic electronic component having low equivalent series inductance (ESL) and high capacitance, and a board having the same.
[0010] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a multilayer ceramic electronic component comprises a ceramic body including dielectric layers; and first and second internal electrodes having at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, wherein each of the first internal electrodes includes a first electrode plate and a first lead connected to the first electrode plate, the first lead being exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape, each of the second internal electrodes includes a second electrode plate and a second lead connected to the second electrode plate, the second lead being exposed to a second surface of the ceramic body and having a bent shape, a portion of the first lead overlaps the second electrode plate, and
[0011] a portion of the second lead overlaps the first electrode plate.
[0012] The first and second leads may be bent twice or more.
[0013] The first and second leads may be bent at an angle of 90 degrees.
[0014] Widths of the first and second leads may be less than widths of the first and second internal electrodes.
[0015] The first and second leads may be disposed within a width of the first and second electrode plates, respectively.
[0016] The multilayer ceramic electronic component of claim 1, wherein one side of the first and second leads is in parallel to one side of the first and second electrode plates, respectively, in a cross section of the ceramic body in a width-length direction.
[0017] The first and second leads may be exposed to opposite surfaces of the ceramic body.
[0018] The first and second electrode plates may overlap.
[0019] The first and second electrode plates may have a rectangular shape, and the first and second leads may be connected to ends of the first and second electrode plates in a length direction.
[0020] The first and second internal electrodes may be alternately exposed to opposite surfaces of the capacitor body.
[0021] The multilayer ceramic electronic component may further comprise first and second external electrodes disposed on outer surfaces of the ceramic body to be connected to exposed portions of the first and second leads, respectively.
[0022] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a board having a multilayer ceramic electronic component comprises a printed circuit board; first and second board electrodes disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board; and the multilayer ceramic electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the first and second board electrodes, wherein the multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, each of the first internal electrodes includes a first electrode plate and a first lead connected to the first electrode plate, the first lead being exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body to thereby be connected to the first external electrode, and having a bent shape, each of the second internal electrodes includes a second electrode plate and a second lead connected to the second electrode plate, the second lead being exposed to a second surface of the ceramic body to thereby be connected to the second external electrode, and having a bent shape, a portion of the first lead overlaps the second electrode plate, and a portion of the second lead overlaps the first electrode plate.
[0023] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0024] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multilayer ceramic electronic component according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0025] FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a relationship of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes stacked in the multilayer ceramic electronic component according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0026] FIGS. 3 through 5 are plan views of dielectric layers provided with first and second internal electrodes which are stacked in the multilayer ceramic electronic component according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0027] FIG. 6 is a plan view of dielectric layers provided with first and second internal electrodes which are stacked in a multilayer ceramic electronic component according to Comparative Example.
[0028] FIGS. 7 through 9 are plan views of dielectric layers provided with first and second internal electrodes which are stacked in multilayer ceramic electronic components according to Inventive Examples.
[0029] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a multilayer ceramic electronic component according to another exemplary embodiment.
[0030] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a board having a multilayer ceramic electronic component according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0031] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0032] The disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
[0033] In the accompanying drawings, shapes and dimensions of components may be exaggerated for clarity. In addition, components having like functions will be denoted by like reference numerals throughout the accompanying drawings. Further, terms with respect to directions will be defined. As viewed in FIG. 1, "L" refers to a length direction, "W" refers to a width direction, and "T" refers to a thickness direction.
Multilayer Ceramic Electronic Component
[0034] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a relationship of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes stacked in the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to an exemplary embodiment; and FIGS. 3 through 5 are plan views of dielectric layers 111 provided with first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 which are stacked in the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0035] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 5, the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 may include a ceramic body 110 including dielectric layers 111; and first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 each having at least one of the dielectric layers 111 interposed therebetween, wherein each of the first internal electrodes 121 includes a first electrode plate 131 and a first lead 141 connected to the first electrode plate 131, exposed to one surface of the ceramic body 110, and having a bent shape, and each of the second internal electrodes 122 includes a second electrode plate 132 and a second lead 142 connected to the second electrode plate 132, exposed to one surface of the ceramic body 110, and having a bent shape. The first lead 141 overlaps the second electrode plate 132 and the second lead 142 overlaps the first electrode plate 131.
[0036] The ceramic body 110 illustrated in FIG. 1 may be formed by stacking a plurality of dielectric layers 111 in a thickness direction and then sintering the same. Adjacent dielectric layers 111 may be integrated with each other so that boundaries therebetween are not apparent. Here, the ceramic body 110 may have a hexahedral shape.
[0037] Referring to FIG. 2, in the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100, according to an exemplary embodiment, the dielectric layers 111 and the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 disposed on upper surfaces of the dielectric layers 111 may be stacked. The first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may be alternately provided with at least one of the dielectric layers 111 interposed therebetween, and may be disposed to be exposed to one side of the dielectric layers 111. The dielectric layers 111 and the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 that are stacked may be variously modified, and are not limited to those illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0038] The dielectric layer 111 may contain a high-k ceramic material, such as barium titanate (BaTiO3) based ceramic powder. However, a material of the dielectric layers 111 is not limited thereto as long as sufficient capacitance may be obtained. In addition, the dielectric layers 111 may further contain a ceramic additive such as a transition metal oxide or carbide, rare earth elements, magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), an organic solvent, a plasticizer, a binder, and/or a dispersant, if necessary, in addition to the ceramic powder.
[0039] The first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 having different polarities may be formed to be spaced apart from each other on ceramic sheets forming the dielectric layers 111.
[0040] The first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may be formed of a conductive material, such as silver (Ag), lead (Pd), platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu), or an alloy thereof. However, the material of the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 is not limited thereto.
[0041] The first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may include the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 and the first and second leads 141 and 142, respectively. The first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 may be disposed to overlap each other with at least one of the dielectric layers 11 interposed therebetween. The first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may be electrically connected to first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 through the first and second leads 141 and 142, respectively, and different currents may be applied to the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 through the first and second external electrodes 151 and 152, respectively. Here, capacitance may be formed by the overlapping portions of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132.
[0042] The multilayer ceramic electronic component 100, according to an exemplary embodiment, may include the first and second leads 141 and 142. Referring to FIG. 2, the first leads 141 may be exposed to the same end surface of the ceramic body 110, but may also be exposed to the same end surface of the ceramic body 110 in different positions when viewed in the width direction W of the ceramic body. FIG. 2 illustrates that two types of first leads 141 are exposed to the same end surface of the ceramic body 110 in different positions. However, the first leads 141 are not limited thereto, and may be exposed in various positions. Similarly, the second leads 142 are exposed in the same manner.
[0043] In the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100, if a multi-terminal structure is used in order to decrease equivalent series inductance (ESL), the number of leads may be increased, and thus equivalent series resistance (ESR) may also be decreased, and the stability of a power supply circuit may be deteriorated by the decreased ESR. In consideration of this problem, the first and second leads 141 and 142 included in the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may be bent, and thus lengths of the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be increased, whereby a decrease in ESR may be significantly suppressed. In other words, the lengths and widths of the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be adjusted, and thus the ESR may be appropriately adjusted to a desired level. For example, the widths of the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be decreased to increase ESR. The first and second leads 141 and 142 may be formed to have a width of about 30 μm to 50 μm, which is stably realized by a screen printing process.
[0044] Referring to FIG. 3, since the widths of the first and second leads 141 and 142 are less than those of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132, a decrease in ESR may be prevented. In addition, the first and second leads may include bent portions A and B. Since the bent portions increase the lengths of the first and second leads 141 and 142, they may prevent the decrease in ESR.
[0045] The bent portions may be variously modified to increase the lengths of the first and second leads 141 and 142. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, there may be two bent portions A and B. The first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 may have a rectangular shape, and the first and second leads 141 and 142 may have portions that are parallel to one side of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132, respectively. Although not illustrated, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may have an "S" shape, in which they are inclined with respect to one side of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132, or the like.
[0046] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may extend from ends of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 in the length direction, respectively. In a cross section of the ceramic body in a width-length direction, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be disposed in the same range as that of the widths of the first and second electrode plates, respectively. In addition, the first and second leads may be bent at an angle of 90 degrees. It is intended to prevent short circuits that may be generated in cases in which the first and second leads 141 and 142 are disposed outside the dielectric layers 111 and to make product design and product manufacturing processes convenient.
[0047] Referring to FIG. 4, in the cross section of the ceramic body in the width-length direction, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be disposed within the range of the widths of the first and second electrode plates, respectively, thereby preventing short circuits that may be generated in cases in which the first and second leads 141 and 142 are disposed outside the dielectric layers 111.
[0048] The first and second leads 141 and 142 may be bent twice or more. FIG. 5 illustrates that the first and second leads 141 and 142 are bent four or more times, so that they include bent portions C, D, E, and F. As described above, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be bent, and thus the lengths of the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be increased, whereby a decrease in ESR may be significantly suppressed.
[0049] Meanwhile, when the first and second leads 141 and 142 are disposed to overlap the second and first electrode plates 132 and 131, respectively, capacitance of the multilayer ceramic electronic component may be increased while ESL of the multilayer ceramic electronic component may be decreased. Since the first and second leads 141 and 142 are disposed as described above, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may contribute to forming capacitance and decreasing a current path of a frequency, and thus electrical characteristics such as ESL may be improved. Since a current flowing through the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 may flow through the overlapping portions in which the first and second leads 141 and 142 and the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 overlap each other under a predetermined condition, a current path may be short, and thus low ESL may be maintained.
[0050] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may extend from the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132, respectively, and be bent to have first bent portions A, and then they may extend to have sides parallel to the sides of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 in the width direction. Then, the first and second leads 141 and 142 may be bent to have second bent portions B in the range of the widths of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132. The first and second leads 141 and 142 may overlap the second and first electrode plates 132 and 131, respectively, but the overlapping portions may be limited to portions of the first and second leads 141 and 142 that are positioned before the first bent portions A and are parallel to the sides of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 in the length direction (see FIGS. 7 and 8). Alternatively, the overlapping portions may include portions of the first and second leads 141 and 142 that are positioned between the first bent portions A and the second bent portions B and are parallel to the sides of the first and second electrode plates 131 and 132 in width direction (see FIGS. 3 and 9).
[0051] Table 1 includes data illustrating changes in ESL and capacitance depending on an area of the overlapping portions of the first and second leads 141 and 142 and the second and first electrode plates 132 and 131.
[0052] In the Comparative Example and Inventive Examples 1 to 3 of Table 1, multilayer ceramic electronic components were manufactured to have a size of 1.0 mm×0.5 mm, and widths of first and second leads were 50 μm. ESL was indicated by an average value of ESL from a self resonance frequency (SRF) to 3 GHz, and capacitance was indicated by an average value of capacitances from 30 kHz to the self resonance frequency (SRF).
[0053] FIGS. 6 through 9 illustrate the Comparative Example and Inventive Examples 1 to 3. FIG. 6 illustrates an overlapping region between first and second leads and second and first electrode plates of a multilayer ceramic electronic component, according to the Comparative Example. In the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100, according to the Comparative Example, the first and second leads do not overlap the second and first electrode plates. FIGS. 7 through 9 illustrate overlapping regions between the first and second leads 141 and 142 and the second and first electrode plates 132 and 131 of the multilayer ceramic electronic components 100 according to Inventive Examples 1 to 3, respectively. Referring to FIGS. 7 through 9, Inventive Example 1 had the smallest overlapping region, and Inventive Example 3 had the largest overlapping region.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparative Example and Inventive Example No. ESL (pH) Capacitance (nF) Comparative Example 202 44 Inventive Example 1 193 46 Inventive Example 2 184 48 Inventive Example 3 153 53
[0054] Referring to Table 1, in the Comparative Example having no overlapping region between the first and second leads and the second and first electrode plates, ESL was 202 pH, which was the largest value, and capacitance was 44 nF, which was the smallest value.
[0055] In all of Inventive Examples 1 to 3, ESL was less than 200 pH, and capacitance exceeded 45 nF. In addition, it may be appreciated that as the overlapping regions are increased, measured ESL was lower and measured capacitance increased. As a result, the overlapping regions between the first and second leads 141 and 142 and the second and first electrode plates 132 and 131 may be adjusted to adjust ESL and capacitance.
[0056] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to another exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 10, the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100, according to this exemplary embodiment, may further include first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 disposed on outer surfaces of the ceramic body 110 to be connected to exposed portions of the first and second leads 141 and 142, respectively. The first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 may be connected to the first and second leads 141 and 142, respectively, to thereby be electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122, respectively.
[0057] The first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 may be formed to cover both end surfaces of the ceramic body 110 in the length direction and be electrically connected to the first and second leads 141 and 142 exposed through both end surfaces of the ceramic body 110 in the length direction, respectively.
[0058] The first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 may be formed of a conductive material, such as silver (Ag), lead (Pb), platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu) or an alloy thereof. However, the material of the first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 is not limited thereto.
[0059] Meanwhile, first and second plating layers (not illustrated) may be formed on the first and second external electrodes 151 and 152.
[0060] The first and second plating layers may include nickel (Ni) plating layers formed on the first and second external electrodes 151 to 152 and tin (Sn) plating layers formed on the nickel plating layers.
[0061] The first and second plating layers may increase bonding strength between the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 and a printed circuit board when the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 is mounted on the printed circuit board, or the like, using solders. Here, a plating operation for forming the first and second plating layers may be performed by a known method. As an example, lead-free plating may be performed in order to be environmentally friendly. However, the plating operation is not limited thereto.
[0062] In the present disclosure, the numbers and positions of first and second leads are not limited to those illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 5 and 10, and may be variously modified. In addition, the numbers and positions of first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 may be variously modified.
Board Having Multilayer Ceramic Electronic Component
[0063] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a board 200 having a multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0064] Referring to FIG. 11, the board 200 having a multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 may include a printed circuit board 210, first and second board electrodes 211 and 212 disposed on one surface of the printed circuit board 210, and the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 mounted on the printed circuit board 210 and electrically connected to the first and second board electrodes 211 and 212. The multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 may include a ceramic body 110 including dielectric layers 111; first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122 provided with at least one of the dielectric layers 111 interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 connected to the first and second internal electrodes 121 and 122, respectively, wherein each of the first internal electrodes 121 includes a first electrode plate 131 and a first lead 141 connected to the first electrode plate 131, exposed to one surface of the ceramic body 110 to thereby be connected to the first external electrode 151, and having a bent shape, and each of the second internal electrodes 122 includes a second electrode plate 132 and a second lead 142 connected to the second electrode plate 132, exposed to one surface of the ceramic body 110 to thereby be connected to the second external electrode 152, and having a bent shape. The first lead 141 overlaps the second electrode plate 132, and the second lead 142 overlaps the first electrode plate 131.
[0065] The first and second external electrodes 151 and 152 may be bonded to the first and second board electrodes 211 and 212 of the printed circuit board 210 through solders 220, respectively.
[0066] The multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to this exemplary embodiment may be the same as the multilayer ceramic electronic component 100 according to the previous exemplary embodiment.
[0067] As set forth above, according to exemplary embodiments in the present disclosure, a multilayer ceramic electronic component having low equivalent series inductance (ESL) and high capacitance, and a board having the same, may be provided.
[0068] While exemplary embodiments have been shown and described above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations could be made without departing from the scope of the present inventive concept as defined by the appended claims.
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Here you will find course materials and assignments for English 204: The Literature of Culture. If you have questions or concerns or cannot find something, please let me know ASAP!
From the course description: In this section of the Literature of Culture we will be reading texts that seek to bear witness, inviting the reader not just to acknowledge a variety of economic, social, political, and cultural ills, but also to change how she goes about her daily life. These texts, then, deal directly with moral reflection and cultural diversity. While notions of witness may entail legal and cultural forms of truth, particularly with regard to why the reader would/would not enact the real-world changes sought by the text, these texts nonetheless complicate how we relate to historical events, times, and places. To what extent are the universal truths of human rights and human dignity more important than the historical occurrences that befall a particular individual? In making arguments for sweeping change, why do such texts often elide the individual stories of their authors in order to highlight the more general condition of the author’s social/ethnic/economic/racial class? How do moments of fiction actually bring us closer to the truth than the factual recording of events? How do our own ideas of truth prejudice our readings of these texts? What factors complicate the production of these texts with regard to authority, writing, and their potential reception? Does who reads in the end matter just as much as who’s doing the writing?
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95 $ 379. Sony Alpha 7 : Canon 5D Mark II : The Sony Alpha 7 for us, is an impressive camera. Sony Alpha 7 $ 3,239. Built-in Wi-Fi makes it easy to share stored footage with your friends and family. Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Sony A7 III, which was introduced in February 2018 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 24.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Canon 6D MII, which was introduced in June 2017 is a Advanced DSLR camera with a 26.0MP Full frame sensor. Now let's compare some sample lenses from each mount with typical Focal ranges for Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII to see how these lenses compares: You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII, below you can find their scores in five different aspects. The remarkably compact and lightweight body is solidly built to withstand the rigors of shooting in the field. 64 points. 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Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison. Sony A7 III has external dimensions of 127 x 96 x 74 mm (5 x 3.78 x 2.91″) and weighs 650 g (1.43 lb / 22.93 oz) (including batteries). The α7 II includes advanced features that serious moviemakers demand. 52 points. This applies the most appropriate noise reduction for each area in the image to markedly reduce noise and increase clarity. Elevate your photography with Imaging Edge desktop applications. The Alpha series are performing pretty good as a full frame contender to … Mac OS and iMovie are trademarks of Apple Computers, Inc. HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC. Further expand your shooting pleasure and give your photography a professional edge with accessories specially designed for this model. 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Capture One Express (for Sony) is a free award-winning editing software that provides RAW development, easy management and powerful editing tools. Perfect for postproduction. Sony broadens your photographic horizons with an expanded lineup of full-frame A-mount and E-mount lenses offering incomparable performance. All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older. Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison. An antidust mechanism and antistatic coating on the surface of the optical filter help keep your photos blemish free. Say goodbye to five types of camera shake! The latest software is available on the support page. Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. Sony Alpha A7 II 24.3MP Digital Camera - Black (Body Only) $550.00 1 bid + shipping . The Sony Alpha Mark II was the first 5-axis sensor-based image stabilization. There is only 8 months difference between A7 III and 6D MII so we are expecting this to be a fair comparison regarding age and technology level. The A7 II meanwhile was notable on launch for the claim of it being the world’s first full frame mirror-less camera with five-axis image stabilisation, the equivalent of a 4.5 step faster shutter speed. Sony is starting from scratch with the Alpha 7S Mark II replacement, promising that the hotly-anticipated camera will be a ground-up reinvention. Both Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII has Sensor based Image stabilization which means that all the lenses will be stabilized in these bodies. The A7 III gains a significant update to its autofocus because it features a very similar … 64 points. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. We check over 130 million products every day for the best prices. 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Sony Alpha a7 IV (Also known as a7IV, ILCE-7M4) is an upcoming professional full frame mirrorless camera expected to be announced in 2021. a7IV will replace currently a7 III.Since the a7R IV (B&H/Adorama/Amazon) and a7S III (B&H/Adorama/Amazon) have been released.So we are near for the a7IV announcement. Front and rear dials allow swift adjustment of exposure and other parameters while viewing scenes through the viewfinder. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Sony A7 III is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Canon 6D MII has an advantage over Sony A7 III There are 250 lenses for Canon 6D MII's Canon EF mount, on the other hand there are only 126 lenses for Sony A7 III's Sony E lens mount. 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Compact and refined for intuitive operation, it offers enhanced Fast Hybrid AF that delivers lightning-fast focusing, super-wide coverage, and exceptionally effective tracking of fast-moving subjects. The a7S II was a … Here is the back view size comparison of Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII. Heighten photographic expression according to your own creative needs. Canon 6D Mark II vs Sony A7 II. In this section, We are going to illustrate Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Comparison winner. © 2014 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. The Fn (Function) button and button customization offer swifter access to your preferred features. However, Sony has taken on-board some of the criticisms made of the original A7 and A7R and made the same handling tweaks to the A7R II as it did to the A7 II. *Note: Services availability depends on region. So, in all honesty, we are happy to say that this camera really makes the cut. Connect the camera to a smartphone or tablet with one touch! Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Sony A7 III, which was introduced in February 2018 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 24.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Canon 6D MII, which was introduced in June 2017 is a Advanced DSLR camera with a 26.0MP Full frame sensor. Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII have almost the same sensor size so none of them has any significant advantage over other in providing control over depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. ©2020 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. | Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) CMOS Sensor. Quick Navi Pro lets you confirm current camera settings at a glance and find options without searching through menus. Below you can see the front view size comparison of Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII. The short flange-back distance in the E-mount α7 II contributes to broad lens compatibility. Capture One Pro (for Sony) can be bought for even more editing tools and tethered shooting capability. Picture Information. 99. Announced in November, the Sony Alpha A7 Mark II (aka ILCE-7M2) is an update to the Alpha 7, with built in 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation, improved AF … In this section, we rank and compare Sony A7 III and Canon 6D MII for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas. The α7II is equipped with S-Log2 gamma. Professional options open up new horizons. Sony, BIONZ X, Exmor, InfoLITHIUM, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, the Memory Stick logo, PlayMemories Home, PlayMemories Mobile, PlayMemories Camera Apps, PlayMemories Online, Remote Commander, SteadyShot, SteadyShot INSIDE, Smile Shutter, Stamina, Theatre Sync, Sweep Panorama, Xtra Fine LCD and the Sony logo are trademarks of Sony. Extensive coverage keeps AF right on track. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Sony A7 III has a 24.0MP Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor. Sony has taken their line of full-frame cameras to the next level with the Alpha a7 II Mirrorless Digital Camera, which features 5-axis SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization with 4.5 stops of compensation for pitch, yaw, horizontal shift, vertical shift, and roll.Operation of the 24.3-megapixel series has been streamlined with a redesigned grip, shutter release button, and customizable controls. A7 III's built-in Image stabilization system is effective to compensate vibration up to 5.0-stops according to CIPA standards. Opens image gallery. A newer version of your browser may be available. The 6D Mark II is a DSLR, while the A7 II is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. 99. This camera is quite a compact and sturdy camera. Sony is not responsible for typographical and photographic errors. Remarkably fast for a full-frame camera AF system. Fast Hybrid AF smoothly tracks fast-moving subjects nearly anywhere on the screen thanks to a wide-area 117-point focal plane phase-detection AF sensor. Various refinements ensure a more secure grasp of the camera and more natural shooting with less camera shake. Most in-lens systems cannot compensate for roll shake. 41 degrees to accommodate wide-ranging shooting angles. Transfer Full HD movie signals in real time to an external monitor. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. The Sony Alpha 7 Mark III does not have a mirror and an optical viewfinder prism inside the camera.
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Watch: Chromeo - “Come Alive” (feat. Toro y Moi) Video
Mannequin Magic
Jan 31, 2014 By Mike Hilleary
This year electro/funk duo Chromeo will release their brand new album White Women. Including special guests such Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Solange, the record also features Toro y Moi on the newly shared single "Come Alive."
Yesterday Chromeo premiered a brand new music video for the collaborative track. Directed by Alex Southam it depicts a sexier version of Night at the Museum in a closed departure, where mannequin models turn into beautiful, dancing women in need of some supply closet action. Click below to watch.
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Kansas defeats TCU, 76-75
7 p.m., Feb. 13, 2013
Fort Worth, Texas,
Media & Analysis
Originally published February 13, 2013 at 09:48p.m., updated February 14, 2013 at 12:06a.m.
KU women rally from huge deficit, upend TCU
Kansas' Monica Engelman
KU-TCU women's box score
Fort Worth, Texas — Talk about mixed emotions.
Kansas University women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson was beaming after the Jayhawks’ wild, come-from-behind — historic, even — 76-75 victory over Texas Christian on Wednesday, but the feel-good vibe couldn’t completely overcome the dismay she felt at halftime.
Behind a career-best 26 points from senior Monica Engelman, including 18 in the second half, KU rallied from 22-point deficit at the half and a 23-point hole early in the second half at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
“We were just terrible,” Henrickson said of the Jayhawks’ first half. “I don’t know I’ve seen us that bad in a long, long time. But like I told them in the locker room, I’ve never been so darn mad and so darn happy in an hour-and-45-minute swing. I couldn’t be more proud just to hang in and hang in.”
The 22-point halftime deficit overcome was the largest in school history. The previous high was 16 against Iowa State in 1988.
Kansas University Media Relations
“We were incredibly proud of ourselves,” said Engelman, who hit nine of 16 field goals, two of six threes and six of eight free throws. “We realize we shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position, but when we got out of it, it was such a sense of relief, (that) we can do this. It was kind of a lesson learned.”
Kansas trailed, 49-27, at the half and by a game-high 23 at 52-29 just after intermission.
The Jayhawks improved to 15-8 overall, 6-6 in the Big 12, while TCU fell to 7-16 and winless at 0-12 in the league.
Zahna Medley led TCU with 35 points.
KU opened the second half with an 11-3 run, behind four points by Angel Goodrich, to close the deficit to 52-38 with 16:07 left. The Jayhawks cut the lead to 60-53 with 7:50 remaining, thanks to a 9-2 run. Medley scored five-straight points for TCU, and the Horned Frogs pushed the lead back to 65-53.
Engelman’s jumper off the left wing with 3:28 left capped a 15-2 run and gave the Jayhawks their first lead, 68-67.
In the final three minutes, the lead changed five times, and twice in the final minute KU’s Carolyn Davis gave the Jayhawks a one-point lead on layup baskets. The final Davis bucket gave KU its 76-75 lead with 12.5 seconds on the clock.
TCU’s Kamy Cole missed the potential game-winner with three seconds left.
Sophomore Chelsea Gardner grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and added a career-high six blocked shots for the Jayhawks, while Davis posted her second-straight double-double and the 21st of her career with 19 points and 13 boards.
Asia Boyd also added 14 points for KU, including three critical second-half three-pointers.
KU will host Oklahoma on Sunday for the annual “Jayhawks for a Cure” game. Tipoff is 1:30 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
KU women counting on Monica Engelman for strong finish
Angel Goodrich sets KU assists record as Jayhawks take down No. 22 Oklahoma, 81-71
KU women's seniors focus on winning, not home finale
johnnyphoton 7 years, 11 months ago
Really, this is the first Post comment? Well anyway, congratulations Jayhawks. One could argue, in this case, that it took a woman to do a man's job. Very well done taking care of TCU.
MinnesotaJay 7 years, 11 months ago
I had just about written this one off. Wow, what a comeback! Monica (18 in the second half), love you! I guess it would be bad form to question how we got down by 23 to a team which was winless in conference play. Nah, no sense in going there.
nuleafjhawk 7 years, 11 months ago
" I guess it would be bad form to question how we got down by 23 to a team which was winless in conference play. "
Ask the men's team.
gchawk 7 years, 11 months ago
Great comeback, showed a lot of heart.
big12ku 7 years, 11 months ago
Great game by Monica, second half was incredible as i nearly lost hope. Knew this team could play better if and only if they are allowed to run in transition. Can't keep playing from behind, especially to an 0-12 team. This creates a log jam in the big 12 now. Gotta give them props for sticking with it and pulling out the win
no_fan 7 years, 11 months ago
She was way over due, and struggling badly all season, especially in crucial game situations as it is hard to keep her on the floor against better teams.
By the way, besides Monica's point production, others contributed mightily as well. Chelsea Gardner had 18 rebounds and 6 blocks!!! Carolyn Davis chipped in with another double-double, and Angel Goodrich had 10 assists, only one point shy of a double-double herself. Nice!
Ray Winger 7 years, 11 months ago
Great read. Staff Reports....good job. Would like to see more of the (non B&F Sports) coverage. Good job Lady Jayhawks.
Jack Jones 7 years, 11 months ago
What an absolutely amazing comeback > Great effort Jayhawk women. It demonstrates just how much talent and will to win you all are capable of accomplishing, WELL DONE!!!!
FIRE HCBH! I am sorry people NOT impressed with a "W" by 1 point against the winless conference team! A team of 3 freshmen & 1 Sophomore as key players for the TCU team. True, the girls came back for the "W" but is this really a acceptable WIN besides going down in the Win colomn? This should never have been a contest between the two teams.
Mick Allen 7 years, 11 months ago
This win will look great on HCBH's resume after we finish tied for 6th and 7th in the conference again.
How many final fours, championship games, and championships has HCBH played in or won? In 8 years CH has made it to the sweet 16 once. Never finished higher than 5th in the conference. If you can't distinguish between HCBS and HCBH's resumes, then you better go ahead and get that lobotomy you've been considering. This ranks as the most ludicrous post I have ever read on here and there are many to choose from. She has 1 more year on her contract and unfortunately this will probably keep her here another year as we do not need to be paying of the contract of another fired coach. If Lew were here he would probably give her another bonus. Thanks again Lew. Maybe Lew can find her a new job.
So, should we "fire" Coach Self as well, after all, HE didn't get the "W" in Fort Worth.
Kyle Helmer 7 years, 11 months ago
Yes, definitely. Screw the National Title, Final Fours and 8 straight Big 12 titles. He lost to TCU, so get rid of him. Bonnie has not won anything at this point, so those who are sensitive to criticism of her need to get real.
I was just being sarcastic, no malice intended.
No we should fire you from ever posting again.
I was being facetious.
Well from reading your posts, it sounds like you pretty much have everything figured out. Maybe we should all stay away and just let you keep us enlightened.
“We were incredibly proud of ourselves,” said Engelman, “We realize we shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position, but when we got out of it, it was such a sense of relief, (that) we can do this. It was kind of a lesson learned.”
LESSON #2, A WIN WILL NOT HAPPEN LIKE THIS AGAINST A BETTER AND MORE EXPERIENCED TEAM.
HAWKS1 7 years, 11 months ago
I agree no_fan. Bonnie needs to go. She has done nothing since she has been here and was a poor hire from the start. Passing up the opportunity to hire Curt Budke instead of Bonnie was another one of Lew's big mistakes!
wakeupcall 7 years, 11 months ago
Yeah, no_fan it's really time for a change. The fans and the ladies really deserve a coach that will allow them to display their talents to their full potential while also not playing what it seems to be slight favoritism. Gotta get those other girls off the bench and allow them to start playing. A win against the last place team is no celebration victory, especially with such a young roster....Not to mention the PG was killing us (35 points).
Thomas Michaud 7 years, 11 months ago
Was there some curse that was left over from the men's game that wore off during the second half of the women's game? Thought that stuff only happened in Louisiana.
Tony Bandle 7 years, 11 months ago
With the remaining schedule, two with Oklahoma, @ Iowa State totaling 3 losses and @Texas and home against TCU and TT[hopefully], 3 wins, the Ladyhawkes finish 9-9 in conference and 18-11 overall.
That probably sets us up for a first round tourney loss to Oklahaoma State who has beaten us twice already thus an 18-12 season. Unless our NCAA performance from last year carrries over to this year' season cache, it appears we will earn another trip to the WNIT.
Maybe we win a couple of games and end up 20-13. My question to all of you...IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH!!!???
No this is not good enough! This should not have been a game from the start and we allowed TCU to run away with the game early and we had no answer until late. A freshman scores 30 points in the first half (gotta be a big 12 record of some sort) and we did not make adjustmenst to stop her from getting off 3 pointers. Turnovers galore !!!!! There is no way that we will be able to get into the NCAA Tournament playing like this. This team is not a half court team and if they cannot push the ball, they will continue to struggle. Looks as if they were cut loose in the second half and allowed to run and that was the reason for the comeback.....Stop trying to run a million sets!!! Also with 9 players, it is about time to start playing the bench (Cole and Hawkins). There comes a time when you have to say a win is a win, and this was one of those nights.
texashawk10 7 years, 11 months ago
I don't see 3 wins left. This team on the road is a complete mystery so I don't even think UT can be considered a gimme. I see finishing up 2-4 down the stretch and being the 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament with a first round match up against TCU and second round match up against either OU or ISU which would put them at 18-13 and likely on the outside looking in and Bonnie will be 1 for 9 (I think this is her 9th year) making the tournament and that is definitely grounds for dismissal. If KU doesn't beat OU in AFH on Sunday, their chances of making the tournament will be very slim.
KU women's basketball off the mark in narrow OT loss at TCU January 17, 2021
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York Quay Neighbourhood Association
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York Quay Neighbourhood Association covers Toronto’s iconic Central Waterfront, with members in every building. YQNA is actively engaged in what shapes our neighbourhood – traffic, transit, planning, cultural and social events, policing, environment, noise, businesses, and the great urban renewal transforming Queens Quay. YQNA welcomes all residents to participate, share their ideas and enjoy our events.
Queens Quay Streetcars Going East
This TTC image shows the proposed streetcar route on Queens Quay East, and the lake fill expanding green space at the Yonge Street slip.
Major changes are planned to continue streetcars along Queens Quay east of Yonge Street all the way to the Port Lands. YQNA, a stakeholder in the planning process, was recently invited to participate in a virtual meeting hosted by City Planning, Waterfront Toronto and TTC staff. A presentation of the proposed plans was followed by a Q&A. YQNA will announce an information session for the wider public to follow later this year.
Expecting a large population growth in the Waterfront area, City Council approved the upgrading of the tunnel from Union Station to Queens Quay last year. The plans will also include a larger platform at Union Station, enhancement of the Queens Quay station, and a new tunnel heading east under Queens Quay. TTC is in charge of the underground work and has awarded a design contract to Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions.
The surface tracks on Queens Quay East will be designed by the City and Waterfront Toronto. The previous 2010 Environmental Assessment (EA) study dealt with a shorter streetcar line ending at Parliament Street. The EA must now be updated for a longer transit service ending at Cherry Street.
A key issue in this multi-year construction project is the location of the tunnel portal. In 2010, it was recommended to bring the line to the surface around Freeland Street. A large sewer outfall at the foot of Yonge Street has since been identified, and to run the tunnel beneath it would add many millions of dollars. The cheaper solution would be to build a shorter tunnel with the portal just west of Yonge Street.
The streetcar track and the proposed portal would be located on the south side of Queens Quay, which would block the access driveways to the ferry docks and the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, and also remove the existing taxi and bus parking areas. The suggested solution is to fill in part of the Yonge Street Slip and create a new link to the ferry laneway and the hotel driveway. The new landfill could also hold the taxis and some tour buses (see illustration).
The new streetscape would build on the design of Queens Quay West, with improvements to the cycle path and the tree planting beds. Wave decks or other features may be added to the slips along the way at Jarvis and Parliament, for example.
Key concerns about the portal location and design were raised by YQNA and others, particularly representatives of 10 Queens Quay West, who questioned their access to drop-off and theparking garage in their buildings. YQNA felt that the portal would create a dead zone on the street between Bay and Yonge, as well as adding another unsightly feature to Queens Quay like the portal between York and Bay streets.
Several people asked about co-ordination with other work in the area, such as the future redevelopment of 11 Bay (the Westin conference centre), the Toronto Star site and the Ferry Docks.
Other questions showed worries about closing the streetcar and bus service and road closures during a lengthy construction period that is so far unknown. TTC did not pinpoint the method of building the tunnel, but an open cut is most likely and would be most disruptive.
The line along QQE could be built first, along with the portal and an east-west tunnel. That would enable through service on Queens Quay while the rest of the tunnel to Union is completed.
So far there is only partial funding for this phase of the project. Land owners along the route such as Redpath Sugar still have to be consulted. Staff are looking at a report to Council at the end of 2020 to seek approval of the design so far, and further funding to 100% design, which would take 12 to 18 months. Actual construction of the on-street section could take 3 years, and the underground works perhaps longer.
Conclusion: we are a long way from streetcar service on Queens Quay East.
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A north view of the proposed condo towers at Lower Simcoe and Harbour Street, designed by Wallman Architects for the developer Diamondcorp.
The lake is still a magnet that draws people from the GTA, even if COVID-19 has cut back on most public events and attractions. Tour boats are busy again, and just sitting in a Waterfront park or sauntering on the boardwalks is a treat during hot summer weather. Through it all, YQNA continues to keep an eye on new developments. Our July Zoom meeting had over 100 participants (see the Draft Minutes), and here are some issues we discussed.
✔ Guest speakers Steve Diamond and Lauri Payne spoke about the proposed redevelopment of the parking garage at 200 Queens Quay W at Lower Simcoe (actually facing Harbour Street). The site was sold by the federal crown corporation Canada Lands, allowing for two towers of 45 and 55 storeys, to Diamondcorp and Lifetime Developments. Mr. Diamond presented the plans by Wallman Architects for towers that are 41 and 71 storeys. He justified the significant added density by pointing to the similar height of other buildings in the area. The developers claimed that the height would minimize impacts on the neighbourhood in regard to parks and flight paths, which was received with some scepticism. The current unsightly garage that fills the entire site would be replaced by two buildings with increased setbacks from the property line, which would allow for ample sidewalks, parking and lanes for biking, and a small parkette on Lower Simcoe Street. Requests for connecting this building to the PATH system would be considered, said Diamond.
The Waterfront BIA is concerned about the loss of this large parking facility on the Waterfront. The new project offers 441 parking spots, with half of them commercial spaces. The towers — if built in 3-4 years as proposed — would have 1482 condos, including 10% affordable units. The main concern for the neighbouring Waterclub condo residents is crowding. The 71-storey tower would be overwhelmingly tall and block the views from many condos. An additional 3,000 residents would greatly increase traffic and services, and make the car access to Queens Quay a real bottleneck because it leads to a mere two-lane street. Mr. Diamond listened to residents and intends to keep meeting as the project evolves.
✔ Work on Love Park at Queens Quay and York St. will begin in November, first by cleaning up the site by removing the bents (concrete pillars), then by cutting down most of the mature trees. Only five will remain, and 38 new trees will be planted. The heart-shaped pond will be home to an old Catalpa tree, and above it will be an illuminated pink heart. To the delight of dog owners: the dog corner will be enclosed and become an off-leash area.
✔ A large military Hercules 4-engined turboprop passed very low by the Harbourfront high-rises on July 8 in an extremely close and hazardous maneuver. It was completely unprecedented, and many residents and passers-by wrote to YQNA that they expected a crash. A formal YQNA request to the commander of the Canadian Forces Base Trenton for an explanation has so far met with “it’s business as usual”. The investigation continues.
✔ The prospect of e-scooters on our already busy sidewalks has been postponed until next year, pending reports from cities that have experience with health and uncertain insurance related to injuries. The Waterfront is largely pedestrian and may not be suitable for motorized scooters.
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Dig We Must
Waterfront Toronto’s image of the future park on Queens Quay at Rees St.
Enwave’s pipe system, which delivers cold water from Lake Ontario to cool Toronto’s high-rises, is in need of repair. The 112-year-old Cross Harbour Tunnel that runs from Muggs Island to the John St. Pumping Station will be reinforced, starting in August and finished in June next year. An important part of this project happens in our neighourhood under the City-owned parking lot at Rees Street and Queens Quay.
Work will take place in a hoarded construction site, from 7 am to 7 pm during the week and during extended hours as needed, says Mae Lee, public consultant for the City. Vehicle beepers will be removed and replaced with white noise technology, and overnight work will be restricted to below ground to minimize noise. Enwave’s access to the site will be from Lake Shore Boulevard. During construction, the parking lot will shrink by 40%, and Queens Quay will apparently not be affected.
The much larger project of constructing a new shaft for the Central Waterfront Wet Weather Flow System will eventually fit underground on the same site, but that won’t hinder the beautiful new park from being built, designed by Waterfront Toronto.
YQNA Meets in Cyberspace
Angelo Bertolas chairs the meeting from his home office.
YQNA answered an urgent need to meet with Waterfront residents in a Zoom meeting on May 12 (see the draft minutes here). Co-chairs Angelo Bertolas and Carolyn Johnson managed a packed agenda and large crowd in our first cyberspace adventure. No need to remind anybody how much our lives have changed with the pandemic. A number of speakers told us about the restraints we face this summer, with the Waterfront reduced to a nature retreat from the usual cultural centre with millions of visitors. This will last until we recover. Still City Councillor Joe Cressy was concerned about too many people flocking here too close together. Both he and MPP Chris Glover and MP Adam Vaughan worried about people who are affected by the weakened economy. They hope to move the homeless from tents along the Waterfront into permanent housing with government help. They pointed out other needs for government funding for food and income security, small businesses, childcare centres, affordable housing, TTC, the airline industry and so many more.
Harbourfront Centre has cancelled all events. Tour boats might resume sailing in July, reported Mariposa. Meanwhile, kayaks, canoes and private boats are plying the lake. Some uplifting news came from Bryan Bowen of the Waterfront Secretariat. He explained elaborate plans for the Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood, now under construction. Lynn Robinson of the Toronto Island Community Association reported that water levels in Lake Ontario have peaked, so flooding is probably avoided this year, but efforts continue to find permanent safety for our vibrant waterfront communities. Also good news from Enbridge Gas, which needs to install pipelines here from east to west: it will not be on Queens Quay, but on Lake Shore Boulevard. We thank everybody who reacted to YQNA’s request to keep Queens Quay intact.
