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Elbit demonstrate USV capabilities in UK anti-sub warfare trials
Elbit Systems UK say it has completed a series of Anti-Submarine Warfare trials with the MoD.
The firm say that the trials were delivered via Dstl’s (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) Progeny Framework, exploring how autonomous systems could support future ASW operations.
“Elbit Systems UK was one of a shortlist of UK companies selected to take part in this second phase of the project – a series of live at sea trials which took place off UK coast with the Ministry of Defence in late October 2019. Elbit Systems UK used its Seagull USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) for these trials, with the USA’s L3 Harris providing the sonar. Seagull, Elbit System’s multi-mission, multi-sensor USV demonstrated her autonomous ASW utility to the UK MoD, across the entire trials period, utilising her ‘ASW Toolbox’ solution throughout to show how the abilities of this system to offer a force multiplier for ASW operations.”
Martin Fausset, CEO of Elbit Systems UK, said:
“Elbit Systems has world leading technology to offer to the maritime and littoral environment. The Seagull USV has once again, demonstrated its superior capabilities underlining Elbit Systems UK’s competitive position to providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to the UK Armed Forces. We are proud of our ongoing work with the Royal Navy as we work together to maintain its operational advantage.”
About Seagull
On their website, Elbit say that the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel has multi-mission capability, being able to perform Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Mine Counter Measures (MCM), Electronic Warfare (EW), Maritime Security (MS), Hydrography and other missions using the same vessels, mission control system and data links.
“Meanwhile its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability provides the navy with a tactical advantage by deterring and threatening enemy submarines using an available asset with significantly lower risk. Seagull’s Mine Counter Measures (MCM) capability facilitates end-to-end mine hunting operations including detection, classification, localisation, identification and neutralisation of bottom, moored and drifting sea mines. The Seagull is deployable with capability to operate from port or mother-ship, with two vessels able to be controlled from the same MCS (Mission Control System) and both manned and unmanned modes of operation, the latter featuring a high level of autonomy.
Seagull offers endurance of 4 days and mission sea-keeping of up to Sea-State 5. Seagull has previously participated in bi-national MCM trials in the North Sea off the Belgian Coast organised by the Directorate General of Material Resources (DGMR) of the Belgian Defence Ministry, and has been used in a series of demonstrations alongside several global navies, including being deployed in 2018 by NATO forces in a joint ASW exercise alongside the Royal Navy’s Type 45 HMS Duncan and the Spanish Navy’s Santa Maria-class frigate Victoria.”
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Results sent straight to Israel for further analysis.
Reply to reaper
Well it is an Israeli company after all. lol
Well the RN get to know that tech, so what is the issue?
Simon m
I still hope T31 gets a sonar but if not hopefully it can at least carry a couple of these or something similar
Glass Half Full
Reply to Simon m
Is a bow sonar useful for T31 though in tomorrows threat environment? If listening passively then is the ship quiet enough to detect modern sub threats, it seems unlikely even if T31 does meet the NATO ASW noise requirements. If the sonar is active then the ship is advertising exactly where it is, which would be likely to make it easier to attack. The better option IMO is a combination of USV and UAV assets from T31, operated at distance from the ship and much more quiet. The USV do what is illustrated in this article while UAV can drop… Read more »
Reply to Glass Half Full
A bow sonar is always useful. Even though it has limited Passive capabilities it is still OK. Yes you can be seen more easily when active but the range of modern sonars in active mode is well over 50K yards so its handy for keeping a sub at bay. The modern algorithms and processing power do all the hard work for you. Classification, range speed profile course are all done by the computer. Regarding the Seagull…its probably OK in the littoral… It would struggle in the open ocean with a bit of roughers. And you still have the Data Link… Read more »
Reply to Gunbuster
Always appreciate the feedback GB. I’ve seen Seagull described as operational in Sea State 4 and surviving Sea State 7, or as this article states operational in Sea State 5, so USV ASW definitely has practical limits based on craft such as Seagull or with the similar Atlas Electronik ARCIMS solution. Although to be fair, both seem to be primarily pitched at littoral ops. In an ideal world T31 might have bow and towed sonar like T26. But if it had only one then a towed Captas 2, or even just Captas 1, class solution seems more appealing, albeit again… Read more »
This is all still new tech. If it is cost effective and they are actually any good, then larger platforms can be explored to handle rougher seas. If similar could be designed with a radar for creating a picket it could be a major force multiplier for a carrier group.
Reply to Steve
The USN seem to be in favour of developing a force of larger unmanned vessels that might handle higher sea states but there’s still a sea state limit for towed sonar in ASW applications. In addition we’re then talking about solutions that are no longer deployable from a mothership, such as a T31. So certainly viable but a different class of capability, with different requirements if they are in the water all the time. For the CSG radar pickets, I’d expect a combination of Crowsnest, the Merlin/Wildcat standard surveillance radars and the F35B to provide the radar picture at distance… Read more »
Yeah, maybe if this craft was a semi submersible maybe it could deal better with sea state.
Daveyb
Here’s a thought, the T31 blasting away on a mediocre sonar attracts the attention of an enemy sub. Meanwhile back on the ship. The USV operator has noticed an interesting signature on one of the deployed unmanned subs. The Wildcat is sent to drop some good news on the sub.
Perhaps having a noisy ship isn’t such a disadvantage if it’s hosting some quiet unmanned subs? Still a long road before they can be operational though!
Reply to Daveyb
When on a RN LPD during a CASEX in the SW approaches the sub who was playing with the ASW group thought we where a ferry returning from Santander and ignored us…So noisy is sometimes good!
john melling
The Seagull USV is armed with a remote control weapon system mounted with a 12.7mm machine gun. The torpedo launching system aboard the vessel allows the firing of torpedoes against hostile submarines and ensures the protection of naval assets, critical sea areas and high-value assets from submarines. The USV also incorporates a non-lethal weapon system.
Why did you delete my comment? it was a link to the web page of the company that makes the USV mounted sonar shown in the photo at the top of this post and gives more detail than you do.
donald_of_tokyo
Promising approach. But, as it is new, I think try-and-error is inevitable. On this regard, “starting small” will be good. As there are many 12m-class USV, and at least in MCM role, they are already going on (e.g. Dutch/Belgium), starting with 12-m class USV is the way to go. If anything happen, we can convert it to support MCM role in future. Or, we can just start as a “MCM-USV with its mission system replaced with ASW-kits”. As ASW is “awesomely-slow”, carrying torpedo may not be important (it may be, but it will be known only after extensive trials). This… Read more »
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Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
Thanks to Ohio DOT, $100 million has been spent to gussy up Cleveland's West Shoreway, but it's still a limited access highway and a barrier to the lakefront. Image: Google Street View
In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the “highway department” has changed its name to the “department of transportation” to reflect a purported change in mission. In theory, DOTs are not only concerned with moving cars on highways — they manage entire transportation systems, which include transit, biking, and walking. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
We’re going to pick on the Ohio DOT today, because I happen to live in Cleveland, but also because it’s a great example of a “transportation department” in name only, still focused solely on speeding motor vehicle traffic on big roads.
A recent article in the Plain Dealer details how ODOT squashed the city of Cleveland’s plans to tear down a lightly-traveled lakefront highway, citing concerns about congestion.
More than a decade ago, Cleveland’s mayor at the time, Jane Campbell, set out to turn the West Shoreway — a state highway that divided the city’s west side neighborhoods from a large lakefront park called Edgewater — into a surface street that people could cross on foot. The idea was to give residents better access to the lake by reconnecting the local street grid to the waterfront. In addition to the pedestrian and public space improvements, the project would have encouraged development and grown the tax base in a very poor city.
But ODOT nixed a key component of the plan — signalized intersections — saying they would “fail” or have a low “level of service,” reports the Plain Dealer’s Steven Litt. In other words, allowing Clevelanders access to the lakefront would impose a few minutes of delay on suburban car commuters. A modified version of the West Shoreway project was implemented instead, with ODOT and Cleveland spending $100 million to add landscaping and build a few tunnels underneath the roadway to improve pedestrian access to the lake.
As implemented, the project is a far cry from what Campbell envisioned, Litt writes:
A dozen years and $100 million later, it’s hard to see the Ohio Department of Transportation’s re-do of the Shoreway, scheduled for completion next year, as more than a faint echo of the project’s original concept.
Adding the intersections would have transformed the Shoreway from a regional thoroughfare into a local boulevard.
And it would have made Edgewater Park, one of the city’s greatest amenities, far more accessible.
Detroit Shoreway residents would have been able to stroll down any of the newly connected streets to the lakefront rather than use pedestrian tunnels that burrow under the rail line and the Shoreway.
With roughly two-thirds of the work on the Shoreway now done, the reality is that Detroit Shoreway still remains largely walled off from Edgewater Park by a railroad line and by what still amounts to a three-mile, limited access freeway.
District 12 Deputy Director Myron Pakush blames the whole thing on federal red tape. “You cannot expend federal dollars for something you would create traffic jams on,” he told Litt.
This is a great example of what’s called a “technical brushoff,” and it’s not even true.
Last year, Barbara McCann, a policy director at U.S. DOT, told Streetsblog that “there is no federal mandate for Level of Service.” Her comments were aimed at encouraging highway planners like Pakush not to let this clumsy measure of car congestion obstruct projects that improve street networks for walking, biking, and transit. ODOT District 12 has entirely missed the memo.
By acting as a highway department, not a transportation department, ODOT reinforced the pattern of sprawl and disinvestment that has made Cleveland one of the poorest and fastest shrinking cities in the country. That was a much more tolerable outcome for the agency than a few minutes of delay for motorists.
More recommended reading today: Bikemore reports that Baltimore DOT’s long-awaited recommendations for Boston Street, a major thoroughfare, are terrible for walking, biking, and transit. And American Dirt relays an example of an all-too-common problem: a walkable small town where highway-like road design undercuts the local tourism economy.
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Even Places With No Congestion Are Widening Highways
For every transportation agency trying to innovate and update policies for the 21st century, there are several thoughtlessly widening highways like it’s still 1956. Case in point: Ohio DOT, which wants to widen three highways in the Cleveland region. Tim Kovach has been poring over the global urban congestion rankings produced by Tom Tom, the GPS company. TomTom says that out of […]
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One of the top goals of the national transportation reform movement is to get state DOTs to spend their money more wisely. The feds distribute tens of billions of dollars to state DOTs each year with very few strings attached. But for every state like Massachusetts or Tennessee that’s decided to shift toward building walkable […]
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Further evidence that the highway era in America is coming to a close: Under financial strain, a state DOT has stepped and up said it will stop expanding highways. Officials at the Wyoming Department of Transportation have said the agency will turn its resources toward maintenance of its existing highways. But even without new construction, […]
Oregon DOT Nixes “Highways Division” for “Multi-Modal” System
It wasn’t that long ago that state highway bureaus started adopting the more mode-neutral label, “department of transportation.” In practice, however, many state DOTs still function mainly as highway agencies. Now Oregon DOT is going a step further to leave the highway-centric approach behind. Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland reports today that Oregon DOT is […]
Washington State DOT Chief: Fixing Congestion With Highways “Fiscally Impossible”
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"The problem is we don't provide affordable housing and transportation solutions," Roger Millar told a convention of highway builders last week.
Midwest Will Raise Gas Taxes — And Make Everything Worse
By Angie Schmitt | Mar 7, 2019
If Midwest states shovel billions more into highway widenings (likely), it could just increase maintenance costs and further undermine their cities.
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Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, causation of memory enhancement, and assay for screening compounds for such
Grimaldi , et al. May 29, 2
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Southern Research Institute
Patent 14/797,773
Ananthan; Subramaniam
Grimaldi; Maurizio
Hobrath; Judith Varady
Maddry; Joseph A.
Patent Grant 9980969
U.S. patent number 9,980,969 [Application Number 14/797,773] was granted by the patent office on 2018-05-29 for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, causation of memory enhancement, and assay for screening compounds for such. This patent grant is currently assigned to SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE. The grantee listed for this patent is Southern Research Institute. Invention is credited to Subramaniam Ananthan, Maurizio Grimaldi, Judith Varady Hobrath, Joseph A. Maddry.
United States Patent 9,980,969
Grimaldi , et al. May 29, 2018
The invention provides methods of enhancing memory and/or learning and prevent neurodegeneration, comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of certain heterocyclic and aromatic compounds to a patient in need thereof. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of treating patients suffering from a neurodegenerative disease, such as but not limited to, Alzheimer's, Parkinsons's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS) disease, and/or memory or learning impairment. The invention further provides neuronal human cell-based assays that assess NF-kB gene upregulation using a luciferase reporter, wherein the assays identify compounds that are useful in enhancing memory or learning.
Grimaldi; Maurizio (Birmingham, AL), Hobrath; Judith Varady (Pinson, AL), Ananthan; Subramaniam (Birmingham, AL), Maddry; Joseph A. (Birmingham, AL)
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Birmingham, AL)
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14/797,773
Prior Publication Data
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US 20160022691 A1 Jan 28, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
PCT/US2010/052624 Oct 14, 2010
61251874 Oct 15, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: A61K 31/136 (20130101); A61K 31/444 (20130101); A61P 25/00 (20180101); A61P 25/28 (20180101); A61K 31/426 (20130101); A61K 31/427 (20130101); A61K 31/675 (20130101); A61K 31/36 (20130101); A61K 31/5377 (20130101)
Current International Class: A61K 31/136 (20060101); A61K 31/427 (20060101); A61K 31/444 (20060101); A61K 31/36 (20060101); A61K 31/675 (20060101); A61K 31/426 (20060101); A61K 31/5377 (20060101)
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Primary Examiner: Carter; Kendra D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Polsinelli PC
Government Interests
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
This invention was partially supported by Grant MLSCN: 1U54-HG-003917 and --N01NS-22348 and 1 R03MH082367-01 to M.G. from National Institute of Health and the US Government has certain rights in the invention.
Parent Case Text
This Application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/501,934, filed Jun. 6, 2012. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/501,934 is a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US2010/052624, filed on Oct. 14, 2010, and claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/251,874, filed on Oct. 15, 2009. The disclosures of the prior applications are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
1. A method of treating a patient suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the method comprising administering to the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00073##
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is administered to the patient as part of a pharmaceutical composition further comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is administered to the patient by at least one route selected from the group consisting of oral, inhalation, nasal, buccal, parenteral, topical, rectal, and vaginal routes.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient is a mammal.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the patient is human.
The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a patient suffering from a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou Gehrig's (ALS) disease, and patients with or patients predisposed to developing a learning and memory impairment and/or neurodegeneration not classifiable in any of the above mentioned examples and enhancing memory performance in normal and pathological states, which comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of certain heterocyclic and aromatic compounds. The applications of this disclosure also include all of the situations in which strengthening NF-kB signaling can result in amelioration of patient conditions and is not limited to the central nervous system or the above mentioned central nervous system conditions. A number of the compounds to be employed are novel. The present disclosure also relates to a neuronal human cell-based assay that will assess NF-kB gene up-regulation using a luciferase reporter for screening for compounds for use in treating neurodegenerative diseases as described above.
Effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases, such as (without limitation) Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou Gehrig's disease is still lacking. For example, it has been recently reported that Alzheimer's disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It has also been reported that 26 million people worldwide, including 5 million Americans, have Alzheimer's disease. Only marginal symptomatologic treatment is available to date. Statistics and projections indicate that 1 in 2 subjects above the age of 80 experience some level of clinically relevant cognitive impairment and with the projections indicating an increase of the average lifespan of the humans the burden deriving to society will be immense.
There are several indications that the NF-kB pathway plays a role in neuronal resilience and in the changes induced by cellular learning such as long term potentiation and depression. Several reports have shown that knocking out NF-kB activity in the brain causes sensitization to toxic stimuli, such as -amyloid, excitatory aminoacids and to trauma. Also NF-kB activation has been involved in long term potentiation and depression the cellular correlates of learning and memory. In addition, activation of NF-kB is a known anti-apoptosis mechanism. Failure of NF-kB in other systems can also be counteracted by compounds of this disclosure and therefore will be covered by this disclosure.
SUMMARY OF DISCLOSURE
The present disclosure relates to a method for protecting neurons and enhancing memory performance in a patient or for treating a patient suffering from a neurodengenerative disease a memory impairment, or a learning impairment by administering to the patient at least one compound represented by the structures:
##STR00001## ##STR00002## ##STR00003##
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof, a prodrug thereof and mixtures thereof; in an amount effective for treating said patient.
In Structure 1, Z represents O, NH, N--R.sub.3, S, CH, or CR.sub.3; and each R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is individually selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 1a, Z represents N, CH, or CR.sub.3 and each R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is individually selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 2, Y is O or S; R.sub.1 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; each R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 is individually selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl and R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 3, X represents OR.sub.6 or NR.sub.6R.sub.7; each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is individually selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; each R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and each R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 4, each W, X, Y, Z is N or CR.sub.6; each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 5, each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 5a, X represents N or CR.sub.2; Y represents S or CR.sub.5R.sub.6; and each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 6, X represents R.sub.2 or NR.sub.3R.sub.4; Y represents O, S or NR.sub.5; R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; each R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.5 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and R.sub.4 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 7, X represents O--R.sub.4 or NR.sub.4R.sub.5; each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and R.sub.5 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 8, X represents O or S; Y represents N or CR.sub.3; Z represents NR.sub.4R.sub.6 or CR.sub.4R.sub.5R.sub.6; each R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.6 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and n is o, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
In Structure 9, X represents O, S or NR.sub.4; R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; and each R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is individually selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 10, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and n is 1, 2, or 3.
In Structure 10a, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3.
In Structures 11 and 12 R.sub.1, is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
In Structure 13, each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is individually selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino.
In Structure 14, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; and each R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is individually selected from the group consisting of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, substituted amino, alkylthio, cyano or azido.
In Structure 15, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino, cyano or alkylthio; and each R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is individually selected from the group consisting of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, substituted amino, cyano or alkylthio.
In Structure 16, each R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is individually selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino, cyano, azido or alkylthio.
The present disclosure also relates to treating a patient that is predisposed to developing a neurodegenerative disease, a memory impairment, or a learning impairment.
In another embodiment, the method is for improving learning. In yet another embodiment, the method is for preventing or minimizing the decline of memory or improving or maintaining baseline memory.
The present disclosure also relates to novel compounds employed according to this disclosure.
The present disclosure also relates to a neuronal human cell-based assay that will assess NF-kB up-regulation using a luciferase reporter for screening for compounds that can be used in treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Still other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become readily apparent by those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, wherein it is shown and described preferred embodiments, simply by way of illustration of the best mode contemplated. As will be realized the disclosure is capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details are capable of modifications in various obvious respects, without departing from the disclosure. Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of the construct used in this disclosure. A TATA box has been attached to 4 copies of the NF-kB promoter enhancer sequence to drive firefly luciferase gene transcription.
FIG. 2 shows SH-5YSY cells that were exposed to increasing concentrations of blasticidin.
FIG. 3 shows the effect of TNF at 5 and 10 nM on the expression of the firefly lucipherase in different selected clones. Stimulation with TNF showed several high expressing clones. The clone C1 was the strongest expresser and was selected for further analysis.
FIG. 4 shows the effect of different cell numbers and two TNF-.alpha. concentrations on luciferase expression in the clone C1.
FIG. 5 shows a comparison between phenol red free HEPES-buffered DMEM and phenol red containing bicarbonate-buffered DMEM in C1 clone.
FIG. 6 is a graph illustrating the concentration-dependent effect of DMSO on TNF-induced lucipherase and on cell numbers in C1 clone.
FIG. 7 is a graph showing the effect of increasing concentration of DMSO on the survival of the C1 clone cells. Cells were exposed to DMSO for 24 hours as they would in a screening run.
FIG. 8 is a graph showing the concentration dependent effect of TNF-.alpha. on NF-kB promoter driven luciferase expression.
FIG. 9 gives examples of Z' plate arrays and results. In panel A cells were laid out in a plate and then exposed to vehicle or to 5 ng/ml TNF for 24 hours. Treatments were performed in 1/4 quadrant with a cross pattern. In these settings Z' values above 0.7 have consistently been performed. In panel B instead of a quarter arrays, control and TNF treated cells were scattered across the plate. Even in this random pattern Z' values were consistently above 0.7.
FIG. 10 is a collection of Z' values determined on a robotic platform during a screening campaign; Z' values were always consistent with a very robust assay.
FIG. 11 shows structures of specific compounds selected for further follow up testing.
FIG. 12 correlates structures from FIG. 11 with internal SRI designations.
FIG. 13 shows the activation of NF-kB p65 in primary neurons. Nuclear translocation/activation of NF-kB p65 in response to the indicated CMPDs after 24 h exposure is shown and compared to control and TNF-.alpha. (24 hours) treated cells. Examples of nuclear p65 are highlighted by the arrows. Image analysis allowed us to quantify the data and perform statistical analysis. A significant increase of nuclear presence of p65 is shown in the bar graphs in panels C4, D4 and E4. Panel F4 shows the neuroprotective effect of CMPD 22782 as a prototype compound.
FIG. 14 shows the effect of prototype CMPDs on I-kB and NF-kB p55. A) I-kB was not affected by CMPD exposure while it was reduced by TNF. B) CMPDs increased cytoplasmic NF-kB p65. C) CMPDs increased nuclear localization of NF-kB p65. D) The sum of CMPD effects on P65 in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus.
FIG. 15 shows the activation of NF-kB p65 in primary neurons by neuron selective CMPDs. Nuclear translocation of NF-kB p65 in response to CMPDs after 24 h exposure is shown in and compared to control and 100 ng/ml TNF-.alpha. (15 min) treated cells. Examples of nuclear p65 are highlighted by the arrows. Image analysis allowed quantification of the data and statistical analysis. A significant increase larger or equal to the strong effect of TNF of nuclear p65 is shown in panels E and F for the CMPDs.
FIG. 16 is a four graph collection showing the effect of 4 of the compounds included in this document as prototype on the induction of MnSOD a neuroprotective enzyme that is actuated by NF-kB induction.
FIG. 17 (A-C) shows the neuroprotective effect of prototype compounds according to the present disclosure on three well established in vitro models of neurodegeneration that are widely use to test in vitro effective compounds.
FIG. 18 shows the effect of the indicated compound on the toxic effect of glutamate in primary neurons. The data indicate that 60% of the cell death induced by glutamate is prevented by the compound 22872.
FIG. 19 shows the effect of CMPD 22819 on neurotoxicity induced by H.sub.2O.sub.2. Primary rat cortical neurons at 6 D.I.V. were pretreated for 24 hours with 300 nM of 22819 and exposed to toxicity by 120 .mu.M of H.sub.2O.sub.2. Neurons pretreated with the CMPD showed a 62% reduction of the H.sub.2O.sub.2 induced toxicity.
FIG. 20 (A-B) shows the effect of CMPD on MnSOD activity in primary neurons. A) CMPDs active in astrocytes increased activity of MnSOD activity in primary neurons. B) CMPDs inactive in astrocytes also increased NF-kB driven MnSOD expression\activity in neurons.
FIG. 21 shows the in silico predicted parameters for the brain distribution of 7 neuron selective compounds. ADMET BBB is the log of brain to blood partition coefficient calculated using the software Pipeline Plot. ADMET BBB Level indicates the ranking of ADMET BBB (0 being very high predicted passive distribution in the brain decreasing down to 3. 4 indicated unpredictable behavior). QPLog Predicted brain/blood partition coefficient (Range=-3.0 to 1.2 higher the better) using the software Quik Prop. CNS: Predicted central nervous system activity on a -2 (inactive) to +2 (active) scale. QPPMDCK: Predicted apparent MDCK cell permeability in nm/sec (v<25 poor; v>500 good). QPlogPo/w: Predicted octanol/water partition coefficient (Range=-2.0 to 6, optimal v>1 and V<4). QPlogPo/w<5 (Lipophilicity); donorHB <=5 (Hydrogen bond donors); accptHB <=10 (Hydrogen) Rule Of Five: Number of violations of Lipinski's rule of five (Desired values should be: MW<500 (Molecular Weight); bond acceptors.
FIG. 22 (A-D) shows the effect of treatment with SRI22818 and 22819 on development of ALS-like symptoms in G93A mice. A) Shows that survival was significantly improved in animals treated with both CMPDs; B) shows that reaching the 50% death threshold was significantly delayed; C) shows that the onset of the symptoms is slightly affected, whilst progression through the 4 neurological grades was greatly delayed; and D) shows that the weight loss due to muscle atrophy is also significantly delayed in animals treated with the two CMPDs.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE
In particular, the present disclosure relates to use of compounds represented by the following structures:
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof, a prodrug thereof and mixtures thereof.
In Structure 10a, R.sub.1, is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3.
In Structures 11 and 12, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of single or multiple substitutions of H or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl heteroaryl or acyl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino or substituted amino; R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl; and R.sub.3 is H, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heteroaryl.
Listed below are definitions of various terms used to describe this invention. These definitions apply to the terms as they are used throughout this specification, unless otherwise limited in specific instances, either individually or as part of a larger group.
Typical aliphatic acyl groups contain 1 to 6 carbon atoms and include formyl, acetyl, propionyl and isobutyryl.
Typical aromatic acyl groups include unsubstituted and alkyl substituted aromatic groups containing 7 to 10 carbon atoms in the aromatic ring. When substituted the alkyl group typically contains 1-6 carbon atoms. Typical aromatic acyl groups include benzoyl para-toluoyl and phenylacetyl.
The term "alkyl" refers to saturated or unsaturated (alkenyl or alkynyl) straight, branched chain, or cyclic, unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups of typically 1 to 22 carbon atoms, more typically 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and even more typically 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Examples of suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl and propyl. Examples of branched alkyl groups include isopropyl and t-butyl. Examples of cyclic alkyl groups include cyclohexyl and cyclopropylmethyl. Examples of unsaturated alkyl groups include ethynyl, cyclopentenyl, and allyl. Examples of substituted alkyl groups include 2-methoxyethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, and 2-diethylaminocyclopentenyl. Suitable monoalkylamino groups for X contain 1-6 carbon atoms and include monomethylamino, monoethylamino, mono-isopropylamino, mono-n-propylamino, mono-isobutyl-amino, mono-n-butylamino, mono-n-hexylamino, monophenethylamino, or mono-2-pyridylamino. The alkyl moiety can be straight, branched, or cyclic chain.
Suitable dialkylamino groups typically contain 1-6 carbon atoms in each alkyl group. The alkyl groups can be the same or different and can be straight, branched or cyclic chain. Examples of some suitable groups are dimethylamino, diethylamino, ethylmethylamino, dipropylamino, dibutylamino, dipentylamino, dihexylamino, methylpentylamino, ethylpropylamino and ethylhexylamino.
Examples of halo groups are Cl, F, Br and I.
The term "aryl" refers to monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 6 to 14 carbon atoms in the ring portion, such as phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, and diphenyl groups, each of which may be substituted such as with a halo or alkyl group.
The term "aralkyl" or "alkylaryl" refers to an aryl group bonded directly through an alkyl group, such as benzyl or phenethyl.
The term "heteroaryl", refers to an optionally substituted, unsaturated aromatic cyclic group, for example, which is a 5 to 7 membered monocyclic, 7 to 11 membered bicyclic, or 10 to 15 membered tricyclic ring system, which has at least one heteroatom and at least one carbon atom in the ring. Each ring of the heterocyclic group containing a heteroatom may have 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms and sulfur atoms, where the nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may also optionally be oxidized and the nitrogen heteroatoms may also optionally be quaternized. Examples of heteroaryl groups are pyridyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, furyl, thienyl and indolyl.
When substituted, the above groups are typically substituted with a halo, alkyl, alkoxy or amino group.
It is of course understood that the compounds of the present disclosure relate to all optical isomers and stereo-isomers at the various possible atoms of the molecule, unless specified otherwise.
The compounds according to this disclosure may form prodrugs at hydroxyl or amino functionalities using alkoxy, amino acids, etc. groups as the prodrug forming moieties. For instance, the hydroxymethyl position may form mono-, di- or triphosphates and again these phosphates can form prodrugs. For example, see Meier, CycloSal Phosphates as Chemical Trojan Horses for Intracellular Nucleotide Glycosyl-Monophosphate Delivery--Chemistry Meets Biology, European Journal of Organic Chemistry (2006), (5), 1081-1102, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Chemical Abstracts 144:391234; Drontle et al, Designing a Pronucleotide Stratagem: Lessons from Amino Acid Phosphoramidates of Anticancer and Antiviral Pyrimidines, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry (2004), 4(4), 409-419, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Chemical Abstracts 141:230392; Cahard et al, Aryloxy Phosphoramidate Triesters as Protides, in Medicinal Chemistry (2004), 4(4), 371-381, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Chemical Abstracts, 141:218130 and Meier, CycloSal-Pronucleotides-Design of the Concept, Chemistry, and Antiviral activity, Advances in Antiviral Drug Design (2004), 4, 147-213, Elsevier B.V, Chemical Abstracts 141:133365.
Preparations of such prodrug derivatives are discussed in various literature sources (examples are: Alexander et al., J. Med. Chem. 1988, 31, 318; Aligas-Martin et al., PCT WO pp/41531, p. 30). The nitrogen function converted in preparing these derivatives is one (or more) of the nitrogen atoms of a compound of the disclosure.
"Pharmaceutically acceptable salts" refer to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by making acid or base salts thereof. The compounds of this disclosure form acid and base addition salts with a wide variety of organic and inorganic acids and bases and includes the physiologically acceptable salts which are often used in pharmaceutical chemistry. Such salts are also part of this disclosure. Typical inorganic acids used to form such salts include hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, nitric, sulfuric, phosphoric, hypophosphoric and the like. Salts derived from organic acids, such as aliphatic mono and dicarboxylic acids, phenyl substituted alkonic acids, hydroxyalkanoic and hydroxyalkandioic acids, aromatic acids, aliphatic and aromatic sulfonic acids, may also be used. Such pharmaceutically acceptable salts thus include acetate, phenylacetate, trifluoroacetate, acrylate, ascorbate, benzoate, chlorobenzoate, dinitrobenzoate, hydroxybenzoate, methoxybenzoate, methyl benzoate, o-acetoxybenzoate, naphthalene-2-benzoate, bromide, isobutyrate, phenyl butyrate, .beta.-hydroxybutyrate, butyne-1,4-dioate, hexyne-1,4-dioate, cabrate, caprylate, chloride, cinnamate, citrate, formate, fumarate, glycollate, heptanoate, hippurate, lactate, malate, maleate, hydroxymaleate, malonate, mandelate, mesylate, nicotinate, isonicotinate, nitrate, oxalate, phthalate, teraphthalate, phosphate, monohydrogenphosphate, dihydrogenphosphate, metaphosphate, pyrophosphate, propiolate, propionate, phenylpropionate, salicylate, sebacate, succinate, suberate, sulfate, bisulfate, pyrosulfate, sulfite, bisulfite, sulfonate, benzene-sulfonate, p-bromobenzenesulfonate, chlorobenzenesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, methanesulfonate, naphthalene-1-sulfonate, naphthalene-2-sulfonate, p-toleunesulfonate, xylenesulfonate, tartarate, and the like.
Bases commonly used for formation of salts include ammonium hydroxide and alkali and alkaline earth metal hydroxides, carbonates, as well as aliphatic and primary, secondary and tertiary amines, aliphatic diamines. Bases especially useful in the preparation of addition salts include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, methylamine, diethylamine, and ethylene diamine.
"Solvates" refers to the compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute and includes hydrates. Solvates are usually crystalline solid adducts containing solvent molecules within the crystal structure, in either stoichiometric or nonstoichiometric proportions.
Many of the compounds employed according to the present disclosure are available commercially. Those compounds to be employed in the present disclosure that are novel can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art once aware of the present disclosure without undue experimentation by methods available in the art.
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Representative compounds suitable for the treatment according to the present disclosure along with their IC50 values are disclosed in the following Table:
TABLE-US-00001 Structure Class ID MOLSTRUCTURE MW IC50 1,1a AB00093511 ##STR00007## 286.7201 0.079 AB00093467 ##STR00008## 282.3016 0.082 AB00093558 ##STR00009## 266.3022 0.1 AB00084000 ##STR00010## 291.1387 0.062 AB00027137 ##STR00011## 464.5037 0.13 AB00101507 ##STR00012## 300.7036 0.337 AB00092734 ##STR00013## 256.3285 0.382 AB00093094 ##STR00014## 306.3891 0.788 AB00093093 ##STR00015## 274.7742 4.062 AB00101695 ##STR00016## 250.3028 0.579 AB00440877 ##STR00017## 294.3127 0.639 AB00461411 ##STR00018## 266.3022 0.968 2 AB00097765 ##STR00019## 324.4044 0.062 AB00079697 ##STR00020## 266.3674 0.142 AB00101290 ##STR00021## 325.4356 0.144 AB00097765 ##STR00022## 324.4044 0.062 AB00074195 ##STR00023## 252.3403 0.122 AB00095939 ##STR00024## 232.3499 0.133 AB00546606 ##STR00025## 256.3285 0.598 AB00613917 ##STR00026## 286.355 0.966 AB00546194 ##STR00027## 274.3439 1.396 3 AB00101018 ##STR00028## 320.3946 3.172 AB00101133 ##STR00029## 351.365 3.7 AB00100961 ##STR00030## 340.8125 3.967 4 AB00443206 ##STR00031## 378.3598 0.123 AB00171904 ##STR00032## 453.4614 0.159 AB00174102 ##STR00033## 509.5697 0.345 5, 5a AB00093745 ##STR00034## 279.1598 0.251 AB00093742 ##STR00035## 218.2542 0.382 AB00315863 ##STR00036## 284.3827 0.65 AB00475708 ##STR00037## 274.4091 1.926 AB00428616 ##STR00038## 321.8092 2.412 AB00371839 ##STR00039## 251.2655 0.125 AB00421150 ##STR00040## 260.382 12.577 6 AB00011625 ##STR00041## 432.9262 0.111 AB00012207 ##STR00042## 452.5985 0.155 AB00003451 ##STR00043## 464.4885 0.156 AB00547004 ##STR00044## 441.5125 0.155 AB00317535 ##STR00045## 398.5305 0.328 AB00542926 ##STR00046## 482.3591 0.393 7 AB00052939 ##STR00047## 298.2981 1.725 AB00431689 ##STR00048## 312.3252 4.524 AB00390364 ##STR00049## 312.2816 22.698 8 AB00121550 ##STR00050## 438.5278 0.545 AB00120582 ##STR00051## 444.9622 145.666 AB00089877 ##STR00052## 398.5061 1312.209 9 AB00083765 ##STR00053## 254.3098 3.719 AB00534272 ##STR00054## 258.3632 5.975 AB00083422 ##STR00055## 228.2715 3651.481 10, 10a AB00105762 ##STR00056## 256.2821 0.18 AB00616066 ##STR00057## 266.3458 0.361 AB00022459 ##STR00058## 294.4 0.065 AB00013805 ##STR00059## 338.4536 0.067 AB00616088 ##STR00060## 314.3004 0.114 AB00329861 ##STR00061## 268.3181 0.697 11 AB00092070 ##STR00062## 307.8013 0.775 AB00092117 ##STR00063## 307.8013 3.403 AB00091724 ##STR00064## 342.2464 5.186 12 AB00087011 ##STR00065## 273.7214 0.213 AB00101723 ##STR00066## 317.7313 0.213 AB00102118 ##STR00067## 283.3299 0.235 13 AB00548181 ##STR00068## 342.0241 0.062 AB00528862 ##STR00069## 279.1598 0.094 14 AB00614173 ##STR00070## 300.3385 0.104 15 AB00097657 ##STR00071## 264.2862 0.064 16 AB00079098 ##STR00072## 284.3391 0.067
Non-limiting examples of neurodegenerative diseases to be treated according to this disclosure are Alzheimer, Parkinson, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Brain traumatic injury and associated neurodegeneration, vascular dementia, Huntington disease and memory and learning deficit (ADHD, mental retardation).
The following is a description of the assay according to the present disclosure.
SH-5YSY human neuroblastoma cell line was obtained from the American Tissue Culture collection (ATCC). The cells were expanded and frozen for long term storage. A commercially available expression vector containing the NF-kB promoter enhancer region driving the firefly lucipherase gene expression (see FIG. 1) was obtained. This plasmid was designed for transient expression studies and was devoid of any antibiotic-resistance conferring gene. A second plasmid containing the gene conferring resistance to blasticidin was also used. A dual transfection approach to obtain stable cell lines was employed. Prior to transfection, blasticidin sensitivity of the cell line was performed (See FIG. 2). It was determined that SH-5YSY cells were sensitive to the antibiotic toxicity and that 3 .mu.g/ml caused total cell death (FIG. 2). After expanding and purifying adequate quantities of these plasmids, SH-5YSY cells were co-transfected with the above two plasmids and the clonal selection of the transfected cells in the presence of blasticidin proceeded. Several clones were identified that were both resistant to blasticidin and expressed the firefly luciferase upon exposure to TNF-.alpha., a known inducer of NF-kB (See FIG. 3). After several assessments, a clone, C1, which expressed high levels of stimulated-luciferase expression and maintained it over time (see FIG. 3) was identified. To date, this clone has been in culture for over 37 passages without significant decline of the gene of interest induction. The optimal conditions for this assay to be carried out in a high throughput setting has been determined. Initially, the optimal number of cells needed was assessed. In FIG. 4 it is shown the effect of using a range of cells from 10,000 to 40,000. The data indicates that a sufficient dynamic range will be available when using 20,000 cells/well. The assays has have been implemented using a similar cell density for HTS analysis without excessive problems. This cell line allows growing large scale quantities of cells fairly easily.
Successively, the optimal time of incubation and media requirements were assessed. The data indicates that after a 24 hours settling time, exposure of the cells for 24 hours to positive controls such as TNF-.alpha. will allow for strong induction of the firefly liciferase (data not shown). These conditions are relatively affordable in HTS settings. Finally, since during robotic handling the plates containing the cells spend a significant amount of time outside the incubator and since phenol red could interfere with the reagents in the luciferase activity assay kit, the effect of using a phenol red free HEPES-buffered media was assessed. As shown in FIG. 5 there is a very little effect of phenol red free, HEPES-buffered media on the assay response and dynamic range. Therefore, the assessment is that it is possible to run this assay using these more forgiving media. Since the compounds contained in the most commonly used libraries are dissolved in DMSO, the effect of DMSO on both luciferase expression in response to TNF-.alpha. and C1 clone survival during assay simulations was characterized. The effect of increasing concentration of DMSO ranging from 0.05% through 0.5% on TNF-.alpha. induction of luciferase (black line and black scale) is shown in FIG. 6. Also the effect of DMSO on baseline expression of luciferase in the C1 clone is shown in FIG. 6 (gray line and gray scale). In FIG. 7, it is shown the effect of DMSO on cell survival in the same conditions described in FIG. 6. In these experimental settings cells, settled for 24 hours, and then were incubated for an additional 24 hours with DMSO at the indicated concentrations. At the end of the incubation phase cell viability was assessed using the commercially available kit Cell Titer Glo.TM. following the manufacturer instructions (Perkin Elmer). Results reported in FIG. 7 indicate that DMSO up to 0.5% does not affect either cell viability or TNF-.alpha. induction of the luciferase reporter. Finally, the effect of different concentrations of TNF-.alpha. was studied in the clone C1. Increasing the concentration of TNF-.alpha. from 0.625 up to 40 ng/ml caused a linear increase of the luciferase expression in C1 cells. Further increase in TNF concentration did not cause any additional increase of luciferase activity. This indicates that during the screen that compounds able to activate the promoter with different efficiency will be easily picked up by our detection system (FIG. 8).
Essential to development of an assay for high throughput screening is the assessment of Z' values. This statistical parameter assesses the possibility that data obtained in a single well are statistically significant. In general, assays can generate negative and positive Z' values. Negative Z' values indicate a very unpredictable assay. Z' values comprised between 0 and 0.5 indicates an assay with a certain degree of uncertainty. Finally Z' values above 0.5 indicate very robust assays. Z' values above 0.7 both in canonical quadrant Z' plates arrays and in scrambled Z' plates arrays have been produced consistently in laboratory settings (see FIG. 9). This indicates that the assay is very robust.
This assay has been adapted to 96-, 384-, and 1536-well plate format. Higher density formats are also possible. A high throughput screening campaign of 300,000 compounds in 1536-well format has been conducted successfully. FIG. 10 depicts the Z' values for the 160 plates used.
In addition, the data shows that a number of compounds are selectively effective in neurons, that they increase MnSOD activity and that they are neuroprotective on two different neurodegenerative in vitro paradigms. In particular, the data indicates activation of NF-kB p65 in astrocytes by 8 of the 18 compounds, shown in FIG. 11. Also shown are additional compounds that were inactive in astrocytes, but are able to increase NF-kB-driven MnSOD activity in primary cortical neurons in culture. MnSOD is a key enzyme in inactivating ROS, the end point of almost all neurodegenerative insults. This enzyme is under the direct control of NF-kB as shown in the literature. Therefore, increased MnSOD activity can be a reporter for NF-kB activation and a reliable indicator of neuroprotective activity. Compounds SRI 22772, SRI 22774, SRI 22773, SRI 22780, SRI 22782, SRI 22817, SRI 22820, SRI 22864 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) were able to activate in an expression-dependent manner NF-kB p65 in primary astrocytes. It has now been found that compounds deemed inactive in astrocytes, are able to increase NF-kB-induced MnSOD activity and expression in primary neurons. Compounds SRI 22781, SRI 22818, SRI 22776, SRI 22819 were all active in neurons but not in astrocytes. Only SRI 22777 thus far is inactive in these assays.
All compounds belonging to the group of active in astrocytes tested thus far in the MnSOD activity assay increased MnSOD activity in neurons. In fact, compounds SRI 22817, SRI 22780, SRI 22782, SRI 22820 were able to induce a large increase of MnSOD activity in primary neurons. On the other hand, compounds SRI 22781, SRI 22818, SRI 22776, SRI 22819 belonging to the group of compounds inactive in astrocytes, were able to increase NF-kB-induced MnSOD activity in primary neurons (see FIGS. 16 and 20B). The discovery of these neuron-selective compounds suggests the possibility that compounds exist that activate NF-kB p65 in neurons but not in astrocytes. This feature could be important since activation of NF-kB in astrocytes could have unwanted effects. However, it needs to be pointed out that the final effect of NF-kB activation in glial cells is unknown at this stage and does not represent a disqualifying factor for active compound selection. Regardless, having compounds active in neurons which are not active in astrocytes can be a very important and interesting aspect of our research. In FIGS. 16 and 20B, it is shown the effect of the four above mentioned compounds on MNSOD expression in primary neurons. At the concentration tested, the compounds were as potent as or more potent than TNF-.alpha. (an extremely powerful inducer of MnSOD). Stimulation of MnSOD activity by the compounds exceeded 11 folds of the basal enzyme activity.
Neuron selective compounds SRI 22781 and SRI 22818 show neuroprotective features in vitro. These two compounds belonging to the active in neurons but inactive in astrocytes category cause protection of neurons in different paradigm toxicity experiments. These two compounds, which are the only two tested, selectively increase NF-kB-driven MnSOD activity in neurons but do not activate NF-kB p65 in astrocytes. In panel A of FIG. 17, it is shown the protective effect of compound SRI 22781 on glutamate excitotoxicity. Primary neurons pretreated with our compound for 1 hour were exposed to a toxic concentration of glutamate in the presence of glycine and in absence of magnesium for 1 hour and then replaced with their original culture media containing the compound and incubated for additional 24 hours in the presence of the compound or vehicle. At the end of the experimental period, the cells were analyzed using standard image-based or biochemical viability assays. In Panel A, it is shown that SRI 22781 had no direct toxic effect and that glutamate caused significant cell death. However, cells pretreated with SRI 22781 were protected from glutamate adverse effects in a statistically significant manner. In panel B, the effect of compound SRI 22818 on NMDA induced neurotoxicity is shown. Primary neurons were exposed to the compound SRI 22818 at 3 .mu.M for 36 hours prior to NMDA toxicity and were present during the following incubation prior to quantification of cell viability. NMDA exposure lasted 1 hour. Compound SRI 22818 did not affect general viability but was able to decrease NMDA toxicity by 50% in a statistically significant manner. Finally, compound SRI 22818 also was tested for its effect on -Amyloid toxicity. -amyloid(1-42) at 20 .mu.M was used in these experiments in its fibrillar form. Fibrillar amyloid was obtained accordingly to manufacturer instructions by preincubating the agent at 370.degree. C. in an ad hoc saline solution for 48 hours prior to the experiments. Fibrillar amyloid caused significant neuronal death over the 24 hour incubation, as quantified via multiple image-based and biochemical assays. Neurons were pre-exposed to 3 .mu.M SRI 22818, or vehicle, for 1 hour prior to exposure to amyloid and present throughout the incubation with the toxin. SRI 22818 completely prevented fibrillar amyloid toxic effect, a very promising result.
Compounds of the present disclosure can be administered by any conventional means available for use in conjunction with pharmaceuticals, either as individual therapeutic agents or in a combination of therapeutic agents. They can be administered alone, but generally administered with a pharmaceutical carrier selected on the basis of the chosen route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice. The compounds can also be administered in conjunction with other therapeutic agents if desired.
The pharmaceutically acceptable carriers described herein, for example, vehicles, adjuvants, excipients, or diluents, are well-known to those who are skilled in the art. Typically, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is chemically inert to the active compounds and has no detrimental side effects or toxicity under the conditions of use. The pharmaceutically acceptable carriers can include polymers and polymer matrices.
The compounds of this disclosure can be administered by any conventional method available for use in conjunction with pharmaceuticals, either as individual therapeutic agents or in a combination of therapeutic agents.
The dosage administered will, of course, vary depending upon known factors, such as the pharmacodynamic characteristics of the particular agent and its mode and route of administration; the age, health and weight of the recipient; the nature and extent of the symptoms; the kind of concurrent treatment; the frequency of treatment; and the effect desired. A daily dosage of active ingredient can be expected to be about 0.001 to 1000 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight, with the preferred dose being 0.1 to about 30 mg/kg.
Dosage forms (compositions suitable for administration) typically contain from about 1 mg to about 500 mg of active ingredient per unit. In these pharmaceutical compositions, the active ingredient will ordinarily be present in an amount of about 0.5-95% weight based on the total weight of the composition.
The active ingredient can be administered orally in solid dosage forms, such as capsules, tablets, and powders, or in liquid dosage forms, such as elixirs, syrups and suspensions. It can also be administered parenterally, in sterile liquid dosage forms. The active ingredient can also be administered intranasally (nose drops) or by inhalation of a drug powder mist. Other dosage forms are potentially possible such as administration transdermally, via patch mechanism or ointment.
Formulations suitable for oral administration can consist of (a) liquid solutions, such as an effective amount of the compound dissolved in diluents, such as water, saline, or orange juice; (b) capsules, sachets, tablets, lozenges, and troches, each containing a predetermined amount of the active ingredient, as solids or granules; (c) powders; (d) suspensions in an appropriate liquid; (e) suitable emulsions; and long acting or delayed release formulations. Liquid formulations may include diluents, such as water and alcohols, for example, ethanol, benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, glycerin, and the polyethylene alcohols, either with or without the addition of a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, suspending agent, or emulsifying agent. Capsule forms can be of the ordinary hard- or soft-shelled gelatin type containing, for example, surfactants, lubricants, and inert fillers, such as lactose, sucrose, calcium phosphate, and corn starch. Tablet forms can include one or more of the following: lactose, sucrose, mannitol, corn starch, potato starch, alginic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, acacia, gelatin, guar gum, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, talc, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, stearic acid, and other excipients, colorants, diluents, buffering agents, disintegrating agents, moistening agents, preservatives, flavoring agents, and pharmacologically compatible carriers. Lozenge forms can comprise the active ingredient in a flavor, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth, as well as pastilles comprising the active ingredient in an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acadia, emulsions, and gels containing, in addition to the active ingredient, such carriers as are known in the art.
The compounds of the present disclosure, alone or in combination with other suitable components, can be made into aerosol formulations to be administered via inhalation. These aerosol formulations can be placed into pressurized acceptable propellants, such as dichlorodifluoromethane, propane, and nitrogen. They also may be formulated as pharmaceuticals for non-pressured preparations, such as in a nebulizer or an atomizer.
Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous, isotonic sterile injection solutions, which can contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostats, and solutes that render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient, and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions that can include suspending agents, solubilizers, thickening agents, stabilizers, and preservatives. The compound can be administered in a physiologically acceptable diluent in a pharmaceutical carrier, such as a sterile liquid or mixture of liquids, including water, saline, aqueous dextrose and related sugar solutions, an alcohol, such as ethanol, isopropanol, or hexadecyl alcohol, glycols, such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol such as poly(ethyleneglycol) 400, glycerol ketals, such as 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol, ethers, an oil, a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester or glyceride, or an acetylated fatty acid glyceride with or without the addition of a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, such as a soap or a detergent, suspending agent, such as pectin, carbomers, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, or carboxymethylcellulose, or emulsifying agents and other pharmaceutical adjuvants.
Oils, which can be used in parenteral formulations include petroleum, animal, vegetable, or synthetic oils. Specific examples of oils include peanut, soybean, sesame, cottonseed, corn, olive, petrolatum, and mineral. Suitable fatty acids for use in parenteral formulations include oleic acid, stearic acid, and isostearic acid. Ethyl oleate and isopropyl myristate are examples of suitable fatty acid esters. Suitable soaps for use in parenteral formulations include fatty alkali metal, ammonium, and triethanolamine salts, and suitable detergents include (a) cationic detergents such as, for example, dimethyldialkylammonium halides, and alkylpyridinium halides, (b) anionic detergents such as, for example, alkyl, aryl, and olefin sulfonates, alkyl, olefin, ether, and monoglyceride sulfates, and sulfosuccinates, (c) nonionic detergents such as, for example, fatty amine oxides, fatty acid alkanolamides, and polyoxyethylene polypropylene copolymers, (d) amphoteric detergents such as, for example, alkyl -aminopropionates, and 2-alkylimidazoline quaternary ammonium salts, and (e) mixtures thereof.
The parenteral formulations typically contain from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of the active ingredient in solution. Suitable preservatives and buffers can be used in such formulations. In order to minimize or eliminate irritation at the site of injection, such compositions may contain one or more nonionic surfactants having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of from about 12 to about 17. The quantity of surfactant in such formulations ranges from about 5% to about 15% by weight. Suitable surfactants include polyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, such as sorbitan monooleate and the high molecular weight adducts of ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic base, formed by the condensation of propylene oxide with propylene glycol.
Pharmaceutically acceptable excipients are also well-known to those who are skilled in the art. The choice of excipient will be determined in part by the particular compound, as well as by the particular method used to administer the composition. Accordingly, there is a wide variety of suitable formulations of the pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. The following methods and excipients are merely exemplary and are in no way limiting. The pharmaceutically acceptable excipients preferably do not interfere with the action of the active ingredients and do not cause adverse side-effects. Suitable carriers and excipients include solvents such as water, alcohol, and propylene glycol, solid absorbants and diluents, surface active agents, suspending agent, tableting binders, lubricants, flavors, and coloring agents.
The formulations can be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose sealed containers, such as ampoules and vials, and can be stored in a freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid excipient, for example, water, for injections, immediately prior to use. Extemporaneous injection solutions and suspensions can be prepared from sterile powders, granules, and tablets. The requirements for effective pharmaceutical carriers for injectable compositions are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. See Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Banker and Chalmers, Eds., 238-250 (1982) and ASHP Handbook on Injectable Drugs, Toissel, 4th ed., 622-630 (1986).
Formulations suitable for topical administration include lozenges comprising the active ingredient in a flavor, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; pastilles comprising the active ingredient in an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia; and mouthwashes comprising the active ingredient in a suitable liquid carrier; as well as creams, emulsions, and gels containing, in addition to the active ingredient, such carriers as are known in the art.
Additionally, formulations suitable for rectal administration may be presented as suppositories by mixing with a variety of bases such as emulsifying bases or water-soluble bases. Formulations suitable for vaginal administration may be presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams, or spray formulas containing, in addition to the active ingredient, such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.
Suitable pharmaceutical carriers are described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, a standard reference text in this field.
The dose administered to an animal, particularly a human, in the context of the present disclosure should be sufficient to affect a therapeutic response in the animal over a reasonable time frame. One skilled in the art will recognize that dosage will depend upon a variety of factors including a condition of the animal, the body weight of the animal, as well as the severity and stage of the condition being treated.
A suitable dose is that which will result in a concentration of the active agent in a patient which is known to affect the desired response. The preferred dosage is the amount which results in maximum inhibition of the condition being treated, without unmanageable side effects.
The size of the dose also will be determined by the route, timing and frequency of administration as well as the existence, nature, and extend of any adverse side effects that might accompany the administration of the compound and the desired physiological effect.
Useful pharmaceutical dosage forms for administration of the compounds according to the present disclosure can be illustrated as follows:
Hard Shell Capsules
A large number of unit capsules are prepared by filling standard two-piece hard gelatine capsules each with 100 mg of powdered active ingredient, 150 mg of lactose, 50 mg of cellulose and 6 mg of magnesium stearate.
A mixture of active ingredient in a digestible oil such as soybean oil, cottonseed oil or olive oil is prepared and injected by means of a positive displacement pump into molten gelatin to form soft gelatin capsules containing 100 mg of the active ingredient. The capsules are washed and dried. The active ingredient can be dissolved in a mixture of polyethylene glycol, glycerin and sorbitol to prepare a water miscible medicine mix.
A large number of tablets are prepared by conventional procedures so that the dosage unit was 100 mg of active ingredient, 0.2 mg. of colloidal silicon dioxide, 5 mg of magnesium stearate, 275 mg of microcrystalline cellulose, 11 mg. of starch, and 98.8 mg of lactose. Appropriate aqueous and non-aqueous coatings may be applied to increase palatability, improve elegance and stability or delay absorption.
Solid oral dosage forms may be made by conventional and novel processes. These units are taken orally without water for immediate dissolution and delivery of the medication. The active ingredient is mixed in a liquid containing ingredient such as sugar, gelatin, pectin and sweeteners. These liquids are solidified into solid tablets or caplets by freeze drying and solid state extraction techniques. The drug compounds may be compressed with viscoelastic and thermoelastic sugars and polymers or effervescent components to produce porous matrices intended for immediate release, without the need of water.
Long-Acting or Delayed Release Formulations can be made by conventional and novel processes, which provide for the release of the active compound over a extended period of time. For example, the delayed release formulation can be prepared as an oral dosage form that passes through the stomach intact and dissolved in the small intestine or an injectible formulation that provides for the sustained release of the active compound into the blood stream over an extended period of time. Moreover, these type of formulations can be, for example, in the form of an emulsion, suspension, solution, and/or an enteric coated tablet or capsule.
Moreover, the compounds of the present disclosure can be administered in the form of nose drops, or metered dose and a nasal or buccal inhaler. The drug is delivered from a nasal solution as a fine mist or from a powder as an aerosol.
The term "comprising" (and its grammatical variations) as used herein is used in the inclusive sense of "having" or "including" and not in the exclusive sense of "consisting only of." The terms "a" and "the" as used herein are understood to encompass the plural as well as the singular.
The term "patient" or "subject" means an animal (e.g., cow, horse, sheep, pig, chicken, turkey, quail, cat, dog, mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig, etc.) or a mammal, including chimeric and transgenic animals and mammals. In one embodiment, the term "patient" or "subject" means a monkey or a human, most preferably a human. In certain embodiments, the patient is a human infant, child, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient. In a particular embodiment, the patient is a healthy individual, e.g., an individual not displaying symptoms of memory impairment or not suffering from a neurodegenerative disease.
All publications, patents and patent applications cited in this specification are herein incorporated by reference, and for any and all purpose, as if each individual publication, patent or patent application were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. In the case of inconsistencies, the present disclosure will prevail.
The foregoing description of the disclosure illustrates and describes the present disclosure. Additionally, the disclosure shows and describes only the preferred embodiments but, as mentioned above, it is to be understood that the disclosure is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes or modifications within the scope of the concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings and/or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art.
The embodiments described hereinabove are further intended to explain best modes known of practicing it and to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure in such, or other, embodiments and with the various modifications required by the particular applications or uses. Accordingly, the description is not intended to limit it to the form disclosed herein. Also, it is intended that the appended claims be construed to include alternative embodiments.
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Limited vinyl LP pressing includes 12 x 12 insert. Pinkerton is the second studio album by band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996. After abandoning plans for a rock opera titled Songs from the Black Hole, Weezer recorded Pinkerton between songwriter Rivers Cuomo’s terms at Harvard University, where he wrote much of the album. To better capture their live sound, Weezer produced Pinkerton themselves, creating a darker, more abrasive album than their 1994 self-titled debut. Cuomo’s lyrics express disillusionment with the rock lifestyle; the album is named after the character BF Pinkerton from Giacomo Puccini’s 1904 opera Madama Butterfly, whom Cuomo described as an “asshole American sailor similar to a touring rock star”. Like the opera, the album contains references to Japanese culture.
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Hank Johnson
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If you want to know how divided the country is becoming thanks to immigration-driven demographic polarization, Black Lives Matter type-bullying, and the never-ending demonization of whites by SJWs and their torpedoes in the MSM, consider this: Polling data show that more and more Americans across all categories—most notably, age and race—think secession (subdividing towns, cities, even states—all the way up to outright leaving the American Union) is a good idea. This is great news for American whites, i.e. the group that used to be known as “Americans” until the disastrous 1965 Immigration Act. It offers them a way to protect their interests and their communities. Hence last year’s try in California, and the long-running effort in Illinois. You read that right: Illinois—Barack Obama’s launching pad.
Republicans there want to split the Land of Lincoln like one of Honest Abe’s fabled logs. Well, almost. In 2018, HR 1138 proposed Chicago as the 51st state, while 2011’s HJR 0052 would have split off Cook County (which includes Chicago and other townships and comprises 40% of Illinois population). Both efforts failed, but two grassroots organizations are keeping hope and change alive. [Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois, by Cindy Dampier, Chicago Tribune, August 1, 2019]
New Illinois and The Illinois Separation formed in 2018 and are both fighting to jettison Cook County. Both organizations are gathering signatures from sympathizers across the state. [Will this Southern Illinois county join a new 51st state? Voters will get their say, by Kavahn Mansouri, Belleville News-Democrat, October 2, 2019]
The Illinois Separation boasts a vigorous 25,000 Facebook followers. It hosts regular events and hopes to put the separation question on the 2020 ballot. Its website details the process and how many signatures it needs in each county to make the ballot: eight percent of 2018’s gubernatorial vote by May. Meanwhile, New Illinois, 12,000 strong on Facebook, “believes the situation in our state is beyond reformation. We believe that the only way the citizens can escape from this corruption, obtain truly representative government, and achieve financial recovery is through a state split.” [The History of New Illinois, NewIllinoisState.org]
Success will also require a Federal constitutional convention, something 28 states have called for; only 34 are needed under Article V of the Constitution. [U.S. Constitution Threatened as Article V Convention Movement Nears Success, by Jay Riestenberg, Common Cause, March 21, 2018]
Ultimately, however, separationists will need the federal government to act, just as it did with the when Maine left Massachusetts in 1820 and West Virginia divorced Virginia in 1863.
Even an MSM scribe agrees. Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass, who calls Illinois the “Venezuela of the Midwest,” proposes dissolving the state completely. Cook County would stand on its own as unrecognized federal territory. The surrounding states be made more red by giving them slices of Illinois: Wisconsin and Iowa, now swing states, would receive suburban Illinois territories, while solid red Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri would absorb rural areas. (See map below). One issue to resolve: $251 billion of unfunded public-sector union pensions as of 2017. [What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of Lincoln, June 20, 2017]
Above, Rahmonia and Taxwinkletopia refer to Chicago and Cook County, after 2017 Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, right.
Reasons abound for separating from Chicago, a city with 573 homicides last year and 357 so far this year. [Tracking Chicago’s Homicides, Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2019]
Demographically, the move makes perfect sense. The needs of an urban, nonwhite majority are not the same as those of a rural or suburban white majority.
That’s where immigration, the National Question, and the Historic American Nation come into play. Hispanics are now the largest minority in Chicago, nearly one-third of the population. [Mexicans and ‘Hispanics,’ now the largest minority in Chicago, by Jacqueline Serrato, Chicago Tribune, October 13, 2017] With unchecked illegal immigration, high legal immigration, and foreign workers overstaying their visas, this problem will worsen. That means the chasm between Cook County’s growing Hispanic population and the city’s native whites and blacks, as well as the divide between Cook County and the rest of the state, will deepen.
More numbers sharpen the point. Illinois is 61 percent non-Hispanic white. [QuickFacts, Illinois, Census.gov] Cook county is just 42.1 percent non-Hispanic white. [QuickFacts, Cook County, Illinois, Census.Gov] But remove Cook County from Illinois, and non-Hispanic whites suddenly become 73.9 percent of the population. That would make it almost 14 points whiter than the national average. That big jump, by the way, would occur even with the cities Aurora (37.1 percent non-Hispanic white), Rockford (54.1 percent non-Hispanic white) and Peoria (57.2 percent non-Hispanic white) remaining in the New Illinois.
Without bringing up demographics, New Illinois chairman GH Merritt explained separation from Cook County for a reporter at The Southern Illinoisan: “They can do best for theirs, and we'll do best for the rest.” [Group seeking to divorce rest of state from Cook County plans meeting in Mount Vernon, by Molly Parker, July 12, 2019]
As for demographics generally and what they mean in elections, the July 2018 census estimated a population of 12.7 million, 7.5 million of whom would live in “New Illinois,” with 5.2 million left for the new state of Chicago.
Illinois is one of the safest Democrat states in presidential elections. Hillary Clinton crushed Donald Trump in 2016, 55.4 percent to 39.4. But Clinton’s margin of victory came from Cook County, where she beat Trump by nearly 1.1 million votes. [2016 Illinois Presidential Election Results, Politico, December 12, 2016] There, Clinton shellacked Trump by more than 50 points, 74.4-21.4.
Outside Cook County though, Clinton pulled just 1.45 million votes—more than 200,000 fewer than Trump’s nearly 1.7 million.
Consider what those figures would mean for Trump if Illinois had split before the 2020 presidential election.
General consensus is, a Trump win next year requires one of these three states that he won in 2016 by using the Sailer Strategy and mobilizing working class whites: Michigan, Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania.
Although conventional wisdom might say Ohio, Florida and Arizona are swing states, they are probably safe. Trump won Ohio by 8.13 percentage points; it’s reddening. In 2018, a down-year for Republicans, former Florida Governor Rick Scott unseated incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in last year’s Senate election. Meanwhile, former Rep. Ron DeSantis was elected governor of Florida over race-baiting Democrat Andrew Gillum. And the last Democrat to win Arizona in a presidential election without a serious Third Party challenger was Harry Truman in 1948.
If Trump holds Nebraska’s and Maine’s second congressional districts, he has 260 electoral votes. Now, add “New Illinois” to the mix. Trump would need only one of the big four—”New Illinois,” Michigan, Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania—for an easy victory and re-election. In 2016, his margin of victory in an Illinois sans Cook County would have been far better than it was in any of the three “Blue Wall” states he flipped.
In other words, “New Illinois” becomes a key player in presidential elections.
As for the practical benefits of separation, residents of both states would have far more control of their municipalities than they do now.
Cook County’s congressional delegation and two senators would remain all Democrat. That supermajority would allow the State of Chicago to do whatever it wishes without imposing its will on the whites who live in the rest of Illinois now. Locally, the state’s legislature could also do what it wants. If Chicagoans want to be weak on crime, create more Affirmative Action policies, let illegal aliens vote, or adopt other stupid policy ideas, they would be free to do so.
Likewise, “New Illinois” would likely elect a Republican governor and enjoy a Republican-controlled legislature that would do the opposite of liberal Chicago: get tough on crime and liberalize gun laws, to cite just two examples. It would never become a sanctuary state and could implement E-Verify.
Meanwhile, majority white “New Illinois” would have a louder conservative voice in House because voters would generally favor Republicans. After all, Republicans do reasonably well now in congressional races across Illinois outside of Cook County, which sends eight Democrats to Capitol Hill. Of the state’s remaining 10 seats, Republicans hold five. Two of the five Democrats represent R+ districts 6 and 14 that went blue in the 2018 midterms. Republicans could win those back.
And without Chicago and Cook County determining the outcome of every statewide election, “New Illinois” would likely send two GOP immigration patriots to the Senate. [PVI Map and District List, The Cook Political Report, Page 8]
In other words, as the National Question goes, separation would be a victory for immigration restriction.
But a final cautionary note for Illinoisans comes from California. Winning at the ballot box won’t be enough. The Kritarchy awaits. The initiative that would split California into three states made the November ballot in 2018, but the state’s high court removed it on a technicality. [Measure to split California into three states removed from ballot by the state Supreme Court, by Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, July 2018]
Then again, Cal-3’s pulling enough support to get on the ballot shows just how powerful secessionist movements are.
Separating Cook County from the rest of Illinois is a long shot. But as VDARE.com’s Peter Brimelow says, miracles happen quite often in politics. Separation—if not outright secession from the Union—is a path forward for whites. A win there would send the message that the Historic American Nation can survive.
Hank Johnson [Email him] is a student of New England politics and popular culture.
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Library » Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) » Canto 10: The Summum Bonum
The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
As described in this chapter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, Hari in His original form, appeared as Viṣṇu so that His father and mother could understand that their son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because they were afraid of Kaṁsa, when the Lord appeared as an ordinary child they took Him to Gokula, the home of Nanda Mahārāja.
Mother Devakī, being fully transcendental, sac-cid-ānanda, does not belong to this material world. Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared with four hands, as if born from her womb. Upon seeing the Lord in that Viṣṇu form, Vasudeva was struck with wonder, and in transcendental happiness he and Devakī mentally gave ten thousand cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas. Vasudeva then offered prayers to the Lord, addressing Him as the Supreme Person, Parabrahman, the Supersoul, who is beyond duality and who is internally and externally all-pervading. The Lord, the cause of all causes, is beyond material existence, although He is the creator of this material world. When He enters this world as Paramātmā, He is all-pervading (aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham), yet He is transcendentally situated. For the creation, maintenance and annihilation of this material world, the Lord appears as the guṇa-avatāras — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara. Thus Vasudeva offered prayers full of meaning to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Devakī followed her husband by offering prayers describing the transcendental nature of the Lord. Fearing Kaṁsa and desiring that the Lord not be understood by atheistic and materialistic nondevotees, she prayed that the Lord withdraw His transcendental four-armed form and appear like an ordinary child with two hands.
The Lord reminded Vasudeva and Devakī of two other incarnations in which He had appeared as their son. He had appeared as Pṛśnigarbha and Vāmanadeva, and now this was the third time He was appearing as the son of Devakī to fulfill their desire. The Lord then decided to leave the residence of Vasudeva and Devakī, in the prison house of Kaṁsa, and at this very time, Yoga-māyā took birth as the daughter of Yaśodā. By the arrangement of Yoga-māyā, Vasudeva was able to leave the prison house and save the child from the hands of Kaṁsa. When Vasudeva brought Kṛṣṇa to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, he saw that by Yoga-māyā’s arrangement, Yaśodā, as well as everyone else, was deeply asleep. Thus he exchanged the babies, taking Yoga-māyā from Yaśodā’s lap and placing Kṛṣṇa there instead. Then Vasudeva returned to his own place, having taken Yoga-māyā as his daughter. He placed Yoga-māyā on Devakī’s bed and prepared to be a prisoner as before. In Gokula, Yaśodā could not understand whether she had given birth to a male or a female child.
Texts 1-5:
Thereafter, at the auspicious time for the appearance of the Lord, the entire universe was surcharged with all the qualities of goodness, beauty and peace. The constellation Rohiṇī appeared, as did stars like Aśvinī. The sun, the moon and the other stars and planets were very peaceful. All directions appeared extremely pleasing, and the beautiful stars twinkled in the cloudless sky. Decorated with towns, villages, mines and pasturing grounds, the earth seemed all-auspicious. The rivers flowed with clear water, and the lakes and vast reservoirs, full of lilies and lotuses, were extraordinarily beautiful. In the trees and green plants, full of flowers and leaves, pleasing to the eyes, birds like cuckoos and swarms of bees began chanting with sweet voices for the sake of the demigods. A pure breeze began to blow, pleasing the sense of touch and bearing the aroma of flowers, and when the brāhmaṇas engaging in ritualistic ceremonies ignited their fires according to Vedic principles, the fires burned steadily, undisturbed by the breeze. Thus when the birthless Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was about to appear, the saints and brāhmaṇas, who had always been disturbed by demons like Kaṁsa and his men, felt peace within the core of their hearts, and kettledrums simultaneously vibrated from the upper planetary system.
The Kinnaras and Gandharvas began to sing auspicious songs, the Siddhas and Cāraṇas offered auspicious prayers, and the Vidyādharīs, along with the Apsarās, began to dance in jubilation.
The demigods and great saintly persons showered flowers in a joyous mood, and clouds gathered in the sky and very mildly thundered, making sounds like those of the ocean’s waves. Then the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who is situated in the core of everyone’s heart, appeared from the heart of Devakī in the dense darkness of night, like the full moon rising on the eastern horizon, because Devakī was of the same category as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Texts 9-10:
Vasudeva then saw the newborn child, who had very wonderful lotuslike eyes and who bore in His four hands the four weapons śaṅkha, cakra, gadā and padma. On His chest was the mark of Śrīvatsa and on His neck the brilliant Kaustubha gem. Dressed in yellow, His body blackish like a dense cloud, His scattered hair fully grown, and His helmet and earrings sparkling uncommonly with the valuable gem Vaidūrya, the child, decorated with a brilliant belt, armlets, bangles and other ornaments, appeared very wonderful.
When Vasudeva saw his extraordinary son, his eyes were struck with wonder. In transcendental jubilation, he mentally collected ten thousand cows and distributed them among the brāhmaṇas as a transcendental festival.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of King Bharata, Vasudeva could understand that this child was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. Having concluded this without a doubt, he became fearless. Bowing down with folded hands and concentrating his attention, he began to offer prayers to the child, who illuminated His birthplace by His natural influence.
Vasudeva said: My Lord, You are the Supreme Person, beyond material existence, and You are the Supersoul. Your form can be perceived by transcendental knowledge, by which You can be understood as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I now understand Your position perfectly.
My Lord, You are the same person who in the beginning created this material world by His personal external energy. After the creation of this world of three guṇas [sattva, rajas and tamas], You appear to have entered it, although in fact You have not.
Texts 15-17:
The mahat-tattva, the total material energy, is undivided, but because of the material modes of nature, it appears to separate into earth, water, fire, air and ether. Because of the living energy [jīva-bhūta], these separated energies combine to make the cosmic manifestation visible, but in fact, before the creation of the cosmos, the total energy is already present. Therefore, the total material energy never actually enters the creation. Similarly, although You are perceived by our senses because of Your presence, You cannot be perceived by the senses, nor experienced by the mind or words [avāṅ-mānasa-gocara]. With our senses we can perceive some things, but not everything; for example, we can use our eyes to see, but not to taste. Consequently, You are beyond perception by the senses. Although in touch with the modes of material nature, You are unaffected by them. You are the prime factor in everything, the all-pervading, undivided Supersoul. For You, therefore, there is no external or internal. You never entered the womb of Devakī; rather, You existed there already.
One who considers his visible body, which is a product of the three modes of nature, to be independent of the soul is unaware of the basis of existence, and therefore he is a rascal. Those who are learned have rejected this conclusion because one can understand through full discussion that with no basis in soul, the visible body and senses would be insubstantial. Nonetheless, although his conclusion has been rejected, a foolish person considers it a reality.
O my Lord, learned Vedic scholars conclude that the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the entire cosmic manifestation are performed by You, who are free from endeavor, unaffected by the modes of material nature, and changeless in Your spiritual situation. There are no contradictions in You, who are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman. Because the three modes of material nature — sattva, rajas and tamas — are under Your control, everything takes place automatically.
My Lord, Your form is transcendental to the three material modes, yet for the maintenance of the three worlds, You assume the white color of Viṣṇu in goodness; for creation, which is surrounded by the quality of passion, You appear reddish; and at the end, when there is a need for annihilation, which is surrounded by ignorance, You appear blackish.
O my Lord, proprietor of all creation, You have now appeared in my house, desiring to protect this world. I am sure that You will kill all the armies that are moving all over the world under the leadership of politicians who are dressed as kṣatriya rulers but who are factually demons. They must be killed by You for the protection of the innocent public.
O my Lord, Lord of the demigods, after hearing the prophecy that You would take birth in our home and kill him, this uncivilized Kaṁsa killed so many of Your elder brothers. As soon as he hears from his lieutenants that You have appeared, he will immediately come with weapons to kill You.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thereafter, having seen that her child had all the symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Devakī, who was very much afraid of Kaṁsa and unusually astonished, began to offer prayers to the Lord.
Śrī Devakī said: My dear Lord, there are different Vedas, some of which describe You as unperceivable through words and the mind. Yet You are the origin of the entire cosmic manifestation. You are Brahman, the greatest of everything, full of effulgence like the sun. You have no material cause, You are free from change and deviation, and You have no material desires. Thus the Vedas say that You are the substance. Therefore, my Lord, You are directly the origin of all Vedic statements, and by understanding You, one gradually understands everything. You are different from the light of Brahman and Paramātmā, yet You are not different from them. Everything emanates from You. Indeed, You are the cause of all causes, Lord Viṣṇu, the light of all transcendental knowledge.
After millions of years, at the time of cosmic annihilation, when everything, manifested and unmanifested, is annihilated by the force of time, the five gross elements enter into the subtle conception, and the manifested categories enter into the unmanifested substance. At that time, You alone remain, and You are known as Ananta Śeṣa-nāga.
O inaugurator of the material energy, this wonderful creation works under the control of powerful time, which is divided into seconds, minutes, hours and years. This element of time, which extends for many millions of years, is but another form of Lord Viṣṇu. For Your pastimes, You act as the controller of time, but You are the reservoir of all good fortune. Let me offer my full surrender unto Your Lordship.
No one in this material world has become free from the four principles birth, death, old age and disease, even by fleeing to various planets. But now that You have appeared, My Lord, death is fleeing in fear of You, and the living entities, having obtained shelter at Your lotus feet by Your mercy, are sleeping in full mental peace.
My Lord, because You dispel all the fear of Your devotees, I request You to save us and give us protection from the terrible fear of Kaṁsa. Your form as Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is appreciated by yogīs in meditation. Please make this form invisible to those who see with material eyes.
O Madhusūdana, because of Your appearance, I am becoming more and more anxious in fear of Kaṁsa. Therefore, please arrange for that sinful Kaṁsa to be unable to understand that You have taken birth from my womb.
O my Lord, You are the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Your transcendental four-armed form, holding conchshell, disc, club and lotus, is unnatural for this world. Please withdraw this form [and become just like a natural human child so that I may try to hide You somewhere].
At the time of devastation, the entire cosmos, containing all created moving and nonmoving entities, enters Your transcendental body and is held there without difficulty. But now this transcendental form has taken birth from my womb. People will not be able to believe this, and I shall become an object of ridicule.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead replied: My dear mother, best of the chaste, in your previous birth, in the Svāyambhuva millennium, you were known as Pṛśni, and Vasudeva, who was the most pious Prajāpati, was named Sutapā.
When both of you were ordered by Lord Brahmā to create progeny, you first underwent severe austerities by controlling your senses.
My dear father and mother, you endured rain, wind, strong sun, scorching heat and severe cold, suffering all sorts of inconvenience according to different seasons. By practicing prāṇāyāma to control the air within the body through yoga, and by eating only air and dry leaves fallen from the trees, you cleansed from your minds all dirty things. In this way, desiring a benediction from Me, you worshiped Me with peaceful minds.
Thus you spent twelve thousand celestial years performing difficult activities of tapasya in consciousness of Me [Kṛṣṇa consciousness].
O sinless mother Devakī, after the expiry of twelve thousand celestial years, in which you constantly contemplated Me within the core of your heart with great faith, devotion and austerity, I was very much satisfied with you. Since I am the best of all bestowers of benediction, I appeared in this same form as Kṛṣṇa to ask you to take from Me the benediction you desired. You then expressed your desire to have a son exactly like Me.
Being husband and wife but always sonless, you were attracted by sexual desires, for by the influence of devamāyā, transcendental love, you wanted to have Me as your son. Therefore you never desired to be liberated from this material world.
After you received that benediction and I disappeared, you engaged yourselves in sex to have a son like Me, and I fulfilled your desire.
Since I found no one else as highly elevated as you in simplicity and other qualities of good character, I appeared in this world as Pṛśnigarbha, or one who is celebrated as having taken birth from Pṛśni.
In the next millennium, I again appeared from the two of you, who appeared as My mother, Aditi, and My father, Kaśyapa. I was known as Upendra, and because of being a dwarf, I was also known as Vāmana.
O supremely chaste mother, I, the same personality, have now appeared of you both as your son for the third time. Take My words as the truth.
I have shown you this form of Viṣṇu just to remind you of My previous births. Otherwise, if I appeared like an ordinary human child, you would not believe that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has indeed appeared.
Both of you, husband and wife, constantly think of Me as your son, but always know that I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By thus thinking of Me constantly with love and affection, you will achieve the highest perfection: returning home, back to Godhead.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After thus instructing His father and mother, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, remained silent. In their presence, by His internal energy, He then transformed Himself into a small human child. [In other words, He transformed Himself into His original form: kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam.]
Thereafter, exactly when Vasudeva, being inspired by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was about to take the newborn child from the delivery room, Yoga-māyā, the Lord’s spiritual energy, took birth as the daughter of the wife of Mahārāja Nanda.
By the influence of Yoga-māyā, all the doorkeepers fell fast asleep, their senses unable to work, and the other inhabitants of the house also fell deeply asleep. When the sun rises, the darkness automatically disappears; similarly, when Vasudeva appeared, the closed doors, which were strongly pinned with iron and locked with iron chains, opened automatically. Since the clouds in the sky were mildly thundering and showering, Ananta-nāga, an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed Vasudeva, beginning from the door, with hoods expanded to protect Vasudeva and the transcendental child.
Because of constant rain sent by the demigod Indra, the river Yamunā was filled with deep water, foaming about with fiercely whirling waves. But as the great Indian Ocean had formerly given way to Lord Rāmacandra by allowing Him to construct a bridge, the river Yamunā gave way to Vasudeva and allowed him to cross.
When Vasudeva reached the house of Nanda Mahārāja, he saw that all the cowherd men were fast asleep. Thus he placed his own son on the bed of Yaśodā, picked up her daughter, an expansion of Yoga-māyā, and then returned to his residence, the prison house of Kaṁsa.
Vasudeva placed the female child on the bed of Devakī, bound his legs with the iron shackles, and thus remained there as before.
Exhausted by the labor of childbirth, Yaśodā was overwhelmed with sleep and unable to understand what kind of child had been born to her.
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AMO fingered in newly discovered 200 year bipolar disorder lag
AMO Antarctic Greenland ice sheet Paleoclimatology
From Oregon State University and the department of “we fully understand Earth’s climate, we just need more funds” department comes this bit of a surprise. (h/t to Dr. Leif Svalgaard)
Researchers find 200-year lag between climate events in Greenland, Antarctica
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study using evidence from a highly detailed ice core from West Antarctica shows a consistent link between abrupt temperature changes on Greenland and Antarctica during the last ice age, giving scientists a clearer picture of the link between climate in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Greenland climate during the last ice age was very unstable, the researchers say, characterized by a number of large, abrupt changes in mean annual temperature that each occurred within several decades. These so-called “Dansgaard-Oeschger events” took place every few thousand years during the last ice age. Temperature changes in Antarctica showed an opposite pattern, with Antarctica cooling when Greenland was warm, and vice versa.
In this study funded by the National Science Foundation and published this week in the journal Nature, the researchers discovered that the abrupt climates changes show up first in Greenland, with the response to the Antarctic climate delayed by about 200 years. The researchers documented 18 abrupt climate events during the past 68,000 years.
“The fact that temperature changes are opposite at the two poles suggests that there is a redistribution of heat going on between the hemispheres,” said Christo Buizert, a post-doctoral research at Oregon State University and lead author on the study. “We still don’t know what caused these past shifts, but understanding their timing gives us important clues about the underlying mechanisms.
“The 200-year lag that we observe certainly hints at an oceanic mechanism,” Buizert added. “If the climatic changes were propagated by the atmosphere, the Antarctic response would have occurred in a matter of years or decades, not two centuries. The ocean is large and sluggish, thus the 200-year time lag is a pretty clear fingerprint of the ocean’s involvement.”
These past episodes of climate change differ in a major way from what is happening today, the researchers note. The abrupt events of the ice age were regional in scope – and likely tied to large-scale changes in ocean circulation. Warming today is global and primarily from human carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The key to the discovery was the analysis of a new ice core from West Antarctica, drilled to a depth of 3,405 meters in 2011 and spanning the last 68,000 years, according to Oregon State paleoclimatologist Edward Brook, a co-author on the Nature study and an internationally recognized ice core expert.
Because the area where the ice core was drilled gets high annual snowfall, Brook said, the new ice core provides one of the most detailed records of Antarctic temperatures at a very high resolution. Greenland temperatures were already well-established, the researchers say, because of high annual snowfall and more available ice core data.
“Past ice core studies did not reveal the temperature changes as clearly as this remarkable core,” said Eric Steig, a professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, who co-wrote the paper. Steig’s laboratory made one of the key measurements that provides past Antarctic temperatures.
“Previous work was not precise enough to determine the relative timing of abrupt climate change in Antarctica and Greenland, and so it was unclear which happened first,” Steig noted. “Our new results show unambiguously that the Antarctic changes happen after the rapid temperature changes in Greenland. It is a major advance to know that the Earth behaves in this particular way.”
Kendrick Taylor, chief scientist on the project, said the core enabled the research team to get the relative timing of Greenland and Antarctic temperatures down to several decades.
“We needed a climate record from the Southern Hemisphere that extended at least 60,000 years into the past and was able to resolve fast changes in climate,” said Taylor, from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada. “We considered sites all over Antarctica before selecting the site with the best combination of thick ice, simple ice flow and the right amount of annual snowfall.”
Taylor and colleagues formed a science and engineering team consisting of 28 laboratories from around the United States. “The resulting information provides unprecedented detail about many aspects of the Earth’s past climate,” Taylor said. “This will provide a generation of climate researchers a way to test and improve our understanding of how and why global climate changes.”
OSU’s Buizert said it is “very likely” that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is involved in these abrupt climate reversals.
“This ocean circulation brings warm surface waters from the tropics to the North Atlantic,” said Buizert, who is in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. “As these water masses cool, they sink to the bottom off the ocean. This happens right off the coast of Greenland, and therefore Greenland is located in a sweet spot where the climate is very sensitive to changes in the AMOC.”
Brook said the AMOC seems to be critical, but was probably part of a combination of factors that ultimately controlled these past abrupt changes.
“Although ocean circulation may be the key, there are probably other feedbacks involved, such as the rise and fall of sea ice and changes in ice and snow cover on land,” Brook said. “There is probably some kind of threshold in the system – say, in the salinity of the surface ocean – that triggers temperature reversals.
“It’s not a problem to find potential mechanisms; it’s just a question of figuring out which one is right. And the precise timing of these events, like we describe in this study, is an important part of the puzzle.”
The paper:
Precise interpolar phasing of abrupt climate change during the last ice age
Nature 520,661–665(30 April 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14401
The last glacial period exhibited abrupt Dansgaard–Oeschger climatic oscillations, evidence of which is preserved in a variety of Northern Hemisphere palaeoclimate archives1. Ice cores show that Antarctica cooled during the warm phases of the Greenland Dansgaard–Oeschger cycle and vice versa2, 3, suggesting an interhemispheric redistribution of heat through a mechanism called the bipolar seesaw4, 5, 6. Variations in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) strength are thought to have been important, but much uncertainty remains regarding the dynamics and trigger of these abrupt events7, 8, 9. Key information is contained in the relative phasing of hemispheric climate variations, yet the large, poorly constrained difference between gas age and ice age and the relatively low resolution of methane records from Antarctic ice cores have so far precluded methane-based synchronization at the required sub-centennial precision2, 3, 10. Here we use a recently drilled high-accumulation Antarctic ice core to show that, on average, abrupt Greenland warming leads the corresponding Antarctic cooling onset by 218 ± 92 years (2σ) for Dansgaard–Oeschger events, including the Bølling event; Greenland cooling leads the corresponding onset of Antarctic warming by 208 ± 96 years. Our results demonstrate a north-to-south directionality of the abrupt climatic signal, which is propagated to the Southern Hemisphere high latitudes by oceanic rather than atmospheric processes. The similar interpolar phasing of warming and cooling transitions suggests that the transfer time of the climatic signal is independent of the AMOC background state. Our findings confirm a central role for ocean circulation in the bipolar seesaw and provide clear criteria for assessing hypotheses and model simulations of Dansgaard–Oeschger dynamics.
Climate "wall of infamy"
How plasma connects the Sun to the climate
This just further accentuates the absurdity of the approach used in climate science. My take on it is that they take everything they know about the earth’s climate, add it all up, find a difference between their formulas and real-world measurements, and call the anomaly “man-made”.
They could use the exact same strategy to say “God-did-it”, or blame the anomaly on unicorn farts. This isn’t science, it’s a rudimentary religion at best.
Reply to KTM
What I don’t understand is that they are blaming a 200 year lag between Antarctica and Greenland, and they are blaming this two century gap all on Ocean circulation ?
What baffles me,… how were they able to get absolute data spanning over 60,000 years that helped them make such a precise statement?
“We needed a climate record from the Southern Hemisphere that extended at least 60,000 years into the past and was able to resolve fast changes in climate”!
can this be done?
http://www.ayeshajamal.com
[Note: There is no need to attach a link to WordPress with every comment. ~mod.]
Reply to Ayesha
*blaming a 200 year lag between Antarctica and Greenland all on Ocean circulation
As they specified in the article, they got the necessary data from ice cores.
jorgekafkazar
Which they chose verrrrry carefully.
Presumably they found ice core records from Antarctica, and Arctica, that showed similar (or opposite ?) behaviors (wow how often would that happen) that occurred 200 years apart; and some Maxwell’s demon, (like my Mother Gaia for example) whispered to them that these matching (or disparate) results are linked. How likely izzat to simply happen by chance.
Now imagine this “pi core” matching prospect.
Suppose I take a printout of the number pi to some number of digits; not just 68,000 digits; maybe 68 million.
So I throw a dart at the printout somewhere in the first 200 digits (not counting the first (3) and I write down the next ten digits of pi after the one that has the dart hole in it.
Now how many digits must I scan through, from that point, until I come to the exact same sequence of ten digits. Maybe I find them much sooner than I get to 68,000 digits of pi.
So is somebody going to tell me, that these two regions of pi, are related to each other, and there is some cause and effect relationship between them.
What is the longest string of sequential digits of pi, that has been found to occur in at least two places in pi ??
So splain me again how these chaps or chapesses determined that these 200 year apart sequences are physically related, so that the occurrence of one ensured the occurrence of the other ???
PS The fine structure constant (alpha) or more importantly 1/alpha is known to better than five parts in 10^8.
It has the value: (2.h.c.epsilonnought)/e^2 = 137.0359895 (+/- 0.045 ppm)
And of course epsilonnought has the value: 1 / (c^2.munought)
So this fundamental constant of physics, was approximated by a person in the late 1960s, or early 1970s who was simply playing with numbers; but he presented it as a serious paper which got everybody’s attention for a couple of months.
His formula was something like: 1/alpha = (pi^a,b^c.d^e.f^g.h^i)^0.25
where (a) through (i) are all small integers, and are not necessarily all different from each other.
He got closer than a third of the standard deviation of the very best experimental measurements (0.045 ppm) or 1.5 parts in 10^8 just by ******g around with numbers.
His theory contained absolutely no information obtained or observable in the physical universe, yet it came that close to getting the right answer.
So if you want to believe these 200 year apart ice cores are related; I’ll hold your coats for you while y’alls argue about it.
They choose the areas to drill their cores very carefully. Not the cores themselves.
“and call the anomaly “man-made”. They could use the exact same strategy to say “God-did-it”, or blame the anomaly on unicorn farts.”
There is difference. Based on the evidence, we are fairly sure that men do exist. We have no reason to believe God exists. And everyone knows that unicorns do not fart.
Jon Lonergan
Reply to RoHa
Actually Scientific modeling has shown that male unicorns do fart, though the females merely emit a glow.
billw1984
Excuse me for shouting: THEY SAY THAT TODAY IT IS GLOBAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ALGORITHM THAT GIVES THEM A GLOBAL NUMBER. THEY DON’T HAVE THAT FOR THE PAST. IN REALITY, TODAY’S IS CLEARLY REGIONAL AS WELL IF YOU USED THE SAME METRICS THEY HAVE FOR THE PAST. SOME AREAS WARM A LOT MORE THAN OTHERS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF MISUNDERSTANDING. NOT SURE IF IT IS ALWAYS DELIBERATE OR IF THEY ARE JUST USING THAT ARGUMENT SO THEY REMAIN IN WITH THE CONSENSUS CROWD.
“The abrupt events of the ice age were regional in scope – and likely tied to large-scale changes in ocean circulation. Warming today is global and primarily from human carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere.”
The money shot.
One look at iceagenow’s website which has documented extreme cold in Canada, Great Lakes, Northeast, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East, China, and the authors could easily write the converse:
“The abrupt events of the ice age were regional in scope – and likely tied to large-scale changes in ocean circulation. COOLING today is global and primarily from human carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere.”
mikerestin
Reply to FTOP
That’s perfect, did you get your grant yet?
Well I have a theory that there is a six month bi[polar disorder lag, between the weather / climate in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
The trouble is at the present resolution of my data, I can’t tell whether the southern hemisphere is six month delayed from the northern hemisphere, or whether it is the verse vicea of that.
So I really need some more grant funds to improve the resolutions so I can decide which is which.
PS I’m sure there is curious information in their studies; just not sure if it’s worth anything to know.
Robert of Ottawa
… all natural processes having stopped.
Climate Atheist
So, the ocean has stopped changing?
Soon, soon, they’ll get rid of that nasty Medieval Warming Period once and for all.
Reply to jorgekafkazar
Then, they’ll need only deal with the Holocene optimum (and the Roman Warm period and the Minoan warm period and…)
Tom O
Yes, the question that comes to mind is how do they know that what is going on now is global in scope, yet the interaction between Greenland and Antarctica is unchanged? Seems to me that if the current event was different, the interaction would also be definably different. But if you deny the climate activity that is going on, you can overlook anything that would make a normal person question events.
Darn, beat me to it They could have added a disclaimer. “If we don’t blame it o CO2 we will not get any more funding.” . .
I am very suspicious of Anything coming out of Steig’s mouth. Re: spreading of Antarctic temperatures from one station to the whole continent. No thanks LOL
Reply to Eliza
“The key to the discovery was the analysis of a new ice core from West Antarctica…”
And we all know how representative of the Antarctic West Antarctica is.
“We considered sites all over Antarctica before selecting the site with the best combination of thick ice, simple ice flow and the right amount of annual snowfall.”
…and most likely to give us the results we wanted.
Do you have any evidence that West Antarctica isn’t representative of that region?
Do you have any evidence that the criteria that they used to select the site were invalid?
Janice Moore
Mark W: Until Mr. Kafkazar returns…
Re: West Antarctica Not Representative
I used “Antarctic” as the search term in the WUWT Search box (upper left margin) and found this which you may find of interest:
Sample quote: “… one of the largest glaciers in West Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier, is primarily melting from below due to geothermal heat flux from volcanoes located along the West Antarctic Volcanic Rift System, … In contrast, East Antarctica, which holds > 80% of Antarctic ice mass and does not have any known underlying volcanoes, is significantly increasing in ice mass.”
{Source: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/10/12/new-paper-finds-west-antarctic-glacier-likely-melting-from-geothermal-heat-below/ }
Hope this is helpful,
P.S. Even without attacking their regional (West) and specific site selection criteria, this paper is so full of baloney it gets a big fat “FAIL” no matter HOW good their criteria were and, further, the West region is, when speaking of JUST this particular document, not dispositive. That is, the thing is a PIECE OF JUNK. Period.
P.P.S. The idea of the oceans being a climate driver is VERY GOOD — there are a few pieces of good meat in that fly soup. That is, the “a piece of junk,” is like a 1976 Subaru wagon (hippies loved them for some reason) . It had a few good parts in it, but it wasn’t going to get you very far… .
Being melted from below does not impact the ice closer to the surface.
The claim is that they carefully chose this particular glacier because they believed that the ice in it was formed in such a way that it is not representative of the region.
Mark W,
I’m sorry you did not find that article about West Antarctica and undersea volcanoes helpful. I wish Mr. Kafkazar would return. You would find reading what he would write to you more worthwhile, no doubt. Do note that the ice which is now closer to the surface was once far below it and the volcanic upwelling affected its initial rate of accumulation.
I hope that you will be able to do some research into this subject on your own and find out the answer to your question!
The press release, above, gives the impression that the site was selected according to their special criteria, the hole drilled, the core analyzed and then used to perform the analysis. But note that they don’t really say that. The hole was drilled well before this paper was received by Nature, 11 September, 2014.
“The key to the discovery was the analysis of a new ice core from West Antarctica, drilled to a depth of 3,405 meters in 2011…”
That’s a gap of at least three years, from 2011 to 2014. It wasn’t really a “new” ice core in the sense that you and I use the word.
The actual paper states: “Here we use a recently drilled high-accumulation Antarctic ice core to show that, on average, abrupt Greenland warming leads the corresponding Antarctic cooling onset by 218 ± 92 years (2σ)…”
Note that doesn’t say they drilled the core after selection of the site. Surely it would say so, if that were true. They say they selected the best site, not the average site. It was selected for optimum observation conditions, like the drunk looking for his car keys under a street lamp, instead of where he dropped them, because it would be easier to see them there.
We can’t rule out that they selected the site with the best core data for their purposes, i.e., picked a cherry Sno-cone.
Janice has pretty well disposed of the notion that a West Antarctica site is representative of Antarctica. The researchers admit they picked one that was “better” than the others. Better means atypical. Note, too, that undermining of West Antarctica glaciers by geothermal flows may have altered local conditions, similar to Heinrich events, which could have affected the deposition of snow well inland from the coast. More direct volcanic effects could also be a factor in making this site atypical.
Donb
In finding high time resolution for temperature in ice cores, a major issue is resolving (dating) small time intervals in the core. High snowfall and ice formation rates greatly help. West Antarctica has a high snowfall rate and is good for this. East Antarctica cores do not. This core is the first good west core and was chosen because it is almost unique for this work.
Also consider this. If significant temperature oscillations of 200 years occur between poles because of ocean currents, how much might such currents influence global temperatures over shorter times?
Now there is a claim about a 206 year solar cycle, but naw… it’s gotta be the oceans.
Reply to JimS
200 years is not the cycle, it’s the delay. They cycle itself was 1000 years.
Some have identified it as a 206 year solar cycle, e.g.: http://northwestpassage2014.blogspot.ca/2014/12/the-global-climate-status-report.html#!/2014/12/the-global-climate-status-report.html
Fish & chips in the UK has run out, CO2 is to blame, the ice-core data proves it, cheque please! Off to the takeaway now! sarc off.
The Ghost Of Big Jim Cooley
Reply to Alan the Brit
A truly fantastic alternative:
Try battered and deep-fried halloumi. It’s really good!
Warren in New Zealand
Reply to The Ghost Of Big Jim Cooley
Thanks for the tip, will try it this weekend 🙂
Bohdan Burban
There’s seems to be a consistent, cavalier usage of the term ‘ice age’. The present warmth that Earth is experiencing is an interglacial period, the current (on-going) ice age having started some 4my ago. The last glacial period ended only about ~10,000 years ago; the end of this present interglacial will be marked by the onset of the next glaciation.
The frequency of this rhythmic glacial/interglacial periodicity greatly exceeds a human lifespan, which may explain why so many folk find the concept impossible to comprehend.
Reply to Bohdan Burban
We have spent considerable monies and effort to collect climate data back to the start of this interglacial, yet many people look at the last 20 years and say, “See, no warming.”.
Others would look at the 50 years or go back to the LIA and announce the earth has a fever.
But, they know how to save the planet.
We should be looking at all the data and base today’s climate arguments on this interglacial.
Show all you know and include defensible data, statistics and error bars.
You’ve got nothing to hide, “Do you, Mister Jones”?
B Dylan
Robert B
Reply to mikerestin
This maybe
http://www.woodfortrees.org/graph/crutem3vsh/mean:24/plot/crutem3vnh/mean:24
The standard deviation of the differences of the derivatives of CRUTEM3NH and SH from 1900 to 1980 is 0.46°C/year. That works out to be 0.04°C/month.
So over that whole time period, the changes in average temperatures from month to month differed in the land measurements of the two hemispheres by less than one tenth of a degree for 95% of those measurements. Obviously, no effects of changing ocean currents was observed.
Any half decent scientist would think that the homogenisation was a flop.