This meeting attracted a good crowd and a prominent line of speakers, so we are planning another Zoom event in the middle of July. Look for the invitation!
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Are We Ready for Flood 2020?
A packed Toronto Flood Forum, held by the Toronto Island Community Association (TICA) and YQNA took place in the Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre on March 3, 2020. Many experts on the subject and speakers from three levels of government gave much needed information to anxious residents, who came from the Waterfront at large.
Current high water levels in Lake Ontario point to the strong possibility of flooding this spring, a repeat of 2017 and 2019. The Islands and the city of Toronto face serious risks to property and infrastructure, should lake levels go even higher than before. Flooding would affect residences, condo basements and hydro, combined storm sewers backing up, vital roadways, the extensive park system, major redevelopment, the Billy Bishop airport, water treatment plants, Waterfront businesses, boating clubs and our health.
City Councillor Joe Cressy, MPP Chris Glover and our MP Adam Vaughan agreed that better preparations and new plans to stem flooding were needed. So far, flood mapping and flood planning are in process, as well as mitigation projects for Waterfront parks.
Councillor Cressy pointed out that the old 2014 flooding plans were already outdated in 2014. “We need a complete rethink,” he said. He also pointed out the necessity of having at least one GTA member on The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board that controls outflows from Lake Ontario.
A video of the event, with additional footage, can be found at the United Shorelines Ontario Facebook page.
Lynn Robinson
Member of TICA
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A Career in "Transactional Lobbying"
Have you considered a career in transactional lobbying? That's the term Brent Wilkes used to describe his profession in the New York Times. Wilkes, the “co-conspirator No. 1” in former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham's guilty plea, describes how he got into this lucrative field:
Mr. Wilkes had set up separate meetings with the lawmakers hoping to win a government contract, and he planned to punctuate each pitch with a campaign donation. But his hometown congressman, Representative Bill Lowery of San Diego, a Republican, told him that presenting the checks during the sessions was not how things were done, Mr. Wilkes recalled.
Instead, Mr. Wilkes said, Mr. Lowery taught him the right way to do it: hand over the envelope in the hallway outside the suite, at least a few feet away.
Wilkes' career path illustrates the relationship between risk and reward:
In the end, it was the Cunningham investigation that jeopardized Mr. Wilkes’s business with the government. In August 2005, a team of F.B.I. agents swept through Mr. Wilkes’s headquarters. The flow of earmarks, his companies’ lifeblood, dried up. He laid off 200 employees.
For those keeping score, the top ten recipients of his largess consist of the National Republican Party, eight GOP congressmen and President Bush.
posted by Tom Noyes at 10:32 AM
Interesting term, huh, transaction.
By definition it is quid pro quo, very unethical for public servants and hopefully enough so to take his ilk to jail....problem with our law makers is that they write the laws and often remove any teeth from ethics constraints.
The reworking of ethics law started out shapely and plump with good intentions but has withered beyond recognition of its original goals: enforcing ethical behavior.
It stinks having GOPers in charge!!!!!!
Lobbyists try to bribe whoever is in charge. Do I need to throw around names like Traficant and Wright, Mollohan and Jefferson?
Why make this partisan when you know party has nothing to do with it?
And Nancy, you have now turned into a Jason clone.
I would not be so naive to claim that corruption is confined to one side of the aisle. But as far as I know, there is no common thread among the cases of Jim Wright (who left Congress in 1989), the truly bizarre James Trafficant (who went directly from Congress to jail in 2002), Alan Mollohan and William Jefferson.
There is a common thread among the several GOP lawmakers named in the article I cited including Duke Cunningham, Bill Lowery and Jerry Lewis:
Mr. Wilkes described the system bluntly: “[Rep. Bill] Lowery would always say, ‘It is a two-part deal,’” he recalled. “‘Jerry [Rep. Lewis] will make the request. Jerry will carry the vote. Jerry will have plenty of time for this. If you don’t want to make the contributions, chair the fund-raising event, you will get left behind.’”
But, but but ....this one time.... a Democrat got a $3,000 book advance.
The National GOP is disgusting. We are at war and the only thing they can think to do is shove money into each others pockets.
FSP I prowdly wear a wingnut cloak, did you not notice? This is on national politics mostly.
But seriously, WHAT can be seen as non partisan about this backing off of the healthy initial legislative language on ethics by GOPers??? Come on you are a smart guy, Dave and you know the score.
In a GOPer three ring circus town the GOPers have to take the heat or, guess what, they'll get bumped out of office.
I was, in plain English mind you, refering to the legislation that began a good line to off-set THE TOTALLY GOP SCENE OF TOM DELAY, K Street and Abramoff,(toss in a littel Cunningham etc..) darling.
That legis under Danny Hastert withered to an unrecognizable mass of pulp. Or did I read it wrong?
The stench of Delay et al WILL not allow you to pass along palatives like "it is not a partisan problem".
I am not going amywhere with this besides what is right in front of us. Going back is pointless in this argument but it would certainly reveal that abuse lives on both sides of the aisle (Jefferson) but Tommywonk nails the distinction and I hope I have added a few pegs.
Also Have we ever seen the likes of the K Street for decades now, Chicago and Tamminy Hall are so eons ago.....look to what is present day because the voters sure care about that right now.
Tom -- Mollohan and Jefferson are accused of manipulating the appropriations process for political gain, which is exactly what those you cite have been accused of.
Jerry Lewis is scum. I will never argue that fact, but appropriators on both sides of the aisle do the same dance.
J -- Jim Wright's case went way farther than that, and you know it.
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10peaksbeforelunch // nate bender
Swan Crest partial traverse – Aug 22-23, 2020
Once or twice a year I get the itch to go do something big and stupid in the mountains. Sometimes it’s a race, sometimes it’s just coming up with an idea and going for it. Someday I’d like to traverse the entire length of the Swan mountains, from Columbia mountain at the north end to Morrell Lookout as the semi-arbitrary southern terminus. I thought it would be high adventure to scout the southern, off-trail section of the range. I couldn’t cover the full extent of the off-trail section due to a fire around the Swan peak area, but this covered 53 of the roughly 75 off-trail miles.
Traversing the full Swan range would include about 80 miles of the Alpine Trail #7, from its northern terminus at the Columbia mountain trailhead to its southern tip at Inspiration pass. You’d go off-trail as you moved south from there for another 75 or so miles to the Morrell Lookout through some of the most scenic, iconic ridgelines Montana has to offer.
My friend Anthony Pavkovich offered to follow me up to the Morrell LO, where I ditched my car and hopped in with him. A week later I was going to give him and another friend a ride to the start of their two-day traverse along Alpine #7, so we figured the friendship ledger was drawing even. We drove to the Rumble Cr trailhead in time for a pasta dinner and an early bedtime. On Saturday, Aug 22, we got going in the dark, and Anthony joined up to where we met the crest. From there I planned to tack north and tag Holland peak (it was out of the way for where I was going for the day, but it was useful scouting, and besides…look at that ridgeline). Anthony took some pictures while I went out towards the peak, then took off for home and grad school responsibilities.
Anthony is real good at this photography thing. On the ridgeline between Holland South and Holland.
Another Anthony shot. Aesthetic AF!
From Holland I spent the rest of the day solo, picking my way south along the crest. My only goal for the two days was to move efficiently and happily, but not necessarily fast. I just wanted to get out there and experience this place. I’m bad at giving play-by-play descriptions of routes and terrain; there were a couple class 4 sections heading up and coming down off Buck, but other than that the ridgeline is this supremely enjoyable mix of class 2 and 3. It’s all jumbled and rocky, so you’re not moving very fast, but it’s easy enough that you can get into this great flow.
L: Anthony photo. Looking south at Buck from Holland South. R: from Buck looking south.
Looking south from the unnamed peak south of Buck
I made it to the Holland LO just before noon, and enjoyed the few miles of trail down into the Upper Holland Lake basin. By the time I hit the lake though some ankle tendonitis I’d been battling since June flared up, so I walked from the lake to Gordon Pass. For whatever reason, hiking and slowly jogging off-trail didn’t bother it, but running on trail did. Thankfully, the discomfort ebbed away as I hiked for the next couple hours.
There’s a really neat thousand feet or so of bedrock ramp on the east face leading up to Carmine peak. If you just have a day to explore this area, I’d highly recommend taking the Upper Holland Lake trail to Gordon pass, then going off-trail to Carmine and climbing this bedrock. I’ve never seen anything like it elsewhere in Montana! The ridgeline from Carmine to Fisher peak is also a highlight, it’s just panoramic and beautiful.
Looking south at George Lake, and Fisher peak at center-right
Two years before I’d gone up to this section on a day trip and gotten cliffed out on the unnamed sub-peak just north of Fisher, so it was validating to get through this section safely and confidently this time around.
I’d talked my friends Carson and Anastasia Wilde into hiking in to Grizzly Basin to camp with me and provide a re-supply. We set a saddle to the south of Sunday mountain, and I actually got there about an hour and a half before they were slated to arrive. Thirteen hours into the day I was still somehow feeling good, so I decided to tack on another couple miles via the pleasant scrambly out-and-back to Matt mountain. A couple hours later I met up with Carson and Anastasia and after randomly casting about for a while we found a nice spot in upper Grizzly Basin close to a little creek.
Matt mtn, looking north
I was certainly worked over and ready to crawl in the sleeping bag, but also super happy with how well things had held up through the day. I had some tenderness at the bottoms of my feet from rocks/gravel getting in through holes in my shoes, but other than that I felt appropriately tired with no acute pain. After a long day off-trail, that’s the best you can hope for! Over 15 hours I’d covered 30 miles with 17,000 feet of ascent.
Carson and Anastasia hiked with me for a while to start off day 2, which was a nice treat. The upper reaches of Grizzly Basin and the sub-peaks leading to Crescent mtn are pretty if a bit tedious. I had hoped to reach Crescent in a bit over an hour, instead, it took two and a half! Bit of a demoralizing way to start the day, but part of it was getting cliffed out on the way to Crescent, and also taking a bad line after detouring around the cliffs. I spent an exhausting twenty minutes trying to steeply contour up this face of loose dirt and rock. Every step would slide downhill, so I stuck against the bedrock wall at the bottom of the cliff so I could side-pull myself up the hill one step and handhold at a time. 0/10 would not recommend.
The exact opposite of how I was feeling two hours later flailing up Crescent
After Crescent things settled into a much better rhythm. There are a few opportunities to shortcut the true ridgeline, but I wanted to see if I could hold myself as much as possible to staying on the ridgeline proper. Doing this you end up climbing and descending quite a few 500-800 foot climbs, and this is an interestingly different mental challenge compared to the first day. On day one, the majority of the vertical gain comes in two large climbs, and once you’re up high on the crest you pretty much stay high. By contrast, the elevation profile for day two looks more like a sawblade of endless short climbs and descents. Upper pic is day one, bottom is day two:
On day one I’d also been able to refill water at will at different lingering snowfields on the ridge. Day two had a lower average elevation, and there were only two small snowfields to fill from over the whole day. I didn’t have a filter, and just had to take a chance with refilling also at two high lakes along the way. I never got sick, but I also wasn’t terribly confident about it at the moment. All’s well that ends well?
The heat and cumulative effort were getting to me by halfway through the day, and I stopped to swim in Pyramid Lake after refilling my flasks. Wind gusted through the lake basin, though, and I shivered the whole time it took me to put clothes back on and walk along the length of the lake. Fifteen minutes later, clothes were bone dry and I was sweating again hiking back up to the ridge.
After lucking out with clear skies to this point, smoke started rolling in in the early afternoon. I’d like to say I mentally conquered the fatigue, difficult terrain, and smoke, rising above it all like a happy zen master. The reality is I just put my head down and stubbornly ground my way to the car. I may not be the fastest or the most technically advanced, but I do know how to just grind. It’s only three miles from where you leave the main ridge to connect over to the Morrell LO, but it felt like ten. I was down to my last half-flask of water when I hit that turn-off point, and I sat down on the sub-peak to re-group for a couple minutes. The smoke had steadily gotten thicker as the afternoon wore on, my legs were hollow, and I would have paid good money to just magically transport to the car. I got a clif bar down, thought of Brian Story crushing this traverse unsupported a couple years before, told myself to toughen up, and started jogging down the hillside.
I took my last sip of water on the summit of Morrell, and twenty minutes later made it back to the car. Dropped my pack then at the car and walked up to the LO, because principles. Day two was 22 miles and 13k vert over 13 hours. I downed as much water as I could and the best Odwalla fruit smoothie of my life while driving down the LO road in a crimson smoky sunset.
My friend Micah Drew wrote a short story about this trip for the Flathead Beacon, if somehow you’re not already sick of reading about the effort. Which, if you’re not, you’re weird.
Typical August skies in Montana
Absolutely pumped to be done. Worked over.
I think about progression a lot with this effort. Four years ago, after several years of scouting, I linked up the nine tallest peaks in Idaho in a single push with Brittany Peterson and Cody Lind — a 50ish mile, 27k vert effort that took 38 hours.
Fast forward four years and thousands of hours of practice, and this effort was similar — 53 miles, 31k vert, 39 hours. But instead of years of scouting and the feeling of questing out into physical and mental unknowns, I onsighted the majority of the trip on only four days’ prep, knew what the physical and mental challenges would be, and felt prepared to meet them. I think the whole schtick about how lessons from the outdoors apply to so many other areas of life can be overplayed at times, but in this case I think it’s apt — keep pushing yourself to grow, learn, and evolve. I think we all can be surprised time and time again by the progress we can make through patient, dedicated practice, across all areas of life.
This off-trail section of the Swan Crest is among the most beautiful ridgelines Montana has to offer. I dream about two different ways to revisit it. I think there’s an iconic FKT-type mountain adventure to be had in linking up the entirety of the off-trail section in a fast push. Start at Napa Point, because it’s the closest access point at the north end, travel 75ish miles south almost entirely off trail, and finish at the Morrell LO. I think if I came into it highly motivated with peak fitness it could be done in under 48 hours.
The other dream is to traverse the entire length of the range, adding on the Alpine Trail #7 section to the off-trail section. Four days? Two days unsupported on the off-trail section, get a re-supply at Inspiration Pass, then do another two days of jogging, or, let’s be honest, walking, along the #7 trail. Could be pretty fun.
Day 1: 31.2 mi, 17,293 vert, 15h 34m
Total: 52.7 mi, 30,695 vert, 38h 57m (28h 28m moving)
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By global standards South Korea’s figure remains extremely low but the rise has alarmed authorities, who have tightened social distancing measures.
The exam itself is a particular concern, with nearly 500,000 pupils gathering in test centres across the country.
Plastic see-through dividers have been set up on each desk and students are required to wear facemasks throughout the test.
A parent hugs their child before they take the annual college entrance examinations amid the coronavirus pandemic in front of an exam hall in Seoul, South Korea, 3 December 2020. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Students will be checked on arrival and those showing temperatures of 37.5 C or higher – or other coronavirus symptoms – will have to take the test in a separate designated area.
All were advised to refrain from gathering and talking during breaks, with exam rooms to be ventilated after each session.
The exam itself was delayed for two weeks due to the earlier disruptions to teaching, and all high schools across the country have returned to online classes for a week to try to prevent school clusters.
South Korea falls into hush mode on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sit the high-stakes national university entrance exam, with the added tension of strict anti-coronavirus measures, AFP reports.
Success in the day-long test – which teenagers spend years preparing for – can mean a place in one of the elite colleges seen as key to future careers, incomes, and even marriage prospects.
Adding to the pressure is the coronavirus epidemic, which both delayed and disrupted the school year in the South, forcing all classes online for a time.
The country brought its outbreak broadly under control with its “trace, test and treat” approach, but in recent weeks has seen new infections jump from around 100 a day to more than 500.
A student waves to her mother as she walks to an exam room to sit the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, a standardised exam for college entrance, at a high school in Seoul on 3 December 2020. Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
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Stranded Australians who were promised their hotel quarantine fees in Sydney would be waived if they flew home on tickets booked before 13 July are now being told by the government to pay for their 14-day stay in Darwin – in some cases more than AU$5,000 (US$3,700) – after the commercial flight they booked was cancelled.
Some stranded Australians have been forced to decline seats on specially organised government repatriation flights after being told the free quarantine stays are “not applicable” if they accept the government’s offer to repatriate them via the Howard Springs quarantine camp.
One family of four who have been stranded in Italy for more than five months after their commercial flight to Sydney was cancelled have been told by both the Northern Territory and federal governments they will have to pay $5,000 for their two-week stay at the Howard Springs centre in the territory:
Solidarity also found no Covid-19 survival benefit from treatment with the HIV drug lopinavir, the immune booster interferon or hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug championed by US President Donald Trump despite a lack of evidence of benefit in Covid-19.
The release in October of the trial’s summary findings sparked a reevaluation by some of the utility of remdesivir, which was shown to shorten Covid-19 hospitals stays by five days compared with a placebo in an earlier US government-run trial.
The WHO last month declared that remdesivir, which is given as an intravenous infusion, should not be used for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, regardless of how ill they are, since there is no evidence that it can improve survival or reduce the need for mechanical ventilation.
The US Food and Drug Administration in October approved remdesivir, which is sold under the brand name Veklury, for Covid-19 patients over the age of 12 who require hospitalisation. The drug is authorised or approved for use as a Covid-19 treatment in more than 50 countries.
An editorial in the influential New England Journal of Medicine cites problems with a World Health Organization study that found Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral remdesivir failed to improve Covid-19 survival, and said it does not refute trials that demonstrated benefits of the drug in treating the illness, Reuters reports.
The editorial, by David Harrington at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, infectious disease specialist Dr. Lindsey Baden and Brown University biostatistician Joseph Hogan, was published on Wednesday along with the WHO study.
They noted that the trial called Solidarity, which looked at four drugs, was conducted in 30 countries ranging from Switzerland and Germany to Iran and Kenya, leading to inconsistencies in the data collected.
The findings are complicated by the fact that there is “variation within and between countries in the standard of care and in the burden of disease in patients who arrive at hospitals,” they write.
Sally Weale
Pupils in England sitting GCSEs and A-levels next summer will be given advance notice of topics and allowed to take in exam aids including formula sheets, as part of a package of measures to mitigate for learning disruption caused by the pandemic.
After months of uncertainty for pupils and their teachers, the government’s long-awaited announcement on the 2021 exam series promises that students will be awarded more generous grades, in line with last summer’s significantly improved results:
Brazil opens route for emergency approval of Covid-19 vaccines
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so, Reuters reports.
Anvisa said authorisations would be analysed on a case-by-case basis and that to be considered the vaccine must be in late-stage trials in Brazil. It said no requests had been received so far.
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Sinovac currently have vaccines in Phase III trials in Brazil.
The regulator said producers should still seek the usual registrations for their vaccines. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Health Ministry unveiled a preliminary plan for national immunisation, prioritising indigenous people, health workers and those aged 75 years and older.
In this file photo taken on 26 March, 2020 a researcher works on virus replication in order to develop a vaccine against coronavirus, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photograph: Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images
The ministry said it has so far guaranteed access to 142.9 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19.
Of those, 100.4 million doses are under an agreement with AstraZeneca, and another 14.5 million through the Covax Facility co-led by the World Health Organization.
Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello told lawmakers on Wednesday that Brazil would begin receiving about 15 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine between January and February, with 100 million doses arriving by the middle of the year.
New Zealand confirms nine new cases in managed isolation facilities
NewsHub reports that New Zealand has confirmed nine new cases, all in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, and four of which are active.
The other five are historical.
Two of the historical cases are Pakistan cricket team members.
“The four active cases are made up of a person who arrived in the country from the UK on November 29, two people who flew in on November 21 from Qatar and one other November 30 arrival from the US,” NewsHub reports.
The devastation caused by Covid-19 presents an opportunity for countries to rebuild their economies in a way that is environmentally responsible, researchers say.
“The only way you can meet the Paris agreement is by taking advantage of this moment … by combining the recovery from Covid-19 with the response to climate change,” said Dr Nick Watts, the chief sustainability officer for the NHS.
Watts is one of the authors of the annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, which tracks the impacts of global heating on health. The series has been running since 2015, when the Paris agreement was signed with the goal of holding global temperatures to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels:
Lilly to supply 650,000 more doses of bamlanivimab to US government
Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday the US government has purchased 650,000 additional doses of its Covid-19 antibody drug for $812.5 million.
The doses will be delivered through 31 January, with at least 350,000 delivered in December, the company said.
The drug has been authorised by the UUS Food and Drug Administration for emergency use, and the government bought 300,000 doses in October.
On Monday, 9 November, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration cleared emergency use of Bamlanivimab, the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight Covid-19. Photograph: AP
The new purchase is part of a US government deal to secure nearly 1 million doses of Lilly’s bamlanivimab, a treatment similar to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s Covid-19 antibody therapy that US President Donald Trump received in October during his illness.
The treatments belong to a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies that are manufactured copies of antibodies created by the body to fight against an infection.
Lilly anticipates manufacturing up to one million doses of bamlanivimab by the end of 2020 for use around the world through early next year.
Global death toll nears 1.5m
The global Covid death toll is nearing 1.5m, with 1,488,992, according to Johns Hopkins University. There are 64.3m cases worldwide.
In recent weeks, the global daily toll has regularly been above 11,000, with two days over 12,000 seen in the last seven days.
Former French president dies of Covid complications
The former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died from complications linked to Covid-19, his foundation said on Wednesday.
Giscard, who was 94 and served as France’s leader from 1974 to 1981, had recently been hospitalised in Tours with respiratory problems. He recovered but was re-admitted in mid-November.
“His state of health had worsened and he died as a consequence of Covid-19,” his family said in a statement to AFP.
The Foundation Valery Giscard d’Estaing said on Twitter that: “In accordance with his wishes, his funeral will take place in the strictest family intimacy.”
He was known for steering the modernisation of French society during his presidency, including allowing divorce by mutual consent and legalising abortion, and was one of the architects of European integration:
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Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing died on Wednesday from complications linked to Covid-19, his foundation said. Giscard was admitted to hospital in September with respiratory problems. He recovered but was re-admitted in mid-November. He was 94.
Meanwhile the global Covid death toll is nearing 1.5m, with 1,488,992. Currently, the world is regularly suffering more than 10,000 deaths per day, according to Johns Hopkins University. There are 64.3m cases worldwide.
Here are the other key developments from the last few hours.
Germany will extend restrictive measures designed to stem a tide of new Covid-19 infections until 10 January, the chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday after talks with German state leaders. The measures, which had been due to expire on 20 December, include keeping restaurants and hotels shut and limiting private gatherings to five people from two households.
Spain caps end-of-year parties to 10 and restricts domestic travel. The Spanish government agreed with regional authorities on Wednesday that a maximum of 10 people per household will be allowed to gather for the Christmas and New Year holidays to avoid spreading the coronavirus, the health minister Salvador Illa said.
Vaccines won’t prevent short-term coronavirus surge – WHO expert. The World Health Organization does not believe there will be enough supplies of coronavirus vaccines in the next three to six months to prevent a surge in the number of infections, its top emergency expert said.
UK put speed before public confidence in vaccine, says EU agency. The European Medicines Agency has suggested British regulators prioritised speed over winning public confidence to enable the UK to become the first western country to license a coronavirus vaccine.
France to carry out border checks to stop skiers spreading Covid. France will carry out random border checks over the holiday season targeting French skiers on their way to and from foreign resorts – particularly Switzerland and Spain – where slopes stay open, the prime minister, Jean Castex, said.
Beware fake coronavirus vaccines, says Interpol. Interpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies around the world warning them that organised crime networks may try to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines or steal real supplies.
Putin orders Russia to begin mass Covid-19 vaccinations. President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian authorities to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against Covid-19 next week, as Russia recorded 589 new daily deaths from the coronavirus.
North America seeing record-setting daily Covid-19 cases. Covid-19 deaths in the Americas have increased nearly 30% in November compared to the end of October, while North America is seeing record-setting daily cases registered, the WHO regional director, Carissa Etienne, said.
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What you should know about post-menopausal bleeding
By Heather Grubola
LEVITTOWN, PA (WPVI) -- Menopause is a normal part of a woman's life. But once you are past that, what's not normal is post-menopausal bleeding.
That's a concern you should get checked right away.
Jeannie Mullins, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was concerned with how she was feeling following menopause.
"After menopause I just wasn't feeling myself," she said. "I was having some spotting and cramping. I was having a lot of weight gain and tiredness."
She went to her doctor for some tests and was referred to a couple of specialists.
"He sent me to a couple of doctors and I just really wasn't comfortable," she said.
That's when her friend told her about Fox Chase Cancer Center and that led Mullins to Dr. Gina Mantia-Smaldone, a gynecologic oncologist.
It turned out that Mullins had cancer.
"She made a plan for me instantly to get surgery," she said.
"We do know in women who have endometrial cancer, vaginal bleeding is often a very common symptom and about 90-percent of women that symptom will bring them in earlier for evaluation," said Dr. Mantia-Smaldone.
An earlier diagnosis can lead to better outcomes.
"Because the quicker we get a diagnosis, the quicker we treat it and in many cases of endometrial cancer it's cured," said Dr. Mantia-Smaldone.
Mullins felt so good after her surgery, she went out to dinner the next night. Two years later, at 59-years-old Mullins is doing well.
"I'm cancer free. So for you know I'm very happy. And I just keep with my regular follow ups," she said. "I feel great, I feel great."
So again, any post-menopausal bleeding is not normal, despite how heavy or slight, and should be immediately checked by a doctor.
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Tip Top Catamaran
Experience the ocean from above and below during this full-day, sailing tour on a 75-foot (22-meter) catamaran that includes two snorkeling stops. Swim among the colourful fish and vibrant coral at Sosua Bay and enjoy lunch onboard while sailing down the coast. Relax on the deck in sun before heading back to shore.
Catamaran Cruise with Snorkeling and BBQ on board
Spend a beautiful day on the ocean , cruising along the coast line and enjoy an amazing scenery. Visit two different snorkeling spots. Enjoy the sun and the wind from the nets in front of the catamaran and a small pool on board as well. BBQ and drinks will be served on board.
Catamaran Day Trip, Snorkeling & Sailing Excursion
Experience the peaceful environment of the Caribbean Sea aboard a catamaran on a sailing journey from Sosua to the Ocean World Marina. Along the way, you'll stop at two snorkeling spots to explore the underwater world using the provided snorkeling equipment. Back on board, dry off and dig in to the buffet lunch, accompanied by drinks from the open bar.
Saona Catamaran
Imagine a place where you can enjoy wildlife, explore and relax; Observe green parrots, hawks, manatees, dolphins, palm trees, white sand beaches, swim in turquoise waters and other things. If you want to get a fabulous experience in the Caribbean and the Dominican Republic, Saona Island is excellent, because it is a full-day excursion, it is part of the National Park of the East and is within its activities to do in Punta Cana.
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Jordan Peterson’s lesson from lobsters
Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. Peterson has become a darling of the Youtube alt-right crowd as a result of his refusal to refer to individuals by their preferred gender pronouns, especially new gender-neutral pronouns such as ?Ze? (1). Many people claim that Peterson?s position is ?backed by science? but an examination of some of his claims, especially regarding our evolutionary heritage, shows he is more adept in pseudoscience.
Peterson recently made headlines across the globe when a rather spiky interview with channel four news host Cathy Newman, resulted in her being inundated with threatening and misogynistic messages.
What caught my attention during this exchange was Peterson?s attempt to suggest that human hierarchies are a result of evolution. In particular, Peterson points to the lobster as an example, and in doing so demonstrates the kind of knowledge of evolution we?d normally associate with a creationist.
Peterson attempted to suggest that human hierarchies aren?t socially created, but are effects of human evolution. His evidence for this is the fact that lobsters also have hierarchies(3).
Human lineage diverged from arthropods long before lobsters evolved, so lobster hierarchy clearly developed independently of any human societal structures.
When Jordan says humans ?divulged from lobsters? we can assume that Jordan means ?diverge? rather than ?divulge?. It might seem petty to highlight this, but it is a somewhat embarrassing slip up for a man who insists in the same interview (4)how important words are and how very careful he is in their use! It?s also one that gives the distinct impression Petersen doesn?t have a clue what he is talking about.
Putting this lack of knowledge of terminology aside, the claim Peterson is making is simply not true. Humans did not diverge from lobsters. Jordan throws in the term ?common ancestor? and that element is correct lobsters and humans do share a common ancestor. Peterson tells us that this divergence occurred 350 million years ago, but he is way out here.
The ancestors of lobsters did indeed appear roughly 360 million years ago (5), but lobsters are invertebrates, specifically, arthropods much like arachnids and insects, whilst humans are vertebrates. These are completely separate groups on the phylogenic tree, and diverged at least 500 million years ago (5). As the main difference between two groups of animals is a completely different skeletal structure, it seems sensible to suggest that they diverged before the development of any type of skeletal structure at all. Probably something similar to a roundworm with a centralized nervous system. So human societal structures and lobster hierarchies are completely unrelated as even conservative estimations show the vertebrate branch of the phylogenic tree diverged hundreds of millions of years before the emergence of the proto-lobster.
So what about the other similarities that Peterson highlights? Do they exist at all?
Serotonin is indeed found in the brains of both humans and lobsters. In fact, it is found in the systems of most animals and it is generally linked to aggression. As all species share a common ancestor this shouldn?t be surprising to us. Clearly, serotonin was a part of our and lobster?s common ancestor?s biology. What Peterson doesn?t mention, perhaps because he is unaware, serotonin has a completely different effect in arthropods and vertebrates.
Rough day at the office dear?
In vertebrates lowered levels of serotonin has been shown to lead to increased aggression. Studies using crustaceans, such as crayfish, have shown that increased serotonin can reverse societal positions (6) as these roles are determined by aggressive confrontation. The lobsters with higher serotonin levels engaged in more aggressive confrontations and were less likely to withdraw, thus they improved their societal standing. With invertebrates, the opposite is true (7). In fact, there are conditions in which the failure of a particular gland to produce serotonin in humans causes unprovoked violent outbursts (8).
As for Peterson?s other statement that ?antidepressants work on lobsters? again in the same study as the one linked above Prozac was introduced to lobsters, and a significant effect was found. As in humans, in lobsters, Prozac blocks serotonin uptake into nerve terminals (8). Predictably, as the abundance of serotonin in arthropods has opposite effects to its abundance in the systems of vertebrates, Prozac also has converse effects. So antidepressants do work on lobsters, albeit in a completely different way!
Human hierarchical structures are nothing like those of lobsters. Comparing the two is actually quite laughable. Lobsters are clearly extremely basic animals with a simple brain, much more influenced by body chemistry, and hierarchy is determined by body size and aggression. Clearly, we don?t determine our leaders based on the results of UFC matches.
Aside from talk of mere-biology, our society has clearly moved beyond this reliance to body chemistry to build social hierarchy. The existence of art, music, science, and literature all make Jordan?s comparisons to lobsters utterly facile.
(1) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jordan-peterson-cathy-newman-interview-channel-4-abuse-psychologist-professor-women-political-a8169926.html
(2) https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865629620/10-new-words-added-to-the-dictionary-in-the-past-10-years.html
(3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54
(4) https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10155601295271939/
(5) https://news.fiu.edu/2014/02/marine-scientists-find-worlds-oldest-lobster/74791
(6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC20885/
(7) http://www.pnas.org/content/98/3/1277.long
(8) http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/serotonin-levels-affect-the-brain%E2%80%99s-response-to-anger
Originally published at skepticsboot.blogspot.com on November 28, 2018.
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“Perceptions Of The Los Angeles River” Exhibition – Part 2
Image Collage: credits for photos are as shown in this post.
This is the second part of my coverage of Perceptions of the Los Angeles River, which is a photography exhibition by AHBE colleagues and friends. See part one for an introduction and a selection of photographs from the collection. I chose another set for this week and share the story behind each work, as told by the individual photographer.
credit: “James” by Andrea Klein
photo by Calvin R. Abe
Title of Work: “James”
Photographer: Andrea Klein (shown at right)
Artist’s Statement: James is a plein air painter who I met while visiting the Los Angeles River in Glendale Narrows. He was focused on a landscape scene on the opposite bank of the river. Although people, like myself, stopped to chat with him, he remained single minded in capturing the view on his canvas. As I looked over his shoulder, I realized my attention was not focused on his painting but on his act of interpreting the context of the river. I took my photo at that moment of realization. I removed the image’s color component to draw the focus away from his canvas and underscore the moment of observation and perception.
credit: “Emergence” by Jessica Roberts
photo by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Title of Work: “Emergence”
Photographer: Jessica Roberts (shown at right)
Artist’s Statement: I wrote at length about “Emergence” in an earlier post and share my thoughts again in this synopsis. By dividing the picture plane evenly in two, I hope viewers will focus on the horizon line and interpret its meaning in relationship to everything else they observe. The horizon line is a visual component that gives perspective to a landscape, and its quality is arguably the most defining element of a place.
Being in the LA River reminds me of being out in the middle of a desert, except sunken down further into the earth. The experience is different from the layered nature of a forest or the density of buildings in a city. The sensation can feel as disorienting and isolating as standing in the middle of a prairie, without even the sway of the grasses to distract attention. It is an uncommon urban experience.
credit: “iAguas!” by Darren Shirai
Title of Work: “iAguas!”
Photographer: Darren Shirai (shown at right)
Artist’s Statement: The word aguas can mean different things in Mexican Spanish. It can mean ‘waters’, as seen flowing in the river channel on the right side of my photo or used as a warning in situations like the scene depicted on the left, where its meaning in American English is “Watch it!” or “Heads up!”.
Like the word aguas, this photo has a double meaning that conveys my perception of the Los Angeles River. I captured this “LA moment” along a stretch of the river in the Glendale Narrows. It represents the promise of an optimistic future where the river corridor and the landscape along it banks revitalize and reconnect people and communities – spiritually, socially, ecologically and economically. However, this scene also reminds me of the need for vigilance when our profession assesses the broader contextual impacts of a proposed landscape design, and the integrity required to creatively overcome impending design challenges in equitable and meaningful ways. iAguas!
credit: “Weedy Foreground” by Jenni Zell
Title of Work: “Weedy Foreground”
Photographer: Jenni Zell (shown at right)
Artist’s Statement: I took this photo in the channel of the Los Angeles River and was initially captivated by the audacity of this species to set up life in such a hostile place. Positioning my camera with plants in the foreground and middle ground creates the illusion of a future takeover of vegetative growth in the channel of the Los Angeles River. Takeover is unlikely, and the species pictured in the foreground is Plantago lanceolate, a noxious invasive plant. At closer inspection, Weedy Foreground crushes any dreamy vision of a restored native riparian landscape and instead predicts a future where only the most noxious and invasive species survive.
Perceptions of the Los Angeles River features the works of: Calvin Abe, Cristhian Barajas, Wendy Chan, Chuan Ding, Andrea Klein, Clarence Lacy, Brett Miller, Susan Miller, Jessica Roberts, Jennifer Salazar, Darren Shirai, Morgan Thompson, Yiran Wang, Mateo Yang, and Jenni Zell. You may recognize some of the names as regular contributors to AHBE Lab. The LA River is a subject of ongoing research and exploration for our staff, many of whom share their thoughts and discoveries through AHBE Lab.
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Transat AG2R La Mondiale Courts Mixed Crews For 2020 Race
Two decades after the first victory by a mixed duo, the iconic Transat AG2R La Mondiale is making a serious pitch for mixed two-handed crews to take part in next year's outing.
Entry will now be free for mixed crews, with AG2R La Mondiale saying it will cover the registration fee for all male-female duos who sign on for the 4,000-mile transatlantic challenge which was first raced 27 years ago.
The most recent edition of the Transat AG2R La Mondiale in 2018 saw Figaro sailor Tom Dolan and crew place 11th and first among the rookies after more than 19 days at sea.
With the next event scheduled just weeks ahead of Tokyo 2020, organisers are also touting the move as a great opportunity to set the foundation of a future Olympic campaign, providing invaulable experience in tactics, weather conditions and life offshore — as well as in racing one-design monohulls (namely the Beneteau Figaro 3), just like the Olympics where it's the sailor who makes all the difference.
The deadline for registrations is 31 January 2020. For further details and now to sign up, contact Marine Derrien of organisers OC Sport Pen Duick at [email protected]
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Simon relaxes in Manali, at the head of India's lush Kullu valley, and contemplates his next appointment: riding over the terrifying Rohtang Pass
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The small town of Manali sprawls at the head of the Kullu valley on the west bank of the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh. I am staying at the Himalayan Country House, a modern, spotless guesthouse at the top of the old town. I have a room with bath, a window overlooking the valley and a broad balcony. At first light, 5am, I delight in sitting on the balcony watching and listening as the town awakes. Manali is beautiful from up here. The barns and houses are a muddle of crudely slated roofs; walls are of wooden beams packed with mortar; most upper floors extend to create a covered walkway with a veranda above and arched windows in intricate carved frames.
It is apples, more than tourism, that have made Manali a prosperous community and the valley floor is lush with orchards. The eastern side of the valley is steeper than the west. A sheer wall of rock soars to the north and is capped with a fringe of pine trees and two small patches of highland meadow. Trails of thin cloud cling to the pine trees. Four cascades divide the mountain. It is less steep directly ahead with more grass and a scattering of deciduous trees and bushes.
Later, cows and a few sheep will spot a high meadow to my right. Manali awakes late. A crow is first to call. It perches on a spike of reinforcing iron projecting from the upper floor of the house next door; this is India so many buildings are half built and I spot an animal, probably a cat, curled on a lone plastic chair on the open top floor of a concrete skeleton way to my left.
The crow is answered by other crows. Dogs bark to each other. Black birds with bright yellow beaks and squeaky cries set up a chorus. A woman's still-sleepy voice comes from the barn below and is accompanied by the smell of kerosene from a stove. A calf bleats. Small, very busy sparrows dart hither and thither; one alights on the balcony rail to inspect me. Grey doves peck on the grey slate.
A few lights still sparkle in the strip of apartment blocks on the far side of the highway. The highway climbs to the 4,000 metre-high Rohtang Pass, connecting the Kullu valley with the Lahaul and Spiti valley, a climb that I fear yet hope to make on my motorcycle in a few days. The sun will appear soon over the mountains, and rickshaws and motorcycles, cars, overburdened trucks and jeeps will drown the background roar of the river.
Someone stirs downstairs, coffee on the boil. Do visit soon. Such small paradises are speedily destroyed.
• The Himalayan Country House (+91 98572 44988, himalayancountryhouse.com) has doubles with bath from around £13 a night; mountain and culture guides available
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DauphinIsland is a barricade land mass located off the coast of the state ofAlabama. The island got its name from Dauphin, who was a greatgrandson and successor of Louis XIV. The Gulf of Mexico occurs on thesouth of the island while the Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay are onits northern side. The island is the home to a wide variety of plantsand animals. Additionally,the island is the home to a marine science laboratory, the estuarium,a salt marsh habitat and several private dwellings. Recreationalfishing and other water sports are popular activities in the watersaround the island. The island’s widevariety of migratory birds makes it a significant tourist attractionsite (DauphinIsland Foundation, par 3). The current paper aims to discuss theorganism and environmental conditions of the island’s estuarium andsalt marsh habitat. The paper will also discuss the purpose ofbarrier islands and where they occur in the U.S. Finally, the paperwill explain the history of the island and hurricanes that haveaffected it.
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Estuaryhabitat of Alabama, dauphin island- organisms found and environmentalconditions
Anestuary is an enclosed coast water body, which has an open link withthe ocean, through which fresh water from inland and saltwater fromthe sea mixes.According to (MobileBay National Estuary Program, par 2), estuaries represent some of themost vulnerable and most significant habitats on earth. The estuaryhabitat of Alabama acts as a home to many species of birds, mainlythe migratory birds such as the GreatWhite Egretand the commontern.It is also a sanctuary for many species of fish and other animalsthat live in water such as crocodiles, shellfish, oysters, mud crabs,to name but a few. Alabama estuary is known to be a habitat tothousands of shelled creatures such as clams, mussels, snails andamphipods which live on the mudflats surviving on decaying organicmatter from dead plants such as marsh grasses. Apart from theanimals, the estuary is also an important habitat for many plantssuch as eelgrass, marsh grasses, sea grass and dwelling algae. Theplants serve as an important habitat and food for many of theinvertebrates found on the island.
Accordingto Dauphin Island Park and Beach information, the Alabama Dauphineisland estuary habitat is environmentally and economically importantbecause of its exceptional biological diversity and productivity. Asa result, the estuary is under intense monitoring to ensue it isprotected from human impacts. Reports and various studies carried outin relation to Alabama estuary show that it is in good environmentalstate due to strict regulations and monitoring. However, the MobileBay National Estuary Program, which assessed Alabamians’ attitudestowards the environmental condition of the estuary points that thereis need for balance between environmental protection and economicgrowth. Activities such as recreational fishing and waste disposal inthe waters of the estuary are negatively affecting its environmentalcondition.
Saltmarsh habitat-organisms found and environmental conditions
TheAlabama salt marsh
Asalt marsh is a swampy area occurring near estuaries and sounds. TheAlabama salt marsh habitat is rich in marine life. It is argued thata salt marsh has a self-sustaining cycle. The marsh plants die anddecay and act as a steady source of food for various animal speciesliving in the habitat. On the other hand, when the animals die anddecompose, they act as a source of nutrient for the plant species.The Alabama salt marsh habitat is the home to many species of plantsand animals (DauphinIsland Foundation, 2). The marsh hosts various species of birds suchas red-winged black bid, egrets, and herons among others. Otheranimals found in this habitat include blue crab, white shrimp andspot tail bass. Also, large predators like creeks hunting for fishare found in the habitat. Various species of fish and other reptilesreside in the salt marsh habitat. The salt marsh is also a home formany species of grass. Other plants that survive in salty waterconditions such as glasswortsand the cordgrassare found in the habitat. However, the habitat has very few or notrees and shrubs.
TheAlabama salt marsh habitat is recognized for its ability to filterout toxins and other chemicals from the incoming water. Therefore,the habitat is well protect and hence in good environmental condition(Dauphin Island Park and Beach, par4). However, the habitat is facingsignificant problems such as erosion from flooding and rise in sealevel caused by global warming all of which are affecting itsenvironmental status. It is also argued that some tourists are notrespecting the environment near the marsh by irresponsibly dumpingwaste which is leading to pollution. Therefore, there is need forstricter rule on waste damping and monitoring of tourists’activities to safeguard the environmental condition of this valuablenatural resource (Dauphin Island Foundation, 8).
3.Barrier islands-purpose, movement, where they are found in UnitedStates
Abarrier island is a long, thin piece of land covered in dust and inparallel orientation to the mainland shore. The purpose of thebarrier island is to protect the coast from the powerful storm wavesthat can cause devastating destructions. Barrier islands are vibrantnatural features since they keep moving and migrating as a result ofthe varying sea levels. In the United States, barrier islands aremainly found on the gentle, sandy slopes on the seashores.Consequently, many of the barrier islands occur along the Gulf Coastsuch as the Dauphin Island. Other barrier islands are found in theAtlantic coast. Apart from the Dauphin Islands other barriers in theU.S. include: Padre Island which is the longest barrier in the world,Cape Hatteras and Assateague among others.
Oncebarrier islands are formed, they constantly keep moving as a resultof winds and waves. Scientists argue that the rising sea levels as aresult of global warming are a major cause of barrier movement.Additionally, predominant winds originating from the northeast forcethe islands to move. During storms, the strong waves and wind pushlarge quantities of sand towards the land. Consequently, sand dunesend up intruding the marine forests destroying and concealing treeson the western sides of the islands. The process continues and atsome point tree stumps can be seen on the shoreline. Though theprocess of barrier movement can take thousands of years, any largestorm can cause incredible changes to the island in a very shorttime, even few hours.
4.History of dauphin island beginning with earliest known settlers, andfollow chronological order of inhabitants
TheIsland has been inhabited from the MississippianPeriod. This is supported by the large shell mound found on theisland and can be traced way back to between 1100 and 1550 AD. Thismound comprising of charcoal and potsherds was created by the NativeAmericans who used to dump refuse obtained from meals mainly fish andshellfish.
Themost notable modern history regarding the Island started was startedby Pierre Le Moyne Sieur, an explorer from France who landed 1n 1699in the Island (Maloney,1).The name Massacre Isle as it was originally referred, was obtainedafter the explorer discovered a pile of bones on the shore of theIsland.In 1766, the British colonized the Island, only to beseized by the Spanish 14 years later at the time when the Britishwere fully engaged with the Revolutionary War. In 1813, the Americanforces captured and occupied the Island, with the aim of deterringthe British from using the Island as a tool of war between 1812and 1814. Until1830s, Creek tribes and Choctaw tribes had occupied the Islandoccupied the Island until they were forced to migrate Westwards(Dauphin Island, 1). It is worth noting that Spanish explorershelped to map the Island, thus making it to be referred as Isla deSan Feliz. Asper the 2010 century results, it was established that the Island had1238 occupants. Out of this number, 97.3% were whites, 1.0% werethose having more than two races, 1.0% were native Americans, 0.4%African Americans, 0.7% Latinos or Hispanics and the rest thosehaving Asian Origins. Further, the statistics indicates that, as at2010, the median household income was estimated to be $56,731and $26,771 as the per capita income. Out of the occupants of theIsland, 25.2% work either as scientists, administrators or in wastemanagement services. Those in healthcare, education sector andsocial assistance service comprise of 12.8% of the entire population(Maloney,1).State Highway 193 is used by the residents to access the island, aswell as through the use of other transportation services such asferries and Dauphin Island Airport.
5.History of hurricanes that affected Dauphin Island
Itis worth noting that, there have been notable hurricanes which haveaffected Dauphin Island since the 20thcentury. Hurricane Frederic which occurred on 12thSeptember 1979 where the bridge to the mainland was destroyed onlyafter operating for only 24 years. Hurricane Elena occurred in 1985and brought gusts of winds blowing over 210km/hr (130mph) to theisland. Hurricane Danny and Hurricane Georges occurred in 1997 and1998, where the later destroyed over 41 houses located on the island.The other hurricane which has rocked the island was Hurricane Ivanwhich occurred in 2004, where above a quarter of the entire Islandwas submerged in two feet of water. In the following year (2005),Hurricane Katrina, documented as one of the most disastroushurricanes damaged parts of the Island, destroying homes andproperties (Sealls,1).
Fromthe above information, it is clear that, DauphinIsland is one of the most resourceful islands in the US. With itsrich heritage both in regard to biodiversity, there is the urgentneed for the residents to do more in order to ensure thesustainability of the Island. Further, there is the need to placecautious measures to prevent further damage of properties and loss oflife as a result of incidences such as the hurricanes.
Workscited
DauphinIsland Foundation: Ahistory of Dauphin Island under five flags 1699-1989. Retrieved from: http://www.difoundation.org/history.htm
DauphinIsland Park and Beach. Retrievedfrom: Dauphinisland.org.
Maloney,Christopher. DauphinIsland. The Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2016.
MobileBay National Estuary Program. CoastalAlabama Community Attitudes.What Alabamians value about the environment and what can bedone to protect it,2011. Retrieved from:Assessmenthttp://www.mobilebaynep.com/coastal_alabama_community_attitudes_assesment/
Sealls,Alan. Mobile’sHurricane History Has Been Active. Available athttp://wkrg.com/2015/06/03/mobiles-hurricane-history-has-been-active/
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United States deports Haitians despite coronavirus fears
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The United States, the new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, deported 61 Haitian migrants on Tuesday despite fears of further spreading the deadly disease in the poorest country in the Americas.
FILE PHOTO: People wait to get water from a communal tap, during an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 2, 2020. Picture taken April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jeanty Junior Augustin/File Photo
Some U.S. lawmakers, immigration advocates and Haitian human rights activists said it was irresponsible for the United States to continue deportations to Haiti, which is ill-equipped to contain any outbreak of disease due to inadequate sanitation infrastructure and healthcare services.
The densely populated country last month closed its borders after detecting its first two cases of the novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, a tally that has since risen to 25 compared to more than 380,000 in the United States.
None of the deportees on Tuesday had any symptoms before boarding the flight, although they had not been tested for the virus and could be asymptomatic, Haiti’s foreign minister, Claude Joseph, told a virtual news conference.
Three migrants whom the United States deported on a March 26 flight to Guatemala and who arrived without virus symptoms have since been hospitalized after testing positive.
The Haitian deportees would be placed in quarantine on arrival, Joseph said. Critics question how effective this is, with multiple local media reports of those quarantined escaping.
“If this leads to more cases, Haiti isn’t prepared to respond and our whole region remains at risk,” wrote Representative Andy Levin, a Democrat, on Twitter.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Haiti Foreign Ministry spokesman Israel Jacky Cantave told Reuters the ministry had negotiated with U.S. officials for the flight not to include any migrants with a criminal record. The country is trying to decongest its prisons that are particularly vulnerable to an outbreak of disease.
As such it received fewer deportees than originally proposed, Cantave said.
Guatemala has also asked the United States to limit its deportations to the country to 25 persons per plane because of concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
Haiti’s government has closed schools and most industrial parks in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus. But with most Haitians working in the informal economy and living hand-to-mouth, it is struggling to get them to stay at home.
Already last year, rights organizations were warning of a looming food crisis due to the economic impact of political unrest, racing inflation and a bad harvest.
Authorities have started distributing packages of food staples such as bread and rice to particularly vulnerable households. They are also distributing public handwashing stations and disinfecting public squares in some neighborhoods like the wealthy Petionville suburb of Port-au-Prince.
Reporting by Andre Paultre and Robenson Sanon in Port-au-Prince; Additional reporting by Sofia Menchu in Guatemala City; Writing by Sarah Marsh in Havana; Editing by Leslie Adler
Source: United States deports Haitians despite coronavirus fears
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Revision as of 04:13, 21 November 2020 by RLevine (talk | contribs) (→External links: amended link to Vector archive to comment on significance in today's APL world)
The British APL Association (BAA; infrequently BAPLA) is a user group founded in 1984 in England to promote APL, and the publisher of Vector journal. It is funded by its sustaining members, which include corporate users and the APL vendors APL2000, Dyalog Ltd., Kx Systems, and MicroAPL.
The BAA was a Specialist Group of the British Computer Society from its early years (possibly beginning after APL86[1]) until it left in response to increasing requirements made by the BCS in 2008.[2]
1.1 Symposium
1.2 Vector journal
1.3 BAPLA 09
1.4 Webinar
2 Organisation
From 2008 and until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BAA London group arranged a monthly open-for-all meet-up, called the symposium, at the The Hoop and Grapes pub on Farringdon Street in London. No sign-up was required.
Vector journal
Vector, the journal of the BAA, began publication in 1984, and gradually took the place of APL Quote Quad as the de-facto leading publishing channel for APL content. The journal featured submitted articles on array programming including J and K, as well as news from APL and other array language vendors. Beginning in 2005, with volume 21 issue 4, the journal was issued online as well as in print, and some prior articles have also been made available online.[3] It was published quarterly until 2004, when late and sometimes skipped issues began to interrupt its formerly regular schedule. Releases slowed more significantly after 2008, and in 2016, following the completion of volume 26, the journal moved entirely to online publishing. So far a single issue has been published this way, in 2019.
BAPLA 09
The British APL Association held a 2-day conference, BAPLA 09, on June 8th & 9th 2009 at DeVere Hotel, Wokefield Park, near Reading, UK
In response to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, BAA is arranging a series of webcasts to replace their regular monthly symposium.[4]
The Webinars, are held using Zoom, and consist of half an hour of social interaction, followed by a single presentation of about an hour, and a Q&A session. The sessions are recorded with subsequent publication on YouTube. Some webinars are so called open sessions which are more similar to the monthly symposium, in being informal meetings where APLers discuss and present whatever they feel like, with no particular subject decided on beforehand.
1 Apr 9th 2020 Richard Park, Dyalog Molecular Dynamics-in-APL
2 Apr 23rd 2020 MJH Software Services Introducing qWC Alpha 0.4
3 May 7th 2020 Adám Brudzewsky, Dyalog Meet the new APL Wiki
4 May 21st 2020 Phil Last Acre source-code manager update
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13 Oct 22nd 2020 Open Session
14 Nov 5th 2020 Open session
The BAA is administered by a committee of officers elected by ballot of Association members at the Annual General Meeting. Working groups are also established in areas such as activity planning and journal production. Offers of assistance and involvement with any Association matters are always welcomed.
Funding for the BAA comes entirely from the sustaining members. In many cases, these sustaining members also provide manpower and administrative assistance to the association at their own cost.
The current chairman is Paul Grosvenor.
BAA Website
BAA London Google Group announces upcoming symposiums and other events.
Vector, The BAA's Journal
The Vector archives are relevant for learning and understanding APL and related languages today
↑ Anthony Camacho. "BAA Annual General Meeting 2010". Vector journal volume 24 issue 4. 2010-12.
↑ Paul Grosvenor. "Changes at the BAA" (pdf). Vector journal volume 23 issue 4. 2008-09.
↑ Stephen Taylor. "Editorial: Discover, Learn, Profit". Vector journal volume 21 issue 4. 2005-09.
↑ BAA. Webinar Schedule for 2020.
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XIII Lost Identity – HD
Imagine waking up to discover you’ve led several different lives.
Based on the comic book series by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.
A man suffering from amnesia is found washed up on a beach by an elderly couple. He has to unravel who he is and where he has come from, the only clue to his identity being the numerals “XIII” tattooed on his neck.
You are XIII, a man with a host of enemies and who faces danger at every turn as he goes in search of his past.
Pursued by mysterious strangers and wanted for the assassination of the President of the United States of America, his life becomes a whirl of conspiracy and intrigue.
Pay close attention to everything around you, because it will no doubt be your only chance to piece together XIII’s enigmatic past.
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FUEL TV Is A ‘Love Brand’: Rui Ventura
Posted on November 18, 2015 in Media
The sports entertainment genre on television is a relatively young one in the Middle East. It was only about 18 years ago that the satellite-broadcasting boom gave way to 24-hour Arab sports channels. The channels programming covered international sports along with regional ones such as camel and horse-racing to action sports namely skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, motocross and wakeboarding. One such action sports channel that has trained its guns to cover more ground in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is FUEL TV. Part of an international network, FUEL TV claims to reach 18 millions households, across 68 countries. OSN distributes the channel in MENA.
Of Regional & Global
This month FUEL TV covered the WWA Wake Park World Championships, at the Al Forsan International Sports Resort, in Abu Dhabi with the aim of increasing its footprint in the region. The coverage of this event is part of FUEL TV’s strategy to boost regional content.
Explaining the thought process behind the initiative, Rui Ventura, VP, Marketing & Sales EMEA, FUEL TV said, “Given that Wakeboard is one of the core sports featured by FUEL TV, we could not miss the opportunity to air the Wake Park World Championship hosted in Abu Dhabi, at the Al Forsan International Sports Resort. This represents a great opportunity for local and regional athletes such as Omeir Saeed, Khamis Shamsi and Phoebe King from the UAE, or Khaled Alawadhi and Shaikha Al Nouri from Kuwait, that competed in Abu Dhabi and will be featured globally. The Wake Park World Championship is just the first of many local and regional shows to come. FUEL TV is committed to increase the content from, and for, the Middle East region.”
The channel is not only upped focus on athletes but overall content itself. FUEL TV always has had regional content such as the documentaries ‘Skate Arabia’ or ‘White Silk Road’. The channel is now focusing on increasing and updating the regional content. Mr Ventura explained, “FUEL TV is a niche brand that needs to be as close to its audience as possible. With over 30 per cent of its population between the ages of 15 and 29, representing over 100 million youth, the region is facing a ‘youth bulge’, according to a Brookings Institute recent report. FUEL TV caters to this exact age range target. Moreover, the action sports scene is booming in the region and especially in the UAE, so it makes perfect sense for us to boost our regional content.”
The Love Brand
In addition to its coverage of popular sports and action sports, the channel features original programming, consisting of commissioned series, special shows, films and Live events. “Our proximity to athletes and action sport tribes, mixed with our creative house, allows us to create unique quality content. Our viewers are loyal to the channel because we speak their language. FUEL TV is more than a channel – we see it as a Love brand,” said Mr Ventura.
The channel’s marketing strategy attempts to embrace this as well. Dubbing it a ‘simple’ approach, Mr Ventura explained that the channel looks to mark its presence, and become part of the audiences. FUEL TV caters to a young audience that is not only fond of live action sports, but is also both trends and tech savvy. One way of doing it is through social media which is prevalent in its core target audience. “We also have a strong presence in all the important action sport events and competitions by giving it editorial coverage, through brand activations or other relevant ways of brand promotion.”
This is not to say that FUEL TV’s ambitious plans are not met with challenges in the region. The fact that action sports is still evolving in MENA is perhaps the biggest challenge. “As per our motto ‘risk is the only rule’, we take the challenge positively,” commented Mr ventura, adding , “We want to be part of the action sports growth in the region by helping promote the athletes, the events, the spots where these tribes gather and the lifestyle that revolves around it.”
The other obvious challenge is promoting the FUEL TV way in the region. If Mr Ventura’s plans are anything to go by, this is one area where we will hear more from the sports channel.
Five Qs to Rui Ventura on making sports channels a profit-making game and more
A recent study indicates that only 4 per cent viewers watch sports, but every cable subscriber pays for it. How do you view this?
FUEL TV is probably the exception to the rule. Our viewers are very loyal to the channel and when they subscribe to paid TV packages, they want and actually watch the channel. We register the best Viewer Concentration on the male audiences – M12-17, M12-24, M12-34. In addition, FUEL TV is not only about action sports is also about urban lifestyle, music, street art which are topics that interest to a more vast part of the young population. That is why it is possible to find FUEL TV on different OSN packages such as the Premium, Entry or even OSN Pinoy.
To negotiate higher rates from cable companies, you need subscribers to demand your service. For a sports network that somewhere means stockpiling the rights to live sporting events that can be rebroadcast and repackaged. What is FUEL TV’s strategy on this?
We balance our content play. We do not stockpile rights but create original and exclusive series, because that is the differentiator. We have 21 different, Emmy award winning series, some of which are now in the 14th season such as ‘Camp Woodward’, ‘New Pollution’, ‘Firsthand’ or ‘Built to Shred’. We also buy rights globally or regionally according to the markets’ necessity. We have live events such as ‘Street League of Skateboard’, ‘Crankworx’, ‘X games’ and we are always looking for newer opportunities.
How are you utilizing online and mobile platforms for higher visibility and making more profits of the games?
As a channel dedicated to younger audiences, being online and mobile is crucial for FUEL TV. We already have a very strong presence on social media, with more than half a million followers in all our pages, including a regional Facebook account. We widely use these tools to promote our shows and boost the action sports scene in general. For 2016, we are investing a lot in getting the message across the web and mobile platforms. To start with, we will re-launch our website very soon. This platform will be used to promote the content of the channel. We will also launch a mobile app that will allow us to connect our content directly to our audience and enhance the interaction with our public. We also have the distribution of OTT (over-the-top) content, which will be perfect for those who are looking for a more tailor made experience with FUEL TV, on the cards too.
How much beyond games and scores will you go? For instance, how much of an athlete’s personal life will you get into?
We will definitely be more than just scores. Around 70 per cent of our original series are script based, and revolve around the athletes and their relations with sport, the fans, the communities and the culture that surrounds them. This makes our content unique and oriented to a storytelling concept rather than being just games and scores. As an example, our show ‘Firsthand’ is dedicated to the athletes’ personal lives, the hurdle they go through to get sponsorships, the behind-the-scenes of the competitions or the challenges that athletes face throughout the year to achieve their goals. This is something that we will be doing for the Middle East as well featuring regional athletes. We are coming up with the production of new episodes for our original series, and the region will naturally be included.
What sports do you play personally?
I’m a thrill-seeker. I was always around action sports since my early years. I did BMX, skateboarding, surf and snowboarding. I still snowboard and skate. At present, my plans are more focused on teaching my kids how to skate and have a sportive lifestyle.
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The theatricality of war and diplomacy
Posted by Chris Rosser on Wed 08 January 2020
29 years ago my parents sat me down and explained why war is terrible, certainly not a glamorous Hollywood game show. I remember it well to this day. There were other people on the end of those televised Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, complete with the live feeds, so mesmerisingly televised on the BBC and CNN. It was the first time war entered in my living room, packaged up as a public spectacle to be consumed at dinner time while people suffered and died.
Last night I had to do the same to my 8 year-old son. It's a far more painful subject than when you first tell your child about sex. As my wife and I explained the awful realities of war, I quietly hoped that someone would show restraint. Any idiot can lash out in anger, but turning the other cheek, as Christians often preach, takes a lot more guts. Alas, the Persians struck back at the Greeks, and now the world holds its breath to see that Trump does next. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
War has been played out on our screens since Vietnam -- with domestic consumption in mind. Now with Twitter and the 24/7 News cycle, war streams to my pocket in 240 character chunks and high-resolution footage.
As news unfolds today of Iran's retaliation against the United States, I'm reminded again that war is a deeply theatrical endeavour. Nothing galvanises political support and power better than a war. Yet, unity is an illusion. Twitter is predictably erupting with tribal factionalism and flag waving, howls of self righteousness on both sides, each pinning the blame on the other -- and most are largely ignorant of how this mess started in the first place. Playing out is the worst form of fandom, patriotism -- that virtue of the vicious as Oscar Wilde so elegantly stated.
To those of you who think this is a game, sitting back in comfort while clamouring for blood to be spilt, I have one thing to say: grow up.
I for one hope it doesn't come to that, and I suspect it won't.
Instead, what I think will unfold is an example of diplomacy by other means. Iran's launched a dozen missiles, and early reports suggest causalities are limited. Perhaps the United States' alert readiness was at play, or perhaps they were forewarned through back channels by their opposite numbers in Iran. With a bit of luck the next phase, American's inevitable strike back, will be similarly impotent. Perhaps an Iranian base or two will be bombed, its occupants already evacuated. Both sides will claim victory -- crowing about causalities and moral and strategic justifications to their audiences back home while the status quo returns.
With a little more luck, it will end there. So, it's with uncharacteristic optimism, that I hope cooler heads will prevail, and the two sides will return to talks, either openly or covertly. I guess it depends on the guys at the top. Will Trump wag the ultimate dog to defect from Impeachment? Will the Ayatollah finally have a crack at the Great Satan to justify his regime?
Will Trump wag the ultimate dog to defect from Impeachment?
I really hope this doesn't escalate further. I really hope I don't have to explain to my children why a lot of innocent people died because two hotheads of questionable sanity can't control their fragile egos.
Tomorrow will tell, I suppose.
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Visual Basic, C++, SQL, Windows, Linux, VMware, Troubleshooting, Windows Server, Windows 7, Computer Hardware, XP, Technical Support, Network Administration, Servers, Networking, HTML, Active Directory, Operating Systems, Software Development, CSS, Programming, TCP/IP
Steven Trumble
Owner/GM at Total Clean Floorcare Systems and Ushowtalent.com (913) 7801206
TOTAL CLEAN June 1996 - Present
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL January 1992 - June 1996
Healthcare Services Group Inc March 1990 - January 1992
Maintaining All..., Time Management, Management, Budgets, Training, Team Building, Strategic Planning, Coaching, Marketing, Leadership, Customer Service, Operations Management, Sales, Project Management
Steve Ponec
Multimedia Specialist
Bachelor of Science in Communications, Broadcast New Media
Tighton Tools and Fasteners 2013 - Present
Logorrhea Films November 2011 - April 2013
SCOLA November 2012 - February 2013
Mr Video Productions April 2012 - November 2012
Video Production, Online Video Production, Video Editing, Videography, Final Cut Pro, Video, Television Production, Premiere, Commercials, Camera, Editing, Final Cut Studio, DVD Studio Pro, Multimedia, FCPX, Illustrator, Photoshop, YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, LinkedIn, Broadcast, Camera Operating, Motion Graphics, Avid Media Composer, HD Video, Screenwriting, Avid, Film Editing, Non-linear Editing, Dvd, Media Production, Digital Video, Cinematography, Web Video, Post Production, Producing
Steve Scigo
Quality Control Supervisor at Jack Link's Beef Jerky
Associates, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Jack Link's Beef Jerky 2014 - Present
American Games 2000 - 2014
New Business Development, Account Management, Customer Service, Sales, Sales Management, Team Building, Marketing Strategy, Direct Sales, Team Leadership, Negotiation, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Marketing, CRM, Management, B2B, Sales Process, Selling, Solution Selling, Customer Retention
Steve Sotello
IT Product Analyst, Operations Management at Kiewit
Associate Applied Science, Networking Technology, 4.0
Microsoft Certification Program
Kiewit May 2013 - Present
First Data Corporation 2002 - January 2013
First Data Corporation 1996 - 2002
Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Architecture, Business Continuity, Data Center, SDLC, Integration, Vendor Management, IT Management, ITIL, IT Strategy, End User Support, Remote User Support, Active Directory..., Laptops, Email, Problem Solving, Application Servers, Web Servers, Strategic Planning, Local Area Network, Process Management, Operations Management, LAN-WAN, Change Management, Incident Management, Great troubleshooting..., Citrix, vSphere, IIS, Oracle Application..., Kofax, Business Objects, Windows & Mac operating..., VMware, Microsoft Certified..., Microsoft Certified..., Microsoft Certified..., Novell Netware, Lotus Notes, Managing multiple..., Customer-focused, ITIL Process, DNS, Project Management, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Troubleshooting, Enterprise Software, Oracle, Solaris
Steve Stock
Sale Representative at Cretex Concrete Product Co.
Cretex Concrete Product Co. June 2013 - Present
American Concrete Products Co. November 2005 - March 2013
Rinker Materials November 2000 - December 2005
Wilson Concrete Co. November 1983 - October 2000
Sales Management, Negotiation, Project Planning, Continuous Improvement, Customer Service, Marketing Strategy, Business Planning, Construction Management, Sales, Purchasing, Start-ups, Contract Negotiation, Budgets
Steve Studsdahl
Network Systems Engineer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Information Management/Business Analysis
Associate, Liberal Arts Transfer
OneNeck IT Solutions (formerly Vital Support Systems) September 2007 - Present
University of Nebraska Medical Center 1998 - 2007
Cisco Technologies, Cisco Call Manager, Routing, Microsoft Exchange, Disaster Recovery, VoIP, WAN, Security, Active Directory, Network Administration, Network Security, Switches, CCNP, Firewalls, Windows Server
Steve Suhr
Bellevue, Nebraska
Computer Systems Analyst at Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha July 1998 - Present
Steve Vodicka
Estimator at Aksarben Heating & Air
BA, Business Admin
Associate, Drafting Design Technology
Vodicka Detailing Services, LLC February 2008 - Present
MMC Contractors August 2012 - November 2012
Ray Martin Company February 2008 - May 2011
The Waldinger Corporation August 1995 - December 2008
HVAC, Plumbing, MEP, Construction, Contractors, BIM, HVAC Controls, CAD, Navisworks, Steel Detailing, AutoCAD Mechanical, Revit, Sheet Metal, Metal Fabrication, AutoCAD, Construction Management
Steve Volkert
Maintenance Director
Steve Widhalm
Director of Operations at Thermal Services, Inc. & Chairman of the Board @ Southwest YMCA
Asscociates Degree, HVAC/R
Thermal Services, Inc. October 2013 - Present
Thermal Services, Inc. March 2002 - October 2013
Coca-Cola Enterprises August 2000 - March 2002
Thermal Services, Inc. April 1993 - August 2000
United States Air Force August 1987 - August 1992
Building Automation, HVAC, Heating, Refrigeration, HVAC Controls, Air Conditioning, Process Scheduler, Troubleshooting, Heat Pumps, Energy Management, Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation, Sales Management, Cooling Water, Contract Negotiation, Indoor Air Quality, Construction, Facilities Management, Maintenance & Repair, Boilers, Preventive Maintenance, Pumps, Ventilation, Plumbing, Building Management..., Building Services
Sue Bidroski
Administrative Assistant at Astro Buildings Inc
Astro Buildings May 2015 - Present
Hallmark Cards August 2013 - Present
Avon January 1998 - Present
Gordmans November 2013 - January 2015
ACI Worldwide July 2011 - May 2013
ACI Worldwide February 1997 - July 2011
ACI Worldwide March 1993 - January 1997
ACI Worldwide March 1987 - February 1993
Fox Photo 1986 - 1987
Visio, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Administration, Salesforce, Direct Sales, Microsoft Excel, Salesforce.com, Business Analysis, Microsoft Word, Management, Sales, Time Management, Software Documentation, Human Resources, Project Management, Program Management, Process Improvement, Access, Training, Team Building, Sales Management
Sue Bruening
Leasing Specialist at AgDirect® Equipment Financing
BA, Business Administration, Art
Elwood High School
AgDirect® Equipment Financing November 2014 - Present
Farm Credit Services of America March 2012 - November 2014
NetShops, Inc. August 2007 - July 2010
Hayneedle, Inc. 2009 - 2010
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems October 1990 - May 1998
Testing, Quality Assurance, Web Testing, Integration Testing, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Test Cases, Requirements Analysis, Lease Documentation, Lease Administration, Leadership, Finance, CRM, Agricultural Machinery, Bug Tracking, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Customer Service, Management, Requirements Gathering
Sue Chadwell
Kitchen Assistant at Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools March 2014 - Present
Omaha Steaks July 2013 - March 2014
Greater Omaha Refrigeration February 2013 - June 2013
home -networking December 2011 - February 2013
West Corporation February 2005 - June 2011
West Corporation 1996 - April 2005
Telecommunications, Internal Communications, Conflict Resolution, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Microsoft Office, Access, Call Routing, Leadership, Program Management, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Excel, Time Management, Training, Call Centers, Team Leadership, IVR, Software Documentation, Vendor Management, Telephony
Sue Hadnot
Consultant, Product Security at MasterCard Integrated Processing Services (IPS)
MasterCard Integrated Processing Services (IPS) March 2013 - Present
MasterCard May 2010 - March 2013
First Data 1977 - 2007
Credit Cards, Electronic Payments, Payment Systems, Payments, Mobile Payments, Debit Cards, Vendor Management, Process Improvement, Payment Card Processing, Transaction Processing, Business Analysis, Risk Management, Program Management, Financial Services, Product Management
Sue Jahns
CSS, Ferrellgas
Bachelor of Science, Paralegal, Projected
Associate, Applied Science; Administrative Assistant
Associate, Applied Science; Medical Secretary
CSS, Ferrell Gas January 2010 - Present
AmeriGas November 2008 - December 2009
CRR, Ameri Gas November 2008 - December 2009
Andreyev Engineering, Inc. October 2002 - September 2008
Andreyev Engineering Inc October 2002 - September 2008
Geotechnical Services, Inc September 2000 - August 2002
Cornhusker Motor Lines, Inc March 2000 - September 2000
D & J Beverage Services, Inc January 1999 - March 2000
American Answering Service July 1993 - January 1999
Customer Service, Invoicing, Sales, Marketing, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Administrative..., Data Entry, Event Planning, Process Scheduler, Access, Spreadsheets, Research, Office Management, Project Coordination, Accounts Payable, Proposal Writing
Sue Mize
Sue Sawaged-Maresch
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters, 4.0 GPA
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, 3.91GPA
Sitel Corporation November 1991 - Present
Outsourcing, CRM, Call Centers, Training, Business Intelligence, BPO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Customer Service, Telemarketing, Contact Centers, Service Delivery, Performance Management, Customer Experience, Operations Management, Vendor Management
Sue Yi
Software QA Intern at Hudl
IT Innovation, 3.66 GPA, Junior
General Education, 4.0 GPA
Hudl August 2015 - Present
IPG October 2014 - August 2015
Abraham Catering August 2012 - August 2014
Web Development, Responsive Web Design, XHTML, AngularJS, CSS, Creative Strategy, JavaScript, Open Innovation, Gender Equality, Women's Issues, Women's Rights, Java, Powershell, Freelance Writing, SQL
Summer M-Dieken
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Associates Degree
Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Writing, Customer Service, Excel, Coaching, Word, Customer Relations, Research, Strategic Planning, Event Planning, PowerPoint, Problem Solving, Budgeting, Community Outreach, Event Management, Administration, Social Media, Team Building, Program Development, Case Management, Mentoring, Volunteer Management, Leadership Development, Negotiation, Organizational..., Outlook
Sumpter Edward
Computer Systems Engineer at USAA
University of South Alabama 2009 — 2012
Bachelors of Science, Computer Information Systems
A.A.S, Liberal Arts
Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB 2000 — 2005
A.A.S, Avionics Systems Technology
USAA April 2013 - Present
ITT Systems, Mosul, Iraq August 2007 - July 2009
Ark Systems, Keesler AFB January 2006 - June 2007
U.S. Air Force, Offutt AFB Nebraska/Ramstein AFB November 1999 - November 2005
Suneet Kundra
The United States Naval Postgraduate School 2013 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems
Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
NSW GROUP 10 July 2014 - Present
US Navy January 2013 - June 2014
Norfolk May 2010 - November 2012
Military Operations, Navy, Military, Security Clearance, DoD, Military Experience, Military Logistics, Program Management, Operational Planning
Sunny Dwyer
Owner at Shane and Sunny Portrait Artists, LLC
Shane & Sunny Portrait Artists 2003 - Present
Su Reh
Susana Solorio
Technical Operation Specialist at First Data Corporation
Community College of Aurora 2007 — 2016
Associate's degree, Network and System Administration/Administrator
Network and System Administration/Administrator
First Data Corporation September 2014 - Present
First Data Corporation October 2001 - Present
IP, VoIP, Wireless, Ethernet, Unix, Switches, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Computer Network..., Proficient Typing Skills, File Systems, Windows 7, Computer Proficiency, Cisco Networking, Cisco Routers, Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Telephone Skills
Susan B Hamilton
Manager, Mortgage Training and Development at Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Management, 4.0
Associate of Science (AS), Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Pentagon Federal Credit Union February 2015 - Present
Pentagon Federal Credit Union July 2014 - January 2015
Pentagon Federal Credit Union March 2012 - June 2014
Pentagon Federal Credit Union September 2010 - March 2012
Pentagon Federal Credit Union December 2003 - September 2010
Management, Mortgage Lending, Coaching, Leadership, Team Building, Banking, Project Management, Credit, Loans, Retail Banking, Consumer Lending, Credit Analysis, Financial Analysis, Risk Management, Credit Cards, Customer Service, Credit Risk, Financial Risk, Portfolio Management, Cash Management
Susan Bittner
Fremont, Nebraska
Truss Designer at Structural Component Systems, Inc.
Associate's Degree, Architectural Design Technology, 3.6
Associate of Applied Science , Architectural Design
Structural Component Systems, Inc. April 2015 - Present
Architectural Design, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, CAD, Revit
Susan Haller
Director of Technical Operations at Gordmans
Gordmans March 2012 - Present
Pamida Stores Operating Co., LLC December 2006 - March 2012
The Planet Group 1997 - 2007
Planet 1996 - 2006
ConAgra Foods 1998 - 2005
Integration, Software Project..., Project Delivery, Budget Management, Capital Budgeting, Personnel Development, Infrastructure Projects, IT Strategy, Leadership, Project Management, ERP, Software Development, Strategic Planning, Management
Susan Hilgenkamp
Director Human Resources at Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc.
Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc. November 2008 - Present
Kerry Ingredients January 2000 - November 2008
Kerry Ingredients May 1995 - January 2000
Kerry Ingredients May 1991 - May 1995
Campbell Soup Company - Fremont NE January 1984 - May 1991
Human Resources, Employee Relations, Training & Development, Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Wellness, Employment Law..., Payroll, Accounting, Materials Management, Customer Service, Management, Team Building, Leadership
Susan Mandel
Mortgage Underwriter at Bank of England, Mortgage Division
Bank of England, Mortgage Division May 2013 - Present
Aurora Bank FSB November 2008 - July 2012
Citi 2007 - 2008
American Mortgage Network 2005 - 2007
Aurora Loan Services 2003 - 2005
Aurora Loan Services August 2001 - August 2002
Mortgage Underwriting, Credit Analysis, Customer Relations, Mortgage Lending, Underwriting, Loan Servicing, Finance, Loan Modifications, Training, Sales, Loans, Credit, Mortgage Banking
Susan Morgester
Administrative Secretary at USSTRATCOM
Associate of Science (A.S.), Biology, General
USSTRATCOM December 2010 - Present
US Navy Reserves August 2000 - Present
CSSS.NET February 2009 - November 2010
Military Experience, Military, Security Clearance, Military Operations, Navy, Force Protection, Command, DoD, Military Affairs, Top Secret, General Correspondence, Defense Travel System, Employee Management, Employee Training, Weapons Handling, Human Resources, Operational Planning, Defense, Weapons, Military Training, Intelligence Analysis, Information Assurance, Government, Policy, Supervisory Skills, National Security, Counterterrorism, Government Contracting, Emergency Management, Military Logistics, Tactics, Training, Administration, Security, Army
Susan Mortensen
Senior Technical Writer at EMS, Inc
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, 4.0 GPA
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, 4.0 GPA
EMS, Inc December 2011 - Present
Scentsy Wickless Candles July 2014 - Present
Thirty-One Gifts June 2014 - Present
lia sophia Independent Advisor September 2008 - Present
Susanne Waltermeyer
Executive Assistant at McCarthy Group, LLC
Associate’s Degree, Professional Studies, 4.0
Elkhorn High School 1976 — 1980
McCarthy Capital Corporation June 2013 - Present
Mutual of Omaha Bank May 2007 - June 2013
Oriental Trading Company September 2005 - May 2007
Valmont Industries May 2000 - September 2005
Administrative..., PeopleSoft, Lotus Notes, Process Improvement, Team Building, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Employee Benefits, Microsoft Word, Strategic Planning, Accounting, Outlook, Analysis, Banking, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, PowerPoint, Management, Credit, Finance, Event Planning, Event Management, Insurance, Access, Budgets, Compliance, Executive Support, Payroll, Leadership, Spreadsheets, Time Management, Administration, Software Documentation, Employee Relations, Process Scheduler, Visio, Human Resources, Telephone Skills, Administrative...
Susan Peplow
Office Manager at C.H. Robinson Company
H & R Block December 1989 - Present
C.H. Robinson Company April 1974 - Present
Susan Powell CAP-OM
Executive Assistant at Fidelity Investments
AS, Applied Science
Fidelity Investments March 2012 - Present
Pillar Financial Advisors January 2001 - August 2011
BlueCross BlueShield of SC September 1999 - October 2000
Mutual of Omaha May 1997 - September 1999
Mutual of Omaha January 1997 - January 1999
American National Bank January 1994 - January 1997
Administrative..., Calendaring, Office Administration, Confidentiality, Calendars, Travel Arrangements, Spreadsheets, Interviews, Accounts Payable, Concur, Invoicing, Office Management, Leadership, Management, File Management
Susan Robel
Brand Manager Consumer Innovation
Ottawa University 2011 — 2012
MBA, Business Administration
Bachelor, Business Administration
William Chrisman High School 1984 — 1988
Bayer HealthCare Animal Health August 2014 - Present
Bayer HealthCare May 2013 - Present
Hallmark Cards, Inc. January 2011 - February 2013
Ameristar Casino July 2010 - June 2011
FedEx Ground July 2010 - March 2011
Hallmark Cards, Inc May 2008 - October 2009
FAST TRAC Class 2009 - 2009
Hallmark Cards January 2007 - May 2008
Hallmark Cards June 2002 - January 2007
Hallmark Cards November 2001 - June 2002
Product Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Marketing Strategy, Management, Retail, Product Development, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Analytics, B2B, Process Improvement, Business Development, Forecasting, Strategy
Susan Scholz
Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics 2004 — 2004
License in Nail Technology, Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist
Ralston High School 2000 — 2004
Omaha Tap House 2013 - 2013
PayPal February 2010 - April 2011
PayPal March 2008 - February 2010
The Market Basket September 2007 - March 2008
Susan Wingfield
Inside Sales and Marketing Representative at Airlite Plastics Co
Associate's degree, Business Administration, 4.0 (Highest Honors)
Airlite Plastics Co February 2007 - Present
Airlite Plastics Co March 2003 - February 2007
Union Texas Petroleum June 1991 - August 1994
Computerland Corporation February 1990 - December 1991
Sales&Marketing, Account Management, Procurement, Marketing Event Planning, Top-notch Customer..., Pricing Analysis, B2B Marketing Strategy, Communication, Branding Initiatives, Market Analysis, Lead Development, New Business..., International Events, Financial Reporting, Product Development, Proposal Writing, Committed to..., Market Research, Sales Prospecting, Trade Show Exhibitor, New Business Development, Sales Management, Sales
Susan Zimmerman
Sr. Customer Service Rep at Northern Natural Gas
Paralegalism, Litigation
Northern Natural Gas February 2003 - Present
Aquila Energy February 1998 - February 2003
Software Documentation, Process Improvement, Troubleshooting, Oil/Gas, Energy, Customer Service, Invoicing, Process Scheduler, Analysis, Contract Management, Project Management, Budgets, Engineering, Risk Management, Procurement, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas, Energy Industry, Gas
Susie Bevins
Design and Applied Arts
home August 2012 - Present
First Data August 1994 - February 2010
First Data Corporation August 1994 - January 2002
Target January 1985 - April 1991
Microsoft Applications, Recruiting, Travel Arrangements, Team Management, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Training, Employee Relations, Microsoft Word, Human Resources, Resource Management, Microsoft Office 2007, PeopleSoft, Strategy, Interviews, Talent Acquisition, Management, Employee Benefits, Change Management, Program Management, Budgets, Project Management, Policy, Administration, Succession Planning, Project Planning
Susie Wohar
CEO Freedom in Finances & Fitness at Monavie Representative
MonaVie CEO Freedom in Finances & FitnessMonavie RepresentativeJanuary 1990 - Present
Suzanne Holczer
Suzanne Luttig
Self Employed Photographer & Customer Service at Cox Communications
Archbishop Ryan High School
Capitol Beauty School
Self Employed -Suzanne Luttig Photo Customer ServiceCox CommunicationsJanuary 2010 - Present
AAA May 2006 - January 2010
Photography, Cosmetology
Suzanne Peckenpaugh Bloomer
Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Team Building, Coaching, Healthcare, Inventory Management, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking, Management, Strategic Planning, Account Management, Leadership, Operations Management, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Office Administration
Suzanne Tanner
Receptionist at Pottawattamie County Veteran Affairs
Associate's degree, Administration Assistant
Pottawattamie County Veteran Affairs May 2010 - Present
Toys R Us March 2009 - March 2010
United States Air Force September 1998 - May 2001
United States Air Force May 1997 - August 1998
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Research, PowerPoint, Leadership, Training, Multi-line Phone, Electronic Filing, Filing, Medical Records, Data Entry, Government
suzanne wick
CAD manager and Design Tech at Ehrhart Griffin
Iowa Western Community College 1998 — 2000
Associates, Civil Engineering and Land Surveying
Ehrhart Griffin May 2000 - Present
Bluffs Run Casino (Horseshoe) December 1995 - November 1997
Dale Beggs Development Co March 1988 - October 1992
AutoCAD, CAD, Civil Engineering, Site Plans, Drainage
Suzy Tighe
Senior Marketing Coordinator at LJA Engineering, Inc.