“Antarctica showed an opposite pattern, with Antarctica cooling when Greenland was warm, and vice versa.”
So what we see today, with the Antarctica ice extent high and the Arctic ice extent low, is no different than what has happened many times in the past. It could very well be just another natural cycle that has nothing to do with CO2. Isn’t the burden of proof on those who want to claim that this time is different?
Reply to Louis
Yes, I was thinking the exact same thing.
Didn’t Joe Bastardi say this a couple of years ago?
Ouch! I hope they were wearing a cup.
exSSNcrew
Exactly. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence.
No,No- today’s cause is Global Warming via CO2. Get with the program.
Bugs Man
I find this paper to be refreshingly unambiguous and level-headed; a far cry from the usual “We’re all doomed Mr Mainwaring” * so typical of grant grabbing alarmists.
I am not a climate scientist, but I am a real microbiology scientist – so naturally, as well as having been educated to be, I am almost always sceptical. However this paper just makes sense to me. Thanks for the heads up!
*Non UK readers should search “Dad’s Army” and watch on YouTube.
P.S. “Mainwaring” is pronounced mannering.
Reply to Bugs Man
So how do you pronounce Cholmondeley ?? I think it is some kind of a flower.
Pronounced Chumley , and it is the family name of an old landed family in Cheshire (Cholmondeley Castle). Cheshire until recently was dominated by the estates of just a few grand families of Norman origin: the DeMasseys, the Egertons , Breretons, Bulkeleys (pronounced Buuckley) as well as the forementioned .
That is why there are relatively few large market towns , but a lot of villages originally established around the country estates and halls – now largely lost.
Chumly
You’re thinking of cha-momily.
Well I just knew that you guys would know how to pronounce it. And yes I did encounter a packet of seeds for some kind of exotic flower that was named that (plus something else of course) I don’t think it was a gm rose , might have been some kind of Orchid.
Damn near bought some just to feel a bit “chumly.”
You CAN learn almost anything at WUWT.
Mr. Bugs,
To prevent a “real … scientist” from misleading readers who are overly impressed by credentials and who did not read the above synopsis carefully:
Warming today is global and primarily from human carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere.
This (along with several unsupported conclusions, e.g., that oceans are no longer the controlling mechanism, here) is hardly “level-headed,” bona fide, science. It is a blatant promotion of pure speculation to get money (as others have also pointed out). The funders: any power generation investor (e.g., Big Wind) who can use l1es about human CO2 emissions to create artificial market share through regulation and or to rationalize taxpayers/power co. customers (via surcharges) subsidizing their cost of doing business.
A non-scientist who is unimpressed with this OSU “science,”
I suppose they performed Granger Causality tests as part of their analysis (?)
Tom in Florida
So you can have your cake and eat it too!
Mike Jonas
Reply to Tom in Florida
The abrupt events of the ice age [glacial period] were indeed regional in scope — because there weren’t any thermometers [proxies] anywhere else. It is a fundamental feature of climate science that places without thermometers have convenient temperatures. MWP? Regional. Missing heat? Deep ocean. Greenland? Regional.
At least Greenland has been promoted from “local”.
Spinning planet with orbiting moon, in rotating solar system orbiting star. Star exhibits cyclical patterns in the fluid dynamics of its plasma, oceans on earth full of liquid tiadally affected by moon on 24 hour period. Rossby waves in oceans and atmosphere with multi decadal periods and possibility of seiching ( period doubling).
200 year period phenomena?
To be expected frankly.
Someone tell the modellers to get some better periodicity going. Get a few evidence based periodic mechanisms incorporated, please.
Oh, now I see…
They are different, aren’t they?
We just need the right starting point…
Let’s assume it’s CO2 from humans then say it’s warming all over the globe.
Then let’s say it was caused by all of those evil Americans living too well.
Natural climate variability driven by the oceanic cycles. My my who’d of guessed?
http://myweb.wwu.edu/dbunny/pdfs/easterbrook-et-al_ch2evidence-for-synchronous-global-climatic-events.pdf
Which I subscribe to.
“Warming today is global …” This is not true! The satellite record (UAH) shows far more warming in the Norther Extra-tropical region and at the North Pole. There is much less warming in the Souther Hemisphere and no warming at the South Pole; it may even be cooling. Global warming is neither global nor warming (not for 18 years anyway).
Reply to Thomas
It is not global warming. Today, it is climate change.
Reply to Hugh
Well… they’ve also tried “Climate Disruption” and “Climate Weirding”, so take your pick.
Crispin in Waterloo
Right on Thomas. It is not warming globally at all. It is not year round either. It is mostly in winter in the NH and on average it is not warmer at all at 3000 ft altitude. That means it is colder somewhere else. The claim that the globe is warming is unsupportable from any standard point of view: not evenly, not year round, not trending up, not anything like GHG warming caused by an increase in CO2 well distributed around the world.
If they get a point this basic wrong what else have they got wrong? Is it possible they don’t believe a word of that sentence and just wrote it in to get published? Maybe we should look for coded words that mean ‘They made me say that; please read between the lines to see what I have found that vitiates the CAGW catechism.’
It looks promising. No CO2 in the story or evil humans and does include the AMO and oceanic signals in place of atmospheric. One detailed ice core record is okay for the starting framework and with more cross checks later.
read paragraph # 6, it slid in there nicely, as somebody else (mark) said, “the money shot”.
Theo Goodwin
This article provides a glorious example of the circular reasoning under which mainstream climate scientists labor. Read the following quotations from the article and note the circular reasoning:
‘“The 200-year lag that we observe certainly hints at an oceanic mechanism,” Buizert added. “If the climatic changes were propagated by the atmosphere, the Antarctic response would have occurred in a matter of years or decades, not two centuries. The ocean is large and sluggish, thus the 200-year time lag is a pretty clear fingerprint of the ocean’s involvement.”’
As we all know, the real question is what part of recent warming is the result of manmade CO2. To say that today’s warming is global rather than regional because it is caused by manmade CO2 is to assume that no combination of regional natural regularities causing warming could account for some part of today’s warming. Isn’t the circle obvious? On this line of reasoning, any natural regularity is ruled out as a contributor to global warming because natural regularities are highly likely to be regional. And natural regularities are highly likely to involve time lags across regions. In other words, on this reasoning Judith Curry’s Stadium Wave framework is ruled out because it recognizes time lags across regions.
The subject matter of climate science is natural variability in the climate. The goal is to identify and describe all of the myriad natural regularities that make up natural climate change. Once climate science becomes mature, through identification of natural regularities, then the contribution of manmade CO2 to warming can be determined with a reasonable degree of certainty. In its present immature state, all that climate science can hope to accomplish regarding the manmade contribution is a quasi-probabilistic guess with huge error bars.
kwinterkorn
Reply to Theo Goodwin
The Warmers only acknowledge that natural climate variability can slow warming. They use this to explain the “pause”. They are politically incapable of acknowledging the corollary that until proven otherwise, the Null Hypothesis that “climate change is natural and human contribution is insignificant” stands.
The other asymmetry in their cant is that only the negative consequences of climate change may be discussed. The wonderfulness of longer growing seasons, more moisture in the air, and CO2 as important plant food cannot be mentioned, again, for political reasons that subvert their claim to be scientists.
Reply to kwinterkorn
While they admit that natural forces can at time mitigate the warming caused by man. Any time there is any warming, it all the fault of man, there are no natural forces that can cause temporary warming.
I agree this is a huge problem with that circular assumption in most published articles. The gate-keeper effect demands that they acknowledge and assert CO2 has caused recent warming as if there is no other possibilities. Those few researchers who acknowledge and demonstrate natural warming effects, typically only state that those effects happen in addition to CO2. Very few will ever state natural warming dynamics were the main driver. Johnstone 2015 that attributes 20th century NW North America warming to the PDO, without evoking CO2 stands out as an example of the few brave minority scientists.
Reply to jim Steele
Thanks for the comment. I have always enjoyed your excellent work. You understand empiricism and naturalism. Thanks for the reference to Johnstone.
higley7
“As we all know, the real question is what part of recent warming is the result of manmade CO2.”
NO, this is distracting question they want us to think is important.. As their climate science fails regarding thermodynamics, with the upper tropical troposphere at -17 deg C warming the surface at 15 deg C, they then ingenuously morph into pretending that CO2 heat the atmosphere directly.
During the day (and the climate models are all daylight 24/7), CO2 and water vapor are saturated and emit and absorb IR radiation equally. They have no effect that could be detectable.
But, at night, these radiative gases, unopposed by solar input, convert heat in the air to IR radiation which is lost to space. This is why the air chills so rapidly after sunset and, on partly cloudy days, small breezes kick up quite quickly as the air in the clouds’ moving shadows cool rapidly.
Any effect CO2 might have during the day is dwarfed by its effects during the night. That’s all their is to it. It’s contribution to any warming is a negative number.
Also, as the models totally ignore the massive heat engine of the water cycle, they are doomed to fail. An estimated 85% of the solar energy input that arrives at the surface is moved to altitude by warm, humid air, where the air adiabatically cools and the latent heat of water vapor released and lost to space.
It is about establishing base lines, which the Warmistas have failed to do, perhaps intentionally.
A proper mea culpa to keep those NSF grants coming.
dbstealey
As we know here, that is merely an assertion. It is grant-trolling.
The fact of the matter is that no measurable evidence exists quantifying the supposed fraction of man-made global warming, out of total global warming from all sources, including natural climate variability.
If global warming due to human CO2 emissions can’t be measured, all MMGW amounts to is a baseless assumption. That is not nearly a good enough reason to radically alter Western civilization. But that is always the proposed ‘solution’ to something that is no more than a measurement-free conjecture.
outtheback
The paper itself may well reveal the actual numbers and how they define “abrupt”. A matter of debatable interpretation in itself. Comparing that past abruptness with the current situation. Providing the numbers are correct, is the current situation abrupt?
It probably is if it means butter on your toast.
If the answer is yes then we have to conclude that the 60’s cooling was also abrupt as it was of similar scale and the LIA must then by definition have been a climate catastrophe. (It certainly was for the poor buggers living in those days)
Mike Maguire
Of course it had to be from large-scale changes in ocean circulations……………..because humans were not around burning fossil fuels back then.
If however, humans had been around burning fossil fuels during that time frame, they would have found that was the reason for it.
Suddenly, this study comes out of nowhere with this huge revelation in the understanding of past climate!
I have an idea, maybe we should rewrite climate history(again) like the IPCC did when Michael Mann’s hockey stick suddenly showed up.
http://a-sceptical-mind.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Comparison-charts.jpg
On the other hand, let’s just chalk it up to the current environment in many scientific fields but especially so in climate science.
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
Reply to Mike Maguire
Izzat deg. C or kelvin on the Temperature scale ??
Kenneth Simmons
I am not sure where these so-called scientist are getting the idea that a temperture change, hot or cold is global in nature. Perhaps they mean that globally areas of the Planet have cooling temperatures, while at the same time other areas have warming temperatures.
Reply to Kenneth Simmons
But doesn’t that happen every year. I think it’s called seasonal changes. Summer in the northern hemisphere and at the same time winter in the Southern hemisphere.
Reply to old construction worker
There’s only one rational conclusion – there were no seasons before humans started making CO2!
DaveH
“The researchers documented 18 abrupt climate events during the past 68,000 years.”
Just how “abrupt” where these events and what was the change in temperature? We are told that the temperature change that happened last century was unprecedented and therefore had to be human caused. I mean if the temperature has swung by 0.6 C over 100 years 18 times then what happened last century was just more of the same, right? or am I missing something?
Reply to DaveH
Yes. Your grant.
Just say it was all caused by CO2 and you should have your check within a week.
1sky1
When in doubt, those who have little realistic comprehension of climate dynamics bury their ignorance deep in the ocean. Precious little of the mass transported poleward by the Gulf Stream actually winds up sinking to the bottom of the ocean as it cools. The overwhelming bulk continues to circulate near the surface in the North Atlantic gyre roughly centered on the Azores high. Nor can temperature variations on the West Antarctic Peninsula be taken as representative of the whole continent.
micro6500
Warming today is global
No it is not global, climate change is happening regionally.
The proper response to the Dansgaard-Oeschger events in comparison to today should have been…No correlation to DO events. The planet is currently in the tail end of 11500+ interglacial, and the DO events took place during the continual cooling of the last glacial cycle that culminated with the last glacial maximum ~20 k years ago. The ~20 yr period (1978-1998) of AGW warming was not an event worth documenting as special. The Holocene thermal maximum was greater and occurred 8 k yrs ago, and the climate is on a slow, erratic (read no “equilibrium”) decline towards the next 100 k yr glacial period. Next question.
From the West Antarctica ice sheet. There’s a lot of volcanic activity around there. If Western Antarctic glaciers melt or move at faster than the “normal” glacial place such as Thwaites Glacier, well, no surprises there.
The W. Antarctica ice sore is now known as the Yamal Core.
I’d be pretty sore if people keep drilling holes into me.
William Astley
There is a cottage industry of CAGW scientists searching for proxy evidence to support the cult of CAGW.
The questions 1) what drives/causes the Dangaard-Oeschger cycles (hint it’s the sun, there are cosmogenic isotope changes each and every time there is warming and cooling), 2) how much of the warming in the last 150 years was due to the sun vs. the increase in atmospheric CO2, and 3) how much of the recent rise in atmospheric CO2 was due to natural sources of CO2 vs. anthropogenic emissions (Salby’s analysis indicates natural sources of CO2 account for no less than 66% of the rise in atmospheric CO2) will be resolved over the next few years based on current observations rather than the interpretation of the proxy data.
Any significant global cooling and/or a significant drop in atmospheric CO2 levels would generate excitement followed by concern.
Curious that now that there is record sea ice coverage in the Antarctic (all months of the year, for consecutive years, the first observational evidence of the start of cooling) and a return to average sea ice coverage in the Arctic, that the University of Illinois stops updating Cryosphere today. Hopefully they resolve the problem.
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.anomaly.antarctic.png
http://wattsupwiththat.com/reference-pages/sea-ice-page/
Cryosphere (University of Illinois) last updated their database of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice on 11 April 2015.
(The WUWT links on this page are always “active”, but if “0.306 Global Sea Ice ” is displayed in the first plot from Cryosphere, then the University of Illinois (Cryosphere) information for the Arctic and Antarctic is still “frozen” on April 11 values).
Tip of the hat again to WUWT’s essential and helpful moderators.
I wouldn’t trust steig to push a pram without the baby in it.
Is that EYE SORE? or perhaps ice core. Eye sore seems most appropriate.
Deservedly so, but I am used to Disqus which is a more ‘modern’ toll and it allows edits.
OSUprof
Here’s the warmest 25 years in the annual temperature record for Oregon State University’s own weather station:
Year Ann F Ann C
1 1940 55.69 13.16
10 1926 54.21 12.34
The period of complete records is 120 years and data is observed by the university at a rural site.
taxed
Reply to OSUprof
l don’t have a temperature record of my area in the UK.
But l have kept a record of the date of the first snowfall of the winters since 1977. While the latest snowfall of the season has happened recently (2013-14). But guess what!, the year in which it fell the most early in the season was the 2012-13 season. Yes just the year before the latest snowfall in the record.
Ah, the money phrase! More funding please.
Of course, they are ignoring that we have not warmed in over 18 years and the atmosphere has not warmed significantly since 1988, 27 years. And, they clearly KNOW that CO2 drives the climate. Yeah, rigghhtt.
l think they are looking in the wrong place if they are trying to pin the blame for the abrupt temperature changes in Greenland on ocean circulation. l think its far more likely that these sudden changes are linked the changes in the variation of the weather patterns/jet stream over the longer term. What l think that happened is when a “Arctic blast” weather pattern over North America become a dominant pattern over 10’s ~100’s of years it was that what lead to cooling on the Atlantic side of the NH. When the persistence of this weather pattern broke down to the more variable weather patterns like we get now. lts this what lead to the rapid warming, only to change back again when the “Arctic blast” pattern become more dominant once again.
Reply to taxed
Missed out a “to”.
Roy Denio
Strange how the cause is automatically CO2 with nothing shown to back the theory.
u.k.(us)
Leave it to Leif to point out ocean cycle papers, cus he knows it ain’t the sun 🙂
What ever happened to the settled science ?
zemlik
well if the moon was really a space ship then it wouldn’t be too difficult to bump it into permanent eclipse, just saying like.
l think it would more useful to sturdy the temperature changes between the northern Pacific area and what was happening over on the Atlantic side of the NH during the ice age. Because l believe they are correct when they suggest that much of the climate change during the ice age was regional.
There is much evidence for synchronous climate change. The N.H. and S.H will never change in the same degree due to geographical considerations but evidence suggest they are in sync overall..
Even the same hemisphere does not change in sync in every place although the overall change in the climate will be in sync.
This is another one of those one wonder articles when it comes to why the climate changes, does not impress me.
The article did not claim that they were out of sync, just out of phase.
The above from the article which means they endorse AGW theory hence anything they have to suggest about climate change is meaningless.
Salvatore Del Prete April 30, 2015 at 2:45 pm says:
“Warming today is global and primarily from human carbon dioxide emissions.”
How can you say that if there has been no warming for 18 years? Atmospheric carbon dioxide keeps increasing but is unable to create that greenhouse effect that has been drummed into your brain for decades. If some part of your brain is still alive it should tell you what that means.
With the rush to get stuff into print for another international dud of a mtg, these guys don’t seem to realize that all this new stuff negates the CO2 theory as a control knob. That’s why their statutory genuflection to CAGW is always a non sequitur because they not only offer no support to the idea but they weaken it more and more. They seem to always pick up some of the stuff that skeptics have, in vain, tried to get them to consider. Ocean currents, Enso and other oscillations – the synod is especially het up about the AMO and the PDO that they discovered just last year. They’ve even …horrors… mentioned the quiet sun.
They sucked the juice out of aerosols like a viagara fix to support a sagging climate sensitivity. They’ve kidnapped the Pope, found that ice models left out melting characteristics of ice and the Hadley cells in their spiral of death. Fools are getting stuck in the Antarctic and Arctic ice in the summer time, desperate to witness the spiral, earthquakes and shrinking rabbits are are linked to climate change and, by logic, each other. With the change in gov in OZ and the recent “chair” given to the hated Lomborg, The Centre of Excellence is cranking out the wierdest papers – I’m expecting another epidemic of climate blues, at least in OZ.
I just hope we aren’t heading into another abrupt climate change of a cooling sort.
Max Photon
Ahhh the race to publish …
Reply to Max Photon
lol…. are those Dung Beetles, Max?
Reply to Janice Moore
Grauniad beetles.
Say Max, do you have a library full of these things ??
Did the ancient Egyptians teach their Scarabs to pull this stunt ??
Reminds me of the old Protestant church down the road from where I lived while attending the UofA.
It had a very steep typical church roof of corrugated iron sheets, which used to be standard NZ roofing.
So this flock of invader Indian Mynahs, would get up and sit on top of the roof ridge, all lined up and cackling away like Mynahs do.
Then one or two brave birds, would leap off the ridge, and slide down the corrugations on their arses, while the rest of the crowd cheered at the top of their lungs.
Then just before they crashed headlong into the rain gutter at the bottom, they would spread their wings and fly off the end, and back up onto the ridge, to watch the next bunch of hoodlums perform.
Dunno if they were high on some sort of fermented berries or what; but it seemed to be a favorite pastime; well in winter anyhow, because in summer, their arses would get roasted on the way down.
But your rolling dung beetles get some sort of Prize Max !!
Max you are indeed a treasure! I love it. Each beetle has the same “paper” (looks like some kind of control knob) he’s rushing to the publisher.
Great you have some data – now what? How about making a testable prediction for your oceanic mechanism? Even if this is more of “Who dunnit?”, you still need to prove the ocean mechanism described exists, and to do that you’d need to build a model for the behavior observed and again make a prediction to test it. Or you can just stick to idle speculation, which is SOP in climate science.
Related to methodology, recently heard Bill Nye claim in a YouTube video that “extreme heat events”, which are killing people is statistically tied to climate change. He did not offer to explain how statistics predict past events since “statistics are hard”. Ironically Bill mentions this in the context of discussing his debate with Ken Ham on creationism. Bill demolished Ken Ham in the debate, but apparently learned quite a few of Kens tricks:
1. Appealing to emotion: “Climate Change is killing people”
2. Post-hoc rationalization: Ken Ham selects certain recent events and then claims the Book of Genesis predicted them. Bill Nye does the same thing with severe weather events. To prove a statistical model or any other model, predictions are made before the event not after the event.
3. Vague terms: What exactly is an “extreme heat event”?
4. Circular argument: Climate change “extreme heat events” are different from natural “extreme heat events” because climate change “extreme heat events” are caused by climate change.
5. False equivocation: Equating young earth creationists with climate skeptics.
6. Dishonesty: Equating young earth creationists with climate skeptics.
I am not sure how Bill Nye catapults the scientific method and his integrity out the window when it comes to climate change after using it so well in debating creationism.
Jerry Howard
I am neither a scientist nor a mathematician, but it strikes me as not unusual that the occurrence of a 200 (or 206) year cyclic event observed at one pole would look very much like the one at the other pole, regardless of whether there is a “200 year lag.”
The distinguished authors of the article might just as well argue that sunrise this sunday will be due to a newly discovered 7 day lag between sunday sunrises rather than the fact that it will occur as a result of a normal 24 hour daily cycle. Surely they deserve a generous federal grant to determine which is correct.
Rob Dawg
Sorry but a couple warm summers could melt off decades or centuries of ice . It isn’t like these are tree rings.
So who decides that it is something out of the Northern hemisphere, Greenland in this case, that is suposedly responsible for something happening at the other end of the planet.
Where is the research that turns another of these supposed and claimed Northern Hemisphere drivers of the climate claim on it’s head and suggests that just maybe it is the immense continent of Antarctica and it’s immense surrounding Southern Ocean and it’s equally immense volumes of water and the consequent currents that creates instability and changes that also drive the Greenland climate and / or other Northern Hemisphere land and ocean climate shifts.
97% of all climate research begins, is researched, and ends with Northern Hemisphere climate scientists stating that their research indicates without fail, that all climate change related phenomena begin, end and are created and caused by Northern Hemisphere man made or oceanic and / or atmospheric phenomena.
Truly another example of the immense bias and closed minds of the Northern Hemisphere climate warmist researchers who appear incapable expanding their [ limited ] intellect beyond their own limited circle and take a good long look at that immensely varying world that lays far distant from their own lavish Northern Hemisphere Ivory towers.
From the climate research impact I reckon that those few million of us here down under should just take our “bottom” half of the planet and wander off to find another star where we might get some recognition for our role in the constant and natural changes that occur in our planet’s climate.
Greg K
Faculty of the Science is Settled
Department of Haven’t a Clue
Almost 200 year gap between climate changes in Greenland and changes in Europe
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v7/n2/abs/ngeo2053.html
BallBounces
This proves that we are all doomed and that we will pay for our CO2 sins, if not now, 200 years down the road. When that happens, don’t come crying to me.
Bob Armstrong
So what’s the magnitude of these “large, abrupt changes” ? 0.5c ? 1c ? Larger ?
observa
A new study using evidence from a highly detailed ice core from West Antarctica shows a consistent link between abrupt temperature changes on Greenland and Antarctica during the last ice age, giving scientists a clearer picture of the link between climate in the northern and southern hemispheres…..
Greenland climate during the last ice age was very unstable….
The fact that temperature changes are opposite at the two poles suggests that …
We still don’t know what caused these past shifts, but….
The 200-year lag that we observe certainly hints at…
These past episodes of climate change differ in a major way …
Past ice core studies did not reveal the temperature changes as clearly as this remarkable core…
Previous work was not precise enough …
We considered sites all over Antarctica before selecting the site….
This will provide a generation of climate researchers a way to test and improve our understanding
OSU’s Buizert said it is “very likely” that….
Brook said the AMOC seems to be critical, but was probably part of a combination of factors…
Although ocean circulation may be the key, there are probably other feedbacks involved…
There is probably some kind of threshold in the system – say, in…
It’s not a problem to find potential mechanisms; it’s just a question of figuring out which one is right.
Yeah I know warmies..picky picky!
If their observations are accurate the explanation is simple. The lag time is due to the length of time it takes for the AMOC circulatuon that sneaks south along the bottom to carry the detritus from D-O events near Greenland all the way to Antarctica. An interesting way to determine the actual speed of that circulation.
Frederik Michiels
what strikes me is that exatly the same is happening now…. isn’t antarctica beating records in sea ice coverage?
ahhhhhhh
why is that so similar to that ice core data?
Greenland ice sheet
The CO2 Kink; Firn to Ice Transition
Andy May
Michael Mann’s 2008 Reconstruction
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Waze searches for the fastest route to the destination, but sometimes, a promising route takes detours from the most obvious, most direct, or otherwise most continuous route. These detours may involve taking side streets, making a few extra turns, or taking an exit off a highway and then re-entering the same highway a short distance later. Unless the detours actually save a notable amount of time, they aren't worth it to drivers, and Waze shouldn't suggest them. Here are two cases where Waze recognizes a detour in the route and applies a penalty to prevent that detour unless it saves enough time to be "worth it."
== {{Anchor|Big Detours}}{{@|Big detours}} ==
The big detour [[Routing penalties|penalty]] is meant to keep Waze from telling you to detour off a highway and then get right back on it, even if the detour saves you a little time. Waze should only offer this kind of detour if it saves enough time to be "worth it" - when traffic is really messed up on the "direct" route.
The big detour prevention (BDP) is a [[Routing penalties|penalty]] meant to keep Waze from telling you to detour off a highway and then get right back on it unless it saves you enough time to be "worth it" - for example, if traffic is really slow on the "direct" route.
Waze makes a few checks on an off-highway detour to see if it should be prevented. It checks the length of the '''possible detour, '''makes sure the ''road type'' changes, and that the name is ''not'' continuous with the highway you are detoured from. It also checks that there exists an '''alternate route''' that is direct - the '''direct route''' must have both continuous road type and name continuity. Waze does not consider how many 'turn...', 'keep...', or 'exit...' instructions are issued on any of the paths it checks for detour prevention.
;Direct route :The continuous route most users would expect. For example, a route that stays on the same freeway from point A to point B.
;Detour :Any route used in place of the direct route.
;Alternate route :What Waze compares a route to - when evaluating a detour route, the direct route is the evaluated alternative.
;Road type group continuity :When a set of continuous segments all belong to the same road type group (see table below), there is '''road type group continuity'''. '''Road type group discontinuity ''' occurs when one of the segments in the set of continuous segments belongs to a different road type group.
;Street name continuity :When a set of continuous segments all share a street name, there is '''street name continuity'''. It doesn't matter whether the street name is found as a primary or alternate name on any of the segments, as long as it is present in each. For the purposes of detour prevention, only the name of the street itself must match. The city name can be different, and it will still be considered continuous. '''Street name discontinuity''' occurs when one or more of the segments in this continuous set does not share the street name shared by all the other segments.
Waze makes a few checks on an off-highway '''detour''' to see if it should be prevented. It checks the length of the '''detour, '''makes sure the ''road type group'' changes, and that the street name is ''not'' continuous with the highway the route detours from. It also checks that there exists an '''alternate route''' that is direct - the '''direct route''' must have street name continuity and road type group continuity (see details below). Waze does not consider how many 'turn...', 'keep...', or 'exit...' instructions are issued on any of the paths it checks for detour prevention.
=== {{@|Criteria}} ===
A '''possible detour''' is one we are checking. If it passes these checks, we'll call it a '''confirmed detour. '''An '''alternate route''' is one we are checking to see if it is a '''direct route'''. If there is a '''direct route''', then Waze will apply the big detour penalty to the '''confirmed detour'''. Here are the specific checks that Waze makes:
If a '''detour''' being examined passes the checks listed below, we'll call it a '''preventable detour. '''If a route leaves a highway (based on road group type) to one or more segments whose road type is not in the same '''road type group''' as the highway, only to re-enter that same highway, Waze will look for '''alternate routes''' that get to that same point try to find a '''direct route'''.''' '''If a '''direct route '''is found, then Waze will apply the big detour prevention (BDP) [[Routing penalties|penalty]] to the '''preventable detour '''favoring the''' direct route'''. Here are the specific checks that Waze makes:
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"><li>'''Segments before and after the possible detour:''' The freeway/highway segments immediately before and immediately after the possible detour must share at least one street name among their primary and alternate names. Either segment may have the shared name as either a primary or an alternate name. These segments must also be from the same '''road type group''' as shown in the table below. </li>
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"><li>'''Bracketing segments''' '''(segment immediately before and immediately after the detour):''' The freeway/highway bracketing segments must share at least one street name among their primary and alternate names (city names are not required to match). Either segment may have the shared street name as either a primary or an alternate name. These segments must also be from the same '''road type group''' as shown in the table below. The road type group of these segments determines the maximum length of detour for which BDP will be applied. </li>
<li>'''Confirmed detour:''' A confirmed detour is a a possible detour that meets all of these criteria:
<li>'''Preventable detour:''' A preventable detour is a possible detour that meets all of these criteria:
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"><li>'''Name discontinuity - '''The possible detour must have at least one break in name continuity from the last segment before the detour to the first segment after the detour. Specifically, the last segment of the possible detour must not have name continuity with the first segment after the possible detour.</li>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"><li>'''Street name discontinuity:''' There must be a break in the '''street name continuity''' between the detour and the bracketing segments. {{As of|February 2018}} only the last segment of the detour is checked. This segment must not share any street names with the highway segment just after the detour (AKA 2nd '''bracketing segment'''). </li>
<li>'''Road type discontinuity''' - The possible detour must include at least one segment not in the same '''road type group '''as the segments immediately before and after.</li>
<li>'''Road type group discontinuity:''' There must be a break in '''road type group''' between the detour and the bracketing segments. {{As of|February 2018}} only the last segment of the detour is checked. This segment must have a different road type group than the highway segment just after the detour (AKA 2nd '''bracketing segment''').</li>
<li>'''Minimum length''' - The possible detour must be more than one segment long.</li>
<li>'''Minimum length:''' The possible detour must be more than one segment long.</li>
<li>'''Maximum length''' - The possible detour must be shorter than the threshold length as shown in the table below.</li>
<li>'''Maximum length:''' The possible detour must be shorter than the threshold length as shown in the table below for the road type group of the '''bracketing segments.'''.</li>
<li>'''Direct route:''' A direct route is an alternate route that meets the criteria below:
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"><li>'''Existence''': There must be an alternate route connecting the freeway/highway segments immediately before and immediately after the detour which does not use any of the segments used in the possible detour.</li>
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"><li>'''Existence''': There must be a different way to go - an '''alternate route''' - connecting the freeway/highway '''bracketing segments''', which does not use any of the segments in the detour.</li>
<li>'''Continuity''' The entire alternate route should have name and road type continuity. In the past, less resource-intensive methods have been used for checking the direct route. {{As of|2017|12}} a '''full continuity check''' is in use. All segments of the alternate route must have both name and type continuity with the segment immediately before and the segment immediately after the possible detour. This is the most resource-intensive continuity check. </li></ol>
<li>'''Continuity:''' The entire direct route should have '''street name continuity''' and '''road type group continuity'''. {{As of|2017|12}}, this is done with a '''full continuity check''', meaning all segments of the '''alternate route''' must have both road type group and street name continuity with the '''bracketing segments'''. This is the most resource-intensive continuity check, but is also the most robust way to to help ensure we don't penalize routes unless there actually is a comparable route that doesn't involve changing roads at all. </li></ol>
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[[File:BDP_Flowchart.png|700px|thumb|center|Flowchart Waze Editors can use to check whether Big Detour Prevention Penalty should be applied to a route|alt=Flowchart of Big Detour Prevention Criteria]]
=== {{@|Notes}} ===
* If the first segment after the possible detour is the beginning of a freeway or highway then the first segment and, thus, can only be accessed from ramps or segments of a different road type group, then there can be no direct route according to the criteria above.
* If the first segment after the detour is the beginning of a freeway or highway, and thus can only be accessed from ramps or segments of a different road type group, then there can be no direct route according to the above criteria.
*For divided roadways that have the same name on both carriageways, the big detour prevention mechanism will prevent U-turns that traverse more than one segment. Thus in the intersection below, the configuration on the left will be used to route a U-turn because it uses a single segment between the two parallel roadways with the same name. In contrast, the configuration on the right will '''not''' use the U-turn road because it branches from another segment causing multiple segments between the two parallel roads with the same name, and the U-turn is not in the same road type group.
*For divided roadways that have the same street name on both carriageways, the big detour prevention mechanism will prevent U-turns that traverse more than one segment. Thus, in the intersection below, the configuration on the left should be used to route a U-turn because it uses a single segment between the two parallel roadways with the same name. In contrast, the configuration on the right should not be used because the U-turn road branches from another segment causing multiple segments between the two parallel roads with the same name, and the U-turn is not in the same road type group, preventing BDP from working.
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* Be careful of "false positives!" For example, where route number concurrencies begin and end, the big detour mechanism may be unexpectedly triggered as follows (see diagram):
* Be careful of "false positives!" For example, where route number concurrences begin and end, the big detour prevention mechanism may be unexpectedly triggered as follows (see diagram):
** In a concurrency, two highways share the same road, and both names will appear on the concurrent segments, using [[alternate names]]. Where the concurrency ends, the two highways split into separate roadways again.
** In a concurrency, two highways share the same road, and both street names will appear on the concurrent segments, using [[alternate names]]. Where the concurrency ends, the two highways split into separate roadways again.
** Often, there are ramp segments connecting the last concurrent segment to one or both of the non-concurrent continuations. If the concurrency was of I-1234 and I-4567, for example, there might be a ramp named "to I-1234 / Sometown" - a name which contains "I-1234" but is not identical to the highway name.
** Often, there are ramp segments connecting the last concurrent segment to one or both of the non-concurrent continuations. If the concurrency was of I-1234 and I-4567, for example, there might be a ramp named "to I-1234 / Sometown" - a street name which contains "I-1234" but is not identical to the highway name.
** If the ramp does not also carry a simple alternate name of "I-1234", then there is a discontinuity of the highway name between the concurrency and the continuation highway. If there are two ramp segments like this, it will trigger Big Detour Prevention unexpectedly, and Waze will create an unneeded penalty for continuing on I-1234.
** To prevent this, just assign I-1234 as an alternate name to all ramps between the two sections (concurrency and continuation). Note that if there is only a single ramp segment connecting the highways, there will not be a "false positive." Nevertheless, it is a good practice to do this even for a single ramp segment, in case the ramp is cut into two segments later, either by accident or because later construction or map improvements connect another feeder ramp in the middle.
** To prevent this, just assign I-1234 as an alternate street name to all ramps between the two sections (concurrency and continuation). Note that if there is only a single ramp segment connecting the highways, there will not be a "false positive." Nevertheless, it is a good practice to do this even for a single ramp segment, in case the ramp is cut into two segments later, either by accident or because later construction or map improvements connect another feeder ramp in the middle.
* Another example of a false positive could occur where a highway has multiple wayfinders connected one to another (for example, if there are several multi-lane exits in a row).
* Another example of a false positive could occur where a highway has multiple wayfinders connected, one to another, (for example, if there are several multi-lane exits in a row).
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== {{Anchor|Small Detours}}{{@|Small detours}} ==
Waze has a small detour prevention mechanism to deal with instances where Waze calculates that that a left turn can be "optimized" by using U-turns and right turns (either continue straight, U-turn, right turn; or alternatively, immediate right turn, U-turn, continue straight). While this may save a few seconds over waiting for a long average left turn, it is undesirable. Waze will prevent such detours if there is not a measurable difference in the route times. The exact difference in time required to trigger this prevention is proprietary, and subject to change as needed.
Waze has a small detour prevention (SDP) mechanism to deal with instances where Waze calculates that a left turn can be "optimized" by using U-turns and right turns (either continue straight, U-turn, right turn; or alternatively, immediate right turn, U-turn, continue straight). While this may save a few seconds over waiting for a long average left turn, it is undesirable. Waze will prevent such detours if there is not a notable difference in the route times. The actual difference in time required to trigger this prevention is a closely-guarded secret, but if you come across one of these where you feel Waze didn't adequately prevent it, please contact your community leadership for advice. There may still be a solution, but it may have to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
1 Big detours
1.1 Criteria
2 Small detours
Big detours
The big detour prevention (BDP) is a penalty meant to keep Waze from telling you to detour off a highway and then get right back on it unless it saves you enough time to be "worth it" - for example, if traffic is really slow on the "direct" route.
Direct route
The continuous route most users would expect. For example, a route that stays on the same freeway from point A to point B.
Any route used in place of the direct route.
Alternate route
What Waze compares a route to - when evaluating a detour route, the direct route is the evaluated alternative.
Road type group continuity
When a set of continuous segments all belong to the same road type group (see table below), there is road type group continuity. Road type group discontinuity occurs when one of the segments in the set of continuous segments belongs to a different road type group.
Street name continuity
When a set of continuous segments all share a street name, there is street name continuity. It doesn't matter whether the street name is found as a primary or alternate name on any of the segments, as long as it is present in each. For the purposes of detour prevention, only the name of the street itself must match. The city name can be different, and it will still be considered continuous. Street name discontinuity occurs when one or more of the segments in this continuous set does not share the street name shared by all the other segments.
Waze makes a few checks on an off-highway detour to see if it should be prevented. It checks the length of the detour, makes sure the road type group changes, and that the street name is not continuous with the highway the route detours from. It also checks that there exists an alternate route that is direct - the direct route must have street name continuity and road type group continuity (see details below). Waze does not consider how many 'turn...', 'keep...', or 'exit...' instructions are issued on any of the paths it checks for detour prevention.
If a detour being examined passes the checks listed below, we'll call it a preventable detour. If a route leaves a highway (based on road group type) to one or more segments whose road type is not in the same road type group as the highway, only to re-enter that same highway, Waze will look for alternate routes that get to that same point try to find a direct route. If a direct route is found, then Waze will apply the big detour prevention (BDP) penalty to the preventable detour favoring the direct route. Here are the specific checks that Waze makes:
Bracketing segments (segment immediately before and immediately after the detour): The freeway/highway bracketing segments must share at least one street name among their primary and alternate names (city names are not required to match). Either segment may have the shared street name as either a primary or an alternate name. These segments must also be from the same road type group as shown in the table below. The road type group of these segments determines the maximum length of detour for which BDP will be applied.
Preventable detour: A preventable detour is a possible detour that meets all of these criteria:
Street name discontinuity: There must be a break in the street name continuity between the detour and the bracketing segments. As of February 2018[update] only the last segment of the detour is checked. This segment must not share any street names with the highway segment just after the detour (AKA 2nd bracketing segment).
Road type group discontinuity: There must be a break in road type group between the detour and the bracketing segments. As of February 2018[update] only the last segment of the detour is checked. This segment must have a different road type group than the highway segment just after the detour (AKA 2nd bracketing segment).
Minimum length: The possible detour must be more than one segment long.
Maximum length: The possible detour must be shorter than the threshold length as shown in the table below for the road type group of the bracketing segments..
Direct route: A direct route is an alternate route that meets the criteria below:
Existence: There must be a different way to go - an alternate route - connecting the freeway/highway bracketing segments, which does not use any of the segments in the detour.
Continuity: The entire direct route should have street name continuity and road type group continuity. As of December 2017[update], this is done with a full continuity check, meaning all segments of the alternate route must have both road type group and street name continuity with the bracketing segments. This is the most resource-intensive continuity check, but is also the most robust way to to help ensure we don't penalize routes unless there actually is a comparable route that doesn't involve changing roads at all.
Road Type Group
Major Highway 5km
Minor Highway 500m
Flowchart Waze Editors can use to check whether Big Detour Prevention Penalty should be applied to a route
If the first segment after the detour is the beginning of a freeway or highway, and thus can only be accessed from ramps or segments of a different road type group, then there can be no direct route according to the above criteria.
For divided roadways that have the same street name on both carriageways, the big detour prevention mechanism will prevent U-turns that traverse more than one segment. Thus, in the intersection below, the configuration on the left should be used to route a U-turn because it uses a single segment between the two parallel roadways with the same name. In contrast, the configuration on the right should not be used because the U-turn road branches from another segment causing multiple segments between the two parallel roads with the same name, and the U-turn is not in the same road type group, preventing BDP from working.
Be careful of "false positives!" For example, where route number concurrences begin and end, the big detour prevention mechanism may be unexpectedly triggered as follows (see diagram):
In a concurrency, two highways share the same road, and both street names will appear on the concurrent segments, using alternate names. Where the concurrency ends, the two highways split into separate roadways again.
Often, there are ramp segments connecting the last concurrent segment to one or both of the non-concurrent continuations. If the concurrency was of I-1234 and I-4567, for example, there might be a ramp named "to I-1234 / Sometown" - a street name which contains "I-1234" but is not identical to the highway name.
If the ramp does not also carry a simple alternate name of "I-1234", then there is a discontinuity of the highway name between the concurrency and the continuation highway. If there are two ramp segments like this, it will trigger Big Detour Prevention unexpectedly, and Waze will create an unneeded penalty for continuing on I-1234.
To prevent this, just assign I-1234 as an alternate street name to all ramps between the two sections (concurrency and continuation). Note that if there is only a single ramp segment connecting the highways, there will not be a "false positive." Nevertheless, it is a good practice to do this even for a single ramp segment, in case the ramp is cut into two segments later, either by accident or because later construction or map improvements connect another feeder ramp in the middle.
Another example of a false positive could occur where a highway has multiple wayfinders connected, one to another, (for example, if there are several multi-lane exits in a row).
Small detours
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Can Alfred Morris make the 49ers roster?
Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Bobby Horne
By Bobby Horne follow
In what some would call a surprising move, the San Francisco 49ers signed former Dallas Cowboy and free agent running back Alfred Morris. At first glance this would seem like head coach Kyle Shanahan bringing in a guy to fill in for injured RBs Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida.
But when you look a little deeper, this signing is a bit more than adding some depth to cover for injuries. Morris has a serious chance at making this football team.
Morris stands at 5-foot-10 and 224 pounds, making him the heaviest RB on the 49ers roster by 20 pounds. His powerful downhill running style is something the 49ers previously did not have on the roster. Complementary running styles can greatly benefit an offense and Shanahan knows just how to use Morris.
In 2012, Alfred Morris was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round. From 2012-2013, Kyle Shanahan was the Redskins offensive coordinator and during those two seasons Morris racked up an astonishing 3,043 yards from scrimmage, 20 touchdowns and an average of 4.8 yards per carry.
Alfred Morris' 2 season averages with Kyle Shanahan
1,444 yards, 10 touchdowns, 4.72 yards per carry
SF loves Jet McKinnon & Matt Breida. But if Alfred Morris balls out a little in the preseason, it wouldn't be a shock if SF kept him. His running style fits Kyle's scheme
— Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) August 13, 2018
After Shanahan left the Redskins, Morris' numbers started to dwindle but so did his touches. He was then released by the Redskins and signed by the Dallas Cowboys. Near the end of the 2017 season he was given the chance to start again and an opportunity for a full workload in the absence of suspended RB Ezekiel Elliott. In the five games that Morris started he averaged 79 yards per game and finished the season with an average of 4.8 yards per carry.
Morris showed he still has the ability to produce at a high level in a specific role. Talking about a specific role is where his signing with the 49ers becomes interesting. Morris can fill a role that third string RB Joe Williams cannot...power. His knowledge of Shanahan's offense and ability to run between the tackles is valuable.
Williams at this point has done very little to cement a spot on the 53-man roster and Shanahan knows exactly what he is getting with Morris.
One big sign that points to Morris' chance at making the team is that the 49ers did not need to sign him. Heading into the second preseason game, the team still had three healthy RBs in Joe Williams, Raheem Mostert and Jeremy McNichols. Breida and McKinnon are to be reevaluated next week and it seems like they will be healthy. So why would the 49ers sign Morris if they had enough depth at the position?
"It's not flashy, but he runs extremely hard," Shanahan said of Morris. "He's very reliable. You're blocking for zero, usually, he can get at least one. He's a hard-nosed runner who you can keep handing the ball off to."
This quote by Shanahan about Morris says a lot, specifically the end. The 49ers did not have a RB like that, both McKinnon and Breida are finesse RBs who can beat you outside and are serious receiving threats. But they are not the type of RBs to wear on a defense late in games. Morris is that RB.
This brings us back to the role that was mentioned earlier and a big reason why Morris' chances to make the roster are better than most think. It certainly will be an uphill battle and Morris has to play his best football to beat out Williams. But Williams hasn't done himself any favors with his past performances. This may light a fire in Williams and that could have been Shanahan's plan all along. But Morris is going to fight for a spot.
Morris knows how to produce in Shanahan's scheme and the next few weeks will be interesting to watch. The RB position for the 49ers is loaded with talent and the best guys are going to make the cut. Will Morris be one of them?
*Shanahan's quote was taken from 49ers Webzone writer David Bonilla
Why a Deshaun Watson-to-49ers trade doesn't make sense; Allbright shoots down rumors
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk caused a little bit of buzz on Thursday morning, reporting that NFL whispers were pointing to Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson potentially requesting a trade, despite having recently signed a new four-year, $156 million extension. There's a growing buzz in league circles that Deshaun Watson could ask to be traded, and his new contract doesn't make that as difficult as you'd think
Kyle Shanahan discusses finding a risk-reward balance while building the 49ers roster
The San Francisco 49ers always seem willing to take a chance on a player if the potential value appears to outweigh the cost. Take cornerback Jason Verrett, for instance. The 49ers' brain trust could have cut ties with the player, who was considered injury-prone, after he landed on injured reserve last season. It was the fifth time in six NFL seasons that Verrett landed on injured reserve. No one would have blamed San Francisco for cutting its losses and moving on. Verrett proved to be one of the better storylines in an otherwise disastrous season. Not only did the cornerback stay healthy, starting 13 games, but he was Pro Football Focus' eighth-highest graded cornerback. RELATED:
49ers GM John Lynch says team will do everything it can to keep FB Kyle Juszczyk
It's possible that fullback Kyle Juszczyk has played his final game in a San Francisco 49ers uniform, but if that proves to be the case, chances are the team will put up a fight before letting it happen. The pending free agent status of Juszczyk was one of many topics discussed during the 49ers' year-end media sessions on Monday, with both Juszczyk and general manager John Lynch issuing comments on the subject. Juszczyk was visibly and audibly emotional when talking about the possibility of his time coming to an end, saying, "It hits a little bit harder when it's reality and it's right here in your face. It's definitely hit me a little bit different this week." The 49ers face a tough reality this
More by Bobby Horne
Top 10 49ers Entering the 2019 Season: Pre-Free-Agency Edition No. 1-5
Top 10 49ers Entering the 2019 Season: Pre-Free-Agency Edition No. 6-10
Top 5 Free Agents the 49ers Should Target
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* The [http://wess.lib.byu.edu/index.php/WESS_Recruitment_to_the_Profession_Committee Recruitment to the Profession Committee] of ACRL's Western European Studies Section (WESS) promotes academic librarianship as a career path for individuals with foreign language skills by collaborating with various organizations, making presentations, and otherwise disseminating information.<br><br>
<span style="position:relative; margin:25%; padding:10px; width:100%; text-align:center; border:thin black solid; font-size:16px">[http://delicious.com/tag/career+libraries?page=1 Websites with the tags 'careers' and 'libraries' on del.icio.us]</span>
<span style="position:relative; margin:25%; padding:10px; width:300px; text-align:center; border:thin black solid; font-size:16px">[http://delicious.com/tag/career+libraries?page=1 Websites with the tags 'careers' and 'libraries' on del.icio.us]</span>
== Articles, etc. ==
DePauw Libraries: Visual Resources Librarian, a 49-second video showing a librarian beating google at searching for visual images.
DePauw Libraries: Visual Resources Center Introduction, a 52-second promotional video demonstrating how the library's resources are better and faster than google.
Faces of a Profession, a 7-minute recruitment video produced by the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries in 2003, highlights the role of academic librarians and the satisfactions to be realized in the profession. It includes interviews with academic librarians who discuss what they do and why they made their career choices.
Looking For Leaders In The Information Age This fast-paced, 8-minute video produced in 2001 by the Ohio Library Council with a "new media" look generates excitement about the people and jobs in libraries. It profiles library and information professionals as they talk about their careers in the information age and explores the many career opportunities available to those with a library and information science degree. Support materials include multiple copies of five separate brochures and a fact sheet outlining scholarship information. Gain an overview of the career and degree requirements. Learn about the unique opportunities available in academic, public, school and special libraries. Use this informative recruitment tool in your library or community - wherever you want to showcase a career whose time has come.