N/A, Photography
LJA Engineering, Inc. March 2007 - Present
Texas School of Massage West August 2009 - May 2013
Marketing, Adobe Acrobat, Public Relations, InDesign, Photography, Proposal Writing, Photoshop, Budgets, Graphic Design, Land Development, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Outlook, Email Marketing, Process Scheduler, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Editing, Layout, Trade Shows, Office Management, Microsoft Office, Brochures, Collateral Material..., Events Coordination, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Event Photography, Portrait Photography
SYBIL JACKSON
PLMHP, PLADC at Complete Behavioral Health
Master’s Degree, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)
Associate's, Human Services
Complete Behavioral Health December 2014 - Present
Paradigm Direction August 2012 - Present
Autism Center of Nebraska February 2011 - Present
Encor May 1995 - October 2005
Social Services, Case Managment, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health, Community Outreach, Adolescents, Developmental..., Non-profits, Child Development, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Motivational..., Nonprofits, Psychotherapy, Fundraising, Public Speaking
Sybil Sanders
Business Specialist at University of Nebraska Omaha
Higher Education, Research
Sydnie Rosno
Sterile Processing Tech at Methodist Women's Hospital
Nebraska Methodist Health System December 2013 - Present
Vyral Marketing August 2013 - December 2013
Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing, Blogging, Marketing Strategy, Facebook, Marketing Communications, SEO, Advertising, Google Analytics, Sales, Customer Service, Social Networking, YouTube, Video Editing, Entrepreneurship, Blog Marketing, Small Business
Sylvain do-Rego
Lab Technician at Metropolitan community college
Associate's degree, Architectural Design Technology
UAC Technical Institute 2000 — 2004
associate, Architectural Design Technology
Associate, Construction technology, Building and Public Works
CFTS vocational training center 1998 — 2001
Technician Diploma, Industrial sciences and techniques
Metropolitan community college March 2013 - Present
Bes-Tech September 2012 - November 2012
Self employed & contractual (Sole Proprietorship) 2009 - 2011
GAZELLE TOUCH 2009 - 2010
C.M.C.P (Welding, Mechanical, rubber & Plastics Construction) 2008 - 2010
CAD, Rendering, Drawing, Construction, Architectural Drawings, Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, 3D Modeling, InDesign, Art, Illustrator, Graphics, Architectures, Sustainable Design
Tabetha Petersen
Epic Revenue Cycle Consultant, Cadence/ Prelude Certified Analyst
N/A, Information Technology
The University of Maryland Medical System August 2013 - Present
The Nebraska Medical Center September 2012 - July 2013
UNMC Physicians January 2012 - September 2012
Epic Systems, EHR, HIPAA, EMR, Epic Cadence, Revenue Cycle, Healthcare Information..., Interfaces, Prelude, Microsoft Excel, Ambulatory, Data Courier, Epic, Epic Cadence with..., Data Integration, Multitasking Skills, System Integration..., Data Analysis, Streamlining Work..., Technical Documentation, Software Documentation, Service Desk Express, Desktop Application..., Epic Ambulatory, Epic Credentialed..., Training, Formatting Documents, Desktop Publishing, Microsoft Office, Payroll, Employee Training, Account Reconciliation, Mas 90, SAP, Consulting, Process Improvement, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Healthcare, Documentation, Hospitals, Informatics
Tabitha Pribyl
Appointment Scheduler at CHI Health
ACPCPO Computer Programming ( Associate in Applied Science Computer Technology), Computer Programming
Northwest High School 1998 — 2002
CHI Health May 2014 - Present
CHI Health September 2011 - May 2014
West Corporation May 2009 - August 2011
West Corporation September 2007 - April 2009
West Corporation April 2006 - September 2007
West Corporation August 2005 - April 2006
West Corporation October 2004 - July 2005
Customer Service, Training, Leadership, EMR, Appointment Scheduling, Registration, Call Center, Team Leadership, Testing, Team Building, Policy, Customer Satisfaction, Access, Process Improvement, Visio, Customer Experience, CRM, IVR, Account Management, Telecommunications
Tai Kline
Bossier City, Louisiana
Student at University of Maryland University College
Bachelor of Science (BS), Social Sciences, 3.4
University of Maryland University College 2011 - December 2014
USAF Child Development Center 2006 - 2009
Kmart May 2000 - June 2003
PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Talia McGill
Direct Marketing Supervisor at Caesars Entertainment Corporation
B.S, Business Administration; Marketing
Omaha North High School 2002 — 2006
Caesars Entertainment Corporation August 2014 - Present
Zumba Fitness LLC December 2012 - Present
Total Travel Package June 2010 - Present
Caesars Entertainment Corporation June 2013 - August 2014
NEI Global Relocation March 2012 - September 2013
Gymboree October 2010 - March 2013
Primary Home Health Care February 2011 - May 2011
2009/2010, Omaha Benson High School August 2009 - November 2010
Hands of Heartland May 2009 - October 2010
Omaha State Bank August 2007 - May 2009
Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Social Media Marketing, Customer Service, Promotions, Supervisory Skills, Merchandising, Online Marketing, Marketing Communications, Process Improvement, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Sales, Outlook, Email Marketing, Team Building, Facebook, Team Leadership, Microsoft Word, Coaching, Social Networking, Marketing Strategy, Retail, PowerPoint, Social Media, Marketing, Market Research, B2B, Advertising, Customer Satisfaction, Event Planning, Sales Management, Marketing Research, Blogging, Data Entry, Direct Marketing, Time Management, Leadership, Management, Banking, Leadership Development, Customer Retention, Inventory Management
Tamara Killion
IT Sr. Analyst AT&T/DIRECTV
New Horizon Training Center 2014 — 2014
ITIL Fondation 2011 Certification
AT&T /Directv 2015 - Present
DIRECTV April 2012 - Present
HP Hewlett Packard USA August 1998 - May 2007
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Troubleshooting, Visio, Windows, Active Directory, Data Center, System Administration, VMware
Tamara Sanwick
La Vista, Nebraska
Assistant Manager at Kimberly Spa Omaha
Kimberly Spa Omaha May 2012 - Present
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Sales, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Management, Marketing, Team Building, Event Planning, Social Media, Retail, Social Networking, Customer Satisfaction
Tamara (TJ) Thomas
Papillion, Nebraska
Software Analyst at West Corporation
Associates Degree, Information Technology
West Corporation February 2010 - Present
Omnium Worldwide Inc April 2006 - May 2007
West Corporation February 1999 - April 2006
InfoGroup (formerly American Business Information) April 1989 - February 1999
SDLC, Visio, Testing, Software Documentation, SQL, SSIS, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodologies, Requirements Gathering, Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server, Integration, Business Analysis, DB2, Microsoft SQL Serve..., Business Objects, RPGLE ILE, AS/400, AS/400 Command Language, Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports 2008, KAPOW, WebFOCUS, Call Centers, Team Building, Leadership
Tamara Vaughn
Patient Financial Services at Nebraska Medicine
CPC, Medical Billing and Coding
Nebraska Medicine February 1995 - Present
Customer Service, Public Speaking, Hospitals, Microsoft Office, Healthcare, Research, Clinical Research, PowerPoint, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Event Planning, Molecular Biology, Leadership, Social Media, Healthcare Information..., Teaching, Lifesciences, Cell Culture, SPSS, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Outlook, Training
Tamera Peterson
Legal Assistant at Anderson, Bressman & Hoffman
Associate’s Degree, Professional Office Management
Anderson, Bressman & Hoffman November 2012 - Present
Tamiko Curtis
Tamila Harris
Bloggist, Online Publisher
Associate Degree, Business, Accounting
Steve & Berry’s February 2008 - January 2009
Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Blogging
Tami Rand
Business Analyst Consultant
Associate, Liberal Arts Transfer, Supply Chain Mgmt, Management, Humanities
Independent Contractor November 2013 - Present
Modis July 2013 - November 2013
Oriental Trading Company January 2007 - July 2013
Pamida Stores Operating Co., LLC March 1998 - December 2006
The Principal Financial Group November 1996 - March 1998
The Principal Financial Group 1989 - November 1996
Functional Leadership, Enterprise Business..., Process Analysis and..., Data & Process..., Facilitation of..., Enterprise Problem..., Training Curriculum..., Project Sizing, Work Breakdown, Data, Business Analysis, Problem Solving, Process Analysis, Designs, Workshop Facilitation, Enterprise Software, Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, CPFR, Vendor Management, Analysis, WBS, Business Process..., Project Portfolio..., Software Documentation, Requirements Gathering, Agile Methodologies, Retail, Merchandising, E-commerce, SDLC, Project Management, Budgets, Visio
Tammie Keruzis
RN at Douglas County Health Center
RN, Nursing
LPN, Nursing
Douglas County Health Center April 2003 - Present
Richard Young Hospital December 1981 - April 2003
Tammie Munoz
Tammi Nervig
College of St. Mary's, Omaha, NE
Denison High School
Strobel Starostka Construction October 2014 - Present
Zachry Engineering Corporation September 2006 - October 2014
MidAmerican Energy January 1998 - September 2006
Procurement, Contract Management, Proposal Writing, Project Planning, Construction, EPC, Engineering, Process Scheduler, Business Development, Management, Human Resources, Software Documentation, Project Management, Power Plants, Program Management, Training, Contract Negotiation, Project Estimation, Project Control, Leadership, MS Project, Primavera P6, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Negotiation, Supervisory Skills, Microsoft Office, Adobe..., Change Orders, Timberline Accounting, Document Management, Proposal Preparation, Proposal Management, Standard Operating...
Tammy Andersen
Aseptic lab technician at Zoetis
Bachelor's degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Zoetis September 1985 - Present
Animal caretaker/Groomer, Best Grandma ever
Tammy Bryan (Scheidt)
Administration Services Professional
American Exteriors LLC May 2014 - October 2014
Coit Services July 2008 - July 2010
Bristol Windows Inc October 2007 - July 2008
Trackside Keno Bar & Grill January 2006 - January 2007
American Answering Service February 1999 - August 2004
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, QuickBooks, Payroll, Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Research, Project Management, Time Management, Teamwork, Sales, Social Media, Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Training, Marketing, Data Entry, Account Reconciliation, Team Building, English, Human Resources, Office Management, Team Leadership, Administrative...
Tammy Dober
Tammy Hughbanks
Blair, Nebraska
Copywriter, Editor, Proofreader at oDesk, Photographer, Graphic Artist
BFA, Fine Art
oDesk January 2013 - Present
500px.com June 2012 - Present
Avon May 2006 - May 2013
Walmart May 2012 - November 2012
Lee Enterprises July 2001 - March 2012
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska September 1999 - January 2001
Nebraska Furniture Mart 1999 - 2001
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Overview The Johns Hopkins University Press, the oldest North American university press in continuous operation, dates its origination to 1878, the year the first issue of the American Journal of Mathematics was published "under the auspices of" the Publication Agency of the Johns Hopkins University and with the "aid and furtherance" of the University itself. The records of the Johns Hopkins University Press range in date from 1876 to 1995. This span of more than a century is not, however, uniformly...
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I began studying the vestibular system during my dissertation research at the Università di Pavia with Professors Ivo Prigioni and GianCarlo Russo. I had two postdoctoral fellowships, first at the University of Rochester with Professor Christopher Holt and then at the University of Illinois at Chicago with Professors Jonathan Art and Jay Goldberg.
My research focuses on characterizing the biophysics of synaptic transmission between hair cells and primary afferents in the vestibular system. For many years an outstanding question in vestibular physiology was how the transduction current in the type I hair cell was sufficient, in the face of large conductances on at rest, to depolarize it to potentials necessary for conventional synaptic transmission with its unique afferent calyx.
In collaboration with Dr. Art, I overcame the technical challenges of simultaneously recording from type I hair cells and their enveloping calyx afferent to investigate this question. I was able to show that with depolarization of either hair cell or afferent, potassium ions accumulating in the cleft depolarize the synaptic partner. Conclusions from these studies are that due to the extended apposition between type I hair cell and its afferent, there are three modes of communication across the synapse. The slowest mode of transmission reflects the dynamic changes in potassium ion concentration in the cleft which follow the integral of the ongoing hair cell transduction current. The intermediate mode of transmission is indirectly a result of this potassium elevation which serves as the mechanism by which the hair cell potential is depolarized to levels necessary for calcium influx and the vesicle fusion typical of glutamatergic quanta. This increase in potassium concentration also depolarizes the afferent to potentials that allow the quantal EPSPs to trigger action potentials. The third and most rapid mode of transmission like the slow mode of transmission is bidirectional, and a current flowing out of either hair cell or afferent into the synaptic cleft will divide between a fraction flowing out into the bath, and a fraction flowing across the cleft into its synaptic partner.
The technical achievement of the dual electrode approach has enabled us to identify new facets of vestibular end organ synaptic physiology that in turn raise new questions and challenges for our field. I look forward with great excitement to the next chapter in my scientific story.
Charles C. Della Santina, PhD MD is a Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he directs the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Implant Center and the Johns Hopkins Vestibular NeuroEngineering Laboratory.
As a practicing neurotologic surgeon, Dr. Della Santina specializes in treatment of middle ear, inner ear and auditory/vestibular nerve disorders. His clinical interests include restoration of hearing via cochlear implantation and management of patients who suffer from vestibular disorders, with a particular focus on helping individuals disabled by chronic postural instability and unsteady vision after bilateral loss of vestibular sensation. His laboratory’s research centers on basic and applied research supporting development of vestibular implants, which are medical devices intended to partially restore inner ear sensation of head movement. In addition to that work, his >90 publications include studies characterizing inner ear physiology and anatomy; describing novel clinical tests of vestibular function; and clarifying the effects of cochlear implantation, vestibular implantation, superior canal dehiscence syndrome and intratympanic gentamicin therapy on the inner ear and central nervous system. Dr. Della Santina is also the founder and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer of Labyrinth Devices LLC, a company dedicated to bringing novel vestibular testing and implant technology into routine clinical care.
Andrew Griffith received his MD and PhD in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University in 1992. He completed his general surgery internship and a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan in 1998. He also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Human Genetics as part of his training at the University of Michigan. In 1998, he joined the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) in the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). He served as a senior investigator, the chief of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Section, the chief of the Otolaryngology Branch, and the director of the DIR, as well as the deputy director for Intramural Clinical Research across the NIH Intramural Research Program. His research program identifies and characterizes molecular and cellular mechanisms of normal and disordered hearing and balance in humans and mouse models. Two primary interests of his program have been hearing loss associated with enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct, and the function of TMC genes and proteins. The latter work lead to the discovery that the deafness gene product TMC1 is a component of the hair cell sensory transduction channel. Since July of 2020, he has served as the Senior Associate Dean of Research and a Professor of Otolaryngology and Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Gwenaëlle S. G. Géléoc obtained a PhD in Sensory Neurobiology from the University of Sciences in Montpellier (France) in 1996. She performed part of her PhD training at the University of Sussex, UK where she characterized sensory transduction in vestibular hair cells and a performed a comparative study between vestibular and cochlear hair cells. Gwenaelle continued her training as an electrophysiologist at University College London studying outer hair cell motility and at Harvard Medical School studying modulation of mechanotransduction in vestibular hair cells. As an independent investigator at the University of Virginia, she expanded this work and characterized the developmental acquisition of sensory transduction in mouse vestibular hair cells, the developmental acquisition of voltage-sensitive conductances in vestibular hair cells and the tonotopic gradient in the acquisition of sensory transduction in the mouse cochlea. This work along with quantitative spatio-temporal studies performed on several hair cell mechanotransduction candidates lead her to TMC1 and 2 and long-term collaborations with Andrew Griffith and Jeff Holt. Dr. Géléoc is currently Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, at Boston Children’s Hospital where she continues to study molecular players involved in the development and function of hair cells of the inner ear and develops new therapies for the treatment of deafness and balance, with a particular focus on Usher syndrome.
Jeff Holt earned a doctorate from the Department of Physiology at the University of Rochester in 1995 for his studies of inward rectifier potassium channels in saccular hair cells. He went on to a post-doctoral position in the Neurobiology Department at Harvard Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he characterized sensory transduction and adaptation in hair cells and developed a viral vector system to transfect cultured hair cells. Dr. Holt’s first faculty position was in the Neuroscience Department at the University of Virginia. In 2011 the lab moved to Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Dr. Holt is currently a Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology in the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center. Dr. Holt and his team have been studying sensory transduction in auditory and vestibular hair cells over the past 20 years, with particular focus on TMC1 and TMC2 over the past 12 years. This work lead to the discovery that TMC1 forms the hair cell transduction channel. His work also focuses on development gene therapy strategies for genetic hearing loss.
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Tag Archives: bison
WRT III, Part 1: The Winning of the West
Can I tell I’m starved for an adventure? I drive so manically out of Duluth on the first day of my trip to Yellowstone that I don’t take so much as a bathroom stop until I reach a rest area in Oriska, North Dakota, some four and a half hours into my drive. The road is monotonous, my mission singular, and I have an audiobook of Joan Didion’s notes on a road trip across the American South to carry me along. Written observation as inspiration for my own notes: I can only dream they will live up to her prescient ability to diagnose American fault lines 50 years ago. Her observations on race and on Southern and Western attitudes are just as relevant today. We are still the children of the late 60s.
I perk up some after I cross the Hundredth Meridian and enter the West: not Didion’s California West, but the West of wide open spaces and enduring frontiers. The flat plains turn into hills that march upward in steady ranks, farm fields give way to grazing pastures, and a few stray buttes dot the landscape here and there. Salem Sue, the towering cow that welcomes visitors to New Salem, offers a formal welcome to this wilder country. I slow my roll when I approach Theodore Roosevelt National Park to drink in the changing landscape, the lands that commanded the loyalty of Native Americans, the fed the dreams of American settlers, and create an outlet for modern-day thrill-seekers. This trip is a deep plunge into the West, in all its complicated history.
I first set eyes on Theodore Roosevelt four years ago, when a friend and I pulled into its Painted Canyon Overlook on the tail end of a grand western road trip. That glimpse left me hungry for more, and this trip has given me the excuse I need to spend two nights deep in its harsh but detail-rich hills. These badlands along the Little Missouri River enraptured a young future president in the 1880s, and after several untimely deaths in his life, he came back here to find freedom. On this first leg of my western road trip, I follow in his footsteps.
There are a few different categories of national park. The first captures features that are true natural wonders of the world by any standard: the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Zion, Yellowstone. A second category is more of a glorified state park: sure, they can be lovely, but there isn’t always much to distinguish them from their surroundings, and they may be the products of political patronage. Voyageurs National Park, the closest to my northern Minnesota home, falls in this category; there’s not much to distinguish it from the neighboring, more remote Boundary Waters. I’ve heard similar sentiments for places like the Cuyahoga Valley or Virgin Islands National Parks. This isn’t to say they aren’t fun to visit, but no one will pretend they belong in a category alongside Glacier or the Great Smoky Mountains.
Theodore Roosevelt, however, occupies a third category, along with places like Joshua Tree and Isle Royale and a lot of Alaska: they preserve unique, lonely wildernesses. They have little in the way of famed attractions, and instead invite their visitors to simply wander in and explore. Camping in the time of Covid only heightens this raw, wild feel: the Cottonwood Campground, where I’d made reservations months ago, is closed, but the backcountry is open, so I adapt easily enough. I arrange for a permit, park in a small lot next to a deep, nearly dry wash named Jones Creek, and start to hike the requisite distance away from all features for a backcountry camp. Just a short ways in, I have to divert up a hill to avoid a bison that lounges a bit too close to the path for comfort, but after dodging it, I see a faint path running up a small valley across the creek that I decide will serve my purposes.
Crossing the steep-banked gully of Jones Creek poses a challenge, but eventually I find a crumbling path that guides me down along its fetid pools for a spell before it offers a pathway up into the valley I’ve claimed. I stake my tent in a meadow just beyond view from the wider Jones Creek valley and find a perfect hammock spot in a copse of trees. I bliss out there until my campsite comes into the shade of the neighboring hills, make my dinner, and later rock-hop up a craggy slope to enjoy the sunset down Jones Creek with my nightcap. My bison friend has ambled along the opposite bank of the creek and nibbles about here and there. A collection of coyotes howls at sunset, the birds chirp away into the dusk, and the lowing of the bison comes at the steady pace of a loud snorer. When darkness falls, though, the sounds die away, and when I wake in the wee hours of the night, I hear nothing but silence: pure, pristine silence for the longest stretch of time I have ever heard.
I have a long day hike planned for my full day here, but I wake to rain in the morning and issue a few profanities to an audience of zero. I sit confined in my tent for two hours longer than I’d hoped, and I’m restless, a slight agoraphobia rising up; once the clouds clear, I am resigned to hiking in the heat of the day. Theodore Roosevelt’s trails are notorious for turning to slop when wet, and my only choice is to mudsurf down the slope into the Jones Creek ravine to get back to the trail, though the climb back up on the other side is mercifully easy. The bison is gone now, and I head back up the trail and cross the road on to a flat along the Little Missouri River. The trail meanders through an old Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and after further mudsurfing, I reach a ford across the river by the horse paddocks of the Peaceful Valley Ranch. The Little Missouri is wide but shallow, and the water never clears my knees as I ford it. I don’t mind the water on my feet to cool them down. Soon I come to a meadow occupied by a man and his two daughters; at first I think the girls are the sources of the high-pitched chirps, but soon I realize they’re coming from the crew of prairie dogs. What silly creatures, I think as I watch them popping up here and there, chirping manically at any human who comes close.
The trail meanders up and down washes, past small springs tapped by early settlers, and twists up valleys that nest their way in amid the badlands. It’s a warm day with few clouds, but a strong wind blasts across the park and keeps the hiking pleasant. After some initial crowds, I find myself alone on the Lone Tree Trail, my only fellow traveler a black mustang on a distant hill. The trail follows Knutson Creek up into the highlands as it twists through occasional juniper thickets, knifes up a mud bank, and gradually ramps up to the plateau atop the badlands. Up on this high plain the grassland extends off into eternity, a stunningly open world where the trail is faint and a lone bison grazes in the distance. I work my way back along the edge of the plateau to views down valleys and across a prairie dog metropolis. The midday sun has dried out all of the morning mud, and I plunge back down and complete my 13-mile circuit. I repeat my evening ritual of the day before, amuse myself by naming the hills around the valley I’ve claimed as my own: the Ziggurat, the Slipper, the Parapet, the Monitor and the Merrimack. (I suppose we may need to rename that last one now.) For a second night, an early morning fitful waking gifts nothing but silence. This is exactly how to experience the wilderness.
I rise early the next morning, pack my things, and start on my way across Montana to Bozeman, where I will rendezvous with my fellow Yellowstone hikers. This is the same group I joined on the Lost Coast in California last summer, minus two participants and plus another cousin of mine who missed that jaunt. The drive passes quickly, and before long we’re on a hectic rush around outdoors stores, understocked in the Covid era, and go through our routine of divvying up the load for the hike among our packs.
Bozeman is so close and so far from my hometown of Duluth. It’s an outdoorsy wilderness gateway and a college town, big enough to be a regional center with plenty of amenities but small enough to remain intimate. The similarities end there, though: while Duluth drowns in history, Bozeman has basically none outside of a few blocks along its tasteful Main Street. Most of the city is a sprawling suburban grid, with endless rows of cheap, unremarkable new apartments stretching off into the distance, ready to accommodate its exploding population of young adventure-seekers. In a way, I’m fond of that ethos; it feels fresh, has none of the post-industrial fatalism that sometimes grips Duluth. If Duluth is the Rust Belt reinvention story that struggles to hide its scars, Bozeman is the archetype of the West: a city that can pretend it has no history, the eternal belief in outward escape and a new life on the frontier more than a century after Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier closed.
I’d hardly be the first person to critique the myth of the West: brave cowboys, romanticized bandits, people free to be themselves away from old world wars or Eastern industry and hierarchy. But one can admire their rugged pursuits and still see everything that this picture leaves out: the broken dreams of so many would-be settlers, the decimation of the natives, the bloodletting and anarchy that would now inspire some people to call for the National Guard. The United States is still on the run from its past, still thinks it can start anew somewhere out here in these hills and wastes, and while on the most fundamental level it will always be wrong about that, it can still work its magic. Why else would I be here?
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Living History on Empty Streets
“Duluth is a bit off-center, both literally and figuratively—something most Duluthians don’t seem to mind at all. After all, this is the city whose skyway system runs partially underground, where the West End is located in the city’s geographic center, and whose annual Christmas City of the North parade is held a week before Thanksgiving. Duluth may be a little bit off-center, but part of what makes Duluth Duluth is that here, true north isn’t always where you’d expect it to be.”
-Tony Dierckins, Duluth: An Urban Biography
Sheltering in place gives a devotee to a city even more time to learn it intimately. I read Tony Dierckins’ new biography of the city, which fits the bill of a pre-founding-to-present history that I pined for on this blog some while back. The Biography really only left me hungry for more: it clocks in at just under 170 pages and could easily have been double that length if it were to thoroughly explore structural forces and the lives of prominent figures beyond a series of mayors and those who crossed their paths. Still, the Biography was welcome step beyond Tony’s previous fun vignettes and collections, most of which peter out somewhere in the middle of the 20th century. Granted, Duluth’s history becomes somewhat less romantic in that stretch; the great turn-of-the-century wealth faded, the growth stalled, and the architecture wandered away from an eclectic opulence to something much more mundane. Still, the Biography is a reminder that this city’s history has always been one of awkward lurches, of rises and falls, and a quest for some sort of stability in the aftermath.
Dierckins, citing Arthur W. Baum, likens Duluth to a stumbling prizefighter. (I would have used a hockey analogy, but this one will certainly do.) This city has been battered and bloodied by history: shock after economic shock, a lynch mob that killed its diversity, leadership both bold and questionable. Only rarely has Duluth seemed in control of its own fate, as when its early residents dug the shipping canal (a much more professional and mundane process than some local legends would have you believe), or when late 20th century leadership slowly turned the city back toward first Lake Superior and later the St. Louis River as centerpieces. So often Duluth’s fortunes depend on the whims of others, or no human at all: distant creditors, the American steel industry, the shifts in transportation that came with the interstate highway system. As the coronavirus now ravages the city’s economy, we embark on yet another lurch.
And so I set out to soak up Duluth’s living, breathing history, my mental record of this moment in time. I go for a run—with the sporadic hike on an off day—every day for a month and a half, and never aimed to take the same route twice. At first there was no real rhyme or reason to my wanderings, but once I realized I’d covered all but a handful of Duluth neighborhoods, I decided to knock out the rest over the span of a week and a half. I checked off the last one this morning when I plowed up Vinland Street to Bayview Heights this morning, just far enough to catch a glimpse of the promised land of Proctor across Boundary Avenue. I’m not one to track my distance religiously as I run, nor to lose myself in music or a podcast: I’m just here to run, and to drink in the world around me with my eyes.
In my adventures I find a few more off-center quirks, like the intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue tucked in next to the paper mill deep on the west side. The top of the hill, somehow, is just one monstrous swamp, enlivened by a springtime frog chorus; a few boys in Piedmont splash through the muck in pursuit of the peepers. Duluth is a college town without college neighborhoods, a tourist town whose great landmark came about thanks to some grumpy residents of a sandbar who were peeved their city built the channel that was the source of all its early wealth. One of our showpiece parks is named for an explorer who never came within a thousand miles of the place. As the wind blows, so goes my comfort, at turns frigid or sweaty, guided by a tailwind or slowed by a blast from straight ahead.
Early Superiorites derided Duluthians as cliff-dwellers, and I could see why as I shot up and down the Point of Rocks at the center of the city. I relish the punishment of the runs that just go straight up into Kenwood or the top of the hill in Woodland or up to Lincoln Middle or that nameless bit of the Hillside by the old Summit School. Even a run along the seemingly more level northeast-to-southwest axis offers up an aggressive climb over the Point of Rocks and a more subtle but equally draining rise up to the ridge at about 24th Avenue East. (It’s easier to see now why Duluth’s old money chose this bit of land to throw up its enduring monuments.) When I moved back to Duluth a few years ago, I noticed a change in my leg muscles as my then-sporadic running routine adjusted to constant slopes.
“Duluth is turning into Chicago,” someone groused to me over the phone recently as he griped about crime and undesirables. I cringed at the lack of perspective and the racial undertones, and in mild defensiveness as a Duluthian with Chicago roots. Still, my runs remind me of what a divided city Duluth can be. I witness a drug deal off Portland Square, while a woman in Endion goes through a tearful break-up on the sidewalk over the phone. A kid on the west side tries to hide his cigarette from passersby as he supervises a younger sibling in the yard. In one of the more modest corners of Duluth Heights, a teenager storms out of a house amid loud shouts, and a neighbor edges down his driveway as he looks on in worry. The coronavirus strain is evident everywhere, but most obvious in places where people have little space to escape from the others in their lives, or where they rely on tenuous networks to prop themselves up. Crises like this strain the threads of our social fabric, and the thicker the weave, the better.
Jane Jacobs’ world is in a coma: all social life is now intentional. Downtown takes on a new bleakness without its weekday street life, middling as it may be. Lincoln Park is as dead as it was fifteen years ago, the virus bringing a sad reversion to a lifeless state in which I only pass two other people on the streets, both of whom may live on the streets. Around Denfeld I brush up against a certain charm, a bit dated but comfortable, pride still evident in most quarters, a sense that we’ll be back to normal before long. Old corner stores, most now turned to small houses, lurk here and there, give a sense of past commerce might have been. Fairmount and Irving inspire different reactions as I cruise through them in a sunny snow squall: a corner of the world aging away, lost to time, or at least any seeming need to keep up with it. Part of me is sympathetic, but the rules of the real estate game are rather less forgiving.
I oversimplify. Morgan Park, that fascinating time capsule, spawns new life in a giant townhome project rising into being on the site of its former school. Down the street, a kid blasts away at puck after hockey puck, and calls out a forlorn, human-contact-craving greeting as I pass. Whatever Gary’s giant trailer park may be, it is not old or tired, and that neighborhood’s industrious residents keep adding new features to the public land next to Stowe school. On the day I head down Highway 23 clear out to Chambers Grove Park, the westernmost tip of the westernmost city on the Great Lakes, a diverse, socially-distanced smattering of people explores the site of Duluth’s earliest settlement here at the base of the dalles of the St. Louis.
The classic narrative pits Duluth’s divides in a battle of east versus west, but anyone who knows the city well knows it’s more complicated. The real dividing line, if there is one, is east of center, maybe starting at Chester Creek and fully turning over at 21st Avenue East. But even that is an oversimplification. Duluth is a city of pockets, of unexpected streets of dodge their ways up hills that I’m still finding after years and years of exploration. I find blocks in my native Lakeside I never knew existed, serene riverfront homes in the far west, new twists in Kenwood, and come across a little of everything up in the Heights. A pocket of Piedmont has more McMansions than I knew Duluth could hold, this neighborhood much more divided between new construction and stellar views on the south side of its eponymous avenue and aging bungalows on the north side than I ever knew. Nothing is uniform.
Even on the east side blocks I’ve now run countless times, there’s more to explore. I suss out the different gradations of Lakeside and Woodland, see which blocks fit my vibe more than others. Still, the relative lack of an edge in the lands beyond Endion is apparent. On a socially distanced walk around Chester Park, a friend and I muse on the east side bubble we inhabited as children, our impression of Duluth as a haven of Subaru-driving cross-country skiers, its most glaring disruptions in the exploits of some hockey players or the antics of some college students up the street. I grew up thinking rich people live in grand old Congdon or London Road estates, not McMansions off cul-de-sacs in swamps over the hill, and my taste will probably always reflect that bias. I’ve come to believe that sensibility is a very Duluth attitude: a little maintenance probably required, but worth the effort, more capable of inspiring genuine loyalty and rootedness, not just the disposable products of a liquid modernity. Taste, intricacy, detail, and maybe some subtlety lurk in these woods.
My runs provide a vivid reminder: this city is old, an age all the more obvious with fewer current residents out and about. Of course in the grand scheme Duluth is young, hundreds of years younger even than so-called cities of the future like San Francisco or Los Angeles. Perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we live history more here because we have less of the new. Duluth has seen glory and its loss, the narrative arc one needs to tell a good story, and the evidence is all around us if we know where to look for it. Relics of different eras abound: grand old Endion homes converted to apartments, empty thoroughfares like pre-freeway Cody Street, the downtown areas where property values tend to push toward either renovation or demolition to keep the engines going. Duluth’s rebellion against totalizing trends requires upkeep, requires care, requires knowing when something is beyond any further practical use and might be better off just fading back into the hillsides.
Nowhere in Duluth do worlds collide more than on Observation Hill, that steep incline just west of downtown dotted with staircases to nowhere and crumbling foundations, the remains of a past Duluth that sprung up along the Point of Rocks and set some of its first foundations here. My first memories of the city are from atop this hill—my mom lived here, briefly, while my dad tidied up affairs in southern Wisconsin before we moved here for good when I was six—and a quarter century later, it still feels like some realm of mystery for a child to explore. A few incongruous modern homes now lord over parts of this hillside, sharing space with some hardscrabble rowhouses and a smattering of aging urban farmers with Bernie signs still lurking in their yards. Here is Duluth in all its complicated glory, past and future and wealth and poverty all intertwined, all on a stunning perch over the most superior of lakes. Duluth’s budgets may rise and fall, and economic forces it cannot control may drive its prosperity or its struggles, but it will always have that view, and because of that it will always have its allure.
Us Duluth loyalists, however, can’t coast on allure alone. I come back to the prizefighter analogy: we need to learn to scrap again, to believe in a place not just for what it has been but what it can be. I admire the sentiment that we all just get along, and the all-in-this-together solidarity that a pandemic inspires. But Duluth arose not through gentility but by a dose of raw ambition that made such future leisure possible. The coronavirus is as good a reminder as any that we can’t hide from history, that it will come for us all at some point or another, and we can only run for so long. If Duluth is to continue punching above its weight, we children of a city freighted with history should know we have a role to play.
Tags: coronavirus, duluth, duluth history, neighborhoods, running, tony dierckins
Hey Duluth Politicians, I’m Still Paying Attention
Yes, Duluth, I’m still paying attention to you, even from afar. Here are a few thoughts on two issues that have been in the news back home recently.
The Proposed Lester Park Golf Course Development
One of the more interesting debates to surface has been about the fate of the Lester Park Golf Course (LPGC), the public course on the far east side for which the city has started fielding proposals from developers. The LPGC has operated at a loss in recent years, and with its superb views of Lake Superior and relatively undeveloped environs, it sits on an attractive piece of real estate. But this decision has, of course, spurred some backlash, with local historian Tony Dierckins rallying the troops in a series of posts over on Zenith City Online. (History of the course here, pointed critiques here.)
Before we get into the merits of this particular plan, Tony makes one point that is especially bothersome when he floats the notion that this somehow detracts from the plan to revitalize the west side. This is the sort of attitude that reinforces the east-west divide, turning development into a zero-sum game. There is plenty of room for development on both sides of Duluth; nothing should be off the table simply because it is on a certain side of the city. Imposing some sort of moratorium on east side development so the west side can play catch-up would be a heavy-handed tool that would likely just leave us with less of anything in the end. Closing LPGC would actually eliminate an east side amenity, and if (if!) it is indeed a profitable move, could free up some cash for the west side. Signs of flexibility and openness to creative ideas would be a positive for the city as a whole, and could improve the overall development climate. Though Duluthians should be proud that their city tends to stop and think before rushing to throw up every new plan placed before it in shiny wrapping, this mindset is exactly what gets Duluth a reputation for being stuck in the mud when it comes to development. There’s room for many different options.
I’m also not entirely sold on a number of his other defenses of LPGC. Yes, it’s public, and gives green access to golfers who can’t afford Northland or Ridgeview Country Clubs. But it’s also not a free amenity open to anyone, and calling a golf course ‘nature’ or an opportunity for serious physical activity is something of a stretch, especially in a city like Duluth. Golf courses are odd ducks in the planning world: they’re recreational, but very specific in purpose, and take up a lot of land area. Tony gives a massive job loss number, but it’s worth noting that many of them are seasonal and not exactly careers, such as caddying. These jobs are great for kids starting work and a few seasoned pros, of course, but it’s not comparable to closing a factory.
Tony’s financial numbers seem fishy at best. It’s certainly not the government’s job to subsidize golf at whatever cost, and if the market’s not there, the local golf community either needs to pony up or face reality. It may be a bit premature to throw LPGC under the bus—Tony does have a not-so-very-old quote from CAO Montgomery dismissing any financial concerns about the courses that needs an explanation—but things do need to add up here. Tony has a pretty clear personal interest in LPGC, and while there’s nothing wrong with that—I’d be putting out some prolific venting if the city, say, tried to do away with Fryberger Arena—let’s not pretend he’s laying out these facts without a clear agenda.
All of that said, barring an offer the city can’t refuse, I do think it would be shortsighted to just shut the place down and put up a new, strictly residential subdivision. Overcrowding at the Enger course would be a serious issue, as would the loss of a venue for major charitable events. Golf does have genuine cultural value, and generates some tourism. Weather might have played a role in recent financial struggles, and LPGC is also sadly burdened by the hopelessly arcane liquor sales ban that lives on in Lakeside. The public needs to learn a lot more about the course’s operations before it accepts that it just has to go.
The good news is that some of the proposals apparently do not involve the total loss of the golf course. Preserving 18 holes while allowing for some modest development might prove a sensible compromise. Ideally, any redevelopment will maintain some parkland and public access to the excellent views along LPGC, no matter what fate befalls the course. The ideal plan would also probably bring some space for business along with it, instead of isolating a group of houses out on a cul-du-sac off Lester River Road. I’m intrigued to see what comes out of this. Tell me more.
September School Board Meeting
Oh, yeah, that thing. I’m afraid it still exists, and is just as absurd as ever. I made it about halfway through the Youtube video before giving up. It started off as usual, with Members Johnston and Welty doing lots of grandstanding for entirely understandable reasons, as they still have not been given any clear path to get anything on the Board’s agenda. Chair Miernicki continues to be the greatest PR operation the minority could have dreamed of on their behalf, persistently bumbling through everything.
At one point, Member Johnston said that Chair Miernicki had told him that he was “scared” of him in an email, which is telling. Many adjectives could be applied to Member Johnston, a number of them not very nice, but “scary” is not really one of them. Years of battles have left the majority paranoid about the man, and even his more mundane critiques give rise to defensiveness. Everyone is so well-trained at taking those who they do not agree with in bad faith.
This fear of minority critiques came out later in the meeting, when Member Harala lost her cool and snapped at Member Welty for his (real, but fairly mundane) grandstanding on minority students’ poor test scores. So much for the one person on the majority who I thought was making a concerted effort to see things from the other side. Predictably, this sent Member Johnston off the rails with accusations of harassment and lack of care for minorities, in turn sending Chair Miernicki into justified indignance. After that bit of ugliness, I stopped watching. Member Johnston said the Board has done nothing for underserved groups, but this is patently false. Whatever one thinks of it, the Laura MacArthur curriculum flap is obviously an effort to cater directly to groups that need extra help in school, and from my time there onward, there has been a very concerted effort on the part of the East administration to directly engage with minority students. (In fact, there were even a few jokes in poor taste about how this was the only thing the administration cared about.) I doubt East is unique there. Just because it isn’t being announced with trumpets doesn’t mean it isn’t getting done. Its efficacy may be another story, though, and everyone seemed to be in violent agreement that this is a conversation worth having.
The trouble is that the conversation will likely go in the exact same direction. Members Welty and (especially) Johnston are full of depressing facts but short on solutions, in turn leading to defensiveness and qualifications from the rest. I’m all for the accurate reporting of the statistics, but just reading off the numbers does little to advance the conversation. Stupid as it may be, Members Johnston and Welty may have to cater to their colleagues’ fragile sensibilities if they really do want to have this conversation (which they already do somewhat with a lot of qualification), and some brevity might do them a world of good, too. Unfortunately, the success of Laura MacArthur may be leading some on the Board to believe that this is an easy problem to solve. Member Welty says he won’t be happy with mere incremental success, and the Board should obviously aim to do all it can, but in the end, I’d be relieved with some slow, steady progress. While he may just have been in a state after Member Harala’s outburst, Member Johnston’s suggestion that the achievement gap exists because people aren’t trying is just his bad faith reading of people he does not like. This is a brutally hard issue to fix.
The same could be said of the east-west divide, which also came up in relation to test scores after everyone got all of their hating on testing and No Child Left Behind out of the way. (If there’s one thing that seems to unite everyone in the room, and can even get Chair Miernicki to praise some of Marcia Stromgren’s words, it’s a hatred of tests.) The concerns about equity between East and Denfeld came up again, and while I’ve already said plenty on that, I’ll again point out what a bind the District is in as it tries to correct for some of these issues. The new curriculum director has his work cut out for him, though as I suggested in that past post, there are some creative ways to offer greater equity while also working within reality.
I’m not going to defend the Board’s existing efforts fully, though, and at their worst, some Members do sound like patronizing teachers when they acknowledge problems but do not share any further details, or dismiss them in facile ways. (See Chair Miernicki’s suggestion that, because something appears in the curriculum guide, this must automatically mean there is equal access to classes at both high schools. Please. And what is this nonsense about a full year of lifeskills—by far the most useless class I had in ISD 709, though that was perhaps related to the teacher—instead of offering Spanish at Lincoln Park?) It’s all part of the culture of secrecy inside the District. It may not look like it exists from inside the bubble, but it does, and it’s glaring. Read this DNT op ed and some of Harry’s correspondents for more details.
The public speaker session included Linda Puglisi’s jarring story of a pool rescue, once again showing the horrors of teachers trying to do the best they can with large class sizes. Another speaker hammered this theme home when discussing Lester Park, and I’ve heard similar stories out of Congdon. Not coincidentally, these schools are on the east side; in addition to serving the area of the city with the most young people, they are the ones families are trying to transfer into, often blackmailing the District with threats of withdrawal if they don’t get their way. Even so, class sizes are still a problem, despite a few added teachers here and there thanks to the levy money. This Board has some work to do, and it needs to do more than “have conversations”–though in some cases, it isn’t even doing that.
On that happy note, I’ll cut myself off. Writing about Duluth politics is cathartic. I miss it, in a twisted sort of way.
Tags: duluth politics, east vs. west, lester park golf course, long meetings, school board, tony dierckins
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TRANSPARENT BARRICADE
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet / Antoine Donzeaud
ASHES/ASHES is pleased to present Transparent Barricade, a two-person exhibition of Jean-Baptiste Bernadet and Antoine Donzeaud. The exhibition will be on view July 10 – August 30, 2020.
The exhibition features four recent works from Bernadet’s signature series of Fugue paintings. These are displayed one at a time and changed out every two weeks, progressing in luminosity from pale through bright to deeply saturated tones that evoke the passage from dawn to sunset. They are paired with nine new works by Bernadet comprised of colored grids, which also elicit a play of light and color. Alongside them are works by Donzeaud that highlight the architecture of the gallery as well as the bodies that occupy it. These include a diptych of broken glass panels, sheets of painted vinyl that encase the gallery’s lighting system and translucent rain coats hung along the walls.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948) unfolds in real time in a series of long shots that are edited together to appear as a single shot. The film revolves around a cocktail party, the centerpiece of which, unbeknownst to the guests, is a gruesome crime concocted as an intellectual game by their hosts. One of the main ways that we comprehend the passing of time in the singular location of the apartment in which the party takes place is through the progressive darkening of the urban environment that we witness through the apartment’s windows. Such a scene has added resonance today, where time spent sheltering in place has been characterized by a fixed interior view that compounds long stretches of time into cycles of the rising and setting sun viewed through windows that both enclose us and offer us our only viewpoint outwards.
Bernadet’s Fugue paintings evoke such a vantage, fixed yet cyclically changing. All reference is stripped away, leaving a shifting atmosphere their primary subject matter. This abstract reference to landscape is realized through a pastel-rich palette that also invokes the virtual window onto the world, that of the digital screen which, while under quarantine, became our primary means of looking beyond our immediate environment. The gridded paintings that accompany these, in their even more resolute abstraction, seem to point beyond to a promise of landscape, a play of color and light that evades full recognition as a particular place or time. While the regularity of their gridded marks, one following the other in a theoretically endless succession, can also be read as marking time. This fixed grouping thus grounds the changing nature of time evoked by the shifting suite of Fugue paintings.
Donzeaud also riffs off of the window in a series of works made by painting panes of glass that he then breaks, leaving a jagged outline. These works evoke a darker element of the window motif by suggesting criminology’s broken window theory, which proposes that evidence of criminality, such as broken windows, is likely to generate further criminality. This was also a reference for Gordon Matta-Clark in his controversial Window Blow-Out (1976), where he shot out the windows of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies' Midtown Manhattan exhibition space, evoking the problematic application of this theory to smashed windows in depressed minority neighborhoods in The Bronx. Donzeaud extends the architectural reference to other works in the exhibition, framing the gallery’s lighting system with vinyl panels that incorporate the overspray from the process of making the Broken Windows works, as well as other studio debris. A series of translucent rain jackets extend this investigation to the site of the body, also suggesting a bodily referent for the off-white of the Broken Windows works.
Bernadet and Donzeaud can be understood to juxtapose the simultaneous promise and danger presented by the translucent barricades that are the windows that perforate our homes and the computer and phone screens we use to envision life outside of them. The abstraction of their work functions provocatively in this context, positioned around the gallery like so many backdrops onto murky, unknown actions and events, not unlike the cyclorama setting of Rope, rendering us as viewers in the position of Rupert Cadell, James Stewart’s character in the film, left to parse what took place.
– Alex Bacon
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet (born 1978; Paris, FR) lives and works in New York, NY and Brussels, BE. He was an artist-in-residence at The Chinati Foundation (Marfa, TX) in 2010. Recent exhibitions include: Fugue, Musée des Beaux-Arts (Rouen, FR); Signs, Almine Rech (Brussels, BE); Abstraction(s), Song Art Museum (Beijing, CN); Yo No Se, Galeria Mascota (Mexico City, MX); Hors Saison, Almine Rech (Paris, FR); Un-Scene III, WIELS (Brussels, BE).
Antoine Donzeaud (born 1985; Vitry-sur-Seine, FR) lives and works in Paris, FR. Recent exhibitions include: À l’endroit et à l’envers du temps, Georg Kargl (Vienna, AT); Mitch, Ike et Irene, Exo Exo (Paris, FR); Garçon Triste Prolifique, Les Limbes (Saint Étienne, FR); Une décision purement pratique, Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie du Périgord (Périgueux, FR); Losing Interest, Valentin (Paris, FR).
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Posted inAT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World
Storm clouds regather over North Korea-US relations
US defense secretary hints that war games could resume after Pyongyang sends letter warning of possible resumption of missile, nuclear activities
by Andrew Salmon August 29, 2018 February 18, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Kim Yong Chol, who wrote a letter to Pompeo which led to the cancellation of his trip to Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik
With the North Korean denuclearization process sputtering to a halt before it made any headway, Pyongyang and Washington are returning to familiar tactics, which had been largely suspended since the summit between their leaders in Singapore in June.
Now both sides are talking up tensions.
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis hinted that South Korea and the United States could resume military exercises – halted as a goodwill gesture by US President Donald Trump in June after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – soon after a senior North Korean official reportedly sent a belligerent letter to the White House.
Threats in word and in letter
Speaking at a media briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Mattis said: “We took the step to suspend several of the largest exercises as a good-faith measure coming out of the Singapore summit. We have no plans at this time to suspend any more exercises.”
North Korea consistently complains that large-scale annual joint exercises, which usually take place in the spring and summer, are preparations to invade. In response, it ramps up its own rhetoric, raising tensions across Northeast Asia.
Mattis noted that small exercises are constantly ongoing in South Korea. “The reason you’ve not heard much about them is [so] North Korea could not in any way misinterpret those as somehow breaking faith with the negotiation,” he said.
Even so, Mattis noted that diplomacy remained the core focus of US policy, de-emphasizing a military role. “We stay in a supporting role,” he said.
His words echoed those of the senior US soldiers in South Korea. General Vincent Brooks told reporters last week that the military role “has been to adjust our operations and exercises in such a way that if we want to increase pressure, we can do that, and if we want to decrease pressure, we can do that.”
“We have been told for now to put the sword in its sheath – but we have not been told to forget how to use it.”
Mattis’ comments came after it was reported by US media, including CNN and the Washington Post, that a belligerent letter had been sent from Kim Yong Chol, the former general of the North Korean espionage bureau who is now a close aide to Kim Jong Un and a key player in the denuclearization talks, to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
According to unnamed sources cited by CNN, the letter said that denuclearization talks “may fall apart” and if a compromise cannot be reached, Pyongyang could resume “nuclear and missile activities.”
Denuclearization stalled
Trump abruptly cancelled Pompeo’s latest visit to Pyongyang on Friday. The cancellation came hours before he was due to depart, in the company of newly appointed special envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun. At the time, Trump cited lack of progress on denuclearization as the reason.
Various reports and satellite image analyses indicate that work continues at North Korean nuclear and missile facilities, while moves to dismantle a missile-engine test site – a move that Kim promised Trump in Singapore – have apparently been halted.
Pompeo’s previous trip to Pyongyang, and his first since the Singapore summit, had not gone well. Pompeo, who seeks a full list of North Korean nuclear sites and assets as a first step in a mutually-agreed upon denuclearization process, returned home empty-handed, and North Korean state media criticized him for “gangster-like” tactics.
The United States’ position is that rewards, such as sanctions relief and the opening of formal diplomatic relations, should follow denuclearization. North Korea, on the other hand, seeks a phased approach of concession for concession.
Pyongyang state media has recently been pressing for a peace treaty to replace the armistice that formally ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Washington has not moved on the issue, apparently considering it leverage to be kept in hand.
Moon’s mission in September
Even so, North Korean state media has not criticized Trump himself, and Trump continues to speak of Kim with respect. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is expected to travel to Pyongyang for a summit with Kim next month, in the hope of playing an intermediary role between North Korea and the US.
“If we say the denuclearization process is in a deadlock, that will only be another reason to hold a South-North summit,” a South Korean presidential official said, according to Yonhap news agency. “As I have said on several occasions, we believe development in the US-North Korea relationship should promote development in the South-North Korean relationship and development in inter-Korean relations must help lead improvements in the US-North Korea relationship,” a presidential spokesman added.
But however Seoul paints it, the challenge facing Moon, as he seeks to bridge the chasm between North Korea and the United States, is immense.
“This puts Moon in an extremely unpleasant situation,” said Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Kookmin University. “For Moon and South Korea, the major short-term security threat is the US, not North Korea: If, tomorrow, shells start to explode in Seoul, it will not be because North Korea has decided to take over the South, it will be because Donald Trump decided to start a ‘bloody nose’ operation.”
Even so, the Seoul-based Russian expects calm to prevail in Korea for the next few months as Trump focuses on the upcoming mid-term elections in November. But he admits there are risks.
“The question is whether Trump will decide to go bellicose again, or just keep the fiction of the ongoing denuclearization process alive as long as possible,” he said. “If his failure becomes too obvious, he might feel obliged to react and then we would return to a highly risky situation.”
Tagged: Andrei Lankov, Donald Trump, Economy, Entertainment, James Mattis, Kim Jong Un, Kim Yong-chol, Mid-Term Elections, Mike Pompeo, Moon Jae-in, North Korea, Politics, Summit, tensions, United States, Vincent Brooks
5 replies on “Storm clouds regather over North Korea-US relations”
Francis Chow says:
Only the phased approach is feasible. If NK denuclearizes without any economic engagement with the US in place, the bombers launch. List of all nuclear sites . . . so the USA can update their gps for targeting ?
Falk Rovik says:
The US behaving irresponsible. De-nuclearization of North Korea is very important but cannot be achieved by US bullying and starving the North Korean people. Let us hope South Korea can be a constructive mediator.
No doubt, the US will not hesitate to throw both Japan and South Korea under the bus to please the demands from Israel, the powerful US Zionists lobby, and the US military complex hunger for increased dividends.
Paul M. Kolosso says:
Kim shall maintain his brutal family dictatorship short of hell or annihilation. Abject poverty prevails. With trade barriers in place, he has developed the great equalizer as a cudgel to to demand unrestricted trade.
If the police state collapses, the cost to China and wealthy South Korea will be enormous. (See costs incurred by West Germany with the collapse of the Soviet puppet state of East Germany).
An imponderable unstable black hole.
What goes through the mind of Kim?
What are his dynastic goals?
What are his thoughts on his contributions to planetary human cooperation and civility?
What are his thoughts on an enduring legacy and a compassionate caring model for his next generation to emulate?
A weapons dominated state or an ever evolving improving citizen orientated nation state.
Sadly, every organism on this over stressed planet is predatory. SAD
Galen Linder says:
The US and NK are officially at war. When both sides want to end the war, they start peace negotiations. It is these negotiations which deal with the deployment of weaponry on each side. It is always that way.
The US has it backwards. It is introducing pre-conditions for peace negotiations. "Give up these weapons; then we will talk". Making such demands is a formula for wrecking the talks. For some in Washington, this is just fine. They are worried that peace negotiations would result in pressure for the US to give up its bases in SK. That would be bad, because, as everyone knows, US grand strategy includes the emplacement of THAAD in SK to threaten China and Russia. If peace breaks out, there is no pretext for US forces to remain in the area.
Ting Zhao says:
China is able to make North Korea denuclearizes in vain.
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Senior Cross Country Runners Take a Victory Lap
By: Tucker YovetichPosted on October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016
Tuesday night was filled with much excitement as the Avonworth Cross Country team ran their last home race of the season, beating out both opposing teams. The team’s annual senior recognition took place after the race, followed by celebration with team members’ friends and family.
The team competed against Avella and Washington in their last non-section race of the 2016 season. Varsity runners who typically line up first at the start line stepped aside as seniors running their last race at their home course of Ohio Township Park took their place for one last chance to improve their times. The sky was overcast and temperature was cool, a climate that many avid runners constantly wish for. The race evidently went well, as both the boys and girls team claimed two victories apiece.
The race was mildly complicated by excavation and construction within the trails of OT Park, which left part of the cross country course considerably misshapen. Many runners were curious as to why the construction company hadn’t waited until the completion of the last home race to begin work. As a result, caution tape was put up to redirect runners on detour trails of the same length so that the race could go on. Coach Jason Smith addressed beforehand that whoever won the race “would be setting a new course record,” as parts of the old course on which records were previously set were now reduced to rubble.
After the completion of the boys and girls races, friends and family of Avonworth runners gathered under the pavilion as coach Smith addressed each of this year’s thirteen seniors. Smith and his assistant coach, Sherah Rothman, then handed out decorated mugs containing candy to each senior as Smith said a few words about each runner and their time on the team.
Senior Eva DiNino shakes hands with coach Smith, in front of her teammates and their families
Runners and guests alike were then dismissed to help themselves to food supplied by runners’ families. “[The team] ran their final race really well ,” Rothman said after the event. “It was so exciting for me to sit down and look at all of the results and new times.” While the regular season is over for the team, they continue on to the Freedom Invitational next Wednesday and then on to prove their worth at the WPIAL championships on October 27th.
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12 Replies to “Senior Cross Country Runners Take a Victory Lap”
Gillian M says:
I didn’t realize that the course was so rough. It’s very interesting that it allowed for a new course record to be set.
Prosper Tjelmeland says:
Good luck to the runners going to WPIALs this year.
Nice job cross country
Calvin Zheng says:
I ran cross country last year, and I never realized that the home course changed this year. I agree with the runners that the construction company should have waited until after the last home race.
Brooke Mellon says:
This article is very touching as it describes the seniors last cross country race. It is nice to see the act of teamwork and friendship in the Cross Country team!
This article was very informative for me because I did not know a lot about what was happening with the cross country team. Thanks for the information!
Hunter Robinson says:
such a great article! It was so great to read something that was so uplifting towards both the seniors and the cross country team as a whole.
Taylor Hayhurst says:
I liked how the article showed the experience before, during, and after the race. The article really covered all aspects. I also liked how the writer was a part of the team, so we got to read the experience from someone who actually experienced.
This is perfect!! Although I might have tried to get a quote or two from the senior runners about how they felt about running their last race on the Avonworth track
Covered the Cross Country team’s achievements well.
James Knable says:
Very well-written article to inform about the CC team towards someone who doesn’t know a lot about it. Good work.
Brant McAdams says:
Great information on the Cross Country team! Congrats to Anna Igims and Matt Cubelus
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Virtual debates aren't new. Sixty years ago, Kennedy and Nixon debated 3,000 miles apart
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business
This unprecedented year has inspired great innovation. But the idea of hosting a virtual debate isn't one of them.
Bringing people together remotely and televising it is not anything new, including in politics and presidential debates. On October 13, 1960, the third presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was hosted virtually. Kennedy was in New York, whereas Nixon was in Los Angeles, and the two were shown on a split screen. The debate's moderator, ABC News anchor Bill Shadel, was in Chicago along with a panel of four reporters.
That debate happened sixty years - nearly to the day - before the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Thursday that the next presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be held virtually in the wake of Trump's positive coronavirus diagnosis.
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The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges Tuesday night.
Shadel set the scene in his introduction to the historic debate, explaining that while the two nominees were 3,000 miles apart, they could still hear and see each other live.
"Now, like the last meeting, the subjects to be discussed will be suggested by questions from a panel of correspondents. Unlike the first two programs, however, the two candidates will not be sharing the same platform," Shadel said.
"In New York, the Democratic presidential nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy. Separated by 3,000 miles in a Los Angeles studio, the Republican presidential nominee, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, now joined for tonight's discussion by a network of electronic facilities which permits each candidate to see and hear the other," Shadel continued.
The "arrangement was necessitated by the candidates' campaign schedule, which put them on opposite coasts at this stage of the campaign," according to a New York Times article published on October 14, 1960.
And in 1967, Robert F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan participated in a debate called "Town Meeting of the World." Moderator Charles Collingwood was in London with a group of students who asked questions. Reagan and Kennedy responded via satellite.
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris traded barbs through plexiglass shields Wednesday night in a debate dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic has led virtual events to be the norm of 2020. Publishers' conferences, college graduations and funerals have been forced to go online due to social distancing guidelines.
But Trump said Thursday he will not participate in the second debate if it is held remotely. In an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump suggested a virtual debate would mean the moderator could "cut you off whenever they want."
Of course, moderators would follow the rules of the debate regardless of the format. The Biden campaign agreed to the virtual debate.
The precedent of hosting virtual debates was made sixty years ago. Kennedy did it. Nixon did it. Why not Trump?
As CNN's Brian Stelter wrote Thursday, "There are understandable reasons why Trump would want to opt out of a virtual debate. The format itself - with the two candidates in competing boxes on screen, socially distanced from one another - will be a reminder of his administration's failure to contain the coronavirus."
Debate analysis: After more than a year of circling each other, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio.
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Stellar Becomes First Sharia Law Approved DLT Protocol
Open source protocol Stellar has announced that it is now Sharia Law compliant in the cryptocurrency space, according to Cointelegraph.
Stellar has claimed to be the first DLT protocol to receive such certification, and the company has been the focus of a Shariyah Review Bureau examination. The bureau is an advisory body licensed by the Bank of Bahrain which offers guidance to company activities regarding Sharia law.
The subject of Sharia Law and how financial institutions observe it, particularly among Muslim communities, has been the focus of attention lately, since at statement made by Mufti Muhammad Abu Bakar, a Sharia advisor and compliance officer at Blossom Finance in Jakarta, Indonesia.
His published paper indicated that the purchasing of Bitcoin by Muslims could be permitted (halal) in certain situations given that cryptocurrencies fell into the ribawi category, as do gold and silver. According to Islamic law, items falling under the ribawi category must be exchanged in equal measure and with immediate transfer of possession, otherwise, transactions may involve riba or usury, a major prohibition in Islam.
The topic again came into focus when a London mosque raised cryptocurrency donations for essential repairs having first established that such donations were not in violation of Sharia law which was a concern to some at the time. The mosque followed the described procedure exactly for dispersal and payment of received fund according to Islamic law and agreed it had been a success.
With its Sharia certification, Stellar is now in the position of being able to focus on conducting business in areas with large Muslim populations such as the Gulf and parts of Southeast Asia, where blockchain technology is under development.
Although Stellar calls itself the first Sharia approved DLT protocol, it should be noted that Mufti Bakar’s announcement earlier this year gained approval around the Islamic world for Bitcoin as being permissible (halal), indicating that such a description might apply to all cryptocurrencies providing that they were immediately transferred and not held speculatively to be sold for profit.
In March NOORCOIN, said to serve the needs of 1.8 billion Muslims, received a Sharia Certificate, becoming, according to its own description, “the first Sharia-compliant utility token”.
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Morris Conflict of Interest Case Continues
Posted by auroracitizen on November 3, 2012
Here is an update on Phyllis Morris’s Legacy as Mayor of Aurora.
Last Friday November 2, 1012, at a few minutes before 11:00 am, the door to Court Room 301 at the Newmarket Courthouse was opened by the Bailiff and those who would attend do so and stake out their seats. The room is far more intimate than the one used for the first day of hearings and Phyllis Morris — together with her die-hard supporters — elects the right hand side where there are more chairs. Among her group were her spouse, her daughter, Catherine Marshall, Guy Poppe, an unidentified woman, and lo and behold sitting Councillors Gaertner and Ballard.
With Gaertner, her appearance is to be expected. She has been an unwavering supporter and blindly followed Morris in all things done.
But what is striking is that Ballard would waste a whole day sitting at the feet of a failed politician and unequivocally declaring his support. After his steadfast refusal to declare his support at the last election — which probably served him well — he has now consistently declared his support for Morris and her failed leadership.
Jill Copeland, lawyer for George Hervey, raised the first order of business. She holds up a document and describes it as the decision handed down on October 22, 2012, by Master Thomas Hawkins, arising from a claim for costs filed by the remaining two defendants in the original defamation suit. Ms. Copeland points out the important conclusion reached by Master Hawkins, namely that the defamation action was in fact SLAPP litigation, whose sole purpose was to intimidate and silence certain critics of the former mayor and in which she was the sole beneficiary of the $6,000,000 sought. She felt it was relevant to this matter as well.
Steven O’Melia, representing Morris, objected quite strongly about allowing this document to be entered as evidence.
Judge Gilmore sided with Ms. Copeland.
The day then began with Mr. O’Melia continuing with his drudging litany of misbehavior by Mr. Hervey.
Mr O’melia quoted extensively from Mr. Hervey’s sworn testimony and from letters to the Editor of the Auroran written by Mr. Hervey. He found it somewhat confusing that Mr. Hervey used the date of March 30, 2011, when the Rust-D’Eye Executive Summary was released by the town, as the date that Mr. Hervey knew for a fact that there had been breaches of a pecuniary nature and hence a conflict — while at the same time disagreeing with other parts of the same document, particularly those that opined that the entire operation of the town was breaking down due to poor staff morale.
In other words he didn’t argue that Morris was not in a conflict — but that the case should not be heard because private citizen Hervey was too late in bringing the matter forward to the courts. In legal circles, this is trying to avoid a judges ruling on the basis of a legal loophole — versus arguing the matter on the basis of whether she was actually in a conflict. An interesting strategy.
After lunch, Mr. O’Melia continued with his arguments — although now, Mr Poppe is replaced by another long time supporter of Ms Morris — former Councillor Stephen Granger. O’Melia concluded at 3:00 pm. A total of 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Ms. Copeland took the floor and told the judge that she had 13 points that she wished to make. These were all by way of specific reply to arguments put forward by Mr. O’Melia and were in now a summation statement. Ms. Copeland’s presentation was completed with a certain amount of controlled emotion; it reinvigorated the Courtroom and it certainly held the Judge’s undivided attention.
The matter concluded at 3:30 PM, the Judge thanked Counsel and said she would get at the case as soon as she could, although she had a substantial backlog.
This could be several months.
Posted in Code of Ethics, Conflict of Interest, Integrity, Leadership, Legal | 33 Comments »
Judge Rules Morris Tried to Silence Her Critics–Ordered to pay $21,000 in Costs for SLAPP Litigation
Posted by auroracitizen on October 22, 2012
Oct 22, 2012 — 2 years after former Aurora Mayor Phyllis Morris sued 3 citizens for defamation — Judge Hawkins issued a judgement against the former Mayor finding that her action was indeed SLAPP litigation (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation).
With this judgement Hawkins also delivered a precedent setting ruling concerning SLAPP litigation by awarding the defendants special enhanced costs as a result of the SLAPP finding.
Judge Hawkins stated Mayor Morris wanted to hit quickly and hard in order to silence her critics sooner rather than later in the weeks leading up to the October 25, 2010 municipal election.
He ruled that in practical terms, the resolution from the town had authorized Morris to commence an action with the town paying her legal fees.
The full decision can be read online. Hawkins decision SLAPP
So we know what Morris is responsible for — but it also begs the question, what responsibility is shared by Councillors MacEachern, Gallo, Gaertner, Granger and Wilson? They voted in favour of this legal action in 2010. They sat in the closed-door meeting where this plot was hatched. They voted in public to fund this lawsuit against private citizens for daring to disagree with their leadership decisions.
Furthermore, Councillor Ballard joined the team this term when he — together with Councillors Gallo and Gaertner — voted against Council’s decision to discontinue funding in early 2011. A clear demonstration that even after the public ran Morris out of office with only 20% of the vote — these Councillors still supported her actions.
And where does former Councillor and failed Mayoral candidate Nigel Kean fit in this mess? Well — days after his 3rd failed attempt to become Mayor, during which he campaigned vigorously against Phyllis Morris, he sent an email to Phyllis Morris and Evelina MacEachern providing them with evidence in this matter, stating that he had kept an email from Aug 2008 as he “felt that some day I would need it. The day is now.”
Do these politicians get off scott-free? Do they not share equally in this ruling? Are they without accountability?
Could their collective support for Phyllis Morris be any clearer? Is anyone unclear that they and Morris are cut from the same cloth? Building themselves up by trying to tear others down.
Politics certainly does make strange bedfellows.
At a time when Canadians are increasingly concerned about the impact of bullying behaviours, here in Aurora we have a judge finding against a politician for using public funds to try to bully citizens into silence — and awarding enhanced costs because of this reprehensible behaviour.
A politician who has consistently been supported in her actions by a wider group of like-minded politicians.
This is a very disturbing situation. Are these the role models we want in our community? We deserve better from all our leaders. Let’s not forget these actions if they ask for our votes again in 2014.
And thank goodness for the people who were prepared to stand up and fight for the rights of all citizens to exercise our right to free speech. It surely cost them — but we should all be grateful for their steadfast commitment to stand for what is right.
Posted in Code of Ethics, Council Watch-Richard Johnson, Integrity, Leadership, Legal | 61 Comments »
Farmers in it up to their ears
Posted by auroracitizen on May 13, 2012
This week saw the genesis of a most bewildering and ill-conceived concept, a Code of Conduct for the Aurora Farmers’ Market.
We in Aurora cannot forget a similarly titled document that was introduced by the former mayor, as part of her “Gold Standard” of democracy and governance. It applied to members of Council and came replete with an Integrity Commissioner.
That gentleman did not last long in his position as he was fired without ceremony when his first decision did not agree with the former’s opinion.
The Aurora Farmers’ Market was created by a municipal By-law passed on April 8, 2003. A copy is attached below for those who wish to read the entire document.
In the By-Law the Town appointed a Market Clerk who effectively administered the market. Lease agreements originally were between the Town on the one hand and the Lessee on the other for operation by the Lessee of a market stall.
At some point the location of the market moved from Temperance Street to its present location in the Town Park.
The Farmers’ Market seems to have acquired a Constitution, exactly when is a matter of some speculation. There was a rumour that former Councillor Granger had drafted one. We don’t know that the copy of the document attached below was his work.
The jam lady, in her capacity as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Aurora Farmers’ Market, has produced a risible bunch of words that purport to be a Code of Conduct for Vendors of the market. Attached below is the only copy we were able to find, and it is with thanks and hopefully the permission of Evelyn Buck.
We will refrain from commenting, other than to say that these words seem to simply demonstrate someone’s heightened sense of ego run berserk.
We would love to have your comments on this latest test of our town’s sanity.
AFM Enabling By-Law 135
AFM Constitution 136
AFM Code of Conduct 137
Posted in Code of Ethics, Community, Community Corner, Community Input, Guest Post, Leadership, Local Business, Politics | 29 Comments »
The Dirty Side of Politics
Posted by auroracitizen on April 21, 2012
Aurora saw the dirty side of Aurora politics poke its head out of its hole again recently. We had hoped that brand of politics had been run out-of-town last election — but alas it continues.
Recently Mayor Dawe made an intemperate remark during a confrontation initiated by Councillor Ballard. Councillor Ballard was making veiled allegations that Mayor Dawe had strong-armed the Aurora Cultural Centre into concessions that Councillor Ballard disagreed with — and Mayor Dawe responded “I have also stopped beating my wife”. Details can be seen in the April 17 issue of The Auroran – page 6.
No doubt — the comment was inappropriate and Mayor Dawe should apologize.
However, what was of equal concern was the additional fall-out of this remark.
In the April 12 issue of The Banner, a Letter to the Editor was published from Evelina MacEachern, former Councillor and recently defeated candidate and vocal supporter of defeated Mayor Phyllis Morris. It was published as an open letter to Mayor Dawe. In the letter, Ms MacEachern takes the Mayor to task for his comments. Was it genuine concern or political opportunism?
It is indeed a strange day when Ms MacEachern can take the high ground regarding language when knowledgeable Council watchers know she drop F-bombs in town hall on a regular basis during her terms as a Councillor. Her language and bullying behaviour was one of the contributing factors to the resignation by former Councillor Grace Marsh and is potentially part of the matters before the courts in the Councillor Buck abuse of power lawsuit against 6 members of last Council.
Knowledgeable Council watchers also know she was the real brains behind much of the political manoeuvring by defeated Mayor Phyllis Morris last term.
So it came as no surprise that her letter was followed up with an email blast — also on April 12 — by defeated Mayor Phyllis Morris which applauded Ms MacEachern for her letter and then tried to align herself with the yellow brick house and the white ribbon campaign. You can see it on Councillors Buck’s blog. Again, was it genuine concern or political opportunism?
Between these 2 people, they caused more pain and suffering by staff and people in our community than possibly any 2 politicians in the history of Aurora. Yet here they are trying to take the moral high ground on this issue.
Then to further demonstrate how dirty politics is in this town, former Councillor, Nigel Kean and also recently defeated mayoralty candidate jumped on their band wagon in the April 17 Auroran adding his own commentary. Surely if these 3 people are all commenting — it must be genuine concern — not political opportunism?
You may remember the last time these 3 people worked together on anything. It was immediately after the election — where both Morris and Kean were handed stunning defeats — they joined together in Morris’s doomed 6 million dollar lawsuit against 3 Aurora families for comments made anonymously on this blog.
Ballard, MacEachern, Morris and Kean. What a team, selflessly giving to the Town of Aurora with no thought for themselves. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Genuine concern about an inappropriate comment by Mayor Dawe — we think not. If that was really the case, would not a simple email or phone call to express their disappointment have served the ultimate goal of informing Mayor Dawe. Others surely took that option.
No. Instead they choose to try to embarrass and humiliate Mayor Dawe publically. Their standard method of operation.
Political opportunism — you bet!
Jumping on a comment to try to take advantage for political gain and revenge? You simply need to look at the history of the people involved and how they have worked together in the past to accomplish their goals to form your opinion.
We are pretty clear what the intent is. We also believe that while folks in Aurora may have been fooled in 2006 — they weren’t fooled in 2010. And they aren’t fooled now.
Should Mayor Dawe apologize. Absolutely. But he should do it because it is the right thing to do — not because some political opportunists trying to resurrected their failed careers say so. They have no moral basis or credibility to make the case.
Posted in Code of Ethics, Community, Geoff Dawe, Integrity, Leadership | 9 Comments »
Update: Morris Discontinues Lawsuit
On Oct 17, 2011, almost 1 year to the date after stating a $6,000,000 lawsuit against 3 residents of Aurora, Phyllis Morris has discontinued her lawsuit.
A discontinuance by a plaintiff is exceedingly rare in civil proceedings. In essence, the plaintiff, who has brought the fight to the defendants, admits that he or she no longer wishes to prosecute her claim. Where a plaintiff discontinues a claim, it could be reasonably assumed that they have recognized that their claim was fatally flawed and without merit from the outset.
This discontinuance is a total victory for the defendants, and substantiates and supports the position they took throughout this litigation—that they did nothing wrong.
The discontinuance also ends the Appeals to Judge Brown’s recent rulings — which have now been accepted by Ms. Morris.
It was manifestly unfair that the defendants were put to the time and expense of legal fees at the hands of Ms. Morris, most especially in light of the fact that Ms. Morris used tax dollars to pursue them in what appeared to be a politically motivated attack intended to silence their efforts to hold her government accountable.
It is equally telling that Ms. Morris discontinued the litigation when she was called upon to fund it out of her own pocket rather than use taxpayer funds as initially intended. She was fully prepared to use town resources to support her private lawsuit, at the towns’ sole risk and expense to her sole potential gain, despite the fact that the Town’s Code of Conduct states clearly that “public office is not to be used for personal gain”.
While the defendants, Hogg and Johnson defended their principles with their own funds — Phyllis Morris did not.
Hopefully, there has been a lesson learned from this experience. Freedom of expression is a fundamental democratic right of all Canadians — but it is a right that will be attacked, and will need protection.
Unfortunately, it is another blemish on the good name of Aurora that the defendants were called upon to personally defend this right.
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Morris Lawsuit Keeps Aurora (and herself) in the Public Eye
Posted by auroracitizen on August 21, 2011
One of the many definitions of irony is “incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity”. Truly the Phyllis Morris lawsuit is a perfect definition of irony.
Her alleged reason for beginning this lawsuit was because anonymous blog comments subjected her to “ridicule, hatred and contempt.”
However, in truth, it appears her own actions have damaged her reputation — well outside the boundaries of fair Aurora — far more than anything written in any local blog or newspaper.
Here’s another example of the coverage our former Mayor is generating for herself and our town.
Court of Public Opinion Renders Verdict in Phyllis Morris case: Guilty of Gross Stupidity
Phyllis Morris has gained a lot of notoriety since she lost her re-election bid to keep her job as mayor of Aurora, Ontario. It was during that election that she got just a little too big for her own britches and started suing anyone and everyone who was related to a couple of blog posts she didn’t like. Read More
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Aurora and our Alleged Defamation Case Has Been the Subject of Considerable Debate
More pundits are weighing in on the important subject — and they have consistently agreed with decision of the courts. This is reflected both in the media and with the numerous legal experts/commentators who have commented.
When it comes to political speech, freedom to express your opinion is paramount.
Generally it is accepted that making a defamatory comment about a politicians personal life seems to be widely accepted as out-of-bounds.
However, expressing a dissenting opinion about the conduct or actions of a politician is a right that needs to be protected.
Consider — the folks who have been named in the lawsuit and have been forced to finance the protection of their own good names and protect the rights of all Canadians to speak openly without fear of retaliation have themselves been attacked. Yet, when former Mayor Phyllis Morris launched a lawsuit, they were not accused of making any defamatory comments themselves.
Former Mayor Phyllis Morris just “thinks” they know who the anonymous posters are. And she turned the financial might of the Town of Aurora against 3 private citizens. Citizens just like you. Imagine if it was you who disagreed with former Mayor Morris.
But rather than buckling under, they have stood firm in their belief that Canadians have a right to criticize politicians. It’s part of our democracy — something many of our parents have fought and died for. Something worth fighting for again – this time in a Canadian court room — at personal expense
Here are a few more articles
Innovation Law Blog, University of Toronto
The Innovation Law Blog is an intellectual property and technology blog produced by the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy and the University of Toronto Technology and Intellectual Property Group (TIP Group). The blog features weekly editorials by University of Toronto law students and frequent pointers to news and outside commentary on intellectual property and related subjects.
This comparative is very interesting since it starts to demonstrates the difference in law between a comment that is truly defamatory — or simply hurts the feelings of a politician. A key difference many Morris supporters fail to acknowledge.
Centre for Innovation Law and Policy / TIP Group
LINK: http://innovationlawblog.org/2011/08/the-legality-of-online-anonymity-two-cases/
Striking a legal balance in anonymous online postings
Ontario court tackles free speech versus defamation, By Michael Geist, Ottawa Citizen Special
In this article, published in the Ottawa Sun and Montreal Gazette, the author makes the argument that before demanding that names be released, the onus is on the plaintiff to actually make a case that the posts were defamatory.
The court was therefore not asked to determine whether the posts at issue were in fact defamatory. Rather, it simply faced the question of whether it should order the disclosure of personal information about the posters themselves so that Morris could proceed with a defamation lawsuit.
The court rightly identified the core question as balancing “the competing interests of privacy, the public interest in promoting the administration of justice by providing the Plaintiff with the information sought to pursue her claim and the underlying values of freedom of expression and political speech.”
Moreover, the court emphasized that the posts involved political speech, which is particularly deserving of protection.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Striking+legal+balance+anonymous+online+postings/5193062/story.html#ixzz1V8Hvmrfc
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/internet/Striking%20legal%20balance%20anonymous%20online%20postings/5193062/story.html
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In this blog, referring to the Gazette articles they commented.
The Ontario Superior Court ruling in the case of Phyllis Morris vs. auroracitizen.ca provided a reminder of the value of court oversight in cases seeking the disclosure of personal information.
They also provided a good definition of what constitutes a prima facie case — something that is essential to understanding the decision.
It ruled that since Morris did not identify the specific defamatory words, she failed to establish a prima facie case [according to Law.com, a case in which “the evidence before trial is sufficient to prove the case unless there is substantial contradictory evidence presented at trial”] of defamation.
In plain English — that means Morris never established that she had actually been defamed. She just wanted names.
Had she proven defamation — they matter might have been different — but she neither stated what she felt had defamed her, nor did she actually provide any supporting evidence herself. Instead she let former Aurora staff member solicitor Christopher Cooper be the only person to provide any statement of any kind.
Read more: http://www.arma.org/policy/policy/canadianpolicybrief/11-08-10/Former_Mayor_Fights_for_Disclosure_of_Personal_Information.aspx
Phyllis Morris would like everyone to believe that she was defamed. That has never been proven. Nor has she even pled the words (as noted in the recent decision)
Phyllis Morris would like people to believe that the 3 defendants are bad people — yet this lawsuit was launched without even alleging that they had made any for the defamatory postings.
This case will be very important in establishing internet law for political postings and clearly people across the country are watching. It is unfortunate that 3 local citizens have been forced to fund this ground-breaking defence of our democratic right to free speech against a politician who was prepared to use town funds — your taxes hard at work — to fight this battle.
More Media Coverage
Posted by auroracitizen on July 31, 2011
Court grapples with legalities of anonymous online postings
Michael Geist, Internet law Columnist, Sunday July 31, 2011, Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1032104–geist-court-grapples-with-legalities-of-anonymous-online-postings
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Morris Launches Appeal
We received word yesterday that Morris and her legal team have officially submitted the paperwork in support of their appeal.