Me? A Librarian?!! Produced by the Ohio Library Council in 1998, this upbeat, 10-minute video is designed to interest middle through high school students in library careers. It features two teen-agers with high-tempo background music. The video dispels common myths about librarians and their work. Librarians talk about their careers, where they work, and the excitement of being on the forefront of today's information society. The video can be used for career days, at library open house, or circulated in the library's AV collection. Accompanied by an Instructor's Guide, 25 student handouts.
Town Hall Meeting: Recruitment @ Your LibraryTeleconference/webcast held on April 26, 2002 discussing the need for increased efforts in recruiting to the library profession. An initiative of ALA-Past President, John W. Berry.
Work @ your library A 1:08 minute video produced by the Nebraska Library Commission available on YouTube.com.
Library Career Videos More library career videos found via a search on YouTube.
Become A Librarian!
Info*Nation
Librarian's Association of the University of California, Irvine's Career Recruitment Page
LibraryCareers.org
librarycareersny.org
LIScareer.com
North Suburban Library System Library Careers
Now Hiring @ Your Library
PLA Public Library Careers
Oklahoma Library Association
Librarians--We're Breaking the Mold
Career Recruitment and Retention Committee (CRRC) Activities
CRRC Resources and Links
The Recruitment to the Profession Committee of ACRL's Western European Studies Section (WESS) promotes academic librarianship as a career path for individuals with foreign language skills by collaborating with various organizations, making presentations, and otherwise disseminating information.
Websites with the tags 'careers' and 'libraries' on del.icio.us
Articles, etc.
Articles about library careers and library career recruitment from professional library publications
Articles about library careers in magazines, newspapers and popular press
Library careers represented in popular culture
Library Salary Database - national, state and regional salary data for 6 librarian and 62 Non-MLS positions from the ALA-APA Library Salary Database
Research reports, statistical data and government publications on library employment, trends in the library work force, and surveys of LIS students
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====Overall Planning for Collections & Services====
The fluidity of interdisciplinary and individual study defines Library services. The Dean of Library Services strengthens the ties between academics and the library and Media Services through meeting weekly with the provost, Associate Vice President for Academic Budget and Planning and the Academic Dean of Budget and the weekly academic deans meeting. Once a month, the Director of Computing & Communications and the Manager of Academic Computing also join the Academic Deans meeting.
The fluidity of interdisciplinary and individual study defines Library services. The dean of Library Services strengthens the ties between academics and the library and Media Services through weekly meetings with the provost, associate vice president for academic budget and planning and the academic dean of budget and the weekly academic deans meeting. Once a month, the director of computing & communications and the manager of Academic Computing also join the academic deans' meeting.
The interconnection of the instructional role with the planning and support functions drives the efficacy of all the services in these areas. In the Edutech [[Media: TESC_Information_Environment_Review.doc | TESC Information Environment Review]], Area 5 discussed planning and governance in the Evergreen information environment. The review was somewhat critical of the lack of coordination in support, planning and governance of IT across campus and advocated for a stronger role for ITCH, an organization which links library, media and computing managers and instructors. However, the report did not emphasize how the teaching function and role in Academic Computing, CAL and Media Services creates strong collaboration in all service and instruction design.
1 Standard Five: Library and Information Resources
2 Standard 5.A
2.1 Supporting the Academic Mission of the College
2.2 The Founding Vision of the Library: Any Medium, Any Location
2.3 Functions and Facilities Covered in Standard Five
2.4 Sufficiency of Information Resources and Services (5.A.1)
2.5 Sufficiency of Core Collection and Related Resources (5.A.2)
2.6 Education Program Drives Resources and Services (5.A.3)
3 Standard 5.B
3.1 Equipment and Materials to Support the Educational Program (Standard 5.B.1)
3.1.1 Collection Development Procedures & Methods
3.1.2 Media Services
3.1.3 Information Technology Equipment & Facilities
3.2 Teaching and Instruction (Standard 5.B.2)
3.2.1 Defining Information Technology Literacy
3.2.2 ITL in the Context of Holly's Generic Library
3.2.3 Cross-Curricular Media Instruction
3.2.4 Faculty Librarians and Library Teaching
3.2.5 Library Faculty as Service Providers
3.2.6 Service and Teaching
3.2.7 Library Faculty and Off-Campus Programs
3.2.8 Modes of Instruction in Media and Academic Computing
3.2.9 Faculty Institutes
3.3 Availability of Policies (Standard 5.B.3)
3.4 Participatory Planning (Standard 5.B.4)
3.5 Networks Extend Information Resources (Standard 5.B.5)
4 Standard 5.C
4.1 Availability of Information Resource Facilities (Standard 5.C.1)
4.1.1 The Information Technology Wing
4.1.1.1 LIR Facilities and Services Visibly Interconnect
4.1.1.2 More Teaching and Study Spaces
4.1.1.3 Hospitable Spaces and Blended Access
4.1.2 More General Access Lab Facilities
4.2 Cooperative Agreements (Standard 5.C.2)
5 Standard 5D
5.1 Sufficiency of Staffing (Standard 5.D.1)
5.2 Staff Qualifications (5.D.2)
5.3 Professional Growth (5.D.3)
5.4 Organizational Structure (5.D.4)
5.4.1 Shared Technology Creates the Need for More Shared Work
5.5 Engagement in Curriculum Development (5.D.5)
5.6 Library and Information Resources Budgets (5.D.6)
6 Standard 5.E
6.1 Evaluating Information Services and Collections
6.1.1 Comparing Use Statistics With Other Libraries
6.1.2 Library and Computer Center Use & Satisfaction Rates
6.1.3 Media Services User Surveys
6.2 Evaluation of Teaching and Instructional Programs: Information Technology Literacy
6.2.1 How many students are taught?
6.2.2 Which Students?
6.2.3 Does Library Instruction Result in ITL Gains?
6.2.4 Student Assessment of their ITL Learning
6.3 Participatory Planning (Standard 5.E.1)
6.3.1 Overall Planning for Collections & Services
6.3.2 Loose Structures and Responsiveness to Rapid Change in the Information Environment
6.4 Planning Linkages (Standard 5.E.2)
6.4.1 Planning Across LIR
6.4.2 Continue Blending More Functions within Library and Information Resources
6.5 Evaluation and The Future (Standard 5.E.3)
6.5.1 Collections and Access
6.5.1.1 Support for Rapidly Evolving Information Technology
6.5.2 Library Instruction
6.5.2.1 Cross-Curricular Information Technology Literacy
6.6 Conclusion: Holly's Generic Library Has Come to Fruition
6.7 Standard Five Findings and Conclusions
7 Standards
7.1 Standard 5.A - Purpose and Scope
7.2 Standard 5.B - Information Resources and Services
7.3 Standard 5.C - Facilities and Access
7.4 Standard 5.D - Personnel and Management
7.5 Standard 5.E - Planning and Evaluation
Standard Five: Library and Information Resources
Standard 5.A
Standard 5.A – Purpose and Scope The primary purpose for library and information resources is to support teaching, learning, and, if applicable, research in ways consistent with, and supportive of, the institution’s mission and goals. Adequate library and information resources and services, at the appropriate level for degrees offered, are available to support the intellectual, cultural, and technical development of students enrolled in courses and programs wherever located and however delivered.
In 1969, when the founding Dean of Library Services James Holly wrote his “Position Paper No. 1,” he proposed a model which he called the generic library, in some ways anticipating the concept of today's virtual library. “By generic I include man’s [sic] recorded information, knowledge, folly, and wisdom in whatever form put down, whether in conventional print, art forms, magnetic tape, laser storage, etc. By generic, I also eliminate physical boundaries such as [a] specific building or portion limited and identified as ‘the library.’” Holly's vision motivated many aspects of library, media, and computer services, but proved in many ways untenable due to technical and budgetary constraints and because the college community expressed traditional longings for a bounded space. Today, laptops and networked data are ubiquitous and most students expect remote access to information resources, regardless of medium. Technology, as well as community values, have caught up with Holly’s founding vision, and Evergreen's library and learning resources now include all media, distributed to almost any location. Display of networked and audiovisual information now brings information technology to almost any classroom on campus. Active involvement in new consortia has led to quick access to expanded collections and information resources from around the region. Academic programs and students off-campus have access to rich, academically sound journal holdings. A wide selection of digitized media applications and advanced media labs provide access to media production. Increasingly seamless access to media, computing, and traditional information resources benefits all students. At the same time, the physical library has expanded its role as a social and intellectual space and now provides an increasingly hospitable center for learning and gatherings of all kinds. A $22-million remodel connected previously disparate areas and created a more cohesive information-technology wing, providing one central entrance for the Library, Media Services, the Computer Center, and the Computing and Communications offices.
Functions and Facilities Covered in Standard Five
Reflecting these developments, Standard Five considers information resources and services from several disparate administrative units: Library Services, including Media Services (administratively part of the Academic division); Academic Computing (administratively part of the Finance and Administration division); and the Computer Applications Lab (CAL) (administratively part of the Academic division, with a historical role supporting the science curriculum). The phrase "library and information resources" in Standard 5 should be understood to refer to these units collectively, while comments about separate areas will use more specific language such as the Library, Media Services, CAL, or Academic Computing. Occasional references to Computing and Communications will address technology infrastructure when relevant to instructional and academic support functions.
The information resources offered and supported by the Library, Academic Computing and the CAL represent facilities and functions commonly found in libraries and computer centers elsewhere in academia. The Media Services section of the Library requires some explanation, as its role and location in the institution are unique. Media Services provides not only the usual audiovisual support for instruction, but also extensive collections and facilities in support of media production by students across the curriculum. Media production labs, a large circulating collection of portable media equipment, and extensive instruction represent activities, facilities and functions which will not be found within the library at most institutions. Some media arts, communications or education departments might provide some such services to students of their curriculum, but not the library, and certainly not for general use. In the context of an interdisciplinary college, and in the light of the original ideal of the generic library, these services are provided through the Library in order to assure cross-curricular access and opportunity for students from anywhere in the curriculum, whether those students are studying media or simply wish to communicate academic content using media beyond print.
Sufficiency of Information Resources and Services (5.A.1)
5.A.1
Throughout this study library and information resources will be found to be strongly linked via face-to-face collaboration and consultation with faculty, staff, and students. These interconnections, within a flat organizational structure, assure constant feedback and redevelopment of services and facilities. Library funding generally compares very well with public institutions and correlates strongly to average funding for private liberal arts peers, peers with whom our use statistics compare favorably. An external assessment performed by Edutech described budgetary support for information technology as comparable to that of institutions with similar missions. There are no comparable institutions for studying the large activity of cross-curricular media services; however, advocacy from both the cross-curricular perspective of the library and from the specific needs of the media faculty help ensure support. Rapid expansion in information technology access and aspirations have led to changes in personnel allocation and expertise and will continue to make increasing demands on a staff and faculty already stretched in many areas.
Description of Facilities, see Major Facilities and Areas 1 & 2 of the Edutech Technology Peer Review Report
Holdings and Equipment, see 5.B.1
Personnel, see 5.D.1
Evaluation of Budgetary Support, see 5.D.6
Sufficiency of Core Collection and Related Resources (5.A.2)
5.A.2 The institution’s core collection and related information resources are sufficient to support the curriculum.
Broad institutional support for cross-curricular library and information services has historically generated sufficient institutional budgetary support for core collections and facilities. During the study period, inflation and budget cuts reduced base budgets for local monograph collections. Non-state resources bridged some of the gap without building the base budget permanently. Consortial agreements created opportunities for cost-effective collective purchases of serials and for efficient resource sharing, resulting in better support for the intensive work by individual students formerly more difficult to support effectively.
Collection Development, see 5.B.1 & 5.B.5
Education Program Drives Resources and Services (5.A.3)
5.A.3 Information resources and services are determined by the nature of the institution’s educational programs and the locations where programs are offered.
Strong connections to the curriculum inform all library and information services. A distinctive library rotation system connects the library and teaching faculty in the shared project of curriculum and program planning. Teaching alliances between media services professionals and media faculty determine the character of media services. A strong liaison system connects Academic Computing instructors and services with teaching faculty. Meanwhile, a very experienced staff with substantial managerial responsibilities manages day-to-day library services while implementing services in response to the new opportunities advancing information technology affords. See Teaching and Instruction 5.B.2
Information technology planning and governance are discussed in Area 5 (Planning and Governance) of the Edutech Information Environment Review. The study notes that planning is collaborative and responsive to academic needs, and could be strengthened through a stronger role for ITCH (Information Technology Collaborative Hive).
Standard 5.B
Standard 5.B – Information Resources and Services Information resources and services are sufficient in quality, depth, diversity, and currency to support the institution’s curricular offerings.
Equipment and Materials to Support the Educational Program (Standard 5.B.1)
5.B.1 Equipment and materials are selected, acquired, organized, and maintained to support the educational program.
In the past, the Library has struggled to satisfy incidental research demands outside the boundaries defined by the core, repeating curriculum. The substantial part of the curriculum which varies from year to year, the significant amount of work by independent contract students (almost 1,300 independent study contracts in 2006-07), and the opportunity for intensive individual projects within full-time, multi-quarter programs have all driven demand for specialized materials outside the core collection. Resource sharing and large, shared purchases, all made efficient because of networking technology, have eradicated this problem, although budget cuts and inflation create some difficulties keeping the core collection current. The budget for core monograph purchases has been supplemented with allocations from non-State resources in order to help bridge this gap. See Networks Extend Information Resources 5.B5 below.
Close work with the curriculum and faculty also informs the development of media facilities and services. Media staff attend the Expressive Arts planning unit meetings, in particular the Moving Image subgroup. Budgetary processes for equipment purchase and operating costs include multiple avenues for consideration of educational program needs. Through the planning units needs are communicated to the Academic budget planners. Through the Library, cross-curricular media demands are communicated to the Academic budget planners. Through the Information Technology Collaborative Hive (ITCH), cross-unit needs are coordinated and passed up to the campus-wide budget process. These three avenues help ensure that the budget process addresses both broad and specific curricular demands for media.
Some stresses develop. Like the Library, Media Services serves the entire academic community, from programs to individuals. And, like the Library, Media Services strains under the pressure of answering the needs of independent study as well as a fluid curriculum. Students working on independent media productions compete with Expressive Arts programs over scarce resources, from equipment to laboratories to teaching staff. In order to balance these competing demands, Media Services requires students and faculty to submit media request forms, which are reviewed by the media services manager and the head of Instruction Media, who allocate resources, both human and technological. Independent Contract forms include a question about the need for special equipment or facilities, and this serves as a safety net for screening intensive media use. In these ways Media Services assures that students embarking on media studies do so with appropriate support. The Expressive Arts planning unit also instituted a Student Originated Studies (SOS) group contract in media to assure that students have consistent access to facilities and instructional support as they pursue their independent projects.
Teaching and Instruction (Standard 5.B.2)
5.B.2 Library and information resources and services contribute to developing the ability of students, faculty, and staff to use the resources independently and effectively.
Standard 2 links the Five Foci and Six Expectations of an Evergreen education to the idea of reflexive thinking. "Reflexive thinking begins with a question, an interrogation of the world, and an encounter with the other. As such it involves the student in the whole process of substantive learning about subjects, disciplines and methods that is the standard domain of learning. But reflexivity is the capacity that a learner has to think about the situation and conditions that underlie her own personal and collective experience of thinking and knowing." This work is engaged and supported through the broad and deep resources of the collections and instruction within the library and information resources.
The professional literature and practice of librarianship defines information literacy as a reflective process. To be clear, a reflective process considers, evaluates, synthesizes, and in general, engages information discovered through research. In contrast, a reflexive process goes on to consider one's own learning and knowledge as influenced through exposure to the information under consideration. According to Jeremy J. Shapiro and Shelley K. Hughes, in their article entitled [1] 'Information Literacy as a Liberal Art.'], "Information literacy should be concived more broadly as a new liberal art that from knowing how to use computers aand access information to critical reflection on the nature of information itself, its technical infrastructure, and its social curtural and end even philosophical context and impact..."
Resource literacy - The ability to understand the form, format, location and methods for accessing information resources.
Information literacy at Evergreen is itself a reflexive practice, in addition to being central to the process of reflexive thinking in the broader context of undergraduate education at Evergreen. That is, the student uses library and information resources to put herself in relation to information and thinking from a variety of sources and, further, reflects about herself and her learning as she researches and learns. Within the context of library and information resources as understood and managed at Evergreen, this literacy includes not just print scholarship, but media and computing, to become not just information literacy but Information Technology Literacy (ITL). Reflection upon information includes reflection upon the nature and role of the tools themselves. Reflexive thinking includes the relation of the user to the information and the tools.
Thus, in order to assure that students have the skills to communicate about their open inquiries, and the resources to support deeply reflexive thinking, library and information resources take a broad role in the curriculum. Two of the “Six Expectations of an Evergreen Graduate” relate directly to the library and information resources' commitment to help students achieve intellectual independence, creativity, and critical acumen. Expectation Two states that our graduates will communicate creatively and effectively; Expectation Four, that our graduates apply qualitative, quantitative, and creative modes of inquiry appropriately to practical and theoretical problems across the disciplines. Not only should literate students read and write astutely, they also should access, view, critique, and produce media and writing that is eloquent and complete. In this way, digital scholarship merges seamlessly with individual and formal educational goals, just as print scholarship has in the past.
Although library and information resources instructors work to fuse teaching with program content, students are nevertheless able to access any media application or information technology beyond or without considering program content. Likewise, many programs focus entirely on technical skill building, without any formal attempt to link these practices to disciplinary content. And in other areas of the curriculum, such as Culture, Text, and Language plannning unit, critical media and information studies are often taught in a theoretical mode, without hands-on media production— the thing itself. The point is that when skills are valorized over content, or when theory ignores practice, students neglect concrete critical reflection on how technology impacts the message, the creators, the audience, or society. However, Holly's generic library model, the founding principle for library and information resources at Evergreen, has emphasized and counterbalanced the tendency to isolate skills from content. Students who read texts expect to write as well; why should they view media and not expect to create it? Early on, a rotating faculty member who helped link instruction with critical media studies and with interdisciplinary programs directed Media Services. Library and information resources continue to struggle to advocate for the critical study of media and information technology across the curriculum.
Evergreen requires rotation between the librarians and the teaching faculty. Briefly stated, faculty librarians rotate out of the library to teach full-time on a regular basis and, in exchange, teaching faculty rotate into the library to serve as librarians providing reference, instruction and collection development. (See Pedersen pp. 41-44 for more discussion of this system). Faculty who rotate into the library leave with updated skills for developing information literacy within their programs and teams across the curriculum. Library faculty develop their subject specialties and enhance their ability to work across pedagogical and disciplinary realms. Perpetual faculty-wide interactions in faculty governance and team-teaching reinforce the strong connections between the library faculty and the teaching faculty. Librarians know the faculty as colleagues and teaching faculty know the librarians (probably the only basis for widespread and effective library instruction in a curriculum without requirements). Teaching teams also spread effective library instruction practices as experienced teaching faculty introduce their new faculty teammates to their library colleagues and the teaching they offer. Most new faculty also bring updated information technology skills and experience to share with their colleagues.
A loose liaison system links each librarian with a subset of the curriculum, based on subject expertise, planning unit affiliation, and personal alliances. Faculty librarians provide a wide array of library and information technology-related teaching. One-time workshops designed to engage sources particular to the research projects within an academic program represent the most common format. Librarians and teaching faculty design these workshops with the assumption that the skills imparted are embedded in the interests and needs of the program learning community. At a minimum, the faculty for the program usually 1) create a research assignment which informs and motivates the students’ work; 2) attend the research workshop and participate, adding their expertise and/or questions; 3) provide the library liaison with a syllabus and a copy of the assignment and a list of topics students are considering; and 4) ask the students to begin considering their topic before attending the workshop so they are primed to begin actual research during the workshop.
Librarians teach workshops on research most frequently in the graduate programs, the sciences, and the off-campus programs. The teaching models for these more extended situations vary according to the library faculty involved and the role in the curriculum, and they evolve significantly year to year. Each year, library faculty affiliate deeply with a few such programs, meeting weekly to create stepped learning conjoined with research assignments. For documents exemplifying this teaching see Forensics Syllabus and Chemistry Health Professions Project. During several academic years, an information technology seminar linked library internship opportunities with a hands-on Web technology workshop. In that model, a small group of students explored contemporary questions in the world of rapid digitization and its social implications. They paralleled that study with real library work and Web production practice, including wikis and Web pages designed to support library functions. The seminar and workshop have provided a venue for library faculty, staff, and Academic Computing instructors to gather and consider both the past and future of information technologies. For syllabi for these programs see the Web pages for Still Looking, Information Landscapes and Common Knowledge. Each year one librarian also offers research methods through the evening and weekend curriculum.
Within the Library, the library faculty see themselves primarily as teachers. They tend to understand the services of the library in the context of teaching and learning, specifically teaching as it actually happens in the Evergreen curriculum. Thus, they do not tend to work from externally defined "best practices," nor do they function in a reactive mode. They take a proactive approach to the work, suggesting tools and strategies for designing library instruction and finding the intellectual work in the world of research instruction. They position themselves to work across administrative as well as curricular boundaries and sustain an important role in the crossroads of traditional research methods, contemporary information technology, and the world of the curriculum and their teaching colleagues.
The faculty librarians have transformed the reference desk into a teaching space, which goes well beyond traditional service models. For this reason, there is generally a librarian at the desk during the hours the library is open to the public. Each contact between a librarian and a patron represents an opportunity to teach and learn. In collections, Web page design, signage, collection organization, and creation of virtual services, the librarians ask, not just what is easiest or matches the expectations of inexperienced users, but what can be taught through the new design, service, or collection. For example, broad aggregate databases have been purchased because they are cost effective, but the librarians also emphasize and teach comparatively complex digitized indexes which refer students more deeply into the discipline-based literature of their inquiries. As discussed throughout this document, library and information resources are designed, planned, taught, and supported in the context of college-wide teaching and learning.
Library support for the two major off-campus offerings, the Tacoma and the Reservation-Based, Community-Determined programs, focuses heavily on instruction, with additional support from networked technology, including specialized Web pages for these programs. See Services for Reservation-Based studentsand Services for Tacoma-based Students Students of these programs have limited access to the physical library, and must be alerted to the many high-quality resources made available to them online through the library. End-of-Program reports show very high engagement with information technology in these programs (See End-of-program Review Results for 2006-07 - Information Technology Literacy by Planning Unit). Most years, librarians work closely with the Research Methods class at Tacoma, providing laboratory-based instruction on location several weeks per quarter. As of 2007-08, this work has taken on a more formalized structure, and has developed into credit-generating research classes.
Library instruction at the upper-division off-campus sites of the Reservation-Based Community-Determined programs has varied widely year-by-year. Recently the program has focused on building library methods into the lower-division bridge curriculum, which has not involved the library faculty directly. Reservation-based programs report 100% teaching and use of library and Internet research in 2007, however, this work has not engaged the Library's holdings or services significantly. Rebuilding this connection should be a high priority, and a planned faculty rotation from a former director of the Reservation-Based program will be an opportunity to do so. Perusal of the Achievements list for the self-study period demonstrates that almost every development supports distant access to collections and services, and thus the off-campus programs.
Teaching faculty must be able to easily identify and contact the appropriate staff member to coordinate computer instruction, which may require significant logistical support such as lab scheduling, equipment check-out, server space, password access, personnel scheduling, and other details. In Academic Computing, program liaisons work with faculty to coordinate how programs will teach technology. For instance, the staff liaison helps set up file shares and Web spaces and schedules and teaches workshops. In Media Services, the head of instructional media provides a central location for faculty and students requesting instructional support in media to connect with appropriate media instructors and to schedule facilities and instruction. The Media Services staff work with faculty to design and integrate media into their programs. Media Services staff meet regularly with media faculty in the Expressive Arts planning unit so they can develop facilities, plan for access, and foster integration of media into academic programs.
Students who work independently on media or computing projects or who decide to tackle media projects within non-media oriented programs also receive many forms of instructional support. Academic Computing offers regularly scheduled technology workshops, which are open to all. In addition, Evergreen students can access Lynda.com, which tutors students in software applications and programming languages. The Library recently subscribed to Safari Books Online, which supports the computer science curriculum and addresses technical inquiries from students across the curriculum. Academic Computing began a computing wiki in 2006-07 which hosts approximately 2,000 pages of instructions and tutorials and which continues to expand. Increasingly, students, faculty and staff rely on the Academic Computing wiki to stay abreast of technologies hosted on campus.
Any student may access most media-production facilities and check out portable media equipment once they have completed relevant hands-on training sessions called proficiencies. Media instructors run hundreds of these quick, skills-focused instructional sessions annually, which serve thousands of students, ensure proper use of the equipment, and provide supportive technical background for systems. The number of formal instructional sessions provided to programs has doubled since 2000, suggesting the rapidly expanding use and breadth of college-supported media technology. Finally, the Evening and Weekend Studies curriculum provides a coherent, regular pathway for learning more complex media production processes.
Like the library faculty, media instructors teach in a variety of modes: full-time, part-time, introductory, intensive, general, sustained, intermittent, specialized, individual, within programs, or collaboratively in small groups. Many of the media staff are artists, professionals, and faculty in their own right, with Master of Fine Arts degrees in their fields. They teach photography, electronic music, Web design, and digital imaging as adjuncts in Evening & Weekend Studies and in Extended Education. Media staff who teach as adjunct faculty are often called to teach full time as visiting artists. Their contributions to the part- and full-time curriculum are substantial and sustained, some of them having taught for more than 20 years. Their work supports the Expressive Arts. It assures access and instruction for students who do not consider themselves artists but who want to engage in technologies that constitute important developing communication media and also define the visual aesthetics of science, history, political science, psychology, and other narratives. Additionally, Photo, Electronic Media, and Media Loan staff annually teach as field supervisors for up to eight student interns who are critical to the effective functioning of labs and services. These students typically not only gain high-level technical production skills, but also develop instructional, collaborative, and administrative experience by working closely with students, faculty, and technical staff. Finally, all media staff sponsor many individual contracts which provide opportunities for students who have identified intensive individual inquiries which are not supported in the curriculum at large. In general, Media staff are central to the success of media-based programs and are viewed as colleagues by the Expressive Arts faculty, whose programs they support. These working relationships form the backbone of Media Services.
As described thus far, library and information resources instructors regularly work with, instruct, and support the teaching faculty through individual collaboration. In addition, they design and teach several faculty institutes each summer. Faculty institutes create valuable connections among faculty, library, media, and academic computing instructors. Recent information technology institutes have focused on specific applications such as teaching statistics with Excel, using on-line collaborative tools to foster learning communities, or creating program Web pages. Some years, substantive discussions of information technology literacy as opposed to hands-on training have been offered. During institutes, faculty are often afforded paid time for self-directed work that focuses on their program planning. In these instances, faculty evaluate technology, practice using it, and plan how to incorporate applications into their programs.
Availability of Policies (Standard 5.B.3)
5.B.3 Policies, regulations, and procedures for systematic development and management of information resources, in all formats, are documented, updated, and made available to the institution’s constituents.
Participatory Planning (Standard 5.B.4)
5.B.4 Opportunities are provided for faculty, staff, and students to participate in the planning and development of the library and information resources and services.
Faculty, staff, and students participate in the planning and development of library information resources and services. The college community values face-to-face communication and formal procedures for consultation are minimal. All learning and information resources staff and faculty receive and welcome direct requests and suggestions. As an example, good hiring represents an important decision determining how library and information services evolve and prosper. Hiring processes are broadly consultative. Committees with representation from different work units interview and recommend for all staff positions. Students, staff, and faculty representatives join in hiring committees for any major positions, especially those of administrators and faculty. These hiring processes routinely include public presentations by the candidates, which are announced to the entire college community to allow input from staff, faculty and students.
More broadly, collaborative work with teaching faculty and other clients drives the design and planning for almost all instructional and technical support. Face-to-face planning and direct engagement with teaching faculty in a program-by-program context defines the work of library and information resources across all units.
See Participatory Planning 5.E.1
Networks Extend Information Resources (Standard 5.B.5)
5.B.5 Computing and communications services are used to extend the boundaries in obtaining information and data from other sources, including regional, national, and international networks.
Consortial arrangements in the Orbis Cascade regional system offer Summit, a resource-sharing system which makes it possible to satisfy almost any book and most media requests generated by the individualistic interests of students working on independent projects. The Summit system includes 35 academic libraries from Oregon and Washington, and delivers resources within two or three days. Students also use many highly specialized materials from periodicals databases which have expanded the number of journal subscriptions Evergreen holds eight to nine times over the self-study period. This enhancement is largely due to the Cooperative Library Project (CLP), a state-funded resource sharing project among the four-year Washington state baccalaureates. Consortial purchases have reduced per-title costs dramatically and have strengthened areas of the curriculum not necessarily the focus of a core liberal arts collection. For example, psychology, education, and business were heavily emphasized in the most recent round of shared purchasing by CLP. Finally, ILLiad, the interlibrary loan system, brings journal articles to the students' mailboxes and e-mail accounts within a few days or hours. There are almost no discernible limits to accessing published information for any researcher except those who need to present within twenty-four hours. Effective campus networks supported by Computing and Communication's technical support staff make this possible. College-wide steps that have made efficient resource sharing and on-line information possible have included implementing the Banner student records system and establishing e-mail as the official student communications medium.
Standard 5.C
Standard 5.C – Facilities and Access The institution provides adequate facilities for library and information resources, equipment, and personnel. These resources, including collections, are readily available for use by the institution’s students, faculty, and staff on the primary campus and where required off-campus.
Availability of Information Resource Facilities (Standard 5.C.1)
5.C.1 Library and information resources are readily accessible to all students and faculty. These resources and services are sufficient in quality, level, breadth, quantity, and currency to meet the requirements of the educational program.
For a description of facilities, see Major Facilities and Areas 1 and 2 of the Edutech Evergreen Information Environment Review.
The Edutech TESC Information Environment Review specifically considered networking, telecommunications, and other information technology relevant to accessibility. The campus network was lauded as "solid and reliable." The network itself is described technically in Area 1 of the report. Expansion of wireless access from 75% to the entire campus was recommended; this work is proceeding and has the budgetary support to continue into the future. Most classrooms have been networked with display capability, spreading library and information technology access to large portions of the curriculum. This changes the presumptions of the faculty and students and greatly increases the frequency with which social software, digitized presentations, and other multi-media information technology is incorporated in programs. The Edutech report also recommended establishing at least one dedicated teleconferencing space for general use, which is planned within the Center for Creative and Applied Media (CCAM). According to Eductech, "student access to computers at Evergreen does not seem to be a problem."
The ideal of collaborative learning shaped the remodel. Shared study spaces predominate, whether open area study tables, grouped lounge furniture, pod-shaped arrangements in labs, or small group study and media viewing rooms. Wireless access allows informal group work around personal or library-owned laptops. Additional laboratory spaces provide easier scheduling for program work and more computers for individuals when classes do not use the labs. Limited quiet study areas provide an alternative for the solitary scholar; at the same time small group work is facilitated and encouraged. Overall, the Information Technology Wing has shed barren hallways and utilitarian desks in favor of lounge areas and comfortable study spaces. Overstuffed couches and chairs, large tables, task lighting, and more room for collections all contribute to the conviviality that informs shared inquiry.
Art exhibitions invite patrons into lounge and study areas and help define the library as a public space. The new basement lounge, affectionately dubbed the "Library Underground," hosts frequent campus gatherings and public readings, although flooding (a new issue since the remodel) disrupted the area several times in 2006-07. Groups from across campus meet, study, and teach in library spaces, which are open to all and where food and drink have always been allowed. The Sound and Image Library (SAIL) media collections are prominently located in the reference area, where SAIL staff work closely with the reference librarians. The newly established Assisted Technology Lab (ATL) conjoins SAIL and has become a vital meeting place for students to work and show their art and media productions. Again, SAIL and reference staff provide service and technical support for ATL patrons. As the physical reference collection continues to shrink, reference, SAIL, the ATL, and Circulation will continue forming a more blended and prominent shared public presence.
Rapid developments in networked information technology have blurred between general and specialized technology labs. The main computer center includes many specialized scientific software packages such as ArcGIS and Mathematica, while common graphic manipulation software, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, appear in the CAL. Similarly, the Computer Center supports high-level statistics applications such as R, as well as digital music editing. The library computers provide basic Office applications and general Web access in addition to library-specific searches, but specific library computers also provide GIS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, assistive/adaptive technology, and scanning applications, while SAIL provides multiple stations for basic media dubbing, transfer, and editing. Switching to a single user domain and sign-on means simpler, more consistent access to networked resources across campus. The Digital Imaging and Multimedia facilities provide applications for advanced media production, but are open to all students. Some specialty labs have self-contained resources, such as large format printers or applications requiring more sophisticated hardware. However, the primary distinction among labs is the level of expertise and specialized knowledge of the staff. Students benefit when they know the specialized character of a lab means there will be more skilled assistance.
Cooperative Agreements (Standard 5.C.2)
5.C.2 In cases of cooperative arrangements with other library and information resources, formal documented agreements are established. These cooperative relationships and externally provided information sources complement rather than substitute for the institution’s own adequate and accessible core collection and services.
See Collection Development Procedures and Methods
See Required Exhibit 11 Formal Agreements with Other Libraries
Standard 5D
Standard 5.D – Personnel and Management Personnel are adequate in number and in areas of expertise to provide services in the development and use of library and information resources.
Sufficiency of Staffing (Standard 5.D.1)
5.D.1 The institution employs a sufficient number of library and information resources staff to provide assistance to users of the library and to students at other learning resources sites.
The chart below suggests that library and information resources staffing is similar to that of comparable public institutions, falling between the averages of peer public liberal arts colleges (COPLAC) and the larger regional universities in the state (WA Regionals in the table below). Note that Evergreen and other public college library staffing averages are significantly below the staffing for groups made up largely of private Ivies, DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practices), CTCL (Colleges That Change Lives), and CIEL (Consortium of Innovative Environments for Learning).
Because library use at Evergreen compares favorably to more heavily-staffed private liberal arts colleges and because all areas sustain a substantial instructional role, there are areas of strain. The rapid expansion of technology-driven services and collections also creates stresses, despite reallocation of staff as media and technologies shift. Following are the primary areas of concern:
Staff Qualifications (5.D.2)
5.D.2 Library and information resources staff include qualified professional and technical support staff, with required specific competencies, whose responsibilities are clearly defined.
The balance of librarians to other library staff is weighted toward non-professionals when compared to other liberal arts college libraries. Further, as librarians rotate into the full-time curriculum, they temporarily leave behind reference work, management, administration, and collection development. Any sustained work, such as Web-page development, is interrupted by these regular absences. Further, full-time teaching faculty rotate into the library as neophytes who need training and who present widely disparate skills, abilities, and ambitions. Beyond the system of rotation, with its concomitant duties, librarians are contractually obligated to participate in college governance and curriculum planning, not to mention their own scholarly projects and sabbaticals. Librarians have nine-month contracts and several are absent during the summer sessions when the Library is minimally staffed. These organizational facts mean that Evergreen has no managerial class of librarians. Instead, the team of faculty librarians share management with staff. Paraprofessionals head almost all departments, including Circulation, Government Publications, Periodicals, Technical Services and Acquisitions. Their year-round presence and regular workdays provide consistency for development of services, maintenance of collections, public service, and supervision of classified staff and student workers. In this collaborative environment, staff often lead the way in adopting new services. The tremendous commitment by the staff grounds the Library and makes it an ideal teaching environment.
Most library faculty carry both subject and library masters credentials in order to support their teaching as well as their role as professional librarians.
See CVs of professional library staff
As is the case with librarians, many media staff and instructors carry additional graduate training. Graduate degrees noted by staff other than librarians include three MPAs, two MFAs, an MA in art history, an MEd and EdS, an MSE (technical engineering), an MS in chemistry, and an MS in computer information systems. The library faculty, whose roles requires substantial attention to teaching and governance outside the Library, must depend upon Library staff as managers of major services and functions within the Library. Highly experienced staff with significant levels of responsibility keep the library not just open, but anticipating and embracing change and new opportunities for service.
See Modes of Instruction in Media and Academic Computing for a discussion of media instructors as artists and teaching faculty.
In the realm of technical support, the Edutech report recommended assigning "staff responsibilities more specifically." More specific responsibilities and positions have been implemented in Technical Support Services. In the smaller units which provide distributed service and instruction such as the CAL, Academic Computing and Media Services, this stricter delineation of support functions is not as clearly appropriate. Instead, it is often valuable for staff to be well versed on all or most aspects of the instruction or service required and in direct communication with the student, staff or faculty who needs help. For example, the liaison system in Academic Computing assumes that in most cases a faculty member will receive all aspects of support from one liaison, or that the liaison will coordinate the support and instruction required.
Professional Growth (5.D.3)
5.D.3 The institution provides opportunities for professional growth for library and information resources professional staff.
See Professional Leave (Faculty Handbook 6.1)
See Professional Travel (Faculty Handbook 6.2)
See Faculty Development (Faculty Handbook 6.3)
Computing and Communications allocates more than $40,000 per year to support attendance of technical staff at technical conferences and trainings. This allows staff to expand their skills with current technology, increase their knowledge of new and advancing technology, and connect with peers from other institutions and experts in specific technologies. These training opportunities are critical to the team’s ability to support teaching and learning and to provide management of the college’s administrative systems. See CC Training Spreadsheet.
Organizational Structure (5.D.4)
5.D.4 Library and information resources and services are organized to support the accomplishment of institutional mission and goals. Organizational arrangements recognize the need for service linkage among complementary resource bases (e.g., libraries, computing facilities, instructional media and telecommunication centers).
See The Founding Vision: Any Medium, Any Location
See The Information Technology Wing
The Edutech Evergreen Information Environment Review suggested that the existing distributed structures were valuable, but recommended greatly enhancing the role and formal responsibilities of the ITCH to assure better planning in consonance with the mission of the college. See 5.E for fuller discussion of this recommendation. Edutech did not capture the centrality of the teaching role in major portions of the information resources environment at Evergreen. It is teaching and its development which assures the most important connections between the academic mission of the college, the educational program, and IT services of all kinds. While the Library and Media Services collaborate as a matter of course with Academic Computing, the real challenge remains: How to more thoroughly engage the teaching faculty across the curriculum in defining the role of information technology in the academic careers of our students.
Engagement in Curriculum Development (5.D.5)
5.D.5 The institution consults library and information resources staff in curriculum development.
Library and Information Resources Budgets (5.D.6)
5.D.6 The institution provides sufficient financial support for library and information resources and services, and for their maintenance and security.
Similar to staffing levels noted above, the library is well funded compared to other regional public baccalaureates in the state (WA State Public in the table below) and peer public liberal arts libraries nationally (COPLAC in the table below). This comparatively rich funding reflects a historical recognition of the demands of open inquiry and independent research and the centrality of library research in a liberal arts education. Both funding and use rates closely match those of the private liberal arts libraries which predominate the DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practices), CTCL (Colleges That Change Lives) and CIEL (Consortium of Innovative Environments for Learning) peer groups. Thus the general funding level for the Evergreen Library compares closely to that of institutions with similar missions, services, and roles within their institutions. For further discussion of the role of libraries in liberal arts colleges see Comparing Use Statistics With Other Libraries (5.E). On the other hand, the Library budget reported below includes Media Services (approximately 50% of library staffing falls into this category). Most libraries do not include any of the functions provided by Media Services at Evergreen. Instead, these functions, including media instruction, media-production facilities, media production to support college activities, and portable media production equipment check-out, if offered at all, would be part of an academic department such as education or media arts. If Media Services costs and services were not considered, then budgets are close to those of other public institutions, while use statistics are comparable to private liberal arts institutions.
The Edutech Evergreen Information Environment Review discusses budgets in Area 4 and compares Evergreen to similar schools on the basis of physical environment, enrollment numbers, education goals and aspirations, residential nature, tuition, and governance structure. The review determined that Evergreen devotes considerable resources to IT and is consistent with its peers. In 2005, Evergreen’s expenditure on IT—expressed as a percentage of total institutional expenditures—was 6.7%. This percentage aligns with the 6.7% reported by Computing in a 2006 survey of public four-year colleges. The average for all institutions was 6.5%. Generally, IT is funded comparably to institutions with similar missions and culture. The report recommended that budget processes should be addressed which take into account the heavy demands upon replacement, operation, and maintenance as IT becomes ubiquitous in the classroom as well as in labs.
Standard 5.E
Assessments of Evergreen's library and information resources confirm support for the academic mission of the college as a public liberal arts college which expects a substantial number of students to engage in self-selected independent inquiry. Utilization patterns among Evergreen students correlate closely to the intensive use found among library arts colleges as opposed to lower use rates found among more comprehensive institutions.
Cascade became Orbis Cascade as the Washington and Oregon academic consortia merged. The new resource-sharing service, entitled Summit, provides ongoing comparative statistics. To continue comparison with the original members of Cascade, in 2006, Evergreen borrowed 4.52 items per FTE; almost 4 times the next heaviest user at 1.15 items borrowed per student. Although one might assume that small collection size drives this higher demand, the fact is that the Evergreen collection circulates at a high rate per student as well, according to federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data.
(Source: | Summit Borrowing Statistics FY06)
Thus it is clear that, as of 2006, Evergreen library utilization mirrors the practices of liberal arts colleges. High-use rates also seem to reflect an academic emphasis on major student projects. For instance, Reed College, which requires a senior thesis, circulates or borrows 120 items per student. On the other hand, looking ahead, academic library use patterns are in a period of dramatic change. In 2007, the University of Washington implemented WorldCat Local which provides immediate click-though prompts, leading the user from local catalog to Summit to some journal databases, periodical holdings, and interlibrary loan if appropriate. Summit use at the University of Washington doubled since implementation and interlibrary loan has also increased steeply. A large increase in borrowing at the University of Washington drives lending rates throughout the Summit system, but even more important, it suggests that discovery tools will dramatically increase usage without change in the library instructional program or academic practices. The Orbis Cascade consortium will soon be implementing WorldCat as the shared Summit catalog and many libraries in the consortium will undoubtedly implement WorldCatLocal as their local library catalog as well.
The data above demonstrate that library and information resources are comparatively well-utilized. While high rates of use suggest something about effectiveness, surveys of popularity (frequency of use and satisfaction with use) provide further affirmation. Institutional Research routinely surveys alumni and students about campus resources. A summary of campus resource utilization (See Alumni Surveys 2002-2006 - Campus Resource Utilization) shows that during the six-year period, the Library and the computing facilities have been the top two most used campus facilities, trading off for first place. Alumni who were somewhat or very satisfied with the services have reported in at between 87% and 92% during the period surveyed.
Starting in 2006, the Evergreen Student Experience Survey (ESES) included questions about using library resources on-line and found that 85.2% of respondents use on-line library resources. Internal records also suggest phenomenal growth in on-line use of library resources. In 2000, when the library subscribed to three aggregate journal databases (Proquest, Ebscohost and JSTOR), users conducted 80,000 searches. In 2007, among approximately 30 subscription databases, there were well over 250,000 searches. Careful review of variations of use from year to year reveals the direct impact a fluid curriculum has on database use. For example, Modern Language Association International Bibliography statistics are quite erratic; one major project in a large academic program explains a fivefold increase of use in one year. As JSTOR has developed into a more deeply and broadly multi-interdisciplinary tool, use statistics show a shift away from heavy dependence on the less scholarly aggregates. Extensive lobbying by faculty and librarians encourages this shift toward use of scholarly resources such as JSTOR. Use statistics for periodicals and databases drive selection and instruction planning. When use statistics are low for a database seen by the library faculty as critical to a discipline or of particularly high academic value, then library faculty focus instruction on that database whenever appropriate.
The alumni survey added Media Services to its survey of campus resource utilization starting in 2004. Since then, Media Services has been listed as the fifth most utilized resource. Alumni reported being somewhat or very satisfied at a rate of 89% and 90% in the two survey years.
The 2006 Evergreen Student Experience Survey (ESES) asked students about their use of Media Services, which showed 48% use of Media Loan and 89.6% somewhat or very satisfied. A survey designed and implemented by staff member Lin Crowley supplemented this data. Crowley’s respondents reported an average satisfaction level for each service ranging from 3.07 to 3.62 (out of 4), which indicated that those who used current services were generally fairly satisfied with each of the services they use.
From 2000 to 2007, Media Services offered a total of more than 1,500 workshops to approximately 156 academic programs. This number does not include the thousands of quick proficiencies also provided by the area. The number of formal media workshops given and students reached in 2005 and 2006 were each more than double the numbers provided in 2000. Workshops have increased along with new technologies, especially in Media Loan and in the new Multimedia and Digital Imaging Studio (DIS)labs.
Up until 2007, Academic Computing offered 30 to 40 general computer skills workshops per year in the Computer Center, attended by approximately 350 students. Professional staff focused these workshops on general technical skill-building, independent of academic programs. Over time, fewer students were attending these workshops, presumably because more students come to college with strong technical skills and with specialized self-determined needs for support. In response to waning attendance, Academic Computing redesigned the workshops as student-centered support sessions to which students bring their questions or projects. This student-centered structure should more effectively meet the specific demands of students. Computing will evaluate the success of this reinvented structure. All areas of library, media, and computing find the strongest teaching and the greatest demand for instruction occurs in conjunction with programs.
Just as in the Computer Center, the Computer Applications Lab shows a trend toward more broadly used applications. Although the CAL has traditionally focused on the science curriculum in the Environmental Studies and Scientific Inquiry planning units, these users have begun to share their space with those who have less specialized demands. Roughly 60% to 70% of the classes in the CAL now work with statistical or numeric analysis, primarily Excel, but also with Graphical Analysis, R, and SPSS. Ninety percent of CAL users prepare presentations, most often with Powerpoint, Word, Illustrator and Excel. Approximately 60% of the programs meeting in the CAL still use analytical tools, including (in order of usage) ArcGIS, Mathematica, and Stella, which were once the focal point of all CAL applications. Science faculty have shifted their emphasis to on-site analysis, using advanced applications in specialized scientific labs in ways that parallel the shift in Media Services toward advanced applications. Meanwhile, the CAL and the Computer Center serve increasing numbers of students who seek instruction or support for the increasingly powerful personal computing applications in media production, statistical analysis, and presentation media.
The Library, consistent with college-wide practices, rejects requirements and embraces students who engage in open inquiry and independent judgment. In this context, the Library supports a fluid curriculum and responds to changes that drive the needs and expectations of an innovative teaching faculty. Standard or standardized assessment methods do not apply because the Library shapes teaching according to individual students, a fluid curriculum, and highly diverse pedagogy, . Instead, the Library commits to the intensive and never-ending task of recreating learning goals, student-by-student, program-by-program. Context is everything, which obviates the role of abstract standardized measures.
The Evergreen Student Experience Survey (ESES) asks questions which elucidate what the students themselves think they learned at Evergreen. In 2006, the ESES asked "To what extent have your Evergreen experiences contributed to your growth in ... the following computer-related fields...?" Responses generally matched fairly well with the perspectives found in the end-of-program surveys. For the category 'Studying or Doing Research via the Internet or other online sources":
30.5% of Olympia-campus students reported at least some contribution
47.5% reported quite a bit or a lot, for a total of 77.5%
More than 84% of Tacoma students reported at least some, of which 50% reported quite a bit
More than 93% of reservation-based students reported at least some contribution, 86.2% reporting quite a bit or a lot
It is heartening to see that a good majority of students feel that they developed their research skills as part of their education at Evergreen, considering how many students express self-confidence in their research skills, and as the internet provides increasingly powerful tools for personal research.
The 2006 ESES also asked about "Using the computer for artistic expression (e.g. music, other audio, still images, animation, video, etc.":
More than 42% reported Evergreen contributed "Some," "Quite a Bit," or "A Lot"
and 20.9% said "Very Little"
Participatory Planning (Standard 5.E.1)
5.E.1 The institution has a planning process that involves users, library and information resource staff, faculty, and administrators.
The interconnection of the instructional role with the planning and support functions drives the efficacy of all the services in these areas. In the Edutech TESC Information Environment Review, Area 5 discussed planning and governance in the Evergreen information environment. The review was somewhat critical of the lack of coordination in support, planning and governance of IT across campus and advocated for a stronger role for ITCH, an organization which links library, media and computing managers and instructors. However, the report did not emphasize how the teaching function and role in Academic Computing, CAL and Media Services creates strong collaboration in all service and instruction design.