The primary basis for their appeal is that it conflicts with the original Spence decision. Of interest, many legal pundits would suggest that Spence was the one who got it wrong.
Does this mean that if the Brown judgment is upheld — that Morris will concede that Spence was wrong?
October 27 appears to be the date Morris will ask the courts to hear her appeal — if they agree, then the actual appeal will be heard at a later date.
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CCLA Publishes Court Findings
LINK: http://ccla.org/2011/07/25/ontario-court-protects-political-speech-and-internet-anonymity/
Ontario Court Protects Political Speech and Internet Anonymity
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently issued a decision on a motion brought by the former mayor of the municipality of Aurora. The former mayor has sued some of her former constituents for defamation based on comments posted on a local Aurora blog which are critical of her work in office.
As part of her lawsuit, she brought a motion asking the Court to order the known parties to reveal identifying information about an anonymous blogger(s). The CCLA intervened in this case to argue that a high threshold should be met before the Court should order the release of this kind of information. The Court should pay particular attention to whether there is a prima facie case of defamation established (i.e. whether, on the surface, a case of defamation can be made out), and should weigh and balance the concerns about freedom of expression and privacy with the interests in obtaining disclosure. CCLA argued that the rights of citizens to comment on and criticize the performance of their public officials is crucial in a democracy, and civil defamation suits should not be used as a means of silencing this kind of expression.
The Superior Court has found that the former mayor is not entitled to the identifying information she was seeking because she had not established a prima facie case of defamation. The former mayor had not laid out the particular statements she alleged were defamatory and, as a result, the Court held that they could not determine whether her case was, on its surface, sufficient to establish defamation. The Court also noted that the bloggers in this case had a reasonable expectation of anonymity since they did not have to identify themselves in order to participate in the blog. The CCLA is pleased that the Court has taken the concerns of privacy and political speech seriously.
Read the CCLA’s factum here.
Read the Superior Court’s decision here.
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Here’s the first look at the Oceans 8 poster featuring an all-female cast led by Sandra Bullock
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Ocean’s 8’s first poster has dropped (Picture: Warner Bros)
The first poster from the forthcoming Ocean’s 11 follow up has dropped online, featuring the film’s all-female cast.
George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt from Ocean’s 11 have been replaced by Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna in the new feminine heist.
The spin-off’s first poster is a glamorous ruby-red one-sheet, featuring the all-star cast dressed to go about their criminal work, wearing dark sunglasses. It also features the tagline ‘Every con has its pros’.
Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina and Helena Bonham Carter also star.
The finer details surrounding the plot line for the film are yet to be revealed, however, we know that Sandra Bullock will play Debbie Ocean, Danny Ocean’s estranged sister, the character played by Clooney in the original film.
The cast of Ocean’s 8 (Picture: Warner Bros)
Debbie assembles a team to pull off a heist at the New York Met Gala.
When audiences meet Debbie, she will be at the tail end of a five-year incarceration, although it isn’t clear whether she’s escaped prison or been released.
Ocean’s 8 will be released in US cinemas on June 8 2018.
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Asamoah Gyan was born 22 November, 1985 is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ghana national football team and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team.
Gyan Profile Overview
Birthday: 22 November, 1985
Place of Birth: Accra, Ghana
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Occupation: Footballer
Years Active: 2011–present
Net Worth: $23 million (N8,912,500,000)
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Gyan Biography and Life Career
Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier League club Liberty Professionals scoring ten goals in sixteen matches then spent three seasons with Serie A club Udinese via two seasons loan at Modena netting on fifteen occasions in 53 league matches and at Udinese where he scored 11 times in 39 league matches. In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, netting fourteen times in forty-eight league matches during two seasons. In 2010, Gyan joined Premier League club Sunderland, breaking the club’s transfer record and netting on ten occasions in thirty-four Premier League matches during two seasons.
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Several studies have shown that financial inclusion impacts poverty and income inequality and higher levels of financial inclusion lead to lower poverty and income inequality and promotes inclusive economic growth.
However, the gender gap in access and usage of financial services remains pervasive across all the countries in South Asia. Patriarchal societies, low involvement of women in decision making, low empowerment of women, no voice in the family matters are some of the factors influencing women’s financial access in the region. Although literature has developed on access to financial services in general, there is not much academic work available on access to digital financial services for women.
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Dr Rashmi U. Arora is a Senior Lecturer in Development Economics at University of Bradford, United Kingdom. She was a Research Fellow in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia. She was also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia. Earlier Rashmi was an Assistant Adviser in Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India.
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not hold her while her father's spirit passed—they have gone together !”
These particulars were all forwarded to Lord Altamont, and the effect they produced on him may be imagined. Mr. Cavendish sent William to Provence, and he himself continued his inquiries in Paris and other parts: both of them without success, and, at the expiration of three months, they returned to England.
They found Lord Altamont and his mother at one of the wateringplaces, his health considerably recruited, but with a stern and settled dejection of spirits, that nothing appeared for a moment to alleviate.
By his orders, acting in the name of Lady Altamont, the establishment at Paris was broken up, and the servants well provided for. Every attention was paid to the estate in Provence, whither Fanchette was sent, to repent her share in the mischief, and to declaim against the brutality of English husbands.
As Lord Altamont persevered in refusing to see his sister, and as her situation had become in many respects unpleasant, she accepted an old offer of marriage, which she had hitherto slighted, in the hope of meeting with something better; and accompanied her husband, a middle-aged country gentleman, to his seat in the north.
In the course of the ensuing winter Lord Altamont attended his duties in Parliament; and to all that required his care, whether public or private business, he sedulously devoted himself, but to society he was inaccessible, and in the midst of a luxurious metropolis he led the life of a hermit.
Early in the spring, after having accompanied his mother on her return to Moorlands, he set off for the Continent and carefully explored the northern and middle provinces of France, visiting every convent, and not suffering the poorest village to pass without the strictest examination, but all in vain.
He returned to London in the winter, and passed it precisely as he had done the former one ; then set out again the ensuing spring, and pursued his search in the Netherlands and along both banks of the Rhine with the like ill success.
The third summer he decided on exploring the southern provinces of France and Switzerland.
He arrived in Provence. How withering, how desolating were the feelings with which the well-remembered approach to the chateau de Clairville oppressed him! The season was the same as that when, four years since, he had first beheld its towers brightening in the beams of noon and the blue sea glancing beyond them. He dismounted at the same spot, and walked through the same flowery lane in which he had first met his Rosabelle; he recognized the very aperture in the hedge through which, all glowing in youth, in health, and beauty, she had rushed in her pursuit of the butterfly. Memory brought the whole scene so close that he gazed around as though possessed with the wild hope that she would suddenly start to sight; he repeated her name aloud, and the lone echo mournfully returned it. Alas! the field-flowers bloomed and the wild roses clustered, the air was filled with the songs of birds and perfumed with the scent of violets :—all these were here, but where was Rosabelle ?
In spite of all the good he had done the tenantry, he was received but coldly. Fanchette pretended to be ill, and it was altogether so far from agreeable, that with difficulty he prevailed upon himself to remain a couple of days in order to settle some matters of business, and to give such directions as circumstances required.
He pursued his journey slowly and with unwearied watchfulness through Provence, Dauphiny, and Savoy, and arrived in the Catholic canton of the Valais.
His melancholy visit at Clairville and the gloomy hopelessness that began to settle on his mind contributed to produce a morbid state of feverish anxiety, which his sole and faithful attendant William beheld with alarm. They had arrived at a beautiful secluded vale in the Valais, environed by lofty mountains, watered by a clear broad stream, and rich in pasture and vegetation. There was no regular village, but the farm-houses and cottages were scattered here and there, surrounded by their pretty gardens and backed by orchards laden with fruit. For twenty miles round, the fruit, vegetables, flowers, eggs, poultry, and milk of this happy valley bore higher prices than from any other part; the inhabitants were clean and comfortable, industrious and contented. In glancing over it from the eminence round which wound the principal road, three buildings more striking than the rest immediately met the eye: one was the parish church with its light spire springing up from among the thick and beautiful foliage that surrounded it together with the neat residence of the pastor. The second was the inn, situated in the centre of the valley, and reckoned the best house of accommodation in the Valais; it was a large irregular building, with its stables, out-houses, courts, poultry-yard, kitchen-garden, &c.; in the front it had a spacious green lawn sloping to the river, furnished with benches and rude tables under spreading trees : this was the favourite afternoon retreat of the great men of the valley; here they smoked a pipe, enjoyed their cup of wine or ale, and talked over their own affairs and those of other people. This lawn, too, was the occasional holiday resort of their wives and daughters, and had witnessed many a merry dance and many a rustic game. The third building was a long low range on a wooded eminence; its neat white walls and green lattices peeped through the trellis-work festooned with flowers and the curling vine; it apparently stood in the centre of a highly-cultivated garden, here and there shaded by magnificent trees. On inquiring from a peasant be met on the road, Lord Altamont was informed that it was the residence of the Charity Sisters of this district.
“ Well, my lord," said William, “I cannot help thinking that this is a beautiful place, and yon inn looks for all the world like a country inn in England. I should be very glad indeed if your lordship would rest a few days here and recover a little from your fatigue. Indeed, my dear master, you look as though you wanted repose.”
* You have forestalled me, William,” replied his lordship; “ the same idea struck me the moment I beheld this secluded and romantic valley."
They arrived at the inn, and were received by the landlady, a shrewd bustling woman, who, in answer to Lord Altamont's inquiry whether he could have accommodation for a few days, showed him into the best parlour, freshly washed and sanded, with a dark polished round table in the middle, the spacious hearth filled up with green boughs and a large bouquet of beautiful flowers, white dimity curtains, a bird-cage at each of the two windows, and a portrait of William Tell worked in worsted: adjoining was an exceedingly neat and comfortable little bed-rcom. Lord Altamont was quite satisfied, and William was delighted : he took care, while the evening repast was preparing, to impress on the landlady that his master was a great milord Anglais travelling incog. and as rich as milords Anglais usually are or ought to be. The news was carried to the lawn, and from thence was caught up and re-echoed from one end of the valley to the other.
Lord Altamont, contrary to his expectation, spent a restless night, and rose late and unrefreshed. His breakfast was laid on the aforesaid round table in the sitting-room, and if any thing could have tempted him, its homely cleanliness, its fresh eggs and butter, fine preserves, rich cream, and well-made coffee, would certainly have done so. He was attended by an intelligent and pretty girl about ten years old. .“ Whose child are you?" asked his lordship. “ The landlady's, sir,” she replied, and dropped a curtsey. “ And what is your name ?" “ Annette." “ Have you learnt to read and write, Annette ?"
“ Yes, sir, Sister Louise teaches me, and a great many more little girls."
“ And who is Sister Louise ?"
“ Dear me, sir, have you never heard of Sister Louise-the charity sister, that does such a deal of good—the lady in the mask ?"
“ The lady in the mask!" repeated Lord Altamont, whose attention was immediately roused. At that moment the landlady entered, hoping that milord approved of his breakfast, and at the same time telling Annette to tie on her bonnet and trudge off with her books, or she would be too late for Sister Louise
“ Pray, ma'am," said Lord Altamont, “why does your little daughter call Sister Louise the lady in the mask ?"
« Because, sir, she is under a vow always to wear a mask."
It is to be observed, that such a circumstance in itself did not create the same surprise at that period that it would now. Vows of a similar nature were then frequent, and in the course of his pursuit Lord Altamont had been occasionally arrested by mysteries of this sort.
“ Is it known who she is ?" continued Lord Altamont.
“ No, milord, not at all; people do say this, and that, and the other, but there is no knowing any thing for a certainty, except that she is more like an angel than a woman, and has done more good hereabouts than any one else ever did, be they who they may, lady or num, priest or layman."
“ Then she must have money?" “ She had some left her three years since ; about that time too
she had a terrible illness, and we thought we should have lost her ; but, the saints be praised ! she came amongst us again, looking smaller and thinner, with her voice much weakened, but, if possible, more kind and more useful than ever."
“ About three years since ?" repeated his lordship; “ then how long has she been with you altogether ?".
“ Ten years, milord, this midsummer : she was with me when my little Annette was born."
“ Ten years !” exclaimed Lord Altamont, with his accustomed sigh of bitter disappointment, when, as in this instance, a hope had been started only to be destroyed.
After breakfast, he ordered his horse and rode out alone; the weather was cool, but he felt hot and thirsty, and stopping at a cottage, asked for water : an old blind woman sat in the little front garden; she desired her grandson, who was working in it, to fetch some water for the stranger. While he was gone, a girl came up the road, and entering the little garden, took from her arm a pretty basket filled with fruit and flowers.
“ My good dame, here is a present for you."
“ I heard you coming," replied the old woman, who possessed the usually quick senses of the blind, “and I smelt the fruit and flowers before you were in at the gate, and," she continued as she past her hand over them, " I know whom they come from too."
“ From Sister Louise,” said the messenger.
« From Saint Louise rather," solemnly replied the old woman, as she turned upwards her sightless eyes ; " there are none here worthy to call her sister : may the blessing of the blind and afflicted rest on her head as the dew from heaven !”
“ This Louise,” exclaimed Lord Altamont, as he pursued his ride, “ this masked charity-sister haunts me.”
After a dinner, as neatly served as excellent in its kind, and as little partaken of as his breakfast, Lord Altamont, resolving not to give way to the feverish languor that oppressed him, took a favourite author and strolled down to the river side, carefully avoiding the lawn, which, on this afternoon, was unusually well tenanted. He had established himself at the foot of a tree, and was striving to fix his wandering thoughts, when he felt himself gently pulled by the sleeve, and, on looking round, found little Annette.
“ If you would like to see Sister Louise," she whispered, “ you can do so now; she is at a cottage behind here, with a poor old man who is very, very ill.
Lord Altamont rose, and taking the hand of his young conductress, accompanied her to the door of a hut, which was open: an aged man, apparently near his end, lay upon a poor but clean bed ; a young woman, probably his daughter, was kneeling at the foot with her head buried in the bed-clothes ; by the side of the sufferer, with her back towards the door, knelt Sister Louise : she was arrayed in the black camblet dress of her order, with a collar of plain, fine, white linen ; her head-dress was of the same material in very light folds, but made high and square. She was praying ; her voice was gentle an but the tones somewhat muffled in consequence of her "
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figure was very slight and youthful; and, as she knelt, a foot and ancle of exquisite beauty were revealed. Annette, in her simplicity, wished Lord Altamont to enter and join in the prayers; this he declined, but remained for a few minutes, almost involuntarily, gazing on the scene before him. Once Sister Louise slightly moved her head towards the weeping girl at the foot of the bed, and Lord Altamont caught a side and momentary glance of her mask. Becoming sensible, however, that his presence might be attributed to impertinent curiosity, he retreated to his seat, accompanied by Annette.
« I will go back again,” said Annette, “ and when she comes out of the hut I will bring her to talk with you;" and without waiting a reply, away she ran.
In about twenty minutes she returned with a look of disappointment.
“I fear, Annette, you have failed," said Lord Altamont; “ you cannot prevail on Sister Louise to come and talk with a stranger, at which I am not at all surprised."
“ I thought she would have come,” said Annette, “ for she knows who you are ; I copied your name from the card on your portmanteau, and took it to her this morning.”
" And what did she say just now when you asked her to come ?"
“ She said,” replied Annette, after a pause and speaking very slowly, as trying to recollect the exact words, “ she said, that the great, and the rich, and the happy, had nothing in common with Sister Louise ; that if you were in sickness, poverty, or misery, you might send for her, and then she would not fail you."
That night Lord Altamont went early to bed, and in the hope of producing composure and sleep, took a small quantity of laudanum ; this proved injurious, his fever increased, and a sort of light-headed doze came on, in which he fancied the apertures of his bed-curtains were filled with masks of all shapes, colours, and sizes; some with immense long noses nearly touching his own, some with that feature broad and turned up, with wide grinning mouths ; others had tongues, and lolled them at him, and others with large glassy eyes pursued his wherever they turned.
The next morning he was unable to rise, and medical assistance was immediately procured. The doctor, after having prescribed, ordered a charity sister to be sent for ; an order he never gave except when he thought a case so serious as to require great care and good nursing.
“ Let them send the lady in the mask," said the patient.
“ She will attend in her turn," gravely replied the doctor.
On awaking towards the afternoon from a feverish doze, still labouring under a slight degree of delirium, Lord Altamont inquired whether the charity sister had come.
“ She is by your bed-side, my lord,” whispered William
He instantly drew aside the bed-curtain and beheld a meagre elderly lady, with a sedate and rather vinegar aspect.
“O! you are not the lady in the mask?"
“ That you may easily perceive-pray be composed, sir."
“ But why did they not send Sister Louise ?"
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The Abiy Syndrome :Why to support or oppose PM Abiy (by Berhane Mewa)
By Berhane Mewa
@breemewa
After noticing the danger of the balance in Forces of Power among stake-holders in the current Ethiopian politics, I was inclined and finally decided to come up with this write-up. Unless proper evaluation of the Balance of Power is used to make an alignment decision with the right forces, disastrous situation can lead the country to irreversible crisis. The emergence of the new thinking within EPRDF leadership is pretty much popular in the majority of the Ethiopian people with reservation in some.
We should bear in mind that this is not a change of government or regime. It is only a change in some of the thinking’s of the EPRDF leadership. Not only this, the change is not unanimously agreed upon, creating opposing force within the government. The change could be sustainable leading us to full democratization or will help the regime hold power with minor reforms or be fragile leading us to disastrous situation. Nevertheless, the Ethiopian people’s demand is nothing less than a completely free and democratic system. So where should we stand?
The Political situation in our country has been dramatically changing. The struggle of the Ethiopian People against the EPRDF regime which has been dominated by TPLF, with the boost from the civil disobedience resulted in a scenario which has not been anticipated. It is not only the current reaction of the Ethiopian people that resulted in this change but also the cumulative sacrifice made by individuals, political parties and various members of the community. The Ethiopian Youth has become surprising in driving the change. No one alone can take credit for this change; the result is a collective effort and sacrifices.
Millions of lives have been lost. Thousands have been barbarically tortured, beaten, inhumanly treated, destabilized, ethnically targeted, thousands of families destroyed and exiled. All the worst things one can imagine could happen have happened to the Ethiopian People. Equally, thousands benefited from the system individually or as a group, both legitimately and unfairly. Corruption, nepotism, tribalism has been the center of the system governed by EPRDF/TPLF. The system has mounted hopelessness, the deterioration of Ethiopian Nationalism, promoting divisive narrow ethnic agendas and corruption. All this happened against the will of the Ethiopian people. Therefore, one can summarize the time as, “most of the country and its people have been colonized by ‘the hateful Ideology’”.
Though, the struggle has been waged by all Ethiopians with different types of resistance, sacrifice and determination, the potential change started by creating crack within EPRDF, visibly targeting the dominance of TPLF. The irony is that the partial undoing of the system is coming from the EPRDF itself (which has been responsible for the destruction of the social, economic and political fabric of Ethiopia and the spread of hatred and ethnic cleansing). At the far front of this “CHANGE” The new PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed, The Team Lema, OPDO, ANDEM, (all from EPRDF) are seen. However, the driving force is the determination of the Ethiopian people for change.
We need to understand that this changing of attitude is not willingly developed inherent in this groups or individuals. They are rather the results of continuous struggle of all Ethiopians followed by the volcanic eruption of grievances and disobedience at the verge of possible civil war, which was visibly fearful, specially, for those in the country.
The demand of the Ethiopian people is nothing less than a completely free and democratic country. Though, we experience and witness a powerful unifying start with some unpredictable positive changes, some negative happenings are also on the rise. To properly align our thoughts on the current status in Ethiopia we can base our views from any vantage point. The result of our conclusion differs accordingly.
Given that the change in the thinking of the leadership in EPRDF (some in EPRDF do oppose the change) is positive and appreciated by most Ethiopians.
a. Let us give the PM chance, support and trust him, in which case we will relax make some adjustments with the existing law. Finally participate in the coming election to form a new Government.
b. Let us continue the struggle till we ensure the formation of a Transitional Government to get a complete change in the system including changing the constitution then have election to form a stable government.
c. Let us support the PM and demand national reconciliation and formation of a consultative body to ensure the installation of free Democratic Institutions (Media, Judiciary, Freedom of Assembly, Neutral military…), and establish independent electoral board by consensus and finally give our People a chance to conduct a fair and transparent Election.
We may add some other choices to this three.
1. About two third of EPRDF support the PM (based on the vote in the PM election)
2. Those who oppose him do have upper hand in the security, the military and the economy.
3. PM has backing of most of the Ethiopian people, with a strong and vocal support from the younger generation.
4. The opposing group has installed a suppression instrument the “Command Post” which is assumed to be opposed by the PM. This CP has reportedly abused its power.
5. The opposing group has declared officially to use all its means to reverse the change during a recent meeting in Mekele.
6. Ethnic conflicts are popping-up in different parts of the country purported as designed to reverse the change. The politics in the ethnic conflict is based on the philosophy of the phasing out EPRDF/TPLF leadership.
7. Arbitrary killing and arrest is made in different parts of CP controlled areas.
8. There is some resistance to release all the political prisoners backed by the security which has aligned with the opposing group within EORDF.
The ABIY Syndrome
Many people wish to have a good leader and what will be expected of them is pretty much known. When you observe surprising move by leaders you will not have option not to appreciate, especially looking back to the last 27 years of hopelessness, hatred, suspicion, animosity among ethnicity. What we see is shockingly hard to believe. The People of Ethiopia who suffered and struggled to bring this change are to be credited.
Have you thought of:
• EPRDF releasing in mass, political prisoners who have been sentenced to death and long prison sentence.
• Have you ever thought of Andargachew Tsege, Andualem Arage, Eskinder Nega, Bekele Gerba,Merara Gudina, Temesgen Desalegn, the Generals accused of overthrow attempt and other political prisoners released?
• Have you ever imagined a leader who apologizes the public for all wrongdoings of his party?
• Have you ever thought to have a leader who goes looking for Ethiopians in neighboring countries to get them released from prison?
• Have you ever thought of a PM to shake hands with a prisoner (Andargachew Tsege) from the death row after 4 years in prison and 2 days of his release?
• Are you not excited when the new PM speaks about Unity, Love for Ethiopia, forgiveness and all me missed in our time?
• Are you not excited to see young people chanting with the unmarked Ethiopian flag freely on the streets of Addis Ababa.
Conclusion (FOR A PEACEFUL REGIME CHANGE)
After reviewing the above facts and scenario, I am optimistic that positive change is coming. The one condition we need to emphasize is that there is opposing group in the EPRDF leadership. This negative force is dangerously moving to reverse the situation. There are lots of things we need to pressurize and force the new administration to do. But we need to understand that whatever differences we have with the PM group we have to protect him from the reactionary force. That is the secret of PM Abiy leadership and the bright target we are looking for “a REGIME CHANGE”
Supporting PM Abiy to achieve to a peaceful regime change in Ethiopia
Let us support the PM and demand national reconciliation and formation of a consultative body to ensure the installation of free Democratic Institutions (Media, Judiciary, Freedom of Assembly, Neutral military…), and establish independent Electoral Board by consensus and finally give our people a chance to conduct a fair and transparent election.
The writer could be reached on twitter : @breemewa
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All posts by Meghan Lyon
Reading Room Holiday Hours
December 22, 2011 Meghan Lyon
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, time for you (and us) to trade in boxes of archival materials for boxes of colorfully-wrapped presents!
The Rubenstein Library will be closed for the holidays from December 23 to January 2. We’ll reopen on January 3, 2012, at 9:00 AM, ready for a new semester of excellent research. Check out our website for full details.
From Our Collections, In the Conservation Lab, Technical Stuff
It Takes a Village to House a Village
December 19, 2011 Meghan Lyon 1 Comment
Sorting through the unprocessed contents of an archival collection can be compared to a treasure hunt – sometimes you find an unexpected gem that produces an impromptu “ooh,” but then after the initial excitement wears off, you have to figure out what you’re actually looking at and then decide what to do with it.
A mystery box of Foundation Models (100 scale)
A small box marked “Foundation Models (100 scale)” found in one of the unprocessed boxes of the Foundation for Southeast Asian Art and Culture (SEAAC) records was one of those discoveries. Inside the box were fourteen miniature buildings, ranging from about ½ inch to 1¼ inches in size and elaborately constructed from a thin cardboard material. After a bit of investigative work using the other records in the collection, I found that the miniatures were part of a model of a Thai Village Complex that Doris Duke planned to build in Hawaii during the 1960s. The set of miniatures were quickly dubbed the “Tiny Thai Village.”
3 pieces from the Tiny Thai Village
An avid world traveler, Doris Duke fell in love with the art and culture of Thailand during a trip to the country in 1957. It is likely that this visit inspired her to create a Thai village in Hawaii with houses similar to those she had seen. The establishment of SEAAC in June of 1961 resulted in a project that Doris Duke saw as a gift to the people of Hawaii, and one that occupied her for many years. At least five sites in Hawaii were considered for the Thai Village and it was the choice of an appropriate location that ultimately proved the stumbling block to completion of the project. Her dream of a Thai Village was never realized, however Doris Duke’s interest in Asia continued and she purchased art objects right up until her death in 1993.
Now that I knew what these miniatures were, I needed to determine how to make them accessible to researchers. As both the size and delicacy of the objects were obvious barriers, the need for expertise help in creating practical housing for the Tiny Thai Village was essential. Fortunately for the Rubenstein Library, we have a crack team of conservators who like a good challenge. To read how the puzzle of the Tiny Thai Village was resolved, see the Preservation Underground blog.
Post contributed by Mary Samouelian, Doris Duke Collection Archivist.
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Digital Collections, From Our Collections, Hartman Center, Just for Fun
Turkey leftovers? Problem Solved.
November 25, 2011 Meghan Lyon 3 Comments
Need something to do with the turkey leftover from Thanksgiving? One of our 1950s advertising cookbooks put out by the Poultry & Egg National Board had 33 suggestions, including turkey and corn casseroles, turkey macaroni loaf, and something called “Turkey Red Devils.” However, the Home Economic Staff of the PENB Laboratory Kitchen (pictured below) really got creative when it came to putting turkey in salads. Tied for grossest in my book are the Jellied Turkey Pineapple Loaf and the Turkey Mousse. Which wins your vote? Let us know below, or suggest a third choice in the comments!
Turkey Mousse:
4 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1½ cups boiling turkey broth
2 cups finely chopped or ground cooked turkey
1 cup finely diced celery
¼ cup finely diced sweet pickle
¼ cup finely diced green pepper
1 pimiento, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
¾ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. white pepper
Dash of cayenne
2 to 3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
Parsley or celery leaves
Deviled egg halves
Soften gelatin in the cold broth. Dissolve thoroughly in boiling broth. Chill until jelly-like. Combine turkey, celery, pickles, pepper and pimiento. Add mayonnaise, seasoning and lemon juice. Add thickened gelatin mixture. Fold in the whipped cream. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. Pour into a 1½ to 2-quart mold. Chill. Unmold. Garnish with the greens and deviled eggs. 10 to 12 servings. Increase gelatin to 5 envelopes in warm weather.
Jellied Turkey Pineapple Loaf:
Pineapple Layer:
"Have some Turkey Mousse. I molded it into a turkey shape." "It's beautiful! Too bad I've already had dessert in the form of a Jellied Turkey Pineapple Loaf!"
1 package lemon gelatin
¾ cup hot water
1 cup pineapple juice, drained from a No. 2 can crushed pineapple (2½ cups)
1¼ cups well-drained crushed pineapple
½ cup grated carrot
Turkey Layer:
1 chicken bouillon cube
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup finely chopped cooked turkey
¼ cup sliced stuffed green onion
½ tsp. salt, or more
Pour hot water over lemon gelatin. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in pineapple juice, pineapple and carrot. Blend and cool until mixture is thickened. Pour into a 1½ quart mold. Chill until set. Pour turkey layer on top. To make turkey layer: Dissolve the gelatin and the bouillon cube in the hot water. Add cold water stirring constantly. Cool until mixture is thickened. Add remaining ingredients. Season to taste with salt. Pour mixture over top of set pineapple layer. Chill until firm. Turn out of mold on lettuce or other greens. Serve with salad dressing. 8 to 10 servings.
Now that you’ve perused and possibly tried them both, we want to know: Turkey Mousse or Jellied Turkey Pineapple Loaf? Vote now! Or, peruse the Emergence of Advertising in America cookbooks and find your own options for turkey leftovers.
Post contributed by Liz Shesko, Intern for the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History.
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Soup or Salad? Sealtest Suggests Soup.
November 23, 2011 Meghan Lyon 1 Comment
Today’s Thanksgiving menu comes from a 1940 advertising cookbook published by Sealtest Dairy, which was a division of the National Dairy Products Corporation, a predecessor to Kraft Foods. They marketed their dairy products as having “scientific supervision unsurpassed,” and printed recipes developed in their Laboratory Kitchen. Despite the cover image showing turkey, a creamy soup, and cheesy potatoes, their dairy-heavy Thanksgiving menu had pork as a main dish:
Pea Soup Supreme with Cheese Croutons
Roast Stuffed Shoulder of Pork
Mashed Turnips
Buttered Broccoli
Hot Rolls with Butter
Orange Salad with French Dressing
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Ginger
Coffee with Cream
Pea soup, you say? Why yes, complete with a quart of milk, butter, and cheesy croutons!
Sealtest's Thanksgiving menu, featuring pea soup and pilgrims
1 cup diced potatoes
1½ tbsp. chopped onion
1 No. 2 can peas
1 quart milk
Few grains pepper
Combine the potatoes, onions, salt and water in a saucepan. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender. Add the peas and liquid and heat thoroughly. Drain and boil down the liquid to ¾ cup. Press vegetables through a sieve. Melt the butter in a double broiler, add the flour and mix well. Add the milk gradually and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Add the pureed vegetables and liquid. Reheat. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with Cheese Croutons made as follows: Sprinkle small toast squares with cheese and place under the broiler until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve on the soup. Serves six.
You can find more recipes to complete your meal in the Hartman Center’s Emergence of Advertising in America cookbooks!
From Our Collections, Technical Stuff
A Day in the Life: Rubenstein vs. “The Brain” Virus
November 23, 2011 Meghan Lyon
Earlier this year, the Rubenstein Library purchased a KryoFlux floppy-drive controller to help retrieve data from the numerous floppy disks we receive. The University Archives had an obsolete machine with a 5.25″ drive that didn’t work and I hoped the Kryoflux could breathe new life into the drive. After some effort the equipment was installed and the initial self-check tests were successful. A stack of 48 5.25″ floppy disks from the Alvin Roth Papers were close at hand and thus served as the inaugural batch of media to test copying. The copying process was quick, simple, and more importantly, seemed to work. Finally it was time to take KryoFlux’s closing avocation to heart: “enjoy [my] shiny new disk image” and test the results.
Seth and the KyroFlux
Mounting the disk copy showed a list of files, but their contents seemed wrong. The documents would start and end at seemingly random points of prose mid-sentence. The seemingly random beginnings and ends were too regular to be a simple case of digital rot. I wondered if I had done the capture wrong (the point of testing) but it might be something else too. I had to dig deeper for more evidence, past the file structure to the data itself for more clues.
In addition to finding problem, I found something much more interesting: “(c) Brain,” a bit of text that tied this disk to a bit of computing history. The Brain virus, written in 1986, is widely accepted as the first MS-DOS virus and, ironically, was an honest mistake. Two brothers, Basit & Amjads, wrote Brain as a means to protect their heart-monitoring software from piracy but ended up having a greater reach than they expected. Just like many others, Brain somehow found its way onto this disk apart from the software it was protecting. Unfortunately this disk doesn’t have a complete copy of the virus; although I am glad there was enough to open the door on an interesting piece of computing history.
New equipment and old media, combined with new puzzles and old viruses, certainly made for an interesting day. While this virus doesn’t pose any real threat to us now, it does serve as a reminder to be careful with the records we receive.
Post contributed by Seth Shaw, Electronic Records Archivist for the Rubenstein Library.
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From Our Collections, Hartman Center, Just for Fun
A Thanksgiving Menu from the Hartman Center
In honor of all the cooking and eating we’re planning to do for Thanksgiving, we wanted to share a few menus and recipes from Thanksgivings past. Over the next couple of days, look for delicious posts drawing from the Hartman Center’s extensive collection of advertising cookbooks.
Today’s recipe comes from a cookbook published by the Calumet Baking Powder Company in the 1920s. The following Thanksgiving menu, the author suggests, is perfect for “the average woman, who must prepare for her parties alone or with one maid to help,” without making everyone “uncomfortable” by becoming “a flushed and worried hostess.” I think we’d all appreciate the help of that maid this year!
Assorted canapés
Turkey with chestnut stuffing and giblet gravy
Baked onions
Baked squash
Caramel sweet potatoes
Molded cranberry jelly with celery and olives
Orange delight salad
Caramel Nut Cake
The featured recipe – Caramel Nut Cake (pictured below) – of course contained Calumet Baking Powder. The picture doesn’t look too appetizing, but it sure sounds good. And where can I get one of those mini turkeys?
½ cup shortening
¾ cup milk
2 cup sifted flour
2 level tsp. Calumet Baking Powder
¾ cup chopped nuts
Sift flour three times with baking powder. Cream shortening, add sugar, gradually add egg yolks and nuts. Add dry ingredients alternatively with milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 layers in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.). Ice with caramel icing, sprinkle the top and sides of cake with chopped nuts.
You can check out more images like these in the Emergence of Advertising in America digital collection. Stay tuned for more recipes later this week!
Post contributed by Liz Shesko, Intern for the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Marketing, and Advertising History.
Do Your Research, From Our Collections, Manuscripts, New Finding Aids, Technical Stuff
Juanita Kreps and the Merger of the Duke Woman’s College, 1972
Working on the Economists Papers Project at the Rubenstein Library this summer introduced two Duke economics graduate students to an inspiring and impressive figure who shaped the histories of both Duke University and the United States: Juanita Morris Kreps. The description and arrangement of 58 boxes of her professional papers was made possible in summer 2011 by Matthew Panhans and Nori Takami, with funding from the Center for the History of Political Economy.
Born into a childhood of poverty in the small mining town of Lynch, Kentucky in 1921, Juanita Kreps emerged as one of the top students at Berea College, earning her a scholarship to study economics at Duke University, where she completed her M.A. and Ph.D. She joined the faculty at Duke in 1955 and served as Dean of the Woman’s College and as Associate Provost; in these roles she oversaw the controversial 1972 merger of the Woman’s College and the men’s Trinity College to form the present coeducational undergraduate Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of that merger in 2012, many of us may not be aware of its deep significance to the history of Duke and to the future for women in higher education. Kreps’ papers hold many files of correspondence from alumna who responded to her calls for comments, accompanied by letters, speeches, and memoranda written by Kreps which reveal her own insights into this monumental change.
In 1972 Kreps became the first woman to hold the prestigious James B. Duke chair, and in 1973, Kreps was named a Vice President of the University. In 1976 she left Duke to serve as the first female Secretary of Commerce under President Carter, also the first academic to serve in this role and the fourth woman ever to be a part of the Cabinet. As the Secretary of Commerce, she was an advocate for the business community while also encouraging business to look beyond profits and towards social responsibility to workers, consumers, and the public.
Perhaps rooted in her humble beginnings in Kentucky, her academic research maintained real-world relevance. Much of her work was on the value of women’s work, women’s education, and labor issues related to aging populations. These and other topics that remain relevant today pervade her speeches, which are both witty and moving. The plethora of thank you notes accompanying each speech offers clear evidence of the power of her words and ideas – but if this is not enough to convince you, come to the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library and read them for yourself!
Post contributed by Paula Mangiafico, Senior Processing Archivist for the Rubenstein Library. Matthew Panhans is an M.A. student in Duke’s Department of Economics. Norikazu Takami is a post-doctoral fellow at Duke’s Center for the History of Political Economy.
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Dale Vince Responds To Renewables Exemption For Energy Intensive Industries
Ecotricity founder Dale Vince says “it’s madness” for the Government to exempt energy intensive industries (EII’s) from the cost cutting carbon emissions, given they are the biggest polluters, while at the same time taxing renewable energy generators for carbon emissions that they don’t even produce.
The cost of supporting renewables (the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in-Tariff schemes) is added to all energy bills. Yet manufacturers’ organisation, the EEF, says it has lobbied for big energy users to be exempted from these costs altogether – to help industries such as the steel, chemicals, aluminium and paper sectors.
Commenting on the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive of EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said: “The Chancellor’s enthusiasm for an industrial strategy for Britain is hugely welcome, as is his promise to continue to support Catapult centres, the successful incubators of new business ideas and product development. By moving to protect science and research spending, he will give industry confidence and encourage many innovative companies to push ahead with the next generation of business ideas.
“Moving to an exemption of energy intensive sectors from the costs of renewables is enormously welcome and demonstrates that government is dedicated to finding a long term solution to this problem.
“The EEF has estimated the move could save EII’s around £500m over the next 5 years and based on documents published by the Treasury, the EEF think this measure will add around £5 to annual consumer household energy bills instead, despite Government saying their priority on energy was to “keep energy bills as low as possible for hard working families”.
The exemption comes after the Government decided that Renewable Energy generators should pay the Climate Change Levy that was introduced to tax generators that produce polluting carbon emission – such as coal and gas power plants.
Vince added: “Amber Rudd said last week that large energy ‘generators should pay the cost of pollution’, yet today George Osborne is saying ‘large energy consumers should not’.
“Renewable energy generators now have to pay the climate change levy – designed to tax pollution that they don’t even produce – yet big polluters that do cause climate change are going to be exempt from paying to limit carbon emissions through renewable energy.
Vince concluded: “It’s madness.”
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Identification of cultural determinants of antibiotic use cited in primary care in Europe: a mixed research synthesis study of integrated design “Culture is all around us”
Pia Touboul-Lundgren1,2,
Siri Jensen3,4,
Johann Drai1,2 &
Morten Lindbæk3,4
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, particularly for respiratory tract infections (RTI) in ambulatory care, has become a worldwide public health threat due to resulting antibiotic resistance. In spite of various interventions and campaigns, wide variations in antibiotic use persist between European countries. Cultural determinants are often referred to as a potential cause, but are rarely defined. To our knowledge, so far no systematic literature review has focused on cultural determinants of antibiotic use. The aim of this study was to identify cultural determinants, on a country-specific level in ambulatory care in Europe, and to describe the influence of culture on antibiotic use, using a framework of cultural dimensions.
A computer-based systematic literature review was conducted by two research teams, in France and in Norway. Eligible publications included studies exploring antibiotic use in primary care in at least two European countries based on primary study results, featuring a description of cultural determinants, and published between 1997 and 2015. Quality assessment was conducted independently by two researchers, one in each team, using appropriate checklists according to study design. Each included paper was characterized according to method, countries involved, sampling and main results, and cultural determinants mentioned in each selected paper were extracted, described and categorized. Finally, the influence of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions associated with antibiotic consumption within a primary care setting was described.
Among 24 eligible papers, 11 were rejected according to exclusion criteria. Overall, 13 papers meeting the quality assessment criteria were included, of which 11 used quantitative methods and two qualitative or mixed methods. The study participants were patients (nine studies) and general practitioners (two studies). This literature review identified various cultural determinants either patient-related (illness perception/behaviour, health-seeking behaviour, previous experience, antibiotic awareness, drug perception, diagnosis labelling, work ethos, perception of practitioner) or practitioner-related (RTI management, initial training, antibiotic awareness, legal issues, practice context) or both (antibiotic awareness).
Cultural factors should be considered as exerting an ubiquitous influence on all the consecutive stages of the disease process and seem closely linked to education. Interactions between determinant categories, cultural dimensions and antibiotic use in primary care are multiple, complex and require further investigation within overlapping disciplines. The context of European projects seems particularly relevant.
Increasing antibiotic resistance due to inappropriate antibiotic prescription is a worldwide public health threat [1] which, according to the first WHO report in 2014 on the subject, could lead to a post-antibiotic era during the 21st century [2]. The highest rates of antibiotic prescriptions are observed in primary care for respiratory tract infections (RTI) [1]. A large number of international and national studies have explored various aspects of this situation. In addition, campaigns targeting the general public, aiming to raise awareness of appropriate antibiotic use and of the dangers linked to antimicrobial resistance, have been carried out in several countries, as well as interventions targeting practitioners and other health professionals, with varying results [3]. In spite of all these initiatives, the differences in surveyed antibiotic consumption [4] and related antimicrobial resistance rates [5] between European countries remain considerable and persistent over the years.
The multiple reasons for these differences are not fully understood. Various determinants of antibiotic prescription have been suggested in the literature and cultural factors are often referred to as possible explanations of persistent differences in antibiotic consumption between countries. Harbarth and Monnet [6] published an overview of determinants that could explain differences in antibiotic use, which included cultural factors. They also highlighted the importance of conducting further research, in particular to clarify the influence of cultural and socioeconomic determinants to guide interventions targeting appropriate antibiotic use.
According to the MeSH thesaurus culture is defined as a collective expression for all behaviour patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Cultural dimensions have been identified by different authors such as Hofstede [7], Hampden-Turner, Trompenaars [8] and Schwartz [9] as a model to better understand and measure cultural differences using various developed tools [10]. Various tools have been developed to measure and quantify cultural dimensions. One of the most popular approaches is based on the extensive work conducted by Geert Hofstede a Dutch sociologist. He defined and described initially four different cultural dimensions [11]: Power distance (PD), which measures the way society treats inequality between individuals, Uncertainty avoidance (UA), measuring the way the society deals with the uncertainty linked to the future, Individualism versus collectivism (IC), which measures the link between an individual and his/her group, and Masculinity versus femininity (MF), which measures how gender roles are distributed in a society. A database was created where scores for each country and each cultural dimension could be quantified and compared between countries [11] as well as correlated to other variables such as antibiotic consumption [12, 13].
Different levels of cultural identity can be considered within a society (family, neighbourhood, school, youth groups, workplace, community etc.). A focus on country-specific culture in Europe appeared the most relevant for this study, considering the fact that interventions, campaigns, surveillance of antibiotic consumption and resistance as well as numerous European projects tackling the problem of bacterial resistance have all been conducted on a national scale within the European context.
Even though cultural factors are often referred to in the literature as one of the possible explanations for persisting differences in antibiotic consumption between countries, they are rarely defined and described. Furthermore, to our knowledge, there is no systematic literature review specifically describing cultural determinants of antibiotic use. The aim of this study was to identify and describe determinants of antibiotic use that are referred to in the literature as cultural, on a country-specific level in ambulatory care in Europe, and to better understand the influence of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in a primary care setting in order to direct future research.
Materials and method
A computer-based mixed research synthesis study of integrated design was chosen as relevant to the final assimilation of results from both qualitative and quantitative findings [14]. Two research teams, one in France and one in Norway, independently conducted a literature search according to the same predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The research strategy was devised with advice from an experienced librarian and included both medical and non-medical search engines: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, CAIRN, Erudit, Francis, http://www.openedition.org/, Wiley library online for the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, PsycNet and Social science citation index.
Key words identified with the MeSH thesaurus included “culture” (MeSH definition described in the introduction section), “antibiotics”/“antibacterial agents”/“antimicrobial agents”. The computer-based search was completed by backward snowballing from reference lists of eligible articles. Papers in both English and French were included.
The following inclusion criteria were applied: cross-cultural studies concerning antibiotic use in primary care in at least two European countries which included a description of cultural determinants, published between 1997 and 2015, studies based on primary study results. Research focusing only on countries outside Europe or on a single European country, involving neither primary care, antibiotic use, nor cultural determinants, published before 1997 or after 2015 and which were not based on primary study results was excluded.
Study selection
The first exclusion was done manually after viewing the title or the abstract. Exclusion of eligible full text papers was based on exclusion criteria and quality assessment.
Study designs
Our literature review addressed both quantitative and qualitative studies. The study designs of the included quantitative studies were identified according to the algorithm suggested by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2012 [15] as correlation studies, and/or cross-sectional observational studies.
The quality assessment strategy (QA) included selection and adaptation of QA tools according to the identified study design(s) and an independent quality assessment by 2 researchers, one in each research team. QA tools were selected taking into account recommendations from a recent systematic literature review by Sanderson et al. [16] in 2007 concerning quality assessing tools in observational studies. The authors advised simple checklists rather than scales, having shown evidence of validity and reliability, including a small number of key domains, and being as specific as possible with regard to study design and topic area to avoid bias in quality assessment. The simple checklists mentioned in this literature review that applied to cross-sectional studies were however specific to other topic areas such as mental health. Thus, the following tools were used according to the defined criteria [16]: the NICE recommendation tools for both the correlation and qualitative studies (score 2+: All or most of the checklist criteria have been fulfilled, where they have not been fulfilled, the conclusions are very unlikely to alter/ + / -); the Effective Public Health Practice project (EPHPP) QA tool for quantitative studies for the cross-sectional observational studies (score 1: strong / 2: moderate / 3: weak) was used [17]. However, minor adaptations were made for non-applicable sections. Any differences between the two researchers were discussed to reach consensus, the lower score was used if differences persisted.
Data extraction and description
Selected papers were then compiled and summarized using Zotero© software. To characterise each paper, the method, investigated countries, sampling and main results were extracted and tabulated in chronological order, initially according to their methodology, including the overall QA score.
Cultural determinants cited in both qualitative and quantitative selected papers were then extracted, categorized and tabulated including relevant references in a final unique table assimilating the results.
Finally, the influence of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions having shown an association with antibiotic consumption within the medical consultation in a primary care setting was identified and described.
Article selection and characteristics of selected articles
Twenty-four eligible papers were identified, eight through free access search engines and 16 through backward snowballing from reference lists of eligible articles 11 of which were rejected according to exclusion criteria (six focused on a single country, two included countries outside Europe and three were not based on primary study results). In all, 13 papers that also met the QA assessment criteria (Additional file 1), taking into account their study design according to the applicable checklist scorings, were included in the literature review. The overall assessment score was two for cross-sectional studies with the adapted EPHPP tool and 2+ for correlation studies (internal and external validity) as well as for qualitative studies using the appropriate NICE checklists.
The characteristics of each selected paper were displayed in two separate tables according to their methodology: 11 studies used quantitative methods [12, 13, 18–26] (Additional file 2) and two studies used qualitative or mixed methods [27, 28] (Additional file 3).
Each study involved between two and 27 European countries, only one paper involved other international countries in addition to European ones. The Netherlands and Belgium were the most frequently studied. In quantitative studies, patient numbers ranged from 678 to 26 259.
Culture-related results
Within the quantitative papers, patients’ knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and education towards antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in the context of RTI were extensively explored [18–23, 25, 26] and were described as varying according to countries, in contrast to clinical outcomes. Different “patient types” were described in two studies [19, 20] according to treatment compliance and attitudes regarding antibiotics as well as respect or attitude towards the practitioner. These “patient types” were unequally distributed among countries. Geographical variation of appropriate attitudes according to location of the country in Europe (North versus South, East versus West) was observed in one study [23] which also found that awareness of antibiotic resistance was the main difference between the participating countries.
Only one paper focused on practitioners’ attitudes and beliefs [24] in 2 contrasting countries with regard to antibiotic use (France and the Netherlands), suggesting that cultural differences in patients’ health seeking behaviour and perception regarding medication could account, at least in part, for differences in antibiotic prescription patterns.
Two papers report a correlation between several of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and European data concerning antibiotic consumption, and also patients’ knowledge of antibiotics [12, 13]; these correlations were found between high antibiotic consumption and high scores of PD [12], UA [12, 13] and MF [12, 13] but did not persist when controlling for wealth.
One of the qualitative studies explored patients’ attitudes, knowledge and behaviour towards RTI and antibiotics [27] in two similar towns in two countries with contrasting antibiotic use (Belgium and the Netherlands). Major differences in disease labelling and initial coping behaviour were described in addition to attitudes towards antibiotics and expectations. The other qualitative study explored GPs’ antibiotic prescription patterns [28] in France and the Netherlands and described differences in prescription contexts in each country in particular with regards to initial medical training, legal complaints, retribution system and practice context.
Among the selected studies, 11 targeted adult patients and two targeted GPs.
Overview of categories of identified cultural determinants
The cited cultural determinants in each selected paper were extracted, categorized with regards to the consecutive stages of the disease process and described (Table 1) with relevant references. These determinants were patient-related (e.g. illness perception/behaviour and health-seeking behaviour, individual experience, drug perception, diagnostic label, work ethos, practitioner perception), practitioner-related (e.g. RTI management, initial training, legal complaints, practice context) or both (antibiotic awareness). Patients’ attitudes, beliefs and knowledge towards infections and antibiotics were the most frequently explored and identified cultural determinants.
Table 1 Overview of categories of identified cultural determinants
Relation between identified cultural determinants and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in a primary care setting concerning antibiotics
The framework developed by Hofstede’s is the most frequently used in studies mentioning cultural influence on antibiotic use. According to several authors, the cultural dimensions of PD [12], UA [12, 13] and MF [12, 13] are correlated to antibiotic use. When these dimensions score highly, antibiotic prescription is seen as a sign of power and expertise (PD, Table 2), decreases GPs’ and patients’ fear linked to uncertainty of diagnosis and illness outcome (UA, Table 3) and is regarded as meeting the priority of continuing to work in spite of illness (MF, Table 4). The influence of these 3 cultural dimensions on the relationship and communication between the practitioner and the patient, which are closely linked to the decision to prescribe or not, is also reported (Tables 2–4). UA (Table 3) was the most frequently quoted cultural dimension from both the practitioners’ and the patients’ perspective.
Table 2 Influence of power distance within the medical consultation in primary care
Table 3 Influence of uncertainty avoidance within the medical consultation in primary care
Table 4 Influence of Masculinity feminity within the medical consultation in primary care
Main findings: “Culture is all around us”
The findings of this literature review allowed us to identify and categorize cultural determinants (Table 1) in different cultural primary care settings and to confront them with Hofstede’s cultural dimensions (Tables 2–4). The different determinants described as cultural in the selected papers concern the various stages of the disease process from the patient’s illness perception and health seeking behaviour up to the decision-making stage at the end of the consultation, suggesting an ubiquitous influence of culture. Several narrative literature reviews describe determinants of antibiotic consumption, identifying cultural determinants as one particular category among others, which are often described as linked to the practitioner, the patient, the health care system, the pathogen’s characteristics etc. [6, 29–32]. Thus, our literature review highlights the extensive influence of culture at different levels rather than being a category among other determinants. This is confirmed by Monnet’s and Harbarth’s conclusion that cultural and socioeconomic factors pervade all aspects of antibiotic use [6].
To our knowledge this is the first systematic review identifying and describing cultural determinants. The method we chose, i.e. to initially classify papers according to their methodology made it easier for us to identify future research in this field. The lack of exclusively qualitative studies was striking. Only two qualitative papers were identified, one involving patients and another involving GPs. Within the quantitative papers, patients’ knowledge, attitude and education concerning antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance were extensively investigated whereas GPs’ attitudes and beliefs were less explored although considered as important determinants of prescription particularly in high prescribing countries where there can be little patient involvement [27].
The research field of culture is complex, involving overlapping disciplines such as medicine, sociology, psychology, philosophy and anthropology making a systematic approach more difficult to undertake. Free accessibility of non-medical databases was limited. Defining a level of cultural comparison was necessary and our objective was to study country-specific culture. Relevant papers using other terms to designate cultural differences between countries may not have been identified. The representativeness of countries was unequal; some countries (France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany) were extensively described in the publications, whereas results from other countries were limited. A possible explanation could be the contrast in antibiotic consumption motivating the choice of these countries [4]. The heterogeneous methodology of the selected papers, including both quantitative and qualitative methods, complicated quality assessment as well as extraction, interpretation and presentation of the data. We therefore decided to initially separate the results according to the methodology of the selected papers.
Limitation of the study to European countries was motivated by the researchers’ nationality, and the numerous European interventions, papers and databases concerning antibiotic use and consumption as well as resistance rates. A wider international approach could have added other aspects to the study.
Publications targeting antibiotic self-medication were included because they provided valuable cultural information about antibiotic use.
Comparisons with published research
Influence of cultural dimensions on clinical practice
The findings of our literature review showed that UA (Table 3) was the most frequently quoted cultural dimension from both the practitioner’s and the patient’s perspective and proved to be significantly correlated with antibiotic consumption [12, 13]. Indeed, various authors highlight the challenge of diagnostic uncertainty faced by the practitioner or the illness outcome uncertainty motivating the patient to consult, even though the cultural perspective is not taken into account [32–35]. A French qualitative study [33] suggest that GPs use prescription to replace “uncertainty management” for which they have not been trained. The concept of uncertainty can also be considered from a wider perspective. Different attitudes towards risk-taking among GPs in different European countries were observed by Grol et al. [34], Dutch GPs had a lower level of “no risk-taking attitudes” than their colleagues in Belgium and the UK. Uncertainty was reported by many Belgian patients in Descheppers’ study [12] as a major motivation for rapidly seeking contact with a doctor and for requesting antibiotics. The authors describe differences in risk perception regarding disease among patients from different countries, including fear of complications of current infections and scepticism towards medicines. Gjelstad et al. [35] report results from the GRACE study concerning lower RTI, showing that the number of days that patients waited before consulting their GP varied from 3 to 12 between countries.
PD also influences the medical consultation (Table 2) one study showed a significant correlation with antibiotic consumption [12]. Different models of doctor-patient relationship are described in the literature and can easily be linked to levels of power distance. In a literature review, Butler et al. [36] describe the “paternalistic” doctor model, in which the physician knows what is best for the patient, the “patient’s choice” model after information given to the patient and the “consulting model” where information is exchanged between the doctor and the patient. Several national studies show the impact of communication between patient and practitioner on antibiotic prescribing, regardless of cultural aspects [37–40]. Meeuwesen et al. [41] investigated how cross-national differences in medical communication in 10 European countries can be understood through Hofstede’s cultural dimension framework. This observational study of consultations not specifically concerning antibiotics, showed that cultural norms, values, beliefs and attitudes towards health and health care may influence communication between doctors and their patients.
The third cultural dimension having proven significantly correlated to antibiotic use is MF [13] (Table 4) which is interesting to confront with patients’ differences in work ethos [27, 28] in different countries: giving priority to work in spite of illness in masculine societies or stopping work in order to allow recovery and decrease the risk of transmission of infection to others in feminine societies.
Interaction between education and culture
The very definition of culture is closely linked to learning and education. In our literature review, the most frequently quoted cultural determinant was patients’ attitudes, knowledge and beliefs towards infections and antibiotics (Table 1). Knowledge is a powerful determinant that can be influenced, considered either as a social factor, related to educational level [6], or as a cultural factor, depending on authors. Borg [13] suggests that knowledge can improve behaviour and thus decrease the cultural influence on antibiotic use. Radosevic et al. [26] found that all components of attitudes towards antibiotics were influenced by country and level of education. The 2009 Eurobarometer survey [42] suggests that persons with a higher level of knowledge take fewer antibiotics. Several information campaigns targeting the general public have been implemented in high-consuming countries such as France [43–45] and Belgium [46], contributing to increase knowledge among patients and reduce antibiotic consumption [47]. However, antibiotic consumption in both these countries remains among the highest in Europe, illustrating the challenge of educational campaigns. Another interesting European educational initiative concerning antibiotics is the e-Bug project [48] which has proved knowledge-efficient [49] initially targeting school children between 9 and 15 years of age in 18 European countries based on a country-specific needs assessment [50]. Cultural differences were taken into account when adapting and implementing it in each country [51–54]. However, educational level in general does not always exert a beneficial influence on antibiotic use. Grigoryan et al. [22] as well as McNulty et al. [55] found that one of the characteristics associated with antimicrobial self-medication was higher education.
Evolution of culture
Hofstede et al. [7] suggest that culture is a stable phenomenon exerting a very deep influence on each individual, describing a model of culture with different layers [10] (the onion diagram) where the core, represented by values, is the most difficult to change, compared to the more superficial layers or “practices”. This concept has been criticised by several authors. Classical authors, like Hegel, [56] suggest that culture undergoes continuous change. Herskovits [57] explains that culture is influenced by internal change resulting from technical or structural innovations within society (e.g. Telephone, television, internet, new laws…) and external change for example through immigration.
The World Values Surveys (WVS) [58] a global network of social scientists have conducted six surveys of values since 1981 in almost 100 countries (400 000 respondents in all) showing pervasive changes.In Blommaert et al’s [59] study identifying determinants of between-country differences in ambulatory antibiotic use and resistance in Europe, feelings of distrust and’feelings of religiousness (data from WVS) were the two determinants that could be considered as cultural and that were associated with total antibiotic use.
Implications for future research
The importance of studying culture in the context of antibiotic use has often been highlighted. Grigoryan et al. [22] advise that strategies and campaigns to improve the situation should take cultural determinants into account. Hulsher et al. [32] highlight that in order to be effective, any programme to promote appropriate antibiotic use should include cultural issues and stress the importance of close international collaboration to help overcoming wide differences between countries, often due to powerful cultural factors. The context of European projects is particularly relevant to study cultural influences. Raising cultural awareness could be useful to increase the chances of success of European projects concerning antibiotic use as well as on an individual level, helping the GP to better understand patients’ expectations during the medical consultation.
Even though Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are the most frequently studied in association with antibiotic prescription, many other frameworks have been described. Narrowing the cultural research field to Hofstede’s dimensions could prove misleading. It would be safer to consider a more extensive framework for further cultural research, such as those identified by Taras et al. who resorted to 121 different instruments to measure culture [60].
What was already known
It has been suggested that cultural factors may influence antibiotic use.
What this study added
This literature review identified various cultural determinants suggesting that cultural factors should not be considered as a separate category of determinants but as an ubiquitous influence on all the different stages of the disease process, from the first symptoms experienced by the patient to the decision by the practitioner to prescribe antibiotics or not, on the duration of illness and on treatment adherence by the patient. Interactions between categories of determinants, cultural dimensions and antibiotic use in primary care are multiple and complex and need further investigation which should include qualitative studies targeting both patients and GPs in order to deepen the understanding of the influence of cultural determinants on antibiotic use.
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We thank Dr Brigitte Dunais for the language revision.
Department of Public Health, Archet 1 hospital, 1st level, Nice University Hospital, 151, rte St Antoine de Ginestière, CS 23079, 06202, Nice Cedex 3, France
Pia Touboul-Lundgren & Johann Drai
Department of teaching and research in General Practice, Medical School, University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis, 28, avenue de Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
Department of General Practice/Family Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Siri Jensen & Morten Lindbæk
Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Pia Touboul-Lundgren
Siri Jensen
Johann Drai
Morten Lindbæk
Correspondence to Pia Touboul-Lundgren.
PTL, SJ, JD, ML conceived the method and conducted the literature review. PTL drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Flow chart Literature review research strategy and results July 2015. (TIF 26 kb)
Characteristics of selected articles using quantitative methods. (PDF 35 kb)
Characteristics of selected articles using qualitative or mixed methods. (PDF 23 kb)
Touboul-Lundgren, P., Jensen, S., Drai, J. et al. Identification of cultural determinants of antibiotic use cited in primary care in Europe: a mixed research synthesis study of integrated design “Culture is all around us”. BMC Public Health 15, 908 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2254-8
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JSA Stringer6 &
H. Ayles3,7
Across sub-Saharan Africa, men's levels of HIV-testing remain inadequate relative to women’s. Men are less likely to access anti-retroviral therapy and experience higher levels of morbidity and mortality once initiated on treatment. More frequent HIV-testing by men at continued risk of HIV-infection is required to facilitate earlier diagnosis. This study explored the frequency of HIV-testing among a rural population of men and the factors associated with more frequent HIV-testing.
We conducted a secondary analysis of a population-based survey in three rural district in Zambia, from February-November, 2013. Households (N = 300) in randomly selected squares from 42 study sites, defined as a health facility and its catchment area, were invited to participate. Individuals in eligible households were invited to complete questionnaires regarding demographics and HIV-testing behaviours. Men were defined as multiple HIV-testers if they reported more than one lifetime test. Upon questionnaire completion, individuals were offered rapid home-based HIV-testing.
Of the 2376 men, more than half (61 %) reported having ever-tested for HIV. The median number of lifetime tests was 2 (interquartile range = 1-3). Just over half (n = 834; 57 %) of ever-testers were defined as multiple-testers. Relative to never-testers, multiple-testers had higher levels of education and were more likely to report an occupation. Among the 719 men linked to a spouse, multiple-testing was higher among men whose spouse reported ever-testing (adjusted prevalence ratio = 3.02 95 % CI: 1.37-4.66). Multiple-testing was higher in study sites where anti-retroviral therapy was available at the health facility on the day of a health facility audit. Among ever-testers, education and occupation were positively associated with multiple-testing relative to reporting one lifetime HIV-test. Almost half (49 %) of ever-testers accepted the offer of home-based HIV-testing.
Reported HIV-testing increased among this population of men since a 2011/12 survey. Yet, only 35 % of all men reported multiple lifetime HIV-tests. The factors associated with multiple HIV-testing were similar to factors associated with ever-testing for HIV. Men living with HIV were less likely to report multiple HIV-tests and employment and education were associated with multiple-testing. The offer of home-based HIV-testing increased the frequency of HIV-testing among men.
Although men's levels of ever-testing for HIV have increased, strategies need to increase the lifetime frequency of HIV-testing among men at continued risk of HIV-infection.
Annual HIV-testing and counselling (HTC) in high prevalence settings is recommended for individuals at continued risk of HIV infection to support early detection of HIV-infection and initiation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) [1]. Mathematical models suggest that the provision of “high-quality” HTC services to all individuals will increase the HIV-prevention impact of HTC service delivery [2]. In settings where annual HTC is recommended, including Zambia, men’s levels of ever HIV-testing remain lower than is needed to link men testing HIV-positive into care [3–5]. Encouraging men to increase their lifetime frequency of HIV-testing may prove challenging [6].
Studies exploring risk factors for HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa highlight that age [3, 7–10], employment [4, 11], education [8, 10, 12] and socio-economic position [4, 12], marital status [8, 10], having heard of ART [4], community-level employment and HIV-knowledge [13] are associated with men ever-testing. Whether these factors also encourage men to test more frequently deserves exploration, to determine whether the expansion of HTC services has increased the frequency of HTC among men at risk of HIV-infection. Such evidence would support the development of strategies to reach men in need of annual HIV-testing.
This study describes the frequency of HIV-testing among a rural population of Zambian men and explores the factors associated with frequent HIV-testing. We hypothesized that, relative to never-testers, the factors associated with multiple HIV-testing would be similar to ever-testing for HIV. Among men with a history of ever HIV-testing, we hypothesized that men reporting frequent HIV-testing would differ in socio-demographic characteristics from men reporting one lifetime HIV-test. We also explore whether an offer of home-based HIV-testing in a research setting increases the frequency of testing among men with a history of HIV-testing.
We analyzed data collected for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (CRT): the Better Health Outcomes through Mentoring and Assessment (BHOMA) trial, which aims to strengthen the healthcare system [14]. Details of the intervention are published elsewhere [14, 15]. Briefly, BHOMA was implemented in 42 clusters, defined as a health facility and its catchment area, in three districts in Lusaka Province, Zambia. BHOMA aims to reduce age-adjusted all-cause and under-5 mortality, and is being evaluated through three rounds of household surveys [14]. Increasing HIV-testing is not a primary or secondary objective. However, health facilities were equipped with diagnostics and essential medicines [14], healthcare workers provided with protocols to guide adult visits alongside recruitment of community health workers to increase demand for health services [14]. The majority of BHOMA study sites were rural (n = 34, 81 %). Data for the present analysis were from the mid-line evaluation (February-November, 2013) after intervention implementation in all sites.
In each cluster, squares of 900 m2 were marked within a 3.8 km of the health facility [3, 14]. Computer-generated randomization was used to determine which squares would be visited and the order of visitation. All households in randomly selected squares where the survey was started were visited until 300 households were enumerated in each cluster.
Data collection tools included: household enumeration, and household and individual questionnaires. Due to financial constraints, households were either invited to complete a partial (household enumeration and questionnaire only) or full survey (household members asked to complete an individual questionnaire and offered measurements including blood glucose and pressure, and HIV-testing). Systematic random sampling was used to select households for participation in the full survey, with every 2.5th household offered the full survey (n = 6788; 57 %). Personal digital assistants (PDAs) informed research assistants which survey to offer a household prior to visitation. Data to estimate BHOMA’s primary outcome were obtained from household enumeration Repeat visits were only conducted if entire households were absent. Questionnaires were adapted from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and administered using PDAs. Household questionnaires included questions on asset ownership and housing material. Individuals aged 15–59 years were eligible for the individual questionnaire. After questionnaire completion, individuals were offered voluntary HIV-testing (Determine™ HIV-1/2).
We restricted analyses to men. Outcomes of interest included i) never-testing, ii) ever-testing (defined as testing and receiving the result of an HIV-test), and iii) multiple-testing (defined as reporting >1 lifetime HIV-test). Ever-testers reporting one lifetime HIV-test were defined as one-time testers. Men self-reporting that they were living with HIV were defined as multiple-testers if their first HIV-test was before the test in which they received their HIV-positive diagnosis.
We described never- and ever-testing among men with complete data on variables of interest: age, religion, marital status, occupation, education, head of household, history of TB-treatment, ever HIV-tested and household socioeconomic position (SEP). Among ever-testers, we described the proportion reporting one and multiple HIV-tests. We described acceptance of home-based HIV-testing.
We described the distribution of the outcomes by socio-demographic characteristics, temporary migrancy (defined as being absent ≥1 month in the 6 months preceding the survey), and a history of TB-treatment. During household enumeration, females were asked what the number of their spouse was as listed on the enumeration form. Using this number, females were linked to their spouse. For men linked to a spouse who completed a questionnaire, we described outcomes by whether the spouse was pregnant, reported having children or ever HIV-tested. At cluster-level, we described outcomes by ART availability at the local health facility, HIV-prevalence, whether or not ≥50 % of men reported employment and whether 25 % of men listed 3+ ways to prevent HIV-infection.
Data on whether unexpired ART was available at health facilities was obtained from a health facility audit (conducted in 2012) [16]. A household SEP indicator was developed using principal components analysis (PCA) [3]. PCA was conducted on households with no missing data, regardless of whether households completed the full or partial survey, whether an eligible man was present and without taking account of district or rural/urban residence. SEP scores were divided into quintiles.
We estimated minimally-adjusted associations between independent variables and outcomes controlling for age, urban residence and a fixed effect for the three districts. Factors significant at the p ≤ 0.1 level in minimally-adjusted models were included in multivariable models based on the framework in Fig. 1. Socio-demographic factors were not adjusted for the more proximal factors likely to mediate their effect. Associations with community-level characteristics were estimated without adjustment for individual-level variables. Spousal characteristics were explored among the sub-set of men linked to a spouse. Multivariable models included a continuous variable for cluster size.
Framework illustrating the expected causal relationship between independent variables and HIV-testing
We fit random effects logistic regression models in Stata 13.0 to adjust for geographic clustering. We checked the reliability of model estimates by running the quadchk command. For age, education and SEP we conducted a test assuming linear trend if there appeared to be a linear association. Due to the high prevalence of the outcomes, we estimated associations with prevalence ratios (PRs) using marginal standardization to estimate PRs, and the delta method to estimate 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI). We used the likelihood ratio test (LRT) to estimate p-values.
Survey non-participation was high due to men being absent at the time of the household survey. We used Heckman-type selection models to investigate the null hypothesis that outcomes were “missing at random” conditional on covariates available for non-participants [17–19]. We identified three variables that we theorized would be associated with survey participation but not HIV-testing: time (morning, afternoon, evening), day (Monday-Thursday, Friday, Saturday-Sunday) and season (rainy, cool/dry, hot/dry) of the survey. These variables were included in a random effects model controlling for variables crudely associated with participation to investigate whether they were independently associated with participation (Appendix 1: Table 4) [18]. Characteristics of eligible participants were randomly distributed by time but not day of the survey (Appendix 3: Table 6). Time was entered in the model as a selection variable. Data available on non-participants and associated with HIV-testing in a 2011/12 survey [3] or theorized to be associated were included in the outcome model. We assessed evidence for the null hypothesis using rho and its p-value [18]. Estimates of association between independent variables and outcome were obtained by adjusting for variables as described in Fig. 1. Cluster-level variables were not adjusted for proximal factors. We investigated whether adjustment for variables included in the Heckman models affected estimates of association.
BHOMA was approved by the University of Zambia Bioethics Committee, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Ethics Committee and the institutional review boards at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL, USA) and University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC, USA) [14]. Individuals were informed of the study objectives and asked for written informed consent. Consent was obtained from a parent/guardian for individuals aged 15–17 years.
Sample population
Of 5145 households invited to complete the full survey, 5144 consented. In these households, 6202 eligible men were enumerated of whom 29 did not have full data available and 376 were listed as absent in the month of or the month preceding the survey, leaving 5797 (93 %) men defined as eligible to participate. Among these men, 42 % (n = 2463) participated (Fig. 2). Participation ranged from 22–65 % (median: 42 %; inter-quartile range (IQR): 34–51 %) across study sites. Men of highest SEP were less likely to participate than men of lowest SEP (PR = 0.74, 95 % CI: 0.66-0.83; Appendix 1: Table 4). Men listed as a household head were more likely to participate (PR = 1.34 95 % CI: 1.25-1.43).
Flow diagram of study participation and frequency of HIV-testing
Frequency of HIV-testing
Among participating men, 37 % (n = 877/2376) reported never-testing for HIV, and 2 % (n = 40/2376) tested but never received the result of an HIV-test. Overall, 61 % (n = 1459) of men ever-tested. Ever-testing ranged from 44–87 % (median = 62 %; IQR = 56–67 %) across study sites. Among ever-testers, 7 % (n = 98) reported themselves HIV-positive. The number of lifetime HIV-tests ranged from 1–25 (median = 2; IQR = 1–3).
Just over half of ever-testers (57 %; n = 834/1459) were defined as multiple-testers (Fig. 2). Among ever-testers, levels of multiple-testing were 62 % in Kafue district and 55 % in Chongwe and Luangwa. There was evidence for correlation between multiple-testing among ever-testers and ever-testing in Chongwe district (Chongwe r = 0.54; p = 0.01; Kafue r = 0.05; p = 0.86; Luangwa r = 0.34; p = 0.46; Fig. 3). Multiple-testing ranged from 27– 83 % (median = 57 %; IQR: 48–68 %) across study sites and was clustered by study site (intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.05 95 % CI: 0.03-0.11; p < 0.01). Just over half (57 %) the men living with HIV reported one-lifetime HIV-test. An estimated 14 % HIV-tested prior to the test in which they received an HIV-positive diagnosis.
Scatter plot of correlation between multiple-testing among ever-testers and ever-testing at cluster-level
The median numbers of years between first and most recent HIV-test was 2 (IQR: 1–4). Half (n = 422; 51 %) of multiple-testers and 29 % (n = 176) of one-time testers reported their first HIV-test between 2009 and 2011. Sixty-percent (n = 504) of multiple-testers and 31 % (n = 191) of one-time testers tested within 12 months of the survey. Over half of one-time (n = 341; 55 %) and multiple-testers (n = 498; 60 %) reported their most recent HIV-test at the local health facility.
Factors associated with multiple HIV-testing
Relative to never-testers, multiple-testing was higher among men aged 30–39 relative to men 20–29 (65 % vs 53 %; adjPR = 1.25 95 % CI: 1.12-1.39; Table 1), men with complete secondary/higher education relative to men with no/primary education (65 % vs 43 %; adjPR = 1.59 95 % CI: 1.38-1.81) and among men reporting service/professional employment relative to men reporting no employment (70 % vs 33 %; adjPR = 1.29 95 % CI: 1.08-1.50; Table 1). Multiple-testing was higher among married/cohabiting men relative to single men (61 % vs 32 %; adjPR = 1.23 95 % CI: 1.03-1.43) and among Protestant men (52 %) relative to men of no religion (33 %; adjPR = 0.69 95 % CI: 0.47-0.90). There was weak evidence that men of middle SEP were more likely to report multiple-testing relative to men of lowest SEP (adjPR = 1.19 95 % CI: 1.02-1.37). Having a spouse who reported ever-testing was associated with multiple-testing (adjPR = 3.02 95 % CI: 1.37-4.66) with little evidence that having children was associated (p = 0.20). There was little evidence that multiple-testing differed by cluster-level employment or HIV-knowledge. Multiple-testing was higher in sites where ART was available on the day of the audit (52 % vs 43 %; adjPR = 1.29 95 % CI: 1.12-1.45).
Table 1 Distribution of characteristics by never- and multiple-testers and factors associated with multiple HIV-testing relative to never-testers (N = 1751)
Relative to one-time testers, multiple-testers were less likely to be aged 15–19 (adjPR compared to 20–29: 0.63 95 % CI: 0.49-0.77; Table 2). Among men working on their own land, 70 % reported multiple-testing relative to 48 % of men reporting no employment (adjPR = 1.45 95 % CI 1.27-1.63). There was little evidence of an association with marital status, a history of TB treatment or household SEP, with weak evidence that multiple-testing differed by being household head, pregnancy status of the spouse, or having children (Table 2). Men living with HIV were less likely to report multiple-tests prior to diagnosis (14 % vs 61 % among HIV-negative men; adjPR = 0.22; 95 % CI: 0.11-0.33). There was little evidence for an association with ART availability or cluster-level employment. Multiple-testing was lower in clusters with higher levels of HIV-prevention knowledge (53 % vs 62 %; adjPR =0.86 95 % CI: 0.74-0.98).
Table 2 Distribution of characteristics by one- and multiple-testers and factors associated with multiple HIV-testing relative to one-time testers (N = 1451)
Acceptance of an offer of home-based HIV-testing
Almost half of never- and ever-testers accepted the offer of home-based HIV-testing (48 %; n = 449 & 49 %; n = 719, respectively). Acceptance among ever-testers was clustered by study site (median: 48.0 % IQR: 40.0-54.7 %; ICC = 0.06 95 % CI 0.03-0.11; p < 0.01). Acceptance was similar among multiple- (n = 422; 51 %) and one-time testers (n = 292; 47 %; adjPR = 1.05 95 % CI: 0.93-1.17; Table 3). Among men reporting themselves HIV-negative or who did not know their HIV-status, 3 % tested HIV-positive at this test.
Table 3 Acceptance of an offer of home-based HIV-testing by socio-demographic characteristics and factors associated with acceptance among ever-testers (N = 1459)
Acceptance was lower among men aged ≥40 years relative to men aged 20–29 (42 % vs 56 %; adjPR = 0.76; 95 % CI: 0.65-0.87). There was little evidence that acceptance was associated with occupation, education, religion or marital status. Men present continuously in the 6 months preceding the survey were less likely to accept the offer relative to men with a period of being absent (adjPR = 0.79 95 % CI: 0.62-0.95) as were men whose spouse ever-tested (adjPR = 0.66 95 % CI: 0.50-0.81). Acceptance was lower among men listed as a household head (adjPR relative to men not a head = 0.85 95 % CI: 0.74-0.97) and among men of highest SEP (40 %) relative to men of lowest SEP (54 %; adjPR = 0.82 95 % CI: 0.64-1.01) with some evidence for a linear trend with SEP (p = 0.14). There was little evidence that cluster-level employment, HIV-prevalence or ART availability were associated with acceptance. There was weak evidence that acceptance was higher in clusters with higher HIV-prevention knowledge (55 % vs 43 %; adjPR = 1.12 95 % CI: 0.95-1.30).
Heckman-type selection modelling
Participation was somewhat higher among men visited on Saturday/Sunday (48 %) relative to Monday-Thursday (41 %) and among men visited in the afternoon (45 %) relative to the morning (41 %; adjPR = 1.08 95 % CI 1.01-1.14; (Appendix 2: Table 5)). There was little evidence for unobserved factors influencing survey participation and HIV-testing outcomes (ever-testing: rho = −0.12 95 % CI:-0.93 to 0.88; p = 0.88; multiple-testing: rho = 0.20 95 % CI:-0.87 to 0.94; p = 0.80) however, confidence intervals were very wide. Results were similar when day of the week was included in the selection models Estimates of association between independent variables and multiple-testing were similar when adjusting for variables included in the Heckman-type selection model.
In this large, population-based survey of predominantly rural men, 61 % (95 % CI: 58-64 %) of men were defined as ever-testers. Over half the men with a history of HIV-testing reported more than one lifetime HIV-test. Factors associated with multiple-testing were similar to factors associated with ever-testing [3, 8, 10, 12]. The offer of home-based HIV-testing increased the lifetime frequency of HIV-testing among half of one-time and never-testers.
Limitations of this study are that, as data were cross-sectional, temporal relationships cannot be inferred. Data were self-reported and collected retrospectively. Men may have over-reported HIV-testing and there are likely to be errors in recalling dates of HIV-tests. As a secondary analysis of data collected for an unrelated CRT, the study had limited capacity to explore whether men were HIV-testing annually as data were collected on years since first and most recent test, and number of HIV-tests. Nonetheless, most multiple-testers first tested in 2009 or later, suggesting that recent expansions of HTC services, including PITC, have increased men’s frequency of HIV-testing. In the absence of data on sexual behaviours we had limited ability to explore whether multiple-testers were at increased risk of HIV-infection. However, we found that few men living with HIV reported HIV-testing prior to diagnosis. Although this measure is subject to limitations as multiple-testing was inferred from date of first HIV-test and of HIV-diagnosis, with almost 60 % of HIV-positive men reporting one lifetime test, findings suggest that a high proportion of men continue to be diagnosed on their first HIV-test. Further exploration of multiple-testing behaviours alongside data on sexual behaviours is needed. Some 60 % of married men were linked to their spouse; associations with spousal characteristics may be biased if characteristics of spouses linked differed from those not linked. Generalisability may be limited as the health system strengthening intervention, implemented in all sites at the time of data collection, may have contributed to increased frequency of HIV-testing.
Finally, outcomes were at risk of bias due to non-participation. Studies have shown that Heckman-type selection models can be used to correct HIV-prevalence estimates where refusal to HIV-test is high [18, 20]. We used Heckman-models as we theorised that non-participation, largely due to absence, may be related to HIV-testing behaviours. The models suggested that there was no evidence for unobserved factors associated with participation and HIV-testing outcomes. However, we had limited ability to model selection due to limited individual-level data on non-participants. The selection variables were weak predictors of participation and may not be valid exclusion restrictions [21], as survey timing within clusters was not randomly determined. Aspects of survey conduct may independently affect outcomes [18]; hence our estimates of correlation (rho) between outcome and participation had little precision.
Despite limitations, this study includes a large population of rural Zambian men whose multiple-testing behaviours have been understudied to date. The study provides important insights into the contribution of expanded HIV-testing service delivery to increasing men’s lifetime frequency of HIV-testing.
To our knowledge, there are relatively few population-based surveys exploring the factors associated with multiple-testing. In a 2007 population-based survey conducted in communities in Soweto, South Africa, 50 % of male ever-testers reported more than one lifetime test [4]. Multiple-testing was higher among individuals who had heard of ART [4]. In our study, multiple-testing was higher in clusters where ART was available at the health facility suggesting that expanded ART availability contributes not only to ever-testing [22], but to increased frequency of HIV-testing. In South and Central Province, Zambia (2010/11), 36 % of men ever-tested among whom 50 % reported >1 lifetime HIV-test [23]. In a 2012 nationally representative survey, 63 % of Kenyan males aged 15–64 years ever-tested with a median of 3 tests (IQR: 2–4) per person [10].
By the time of this study, HIV-testing services had been expanded across Zambia, couples HTC was recommended in ANC [24] and there was increased service promotion. Men whose spouse ever-tested were more likely to report multiple-tests. Similar to other settings, these findings suggest that HTC in ANC has provided men with access to HTC and may provide frequent access to HTC [12, 25]. Yet, few men attend ANC [25]. Considering the risk of HIV transmission among sero-discordant cohabiting/married couples, there remains a need to strengthen the delivery of HTC services to men through ANC [26–28].
Similar to a survey in South Africa, multiple-testers in this study were more likely to have complete secondary/higher education [4]. Employed men in this study were more likely to report multiple HIV-tests unlike in South Africa [4]. Formal employment may provide access to HTC services through the workplace thereby removing opportunity and financial costs of accessing facility-based HTC [29]. Alternatively, employed men may be encouraged by their employer or motivated by their role as providers to access health services [30]. Men of lower socioeconomic markers may face unique barriers to accessing HTC services that influence their frequency of HIV-testing. Lower health literacy likely contributes to lower levels of multiple-testing among men with less education. Other contributing factors, such as ability to access available services, stigma associated with HIV-testing within social networks or as experienced from healthcare workers, may also influence men’s frequency of HIV-testing [31]. Understanding why socioeconomic factors continue to influence men’s HIV-testing behaviors in the context of expanded service availability, the need for regular HIV-testing by socioeconomic factors and how to encourage men with lower levels of education or no formal employment to regularly test for HIV needs exploration.