Further, placing library and information resources within the larger ethos of the college, any major policy discussions or long-term planning processes invoke the participatory college-wide DTF structure. Budgetary processes are generally collaborative and include opportunities for review and input from the campus community. See Participatory Decision-Making Culture (Standard 1 Section 2.3) and Standard 6. The college budget process and schedule drives most mid-term library planning. The college budget process is described in Standard 7 Section 7.A.3
Additional opportunities for community contributions to planning include faculty who rotate into the Library who focus on collection development and other planning projects. An annual Reference Services Group retreat establishes the year's work before classes start in the fall. Faculty development reviews, also known as five-year reviews and faculty institutes provide opportunities for conversations across campus about a range of teaching, learning and service questions as they impact information services. The library internship program provided a reading seminar for several years within which library faculty, staff and interns could discuss changing information technology and its cultural meaning. Finally, the librarians often engage in faculty reading seminars, frequently focused on library issues, where shared thinking about the future of libraries evolves.
Among the organizations included in library and information resources, the Library is the largest and most embedded in tradition and thus may be the most invested in preexisting professional structures and assumptions. Additionally, a comparative lack of top-down managerial structures could lead to a tendency to stagnation in some environments. How well does the Library balance the competing demands of conservation, teaching, and technological adaptation and innovation? The success of the Library’s flat organization can be measured by the impressive way in which the Library group has responded to institutional and profession-wide changes and challenges. Achievements describes major changes in services, faculties and collections implemented during the study period. Most of the changes are responses to opportunities provided by technological developments and external engagement in consortia. The consortia relieve any single library from much of the burden of research and develop into new technologies, an overwhelming burden for a comparatively small library such as Evergreen. Additionally, Evergreen's Library Administration and staff have worked actively in leadership roles in the Orbis-Cascade consortium to assure that the consortium supports efficient, cost-effective movement into the world of networked and shared resources.
Planning Linkages (Standard 5.E.2)
5.E.2 The institution, in its planning, recognizes the need for management and technical linkages among information resource bases (e.g., libraries, instructional computing, media production and distribution centers, and telecommunications networks).
With networked information technology and almost universal access to digitized academic information resources, coordination of planning across library and information resources has become increasingly critical. The information technology staff and librarians from across the administrative units engaged found that while administrative restructuring did not appear to provide a more effective connection among services, that it was nevertheless wise to imagine a new structure to foster collaboration. A cross-areas collaborative group entitled the Information Technology Collaborative Hive (ITCH) was created, which provides the most formal mechanism for collaboration around technology across the various parts of the college. Evergreen supports three ITCH groups: Academic, Administrative, and Core. The Academic ITCH meets at least once a month and includes professional staff from each of the primary technology labs, faculty, and interested students. The Academic ITCH coordinates general academic IT initiatives, helps develop general academic computing policy, and guides strategic planning. Professional staff members in each of the primary technology areas have developed strong connections to discipline-specific slices of the curriculum, faculty and academic administration. As ITCH develops, the members will explore ways to communicate and plan in cross-disciplinary and cross-divisional programs. ITCH provides one of the necessary cross-curricular and cross-division contexts for developing information technology across administratively distinct areas. Administrative ITCH plans for administrative IT support and Core ITCH acts as the coordinating body for all areas of IT represented in ITCH.
ITCH created a strategic plan in conjunction with the campus-wide strategic planning process in 2007. Strategic Direction number 7 addresses technology. The statement is notable for the breadth of its concerns, with aspirations addressing media, library and computing technology:
7. Use technology to enhance teaching and learning and administrative support at Evergreen. Evergreen will intentionally foster secure, sustainable, flexible, easy-to-use, and accessible information technologies (IT) that support and enhance our teaching and learning philosophies and the administrative needs of the institution. Evergreen’s continuing commitment to technology and media literacies as critical components of a liberal arts education has led us to re-envision our Television Studio into a Center for New Media [now entitled the Center for Creative and Applied Media (CCAM)] that will provide cross curricular and extra curricular support for computer mediated production, performance, interactivity, teleconferencing, live broadcasts, digital image storage, processing, re-broadcasting and format conversion for all areas of the college. Accuracy and quality of information will improve and strong support will make technology and a broad range of information services available to on-and off-campus users. Security requirements of networks, software, hardware and data will be met while ensuring appropriate user access, including control of access to confidential information and the need for academic exploration. Classroom spaces will be technologically current and functional for meeting curricular needs.
The complete Strategic Plan Wiki provides more detail.
The Edutech TESC Information Environment Review recommended a stronger, more formal role and status for ITCH, which has not found support from higher level administrators who have budgetary responsibility over the divisions of the college. This means ITCH continues to serve as a bottom-up structure of collaboration based on the experience of direct collaboration with and support for students, staff and faculty users.
Library and information resources support a surprisingly diverse infrastructure of technologies and media in the curriculum. For greatest efficiency, library and information resources should considered even more coordination across boundaries to provide technology support. Students should be able to move seamlessly between different areas, such as CAL, MML, and the Computer Center. Certainly, the pathways between areas could be more clearly articulated by identifying and developing more common services, including printing, building and maintaining image sets, server filespace, and common software. By taking better advantage of the network infrastructure, students will experience less confusion, and IT staff who directly support the curriculum could dedicate more energy toward coordinating, developing and designing IT strategies with academic programs instead of maintaining redundant infrastructures.
Library and information resources could develop a shared perspective about their public presence. One possibility for representing blended facilities and services would be a central help desk for the Information Technology Wing. The shared entrance to the wing has become a prominent architectural feature and an opportunity to reshape the community’s understanding of what the areas collectively represent. A central help desk could provide basic information about facilities, services, and staff, and it would help facilitate how efficiently patrons move between the various floors of the wing. Continued attention to the best use of the Library Underground and how to assure its connection to other floors should be part of this process; a large, flexible teaching and gathering space is developing there and appropriate equipment will be needed to support that vision. Concurrently, assuring safe conditions for the adjacent Archives and Rare Books Collections are critical.
Construction of the CCAM will begin soon. This project has distinct relevance to the changing roles of Media Services, the Library and Academic Computing within the evolving digital liberal arts. The CCAM will comprise a collection of media production studios and equipment to complement and complete existing Media Services and Academic Computing media resources and provide the primary bridge between the campus media infrastructure and networked digital resources. For a discussion of the CCAM and related curricular projects see Center for Creative and Applied Media.
Evaluation and The Future (Standard 5.E.3)
5.E.3 The institution regularly and systematically evaluates the quality, adequacy, and utilization of its library and information resources and services, including those provided through cooperative arrangements, and at all locations where courses, programs, or degrees are offered. The institution uses the results of the evaluations to improve the effectiveness of these resources.
As part of an institution constantly engaged in processes of narrative evaluation and other forms of assessment, library and information resources engage in and are the subject of extensive assessment both within library and information resources and externally through Institutional Research and Assessment surveys and studies. In addition to formal annual processes such as budget building and annual library faculty retreats, the results of these assessments feed into the development of ongoing teaching and services through constant face-to-face interactions among faculty, administrators, staff and students which inform all operations. Institutional Research and Assessment, as cited throughout this report, provides annual surveys about library and information resources, several of which are broken down by campus.
See Alumni Surveys 2002-2006 - Campus Utilization
End-of program Review Results for 2006-07 - Info Technology Literacy Overview
End-of-program Review Workshop - Info Technology Across the Curriculum
Evergreen Student Experience Survey 2004 - Info Technology Literacy and Technology-related Resources
Evergreen Student Experience Survey 2006 - Growth in Computer Skills - Oly Campus
The web presence of the library will, of course, continue to evolve. The library continues work on a new library front page and database search pages. It is likely that the new library front page will become the responsibility of the college-wide web team, freeing library staff from this unfunded work. A new federated search is being implemented. Meanwhile, the Orbis-Cascade consortium is migrating to WorldCat, which the library will consider for local use as well. A local catalog designed on the principle of web discovery tools can be expected to generate significant changes in library use. In this context, changes in staffing may be required to support increases in use of services such as Summit and Illiad and the content and focus of instruction may require substantial revision. Evaluation of service and instruction via peer comparisons will change, as discovery tools will generate higher uses without increased instruction. Instruction will likely need to focus even more on evaluating sources and finding those resources not easily located via discovery tools.
The continued expansion of audio/visual media collections represents a critical part of the vision of the generic library. To that end, one-time funds have frequently been infused into a small base budget for film and sound recordings, and the collection has grown significantly. SAIL staff and selectors have emphasized both new titles and replacement of older formats and worn copies. The library anticipates circulating the collection through SUMMIT, which will increase wear. See SAIL Acquisition Statistics. Selectors will continue a recent change of policy allowing the purchase of any medium from their funds allocated for print monographs, but a stable and larger allocation for the SAIL budget would lessen the need to do so and reduce variations in expenditures, workload and processing. The Resource Selection Committee is currently reviewing materials budgets with the intention of reallocating funds according to the curricular demands for video and digitized reference resources. If these discussions result in a larger budget for SAIL, there will be more work, but also more consistency. Additionally, the staff will be more deeply involved in researching web-based media collections. This additional workload represents a challenge for SAIL.
Because of the Summit and ILLiad systems, the core collections do not need to support individual students who engage in inquiries that lie outside the collection profile, based upon the core curriculum. However, Summit use will also allow the library to identify whether there are any consistent weaknesses in the collection that show up as subject areas driving high borrowing rates from other institutions. The data from SUMMIT should be analyzed over a three year period, due to the fluidity of the curriculum, at which point the library will decide if such data are useful in guiding collection development.
The library will continue to take advantage of the significantly increased purchasing power created by consortial agreements for periodical and other database purchases. The library needs to keep an eye on the time and expertise required to keep up with the ever-increasing work of evaluating these agreements, purchases and contracts and the technical work to support electronic resources and may want to consider creating a position for managing electronic resources. A centralized specialist working on electronic resources would potentially help the selectors, by consistently researching and disseminating information about new products.
Overall, long-standing assumptions about budgets for collections must be re-evaluated. While major cuts were made to the monographic budget early in the study period and were only partially restored over time, it is not clear that simply restoring those funds and adding funds for inflation are the desirable next moves. The Resource Selection Committee will need to continue to explore more flexible responses to a rapidly changing publishing environment in order to match collection budgets to evolving research needs. Private fundraising and other non-state funds have helped close collection development gap in some cases, such as the SAIL budget. Library and information resources overall have begun to receive private support for equipment and facilities projects as well. More work with the Office of College Advancement should be emphasized as many alumni have demonstrated willingness to support the library and information resources.
Support for Rapidly Evolving Information Technology
While the Edutech TESC Information Environment Review gave Evergreen good marks for its budgetary support of information technology, the report also recommended that “to follow current best practices, the replacement cycle should be permanently funded and the operations budgets need to be raised regularly to reflect the increase in technology-equipped classrooms, the increased number of servers and desktop computers that must be supported, and other increases in the technology base.” The college has begun to address this issue, proposing permanent line items in the next biennium for replacing the core server and desktops. This movement toward more permanent allocations for replacement and repair will help ensure that the infrastructure can support the curriculum. Although ITCH can play only an advisory role, it has participated actively in the process of establishing permanent allocations, setting priorities, and sharing resources.
The remodeled Information Technology Wing and the construction of Seminar II created dramatically more technology-equipped teaching spaces. There are now 49 media and computer-capable classrooms, with more on the way. Labs are equipped with computers for each student, and most classrooms now include a computer along with projection and display systems. The library plans to convert one classroom in the Library Underground to a lab, and teaching spaces on campus still without computers or display technology are on the way to being equipped. At this point, library and information resources just manages to support the computer facilities distributed across campus. As more spaces are computerized and enrollment creeps up toward the target of 5,000, the college will have to add additional staff and funding for maintenance. All capital construction and remodelling plans must include consideration of maintenance, replacement and support for media and networked display.
As media technology has changed, some faculty choose to continue teaching older analog equipment, often for good pedagogical and aesthetic reasons. In the context of doubling instruction loads, this breadth of technologies generates a daunting challenge for Media Loan as they stretch to maintain, house, and teach a very wide array of portable equipment. Media Loan should work with the Expressive Arts faculty and other major users to reduce the range of Media Loan equipment necessary to support the curriculum.
The reference group should evaluate service to areas of the curriculum that report or demonstrate less involvement in the various forms of information technology instruction (as reflected in end of program reports)and consider whether more or different instructional support would be appropriate, feasible or desirable.
Library instruction will evolve in the context of catalogs which imitate web discovery tools. It is entirely likely that patrons will frequently discover services which have, until now, had to be pointed out to them. For the near future, however, finding and using the most effective, appropriate journal databases still requires instruction or intervention on the part of librarians or faculty. Evaluation of library instruction based upon comparative use statistics will probably be less valuable than in this past study period, as academic library finding tools will vary greatly for some time to come, creating widely disparate use statistics. Thus close attention to database use trends and their correlation to the implementation of new finding tools will be important in the near future.
Intensive, embedded library and media instruction remain the most desirable and effective models. Some librarians focus on such models, including work such as evaluating bibliographies, which become the basis for assessing the quality of student research and the basis for further instruction. Faculty librarians may want to explore evaluating research results more commonly as they develop their ties with programs and faculty in all disciplines, particularly if discovery tools generate easier access to resources beyond the immediate catalog search. As librarians become more involved in each stage of research, including writing or production, they should be able to provide more consistent support to students. Time for this work with students is restricted by the number of librarians, as is time for the more extended work essential to students from Tacoma and Reservation-Based programs who depend so heavily upon off-campus access and who have less opportunity to confer with librarians at the reference desk. Faculty who rotate into the library must be more fully engaged in this aspect of the librarians' work in order to help balance the external teaching demands upon library faculty.
When the Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning and Writing Centers were planned into the new Information Technology Wing, the hope was for substantial collaboration. While the location of these centers within the library brings more students into the library, aids the sense of hospitality and provides convenient resources for the students using the Centers, collaboration has remained minimal. Thus opportunities for shared instruction and service have yet to be exploited.
As discussed above, library and information resources and the teaching faculty assure that information technology infuses the curriculum. On the other hand, the faculty has not embraced any particular set of information technology skills as fundamental to the liberal arts undergraduate at Evergreen. Instead, faculty choose and adapt information and media technologies according to the pedagogical and disciplinary requirements of their chosen inquiry. There is little work across the curriculum about critical approaches to media or basic definitions of college level technical literacy for the liberal arts. In the immediate future, library and information resources should invite the teaching faculty into a discussion about whether the campus has any broad consensus about ITL, including critical approaches. Long ago, the college committed to writing across the curriculum and allocated significant institutional resources to encourage that work—without proscriptive limits or standards. A wider discussion about ITL could produce a similar vision and institutional support. In the long run, such a vision will shape our understanding of digital scholarship in the liberal arts.
The expansion of entry-level media technology instruction raises questions about the staffing assumptions in Academic Computing. If critical approaches to information technology are to be addressed and if cross-curricular information technology literacy is a priority for the contemporary liberal arts, then instructional staffing based on historical models of canned skills workshops may be insufficient. Academic Computing should continue current efforts to recruit instructional staff who have the expertise to work intensively in program planning and curriculum development as well as on technical support for those activities. The numbers of such instructional IT staffing may also need to be evaluated, in response to these new and expanding demands for work within the curriculum.
Library and information resources have been deeply influenced by the organizational habits of the college, habits of collaboration, egalitarian ideals, fluidity, face-to-face interactions, non-departmentalization, reflexive learning, and independent and interdisciplinary inquiry. The result is a responsive, flexible, evolving set of services and resources. Library and information resources faculty and staff work across the media, regardless of where services reside administratively, in order to fuse traditional library services, information services, computing, and media. Library and information resources assess technology within the context of Evergreen’s particular curriculum and implement new applications incrementally in collaborative processes involving all three areas of service and the teaching faculty. As part of that work, library and information resources have had the distinct historical advantage of presuming that information comes in all formats and that it is not only possible but advisable to break down as many barriers as possible to access information in all its forms. In this, library and information resources are shaped by their founding vision, the generic library, an idea whose time has come.
Standard Five Findings and Conclusions
2.) Over the past decade the library and Media Services have fully committed to networking and digital resources. This shift has implied a change in organization, reorganization of job classifications, and the creation of new patterns of work supported in all areas.
4.) Students and faculty are thinking about and using information resources in all media. They can now reasonably expect to have seamless access to a wide array of high quality academic information, media and computer applications almost anywhere on campus.
5.) The library is funded like a public college, but the emphasis on projects, the array of inquiries and the fact that the library is a teaching library means that the library is used as if it were a part of a private liberal arts college.
1.) The Evergreen library has always been what other libraries have strive to become: a teaching library deeply connected to the faculty and curriculum. The result is that students use the library very actively. Historically Media Services has had the same teaching focus. Academic computing, with a longstanding instructional role, is also moving toward more substantive, teaching and collaboration with faculty. This cross-curricular emphasis on teaching must be continued.
2.) The original vision of the library was "generic," which means that it includes all media in all locations. The contemporary term in the profession is the virtual library. Evergreen's library and information resources have finally been able to realize the vision due to the advent of effective, ubiquitous networking and digital resources. The new technology plus major consortial agreements have created an explosion of access to high quality scholarly information and media.
3. The remodeled and more unified Information Technology Wing is the physical manifestation of the blending of traditional print, media and computer technology which characterizes the virtual library and information in the digital age. Despite being spread across administrative divisions, the library, media services, academic computing, CAL and Computing and Communications all collaborate effectively to assure more and more seamless access to information resources. We must guard these interconnections and continue to seek opportunities for collaboration that will provide the best service, teaching and efficiency.
1.) The Library has through consortial agreements and wise use of its resources made available to the college an extraordinary array of high quality academic resources. For example the number of academic journals now available through the library is nine time larger than at the outset of the review. Active leadership in consortia such as Orbis-Cascade and the Cooperative Libraries Project have supported these cost-effective approaches.
2.) The willingness of the staff from all areas to share, collaborate and dream as they have worked through the complex reorganizations and new work necessary to create an operative virtual library, has been extraordinary.
3.) The creation of an accessible, integrated, well conceived teaching space with the renovation of the B and C wings of the library has allowed the virtual library to have a physical presence that embodies the integration of these areas while providing hospitable spaces and programming to complement virtual use information resources.
4.) The spread of digital media and computer facilities to the campus as a whole in the Lecture Halls and especially in the new classrooms of Seminar II as well as the extension of wireless access to most of the campus has allowed the teaching resources of LIR to be used all over the campus.
5.) Both the development of the virtual library and a continued commitment to extensive instruction have lead to effective library and information resources for off-campus programs and users.
2.) Continue to remain aware of developments in information technology, critically assess them and carefully integrate technological capacities into staff’s capacity for teaching.
3.) Library and information resources should assure that connections between the three units that make up library and information resources are as seamless as possible in the experience of users.
4.) Media Services instructors should consciously promote considerations of media among faculty across the curriculum, as well as continuing to work effectively with those who depend upon media as the center of their work.
6.) Assure that instructional staffing and library faculty hiring is sufficient in training and numbers to support extensive, integrated information technology literacy instruction across the curriculum and to off-campus and weekend and evening programs.
7.) Continue to develop maintenance, and replacement funds to support rapidly expanding information technology, instruction and service throughout the campus.
1.) Library, Media Services and Academic Computing staff and faculty will collaborate in planning ongoing summer faculty institutes facilitating cross-curricular faculty conversations about information technology literacy for the liberal arts.
2.) The shape of expenditures on collections should evolve as inflation, consortia, networked access and digital publications continue to change the information environment. The Library Resource Selection Committee will continue to review database, Summit and local collection use as well as allocation of non-state funds in order to appropriately support collections in all media. As a member of the Orbis-Cascade Alliance, the Library will pursue collaborative collection development emphasizing strong core local collections and coordinated shared collections.
3.) The substantial instructional role in the Library, Media and Computing which is necessary to support information technology literacy across the curriculum, should be recognized in campus hiring priorities.
4.) The Library, Media Services and Academic Computing will continue to emphasize shared work. Several areas of potential collaboration in addition to faculty institutes include considering a shared public presence at the newly emphasized main entrance to the Information Technology Wing, an increased role for ITCH in planning and management of information technology on campus, shared staff positions, shared hiring processes and more collaborative instruction for academic programs.
Standard 5.A - Purpose and Scope
Standard 5.B - Information Resources and Services
Standard 5.C - Facilities and Access
Standard 5.D - Personnel and Management
Standard 5.E - Planning and Evaluation
See Supporting Documentation for Standard Five
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Nordex Group Repeats Annual Order Intake Of More Than 6 Gigawatts In Financial Year 2020
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Home News The 209-MW Murra Warra II Wind Farm in Australia to Commence Construction
The 209-MW Murra Warra II Wind Farm in Australia to Commence Construction
Financial close achieved with equity capital commitments provided by Partners Group (on behalf of its clients), and debt finance from a consortium of international banks.
Construction will commence on Murra Warra II comprising 38 turbines with a capacity of 209 MW.
Power Purchase Agreement with Snowy Hydro.
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group rates the project AAA in a Green Impact Report, estimating the project will avoid emissions of 468 kilotonnes of CO2e each year.
The wind farm is expected to provide over 400 full-time equivalent jobs during the two-year construction period, and ongoing employement opportunities.
RES awarded construction and asset management contract.
The consortium comprising RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today the completion of the development phase of the second stage of the Murra Warra Wind Farm near Horsham in Western Victoria, and the sale of its interests to global private markets investment manager Partners Group (acting on behalf of its clients).
Murra Warra II Wind Farm comprises 38 wind turbines with a capacity of 209 MW. The sale of Murra Warra II builds on the consortium’s success in the development, financing and construction of the adjacent 61 turbine first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm, which was also acquired by Partners Group (in 2018).
Murra Warra II will deliver economic benefits to the region, and will form an important part of the state, regional and local economic development. The wind farm is expected to provide over 400 full-time equivalent jobs during the two-year construction period, and ongoing employment opportunities during its operational lifetime. The direct economic stimulus provided by the first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm during construction has been $4.4 million to the local and regional economy through spend on accommodation, retail items and services and this local stimulus is anticipated to be replicated by the Murra Warra II construction.
A locally managed community fund for both projects will inject an additional $4m of investment into local projects over the lifetime of the wind farms.
Green Investment Group (GIG) is part of Macquarie Capital, and today’s Murra Warra II milestone demonstrates the depth and breadth of global expertise in green development within GIG, Macquarie Capital and RES in the context of the Australian market.
Debt financing was arranged from a banking consortium including ICBC, ING, Mizuho, MUFG, SMBC and Société Générale. The financing was raised in accordance with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association’s Green Loan Principles, and subject to an independent Second Party Opinion from Sustainalytics. It is understood to be the first time a project finance green loan has been used to fund the construction of a wind farm in Australia.
General Electric will provide the 5.5 MW turbines, with a combined output of 209 MW. The project will be constructed under contract with General Electric International and its subcontractor, Zenviron.
Pure-play renewables company RES will provide construction and operational asset management services under a long-term agreement. RES and GIG arranged a long-term Power Purchase Agreement for Murra Warra II with utility company, Snowy Hydro through its Renewable Energy Procurement Program.
Murra Warra II has been rated by GIG’s Green Investment Ratings & Impact Advisory Team as AAA in its Green Impact Report with a Carbon Score1 indicating its effectiveness at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Murra Warra II will avoid emissions of an estimated 468 kilotonnes of CO2 each year, generating enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 Victorian homes.
“RES is proud to have developed another world class project that aligns with our vision of creating a future where everyone has access to affordable zero carbon energy. We are delighted to be able to continue our long-term involvement with the Murra Warra II wind farm and the local community through our construction management and asset management services. With over 6GW of operational projects under management globally, and a portfolio approaching 1 GW in Australia, we look forward to working with Partners Group to optimise the project’s construction and operational performance.”
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group
Murra Warra Wind Farm
Partners Group
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Michigan #3 in Confirmed Cases but #14 in Number of People Tested
Dana Marshall
Politico.com tests map
(UPDATE) Michigan now ranks 11th in the U.S. in the number of people tested for Covid-19 yet #3 in deaths.
On Friday Michigan ranked #16 in the Nation in the number of people tested for Covid-19. Thankfully, Michigan has double the number of Covid-19 processed tests in the last 3 days. In fact, we saw a huge increase in testing around the country. We still need way more, but this is a big step in the right direction.
The most recent data by covidtracking.com as of 7:23 A.M. on April 6th show the following:
Confirmed Cases By State:
New York 122,031
New Jersey 37,505
Michigan 15,718
California 13,438
Louisiana 13,010
Massachusetts 12,500
Florida 12,151
Pennsylvania 11,510
Illinois 11,256
Washington 7,591
Number of processed Covid-19 Tests by State:
California 116,533
Florida 113,404
Washington 87,918
Texas 70,938
Politico points out Michigan's testing blind spots by saying,
Michigan, which opened its first drive-through testing site this week in the emerging hotspot of Detroit, saw its confirmed case count jump by 1,000 on Monday, and then again on Tuesday. The state ranks third nationally in deaths, with 259, but its per capita testing rate is less than one-third that of New York’s.
Experts tell Weforum.org why testing is important,
Testing is important because asking people with mild symptoms just to stay home will lead to more infections in the household and community. If tested and positive, people can either be isolated in a facility (like in China/Vietnam) or put on strict home isolation (which they are more likely to adhere to if they know they have the virus for sure). When resources are limited and when the healthcare system is overloaded, however, you don’t want a lot of non-sick people coming to health facilities and risking contagion.
There is no uniform system in place and that's a problem. Testing strategies don't just vary by state. They vary county to county and sometimes city to city.
For now, Michiganders need to obey the Stay Home, Stay Safe order in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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Our Mutual Friend – Charles Dickens
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War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
What Maisie Knew – Henry James
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A Country Doctor’s Notebook – Mikhail Bulgakov
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Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh
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Decline and Fall – Evelyn Waugh
Dream Story (Traumnovelle) – Arthur Schnitzler
Dubliners – James Joyce
Howards End – E M Forster
In Search of Lost Time 1: Swann’s Way – Marcel Proust
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Mrs Dalloway—Virginia Woolf
My Antonia – Willa Cather
Scoop – Evelyn Waugh
Sunset Song – Lewis Grassic Gibbon
The Good Soldier – Ford Madox Ford
The Late Mattia Pascal – Luigi Pirandello
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov
The Radetzky March – Joseph Roth
The Stranger/The Outsider—Albert Camus
To The Lighthouse – Virginia Woolf
Typhoon – Joseph Conrad
Ulysses – James Joyce
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
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Alone in Berlin (Every Man Dies Alone) – Hans Fallada
Cement Garden – Ian McEwan
Closely Observed Trains (or Closely Watched Trains) – Bohumil Hrabal
Collected Stories – Saul Bellow
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Docherty – William McIlvanney
Foe – J M Coetzee
Ghost Writer – Philip Roth
Housekeeping – Marilynne Robinson
Hyperion – Dan Simmons
I Am The Cheese – Robert Cormier
Memento Mori – Muriel Spark
Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie
Neuromancer – William Gibson
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Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark
Ragtime – E L Doctorow
Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
Satantango – Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Scenes from Provincial Life – William Cooper
Stoner – John Williams
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The Comedians—Graham Greene
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The Death of Grass – John Christopher
The Discovery of Slowness – Sten Nadolny
The English Teacher—R K Narayan
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
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The Heat of the Day – Elizabeth Bowen
The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K Le Guin
The Leopard – Guiseppe di Lampedusa
The Masters – C P Snow
The Public Image—Muriel Spark
The Siege of Krishnapur – J G Farrell
The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks
The Woman in the Dunes – Kobo Abe
Travels with My Aunt – Graham Greene
Troubles – J G Farrell
True Grit – Charles Portis
Under the Volcano – Malcolm Lowry
V For Vendetta – Alan Moore and David Lloyd (graphic novel)
Watchmen (graphic novel) – Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale – Philip K Dick
We Have Always Lived in the Castle—Shirley Jackson
Wide Sargasso Sea—Jean Rhys
Zuckerman Unbound – Philip Roth
A Solitary Grief—Bernice Rubens
American Psycho – Bret Easton Ellis
Amsterdam – Ian McEwan
Asylum – Patrick McGrath
Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks
Carte Blanche – Carlo Lucarelli
Enduring Love – Ian McEwan
Fight Club—Chuck Palahniuk
How Late It Was, How Late – James Kelman
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
Lady’s Maid – Margaret Forster
Last Orders—Graham Swift
Morality Play – Barry Unsworth
Paradise – Toni Morrison
Pereira Maintains—Antonio Tabucchi
Possession – A S Byatt
Regeneration Trilogy 2: The Eye in the Door – Pat Barker
Regeneration Trilogy 3: The Ghost Road – Pat Barker
Regeneration – Pat Barker
The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
The Reader – Bernhard Schlink
The Shipping News – (E) Annie Proulx
Tony and Susan – Austin Wright (filmed as Nocturnal Animals)
Ulverton – Adam Thorpe
2666 – Roberto Bolaño
A Gathering Light – Jennifer Donnelly
Atonement – Ian McEwan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress—Dai Sijie
Deafening – Frances Itani
Double Vision – Pat Barker
Gilead – Marilynne Robinson
Morality for Beautiful Girls – Alexander McCall Smith
Old School – Tobias Wolff
Snow – Orhan Pamuk
Songs of the Kings – Barry Unsworth
The Corrections – Jonathan Franzen
The Electric Michelangelo – Sarah Hall
The Line of Beauty – Alan Hollinghurst
The Siege – Helen Dunmore
The Yacoubian Building – Alaa Al Aswany
Tishomingo Blues – Elmore Leonard
Train Dreams – Denis Johnson
Vernon God Little – DBC Pierre
American Rust – Philipp Mayer
Broken Glass – Alain Mabanckou
Brooklyn Follies – Paul Auster
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Catch me when I fall – Nicci French
Children’s Book – A S Byatt
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Elephant’s Journey – Jose Saramago
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Everyman – Philip Roth
Ghost – Robert Harris
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society – Mary Ann Shaffer
His Illegal self – Peter Carey
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If It Bleeds – Duncan Campbell
Jerusalem – Jez Butterworth (play)
Life Class – Pat Barker
Light – M John Harrison
Maidenhair – Mikhail Shishkin
Netherland – Joseph O’Neill
Night Watch – Sarah Waters
One Day – David Nicholls
Quickening Maze – Adam Foulds
Remainder – Tom McCarthy
Road Home – Rose Tremain
Secret River – Kate Grenville
Secret Scripture – Sebastian Barry
The accidental – Ali Smith
The Believers – Zoe Heller
The Gathering – Anne Enright
The House of Meetings – Martin Amis
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters
The Penelopiad—Margaret Atwood
The Sea – John Banville
The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas
The Year of the Flood – Margaret Atwood
Theft – Peter Carey
Tokyo Year Zero – David Peace
Tomorrow – Graham Swift
Turbulence – Giles Foden
When will there be good news? – Kate Atkinson
White Tiger – Aravind Adiga
Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson (abandoned)
A Man of Parts – David Lodge (abandoned)
A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
After the Fire, a Still, Small Voice – Evie Wyld
All That I Am – Anna Funder
All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Officer and a Spy – Robert Harris
And the Land Lay Still – James Robertson
Artful – Ali Smith
Before I Go to Sleep – S J Watson
Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
Dark Eden – Chris Beckett
Freedom – Jonathan Franzen
Garden of Evening Mists – Tan Twan Eng
Go Set A Watchman – Harper Lee
Grief is the Thing with Feathers – Max Porter
Half Blood Blues – Esi Edugyan
Harvest – Jim Crace
Heads You Lose – Rob Johnson
History of the Rain – Niall Williams
How to be both – Ali Smith
Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch
Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
Lifting the Lid – Rob Johnson
Lila – Marilynne Robinson
MaddAddam – Margaret Atwood
My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
Narcopolis – Jeet Thayil
Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
Nothing You Can Do – Lewis Nene
Our Kind of Traitor – John le Carré
Parrot and Olivier in America – Peter Carey
Room – Emma Donoghue
Satin Island – Tom McCarthy
Sisters Brothers – Patrick de Witt
Slow Horses—Mick Herron
Snowdrops – A D Miller
Solar – Ian McEwan
Submission (Soumission) – Michel Houellebecq
Swimming Home – Deborah Levy
The Betrayal – Helen Dunmore
The Black-Eyed Blonde – Benjamin Black
The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
The Casual Vacancy – J K Rowling
The Children Act – Ian McEwan
The Circle – Dave Eggers
The Fear Index – Robert Harris
The Finkler Question – Howard Jacobson
The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma
The Girl with All the Gifts—M R Carey
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ – Philip Pullman
The Green Road – Anne Enright
The Long Song – Andrea Levy
The Meursault Investigation—Kamel Daoud
The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton
The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters
The Remainder—Alia Trabucco Zerán
The Sense of an Ending – Julian Barnes
The Stranger’s Child – Alan Hollinghurst
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet – David Mitchell
There but for the – Ali Smith
Trespass – Rose Tremain
Two Pints – Roddy Doyle
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler
2016 and after
A Horse Walks into a Bar—David Grossman
An American Marriage—Tayari Jones
Autumn – Ali Smith
Beneath the World, a Sea—Chris Beckett
Conclave – Robert Harris
Cousins—Salley Vickers
Days Without End – Sebastian Barry
Fleishman is in Trouble—Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Girl, Woman, Other—Bernadine Evaristo
Hag-Seed—Margaret Atwood
Here We Are—Graham Swift
Hurricane Season—Fernanda Melchor
Lanny—Max Porter
Last Stories—William Trevor
Lincoln in the Bardo—George Saunders
Love is Blind—William Boyd
Magpie Lane—Lucy Atkins
Milkman—Anna Burns
My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
Reasons to be Cheerful—Nina Stibbe
Shadowplay—Joseph O’Connor
Smile – Roddy Doyle
The Book of Dust 1: La Belle Sauvage—Philip Pullman
The Essex Serpent – Sarah Perry
The Long Take—Robin Robertson
The Mirror and the Light—Hilary Mantel
The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
The Silence of the Girls—Pat Barker
The Silence—Don DeLillo
The Spy—Paulo Coelho
The Testaments—Margaret Atwood
The Underground Railroad—Colson Whitehead
Yuki chan in Bronte Country – Mick Jackson
Zero K – Don DeLillo
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius – Dave Eggers
Agent Zigzag – Ben Macintyre
Arthur and George – Julian Barnes
Blood River – Tim Butcher
Born To Run – Christopher McDougall
Christ Stopped At Eboli – Carlo Levi
Dickens, A Life – Claire Tomalin
Dispatches—Michael Herr
Do No Harm – Henry Marsh
Explorers of the Nile – Tim Jeal (Part 1)
Hare with Amber Eyes – Edmund de Waal
Hidden Lives – Margaret Forster
In Parenthesis – David Jones
In Pursuit of Spring – Edward Thomas
Jigsaw, An Unsentimental Education – Sybille Bedford
Keeping an Eye Open – Julian Barnes
Maus—Art Spiegelman
Memoir – John McGahern
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – John Berendt
Naples ’44 – Norman Lewis
Narrow Dog to Indian River – Terry Darlington
Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari
Speak, Memory – Vladimir Nabokov
Straw Dogs – John Gray
The Adventure of English – Melvyn Bragg (ongoing)
The Big Short – Michael Lewis
The Last Mughal – William Dalrymple
The Music Room—William Fiennes
The Myth of Maturity – Terri Apter
The Old Ways – Robert Macfarlane
The Psychopath Test – Jon Ronson
The Rings of Saturn—W G Sebald
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher – Kate Summerscale
This is Civilisation – Matthew Collings
Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England – Ian Mortimer
Watching the English – Kate Fox
Waterlog – Roger Deakin
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – Haruki Murakami
[I first read the novel in 2008, and wrote this journal in my usual way. After reading two instalments, I wrote about them before carrying on reading. Re-reading the novel in 2018, I have added more, two instalments at a time. I make sure that I only write about the instalments in question, never referring to events later in the novel.]
30 August 2008 [updated 7 January 2018]
Chapters 1-5, Instalments I-II
Sometimes, Dickens sounds as if he could do all this in his sleep: he’s set the controls to droll and, for the first chapter at least, he’s on autopilot. Or – as Dickens’ own formula goes when he’s being uncharacteristically honest about Pecksniff later – so his enemies would say. The opening sentence sets the tone: ‘As no lady or gentleman, with any claims to polite breeding, can possibly sympathize with the Chuzzlewit Family without being first assured of the extreme antiquity of the race, it is a great satisfaction to know that it undoubtedly descended in a direct line from Adam and Eve….’ Dickens has pared down to its most basic form that well-used ingredient of English comic fiction, the ironic description: something unattractive or even vaguely seedy is presented, straight-faced, as though it is its opposite. (I remember in Fielding’s Tom Jones, published nearly a century earlier, the ‘decent’ housekeeper who discovers the foundling child wants to have the unmarried mother sent to jail and whipped, while the child can be left outside the churchwarden’s door: ‘It is a good night, only a little rainy and windy; and … it is two to one but it lives till it is found in the morning.’)
The subjects of Dickens’ sardonic humour in Chapter 1 are members of the Chuzzlewit family. In ringing cadences, the opening chapter describes this unprepossessing tribe as though they are one of the first families of the country. The humour is broad, so that the real meaning would be clear even to the most obtuse 19th Century reader. One of the Chuzzlewit ancestors was always ‘making constant reference to an uncle, in respect of whom he would seem to have entertained great expectations, as he was in the habit of seeking to propitiate his favour by presents of plate, jewels, books, watches, and other valuable articles.’ Ok, Dickens, we get it. We know an ‘uncle’ is a pawnbroker, and we love the joke. So why don’t you make it again and again – in fact, for a whole paragraph? And why not make this sort of repetition one of the features of these opening instalments? We’ll never get tired of it – and please, don’t introduce any of the main characters until you’re ready.
He’s ready, after more teasing, two or three pages into Chapter 2. The teasing takes the form of such a well-crafted pastiche of pastoral description it’s hard to resist the idea that it might not be a pastiche at all. Following a paragraph focusing on the ‘declining sun’ at the end of a day in late autumn, the next begins: ‘Like a sudden flash of memory or spirit kindling up the mind of an old man, it shed a glory upon the scene, in which its departed youth and freshness seemed to live again.’ And after a page of this – it’s really rather beautiful – it’s over: ‘A moment, and its glory was no more.’ But any expectation of a poetical commentary on how quickly gloria mundi tends to transit is soon unceremoniously deflated. Another natural phenomenon, a strong gust of wind, is personified as a mischievous imp, and we’re soon in a different realm altogether. The pratfall, when it comes, seems inevitable as the leaves the wind was chasing manage to escape. It ‘incontinently blew out the lighted candle held by Miss Pecksniff, and slammed the front-door against Mr Pecksniff who was at that moment entering, with such violence, that in the twinkling of an eye he lay on his back at the bottom of the steps.’
This, then, is our introduction to Pecksniff and his daughters. The poetry of the evening sunset, by way of the playful description of the gust of wind, has mutated into slapstick. Like Fielding (and plenty of others) before him, Dickens doesn’t make it too hard for the reader to see through the pretensions of this posturing fool. Later in the same chapter we get the first of those faux-dismissive references to Pecksniff’s enemies: ‘Some people likened him to a direction-post, which is always telling the way to a place, and never goes there; but these were his enemies, the shadows cast by his brightness; that was all.’ Later in this same chapter: ‘His enemies asserted, by the way, that a strong trustfulness in sounds and forms was the master-key to Mr Pecksniff’s character.’ Ok, we’re getting it – and, in fact, Dickens uses variations on this formula at least twice more in these two instalments. And it lets Dickens, through the vanishingly thin veil of pretending to report the slurs of detractors, tell us exactly what he’s like. He ‘always said of what was very bad, that it was very natural; and that he unconsciously betrayed his own nature in doing so.’ (Chapter 3) And, speaking of his horse, his enemies ‘pretended to detect a fanciful resemblance to his master. Not in his outward person… but in his moral character, wherein, said they, he was full of promise, but of no performance.’ (Chapter 5)
In other words, in this universe, you’ll have to search hard to find anybody who will tell it as it is. The narrator doesn’t do it, Pecksniff doesn’t do it, his daughters soon show that they are as used to putting on a good show as their father – and even Tom Pinch, the balding ingénu who arrived as one of Pecksniff’s architecture students but has been his underpaid dogsbody for years, is only capable of telling the truth as it’s presented to him. He sees his master as the selfless philanthropist he pretends to be – and is made very uncomfortable by the first flesh-and-blood truth-teller we meet. Poor Tom can’t dislike anybody, and he can’t understand why his affable friend, now leaving Pecksniff’s forever, seems to have got the great man so wrong. He’s John Westlock, picking up his luggage, and… Pecksniff’s willingness to forgive him for the things he had said the previous night, whilst simultaneously refusing to shake his hand, is classic.
Dickens keep this up for five chapters, never referring to the Pecksniffs in any way other than admiring. It comes over as a sort of sarcasm. Pecksniff’s meanness is generosity, his pomposity is Christian feeling… etcetera. But I’m ok with it. Pecksniff is a fraud – but it’s as if he’s been one for so long he’s forgotten he is: he believes he and his daughters are the epitome of Christian charity. So when his rich, old, terminally misanthropic cousin Martin Chuzzlewit unexpectedly arrives at the local inn, and all the Chuzzlewits descend on the village to try to inveigle their way into his will, he stays out of it. As if. His constant listening at the old man’s keyhole as he talks to a young female companion he has with him is exactly what the other Chuzzlewits do….
We see what they’re like and, obviously, it’s not pretty. They behave as comically venal families are supposed to behave, while Pecksniff – because the source of the comedy surrounding him is his belief in his own benevolence – plays back to them their barefaced malice as if it’s helpful discussion. But the other Chuzzlewits can see through him as easily as we can. At the meeting he convenes at his house, to the disgust of most of them, Pecksniff can try to keep up the appearances, but they aren’t having it. Unlike him, they don’t pretend to be anything but what they are. But I find nothing simple about Dickens’ presentation of Pecksniff. Unlike the Chuzzlewits – and even unlike his daughters, who offer only an immature caricature of his humbug – there’s something almost heroic about the moral acrobatics he performs daily to keep up the deception.
Anyway. We spend a day with Tom Pinch, off to Salisbury to pick up the new apprentice, John Westlock’s replacement. Tom is one of Dickens’ holy fools, born yesterday, naïve to the point of being a danger to himself, but without any malice at all. He gives a lift to another character we’ve met, Mark Tapley, who is tired of the comfort of his life and the prospect of marrying the buxom, loveable landlady of the pub where he works and wants to seek a more difficult life – don’t ask – the conversation is bizarre. The innocent and the man who wants to test almost to breaking-point his own capacity to remain ‘jolly’ don’t make a lot of sense, unless we see this novel as presenting something other than the plausible normality of most novels. These characters are some kind of archetype, as though in a morality tale. When Tom meets the new student – another Martin Chuzzlewit, the grandson of the misanthrope we’ve met – he doesn’t recognise him as Mr Selfish – but the reader does. We see this younger Chuzzlewit hogging the fire, sorting out a comfortable ride for himself, taking the best food at the Pecksniffs’…. He’s polite, of course, and he buys his own rounds, but it’s a kind of fraudulence that isn’t like Pecksniff’s. What’s the opposite of a holy fool? That’s the younger Martin.
As this section begins we see more of Pecksniff’s fraudulence and get confirmation that young Martin is at least as bad as we thought. With a new pupil to do his work for him Pecksniff takes his daughters away to London for a week (next day). The way he tricks young Martin into looking favourably on the task – designing a grammar school rather than a cow-house or lamp-post – suggests he’s more calculating than I thought: he‘s good at this. Except… he never managed to fool John, the previous dogsbody who we met briefly as he was leaving in Ch 1 or 2; and Martin is no Tom Pinch. And as for Martin: he’s a Chuzzlewit – self-serving, venal, stubborn – and he does what Chuzzlewits always do. He presents himself as the victim of other people’s malice – notably that of his grandfather, old Martin – while Dickens makes fun of his pretensions so broadly, and has him behaving so exactly like the spoilt favourite in the big house, that even Pinch can see through him. Sort of. And there’s the start of another plot complication: young Martin flounced out of his inheritance because he fancied the young woman we met with the old man. And Pinch has seen her too: she often came to listen as he practised on the organ in the church, and he thought she was… well, guess.
There are a couple of comic episodes before we get back to the Pecksniffs, involving the obnoxious Slyme and his verbally creative sidekick Tigg. However… they get Pinch to stand security, on Pecksniff’s behalf, for their bill at the inn (and touch him for the half-sov which is no doubt everything he’s got). That’ll definitely end in tears. And Mark, the pub landlady’s right-hand man who’s so jolly he wants a real challenge – gravedigger? undertaker? – leaves the village, to general lamentation.
Meanwhile, in the coach to London, we get a proper look at the grotesque father and son we briefly met at the awful family gathering a few chapters back: Anthony Chuzzlewit and his creepy son Jonas – who really is his father’s son. Anthony is fond of cutting through Pecksniff’s humbug by calling a spade a spade; in fact, he offers Pecksniff a perfect critique of his own (the Pecker’s) methods. His son oleaginously butters up the two daughters, particularly Charity. His chat-up lines are all to do with making and saving money, and there’s something red in tooth and claw about his single-mindedness. He’s venality in person, with none of the fancy dress Pecksniff likes so much.
Next: three or four London chapters, starting with a virtuoso introduction to Todger’s and the surrounding district. Think rat-infested maze…. Mrs T is like a mother to a family of overgrown boys and, ok, it doesn’t lead to the greatest comedy in the book – but there‘s affection and innocence among the rivalries. Then we meet a real family, and there’s no affection or innocence at all in it. It’s the rich family where Pinch’s sister is a governess. She’s got Romantic Interest written all over her, and she’s treated like muck by her bosses and their precociously snobbish daughter. (Probable romantic link: Mark, who’s London-bound, looking to work for the most difficult people he can find.) Miss Pinch is everything the Pecksniff girls aren’t – Dickens likes offering these opposites in this novel – so, obviously, they treat her like muck as well when they go to give her a letter from her brother.
And finally in this section: Pecksniff gets a visit from an old gent, who turns out to be… Old Martin. It becomes clear that either the old man has been taken in by Pecksniff – no chance, surely? – or he’s taking Pecksniff for a ride by pretending to make him a kind of family trustee. The power relationship is clear: when Chuzzlewit says he wants Pecksniff to kick young Martin out, Pecksniff offers to go home early to do it…. What’s the old man up to?
The money-grubbing father and son are my favourites in the book so far. While the Pecksniffs are still in London the young one (Jonas) invites the daughters for a cheap tour of London followed by a cheap dinner at their house. Or, rather, at the place where they live – which is also the place where they work. They’ve turned money-saving scams into an art, and Jonas has not let up on his determination to impress Charity with his acuity – which continues to be the major part of his chat-up routine. (I’m assuming that Pecksniff is leaving his daughters alone with this mollusc in case there’s money in it. In other words he’s acting the pimp.)
Most of the rest of instalments 5 and 6 are focused on young Martin. Our first impressions are confirmed, obviously: he continues to treat Pinch as a servant, continues to bemoan his fate and blame his grandfather…. Speaking of whom: Pecksniff gets rid of Martin the grandson, as promised. His method of choice is to simply ignore Martin, to save himself from having to face him out, but he doesn’t save himself from another slapstick humiliation as Martin storms out.
Characters come and go – or come and stay. We see the generosity of John, the previous pupil who has now come into money. Once Martin gets to London, practically destitute, he meets Tigg again as he pawns what he has to try to stave off destitution. It doesn’t work, and he faces penury – but this is Dickens, so he mysteriously receives a £20 note. Then Mark turns up, and quickly realises he’s found his metier at last. Dickens is clever about it, but he leaves us in no doubt that Mark can see what a disaster Martin is – and what a selfish slob – so… he’ll become his manservant. And Mark knows how to get in touch with Mary, the girl Martin left his fortune for, and she turns out to be a good ‘un. Obviously. She’s like the one in Bleak House who ends up marrying Richard, despite him being a loser. Here, Dickens explains things carefully: she’s so good-hearted she doesn’t recognise Martin’s fixation on himself for what it is. Her understanding of self isn’t the same as Martin’s, he tells us. Mark, whistling in the background (studiously observing the London fog, in fact), recognises Martin perfectly for what he is.
Anyway. I read in Wikipedia that the instalments weren’t selling very well, which explains the weird turn that events now take: Martin decides to emigrate to America. Fine. On board, he and Mark behave exactly as you’d expect – Mark really has got to be rewarded with marriage to Pinch’s sister, surely, just as Pinch will surely get Mary in the end. I suppose Dickens’ original readers would assume the same and, like me, wonder how he will bring about these happy events. (And will there be a telling contrast between these marriages and the appalling Jonas’s marriage to one of the Pecksniff girls? He woos the sensible one, but all through Ch 11 it’s pretty, defiant Mercy he keeps noticing….)
An instalment set in New York, and another one following Jonas and Pecksniff in England. Dickens spends most of the New York chapters being rude about the Americans and their worship of The Dollar. And he has fun with the New Yorkers’ fondness for show. Chancers and slackers go by the names of generals and scholars. No-mark families call themselves the city’s aristocracy…. Dickens starts with a satirical look at their newspapers, which will mercilessly smear, and rake up fictitious scandals about, anybody who doesn’t grease the scandalmongers’ palms. Even Martin is taken aback by the venality and invective. (When he catches up with Mark after having forgotten all about him for their first few hours on land, Mark tells him of another kind of showiness: the man they met who was travelling light managed it by packing only shirt-fronts. Now there’s an iconic image for this book.)
The English chapters are far more entertaining than the clunky New York satire. We spend some time with Jonas, Anthony and their ancient servant Chuffey. Jonas’s thoughts, which he speaks not quite loudly enough for anybody to hear, are all about his father’s perverse insistence on staying alive. We’ve had this in earlier chapters, but there’s a real point to it this time: by the end of the chapter Anthony’s dead – but not before he’s had the chance to taunt Pecksniff again about his hypocrisy. (In fact, Dickens has made the money-obsessed old man and his money-obsessed son the only upholders of the truth in this respect: they tell it as it is while Dickens himself pretends to report Pecksniff’s unimpeachable moral uprightness….)
Dickens makes sure we’re highly suspicious of the circumstances surrounding old Anthony‘s death: Jonas has been checking the will immediately before; he makes sure Pecksniff is there to witness that he is doing everything possible (calling the doctor and so on) to save his father; he warns Pecksniff, or somebody, not to listen to anything old Chuffey might say; and, most suspicious of all, he buys the most expensive funeral available. So, a couple of chapters after we hear about the shirt-fronts, there’s an even starker emblem of show. Blinking heck.
Next: with the old man out of the way Jonas can get on with his next deal. Pecksniff is keen to broker it: it’s marriage to one of his daughters. There’s a wonderful set-piece scene between these two, with Pecksniff keen to pretend it’s all theoretical and respectable and Jonas keen to rub his nose in the reality of it. Particularly, he rubs his nose in the financial side of it: he demands a £4000 dowry, and it’s a sign of Pecksniff’s greed that he agrees – just as he’s agreed to pimp whichever daughter Jonas wants. When, back at the family house, he hears Charity complaining bitterly that Jonas has chosen Mercy – no surprise there, then – we get a great show of anger from him. And guess what? It isn’t anger at the creep for leading on one daughter to get to the other; it’s anger at Charity’s envy. No surprise there either, then. Jonas doesn’t witness this scene. He doesn’t need to: he knows he’s got Pecksniff hooked on his line, so he finalises the deal: that will be five grand, if that’s ok with Pecksniff. Pecksniff, ‘stupefied with wonder and admiration’ at this, agrees.
And then, guess who Pinch has just spoken to in the church? Old Martin, that’s who – and the chapter ends with Pecksniff even more stupefied: Jonas is exactly the person he doesn’t want Martin to see him with, and his daughters have thrown their masks off…. The chapter (and the instalment) ends with a loud knock at the door.
Instalments 9 and 10. That’s half-way through, and… I’m still finding the English sections more interesting than the American ones. Dickens has carried on alternating instalments between the two places. It takes three chapters in America to get Martin swindled out of all his – i.e. Mark Tapley’s – hard-earned savings and stuck, almost literally, in the middle of a fetid wilderness. Inevitably the place is called Eden, and their investment consists of a ramshackle hut and some land that is either sun-scorched trees and or slimy ooze. Other settlers tell them tales of death and woe: anybody who can gets out; anybody who can’t get out… dies. I can’t get a picture of it, but I’m not sure Dickens wants a true picture. It’s hell, and there’s an end of it.
Dickens had to bring Martin to this, I suppose. He makes it perfectly clear to the reader that the man selling the land is a conman, that the elaborate town plan is nothing but a figment, that, well, any money invested will be lost. Mark realises it, but he’s determined to follow Martin to the lowest point even if this means penury for himself. Which is exactly what he’s done. Now, as Mark tries to make the best of it, obviously, Martin sinks into self-pity. He’s convinced he’ll never get out alive.
Are we bothered? We’re half-way through and Martin has never shown anything but selfishness and a complete inability to read other people. I suppose he’s been brought to this nadir so he can start to learn from it. He’s become a kind of cynical, self-serving Candide, and Mark is his Pangloss – except this Pangloss can see things for what they really are. He just pretends it’s the best of all possible worlds as a kind of perverse existential challenge to his own insights. Anyway. I assume the only way is up, and that, surely, Martin is going to start to learn something soon. Unless Dickens kills him off, which would be a relief all round.
Then we’re back at Pecksniff’s. He manages to manoeuvre his way out of the potential embarrassment caused by old Martin’s visit, and… we get to the next interesting bit. Martin fancies Pinch as a potential suitor for Mary; she’s there with him, and Martin gets Pinch to light their way back to the inn. But the old man’s cynicism is too far-gone: he concludes Pinch’s ingenuousness to be a fraud. (Too long spent in Pecksniff’s company, I suppose he reasons.) Meanwhile Jonas doesn’t like the fact that Pinch was singled out for favour, so he meets him on the path and… is vicious to him. Pinch, at a loss, tries to get past him and the stick he‘s waving around – and Jonas ends up with an open wound on his forehead. But reader, guess what? Jonas pretends he walked into a tree in the dark. What’s he up to now? (Or is it simply a mark of the cowardice of the bully?)
The next big thing is the impending marriage. Mercy thinks she’ll be able to have as much fun being horrible to Jonas once they’re married as she’s having now. Jonas, privately, lets us see just how much he plans to get his own back. He’s going to make her life wretched. Martin, in a conversation that gives us a more fully rounded view of him than we’ve had before, decides to ask Mercy if she knows what she’s bloody well doing. He can see what Jonas is up to and wonders if she does. Is she being forced into it? She says no – and we realise she has precisely no insight into, well, anything. If Pecksniff’s been the pimp – which he has – she’s the lamb to the slaughter. The lamb is silly and empty-headed, having been given no education of any value by her stupid father – in fact, Pecksniff has got more and more to answer for as the novel carries on – but that doesn’t make Jonas any the less loathsome.
Now, unaccountably (or so it seems) the action returns to Mrs Gamp. She gets a job doing the night shift watching over someone ill with a fever. There’s plenty of comic business between her and Mould, the undertaker, as she tells him about it. He, like everyone else, is in it for what he can get, but pretending something different. And Mrs Gamp, who likes a drink, pretends she rarely takes a drop. I think it was around this point that I started to think, Dickens is Matt Groening a century and a half before The Simpsons: everyone’s a caricature, with one main attribute stretched beyond any realistic portrayal. And, like Springfield, Dickens’ London has a dramatis personae the size of a tiny village, so people’s paths cross and re-cross. Bu..ut we don’t mind that because we can see the satiric point. Anyway. As the invalid cries out in the night it becomes clear that he’s ranting about some sort of dirty deed. ‘You’ll ruin us all,’ he cries out in connection to some draught of sparkling water – but who’s he talking to? Guess. ‘Chuzzlewit!’ he shouts out a few minutes later, then ‘Chuzzlewit! Jonas! No!’ And that’s a lot of exclamation marks. Mrs Gamp keeps this to herself. Until then she’d been happy to praise Jonas for his open-handed attitude to the funeral arrangements, but now…. Hmm.
We briefly meet a barber, who talks to a dandyish footman he knew when he was just the cheeky servant-boy at Mrs Todger’s. He has a fine new job, and likes to walk around showing off his new clothes. He goes with the barber, who is also Mrs Gamp’s landlord, to pick up her things from Jonas’s place. Her day job has involved keeping an eye on Chuffey while the boss was away – but he‘s back now, with his new wife. Todger‘s boy, as was, is shocked by how miserable Mercy looks. She’s Mrs Chuzzlewit now, and if she’s been in any doubt about her welcome in London the dullness of the rooms, and no doubt plenty of things Jonas has been telling her on the way to London, have put her right. The last straw, or the last nail in the coffin, comes from Chuffey. When he hears about the marriage he throws his trembling hands in the air with, ‘Oh woe, woe, woe upon this wicked house!‘ Oh dear.
Six chapters, all of them in England. (We won’t be back in Eden until the next instalment – I already checked – which will have been a four-month gap for Dickens’ original readers. That’s a lot of water under the bridge. Or ooze, or slime.) And blimey. The true evil of Jonas and Pecksniff has come out at last. Dickens has got into the habit of apostrophising various virtues and vices, complete with biblical thee and thou, in order to – what? – to show he means real moral business after the clowning of the first half of the novel.
Instalment 11 is London-based, and is mainly about Jonas. Dickens takes his time – no change there then – establishing an old friend as a huckster with even more barefaced cheek than the American who conned Martin and Mark. The old friend is Montague Tigg, now T. Montague, chief of an imaginary company specialising in looking splendid (it’s where Bailey, the former Todger’s boy, now works) and taking people’s money. Most of (I think) Chapter 27 consists of the preposterous show Tigg and his cronies put on: plush offices, company coach, high-profile directors who have nothing to do but do lunch.
And guess what? Tigg hooks Jonas. He does it by telling him the truth – up to a point: the company is a sham, investors will get nothing…. Does Jonas want to come in as a partner? Of course he does, although it takes a lavish meal with fake aristos in tow to convince him. When Bailey takes him home drunk he hears the truth of Jonas’s relationship with Mercy. He really is getting his own back ‘a hundred-fold’, as he tells her, for the way she treated him before. And reader: Bailey can hear that he sinks so low as to hit her…. He’s no comic turn any more. It was bad enough when he was trying to bully Tom Pinch in the previous instalment. Now he’s in a place so far beyond redemption we just know he’ll come to an appalling end.
In the next instalment Pecksniff follows him there. Dickens continues to make him ridiculous – in a key set-piece scene he’s a kind of Stan Laurel, contorting himself into clownish positions to listen in on a conversation – but he’s no clown now. He’s listening to Mary spilling the beans to Tom Pinch about Pecksniff’s odious scheme to practically blackmail her into marrying him. The scene she’s reporting, which we saw in the previous chapter, was bad enough – he’s as repulsive to her as Carker is to Mrs Dombey in Dombey and Son – but what comes next is worse. The Pecker knows the only way he can get out of this is to accuse Tom of doing what he did, and disown him. So he does it. Tom is confirmed in his realisation that the Peckniff he thought he knew (cue capitals) Never Was. Gulp.
Dickens is obviously finding the American adventure as boring as the rest of us are, so he gets Mark and Martin out of it and back to London. But before all that he has to give Martin a good moral seeing-to. It takes months – but, thank God, Dickens gets it over with in a few paragraphs. Having been nursed back to health by Mark, well, he has to do the same in return when Mark spends a while kicking his heels around death‘s door. And, guess what: he begins to realise that he’s been a twat. More specifically, he realises that there’s a reason why people like Mark so much compared to him: Mark is helpful, doesn’t think about himself all the time. For the second time (or maybe more – how should I know?) Dickens holds up Self (capital S) for us to have a little look at, just as he did when Mary was talking to Martin. Then, she couldn’t see his selfishness because of her own lack of it. Now… what? Martin resolves to be better – not to make a song and dance of it, you understand, but to, well, not be so crap.
So the redemption has started, I suppose. For half a novel we’ve had to put up with the tiresome old-style Martin, but now he’s going to try to be better. When Mark begins to recover, he notices it and… and it’s time to get them home. They get money from the only genuine friend they made in America, meet some more American fraudsters and, virtue being its own reward, obviously, Mark gets a cook’s job on board the ship they sailed out in. (The virtue was Mark’s selfless insistence on doing so much cooking for his fellow-passengers before: even the captain’s heard how good he became at rustling up meals from unpromising ingredients….)
We’re still a long way from the end, but in London there’s a sense of things coming together for a big showdown. Or series of showdowns. First, Mark and Martin happen to be present as Pecksniff is guest of honour at the laying of a foundation-stone of a new building. It is exactly no surprise at all that the design is the one Martin drew before Pecksiff kicked him out. Plenty of future opportunities, then, for the tying up of threads: the simultaneous demolition of one reputation and the creation of another…. Then, in the next instalment, Tom Pinch arrives in London. He meets John, who wants to help him, and rescues his sister from the tyrannical family she’s been incarcerated with. He also meets, by accident, the Pecksniff girls. He’s appalled by Mercy’s misery – but she’s not beyond redemption either: she never complains openly about Jonas. (In a comic subplot Charity is half-forcing Moddle, the young gent at Todger’s who took a shine to Mercy, to go out with her. He’s hating it – and, when Jonas is out of the way, he’ll be back in with a chance. And like Martin, Mercy finds hardship is working wonders on her thoughtless character….)
Then, Jonas’s past begins to catch up with him, although so far the only people who know about his dirty deeds are Tigg Montague and his loyal spy Nadgett: Tigg uses the information to blackmail Jonas into pouring good money after bad into his imaginary company – and to suggest that old Martin would be a good one to get involved as well….
I’m enjoying it a lot. I’m sticking with my idea of Dickens’ London being the Simpsons’ Springfield. I think it was when I read Bleak House a year or so ago that I was struck not so much by the unfeasibility of the way paths cross, as by our willingness to accept this. So, Mark and Martin happening to notice Pecksniff outside their window on his way to be acclaimed for his prize-winning design: fine. Tom Pinch bumping into Charity and Mrs Todger by the Monument: no problem. Why don’t we judge Dickens as we would any other novelist? Maybe because he isn’t pretending it’s true. We simply come to expect it: it’s a convention we’re happy to accept and we welcome the return of familiar faces. (Something else Simpsons-like: the unstinting gullibility of the public. The cheering to the sky of Pecksniff is like Springfielders’ response to the opening of a crappy mall or… or, well, several scams per season. In this respect the British public are just as bad as the American audiences for all those snake-oil merchants Dickens presents them with.)
And we are pretty sure that, somehow, the characters we like will form a happy band to bring down the bad guys. Or failing that, the bad guys will simply bring each other down and the good guys will reap the benefits. We know this – it’s another of those conventions – it’s just that we don’t know how Dickens will make it happen. Time to read on.
Two more instalments, the first of which follows the (gently rising) fortunes of Tom Pinch and his sister, until a little narrative nodule – it seems wrong to call it a series of coincidences – lets Dickens change horses and follow Jonas and Montague for a while. For a good while, in fact: the crooks are in the frame for most of the next instalment as well.
Tom and his sister find somewhere to live, and we follow the over-sweetened paean to domesticity that forms most of Chapter 39. And, guess what? John likes the look of Ruth when he’s invited for the perfect beef pudding she cooks. And guess what? Tom gets a job, a kind of sinecure paid for by some mysterious benefactor. Who can it be? (No, really, we don’t know.) And is it the same person who sent Martin the lifesaving £20 when it was just about all up with him?
Anyway. There’s nothing they like more than an early-morning stroll to see the passenger-boats – and guess who they see trying to make a secret Channel crossing? Jonas and Mercy. And guess who is asked to present a short note to Jonas that stops him in his tracks (and who is hated by him thereafter, as we find out in the next few chapters)? It’s Tom, of course – because his landlord is also at the quayside and asks him to. As you would. Unknown to Tom – and to us for quite a while – the landlord is Nadgett. Oh, and while we’re talking about happy meetings: they meet Mrs Gamp, there to – what? – to be there, I suppose.
The next chapter, and the next instalment, are about the power-game Montague Tigg plays with Jonas – and the upshot of it. Which is… they’re going to fleece Pecksniff. They go all the way to his village overnight, which gives Dickens a chance to do his pathetic fallacy thing with a lot of knobs on: the journey through a thunderstorm is the polar opposite of Tom Pinch’s idyllic journey to London. It’s a strobe-lit nightmare and, for Montague Tigg, the evil spirit at the centre of it is Jonas. In fact, Jonas is becoming almost a pantomime villain now, not only unsavoury but downright murderous. We’ve seen him quizzing the company’s doctor about scalpel blades and cutting throats – and in the coach Tigg sees an ‘optical illusion’ in a lightning flash which seems to reveal Jonas about to kill him. How ridiculous – until the speeding coach overturns and we see Jonas trying to get the panicking horses to trample Tigg’s head….
But they arrive in Wiltshire and… do the deed. Pecksniff, of course, pretends not to understand how the company gets its money – as Jonas knew he would – and sinks everything he’s got into it. As Jonas knew he would. (Of course, as Dickens reminds us, Pecksniff also expects an inheritance from old Martin. But only Pecksniff thinks that’s safe.) So it looks like part 1 of Pecksniff’s downfall – his financial ruin – is wound up and ready to go.
How’s Dickens going to manage part 2, the disgrace? Obviously Martin’s going to be involved, so he has to be got to Pecksniff’s house. He’s there to plead for a meeting with old Martin, who lives there now – but the Pecker won’t hear of such a thing, of course. But he and Mark lever themselves in and Martin talks to his grandfather. Ok. Now, either old Martin has succumbed to the infirmities of age and is in a kind of thrall to Pecksniff – he lets the great humbug do all the speaking for him – or… he’s playing a long game. He lets Pecksniff dismiss Martin, only overriding him in one minor way: he pays off the debt to the American benefactor. But there’s another hint of the old man’s independence: Mary has a few minutes with Martin and tells him about Pecksniff’s advances – and that old Martin, understanding that it wasn’t what she wanted, has told Pecksniff to back off.
There‘s obviously more to it than that. The change that magically came over old Martin when he had his meeting with Pecksniff early on in the book was entirely out of character. Sceptics like the Chuzzlewits don’t suddenly pull the wool over their own eyes like that – as Dickens deliberately shows us with Jonas’s continuing cynicism…. I’m assuming that old Martin is putting his wayward grandson through some sort of test. He wants to see what young Martin can do for himself – and he’s already passed several hurdles. The character-building American adventure: survived, with character suitably built. Ability to behave in a civilised, adult way instead of like a spoilt child: definitely achieved, as proved by the way he speaks at Pecksniff’s. Genuine affection for Mary: not in any doubt. But…. Ability to make something of himself? Not proven. Which, I suppose, is why the old man is happy to have Pecksniff send him away. With about less than a quarter of the novel yet to run, and the secret of Pecksniff’s high-profile success waiting to be blown, we gleefully wait for the explosion. We don’t know how, but we do know it’s going to happen.
Just one instalment, but it’s the best one yet, with some sensational set pieces focusing on Jonas. First, however… there’s some necessary housekeeping to get out of the way. Chapter 43 starts with a deliberate/accidental meeting: John Westlock and Ruth Pinch near the fountain where she always goes to meet Tom after work. Dickens gives us what we want: an uncomplicated bringing together of two likeable (if bland) characters. They all go to see Charity and thence to see Mercy and… there’s more talk of dark deeds from poor Chuffey. He can’t get the idea of the dead Anthony out of his head – to the extent that Mrs Gamp – Dickens is including most of the usual suspects – later tells Jonas about it. Jonas: he’s rushed back from Salisbury (for reasons which will become clear) and shoos everyone out except Mercy and Mrs G. So now Dickens can get on with it.
He spins a story to Mercy that he’s going to sleep off his exhaustion in a disused spare room at the back of the house, and… cue set piece No. 1: the tomb-like room, with its earthy, dank smells. Jonas’s lets himself out – which must have been the model for Mr Hyde’s secret comings and goings 40 years later through a different mouldering door – and goes off in disguise. So, another journey west, another mood – murderous – until Jonas reaches a point where Tigg is due to walk past…. Cue set piece No 2: the road through the woods made beautiful by the setting sun, with Tigg entering it… dot dot dot. The deed’s done, and cue set piece No. 3: the workings of the murderer’s conscience, if that’s what it is. I thought of Poe’s ‘The Tell-tale Heart’ – and have since found out that Poe admired a story that Dickens wrote a couple of years before. Poe’s tale and this instalment of Martin Chuzzlewit were both written in the same year, 1843.
Anyway. Jonas obsesses about Tigg, half-expecting – more than half – to find Tigg somehow there to meet him in the tomb-like room. Once in the room he waits for the knock at the door. Which doesn’t come, obviously, but from now on Jonas can never stop listening, listening. The last one-word paragraph of the instalment is the same as one we got when Jonas was off on his secret mission: ‘Hush!’
…aka instalment 18. Which means there’s nothing left to come but the final (double) instalment. And I’ve just found out what an idiot I’ve been. Just before the end of this instalment Tom’s employer arrives, and it’s the only person who it could ever have been, hale and strong – not at all decrepit and apparently in his dotage as when we last saw him. And, obviously, it was also old Martin who sent the lifesaving £20 to his grandson when he was still testing him out centuries ago….
But I got a couple of things right. As expected (starting eight chapters ago – nearly three instalments), a kind of Fellowship of the Ring forms itself from the group of good guys: Martin, Mark, Tom and John. Dickens has two jobs for them: find out if there’s any truth in the story told by the man who was raving while in Mrs Gamp’s supposed care half a book ago; and expose Pecksniff as a fraud. What I hadn’t realised was that there was a Gandalf leading the crew, as determined as any of them to turn the cosmic zapper on evil in all its forms. Ok, old Martin’s real interest is in Pecksniff. But when he finds out, as he will, what his nephew Jonas has been up to… well. Things are nicely set up for the last double dose.
Anything else? We get some broad comedy between the two comic frauds Mrs Gamp and Mrs, er, Thingy. The set piece is the description of Mrs G’s room, as chaotic and all over the place as she is herself (and how often does Dickens do that kind of person/place match in this novel?); and the row between her and her sometime colleague. It’s, well, broad – but it’s a breather before some tricky stuff to come. Which takes the form of young Martin terminating his friendship with Tom. We know this is only going to be a temporary thing, leading to professions of greater friendship than ever, but it serves another purpose: Tom assumes Martin has discovered his unspoken love for Mary, and this allows Dickens to have Tom tell Ruth how he knows that such a love could never be returned…. And it allows him a metafictional joke as well: Tom reminds Ruth that he’s not a character in a book: in reality you don’t always get the thing you want however right it might seem. ‘But there is a much higher justice than poetical justice, my dear,’ he tells Ruth, and Dickens can offer him a reward in heaven if not in this world. Good old Dickens. Bring on the last four chapters.
The final double instalment. Chapter 51 is all about Jonas – or about how the Fellowship (or whatever) aren’t going to put up with him. He squirms in discomfort until he’s finally skewered by old Martin and arrested. Disgust and horror suitably elicited, Dickens has him poison himself to get him out of the way for the main business. That’s ok, although I’m disappointed that Mercy doesn’t get a proper look in. she doesn’t entirely disappear, but we don’t see as much of a redemption as I would have liked – even though old Martin, our MC in the redemption show that these chapters become, has an important conversation with her. She somehow seems to have been invalided out of the action, marginalised by the black comedy of Charity’s wedding in the very final chapter….
But Dickens has had a lot of other threads to tie up before that. Which, naturally, he is happy to do because that’s what we’re happy to read about. It’s the opposite of the experience of reading almost any other novel except, perhaps a whodunnit. We crave the poetic justice that Tom said we can’t always have, although I don’t know where it comes from that as soon as we get into a Dickens novel we instantly understand that it’s part of the deal.
After Jonas, it’s Pecksniff’s turn in the next chapter. It goes as well as we’ve been hoping – and the contrast between his expectations when he arrives and the treatment he gets is exactly as great as the contrast between the way he presents himself to the world and the seedy reality. Blimey, If that isn’t poetic justice, what is? Dickens finds it convenient to have put old Martin through at least two kinds of transformation. One is the throwing off of the disguise he kept up for all the months when he pretended to be in thrall to Pecksniff. That one was expected, although it turns out it was Pecksniff he was testing at least as much as young Martin. The other transformation is more weird: the old man is suddenly the great moral arbiter, passing judgment on Pecksniff and, in less courtroom-like contexts, the other characters. Dickens puts into Martin’s mouth words that you might expect God to speak on the Day of Judgment – or words that Dickens himself simply wants to have said. You can’t argue with any of it, or at least not as you read it. Pecksniff is incorrigible, so he carries on being oleaginously the same even when all his secrets are out. Do we rejoice in it? I suppose we do. Justified Schadenfreude: what could be more agreeable?
Tom, of course, gets all the happiness in the world. Ok, he doesn’t get the girl, but in the heaven on earth Dickens describes him living in at the end who needs the girl anyway? It’s part of the asexuality of a character like Tom that fulfilment of such a kind simply doesn’t figure. For God’s sake, he and his sister at least as much mutual affection as any married couple in the book: the highly sexual Dickens isn’t going to let any such concerns into the moral universe of this novel – in which the emotionally illiterate Tom, shocked into stupefaction by the fact that his sister and friend might be attracted to one another, is regarded by one and all as the pinnacle of generosity and goodness.
The last chapter is like a Shakespearian final scene, all happy marriages and the tying up of loose ends. And, because this kind of storytelling’s been going on longer than our super-sophisticated qualms, we love it. Just as we love the discomfiture of the irredeemable Charity, jilted by poor Moddle who decides that a life in Australia is preferable to what she was offering. As old Martin bleats on about the evil byways people are led into by Self, we hear about Self personified and his daughter living a threadbare and unhappy life bleating on about injustice. Bless.
Did I love it? Well, yes, despite everything. With a character like Tom you can understand why people hate Dickens: there’s no psychological truth in a character who seems too unworldly to have survived five minutes in the world – and yet ends up a kind of icon. In a novel swinging so many heavy moral hammers you expect a bit more than Sunday school homilies…. And yet. The set pieces, especially in the last quarter or third of the book, are stupendous. It’s worth reading for Peckniff’s attempted interference in the scene between the two Martins; for almost any scene in which Jonas appears; for those journeys between Wiltshire and London; for the uncompromising, unapologetic insistence on the pathetic fallacy that the internal and external worlds are one and the same. As I said before, we realise what the deal is as soon as Dickens gets started, and we’re fine with it. Clever bastard.
2 Responses to Martin Chuzzlewit – Charles Dickens
Gavin Spencer says:
What a wonderful blog. I came across it while searching for some discussion/analysis of the rather odd (even for Dickens) dénouement of Martin Chuzzlewit. I mean, what a torturous way to teach someone a lesson. Yoikes! And frankly, in young Martin’s case, a bit mean, too. Pecksniff deserved it, but did Martín?
Who are you? Haha. There’s no info/bio here, and this is the only way to contact you. You’re British, it’s seems, judging from your spelling, but aside from that, we know nothing. A mysterious chap. Or woman.
Anyway, thank you for doing this. I see you also have here “Dombey And Son”, which is next on the list. (I’m working my way through in chronological order.)
wecanreadit says:
My reading, or re-reading of Dickens is less systematic than yours, but I find that having written these journal/commentaries helps me fit some things together. Like, are the miserly characters in this novel anything like those in Nicholas Nickleby? Certainly, having read both novels fairly recently made my re-reading of A Christmas Carol more interesting. It made me consider that novella a masterpiece.
I find Dickens endlessly fascinating. Every novel I read, I try to explain to myself how he makes adult fiction from comic-book or fairytale elements. His much-trumpeted way with human psychology always seems, in fact, slightly bizarre. People in his novels almost behave like real human beings, and have many of their drives and sentiments, but with a tweak. Nobody in any world I’ve ever lived in would behave like the older Martin. None of the very best people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting come close to the near-perfection of Mark Tapley. You would have to go to children’s stories to find anyone to match them.
I’ll keep reading Dickens. In fact, I’m re-reading Thackeray’s Vanity Fair just now, written at the same time as Dombey and Son, and a really, really interesting one to compare to Dickens’s novels of the 1840s. Then, among a lot of other things, I’m going to re-read David Copperfield. I’ve been talking to so many people since the recent Armando Iannucci film who’ve told me how much they loved the novel that I’m going to have to go back. I hadn’t been impressed in 2011.
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OPPO unveils concept phone with ‘rollable’ display
Posted by wefilipinosinc on November 25, 2020 0 Comments
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CHINESE consumer electronics and mobile communications company OPPO has unveiled its newest concept phone for the second edition of its global conference: one with a proprietary “rollable” display that extends the phone screen seamlessly.
“It’s very elegant, it’s very beautiful. The display is rollable like a scroll — this is a new exploration of ours on form factor, [an] electric rollable screen,” Levin Liu, vice president and head of OPPO Research Institute, said during the Nov. 17 OPPO Inno Day 2020 live-streamed via YouTube and held physically in Shenzhen, China.
“Its unique charm is to give freedom to the users who can, as per their needs, adjust the size of their screens,” he explained before adding that because of this new form factor it’s hard for them to describe the actual size of the screen as it can measure from 6.7 inches up to 7.4 inches.
Called the OPPO X 2021, the phone is a different variation of the now popular foldable smartphone concept by using a screen panel that has a motor-powered sliding mechanism to unroll without creases.
The concept handset includes a roll motor powertrain, a two-in-one plate, and self-developed Warp Track high-strength screen laminate, all of which are proprietary technologies of the company according to a company release.
While an impressive concept phone that presents a new form factor, it seems OPPO has no plans in the near term to build the said phone for the mass market.
“Although there is no plan for its commercialization in the short term, it will serve as a guide for the transformation and evolution of future product form factors. Commercialization requires market research and business justification, and may take some time,” the company told tech website Android Authority on Nov. 23.
Aside from the concept phone, the OPPO Inno Day also saw the launch of the OPPO AR Glass 2021 that has adopted a “brand-new split design” making it compact and ultra-light, according to the company, which posits the device’s weight as “nearly 75% lighter than its predecessor.”
The AR Glass 2021 is also said to be built with a Birdbath optical solution to enhance the immersive experience and includes a stereo fisheye camera, one ToF sensor (for depth mapping), and one RGB camera.
Finally, the company also launched their CybeReal AR Application powered by “real-time, spatial calculation technology enables high-precision localization and scene recognition” which pinpoints the user’s “exact location to the centimeter and one degree.”
“When the user visits any new places, they will find their location through CybeReal as soon as they open the camera,” said the company release. — Zsarlene B. Chua
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Workers' control in schools
Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/35715
Submitted by AWL on 10 June, 2020 - 4:18 Author: An AWL school worker
The National Education Union has issued guidance to reps on how to escalate in schools where the joint union safety checklist is not being met, up to workers using their individual rights under health and safety law not to work where they see a serious and imminent danger.
This can be applied to win safety in schools even where there is no wider opening.
One London school used the escalation letter after 1 June, sending it at 10pm on Wednesday, signed by 20 of the 23 NEU members. Reps met the head at 8am Thursday. He apologised, said he would immediately address their concerns, and asked the union group to add to and amend the risk assessment.
This is a powerful model of how unions can pursue significant workers’ control of health and safety during the pandemic and beyond.
The NEU has reported that on 1 June, 44% of schools did not open more widely to any of the primary year groups suggested by the Prime Minister.
35% of schools opened on 1 June on the terms expected by Johnson. 21% of schools opened more widely, but on less than his terms. By 5 June, an additional 6% of schools will have opened more widely, but more than two-thirds of them to less than the prescribed set of year groups.
The regional variation in school openings tracks regional levels of the virus. Just 12% of schools in the North East and 8% in the North West — where levels of the virus are higher — opened fully to all eligible year groups. As of 9 June, the government has dropped its plan to reopen primary schools across England to all year groups before the end of this term.
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Prop It Up: What Allegheny Meant To Me
Guest Editor Dave Nichols
Prop It Up
“What Allegheny Meant To Me”
By Dave Nichols.
The tower controller transmitted to the departing Convair 440 a mile off the end of the runway: “Allegheny 704, your right engine exhaust is much blacker than your left engine.” A static-filled simple answer followed in a gravelly voice: “OK, we’ll watch it.” The sound quality seemed like a transmission from the moon. And off they went to complete the two stops remaining to La Guardia. This was Allegheny Airlines to me.
Copyright Photo: Christian Volpati. This rare photo of short-lived Martin 202 N172A displays the original 1953 colors (click photo for additional details).
A well-worn and dimpled Martin 202 taxied in briskly with ice clinging to the radome, nose wheel strut bobbing up and down from the uneven ramp asphalt. At the instant of propeller shutdown, a small swarm of Allegheny ground staff would buzz around the airplane. Avgas pumping, bags trundling down the conveyor belt followed immediately by suitcases and mail going into the fuselage and belly bins. Deplaning passengers stepped quickly down the tail cone airstairs. Enplaning people would already be on the tarmac, protecting faces from the sharp wind of winter. The Martin’s big R2800 engines gave off steam into the frigid air. Light snowflakes swirled down from a leaden sky. The engine nacelles were covered in soot. Oil seeped from four places. Half a decal was loose and flapped in the wind. From the fence I could see the captain replacing approach plates and tidying up his half of the cockpit. The captain’s side window opened for a few seconds as two ounces of cold stale coffee dribbled to the ground. Several relaxed sentences passed between captain and co-pilot while, below, the lead ramp agent held up two fingers and made a twirling motion with his hand. This NASCAR-style pit stop of nine minutes was over. It was time to go, again, in a scene that would be played out eight times that day for the two pilots. A foot of flame belched from the exhaust outlet followed by a loud bark as the engine was awakened from its brief nap. When the airliner roared down the runway, its two, large, red rotating beacons mounted on top and below the fuselage gave eeriness to the sight. The Martinliner left the ground crisply and quickly returned to the gray overcast from whence it came. For a few seconds you could see just the two counter-rotating red beacons showing through the dense cloud cover, then just the bellowing of two radial engines at full throttle. This was Allegheny to me.
I was 12 years old and so hooked on the local service airlines. Just witnessing all that made the hairs on my body stand up as if electrified. The grittiness, the against- all-odds determination of the employees coupled with the pockmarked, greasy, wild old airliners were all too surreal for me. Through bad weather, weary airframes, out of date systems and troubling engines, Allegheny made it work. This was normal! They continued to grow.
I can still remember so much of commercial aviation during my youth. I always looked up when any airliner would fly over – always. I got yelled at by my Little League baseball coach for looking up at a Mohawk Convair 240, at the same time a fly ball was heading my way. I missed the catch and was forced to join the spares on the bench. He yelled to the whole team: “Now Nichols can watch all the friggin’ airplanes he wants!”
I also have a passion for Lake Central Airlines and Central Airlines. Allegheny, however, was my first flight and evolved into my hometown’s most dominant airline. My boyhood is permeated with scenes of Allegheny airplanes and its people.
I met Allegheny shortly after they started flying into my city of Erie, Pennsylvania in 1953. I was in the second grade. American Airlines first served ERI in 1938 with one lone DC-2 round-trip from Newark multi-stopping across central New York State, a virtual flag stop at Erie and on to Cleveland. Remember Ernest K. Gann writing that Erie was so boring they seldom looked out the side windows? Erie has this incredible natural peninsula and large harbor – how could that be boring? Anyway, AA got bored with Erie and received permission to drop it in 1953. AL was standing in line to replace them. ERI got 3 total round-trips in return: two Newark-Cleveland with five stops and one Atlantic City-Cleveland with six stops. Capital was the mainline carrier in ERI with service to their hub at Pittsburgh. (When Capital failed in 1961, Allegheny moved rapidly to fill the vacuum at PIT –- “and now you know the rest of the story”). By 1956, AL sported eight round-trips thru ERI, allowing Erieites same plane service to six Pennsylvania cities along with terminuses at Detroit, Cleveland, Washington D.C., Newark and Atlantic City.
Allegheny was the carrier always supplying more flights to more cities, even though Mohawk commenced Erie service in 1956 and Lake Central followed in 1957. Erie was the third largest city in PA at the time but all it offered as an airline terminal was a one-room wooden building. Can you picture a trunk line and three local service carriers all operating in that wooden building? Capital pulled out of ERI in late 1960, just before they ceased business altogether and were acquired by United. Lake Central was awarded the desirable ERI-PIT run. Allegheny management was livid but they got it back in 1968 with the acquisition of Lake Central.
Copyright Photo: Jacques Guillem Collection. Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) N151A makes a quick stop at Cleveland (CLE) (click on the photo for additional details).
My first flight on any airplane was ERI-CLE in an Allegheny DC-3. The morning westbound run to CLE in the summer of 1955 found an incredibly excited boy of nine flying unaccompanied to visit a cousin. What a bonus for me to have relatives in Cleveland. I worked on my parents for months to let me fly. “Hey mom and dad, you won’t have to drive the 100 miles to take me and pick me up.” The one-way fare was $7.05. At 10:39 a.m., AL 701 gurgled up to the white wooden building. The green and white DC-3, one of 14, had departed EWR at 7:50 a.m. and flown westward to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, then Bradford and Jamestown before landing at Erie. The airplane was plush to me, with thick upholstery, soft seats, curtains in the windows and carpet on the floor. All this fabric made the sounds softer and muted. About 10 people got on; I sat in the last row on the left side. There was a steward on board who offered us individually wrapped Chiclets gum on a silver tray. Now, this 45 minutes of incredible experience was to be mine. I had been at the Erie airport many times with my grandmother Carrie to pick up or drop off my grandfather Carle, who flew Capital weekly. My turn had come; this DC-3 had arrived here for me. The flight was wonderful, sightseeing perfect as we flew parallel to the Lake Erie shoreline and I got to see my first big airport operation at Cleveland.
December 1, 1955 Allegheny Timetable (courtesy of Airlinetimetables.com) showing flight 701 (third column) (click on the timetable to expand the size):
1955 Allegheny Route Map (courtesy of Airlinetimetables.com):
Click on the map to expand.
I loved the Allegheny DC-3s, flying in them perhaps a dozen times. I do not remember any mechanical breakdowns. The weather along Lake Erie is up and down on a continual basis. Despite the building cumulus or solid stratus down to minimums, I felt as safe as can be in those DC-3s.
Copyright Photo: Christian Volpati Collection. Martin 202 N93205 is painted in the second “powder blue” 1960 livery which also introduced the “speed wedge” tail logo.
Then one day in 1959, I readied for yet another flight to CLE. (I hounded my parents a lot). Pressing my forehead to the fence at the old terminal, what should roll up but a Martin 202. It was huge, covered in streaked dirty oil and was mean looking. I had seen some Martins in the air on Allegheny’s Detroit route but the DC-3s had exclusively been used on the CLE runs – until now. My stomach sank and my bowels rumbled. I was afraid of this beast. A friend had barfed on a 202 from Harrisburg to Washington so I equated the Martin with easy to get sick on. However, boarding through the tail on the ventral stairs was cool. Holy cow, a really pretty stewardess; not just any stewardess but a genuine French stewardess! She was dressed in a modern uniform with the cutest beret. Claudette — yes, I have always remembered her name — was part of an exchange program between Allegheny and a French airline. I believe there were a dozen women who participated. Hey, if she was brave enough to fly on a 202, I could do it, too. The interior was striking and Allegheny is to be praised: powder blue headliner and side panels, with seat fabrics and curtains in a cream, tan and light blue weave. The airline found a way to tastefully dress up a ten year old heavily used airplane.
The Martinliner sat high off the ground, was noisy, great for short field take-offs and noticeably faster than the DC-3. Alternate runway 2-20 at ERI was only 3500 feet and occasionally the 202s would use it if the wind was up and the temperature down. Being unpressurized, the 202 was limited to a ceiling of 8,000 feet MSL, maximum. By 1961, no Allegheny DC-3s graced the tarmac at ERI or posed next to the new concrete and brick terminal. For three more years all AL flights through my home were 202s. I flew on the “Martin Executives” throughout high school and part of college. After all the years, when I think of Allegheny, the image of a battle-worn Martin pops into my head. I was always half excited and half fearful every time I climbed aboard. It was a rush, though. The only other airliner that gave me the same love/scared feeling was the Lockheed 188 Electra.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Convair 440-97 N8422H prepares for departure from a crowded Philadelphia ramp (click on the photo for additional details).
The summer of 1964 brought Allegheny Convair 440 service to my hometown. Two years later, the first 580 conversion touched down on the 6500-foot runway 6-24. At the same time, July 1966, AL retired its Martin fleet, save for a standby aircraft and two Cargoliners. I flew as a passenger on one of the last Allegheny Martin 202 revenue flights, captained by Bob Fox.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. The Convair 580 upgrade extended the life of the Convair 340/440 fleet.
In 1968, I would be reunited with a former Allegheny Martin, N93209, and be able to fly it. That was a full circle and emotional experience for me. I was handling the controls and switches that hundreds of Allegheny pilots had done before me. The other pilots I worked with couldn’t understand how I felt. After all, it was just a battered, greasy, noisy and mean looking airplane.
Allegheny Airlines:
Note: Allegheny Airlines became USAir on October 28, 1979 and US Airways on February 27, 1997. Today US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide, operates the world’s largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 20,500 daily flights to 1,293 airports in 190 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
You can post a comment or you can contact Dave Nichols directly at propitupblog@gmail.com.
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14 thoughts on “Prop It Up: What Allegheny Meant To Me”
Michael Adkins June 10, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Superb! Love the route map.
brucedrum Post author June 11, 2012 at 6:49 AM
Thank you Michael. All the best.
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Deb Mayasich July 16, 2012 at 1:37 AM
I really enjoyed this! My dad was a flight agent for Allegheny from 1955 – 1956. He was based out of Cleveland and flew between Cleveland and Atlantic City. His best Allegheny story was of the time his pilot let him fly the plane (a DC-3) for a while during a flight into Atlantic City – I had to laugh when you said how you always felt safe on the DC-3’s… if only you had known…
brucedrum Post author July 16, 2012 at 5:21 AM
Thank you Deb. I know Dave will appreciate the nice comment. We are trying to keep the memories alive for the old (now gone) airlines.
Dave just did another story on Mohawk.
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Bob Berkebile September 25, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Allegheny (and the DC-3) started my 50+ years in aviation in Johnstown,PA in June of 1955. As a “Station Agent” we did everything from ticketing and baggage to taking the weather observations and relaying flight plans. It wasn’t work, it was exciting and sheer joy to go to work everyday. I retired from USAirways in 1994 after travelling the world and collecting more wonderful memories than you could imaqgine.
Bruce Drum Post author September 25, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Thank you Bob for the memories. Yes, back then it was fun for all.
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credo1988 July 5, 2014 at 1:31 PM
I stumbled upon your post while researching some family photos. In particular are the ones of my Dad, Clair Eugene “Butch” Brendle, waving goodbye from N153A at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, PA during the summer of 1958. He was an Airman Third Class reporting to Johnson AFB in Tokyo, Japan to serve as a Dental Technician with the hospital’s 2nd Dental Flight. We also have a photo of the plane taking off with “N153A” clearly visible on the right wing. Thanks for sharing your precious memories with such detail!
Bruce Drum Post author July 5, 2014 at 8:33 PM
Sorry, just this photo.
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Review: Keeper by Greg Rucka
November 15, 2019 / Simon McDonald
Greg Rucka is an unsung genius of thriller writing, whose debut Keeper still sparkles more than 20 years after its publication. His professional bodyguard protagonist, Atticus Kodiak, has as much brio as Jack Reacher; but his heroics are packaged in adventures anchored by dynamic characters, and a willingness to dive deep into social issues without forsaking the vitality of the narrative. In this case, it’s America’s abortion debate, which remains salient today, more than four decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, and two decades since Keeper landed in bookstores, with opponents and supporters of abortion rights are still arguing over the issue.
In Keeper, Kodiak is hired to protect the director of a Manhattan abortion clinic whose life has been threatened by militant pro-lifers lead by a zealous charlatan, Jonathan Crowell. Kodiak, whose girlfriend has just undergone an abortion herself, is personally committed to Felice Romero and the safe-guarding of her daughter, Katie, who has Down syndrome. So when his protective details fails to stop a particularly heart-wrenching murder, Kodiak doubles-down on protecting his charge, and uncovering the identity of the killer, and putting them in the ground.
Rucka, whose prose has echoes of Robert B. Parker and Chandler, maintains a rapid pace, steadily increasing the tension as the narrative builds to its cinematic climax at a cemetery. The ingredients are familiar, but in Rucka’s hands, the recipe is fresh and exciting.
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Publish Date: 5-May-1997
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By 101.9 The Mix | September 22, 2020
MTV’s iconic '16 and Pregnant' returns as a reimagined docu-series
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(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been over 10 years since MTV first launched 16 and Pregnant, and now they are about to do it all over again.
On Friday, the network announced that it will be bringing back the iconic series for a six-episode season as a “re-imagined docu-series.” This means that on top of sharing the young mother’s perspective of her unexpected pregnancy journey, it will also include the perspective of those affected by it.
MTV explains that “intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.”
In a press release for the new iteration, Nina L. Diaz, the President and Chief Creative Content Officer, ViacomCBS Entertainment and Youth Group said, “More than a decade after 16 and Pregnant played a significant role in bringing the teen pregnancy rate down to record lows, we are sharing the stories of a new generation of young parents and underscoring the impact of an unplanned pregnancy on families – beyond the moms and dads-to-be – by showing authentic and intimate moments with siblings and grandparents-to-be addressing the life change.”
The new 16 and Pregnant will, be a part of the franchise which has spawned three hit spin-offs — Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2, and Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant. It’s not the only new series, though.
MTV recently announced its expanding the franchise with 16 and Recovering, “a four-part documentary series that follows the triumphs and challenges of nine students attending Northshore Recovery High School in Beverly, Massachusetts, which was founded to address the rise in adolescent addiction in the midst of the opioid epidemic.”
16 and Pregnant premieres Tuesday, October 6 at 9PM ET/PT on MTV.
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Final Product Images Released of McFarlane Toys Assassin’s Creed Series 3
News November 1, 2014 Nick Lenihan
The Assassin’s Creed Line by McFarlane Toys started off slowly and now is picking up the pace with Series 3 being released a few months after Series 2.
In this series we’ll be getting Assassin’s Creed Unity Arno, Assassin’s Creed Altair, Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ezio, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Ah Tabai and Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag Edward Kenway (Mayan Outfit). It should be noted that Ah Tabai is a Walgreens Exclusive and Edward Kenway will be a Target Exclusive.
I’ve taken to this line very well and they are pretty good figures, though they are not on the same level as NECA, but they are close enough.
Arno is one of the protagonists from the upcoming Unity game and I have to say he’s the most unique figure to me in the lot. He’s wearing traditional French clothes of the period, which is incredibly well detailed, especially in the clothes. The paint job is very clean too. He’ll come with Phantom Blade (Assassin’s Blade), a Wrist Mounted Crossbow, a French Cutlass and a Multi Barreled Pistol. From the pictures it looks like his hood is removable (a feature we have not seen since Series 1 Edward). I’m not sure if there’ll be a sheath for a cutlass but I’m hoping there is.
Altair is the protagonist from the original game and for the most part they have done a really good job with the figure. The only details that are missing is the throwing knives from his shoulder, the knife that’s sheathed on his back, and his hood looks a bit too big. Aside that he’s a fantastic looking figure. He’ll come with the Assassin’s Blade, Longsword (which can be sheathed) and four throwing knives that are stored on his chest. I really love the detail on this figure.
Ezio was the protagonist from II, Brotherhood and Revelations. NECA did brilliant figures of him, and McFarlane are taking a stab at my favorite iteration Revelations Ezio. I really loved this costume and McFarlane have done a really good job at recreating it. He’s got most of the details that the NECA version had. He’ll come with a Sword, Knife, two Assassin’s Blades and interchangeable hands, which is a first for the line.
I’m not exactly sure who Ah Tabai is and what role he plays in the game but I have seen the character and he does look like him. He does look very tribal and his costume does look very layered and textured. The only accessory that he’ll come with is the spear. The sculpt looks great.
I have to say I really like the look of this iteration of Edward. I’ve only started playing the game and I know this outfit is unlockable within the video game. It’s sort of a steam punk looking outfit with the metal parts on it. It does look really good and I really like the look of it. It’s a different head sculpt from series 1 Edward. I have to say he somewhat resembles a young Dennis Quaid. He comes with four basic pistols and the iconic pistol sword.
All the figures will come with a code to unlock exclusive content (all come with avatar’s and 20 points except for Arno who will come with a code for an alternate costume).
These figures are available or will be released in your area soon and if your a fan of this series these figures they are a must have. I know I’ll be getting them.
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Nick is toy fan, geek, and action figure collector. When not geeking out about action figures and keeping up with the latest Toy News, he likes to pretend to play guitar. He's just another one of those pop culture fanatics that likes to share his passion with the world.
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1 Comment on Final Product Images Released of McFarlane Toys Assassin’s Creed Series 3
I’ve seen both Mayan Edward and Ah=Tabai at EB games/Gamestop
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Cadillac Is Cruising Into The New Year With An Eye On Gaming Audiences
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Shopify’s First Brand Ads Want You to Go From Making Things to Building a Business
Outdoor ads aim to stoke your ideas into entrepreneurship
Ecommerce service Shopify's first campaign targets scrappy entrepreneurs looking to turn passion into profit. Shopify
By David Griner
Shopify has become the go-to ecommerce platform for hundreds of thousands of businesses, but with its first brand campaign, the Ottawa-based company is aiming to convert a new swath of makers into entrepreneurs.