Evidence suggests that men continue to access care at later stages of HIV-infection [32]. Regular-testing facilitates earlier diagnosis and opportunities to provide risk reduction counselling to HIV-negative individuals at higher risk of infection. In a facility-based cohort in South Africa, repeat-testers were less likely to be HIV-infected relative to first-time testers [33]. . In Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, studies found that individuals at lower risk of HIV are more likely to ever- or repeat-test [4, 12, 34]. Conversely, in serological surveys in Tanzania, high-risk individuals were more likely to repeatedly accept VCT [35]. In this study, 40 % of ever-testers reported one-lifetime HIV-test and few men living with HIV tested before their diagnoses. With investment in delivering community-based HTC [36], there is a need to monitor whether those in greatest need of annual HIV-testing are accessing services and the effects of frequent HIV-testing on sexual behaviors [37]. Traditional “know your status” messaging may require reframing to emphasize the importance of annual HIV-testing if at ongoing risk of HIV-infection.
Home-based HIV-testing increased the lifetime frequency of HIV-testing among men in this study. As in other studies, there was little evidence that acceptance differed by markers of SEP [38, 39]. The relatively high refusal in our study relative to others [3, 40] likely reflects service delivery in the context of research, where the priority was data collection, rather than the acceptability of a home-based HTC programme [3]. In this study, multiple-testing was lower, but acceptance of home-based HIV-testing higher, in communities with higher HIV-prevention knowledge. These findings contribute to suggestions that poor accessibility influences men’s uptake of HTC services [38, 41]. Home-based HTC remains an important strategy to increase the frequency of HIV-testing among rural Zambian men with less access to services [3, 39]. However, with most men not home during household visits, a cost-effective strategy for offering regular home-based HIV-testing in rural settings requires exploration [40].
Effective strategies to reach men with HTC services are available [28], and levels of ever-testing increased among this population of men [3]. However, only 35 % of all men reported multiple HIV-tests and few men living with HIV reported HIV-testing before being diagnosed. More effective implementation and delivery of available HTC services is required to reach men in need of frequent HTC [42]. Novel alternatives to encourage never-testers to access existing HTC services should be explored [28]. These strategies could include self-testing and incentivised testing, shown to be acceptable and feasible among men [43–45]. Additional research to investigate models for delivery, yield of these strategies and whether they are effective at increasing HIV-testing among HIV-negative men at high risk of infection is required [46, 47].
HTC:
HIV testing and counselling
Anti-retroviral therapy
CRT:
Cluster randomised trial
BHOMA:
Better Health Outcomes through Mentoring and Assessment
PDAs:
Personal digital assistant
DHS:
Demographic and Health Surveys
SEP:
Socioeconomic position
PCA:
Principal components analysis
Prevalence ratio
adjPR:
Adjusted prevalence ratio
LRT:
Likelihood ratio test
Intra-cluster correlation
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Dunkle KL, Stephenson R, Karita E, Chomba E, Kayitenkore K, Vwalika C, et al. New heterosexually transmitted HIV infections in married or cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda: an analysis of survey and clinical data. Lancet. 2008;371(9631):2183–91.
Hensen B, Taoka S, Lewis JJ, Weiss H, Hargreaves J. Systematic review of strategies to increase men's HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 2014;28(14):2133–45.
Corbett EL, Dauya E, Matambo R, Cheung YB, Makamure B, Bassett MT, et al. Uptake of workplace HIV counselling and testing: a cluster-randomised trial in Zimbabwe. PLoS Medicine / Public Library of Science. 2006;3(7):e238.
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BH was supported by an ESRC award ES/J500021/1
Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
B. Hensen & J. Hargreaves
MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
JJ Lewis, A. Schaap & HA Weiss
ZAMBART Project, Ridgeway Campus, University of Zambia, Nationalist Road, Lusaka, Zambia
A. Schaap, M. Tembo & H. Ayles
University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, UK
M. Vera-Hernández
Department of Public Health, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia
W. Mutale
Global Women’s Health Division, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
JSA Stringer
Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
H. Ayles
B. Hensen
JJ Lewis
A. Schaap
M. Tembo
HA Weiss
J. Hargreaves
Correspondence to B. Hensen.
BH conceived this study, conducted the analyses, interpreted the data and drafted the first manuscript. JH conceived the study, advised on data analyses and made original text contributions. JL and HW participated in data interpretation and made original text contributions . JL also provided guidance on data analyses. AS, MT and WM participated in data acquisition and preparation for analyses. MvH participated in the Heckman analyses and the interpretation of these findings. JS and HA conceived and designed the CRT and made original text contributions All authors provided critical revisions to the manuscript and approved the final draft.
Table 4 Characteristics of eligible men & Factors Associated with Participation (N = 5797)
Table 5 Distribution of eligible men by selection variables and association between participation and selection variables (N = 5797)
Table 6 Distribution of characteristics of eligible men by selection variables (N = 5797)
Hensen, B., Lewis, J., Schaap, A. et al. Frequency of HIV-testing and factors associated with multiple lifetime HIV-testing among a rural population of Zambian men. BMC Public Health 15, 960 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2259-3
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Epic forced to rewrite parts of Unreal Engine 5 due to PS5’s speedy SSD
June 4, 2020 Boltz4Life 0 Comments
Something to look forward to: We know the PlayStation 5’s solid-state drive is going to be one of the console’s stand-out features, offering some incredible speeds. Game developers and Sony have already praised the component as being a game-changer. Now, Epic has weighed in, revealing that the drive is so fast that they had to rewrite part of Unreal Engine 5.
By utilizing PCIe 4.0, Sony says its custom SSD can shift compressed data at a maximum of 9 GB/s—twice as fast as the Xbox Series X’s 4.8 GB/s. After being decompressed, it can be processed at 5.5 GB/s, which again is about twice as fast as the 2.4 GB/s that Microsoft’s console can manage.
Epic recently showed off the Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, which was running on a PlayStation 5. In an interview with VG247, Nick Penwarden, VP of engineering at Epic Games, explained why a PS5 was used.
“The PlayStation 5 provides a huge leap in both computing and graphics performance, but its storage architecture is also truly special,” he said.
Penwarden went on to say that the SSD is so fast that Epic had to rewrite parts of Unreal Engine 5 to take full advantage of it.
“The ability to stream in content at extreme speeds enables developers to create denser and more detailed environments, changing how we think about streaming content. It’s so impactful that we’ve rewritten our core I/O subsystems for Unreal Engine with the PlayStation 5 in mind,” he added.
Slow loading times have long been an issue with consoles, but with the next-gen machines moving to NVMe SSDs, in-game tricks such as long elevator rides and ‘squeezing through tight spaces’ animations should become a thing of the past. Ed Boon, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series and creative director on Mortal Kombat 11, says consumers shouldn’t underestimate what this means for games.
While the Unreal Engine has been rewritten because of the PS5, Epic boss Tim Sweeney tweeted that all platforms will benefit from the upgrade.
There has been a massive effort to upgrade Unreal Engine loading and streaming to ensure CPU doesn’t become the bottleneck. PS5 has provided much of the impetus, but the work will benefit all platforms.
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) June 3, 2020
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Maximizing hop flavor and aroma
In this article, accomplished BREWHA home brewers Rick and Paul from Victoria, BC discuss their method for maximizing hop flavor and aroma.
When we began brewing in 1998, the craft beer industry seemed to be just entering an arms race of a sort: who could brew an IPA with the most bittering units. Brewers were producing truly bitter beers and printing staggering IBU claims on their cans and bottles; however, much of this related more to marketing than actual taste.
In recent years, this love of hops hasn’t gone away, but rather evolved. IPAs remain remarkably popular, but the focus seems to have shifted away from bitterness. NEIPAs (New England IPA), juice bombs, hazy IPAs, SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) beers – call them what you want, these “styles” have all evolved to feature hop flavour and aroma over bitterness. Now, maybe it’s because we’re a couple of grumpy old men who are resistant to change, but we’re still big fans of clear beer; so, our goal is to get as much of that juicy flavour and aroma into a product that is still relatively clear. Here are some of the techniques we’ve experimented with that have worked well for us. (Disclaimer – The adage, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” seems somewhat appropriate here, as neither of us are chemists. The following information and suggestions have been gleaned from reading and experience.[i])
First, it seems prudent to relate some of our thoughts on yeasts and malts which, though not directly related to hops, often serve to accentuate or highlight hop perception. Typically, when we brew to feature hop flavour and aroma, we mash at around 65-66°C (149-151°F) for high fermentability; we choose a neutral yeast that’s quite attenuative; we pitch a big starter; and we ferment on the cool end of the yeast’s range. Our goal is to keep yeast flavours from competing with the hops and to brew a beer that finishes around 1.008 to accentuate the hops through dryness. We’ve found that it’s really easy for stewed malts (crystal/caramel malts) to overwhelm the palate and dominate bright hop flavours.
At the same time however, if a juicy NEIPA is what’s in sight, then some sweetness, through higher finishing gravities and malt selection, can compliment the fruity profile that brewers want in a hazy IPA. Yeast can also help here. The high temperatures at which some Kveik yeasts are used develop some wonderful fruit flavours. Be aware, however, that with a Kveik yeast and lots of hops, the goal should be a hazy IPA, because it likely won’t clear even with finings.
In turning to the hop end of the equation, the first, and probably most obvious, suggestion is to use more hops! If the goal is big hop flavour and aroma, it takes big hop additions – and hops are expensive, so prepare for a beer that costs more to produce. However, just dumping more hops in without thinking about how they’re being used isn’t particularly effective.
BITTERING ADDITIONS:
As we mentioned earlier, big bittering additions aren’t going to get us to our flavour and aroma goal. The essential oils in hops are extremely volatile, and a 60 to 90-minute boil will drive off just about everything that we want. Depending on what we’re brewing, for our bittering addition we usually select a hop with a high alpha acid content so that it doesn’t take much to achieve the bitterness we desire. Recently our preference for general bittering duties has been Apollo or Summit. Both varieties feature alpha acid levels in the mid-teens, pleasant flavour profiles, and excellent storage properties. We usually aim for about 35-40 IBUs to prevent bitterness from being overwhelming. It’s important to recognize that large late additions do still contribute bitterness. Studies have demonstrated that isomerization still occurs at temperatures well below boiling; however, it is much less efficient. In a recent 10-gallon Falconer’s Flight (10.9% A.A) SMaSH, we had a pound of hops we intended to use, and we bittered with 2 ounces which gave us about 35-40 IBUs.
INTERMEDIATE ADDITIONS:
This addition, added with anywhere from 30-10 minutes remaining in the boil, is frequently referred to as a “flavour” addition in recipes; fortunately, many brewers are coming to realize that if they really want flavour, it’s best to skip this addition altogether. It’s counterproductive to add hops for flavour only to have half of the flavour compounds boil off. Studies have shown that an alcohol like linalool, which contributes fruity and floral elements, can be reduced by as much as 50% in as little as 5 minutes of boil time. We’ve taken this information pretty seriously, and seldom waste our hops on the so-called “flavour addition.”
POST-BOIL ADDITIONS:
Since flavour compounds are so volatile, it makes sense to find temperatures that will extract those compounds and make them soluble, while not driving them off. Whirlpool and steep additions have become the standard means of achieving that. Flavour tests have confirmed that steep additions account for far and away the most flavour; they also contribute a significant amount of aroma. Dry hopping, on the other hand, contributes almost exclusively to aroma, at least positively; vegetal and grassy flavours can result from lengthy dry hopping.
Two main concerns remain then for whirlpool or steep additions: temperature and time. Sit down and talk about this with ten brewers, and you’re likely to get ten different opinions. We’ve read brewers advocating everything from 96°C down to 60°C (205°F to 140°F). To date, researchers have identified aroma compounds numbering in the mid-400s. Some of these are incredibly delicate and disappear very quickly, while others need heat and time to become soluble in wort. Add to this equation the growing variety of hops, and it becomes clear that a lot of experimentation is required – lucky for us!
In our experience, we’ve had the best results by reducing our temperature to 80°C - 77°C (175°F - 170°F). Typically, we fill the BIAC chilling jacket once and then shut the water off. Depending on ground water temperature, one jacket full gets us pretty close to our steep temperature. This will obviously require some individual experimentation, just be aware that the high-end temperatures come off really quickly, and it’s easy to overshoot and drop too low. It’s also worth mentioning that at this stage, oxygen pick-up can lead to off flavours. Thiols from the hops combined with oxygen can lead to a perceptible green onion profile, so be careful trying to stir temperature out. Once we hit our target temperature, we add our steep hops. This is by far our largest addition and we let these soak for 50-60 minutes with occasional gentle stirring. The length of the steep is just as debated a topic as temperature. Longer steeps may result in more flavour, but additions at different temperatures may result in more complex flavour. When the time elapses, we continue to chill as usual. Most of the hop material settles out and gets dumped with the trub before aerating. In that same Falconer’s Flight SMaSH mentioned earlier, we steeped 8 ounces starting at 175°F for 50 minutes.
DRY HOP ADDITIONS:
At this stage, take any possible steps to mitigate oxygen exposure. Oxygen is definitely the enemy once the bulk of fermentation has taken place. One of the ways we limit exposure is through a single dry hop addition. As well, we try to time our addition to serve several functions. We dry hop at the same time we perform our diacetyl rest. With a few gravity points left, we begin to raise the temperature incrementally. By adding our dry hop at the beginning of this process, we also help to eliminate the risk of “hop creep” caused by enzymes in the hops converting normally unfermentable sugars to fermentable ones. Because fermentation is still happening, the production and presence of CO2 helps prevent oxidation. Some brewers are experimenting with adding hops much earlier in fermentation to benefit from “biotransformation”; however, there are far more essential oils present from the whirlpool or steep hops than from dry hop additions, and biotransformation will be taking place regardless of when dry hops are added.
Again, when it comes to the length of the dry hop, opinions are almost as numerous as brewers. Evidence shows that most aroma compounds are extracted in the first 24 hours, but few brewers opt for a dry hop period that short. We typically allow 3-4 days of contact and have had great success with that. Long dry hop periods can result in unpleasant vegetal and grassy flavours.
When it comes to dry hops, there is a point of diminishing returns; more doesn’t really give you more. An ounce per gallon is a reasonable upper limit. Beyond that, and you’re just spending money where it doesn’t do much good.
FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
It pays to do a little work and find a trusted source for fresh, well-packaged hops. Once you’ve found them, treat them carefully. Keep them cold, and if you have the equipment to vacuum seal them after opening, do so.
Buy the pellets! They’ve been proven to impart flavour and aroma more quickly than cones, and they absorb less of your precious beer. Pellets also take up much less storage room in the freezer.
Just as it pays to be picky about the source of your hops, be picky about the variety of hops you choose. Find the varieties with the flavour profiles you want. We’ve been brewing a lot of SMaSH beers in the last two years to get a good sense of what we can expect from hop varieties – that and we just love a good SMaSH! Do some research about the hops you’re choosing and have a look for the spider graphs hop researchers and growers are publishing. They can help point you in useful directions.
Finally, when it comes to highly hopped beers, time is your enemy. As if you needed an excuse, consume your hoppy beers as soon as possible. Flavour stability is still not particularly well understood, but there is currently a lot of money and research being poured into this problem, so stay tuned!
[i] Two highly recommended works for understanding the science of hops are, Hieronymus, Stan. For the Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops. Boulder, Colorado, Brewers Publications, 2012; and Janish, Scott. The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor. Scott Janish.com, 2019.
Hi Jason — in time, pelletized hops will generally settle to the bottom of the fermenter where they can be removed out the bottom/dump port. If you are using a highly flocculant strain of yeast (that readily settles out to the bottom) you may want to remove the settled yeast 4-5 days into fermentation otherwise it can form a fairly hard yeast cake that can bridge at the bottom and be hard to remove. If using whole leaf hops, it is best to use one of our Hop Baskets to contain them so they won’t clog the lines.
BREWHA Equipment Co July 2, 2020
Great article! Thank you for sharing your expertise! It sounds like you are hopping directly rather than via a hop spider. I was doing that in my Large BIAC, but I found it hard to close transfer because it clogged frequently. Any thoughts? Thanks again!
Jason McKinney July 1, 2020
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Taking Back Control, Fri 29th Mar
Never mind the lies, what really drove Brexit was the narrative. The leave campaign had a great story, even if it was a myth built on bullshit. Who can deny the appeal of the idea of taking back control? This month Brighton hosts a showcase of international performers in an event that seeks to flip that slogan on its bewildered, news-addled head.
Taking Back Control is a one-off night of poetry and music organised to mark the big day on March 29th. At Rialto Theatre wordsmiths from around the world will be telling a different story, one that might just be more powerful than the one we’re used to hearing. The performers are drawn from an impressive roll-call of countries including France, Spain, Denmark, Lebanon, Canada, USA, Ireland, Scotland and England.
“This time last year I led the creation of the Peripheral Visionaries Festival,” says organiser, Mike Parker. “When I saw that the same date this year was when the UK was doomed to be leaving the EU, I felt that I needed to create a similar event to ensure we continue to stay connected whatever political decisions are taken outside our control. It is more important than ever that we hear voices that remind us that we are part of a diverse international community.”
The event takes place over two stages with the best of Brighton’s Hammer and Tongue poets appearing alongside an international team brought together by progressive arts group Paris Lit Up. The night also features Glasgow’s Mark McG, Bard of Worthing Joe Bunn, and a few familiar faces from Poets Vs MCs such as Sombras – an English/Spanish multilingual rap hybrid.
The show will open with young spoken word artists joining a live stream of performances alongside others at events in Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Portugal and other parts of the UK. There will also be music from UpRoar People’s Choir, The Private Sector and The Indelicates.
“The government seems to be turning Brexit into a bureaucratic version of perpetual war,” says Mike. “But leave, stay or delay, we are not going to delay our celebration of the fact that as artists we are taking back control. No one else gets to decide the shape and size of our community. We have always crossed borders. And we always will.”
Rialto Theatre, Friday 29th March 2019
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UnitedHealth reaches rare milestone
The Minnetonka-based health insurer brought in more than $100 billion last year. The Star Tribune reports UnitedHealth is among just 22 publicly traded companies and the first in Minnesota to reach that milestone. Read more ...
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The Dow Jones industrial average is sticking a fork in Kraft Foods. Minnetonka-based insurer UnitedHealth Group will replace the lunch meat maker in the 30-stock index, the most widely known barometer of the U.S. stock market.
UnitedHealth awarded $20 billion U.S. Department of Defense contract
The Minnetonka-based health insurer will provide military health insurance coverage for 21 western states. UnitedHealth lost a separate contract for the southern region in June.
UnitedHealth to buy 90% of Brazilian insurer for $4.9B
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. is acquiring a 90 percent stake in Amil Participacoes SA, based in Rio de Janeiro, the Associated Press reports. The largest U.S. health insurer has agreed to pay about $4.9 billion in cash to complete the deal.
UnitedHealth posts big third-quarter net income
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group's third-quarter net income jumped 23 percent, beating expectations, as preparations for retiring Baby Boomers started to pay off for the nation's largest health insurer, the Associated Press reports. UnitedHealth also raised its 2012 earnings forecast.
UnitedHealth board OKs dividend hike, buyback plan
The largest U.S. health insurer is increasing its quarterly dividend by more than 30 percent and authorizing a new plan to buy back 110 million shares. Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group says the actions reflect solid growth across its enterprise.
UnitedHealth among insurers to help expose healthcare billing fraud
The Minnetonka-based health insurer has agreed to share more information with federal regulators to root out illicit Medicare billings. UnitedHealth EVP Richard Migliori said, “There are mutual interests here in doing a better job at detecting what’s probably some $80 billion-plus per year in fraudulent payments across private and public sectors." WellPoint Inc and Humana Inc are also participating in the partnership.
Regulators give UnitedHealth green light to buy Brazilian insurer
Regulators in both Brazil and the United States have approved UnitedHealth Group's plan to buy a major stake of Amil Participacoes, an operator of hospitals and clinics that is also Brazil's biggest managed-care company, Bloomberg reports. The Minnetonka-based health insurer agreed to pay about $4.9 billion for the 90 percent stake in the company.
UnitedHealth 2Q net income rises 5.5%
Rising enrollments for Medicare and Medicaid plans helped boost Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group in the second-quarter. The biggest U.S. health insurer says net income rose 5.5 percent to trump Wall Street expectations.
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Dealing with customer complaints
NOTHING IS MORE likely to sabotage a brand’s reputation than a customer complaint that goes viral. Social media often blow the problem out of proportion, leading television programmes and newspapers to pick up the story, which is invariably one that pits plucky members of the public against some heartless corporate Goliath. Consumer gripes—and stories about them—have multiplied during the pandemic as many services were cancelled because of lockdowns.
Rupert Younger of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford says that views of companies are centred on the issues of capability and character. Firms’ capability is expressed in the quality of their products. The way that firms handle customer disputes, meanwhile, speaks to their character. If that quality is undermined, it can take time to rebuild public confidence. Research suggests that people and organisations alike tend to be judged by the worst thing they do.
One of the best-known pieces of brand damage occurred in 2008. Dave Carroll was travelling with United Airlines when he heard another passenger say that baggage handlers were carelessly tossing around guitars. When he arrived at his destination, Mr Carroll found his guitar had been damaged. After months of fruitless complaints, the musician made a video about his experience called “United Breaks Guitars”....
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The Weeknd calls the Grammys “corrupt” after being snubbed
By Sashana
The Weeknd has joined other voices labelling the Grammys as “corrupt” after not receiving a single nomination for the 2021 awards show.
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“The Grammys remain corrupt,” he tweeted on Tuesday. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency.”
It was highly expected that The Weeknd would have received several Grammy nominations for the work he put out recently. His music completely dominated 2020.
His single Blinding Lights was the biggest chart hit of the year, breaking the record for the most weeks on the Billboard Top 10. Similarly, his fourth studio album, After Hours received critical and commercial acclaim upon its release in March. And to top it all off, the Canadian singer will headline the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show the weekend after the 2021 Grammys.
Recording Academy Chair and Interim President/CEO Harvey Mason jr. responded to The Weeknd saying that he “understands’ his disappointment. And that he would love for him to perform at the Grammy award show.
“I was surprised and can empathize with what he’s feeling. His music this year was excellent, and his contributions to the music community and broader world are worthy of everyone’s admiration,” he said.
“Unfortunately, every year, there are fewer nominations than the number of deserving artists. But as the only peer-voted music award, we will continue to recognize and celebrate excellence in music while shining a light on the many amazing artists that make up our global community.”
He also emphasized that voting ended before it was announced that The Weeknd would be performing at the Super Bowl Half Time Show.
The Weeknd has received nine nominations since 2014 and has won three awards. His most recent Grammy win was in 2018 when his album Starboy took home the prize for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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What is failure? What is success?
By Jenna Avery 4 Comments
I got into a fascinating dialogue with one of my Circle members the other day, which blossomed into a topic on our live coaching call yesterday, and I just can’t get it out of my head.
She’d been musing with a friend over “whether or not failure should be a factor in deciding whether or not to pursue a big project. How big a chance of success do you need to feel energized about what you’re doing? How much do you have to enjoy the task itself in order to keep moving forward when the chance of success is small? What do you do when the chance of success seems very low and you hit a snag that removes your enjoyment of the process?”
In turn it got me thinking about failure.
What is failure?
What is failure really, except one attempt that hasn’t worked?
And if we keep failing and failing and failing again, aren’t we that much closer to “succeeding?”
I’m reminded of Thomas Edison’s many light bulb creation attempts and how he saw each “failure” as information — he had discovered what didn’t work.
I’m also reminded of this excerpt of lines from the movie Contact, one of my favorites of all time:
Executive: “We must confess that your proposal seems less like science and more like science fiction.”
Ellie Arroway: “Science fiction. Well you’re right, it’s crazy. In fact, it’s even worse than that, nuts.”
[slams down her briefcase and marches up to the desk]
Ellie Arroway: “You wanna hear something really nutty? I heard of a couple guys who wanna build something called an ‘airplane’, you know, you get people to go in, and fly around like birds, it’s ridiculous, right? And what about breaking the sound barrier, or rockets to the moon, or atomic energy, or a mission to Mars? Science fiction, right? Look, all I’m asking, is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture. To take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history… of history.”
All too often, success requires an incredible level of risk, vision, perseverance, and belief — and we have to find it within ourselves to generate those necessary ingredients.
If we define failure as not achieving the results we are pursuing, we can choose to try something new, rather than defining it as a personal failing, or even defining it as a failure at all. We can think of it as information.
We often are told that we have to define success on our own terms.
Perhaps we should also define failure on our own terms.
We each have to know, individually inside ourselves, when it is time to “call it” and walk away from an idea or a project or an attempt and when we need to keep forging ahead. (Seth Godin talks about this more in his book The Dip). My experience is that we’re usually closest to a breakthrough when our inner critics and our fears are screaming at us in the loudest possible voices, which is when we’re most likely to quit.
Those voices usually say something like, “You’ll never make it. You’ll never figure it out. You’ve failed, you’re a failure.”
And I think that if we define failure as a personal flaw or character deficit, we will be more likely to walk away from a project too soon in the process.
And isn’t it really about enjoying the process as well — whatever IT is? Light bulbs, writing, painting. Whatever it is for you.
And what is success?
Is it when we get paid? Or paid a certain amount of money?
Is it when we get recognized?
Is it when people like it?
Did Joss Whedon (one of my writing heroes) only really succeed when The Avengers was so financially successful? Or had he succeeded far earlier than that?
Is it something we only know when we get there?
And then what? Isn’t there more after that anyway? It’s not usually like it is in the movies, where we reach a “final” climactic success and the credits roll, right? Life goes on.
Just like it does after a “failure.”
Make your own definitions
When I took a class with Corey Mandell, he talked about defining our successes based on something that we actually have the ability to control, like finishing our projects, writing or working prolifically, picking out skills we want to develop further and strengthen for ourselves, honing our craft, and building a solid writing habit.
When we define successes and failures on extrinsic variables we can’t control, well, as Corey said, “Welcome to hell.”
So how have you defined success and failure so far? Might you adjust your definitions to bring them within your own control? What would that be like for you?
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
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Phyllis K Twombly says:
The first career I trained for was definitely a failure…but not my failure. I’ll admit I spent far too long trying to get a professional position where those in power had already determined I would only be accepted as an unpaid volunteer. My shortcoming was in taking so long to realize the ‘glass ceiling’ was designed to be unbreakable. No amount of higher education or practical experience would be taken into account.
My success was in grieving the loss, dusting myself off and starting over in a new direction. I may have lost a few years and some cold hard cash but the profession denied me has lost far more. Success starts as a state of mind.
I love that: “My success was in grieving the loss, dusting myself off and starting over in a new direction.” Thanks, Phyllis.
This is great, Jenna. I’m reminded of Suzanne Falter Barns’ definition of failure: “There really is no such thing as failure. There is only the rearrangement of plans and surrender of ego. Suzanne Falter-Barns.”
That’s brilliant! Thank you for sharing that, Mary. :)
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Egg Freezing - Workplace Revolution or Throwing up the White Flag?
In the wake of Apple and Facebook’s decision to fund egg-freezing for female employees, Leslie urges men to pursue active fatherhood and help women catalyse the workplace revolution we have to have.
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Province says most of 27 new cases come from previously-identified clusters
Written by chvn Tuesday, Aug 04 2020, 1:36 PM
Officials share that the province is nearing 100 active COVID-19 cases as the five-day test positivity rate is remaining at less than 0.5 per cent.
Officials report 27 new cases of the virus have been identified since Saturday including two on Saturday, 18 on Sunday, five on Monday and two as of 9:30 a.m. today. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 442.
The data shows 12 new cases in the Southern Health region, 10 in the Prairie Mountain Health region, two new cases in the Interlake-Eastern Health region, three in Winnipeg.
Nine people are currently hospitalized with four individuals in intensive care. There are 94 active cases and 341 individuals have recovered from COVID-19. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is eight.
The 18 new cases on Saturday may have shocked Manitobans, Health Minister Cameron Friesen says. The Province has measured an uptick in recent weeks, including a new COVID-related death on July 28, the first in nearly three months.
However, Friesen says what's reassuring is out of those 27 cases, almost every one can be tracked to a known case or linked to travel, and either spread throughout a household or close contact.
"There are a couple that still need more investigation and follow-up, but to our knowledge the 27 cases are not linked to a known community spread," Manitoba's Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa says.
"On the basis of that... it's still appropriate to move about the community and conduct your business and go places, if it were otherwise we would be clearly saying so today," Friesen says.
Public Health continues to investigate and determine case contacts. "People who have COVID-19 are being very good about indicating who are the people they've had the most contact with, and those people are being contacted. All along this chain the right things continue to be done by Manitobans," Friesen explains.
He adds it's also encouraging to see the high number of tests and low positivity rate.
An additional 1,803 laboratory tests were completed on Friday, 1,354 on Saturday, 1,090 on Sunday and 1,034 on Monday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 93,995.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.46 per cent.
Cases identified on Saturday include a male in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region and a male in his 40s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region.
Cases identified on Sunday include:
a male in his 30s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female between the ages of 10 to 19 from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
a female in her 20s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
a male in his 40s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
a male in his 30s from the Prairie Mountain Health region;
a female in her 30s from the Prairie Mountain Health region;
a male in his 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region; and
a female in her 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region.
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a female in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region;
a female in her 30s from the Interlake–Eastern health region;
a female in her 60s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
a female in her 70s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region.
Cases identified on Tuesday include a female in her 30s from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region and a male in his 30s from the Winnipeg health region.
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Mazda 3 edition100 Celebrates 100 Years
by Michael Butler Design / Comments
The Mazda 3 has never looked this good.
Being around for a century is a major achievement for any company, and Mazda has now crossed that milestone in style. In celebration, the Japanese auto manufacturer is offering a special edition of its Mazda 3 dubbed the edition100, which has been restyled with some unique body styling parts. This comes after Mazda announced that a turbo model of this popular compact hatchback would go into production. Mazda Philippines has been flaunting the special edition on social media.
"For a hundred years now, Mazda has been at the forefront of designing and creating vehicles that arouse the emotions of its owner," said Mazda Philippines President and CEO Steven Tan.
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The edition100 trim doesn't come with any performance benefits, but this kit does add a whole lot of attitude to a car that, unlike the RX-Vision concept, doesn't exactly scream performance out the box. The first thing you'll notice when looking at the edition100 is the use of lots of colors that create a sharp contrasting look. There are three body colors, in play: go for the Snowflake White Pearl, and you'll get a Soul Red and Jet Black styling package, or Gloss Black for the Soul Red car.
Mazda 3 edition100 cars ride on a set of high-gloss Midnight Black 18-inch wheels and painted brake calipers for an even sportier look. The license plate holder has also been moved to give us a better look at the front grille. The interior features premium red leather seats and interior trims.
The Mazda3 edition100, which competes with cars such as the Honda Civic, offers one of the best safety records in its class with an IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus award. 2020 also marks the 10th consecutive year that this car has been awarded the Top Safety Pick award. Tan continues to say "we introduce the Mazda3 edition100 as the first model to celebrate the brand's unrelenting passion for seamlessly combining stimulating design with groundbreaking engineering. As this year's World Car Design of the Year winner, the Mazda3 edition100 becomes an even more compelling choice for those who appreciate the exclusivity of distinction."
The Mazda3 edition100 package will cost you $2,022 over the cost of the Sportback Premium. There has been no word whether the edition100 package will be made available in North America.
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Theatre & Rentals
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CPRD Ensemble
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January 11-March 20 • 10 Weeks • Register by January 9th
Classes for Teens/Adults Ages 13-101
5 to 6:30p.m. • Teen/Adult Ballet (Beg/Int) • Jayne Persch
6:45-8:15p.m. • Teen/Adult Modern (Beg/Int) • Jasmine Fransisco
5 to 6 p.m. • Teen/Adult Tap (Beg/Int) • John Roberts
6 to 7 p.m. • All Ages African Fusion • Samiyah Parramore
5 to 6:30 p.m. • Teen/Adult Modern (Int/Adv) • TBD
6 to 7 p.m. • Zumba • Malik Robinson
6:30 to 8 p.m. • Teen/Adult Ballet (Int/Adv) • Jayne Persch
5:30 to 7p.m. • Teen/Adult Contemporary • Yoojung Hahm
7 to 8p.m. • Teen/Adult Open Level Hip Hop • Yoojung Hahm
9-10a.m. • Zumba • Malik Robinson
Classes for Children Ages 3-14
5:15-6:15p.m. • Children’s Contemporary Jazz • ages 7-13 • TBD
4:30 to 5:45 p.m. • Children’s Ballet • ages 7-10 • Jasmine Fransisco
6 to 7 p.m. • Children’s Musical Theater • ages 7-14 • John Roberts
5 to 6 p.m. • Children’s Hip Hop • ages 10-14 • Topaz Von Wood
4:30 to 5:45p.m. • Children’s Ballet • ages 10-13 • TBD
6 to 7:15p.m. • Children’s Modern • ages 8-13 • Jasmine Fransisco
9-10a.m. • Creative Dance around the World • ages 3-7 • Victoria Shead
10-11a.m. • Children’s Ballet• ages 4-7• Topaz Von Wood
11a.m.-12p.m. • Children’s Hip Hop • ages 5-10 • TBD
$8/CLASS ZUMBA DROP-IN
ALL OTHER CLASSES (Covers 10 weeks):
$125 ONE class
$120 TWO classes
$110 THREE classes
$350/ person for Unlimited classes (must register in advance, no drop-in)Spots will fill FAST!
Online classes will be limited to 25 pre-registered and prepaid
participants. We want to keep you moving!
Register by January 9, 2021Contact amelia@cleoparkerdance.org with any questions.
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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Cyber Dance 2020!
Beginning the last week of March 2020, we’ll be taking a nimble step into cyberspace to keep the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) community active, connected, and uplifted during the COVID19 pandemic. The teaching artists of CPRD are about to launch Cyber Dance 2020, a range of online education options.
CPRD’s Cyber Dance 2020 begins an ongoing series of classes and movement activities, serving all ages and levels of ability. Live Academy classes will be conducted over Zoom and are $10 per household. We understand that each of you are in unique financial situations, so for these pre-recorded class options we have installed “Pick Your Price”, allowing you to support our artists and your own health and well-being at a price that works for you. Any questions contact Amelia Dietz at amelia@cleoparkerdance.org
Considering the thousands of metro-area Elementary, Middle School, and High school students who receive dance instruction through the CPRD Educational Outreach programs, the CPRD Cyber Dance 2020 program will also be able to share links with our school partners during school shutdowns. Contact Shelby Jarosz at shelby@cleoparkerdance.org if you are an educator interested in these services.
To access Cyber Dance 2020 first click below, check out our classes, then head to the Purchase Classes tab and purchase as many classes (or links) as you and your family would like!
Like all of Colorado, these weeks of closures and shelter-in-place have devastated our budget and our programs. However, our staff is working diligently to pivot quickly and effectively in the virtual world to physically distance ourselves from one another while staying socially connected. Our goal is to keep our students’ minds stimulated and their bodies moving, while enabling our communities to feel connected to activities that are a source of inspiration and hope.
Are you able to support CPRD’s artists and programing through a donation of any amount? if so, please contact Hillary Harding at hillary@cleoparkerdance.org
CPRD/MSUD Dance Major
The MSU Denver Dance major is unique in its versatility and in its partnership with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD). CPRD is recognized worldwide for their dynamic cross-cultural curriculum, community engagement, innovative choreography, and promotion of American dance heritage. In this exciting program, CPRD’s mission of social transformation through dance and MSU Denver’s academic rigor and focus on real-world experience converge.
The dance curriculum includes coursework in modern, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, tap, world dance forms, world dance history and culture, community-based dance practices, somatics and anatomy, pedagogy, improvisation, choreography, contemporary dance and interdisciplinary performance, movement analysis, dance production, and arts administration. The Dance Program allows students to combine their interest in dance with other fields, taking classes in non-profit management, teaching or arts administration, among others. The program will utilize service learning, field experience, and internship programs to enrich students’ learning and to foster a connection between MSU and its student body and the Denver community. We aim to prepare students for their future in dance and beyond, supporting their specific career and educational goals through concrete learning experiences and creative exploration.
Where is the entrance to the Academy during regular business hours?
The entrance is located directly across from the Thomas W. Bean Towers between Cleveland Place and Washington Street.
How do I sign-up for dance classes?
Please click on the “Class Schedule/Sign-In” Button above and register all of those who are TAKING class.
What time does the Academy open?
The Academy opens Monday-Friday at 4:00pm and on Saturdays at 8:00am. We are closed on Sundays.
How do I sign-up for classes?
There are 3 ways you can sign up for classes:
a) Download the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance App from the App Store
b) Click a “Class Schedule/Sign-In” button above
c) Visit the Academy Desk after 4:00pm Monday-Friday and from 8:00am-2:15pm on Saturdays.
What is the youngest age a child can begin dance classes at CPRD?
We have a Creative Dance Class for children ages 1-2 and their parents on Saturdays from 8:45- 9:30am.
How do I sign-up for the Summer Camp?
See the buttons at the top of the page for our registration portal. Once you fill that out, we’ll give you a call to complete the registration.
Is there a Hip-Hop class for young children?
Yes, please refer to our class schedule.
Do I need to enroll in a series of classes or can I just pick classes as I go?
We have a drop-in policy, you may take classes whenever you like and need not commit to a specific series. You may purchase a 10-class bundle for a savings.
What is the cancellation policy if something happens and I cannot make a class I signed-up for?
We only charge you for classes you attend.
Are there discounts for the summer camp if I enroll more than one child?
Yes! For ISDI Kids Camps you can register two children for one week for $550.00, or for both weeks at $1,000.
What do I wear to class?
For Ballet: Leotard, tights, ballet slippers, hair pulled back.
For Zumba: Workout clothes, clean sneakers
For All Other Classes: Comfortable clothing, hair pulled back, no jewelry
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PostNovember 23, 2020
2020 MIT Climate Action Plan recommendations
A group of MIT Alumni for Climate Action members analyzed MIT’s 2015 Plan for Action on Climate Change and developed recommendations for the next iteration of the plan (https://mit.alumniaction.com/mitletter). The recommendations were submitted on October 29, 2020 to the MIT administration to initiate a discussion of our future role in solving one of the world's most serious problems:
The Imperative for Climate Action in 2020. In the last 5 years, climate change has become a crisis as natural disasters have accelerated, and the IPCC called for cutting emissions by about half in this decade to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The next 5 years as we all know will be crucial to setting the course towards limiting warming to 1.5°C. Consequently, the group recommends:
1. Goals to Reduce Campus Greenhouse Emissions. MIT should commit to developing plans for carbon neutrality by 2030 and a zero-emissions campus by 2040. Many of MIT's peer institutions have committed to carbon neutrality before the middle of the century.
2. Engagement with the Fossil Fuel Industry. MIT should develop clear standards for any type of relationship with fossil fuel companies, including policies of accepting funding. These metrics will prevent fossil fuel companies from using their relationship with MIT to conceal their environmentally destructive actions.
3. Divestment and Moral Leadership on Climate. For those fossil fuel companies that hinder the transition to a carbon-free economy by spreading climate disinformation and lobbying against climate legislation, MIT should immediately divest its endowment, as many peer institutions have done.
4. Leadership in Development of Technologies. MIT’s establishment of the eight Low-Carbon Energy Centres (LCECs) is commendable. It however needs to demonstrate a tangible impact via solutions that the industry can quickly adopt.
5. Holistic Climate Education. MIT should incorporate a holistic understanding of the climate crisis into all of its undergraduate programs and ensure that all programs prepare graduates for the role that their field will play in addressing the climate crisis.
The full letter is posted: https://mit.alumniaction.com/mitletter
by MIT Alumni for Climate Action
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Latest Display (Site)
Click on site name to display the latest data from a particular site.
The Latest Display (Site) shows the latest data from a single selected site. Specific parameters, such as wind or waves, can be displayed by selecting the required parameter from the 'Latest' menu. To access Latest Display (Site), click on a site name in the Latest Display (Overview) screen or the site icon on the Map display.
History Display
The History Display displays a time-series of historic data from a selected site. To access the History Display, select 'History' from the top menu. Various parameters, such as wind or waves, can be viewed by selecting as required from the History menu. You can view other sites by using the 'Site' dropdown list.
The Map Display is an interactive map showing all of the available data monitoring sites. This demo displays a selection of sites from which data is being stored and published in real-time by Port-Log. To access the Map Display, select 'Map' from the top menu. Use the Zoom and Pan tools, or your mouse, on the left-hand side of the screen to navigate the map. The pullout menu enables you to configure the map layers to your taste. Place your mouse-pointer over a site to display more details.
Console Display
The system incorporates a console page that displays the ages of the data recieved and system information such as battery levels and signal strength. Recent history is available by clicking the symbols, for example, solar power.
This page is essential for engineers to determine transmission faults and diagnostics.
Close the Port-Log introduction?
Are you sure you want to close the Port-Log introduction? You can access this at any time from the help button on the bottom menu.
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