With lighthearted lines like “Let’s make your mom’s ‘famous’ recipe actually famous,” the outdoor-heavy campaign was developed through a partnership between the platform’s in-house creative team and agency R/GA.
The campaign’s visual motif prominently features dots and arrows, meant to represent the gradual process of turning an idea or passion into a sustainable business.
“We wanted to bring the Shopify brand to life in this campaign with clever, distinct and inspiring creative. The concept behind the campaign is the difference between making something and making something a business,” says Jeff Weiser, CMO of Shopify. “The creative features dots which represent milestones on the path of entrepreneurship and the arrows highlight that the entrepreneurial journey is non-linear.”
This is the company’s first foray into brand marketing as it enters what appears to be a new era of ecommerce. In addition to the out-of-home work above, the campaign will feature TV, digital video and radio.
“Shopify exists to help merchants every step of the way, and our new campaign is meant to inspire future entrepreneurs to start their own journey,” Weiser says. “This is a major milestone for Shopify as we grow our brand and continue working to make commerce better for everyone.”
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Inkl's quest to make online news pay
Paul McIntyre
Updated Nov 13, 2018 – 4.08pm, first published at Apr 13, 2015 – 12.00am
An Australian start-up backed by media investor and former editor of The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, Marcus Brauchli, has launched an ambitious plan to become the global "Netflix of news" by bundling premium international news' mastheads into a single consumer subscription or pay-per-story offer.
Inkl, the brainchild of former Fairfax Media strategy director Gautam Mishra, uses the same model as fast-growing video-on-demand and music streaming services and is premised on two underlying trends in news media.
Firstly, the rise of streaming music and video services which are educating increasing numbers of people to pay something for content. Secondly a belief in the revival of an old newspaper "consumption life cycle", which infers as people enter their 30s, home ownership, career advancement and family life trigger a greater appetite for the sort of premium content delivered by news media – although not necessarily in print.
Gautam Mishra, CEO and co-founder of Melbourne-based start-up media technology firm Inkl. Wayne Taylor
Inkl has already signed up a string of premium publishers including Fairfax Media, publisher of The Australian Financial Review, The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Washington Post and The South China Morning Post.
"I think we've reached the point now where readers understand that higher quality content, differentiated content, content that serves specific interests may require some kind of payment," Mr Brauchli told the Financial Review. "We can illustrate that with the move from what I say is the free-for-all piracy model in music to a much more regulated iTunes model to a much smoother consumer interface like Spotify. I think the same thing is happening with content. I'm not saying that the mass of people will pay for content but we are at a different point now."
Paywalls for premium content
Mr Brauchli, who is also an investor in Piano Media, which claims to be the world's largest producer of digital content, said there was no "single model" which would dominate revenues for publishers although the advent of paywalls was gradually informing people that premium content would not come free.
There is also intensifying international debate about the economic sustainability for premium publishers because of collapsing yields in the global online advertising display market. The ability of social platforms like Facebook to poach and publish content from other publishers free to keep users inside its closed system engaged is creating friction among media firms. Facebook and Google are also able to charge advertisers much lower ad rates – and generate higher margins – from the same audiences traditional publishers are targeting because they don't have to fund their own content or news.
"We don't think advertising-based media is finished by any means," Mr Brauchli said. "I wouldn't say I'm widely and wildly optimistic about an advertising supported media market globally in all marketplaces and for all types of content. But if you take things like Inkl, I think we're in an incredibly interesting sort of 'primordial' moment in the media world."
Mr Mishra, who was central in developing the paywall models at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, said Inkl charged a flat $15 monthly subscription or 10¢ per article across its publisher portfolio – the per-article cost equated up to 10 times the return that a publisher gets selling ads on a traditional formula of a cost-per-thousand readers.
"I guess our rallying cry is that we want people to start thinking about reading sustainably," Mr Mishra said. "People will always complain about popular content or clickbait but what they don't realise is that's happening because people's reading habits are not sustainable. When you choose not to subscribe or not to pay for some news, you are essentially contributing to the factors that drive the production of that sort of clickbait content. Now, in the past four years the industry has changed dramatically. More than half of publishers do have paywalls. That's the first step in changing people's mindset around to be willing to pay for content. No one is suggesting this will happen overnight. It's taken 10 to 15 years in the music industry."
Mr Mishra would not predict the global take-up of Inkl subscriptions but pointed to Spotify as an example of what was possible between paying subscribers of the service and a free ad-supported model.
"If you think between News Corp and Fairfax, there's no more than 250,000 [online] subscribers at a rough guess," he said. "There are 9.8 million people reading this content but haven't yet been convinced to pay. That's the market we're going after, but I have no idea how quickly or how deeply we'll be able to reach that audience. "
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Former Clinton Official Named as Russian Dupe
by AIM Report on March 4, 2008
what could be the biggest State Department scandal since State Department
official and United Nations founder Alger Hiss was exposed as a Soviet
spy, a top Clinton State Department official and former Time magazine
journalist has been identified as having been a trusted contact of the
Russian intelligence service.
sensational charge against Strobe Talbott is made in a new book based
on interviews with a Russian defector. The book,
Comrade J, by veteran author and reporter Pete Earley, identifies
Talbott as having been manipulated by a Russian official working for
Russian intelligence in order to get information about U.S. foreign
policy. The same book describes the United Nations as a major base of
espionage operations for Russia in the U.S.
the story gets much more scandalous than that because Talbott himself
has just written a book, The Great Experiment, describing his
own background in the pro-world government World Federalist Movement
and naming a network of friends and close associates that includes former
President Bill Clinton and billionaire leftist George Soros. Curiously,
the book calls for expanding the authority of the U.N. but completely
ignores the role of Soviet spy Alger Hiss, himself a top State Department
official, in founding the United Nations.
purpose of Talbott’s book is to promote “global governance,” a
euphemism for world government. It is defined in the subtitle as “The
Quest for a Global Nation.”
Interestingly,
one of Talbott’s closest friends in the U.S. Senate, Republican Richard
Lugar of Indiana, has emerged as a foreign policy adviser to leading
Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois.
In 2005, Lugar and Obama made a visit to Russia to promote the scandal-ridden
“Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR),” also known as the
Nunn-Lugar program for its original Senate sponsors. The CTR has poured
about $6 billion into the former Soviet Union in foreign aid, supposedly
for the purpose of preventing nuclear proliferation.
actively promoting Nunn-Lugar while at Time [magazine], Talbott was
put in charge of the [CTR] program when named by Clinton as ambassador
at large to Russia and the newly independent states in February 1993,”
notes journalist Ken Timmerman, in a report headlined, “Strobe Talbott:
Russia’s Man in Washington.”
Pleased With
Hillary And Obama
Talbott has been identified in press accounts as a current adviser to
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, he showed up to hear Senator
Barack Obama deliver a foreign policy address in 2005 to the Council
on Foreign Relations and declared, “It was very impressive.” A story
about the speech carried by MSNBC and published on Obama’s Senate
website noted that Lugar was “helping” Obama in the foreign policy
field, that Obama and Lugar “have formed a political joint venture
and mutual admiration society,” and that they had traveled to Russia
together. The trip to Russia was designed to ensure Obama’s support
for maintaining and even expanding the foreign aid for Russia through
the CTR program.
CTR supporters claim it can be effective in keeping nuclear weapons
or materials out of the hands of terrorists, various reports from the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveal that funds have been used
mainly to destroy obsolete weapons that Moscow was going to replace
with high-tech arms. The International Proliferation Prevention Program,
which has evolved from the CTR, was recently exposed by the GAO
as a jobs program for Russian scientists, more than half of which may
not have any weapons-related experience.
Nevertheless,
Obama said that “few people” understand Russia better than Lugar,
a “rock star” on the world stage. Lugar, in turn, calls Strobe Talbott
a “good friend” and “source of sound counsel” who “continues
to provide outstanding national and international leadership.”
The Significance
Of Tretyakov
J is about a Russian master spy, Sergei Tretyakov, who defected
to the United States because he was disgusted with the Russian/Soviet
system and wanted to start a new and better life with his family in
America. His allegations about Talbott have been ignored by most of
the media.
Tretyakov
is described as the highest ranking Russian intelligence official ever
to defect while stationed in the U.S. and handled all Russian intelligence
operations against the U.S. He served under cover from 1995-2000 at
Russia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations but was secretly
working for the FBI for at least three years.
has been and continues to be a major foreign policy thinker. Back in
2000, when he was named head of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization,
he was described as “a key architect of U.S. foreign policy” during
the Clinton years. Talbott now serves as president of the liberal think
tank, the Brookings Institution, in Washington, D.C., where he gets
paid over $400,000 a year, leads a staff of 277 and presides over an
endowment of over $200 million.
denies Tretyakov’s charges, calling them “erroneous and/or misleading,”
and his denials are featured on page 184 of the book. He says that he
always promoted U.S. foreign policy goals and that the close relationship
that he had with a top Russian official by the name of Georgi Mamedov
did not involve any manipulation or deception.
is not the first time that Talbott has come under scrutiny for his alleged
contacts with agents of a foreign intelligence service. In 1994, when
he was being considered for his State Department post in the Clinton
Administration, he was grilled by Senator Jesse Helms, a member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about his relationship with Victor
Louis, a Soviet “journalist” who was actually a Soviet KGB intelligence
agent. Talbott had been a young correspondent for Time magazine in Moscow.
reported by Herbert Romerstein in Human Events newspaper, Talbott admitted
knowing Louis from 1969 until his death in 1992 but that he was not
aware of his “organizational affiliations.” Pressed further, Talbott
acknowledged that he was aware of assertions or speculation to that
effect about Louis. Helms then confronted Talbott with a 1986 State
Department publication revealing that Louis had been identified as a
KGB agent by KGB defectors and had been used by the Soviets to spread
disinformation. Talbott said he still didn’t know for sure that Louis
was a KGB agent. Romerstein’s Human Events article accused Talbott
of writing articles following the Soviet line.
Talbott had powerful friends, including Senator and fellow Rhodes Scholar
Richard Lugar, who supported his nomination.
Romerstein,
a retired government expert on anti-American and communist propaganda
activities, said the Earley book is valuable because it documents that
the Russian intelligence service picked up where the KGB left off, and
that operations against the U.S. continued after the end of the Cold
he said the information about Talbott needs further explanation from
Talbott himself. “Talbott really has to explain more than he did to
Pete Earley what his relationship was to Mamedov, and he should tell
us about his relationship with Victor Louis,” Romerstein said.
Talbott’s
January 4, Talbott gave a talk at the “Politics & Prose” bookstore
in Washington, D.C., where he explained in precise detail what he means
by “global governance.” He said that it “allows for a multiplicity
of governments [or] nation states in the world but at the same time
depends increasingly on an international system made up of up treaties,
international law, institutions, and various arrangements whereby nations
in effect pool their national authority in order to deal with certain
problems that they cannot deal with all by themselves and they can’t
deal with in small numbers.”
added, “That is the big idea that the book attempts to describe and
trace. And it’s not just a utopian dream. Global governance is a reality.
We have it today.”
the future, Talbott says the U.N. will need to be “incorporated into
an increasingly variegated network of structures and arrangements, some
functional in focus, others geographic; some intergovernmental, others
based on systematic collaboration with the private sector, civil society,
and NGOs [non-governmental organizations]. Only if the larger enterprise
of global governance has that kind of breadth and depth will it be able
to supplement what the U.N. does well, compensate for what it does badly,
and provide capabilities that it lacks.”
Opposed Talbott
1993, when Talbott was nominated by President Clinton as Ambassador
at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State on the new Independent
States (of the former Soviet Union), Senator John McCain took to the
Senate floor to declare that, despite Talbott being a close friend and
personal pick of the President’s, “I cannot in good conscience vote
to confirm his appointment.”
said that Talbott, as a writer for Time magazine and a commentator,
had been guilty of making “mistaken observations” and suggesting
“flawed policy solutions” on the matter of whether Russia “will
evolve peacefully and democratically, collapse into chaos, or return
to totalitarianism, be it Communist or fascist.”
noted that Talbott opposed all of the Reagan initiatives, including
deployment of missiles to Europe and the Strategic Defense Initiative,
which had kept Europe free from Soviet control and eventually resulted
in the demise of the Soviet empire. McCain said that
“it would require many more hours for me to cite all the examples
of mistakes and inconsistencies upon which Mr. Talbott bases his reputation
as a Soviet expert.”
on April 2, 1993, Talbott was confirmed by the Senate to this post by
a Yea-Nay Vote of 89-9. One of his leading Senate backers was Indiana
Republican Senator Richard Lugar. The nine voting against Talbott were
Craig (R-ID), Faircloth (R-NC), Gorton (R-WA), Helms (R-NC), Kempthorne
(R-ID), Lott (R-MS), McCain (R-AZ), Smith (R-NH), and Wallop (R-WY).
February 22, 1994, again with Lugar’s vigorous support, Talbott was
confirmed by the Senate by a Yea-Nay Vote of 66-31 to the post of Deputy
Secretary of State. Once again, McCain voted against him.
critical of the George W. Bush Administration, Talbott hosted Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice at a May 2007 meeting of the International
Advisory Council of Brookings. In his book, he gives credit to Rice
for “moderating the tone and substance” of policy coming from the
Bush White House in the president’s second term.
book, The Great Experiment, not only ignores the role of Soviet
spy Alger Hiss in founding the U.N. but describes the production of
the U.N. Charter as a “very public American project.” He thanks
George Soros and Walter Isaacson, formerly of Time but now with the
Aspen Institute, for their input on his manuscript.
also gives thanks to convicted document thief Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton’s
national security adviser who now advises Hillary’s presidential
campaign; Soros associate Morton Halperin, formerly of the ACLU; Javier
Solana of the European Union; and Bill Clinton,
“for helping me better to understand several aspects of his view of
the world and America’s role in it.”
close personal friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Talbott is described
in the Comrade J book as having been “a special unofficial
contact” of the Russian intelligence agency, the SVR, when he was
Deputy Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration. Talbott had
been in charge of Russian affairs.
the SVR, that term was used only to identify a top-level intelligence
source who had high social and/or political status and whose identity
needed to be carefully guarded,” the book says. On the same level
of interest was Fidel Castro’s brother Raul, a communist “recruited
by the KGB during the Khrushchev era” who continued to work for the
Russians after the Soviet collapse, the book says. He, too, was a “special
unofficial contact.”
was allegedly manipulated and deceived by Russia’s then Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Georgi Mamedov, who was
“secretly working” for Russian intelligence, the book alleges. The
book, however, does not make the specific charge that Talbott was recruited
as a Russian spy or was a conscious agent of the Russian regime.
book cites Talbott as an “example of how a skilled intelligence agency
could manipulate a situation and a diplomatic source to its advantage
without the target realizing he was being used for intelligence-gathering
purposes.” It says Mamedov was “instructed” by the SVR to ask
specific questions to get information about certain matters.
book says that Talbott was so compromised by his relationship with Mamedov
that the FBI asked Secretary of State Madeleine Albright not to
share information with Talbott about an espionage investigation at the
State Department because Mamedov might learn about it and tip off Russian
intelligence. Earley says he confirmed this account but that Albright
has refused to discuss the incident.
book cites a House of Representatives report, released in September
2000, which found that the Clinton Administration and Talbott in particular
had excused the actions of the Russian government and had failed to
promote democracy and free enterprise there.
Earley’s
book itself discusses how, during the mid 1990s, Talbott, State Department
spokesman Mike McCurry, and President Clinton himself echoed Russian
propaganda that justified Russian attacks on Chechnya. This “delighted
the propagandists inside the SVR,” which claimed credit” for what
the U.S. officials had said, the book says.
seems that Talbott has a tendency, which continues to the present day,
of whitewashing the Russian regime.
congressional testimony just last October on U.S.-Russian relations,
Talbott attacked the Bush Administration for withdrawing from the ABM
treaty, urged Russian membership in the World Trade Organization, and
advocated more negotiations and agreements with Russia over nuclear
arms. The U.S. has “set a bad example” for the Russians in foreign
affairs, Talbott said.
all of these high-powered connections, the story about Talbott being
used by the Russians seems to be a story worth reporting or commenting
on. However, if the media examine the charges against Talbott, they
might have to deal with other evidence and information in the book about
how spies for the Soviet intelligence service manipulated the U.S. media.
book, for instance, explains how the Soviet KGB peddled charges that
deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons to Europe in the 1980s might lead
to their use and a “nuclear winter” or climate crisis for the world.
The book says the story was cooked up by the KGB and fed to the Western
world by anti-nuclear activists such as Carl Sagan, who penned an article
on the topic for the Council on Foreign Relations journal Foreign Affairs.
The book notes that Sagan later appeared on the ABC television network
to talk about the subject.
says he discovered “dozens of case studies” of the KGB using “propaganda
and disinformation to influence public opinion” in the West.
His Time
At Time
prominent journalist himself at one time, Talbott achieved notoriety
for writing a July 20, 1992, Time column, “The Birth of the Global
Nation,” saying that in the next century “nationhood as we know
it will be obsolete,” that we will all some day become world citizens,
and that wars and human rights violations in the 20th century had clinched
“the case for world government.” This reflects the views of the
pro-world government World Federalist movement.
piece made me briefly popular with foreign policy liberals and, not
so briefly, a target of brickbats from the right,” he says in his
book. He acknowledges that his parents were members of the World
Federalist Movement (they were also
“active in the internationalist wing of the Republican Party
in the late forties and early fifties
“) and that he had a dog growing up known as
“Freddie,” which was short for World Federalists. The World Federalist
Movement collaborated with Soviet front groups such as the Soviet Peace
Committee during the Cold War and tried to avoid scrutiny from anti-communist
congressional committees after World War II.
one of his first major media appearances after his selection as Brookings
president, on the Charlie Rose program, he was identified in promotional
material as a World Federalist. But this designation doesn’t appear
in the official biography on the Brookings website.
global left-wing vision was endorsed personally by President Clinton,
who had sent a June 22, 1993, letter to the World Federalist Association
(WFA) when it gave Talbott its Norman Cousins Global Governance Award.
In the letter, Clinton noted that Cousins, the WFA founder, had “worked
for world peace and world government” and that Talbott was a “worthy
recipient” of the award. Talbott and Bill Clinton became friends when
they were both Rhodes Scholars.
Clinton, who has been friends with Talbott since their days together
at Yale University, gave a videotaped address to the WFA in 1999 on
the occasion of the group giving former anchorman of the CBS Evening
News Walter Cronkite its global governance award. She praised Cronkite’s
work. For his part, Cronkite declared that “we must strengthen the
United Nations as a first step toward a world government” and America
must “yield up some of our sovereignty.”
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From CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’ transcript from this past week on the rising violence and death toll in Chicago: Brian Warner is a former Chicago cop. He was shot in 2011. Now Warner counsels officers suffering from extreme stress. He explained what a dozen beat cops told us off-camera: they had stepped back. Brian Warner: You […]
Buried Lede on Tentative Policing Post-Ferguson in ABC News’ Article on ‘Out of Control’ Chicago Violence
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The Ferguson Effect? CBS News Noted Chicago Police Activity Declined as Murders Spiked
by Spencer Irvine on December 30, 2016
The ‘Ferguson effect’ is when police officers are fearful of viral videos and criticism from all corners of the general public and refrain from rushing into danger, generally speaking. Is this to blame for Chicago police’s decline in activity while violence rages almost out-of-control? The Chicago PD is under investigation by the Justice Department. And […]
Liberal Media Ignores Grim Chicago Murder Statistics, Could Be the Worst Since 2003
by Spencer Irvine on November 5, 2016
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VIDEO: Female Chicago Police Officer Didn’t Use Gun for Fear of Media Backlash
by Spencer Irvine on October 19, 2016
Hat tip to Legal Insurrection with the find, where the video was released and showed how a female Chicago police officer was beaten and suffered a concussion, not drawing her sidearm to defend herself due to potential public media backlash:
ABC News Glances over Strict Gun Laws in Chicago as August Homicide Rate was Highest in 20 Years
by Spencer Irvine on September 2, 2016
No mention of how Chicago has pretty stringent gun control laws on the books, but did mention how repeat offenders armed with illegal guns are causing so much death and violence in Chicago. 90 homicides were recorded this August, when the last time that happened was in 1996. Photo by Our Lady of Fatima – […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Picks Own Police Chief, Spurns Recommendations
by Spencer Irvine on March 28, 2016
From Fox News: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rejected three finalists recommended by the Chicago police board for the city’s top police post and selected the force’s current chief of patrol as the new interim police superintendent, city council officials said Sunday. Emanuel is trying to replace Superintendent Garry McCarthy whose firing was part of a […]
Chicago Activists Upset at Hillary Clinton’s Support for Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped cover up the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, which enraged activists in the Windy City. But, Hillary continues to be supportive of the mayor, who is a former White House staffer of Obama’s. Photo by BobboSphere
Former Chicago Police Officer in Laquan McDonald Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
As Fox News reported, he pled not guilty in the court proceedings so far.
Rahm Emanuel should Resign, says Al Sharpton
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1/6/2017 - Buried Lede on Tentative Policing Post-Ferguson in ABC News’ Article on ‘Out of Control’ Chicago Violence
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10/19/2016 - VIDEO: Female Chicago Police Officer Didn’t Use Gun for Fear of Media Backlash
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3/28/2016 - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Picks Own Police Chief, Spurns Recommendations
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12/30/2015 - Former Chicago Police Officer in Laquan McDonald Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
12/30/2015 - Rahm Emanuel should Resign, says Al Sharpton
12/28/2015 - Chicago Police Under Fire Again after Officer-Involved Shooting
12/11/2015 - Chicago Protest Leader wants to Defund Chicago’s Police Department
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Pop Flies & Line Drives book. Pop Flies and Line Drives recounts highlights of the author's personal visits with former professional baseball players who played in the 1940s and '50s, when he was growing up.
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Pop Flies and Line Drives recounts highlights of the author's personal visits with former professional baseball players who played in the 1940s and '50s when he wa. .
Visits With Players from Baseball's "Golden Era". Published July 6, 2006 by Trafford Publishing. I meet Bob at a baseball card signing show in St. Louis, where Johnny VanderMeer is also a guest and is drawing most of the attention, giving Bob more time than usual to visit with the patrons.
Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's 'Golden Era'. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 1-4120-3889-8. 208. ISBN 978-0-520-23646-2.
Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's 'Golden Era'
Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's 'Golden Era'. Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors). BaseballLibrary: 1954 Cleveland Indians season. Appleton Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Pop Flies and Line Drives recounts highlights of the author's personal visits with former professional baseball players who played in the 1940s and '50s when he was growing up.
Disappointing book. The author tells of his visits to various retired ballplayers but little beyond the social amenities. Not much substance about the players' experiences when they were active.
Gashakar
As a child of the forties and fifties, I have rich memories of sitting by the radio listening to the exploits of my baseball heroes, collecting baseball cards (my mother, unawares, later threw them out), and reading and rereading baseball magazines. I loved the game and its icons.
Mr. Heyde obviously loves the game as well. This is not a book written by an author who decides to write about baseball. It is a book written by a man pursuing his quest of meeting and talking with his own childhood baseball heroes. We are allowed to accompany him as he makes contact with these men, one by one, over an eleven year period and asks the questions he's always wanted to ask them. We are given intimate glimpses into how they live, what their favorite baseball memories are, and how the intervening years have treated them.
Pop Flies and Line Drives is both a great nostalgic read and a personal account reference of the lives of more than 75 former major league baseball players.
Jusari
If you want to get "That Special Feeling" of baseball and the `50's again you've got to read Pop Flies by Jack Heyde. It brings back the kinds of memories set forth below, and each of you must have similar ones if you are born around the Second World War.
But mine are pretty much what Heyde's are because I'm the same age.
I have a black and white picture of the opening pitch of the 1954 Cincinnati Reds season taken from down the left field stands.
I took it with my Dad's Kodak 35mm camera.
It's at old Crosley Field; (from Dayton you took Route 48 to Lebanon, jogged right onto Route 42, glided down Reading Road to Crosley Field - about a two-hour trip I believe).
Men wore Stetsons back then. Photographers wearing them were on the field, at least for the opening pitch. You can see four of them almost obstructing the basepaths.
This photo has my handwritten printing in India Ink on the back, printing learned from Mr. Ferguson's Mechanical Drawing class.
Let's look again at the black and white photo. Opening Day! Milwaukee 8 Cincinnati 9. I can't remember the details of that game, but Jack Heyde would know that it is Billy Bruton leading off. I can still remember the feeling of relief that the Reds safely won the Opening Day game, which, back then, for one day, was the focal point of the nation - Opening Day in Cincinnati and nowhere else. Even today I feel relief that the Reds won that game. Each game won, after all, shows us that the world works in our favor.
Looking back in the broader scheme of things it wasn't a local team that endures as the mind-grabbing story of baseball in the 1950's. Nor, as far too many story-tellers of baseball in the 1950's seem to believe, was it the drama that began and ended with the subway ride between Brooklyn and the Bronx.
It was Milwaukee.
Now let's go back to that curled up picture. Is there anything else about it that's important?
I'll give you some hints in the revered voice of Paul Sommerkamp. "Wearing Number 5 on the Back of his Grey Traveling Uniform" was a rookie who had no place on the team when the Braves started spring training. But Bobby Thompson slid into second base in Spring Training and broke his leg in three places so this player and Joe Pendleton had their shots in the outfield.
This player eventually won the job for Opening Day.
On Opening Day, 1954, this rookie struck out twice, grounded out, hit into a double play, and fouled out.
Unknown to me at the time, this picture is of the very first pitch, of the very first game, that Henry Aaron ever played in the Major Leagues.
Do the math: 250 pitches
152 games per year
It's the very first of at least 760,000 or so pitches made in games over Aaron's career.
Jack's book will bring back memories like this.
Arabella V.
I enjoyed the stories about these players very much even though I am not a baseball fan. The reports of the in-home visits are well written and so very personal. I recognized many more names than I expected. POP FLIES brought back so many memories of past decades. And there was lots of baseball "gossip" about the big-name stars. It's like a friendly "60 Minutes" interview with each player.
The players tell about their careers, home lives, and family situations. They have funny stories about themselves, other players, the managers, and the big games they won or lost.
Today I mailed my copy to a former co-worker who played in a seniors' baseball camp in Florida one year. He will be thrilled to read POP FLIES.
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Anorak News | Nuclear Nutjobs In Hinkley Point, Somerset: But Jobs Are A Cost Of Doing Something
Nuclear Nutjobs In Hinkley Point, Somerset: But Jobs Are A Cost Of Doing Something
by Tim Worstall | 21st, October 2013
IT’S a strange thing to be boasting about goings on in Hinkley Point, Somerset.
David Cameron has hailed as “brilliant news” the £16bn of new investment and 25,000 jobs he says will come to Britain as the Government struck a deal for the country’s first new nuclear plant in a generation on Monday.
Yes, it’s great that they’re finally going to build the damn nuke. It’ll reduce carbon emissions and the likelihood that the lights will go out. But it always astonishes me when politicians tells us how many jobs are going to be created by their plans.
For, of course, jobs are a cost, not a benefit.
Jobs are a cost to those who do them, obviously. We dislike working so much that people actually have to bribe us with real cash money to turn up and do them. Yep, we all like the cash, the income, but the job is the cost of gaining that income.
To the people doing the employing of course the job is a cost as well. They’ve got to pay out that cash to get it done.
So, jobs are a cost: yet politicians love boasting about how may jobs they are “creating”. Why do they like to boast about how much they’re costing us all?
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
How many taste receptors are located on each taste bud?
between 50 and 100 taste receptors
How many tastes can each taste bud detect?
Each taste bud can detect one.
The human tongue has many receptors that are specialized for?
The tongue's receptors are taste buds. They are specialized to detect flavors, and are divided into two types, sweet and bitter receptors. They can detect perceptions of flavors in five types; salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umani (savory).
The human tongue has many receptors specialized for?
How many receptors are in your nose?
There are 10 million receptors in your nose.
How many sensory receptors are in the eye?
not sure how many, but it's 90% of all sensory receptors are in the eye
How many receptors are on the tongue?
there are four receptors:sweetsoursaltybitter
How many scent receptors do dogs have?
dogs have 1,000 more scent receptors then a human
How many sensory receptors are there in your skin?
There are six different kinds of sensory receptors in the skin.
How does chewing gum effect thinking ability?
Studies have shown that it can increase brain activity as it stimulates many nerve receptors. The taste and continual chewing keeps your brain awake and active.
What is the difference between feel and sense?
There are many sense organs in the body like touch receptors, pressure receptors, heart receptors, taste receptors, sound receptors, etc. All these receptors when stimulated result in changes in tone or isometric contraction of skeletal muscles around them or in the entire body.Sensation:Sensation is the observation of change in tone of skeletal muscles induced by a single sense organ.Thus, heat, sound, etc are sensations.Feeling:Feeling is the observation of changes in tone of skeletal muscles induced by many sense organs or continuous changes in a single sense organ.Thus, coffee induces a feeling and so does a song.
How does Heroin affect the brain?
When heroin enters the brain, it is converted back into morphine, which binds to molecules on cells known as opioid receptors. These receptors are located in many areas of the brain, especially those involved in the perception of pain and in reward. Opioid receptors are also located in the brain stem, which controls the automatic processes of life, such as blood pressure, arousal, and respiration. Heroin overdoses frequently involve a suppression of breathing.
How does a intracellular receptor work?
Many hormones act at intracellular receptors to produce long-term changes in cellular activity by altering the genetic expression of enzymes, cytokines or receptor proteins.
How many eggs does a cockroach lay each time?
im not sure but they taste pretty good
How many pain receptors are in the human body?
There are 200 pain receptors for every square centimeter in your body!!
How many areas of taste has the tongue?
AnswerThere is no such thing as "areas" of taste in the tongue. The taste buds are all spread out on the tongue and each taste bud has taste cells only responding to one class of dissolved chemical stimulus. Yes, we still taste the traditional 4 flavors (bitter, sweet, sour, salty) however, there are many more flavors such as umami (savory), dryness, etc...
What area of your body would you find many touch receptors?
Your fingers.... Although fingers do contain many touch receptors, the feet are the most sensitive area of a humans body, most touch receptors are found in the skin.
Are receptors and enzymes both located in the cell membrane?
Yes. There are many proteins embedded in the phospholipid bilayer. Some of these proteins are enzymes, and some are receptors; the receptors are glycoproteins, with short chains (oligosaccharides) of sugar residues attached to the protein. Other proteins act as means of transporting atoms, ions, and molecules across membranes (channel and carrier proteins).
What are all the sensory receptors and the stimulus that belong to each sensory?
There are a number of sensory receptors and these perceive: 1. light (eye) 2. sound (ear) 3. balance (eye + ear +joints) 4. pain (many locations, some surface and some deep) 5. touch (usually light) 6. pressure (usually deep) 7. taste (tongue and mouth) 8. smell (nose and throat) 9. proprioception (usually joints and muscles)
How many gills are located on each side of the perch and What protects them?
There are two gills located on each side of a perch. The Opercula is the covering that protect the gills.
Can your sense of smell alter your sense of taste?
Much of what most people consider "taste" actually is smell. Most fruit really tastes pretty similar... if you plug up your nose so you can't smell it, the difference between two fruits of similar acidity and sweetness is mainly in the texture. So, in that sense, yes. There is no direct causal relationship on a physical level because taste and smell are mediated by different types of receptors detecting different types of chemical compounds. Smell is carried from olfactory receptors in the nose to the brain via the Olfactory Nerve (cranial nerve I). Taste is carried from gustatory receptors on the tongue to the brain via the Facial Nerve and the Glossopharyngeal Nerve (cranial nerves VII and IX). However, these signals are integrated extensively in the cerebrum and many connections are made. Therefore, it is plausible that the mere smell of a certain type of food can elicit the memory of the taste of that particular food.
Where is the south Atlantic mountain whale located and where do they migrate to?
They are located in several diffrent regions of the nigeria ocean, they roam free with many black people and enjoy the taste of calculators
How many gills are located on each side of a fish?
there are only one gill on each side of a fish
If you split your tongue can you still taste?
yes, you can still taste Your taste buds do not connect to a central core prior to sending the chemical compounds to your brain. Splitting the tongue will probably kill quite a few taste buds (not as many as smoking, but still bad). I do believe that taste buds can not heal, but the types are spread throughout your tongue. Each section of the outer area of your tongue has a majority to each taste, such as the tip of your tongue contains mostly sweet sensing tastebuds, but those taste buds are still found throughout your tongue.
How many words are in supercalafragilisticexpialadocious?
So many that you can taste the rainbow. Go on, taste it!
How many different types of foods are there and how do they taste?
many many foods some of them taste good
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Sample Literary Devices Essay - "Things Fall Apart"
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Things Fall Apart: Examining Literary Merit
by Feross Aboukhadijeh
In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the reader is taken on a literary journey to a Nigerian tribe, the Umuofia, to experience first-hand the struggles of a warrior named Okonkwo. At first glance, the novel appears to be written for a very specific audience: scholars familiar with Nigerian history, traditions, and culture. However, upon further examination the novel reveals itself to be a striking chronicle of human experiences, universal themes, and timeless struggles that appeal to every human, regardless of familiarity with Nigerian culture. Taken as a whole, the novel appears to be much more than the sum of its parts: syntax, diction, figurative language, imagery, repetition, and symbols. Things Fall Apart is a novel with literary merit—and lots of it.
Part of the novel’s appeal lies in its compelling themes which strike chords that resound throughout time and across linguistic barriers. The clash of cultures, the struggle with change, and fatal character flaws are the main themes which Achebe’s novel probes. In order to sculpt a literary monument to the human condition and these universal themes, the author, Achebe, employs a broad variety of literary tools. Literary devices play a crucial role in enhancing the novel’s main themes and earning Things Fall Apart its widespread acceptance as a quality piece of literature.
The clash of cultures is undoubtedly one of the most universal themes seen in literature. This cultural clash can be seen throughout life and history anytime two groups of people hold differing views that cannot coexist. Even today, Western and Eastern cultures—the U.S. and China are one example; the Palestinians and Israelis are another—continue their struggles to reconcile dissimilar beliefs through negotiation, and in some cases, armed conflict. Similarly, the European missionaries and the native Umuofians struggle to coexist peacefully. However, the relationship between the Europeans and the Umuofians is one-sided.
When the Europeans arrived in Umuofia, they brought Christianity with them but did not foist it upon anyone; joining the church was entirely optional. But over time, the missionaries became increasingly aggressive—even hostile—to the native Umuofian beliefs and culture. Slowly, the Europeans erode the native beliefs and come to dominate the native society. Achebe expresses the effects of the missionaries clearly through the repeated imagery of the tribal drums. The signature Umuofian drums are heard many times throughout the story—until the Europeans arrive in the tribe—after which the drums are heard no more. The tribal drums are a symbol of tribal unity. “The drums were still beating, persistent and unchanging. Their sound was no longer a separate thing from the living village. It was like the pulsation of its heart. It throbbed in the air, in the sunshine, and even in the trees, and filled the village with excitement” (44). Any time Achebe mentions the sound of the drums, Umuofian society is functioning properly. Every clansman knew his place and purpose in life; the tribe worked together, functioning as a single unit. Indeed, the drums seemed to have Umuofia under a spell. “Old men nodded to the beat of the drums and remembered . . . its intoxicating rhythm” (47). However, the constant repetition of the drum imagery before the European missionaries arrive stands in stark contrast to the lack of drums throughout the latter half of the novel.
After the Christian missionaries arrive in Umuofia, they immediately begin to evangelize the locals. One method they used to captivate the tribesmen was to sing hymns. “Then the missionaries burst into song. It was one of those gay and rollicking tunes of evangelism which had the power of plucking at silent and dusty chords in the heart of an Ibo man” (146). And pluck at Umuofian hearts the missionaries did. Achebe uses imagery of the “silent” and “dusty” Umuofian man’s heart being quenched by the Christian music to demonstrate the European point-of-view. No doubt, the missionaries believed that they were bringing salvation (water) to a savage people (living in the desert). When Okonkwo returns from his seven year exile, he finds the Europeans dominating Umuofian culture—even controlling the Umuofian government. The tribal unity has been shattered. Family ties—once so important in Umuofian society—are now nearly meaningless. In this clash between tradition and change, change was the clear-cut winner.
In addition to cultural clash, Achebe explores the theme of masculinity versus femininity, and in doing so, reveals Okonkwo’s fatal character flaw: hyper-masculinity. Okonkwo is motivated by a desire to prove himself superior to his father, who was cowardly and irresponsible and died a poor man with many unpaid debts. He viewed his father as overly pensive, slow to act, and effeminate (womanly). Therefore, Okonkwo adopts opposite traits; Okonkwo is rash, quick to act, and excessively violent (Okonkwo associates violence with masculinity). Achebe uses figurative language like metaphors and similes to compare Okonkwo to a fire. “. . . Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan . . .” (1). Okonkwo gained power and importance in Umuofian society by burning lesser people as fuel. Just like a brush-fire, Okonkwo’s fame, importance, and prestige grew stronger the longer he burned. He continued to burn strong into adulthood. “. . . [The drums] filled him with fire as it had always done from his youth. He trembled with the desire to conquer and subdue” (42). Okonkwo’s inner fire is what allowed him to conquer Umuofian society and rise above the disgrace of his father.
As his fame and popularity increased, Okonkwo pursued his ideal of masculinity. Okonkwo constantly distanced himself from anything even remotely feminine. He constantly reminded himself of his masculinity and strove to make sure all his clansmen knew of it as well. “Okonkwo was popularly called the ‘Roaring Flame.’ As he looked into the log fire he recalled the name. He was a flaming fire” (153). The metaphor of fire is perfect to describe Okonkwo’s character, and yields a deep analysis of human feelings and personality. Like a fire, Okonkwo is violent, and burns whatever he touches. In many cases, he “burns” his own family. Throughout the novel, Okonkwo nags on his wives and son, beats his family, and kills three innocent people—not to mention himself, as well. In many cases, he hurts his family for trivial reasons. For instance, Okonkwo chastised and beat his son, Nwoye, for merely listening to his mother’s stories. He beat Nwoye again when he discovered him helping women with their household tasks. Okonkwo saw within Nwoye the same “effeminate” essence of his the father whom he hates so much.
Although Okonkwo’s fiery personality is what allowed him to succeed in Umuofian society, his destructive nature also led to his eventual suicide. As the Europeans gained influence and political clout in the Umuofian government, Okonkwo saw his own power and influence at risk. When the Europeans finally succeed in taking control of the government, then Okonkwo—like a fire without any fuel—dies, a victim of his own nature. And this is the beauty of Achebe’s fire metaphor, which is seen throughout the novel.
Ultimately, the success of Things Fall Apart as a novel of literary merit is due to Achebe’s use of universal literary themes like self-exploration, change, tradition, cultural clash, and masculinity versus femininity. No matter what language is spoken by the reader or what time period they come from, Achebe’s writing about the human experience is relevant and meaningful. Of course, not all scholars agree with the assertion that Things Fall Apart has literary merit. However, this is not important. Achebe’s skillful use of literary devices like metaphor, simile, imagery, and repetition demonstrate the quality of writing. Achebe’s understanding of the “human experience” demonstrates the relevance of theme. And the number of copies of the novel sold (over two million worldwide) demonstrates the universality of the story. It is safe to say that Things Fall Apart has earned widespread acceptance as a quality piece of literature.
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How the FBI Broke the Mob
By: Howard Blum
Narrated by: Jerry Orbach
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, True Crime
4.1 out of 5 stars 4.1 (31 ratings)
Gotti's Boys
The Mafia Crew That Killed for John Gotti
By: Anthony M. DeStefano
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano takes you inside John Gotti's inner circle to reveal the dark hearts and violent deeds of the most remorseless and cold-blooded characters in organized crime. Men so vicious even the other mafia families were terrified of them. Meet Gotti's Boys....
By Arthur F. on 09-20-19
Confessions of a Mafia Boss
By: Philip Carlo
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen.
By J. M. Batista on 06-05-12
Five Families
The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
By: Selwyn Raab
Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo, and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an underworld empire. Today, the Mafia is an endangered species, battered and beleaguered by aggressive investigators, incompetent leadership, betrayals, and generational changes that produced violent, unreliable leaders and recruits.
By Rik B on 12-30-15
Mob Star
The Story of John Gotti
By: Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
"Johnny Boy" Gotti burst onto the national scene after a double murder catapulted him to the top of the Gambino family, the largest and most feared Mafia family in the USA. Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci reveal the man behind the headlines.
Felt like I was listening to court transcript.
By Former Army Captain on 12-22-20
By: Gene Mustain, and others
The Sixth Family
The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto
By: Lee Lamothe, Adrian Humphreys
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
On May 5, 1981, three rebellious members of New York's Bonanno crime family were gunned down in a Brooklyn social club. One of the gunmen was Vito Rizzuto, a man who would rise to the top of the underworld in Canada and then expand his reign across continents to become a global superboss. The Sixth Family, now revised and updated, reveals the hidden history of the rise of the Rizzuto clan, the alliances it forged around the world, and the bloody events that led to charges against Vito Rizzuto in the United States and Italy for racketeering and corruption.
The most boring book I ever read
By D. G. on 01-15-20
By: Lee Lamothe, and others
The Last Godfather
The Rise and Fall of Joey Massino
By: Simon Crittle
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
As head of the Bonanno clan, Joey Massino was the last don, and ran his world with an iron hand - until he got hit with a murder rap, and turned on his own people. Here, for the first time, is his shocking true story - a glimpse inside the world of organized crime that we may never see again.
should've been longer and told more
By Denver F on 01-13-20
How I Opened the Hottest Strip Club in New York City, Was Extorted out of Millions by the Gambino Family, and Became One of the Most Successful Mafia Informants in FBI History
By: Michael D. Blutrich
Narrated by: Michael D. Blutrich
Meet Michael Blutrich, mild-mannered New York lawyer and founder of Scores, the hottest strip club in New York City history, funded by the proceeds of an insurance embezzlement scheme. All Blutrich wanted was to lay low, make the club a success, and put his criminal acts behind him. But the Mafia got involved, and soon the FBI came knocking. Scores became wildly popular, in part thanks to Blutrich's ability to successfully bend the rules of adult entertainment. Unfortunately for Blutrich, it would all soon implode.
Seductive narration about fortunes and betrayals
By Lee Ward on 02-06-17
Darkest Hour: John Alite
Former Mafia Enforcer for John Gotti and the Gambino Crime Family
By: S.C. Pike
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
A college baseball scholarship was his way out of the inner city, but his dreams of going pro were crushed by an arm injury. John Alite was forced to return home to the only life he knew, where having to live on the streets of New York meant one thing - earning how to survive. From a young age, he found himself influenced by the wrong crowd. Enticed by the wealth, power, and prestige of the mafia, he immersed himself in a world that was foreign to most. But the cold, bitter truth was he was expendable, and his sworn allegiance was rewarded with betrayal.
All his childhood, no mafia content whatsoever...
By Blake on 03-04-19
Mafia Prince
Inside America's Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra
By: Phillip Leonetti, Scott Burnstein, Christopher Graziano
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
Mafia Prince is the first-person account of one of the most violent eras in Mafia history - "Little" Nicky Scarfo’s reign as boss of the Philly family in the 1980s - written by Scarfo’s underboss and nephew, "Crazy" Phil Leonetti. The youngest-ever underboss at the age of 31, Leonetti was at the crux of the violent downfall of the traditional American Mafia in the 1980s when he infiltrated Atlantic City after gambling was legalized, and later turned state’s evidence against his own.
Guilty pleasure.
By Nurture Learners and Able Observers on 03-28-14
By: Phillip Leonetti, and others
By: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese - introduction
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Corey Brill, Hillary Huber, and others
This is the true crime best seller that was the basis for Martin Scorsese’s film masterpiece GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, the excess, the families, the wives and girlfriends, the drugs, the payoffs, the paybacks, the jail time, and the Feds...with Henry Hill’s crackling narration drawn straight out of Wiseguy and overseeing all the unforgettable action.
Finally unabridged
By Rodney on 12-16-19
By: Nicholas Pileggi, and others
Mob Boss
The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia
By: Jerry Capeci, Tom Robbins
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Alfonso "Little Al" D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison. In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D'Arco's life.
Well written, accurate information, great narrator
By Lisa on 12-01-13
By: Jerry Capeci, and others
The True Rise-and-Fall Story of a New Jersey Mob Family
By: Greg B. Smith
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
For years, the DeCavalcantes, the most powerful Mob family in Jersey, labored in the shadows of the more famous families in New York - the likes of the Gambinos and the Columbos. Dismissed by the big-city capos, the DeCavalcantes finally came into their own when they found their lives mirrored in the television hit, The Sopranos. Overnight it legitimized the made men of the Garden State. Now they were a familia to be reckoned with. Unfortunately with high profile came high risk.
dry, procedural, colorless.
By August on 08-23-19
Gotti's Rules
The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia
By: George Anastasia
The notorious Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend. The "Dapper Don", John Gotti Sr., and his son John A. "Junior" Gotti ran New York's powerful Gambino crime family and were well known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways, an image perpetuated in popular Mafia mythology. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell.
Powerful Book.....
By Pnic on 10-29-18
Lord High Executioner
The Legendary Mafia Boss Albert Anastasia
By: Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia was born in Italy at the turn of the century. Five decades later, he would be gunned down in a barber shop in New York City. What happened in the years in between is one of the most brutal and fascinating stories in the history of American organized crime. This in-depth account of the man who became one of the most powerful and homicidal crime bosses of the 20th century from Mafia insider Frank Dimatteo is the first full-length book to chronicle Anastasia's bloody rise from immigrant to founder of the notorious killer's club Murder, Inc.
By Christina Fox on 06-03-20
By: Frank Dimatteo, and others
The Quiet Don
The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino
By: Matt Birkbeck
Secretive - even reclusive - Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day.
Important But Edited By Lawyers?
By Ted on 04-03-14
The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante
By: Larry McShane
Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He started out as a professional boxer - until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. His doting mother's pet name for the boy evolved into his famous alias, "Chin", a nickname that struck fear throughout organized crime as he routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia code. Vincent Gigante was hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison. Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese Family, all while evading federal investigators.
Not as good as others
By KM528 on 02-05-17
The Irishman (Movie Tie-In)
Frank Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
By: Charles Brandt
Narrated by: Scott Brick
The Irishman is an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th Century. Spanning decades, Sheeran’s story chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries, and connections to mainstream politics.
Don't give up!
By Grace Azul on 05-30-10
Blood Covenant
The Michael Franzese Story
By: Michael Franzese
Narrated by: Michael Franzese
A sworn member of the Colombo crime family in New York City, Michael Franzese was considered the biggest moneymaker in the mob since Al Capone. At age 35, he was number 18 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 most wealthy and powerful Mafia bosses in America. But then he did the unthinkable. He quit the mob. Franzese met Camille Garcia, who turned his world upside down with her innocent beauty. He fell in love with her, married her, and began a new life that didn't include the Mafia.
By ron on 03-12-14
The team: A handpicked squad of FBI agents -- led by a war hero determined to get the job done. The target: John Gotti, the seemingly invincible head of the richest and most powerful crime of modern-day Untouchables, the FBI's C-16 Organized Crime squad, who finally ended the cocky crime lord's reign of terror.
Drawing on unprecedented access to FBI records and agents, best-selling author and prize-winning journalist Howard Blum tells the riveting and suspenseful story behind the headlines. Here is the deadly game of cat and mouse that pitted Gotti, his ruthless henchmen and his elusive law-enforcement mole against the Bureau.
It is a tale of courage, murder and betrayal. From Mafia backrooms to FBI squad rooms, from the high-tech electronic invasion of Gotti's headquarters to the desperate effort to expose the mole, Gangland is more shocking than fiction -- an instant Mafia classic.
©1993 Howard Blum (P)1993 Simon & Schuster
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China Brand takes Olympic short cut
Marketing / Sport / Venues /
As sportswear makers jostle for attention at Beijing's Olympic Games this summer, one home-grown Chinese brand has a plan to get a leg up on big global names that paid big money for official sponsorships.
Li Ning, founded by and named for the gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, will have its logo emblazoned on shirts, shoes and assorted sportswear worn by reporters and sportscasters at the state-run Chinese channel with exclusive rights to mainland broadcasts of the games.
While adidas AG paid about $200 million to sponsor the event, the company's Asia chief said earlier this year, Li Ning paid a fraction of that to sponsor Olympic coverage by the National Sports TV Channel of China's CCTV.
This deal is hardly a first in the Olympics' long history of so-called ambush marketing that sidesteps pricey official sponsorships.
But it puts ambitious Li Ning in a sweet spot of Olympics-related marketing this summer as it battles global rivals in China's sportswear market, which is growing by more than 20% a year and, according to Shanghai-based brand strategists ZOU Marketing, will be worth $7.2 billion by 2009.
"These days, it doesn't make much sense to sponsor the Olympics, as you cannot set yourself apart from others any more as brand awareness is diluted," said Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group.
But Li Ning's rivals have cried foul.
The International Olympic Committee, spurred by complaints from competitors, investigated Li Ning's arrangements, although it found no violation of its rules.
"We didn't breach any rules," Li Ning spokesman David Wang said. "Sponsoring CCTV is much cheaper, and we think it's a very clever idea."
With a 10.5% share of China's sportswear market, according to ZOU Marketing, Li Ning is keen to catch up to adidas's 15.65% and Nike's 16.75%.
"This is a smart technique, but I'm really concerned from the ethical standpoint," said China Market Research's Rein, who argued that unofficial sponsors should not get air time on live Olympic broadcasts because that dilutes the value of official sponsorships.
adidas's bigger rival, Nike, is also planning to attract eyeballs without an official sponsorship by signing up Athens gold medal hurdler Liu Xiang, a popular athlete in China who is expected to draw heavy attention during the Beijing Games.
Such arrangements are likely to leave consumers confused about who the actual Olympic sponsors are.
About 405 of Chinese surveyed by Shanghai-based China Market Research believed Nike was an official Beijing Olympics sponsor and 10% thought Li Ning was a sponsor. 80% said they did not care who the sponsors were.
Li Ning also cooperates with the Swedish Olympics Committee and sponsors China's national teams in table tennis, diving, gymnastics and shooting.
Only official Olympics partners, however, are allowed to use Olympic logos or titles in advertisements.
A dozen multinational companies, including Coca-Cola, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and McDonald's Corp, won global sponsorships, while 11 others, such as Volkswagen and adidas, are sponsors within China.
Dozens of other companies have less extensive tie-ups, ranging from the official leather goods supplier, Aokang Group Co, to accounting services provider PricewaterhouseCoopers.
But the International Olympic Committee's marketing commission chief, Gerhard Heiberg, told Reuters in January that it was preparing to crack down on ambush marketing before and during this year's Beijing Games, to protect the interests of its partners.
"We have taken this issue very seriously," he said. "This is brand new to Chinese companies. Some do it with good intentions, and some not with good intentions."
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RACE: Winning Solutions for Winning Results
At AVL RACING your success is our goal, that’s why there are times when it can be difficult to see where our team ends and yours begins. We bring cutting-edge technology, a global network of experts and a range of next-level solutions to help you be your best on the track.
Whether its performance engineering solutions, driver simulators, augmented reality or programs to identify and nurture the next generation of racing talent, we deliver winning results. Our on-site support and cloud computing solutions make sure you get what you need, when and where you need it. Let us make your goals reality.
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AVL RACING Driving Simulator
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Virtual and Augmented Reality for Racing
At AVL RACING our support is not simply confined to the development lab and the testbed. It also includes the trackside, where our AVL RACING engineers bring years of experience and the vehicle dynamics toolchain to support testing and preparation for a successful race day.
Our experts are seamlessly integrated into the motorsport team to provide the full range of services. These also include the application of simulation tools that provide a picture of setup variations, along with their effects and sensitivities.
Delivering on-site support in this way allows teams to make continuous improvements to their vehicle in circumstances where time and resources are limited. This reactive support can make a significant difference on race weekends.
Taking the Race to the Cloud
By employing cloud computing our engineers can simulate huge numbers of setup options with Vehicle Simulation Model (VSM) in a short time. Typically, around 50,000 laps are simulated to explore all the options prior to a race weekend. In 2018 our AVL RACING VSM cloud solution simulated 25 m laps for just one customer. This is the equivalent of 55 years of simulation time on a single PC.
Using the SIMBOOK tool, race teams can visualize the results and determine the best setup for the next session. With their excellent data analysis and coaching skills, our experts help drivers transform Big Data into tangible results on track. And with the technical expertise and desire to win, our AVL RACING engineers can deliver success where it matters most – on the track.
Our driving simulator is a dynamic tool that enables drivers to put their abilities to the test. It allows them to learn and practice their craft in a safe and controlled environment that is as realistic as it can be.
Supervised by our experts they can push their limits beyond what is possible on the track, without any risk to the vehicle, or themselves. Vehicle and track conditions are repeatable, which results in much more comparable and detailed data, in relation to track testing. This allows data-driven analysis and optimization of both car and driver.
Combining the Real and the Virtual
The simulator can even be connected to the racing car on an AVL RACING full vehicle testbed. This allows the driver in the simulator to drive the real car on the testbed. This type of testing is as close to real driving on the track as it gets and isn’t offered in a comparable way by any other company. It facilitates the exploration of scenarios otherwise impossible to replicate in real life.
Six Degrees of Freedom (DOF)
Our immersive tool is built around a 6 DOF Motion Platform for ultimate realism. Modular design allows the use of custom cockpit and seat configurations to cover different race categories and specifications.
The vehicle model running on the simulator is our Vehicle Simulation Model (VSM). As an easy starting point we offer customers predefined baseline vehicle setups. This includes setups for numerous single-seater and GT race categories, enabling teams to optimize and test their vehicle before the first day of practice.
Key applications include driver training and evaluation, setup investigations and optimization for every track in premium motorsport. Energy strategy optimization with ECU in the loop can also be performed. Additional features include:
1.5g acceleration in every direction
180° screen with HD visualization
Real race car steering wheel
Hydraulic brake pedal, adjustable in position and strength
Driver-adjustable brake balance
Formula Student (FS) is an international engineering competition, in which students from around the world design, build, test and race their own single-seat race cars. It challenges engineering students to show their skills in different static and dynamic disciplines. The contest includes events at exciting global locations, such as Formula SAE Michigan, FS Spain, FS East in Hungary, FS Germany, and FS Austria.
FS and AVL RACING – More Than a Decade of Collaboration
The contest has been continually growing since 1981, challenging young engineers to gain practical experience and build an international network. For more than ten years AVL RACING has partnered with Formula Student teams from around the world to assist them in their efforts, and we continue to do so.
Our involvement in the contest is multifaceted and dependent on the needs of the respective teams. The services we offer include software licenses and support for products such as AVL FIRE™, BOOST™, DRIVE™, VSM™ and EXCITE™. Additionally, testbed time, training sessions and feedback on their strategy, project plan and business presentations are also available as partnership components.
Represented by our global affiliates we also attend highlight events every year, offering a range of services. These include career and CV advice, special awards, challenges, training sessions, AVL RACING employees as judges, and in-depth information about work opportunities at AVL. Our support encourages talented young engineers to bring their new ideas to the world of motorsport, and in doing so we are planting the seeds for the future of motoring.
“The students participating in FS competition have a passion for cars and technology. They have to work in a team with clear milestones. This is an excellent starting point for us to identify the right people to recruit.” Alberto Zumeta (Managing Director, AVL Iberica)
Everyone is a Winner
Student teams supported with resources from AVL RACING enjoy great success. TU Graz Racing, for example, is among the top five teams worldwide, and has been for a number of years. They were even leading the combustion world ranking list for several weeks. Furthermore, Joanneum Racing Graz achieved various victories like Formula Student East in Hungary and Formula Student Austria in Spielberg.
And it’s not just the students who are winning. By supporting the next generation of motorsport engineers, we are motivating potential employees to think outside the box and manage challenges better than their competitors.
The future of the automotive industry is reliant on a continuous wave of engineering talents. Competitions like Formula Student ignite interest in automotive engineering and are vital for the future of both AVL RACING and the industry.
“As an ex-Formula Student member, I can say it was the best platform to develop my early career. The competition gave me the opportunity to develop myself by supporting the common team goals. Furthermore, the schedules are very tight, therefore the ability to adapt quickly is essential. It helps the student create the perfect mindset before joining a company like AVL.” Josep Puig (Calibration Engineer, Transmission)
At AVL RACING our contribution to the world of motorsport also includes a partnership program with carefully selected, promising young driving talent. Since 2012 our ongoing AVL RACING Young Driver Program has supported the next generation of race drivers by giving them access to our F1-proven advanced driver simulator. Additionally, we provide access to software packages such as our Vehicle Simulation Model (VSM). This is backed-up with the expert knowledge of our experienced racing team.
To find out more information about the advanced driver simulator read the respective RACE subtopic.
Talent Meets Technology
Simulator sessions enable drivers to train in all kinds of different race conditions, scenarios and set-ups in a realistic environment. In this safe space and under expert supervision, perfect braking points, track positions, driving techniques and extremes of maneuvering can be practiced and perfected. AVL RACING Driver Telemetry also monitors physiological factors associated with competition, such as increased heart rate, stress levels, breathing rhythm and sweat production.
The gathered data are then analyzed in detail to derive conclusions and achieve continuous performance improvements. This ensures that driver simulator experiences can be transformed into tangible learnings, which make the difference on race day. Success on track and satisfied racing teams are the best promotion for our AVL RACING Young Driver Program. Currently AVL RACING is supporting these up-and-coming drivers:
Young Driver Ambassador Profile: Ferdinand Habsburg
23-year-old Ferdinand was born in Austria and joined the Young Driver Program as its first member in 2015. After his DTM debut with R-Motorsport in 2019, driving an Aston Martin Vantage, Ferdinand joined the Audi Sport Team WRT in 2020 for his second DTM season, delivering strong performances throughout the year including a pole position and a podium. Since joining the AVL RACING Young Driver Program he has accumulated victories in several junior single seater categories, such as the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, the Euroformula Open and FIA F3.
Young Driver Profile: Lukas Dunner
The newest member of the AVL RACING Young Drivers Program is Austrian Lukas Dunner. At only 18 years of age, he has been racing single seaters for four years. After entering kart racing at 12 years old, he soon won the Rotax Max CEE series as well as other Rotax racing formats. When he graduated to formula cars, competing in the Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport in 2017, he managed to score two podiums in his maiden season. In 2020 he has become a serial winner and title contender in the Euroformula Open for the Motopark led CryptoTower outfit and he also raced his rookie season in FIA Formula 3, supporting the Formula 1 racing circus.
Young Driver Profile: Marta García
As a 19 -year-old from Spain, Marta joined the program in 2019, after she had already raced several formats in karting and single-seater racing – where she competed against and beat accomplished racers like Marcus Armstrong, Richard Verschoor and Christian Lundgaard. Marta Garcia has won the famous FIA Karting Academy Trophy, the Tropheo della Industria and was 4th in the European Championships. She is now a driver in the new W Series championship, a women’s racing league, where she managed to score a victory in only her fourth W Series race at the Norisring in Germany and finished P4 overall in the 2019 season.
At AVL RACING we address the challenges facing motorsport teams from every angle. Exploring and developing Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) tools that help racing teams gain the competitive edge is one of our challenges. Our latest tools are already being enjoyed by leading teams around the world.
AVL RACING AR – The Real World, But Better
A revolutionary Smart Helmet is one of our AVL RACING AR applications. Designed for use in training and during the race, it displays real-time data inside the visor, optimizing the relationship between driver and vehicle.
Vehicle information such as speed, engine RPM, gears, and race data can be displayed in the driver’s field of view. Additionally, performance improvements can be achieved by interpreting real-time information like track data, lap times, driving path, and braking points. The Smart Helmet will also feature a Virtual Driving Coach that is tailored to the driver in order to achieve optimum results.
The system will alert the driver to flag scenarios, visualize alternative routes to avoid accidents and display the ideal track path. The system will employ the Holographic Waveguide principle of unidirectional light-waves – similar to a fiber optic cable – to guide a wave of light through a lens.
AVL RACING VR – The Real World, Simulated
At AVL RACING we always aim to stay one step ahead. This also applies to the way we present products, system solutions and complete tech centers already in the planning phase to our customers. Our wide array of VR applications also includes events, meetings and sales support to help partners visualize our services or create digital twins of products.
VR technology is also integrated in our advanced F1-proven Driver-in-the-Loop simulator. This enables virtual race simulation in full motion, including hand tracking, which allows the driver to push cockpit buttons by using in-view avatar hands.
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Welcome to Codebook, the only newsletter reporting on cybersecurity until our band takes off. Tips? Comments? Please reply to this email.
Situational awareness: The National Security Council is delaying releasing an official cyber security strategy because of disagreements over the use of offensive tactics (Cyberscoop).
1 big thing: State department bug bounty gets rare thumbs up
Illustration: Sam Jayne/Axios
Congress has struggled so far to write bug bounty legislation — which incentivizes independent testing of federal security — that the small handful of thought leaders in the field can embrace. But Casey Ellis, founder and chief technology officer of the bug bounty firm Bug Crowd, says that the new State Department bounty bill might pass muster.
In fact, said Ellis, it's kind of good. "It's an incremental improvement over past ones, but lawmakers are getting close," he said.
The Hack Your State Department Act, which just passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee, requires State to offer a bug bounty — a reward program that pays independent researchers who report security flaws in public facing infrastructure.
Why It matters: While the programs are increasingly considered part of a well-balanced security diet, they are easier to get wrong than right.
Bug bounties take work: The most successful federal bug bounty programs have been those run by the Department of Defense, which made it look easy. Too easy.
Before a bug bounty program takes flight, a lot of things need to happen: Agencies need to restructure staff to be able to patch the influx of new bugs, create legal waivers to prevent good guys from being arrested for bad-guy hacking, and address all outstanding bugs to make room for the new ones coming.
"The problem with past bills is they saw Hack the Pentagon, that didn't take much time after being announced to launch, and told agencies to establish programs within 90 days," said Ellis.
But while the public didn't find out about Hack the Pentagon until late in the process, the Pentagon devoted two years to it before going public.
Hack Your State Department, introduced by Reps. Teds Lieu and Yoho (D-Calif. and R-Fla.) would give State a full year to set up the program, including a preparatory period where the department would accept and patch bugs but offer no reward.
2. "Efail" could have been much worse for email encryption
"Efail," a hyped flaw in venerable email encryption protocols PGP and S/MIME, turned out to be not as bad as it sounded at first.
That said, anyone who depends on those protocols should check to make sure the programs they use for email and encryption are safe.
Messy rollout: Extremely early Monday morning, the Electronic Frontier Foundation alerted users to either uninstall or disable PGP or S/MIME encryption programs, without giving much additional information. Researchers from three European universities had originally planned to release their work Tuesday morning but released it early to meet sudden demand.
What Efail does and doesn't do:
Efail did not break the PGP or S/MIME algorithms: The encryption algorithms remain sound. Email messages are completely secure until they are decrypted. Any encrypted message that hasn't been decrypted is completely safe.
Efail works by altering the HTML multimedia elements in the email surrounding the encrypted message to send a copy of the decrypted email back to the attacker once it's readable.
It doesn't work on all decryption programs: Different decryption programs handle those elements in different ways. Yours might be totally safe — you can check on the Efail site.
3. Kaspersky moving data processing out of Russia
Photo: Sergei Savostyanov/TASS via Getty Images
Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab is moving its data processing and storage for many customers, as well as its software assembly, to Zurich "to address the growing challenges of industry fragmentation and a breakdown of trust."
Why it matters: The beleaguered security company, still a major international player in antivirus and security research, has come under fire in the United States over the past year for possible links to the Russian government.
Kaspersky is currently suing the U.S. government for banning its software from federal systems.
Though there have been media reports that Kaspersky products have been used by Russian intelligence as a backdoor to search and steal sensitive documents, the public case for the ban has always been that Russian laws would allow the Kremlin to easily access data from any company with servers in its borders.
This move would directly address that issue.
Who it affects: The customers whose data storage and processing will move to Zurich include those in North America, Europe, Singapore, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
Meanwhile: The Dutch, too, have banned government use of Kaspersky wares, Cyberscoop reports.
4. Pakistan hacks hit rights workers, government officials
Two reports released Tuesday show the Pakistani government may be involved in a variety of different hacking campaigns.
Mobile campaign: Lookout, a mobile device security company, discovered a campaign for Android and iOS phones that it's calling StealthMango and Tangelo.
The hackers appear to have failed to secured the infrastructure behind the campaign, making it possible for Lookout to gather evidence about the perpetrators as well as victims. That includes data from when the attackers tested the malware used in the attack on their own devices.
Files — including the standard array of mobile device surveillance techniques, like audio recording and screen caps — suggest that Pakistani military hackers targeted Pakistani military and government officials with access to sensitive information, as well as Afghani, Indian and UAE targets.
The files included sensitive information about military operation, including letters from U.S. central command.
The name StealthMango comes from text strings found in the code of the malware used ("Also, it appears Pakistan is known for it's mangoes," Lookout Security analyst Michael Flossman told Codebook). Tangelo appears to be the name the attackers called the iPhone malware.
Human rights victims: Amnesty International released a report covering an array of different attacks against activists in Pakistan, including new Android malware "StealthAgent" that appears to be the same as StealthMango.
Attacks used fake social media profiles and email phishing campaigns to get victims to install StealthAgent or the already discovered Crimson malware.
Both StealthAgent and StealthMango use a command and control server at the same Canadian internet address. and the reports on both attacks say their discoveries contains links to the commercial spyware TheOneSpy.
We vote for StealthMango as the name. It's a better name. StealthMango.
5. Brookings launches underutilized tech expert list
The Brookings Institute launched Sourcelist, a service designed to help conference bookers and reporters put more diverse voices on their panels and in their stories.
"The hope is that, when conference organizers or reporters would say they've contacted a women but none were available, they'd know where to look," said Susan Hennessey, who spearheaded the project.
Why it matters: In April, when it turned out that only one of the 20 keynote speakers at the RSA conference was female (and that one was the less-than-technical Monica Lewinsky), attendees didn't just get mad — they launched a counter-conference of mostly female speakers that by many accounts upstaged the larger showcase.
The details: The first resource Sourcelist is offering is a list of women, with other sets of marginalized experts (including by race and geography) under consideration for the next such offering.
After internal deliberations, Sourcelist decided that it would allow anyone to sign up, vetting only to make sure that enrollees were real, rather than institute a standard of expertise.
In tech fields, especially cybersecurity, there's often no single way to perform expertise checks — experts come from military programs, grad schools and self-training.
6. Boots to Suits to graduate to jobs
All 20 graduates of the Boots to Suits cybersecurity training program from NS2 Serves enter Tuesday's graduation ceremony with a job lined up.
Why it matters: The program, which gives veterans paid training in IT, is looking to expand. Gen. John Campbell (Ret.), chairman of NS2 Serves and former commander of United States forces in Afghanistan, makes a pretty good case to Axios.
There is a cybersecurity skills shortage.
There are lots of vets transitioning to civilian life.
Boots to Suits "basically guarantees them a job," noting that the curriculum in this episode of the program was specifically chosen by Deloitte, which guaranteed hiring any graduates. Though the classes are employer-agnostic, "more companies absolutely should do that."
The program doesn't take up vets' G.I. Bill benefits, leaving them with the option of getting further training or passing the benefits to another family member.
7. Odds and ends
FEMA's CIO resigned. (FCW)
Another Facebook quiz app stirred privacy concerns. (New Scientist)
Facebook, meanwhile, has blocked around 200 apps during its investigation into data security. (Facebook)
Chili's suffered a credit card data breach. (Chili's)
So did Rail Europe. (ZDNet)
A new bill would provide lifetime credit monitoring to those affected by the OPM breach. (GovExec)
Off-the-shelf surveillance malware FinFisher isn't FinFinished. (Access Now)
Codebook will return when you least expect it, in its regularly scheduled Thursday slot.
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BAE Systems and Reaction Engines to develop a ground breaking new aerospace engine
2 Nov 2015 2015-11-02T15:44:43+01:00
BAE Systems plc and Reaction Engines Limited (‘Reaction Engines’) today announced a strategic investment by BAE Systems and a working collaboration to accelerate Reaction Engines’ development of SABRE™ – a new aerospace engine class that combines both jet and rocket technologies with the potential to revolutionise hypersonic flight and the economics of space access.
The transaction is subject to the approval of Reaction Engines’ shareholders.
Under the terms of the agreement, BAE Systems will invest £20.6 million in Reaction Engines to acquire 20 per cent of its share capital and also enter into a working partner relationship. The working partnership will draw on BAE Systems’ extensive aerospace technology development and project management expertise and will provide Reaction Engines with access to critical industrial, technical and capital resources to progress towards the demonstration of a ground based engine – a key milestone in the development of the technology. Under the agreement BAE Systems will enter into a preferred supplier relationship with Reaction Engines in certain agreed areas and will have representation on the board of Reaction Engines.
SABRE™ aerospace engine
Reaction Engines is a privately held company based in the United Kingdom developing the technologies needed for an advanced combined cycle air-breathing rocket engine called SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine). This new class of aerospace engine is designed to enable aircraft to operate from standstill on the runway to speeds of over five times the speed of sound in the atmosphere. SABRE can then transition to a rocket mode of operation, allowing spaceflight at speeds up to orbital velocity, equivalent to twenty five times the speed of sound. Reaction Engines’ technology has undergone extensive independent technical assessments which have confirmed its viability and potential vehicle applications.
The UK Government is expected to confirm grant funding of £60 million for Reaction Engines to further SABRE’s development towards a ground based test engine and to investigate its applications for space access vehicles. Together with BAE Systems’ investment, this significant injection of capital will support Reaction Engines’ transition from a successful research phase into development and testing of the engine, including plans to expand its workforce of skilled engineers.
Mark Thomas, Managing Director, Reaction Engines Limited said:
“Today’s announcement represents an important landmark in the transition of Reaction Engines from a company that has been focused on the research and testing of enabling technologies for the SABRE engine to one that is now focused on the development and testing of the world’s first SABRE engine. BAE Systems brings industry leading capabilities in programme delivery and wider engineering systems integration that will accelerate the development of SABRE as a new engine class and its vehicle applications. This partnership builds on the outstanding technical breakthroughs that Reaction Engines has made and the positive assessments received on the potential of the technology from experts at the European Space Agency and the United States’ Air Force Research Laboratory (‘AFRL’)1.”
Nigel Whitehead, Group Managing Director, Programmes & Support, BAE Systems said:
“Reaction Engines is a highly innovative UK company and our collaboration gives BAE Systems a strategic interest in a breakthrough air and space technology with significant future potential. Our partnership with Reaction Engines is part of our sustained commitment to investing in and developing prospective emerging technologies. BAE Systems’ considerable engineering and development expertise will help support the delivery of the first demonstrator for the SABRE engine.”
Jo Johnson MP, Minister for Universities and Science said:
“This investment by BAE Systems reflects the strength of British engineering and technology and our ambitions as a leading space nation. I am sure that this partnership will strengthen both organisations - helping to create more jobs in the UK’s growing space sector and ultimately to make the SABRE engine a reality.”
1 Reaction Engines Ltd.’s press release dated 15 April 2015 provides details of the AFRL assessment.
About Reaction Engines
Reaction Engines is a privately held company located in the United Kingdom and formed in 1989, employing a staff of highly skilled engineers to develop the technologies needed for an advanced combined cycle air-breathing rocket engine class called SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine).
SABRE is an innovative, new class of aerospace propulsion that has the potential to provide efficient air-breathing thrust from standstill on the runway to speeds above five times the speed of sound in the atmosphere. The SABRE engine can then transition to a rocket mode of operation allowing spaceflight at up to orbital velocity, equivalent to twenty five times the speed of sound. Through its ability to ‘breathe’ air from the atmosphere, SABRE offers a significant reduction in propellant consumption and weight compared to conventional rocket engines which have to carry their own oxygen.
A key element of the SABRE engine is a breakthrough in aerospace engine technology Reaction Engines has achieved by developing ultra-lightweight heat exchangers that allow the cooling of very hot airstreams from over 1,000 °C to minus 150 °C in less than 1/100th of a second whilst preventing the formation of ice at sub-zero temperatures.
Reaction Engines Ltd has an ongoing SABRE engine technology development programme and in 2013 the UK Government announced a £60m commitment to aid preparations for the design, manufacture and testing of SABRE demonstrator engines.
The viability of the SABRE engine has been independently validated by the European Space Agency during a review undertaken at the request of the UK government.
SABRE is an unregistered trade mark of Reaction Engines Ltd.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employs a skilled workforce of some 83,400 people in over 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, BAE Systems develops technology that helps to save lives, protect borders and people, strengthen nations, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.
BAE Systems’ programmes help drive economic growth through vibrant local supply chains, the transfer of technology and skills, investment in education and training, including apprenticeships, and graduate opportunities for the next generation of highly skilled engineers. BAE Systems also sustains research and technology funding through both a substantial commitment to focussed investment of BAE Systems’ own funded R&D expenditure and through the extensive high-technology activities funded by BAE Systems’ customers.
In 2013, BAE Systems’ operations made a £7.9 billion contribution to the UK economy. The Company’s supply chain comprises 7,000 companies, three quarters of which are in the UK, and bought £3.9 billion worth of goods and services from UK suppliers in 2013. The Company is also the sixth highest patent applicant in the UK and has around 1,200 granted patents in various territories, with a further 2,100 pending patent applications.
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+ Background & Experience
Catherine LaGrange assists financial institutions and bank holding companies with mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, regulatory matters, and capital-raising transactions. She also represents senior and mezzanine lenders and private equity groups in leveraged finance transactions. Prior to entering law school, Katie worked in sales in New Jersey.
Pro Bono Experience
Katie maintains an active pro bono practice. Since 2017, Katie has helped more than 150 individuals prepare tax returns, through her work with Prepare + Prosper, a nonprofit dedicated to helping low- to moderate-income people build financial health and providing free access to quality tax preparation and financial services. Katie also serves as a volunteer mediator for the Ramsey County Harassment Court. Her efforts help an already beleaguered court system conserve precious resources, while teaching community members to resolve future issues of conflict without the violence, threats, or escalating behaviors that often lead to these disputes in the first place.
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Represented manufacturing company in obtaining $22,000,000 loan to refinance existing debt and finance a restructuring of the company.
Represented a bank lender in a new $20,000,000 line of credit facility for its existing borrower.
Represented a bank lender in refinancing three existing facilities and refinancing out an existing lender and joining in additional borrower. The transaction value was $20,000,000.
Advised mezzanine lender in a $4,000,000 mezzanine loan and $400,000 equity investment to finance acquisition of wall covering manufacturer.
Advised mezzanine lender in a $3,250,000 mezzanine loan and $425,000 equity investment in a firm to finance acquisition of assets.
Advised mezzanine lender in multiple loans and equity investments into manufacturing private equity platform companies.
Assisted insurance company client with designing and implementing loan program to extend revolving loans to its independent agents.
Assisted Fortune 100 client with designing and implementing loan program designed to fund in-store remodels for marketing partners and convenience store owners.
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Represented a private equity portfolio company in obtaining a $12 million term loan and $5 million revolving loan through the Main Street Lending Program
Represented a publicly-traded utility company in a credit facility in excess of $74,000,000 to acquire a utility company.
Represented a worldwide manufacturer in obtaining $60,000,000 in supplemental term loans on an existing credit facility.
Represented a private equity fund in senior and mezzanine facilities in excess of $36,000,000 in connection with the acquisition of a technology manufacturer.
Represented an ESOP-controlled manufacturer in a credit facility with loan commitments in excess of $35,000,000 from a large national bank, secured by personal property and real estate.
Represented a food manufacturer in a credit facility term loan facility in excess of $30,000,000 from a non-bank lender, secured by personal property and real estate.
Represented a private equity firm on the financing for its acquisition of a private plumbing company, consisting of a $13,500,000 term loan and a $2,500,000 revolving line of credit.
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Represented Western Holding Company of Wolf Point in its merger with and into Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. and the merger of Western Bank of Wolf Point with and into Opportunity Bank of Montana. The Transaction was valued at $14,970,000.
Represented sale of Big Muddy Bancorp's subsidiary bank, The State Bank of Townsend to Eagle Bancorp. The transaction was valued at $16,400,000.
Represented Malta Banquo, Inc. in the sale of its subsidiary banks, First Security Bank of Malta and Valley Bank of Glasgow to The Bridger Company.
Represented Klein Bank in the sale of three branches to Wings Financial Credit Union.
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We welcome new members! Ever fancied being someone else? Well, acting is a great way of taking on a new persona. If you've never experienced the buzz of pulling off a dazzling performance and getting acclaim from an appreciative audience, we can give you that opportunity. We like to involve new members as soon as we can, even if that means only a small part at first. If you would rather work behind the scenes, there are plenty of roles for you to make your mark, including set-building and decorating, sound and lighting, props, costumes, make-up, prompt, publicity, front-of-house, refreshments as well as producer, stage manager and director.
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Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Some contemporary reviews praised the play's humour and the culmination of Wilde's artistic career, while others were cautious about its lack of social messages. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.
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Time to take a stand for flag and national anthem at sporting events
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has stirred uP a national debate on standing when the national anthem is played at sporting events. I’ve always looked on honoring the flag and standing for the national anthem as a basic premise that connotes a commitment to protect our freedoms guaranteed to us under our constitution.
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Drew Brees, the latest sports political correctness fumble
While there are plenty of different leagues for various sports, there is one that transcends all of them, The NCA (No Conservatives Allowed).
Professional sports in our country has been captured by a radical, leftist ideology that refuses to tolerate other points of view. In fact, anyone daring to express a contrarian opinion is automatically ridiculed and castigated as a racist. The offending party will be either ostracized and criticized and forced to grovel and apologize or will be terminated from any association with the league.
Brees, Bridgewater dynamic duo leaves few doors for Burrow
I had a great idea a few weeks ago, right after Drew Brees cracked his thumb on a Ram horn and was staring at a 6- to 8-week rehab. The scenario went this way: We knew Teddy Bridgewater would replace Brees during a very difficult stretch of the schedule. After all, the local heroes had fallen a game behind the Rams and then had to travel to Seattle where the Seahawks almost never lose to good teams. Then the Cowboys would come to town spitting vinegar that this is – finally – their year. Tampa Bay was up next and was scoring more points than Wilt Chamberlain’s Warriors, then the Saints hit the road again for games at Jacksonville and Chicago where the Bears were another 2018 playoff team.
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If Teddy Bridgewater has achieved anything this season, he has added another feather in Coach Sean Payton’s genius bonnet. If Payton had not pushed the re-signing of the free agent quarterback after last season, the Saints might not be at 5-1 today and a favorite to make the Super Bowl. Of course, with Pope Francis inadvertently expressing his blessing on the Saints this week, Who Dat Nation is trying to enlist the Pontiff to use his spiritual influence to speed up Drew Brees’ recovery and send Bridgewater back to the bench.
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Dallas, not SI hi-jinx that cooled New Orleans Saints for a spell
The Sports Illustrated jinx may be alive and well, as the New Orleans Saints learned last week. The Saints’ 10-game winning streak and chatter about QB Drew Brees being the hands-down favorite to win the NFL MVP award prompted the magazine to put Brees on the cover. Well, we all know the peculiar things that happen to athletes or teams that are featured on the magazine’s cover. Most of us say we don’t believe in jinxes, but we are the same folks who avoid walking under ladders or who turn the other way after a black cat crosses our path. But then there is this …
New Orleans Saints edge Rams, Chiefs, on BIG D, judging by the numbers
If your buddy in a bar asked you to name the top offensive teams in the NFL, you would probably press the bet, get the stakes as high as you could and then figure out how you were going to spend your winnings. It’s an easy question when you consider the Saints and QB Drew Brees seem to be setting new standards at scoring points while the Rams and Chiefs are as proficient in their own schemes as evidenced by last Monday night’s 115-110 Rams victory. Excuse me, that was the Warriors and Lakers score, but whatever the final tally (54-51), both teams proved they are right up there with New Orleans offensively.
"Practically Perfect" Drew Brees, en route to NFL's MVP?
The Saints have never been here before after nine games, and I am not talking about wins and losses. Their current 8-1 record stands second to the 9-0 start run off by the eventual Super Bowl champions in 2009, but that’s not the HERE I am talking about. At this point of the season, no Saints player has been the leading candidate for NFL Most Valuable Player. Not even during the magical Super Bowl year was QB Drew Brees given as much consideration for the honor as previous winners Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
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Saints' Kamara fashion stunt makes divisive NFL again
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is a legitimate star. He has plenty of talent and should be a great contributor for the team for many years to come. Unfortunately, he has decided to enter the world of politics. After the Saints gameon Mondaynight, Kamara donned a Colin Kaepernick San Francisco 49ers jersey. He also wore a “Make Africa Home Again” red hat, an apparent imitation of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat.
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Hall of Famer, Drew Brees and the man who drafted him
Brees’ story must include the man who drafted him
On Monday night, if the football gods are cooperative, Saints’ QB Drew Brees will pass Peyton Manning and become the all-time passing yards leader in NFL history.The Monday Night Football crew, as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame, are primed and ready with all the in-game stoppages, mini-tributes and historical balloons they can drop on America to celebrate a major milestone in league history. But you can bet that none of those balloons will tell the story of the man who drafted Brees out of Purdue and gave him the platform to complete his first passing yards on his way to the NFL record.
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Home » Sports Betting News » Bet On NFL Games » Raiders vs Chargers: Week 9 Game Analysis
Raiders vs Chargers: Week 9 Game Analysis
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Game: Las Vegas (4-3) at LA Chargers (2-5)
Location: SoFi Stadium
Television: FOX
Raiders +1½ +105 54 27
Chargers -1½ -125 54 27½
It’s Week 9 of the NFL season, and the Raiders will make the trip from Vegas to LA to take on the Chargers on Sunday. After a 25-point loss to the surging Bucs in Week 7, the Raiders bounced back and won a defensive battle in Cleveland. The Chargers allowed the Broncos to come back from a 21-point deficit and score on the final play to seal another loss from a blown lead. This AFC West divisional game will be the first meeting between these teams.
The sportsbook has the Chargers bouncing back from another disappointing loss as they are 1½-point favorites against the Raiders. Let’s take a look at some stats and trends affecting the betting lines from this Raiders vs Chargers matchup.
The Raiders won both games last season and have won 6 of the last 10. In the second meeting last season, which the Raiders won 24-17, Raiders QB Derek Carr completed a staggering 26-of-30 passes for 291 yards and a touchdown.
Betting Record
Team Record ATS ATS Home ATS Away ATS Fave ATS
Dog O/U
Raiders 4-3 4-3 1-2 3-1 1-0 3-3 6-1
Next game: vs Broncos
The Raiders rushed for 208 yards in blustery and wet conditions as they defeated the Browns in Week 8. The Raiders defense held the Browns to 223 yards and six points. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs totaled 128 yards on 31 carries in a performance that paced the offense. Las Vegas played a conservative but effective game in treacherous conditions that would have made a pass-heavy offense difficult to execute. Carr completed 15-of-24 passes for 112 yards. Meanwhile, the Raiders defense held Baker Mayfield to a completion percentage under 50% and 122 yards.
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According to FPI, the Raiders have played the most difficult schedule in the league at this point and they’ve managed to get out to a 4-3 start. They handed the Chiefs their only loss. It is encouraging for their playoff prospects that their remaining schedule is ranked 25th in terms of difficulty.
Carr’s status as the starter was in serious doubt in the offseason as Vegas added Marcus Mariota. However, Carr has played admirably. It’s looking like the Raiders will contend for a Wild-Card spot in the AFC, especially if Carr plays to the standard he’s set. He’s thrown 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions and has the league’s fourth-best completion percentage.
The defensive showing against the Browns was the Raiders’ best of the season so far by a country mile. In the four games preceding their Week 8 win, they allowed an average of 35.8 points per game in a stretch they went 1-3. They came into their Week 8 game as the second-worst scoring defense. Perhaps it was, above all, the weather that prompted the Browns’ offensive struggles, but the Raiders will be hoping to gain some momentum from their performance.
Chargers 2-5 4-2-1 2-1 2-1-1 1-2-1 3-0 4-3
Next game: at Dolphins
The Chargers lost yet another heartbreaker, as they fell 31-30 to the Broncos on a last-second touchdown pass from Drew Lock to WR K.J. Hamler. It was an incredibly opportune time for Hamler to grab his first career touchdown. The Broncos completed a comeback after going down 24-3 with seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Incredibly, in four of the Chargers five losses this season they have blown leads of 10 points or more. In fact, the 21-point lead that the Broncos overcame was tied for the third-largest lead the Chargers have conceded in franchise history. Denver scored on three straight drives and the Chargers’ offense came to a standstill in the second half.
Chargers QB Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and two interceptions and completed 29-of-43 passes for 278 yards. The Chargers picked up 210 yards on the ground with RBs Justin Jackson and Troymaine Pope adding 89 and 67 yards, respectively. WR Mike Williams led the Chargers with 99 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers outgained the Broncos 485-351 but couldn’t pull off the win in Week 8.
There was some good news for the Chargers. They managed their highest single game output on the ground, picking up 210 yards on 38 carries. Their backfield has been all over the place since Austin Ekeler’s injury. Rookie Joshua Kelley has struggled, Justin Jackson has had his ups and down, and Troymaine Pope impressed in his first game with extended run. The team is expected to be cautious with Ekeler’s return so it will be interesting to see who coach Anthony Lynn trusts this week.
The Chargers are second in the league in yards per game but it hasn’t translated to wins. A mix of bad luck, offensive inconsistency, and defensive lapses has underlined their 2-5 start. Their last three losses have seen them blow leads of 21 points and 17 points twice.
Betting on the Game
Point Spread: Chargers -1½
Despite the Raiders winning 6x of their last 10 matchups with the Chargers, they’ve gone 4-6 ATS in that span. This is the fifth time the Chargers have been favored to win, and they’ve gone 1-2-1 ATS in the previous four. This one could come down to the wire, and it’s important to note that the Chargers are 31st in the league in fourth-quarter points per game. Consistency will be the key for the Chargers as they’ve too often strung together two or two and a half excellent quarters just to let them go to waste.
Moneyline: Raiders +105 | Chargers -125
Justin Herbert will be looking forward to this matchup, as the Raiders are 25th in passing defense and 29th in sacks per game. The Raiders will certainly have some momentum after not allowing a touchdown for the first time. It’s unclear if the Chargers’ penchant for losing in spectacular fashion is being taken into account enough here. But, it is a favorable matchup for them on paper.
Over/Under: 54 Points
The Chargers could continue to rely on the run after a solid Week 8. In any case, the Chargers have averaged 31.8 points in the last four games as their offense has found their footing. The Raiders put 40 points on the Chiefs and are certainly capable of having a big game offensively. But, they’ve only managed 36 points total in their last two games. Plus, the total has gone under in six of the last seven matchups between these teams.
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◄ Genesis 16:1 ►
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar.
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Now Sarai the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children; having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar,
Webster's Bible Translation
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
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Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament
"And when the sun was just about to go down (on the construction, see Ges. 132), and deep sleep (תּרדּמה, as in Genesis 2:21, a deep sleep produced by God) had fallen upon Abram, behold there fell upon him terror, great darkness." The vision here passes into a prophetic sleep produced by God. In this sleep there fell upon Abram dread and darkness; this is shown by the interchange of the perfect נפלה and the participle נפלת. The reference to the time is intended to show "the supernatural character of the darkness and sleep, and the distinction between the vision and a dream" (O. v. Gerlach). It also possesses a symbolical meaning. The setting of the sun prefigured to Abram the departure of the sun of grace, which shone upon Israel, and the commencement of a dark and dreadful period of suffering for his posterity, the very anticipation of which involved Abram in darkness. For the words which he heard in the darkness were these (Genesis 15:13.): "Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them (the lords of the strange land), and they (the foreigners) shall oppress them 400 years." That these words had reference to the sojourn of the children of Israel in Egypt, is placed beyond all doubt by the fulfilment. The 400 years were, according to prophetic language, a round number for the 430 years that Israel spent in Egypt (Exodus 12:40). "Also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge (see the fulfilment, Exodus 6:11); and afterward shall they come out with great substance (the actual fact according to Exodus 12:31-36). And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age (cf. Genesis 25:7-8); and in the fourth generation they shall come hither again." The calculations are made here on the basis of a hundred years to a generation: not too much for those times, when the average duration of life was above 150 years, and Isaac was born in the hundredth year of Abraham's life. "For the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full." Amorite, the name of the most powerful tribe of the Canaanites, is used here as the common name of all the inhabitants of Canaan, just as in Joshua 24:15 (cf. Genesis 10:5), Judges 6:10, etc.).
By this revelation Abram had the future history of his seed pointed out to him in general outlines, and was informed at the same time why neither he nor his descendants could obtain immediate possession of the promised land, viz., because the Canaanites were not yet ripe for the sentence of extermination.
Genesis 16:1 Parallel Commentaries
2092. B.C.
1912. bare.
Genesis 15:2,3 And Abram said, LORD God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus...
Genesis 21:10,12 Why she said to Abraham, Cast out this female slave and her son: for the son of this female slave shall not be heir with my son...
Genesis 25:21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Judges 13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.
Luke 1:7,36 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years...
Egyptian.
Genesis 12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he donkeys, and menservants, and maidservants, and she donkeys...
Genesis 21:9,21 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born to Abraham, mocking...
Galatians 4:24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which engenders to bondage, which is Agar.
Agar.
Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.
And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites."
But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing.
But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.
Abram's Bare Bear Bore Borne Children Egypt Egyptian Hagar Handmaid Maid Maidservant Sarai Sar'ai Servant Wife
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The Optimistic Decade (Hardcover)
By Heather Abel
June 2018 Indie Next List
“When faced with a world you don’t like, do you engage as a social justice advocate or do you head to the wilderness to live off the land and contribute as little as possible to this capitalist society? Rebecca, fresh off of her first year at UC Berkeley and a lifetime of attending rallies and protests with her activist parents, finds herself pondering this question. In a tale that spans the Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidencies and two generations of three interconnected families, Abel skillfully presents arguments for and against following your heart, sticking to your principles, and engaging with the world. Ultimately, we are left to reflect on where we are in our own personal ‘Optimistic Decade,’ and what we will do with that time.”
— Jessica Fowle, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MI
“Bighearted, wise, and beautifully written, this sharply observant exploration of idealism gone awry engages at every level.” —Andrea Barrett, author of The Voyage of the Narwhal and Archangel
This entertaining and assured debut novel about a utopian summer camp and its charismatic leader asks smart questions about good intentions gone terribly wrong.
Framed by the oil shale bust and the real estate boom, by protests against Reagan and against the Gulf War, The Optimistic Decade takes us into the lives of five unforgettable characters and is a sweeping novel about idealism, love, class, and a piece of land that changes everyone who lives on it.
There is Caleb Silver, the beloved founder of the back-to-the-land camp Llamalo, who is determined to teach others to live simply. There are the ranchers, Don and his son, Donnie, who gave up their land to Caleb and who now want it back. There is Rebecca Silver, determined to become an activist like her father and undone by the spell of both Llamalo and new love; and there is David, a teenager who has turned Llamalo into his personal religion.
Heather Abel’s novel is a brilliant exploration of the bloom and fade of idealism and how it forever changes one’s life.
Heather Abel was raised in Santa Monica, California. She attended Swarthmore College and subsequently worked as a reporter and editor for political newspapers. Her essays have been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in fiction from the New School, where she later taught creative nonfiction writing. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two daughters.
“Abel, who previously worked as a reporter, is a perceptive writer whose astute observations keep the book funny and light even under the weight of its Big Ideas. [She] draws convincing parallels between the rituals of camp and those of activism. Is this a book about the failure of Zionism, an exploration of the limits of idealism or a literary coming-of-age novel? It's a bit of all three. Most interestingly, it doesn't just rehash the story of the Holy Land we already know, but imagines a new, subversive ending.”
“The Optimistic Decade is a stunning and unusual debut. Heather Abel's subjects are political idealism, American-style lust for land, and the perils and pleasures of young love. Her voice is warm, beautifully funny, and completely original. Although the novel spans decades and tackles big themes, its intimate moments and vivid creation of an unforgettable landscape are what continue to haunt me. Once you enter the world of this book, you—like the characters—will find it hard to leave."
—Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“Funny and ruefully astute.”
"The Optimistic Decade is a stunning and unusual debut. Heather Abel's subjects are political idealism, American-style lust for land, and the perils and pleasures of young love. Her voice is warm, beautifully funny, and completely original. Although the novel spans decades and tackles big themes, its intimate moments and vivid creation of an unforgettable landscape are what continue to haunt me. Once you enter the world of this book, you--like the characters--will find it hard to leave."
--Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“I loved every minute I spent reading Heather Abel's The Optimistic Decade, a sharply rendered portrait of America in 1990. The novel is rich in the conflicting energies of the time—lingering resentments from the previous decade's stark class divisions, a renewed hope for the decade to come — and these clashes are played out over the course of one summer at a Colorado camp. The result is an exuberant and nonjudgmental examination of the unique conflicts of the era.”
—Arianna Rebolini, BuzzFeed
“Abel’s timely debut is bound to draw comparisons to The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. The Optimistic Decade follows five characters in Reagan-era America, and explores the limits of idealism and the complexities of well-intentioned activism.”
“The best, worst, right, and left of America’s ideologies mash up in The Optimistic Decade.”
“A utopian summer camp born of an oil bust and populated by people both yearning for a waning idealism and coming to terms with their lives and relationships? Sign us up. Heather Abel’s sharp and shining debut brings to life a quirky, specific landscape that brings into focus essential truths about life—growing up and into it, and just plain living it.”
—SouthernLiving.com
"A sharply funny novel about a Utopian summer camp presided over by charismatic leader Caleb Silver, who’s on a mission to teach others to live simply."
“In her debut novel, The Optimistic Decade, Heather Abel explores the moral evolutions of adolescence with a charming coming-of-age story about two lonely teenagers and the summer that brought them together. Writing with both warmth and incisiveness, Ms. Abel has crafted an engaging look at idealism and the difficulties in maintaining it. The Optimistic Decade is an exceptionally timely look at what it means to be politically aware and reminds readers of the intoxicating power of idealism, particularly when we find ourselves on the precipice of independence.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The Optimistic Decade deserves the elusive accolade of “original” for its believable construction and flawless attention to detail. Within the brilliant, multilayered canopy of the novel’s world, Heather Abel’s writing comes across as a sincere and tender channel for a story that must be told . . . this strong, astute debut is a study of love in many forms. To read it is nothing less than a mitzvah.”
"A coming-of-age story set in the age of Reagan and Bush, Heather Abel’s wonderful novel asks a question that’s more relevant now than ever: Amid the maddening news of the world, how do you go about living an authentic life? Perceptive, funny, and utterly original, The Optimistic Decade is a book for anyone who’s navigated the twin crises of idealism and youth."
—Nathan Hill, author of The Nix
"This witty and psychologically astute debut novel could not be more timely.”
—Peter Heller, author of Celine and The Dog Stars
"What does it mean to measure our goodness against wide-open spaces? In Heather Abel’s sharp, beautiful debut, American idealism and the obsession with land meet up on a single plateau in the Rockies, leading to a summer of stunning consequences. Long after The Optimistic Decade has ended, readers will linger with these pages, haunted by Abel's ability to bring both the spectacular and the intimate to life."
—Mira Jacob, author of The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing
“Big-hearted, wise, and beautifully written, this sharply observant exploration of idealism gone awry engages at every level.”
—Andrea Barrett, author of The Voyage of the Narwhal and Archangel
"Heather Abel writes with beguiling humor about the possibilities of self transformation and the limits of idealism. I love the warmth with which she invokes her characters, young and middle-aged, and the wit with which she invokes their longing to be their best selves. The Optimistic Decade is a gripping and very timely debut.”
—Margot Livesey, author of Mercury
“A fresh and savvy first novel.”
A “politically and psychologically acute debut… A strong sense of time and place anchors the story, and Abel’s well-crafted plot brings all the strands of the story together into a suspenseful yet believable conclusion. Without landing heavily on any political side, and without abandoning hope, Abel’s novel lightly but firmly raises questions about how class and cultural conflicts play out in the rural West.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“This is an excellent coming-of-age tale with a sympathetic cast of characters. …a realistic, romantic, and thought-provoking story.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
"In a comic debut, the lives of five characters come undone at a remote Colorado summer camp . . . Abel is excellent at class resentment and its signifiers . . . [she] writes in larking, pleasurable sentences, letting each protagonist...wrestle with loneliness and horniness and purpose . . . A playful look at Jewish coming-of-age and coming-to-terms in the American West."
“A generous, thoughtful view of youthful passion and idealism seen through the lens of age, as its characters struggle with questions of personal authenticity.”
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication Date: May 1st, 2018
Fiction / Coming of Age
Fiction / Family Life
Kobo eBook (April 30th, 2018): $15.95
Compact Disc (May 1st, 2018): $39.99
Paperback (April 30th, 2019): $15.95
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Nintendo is a “big player” in the truest sense of the word! It’s also one of our oldest and most loyal customers. Alongside its most important product releases over the past few years, Nintendo has entrusted us with gamescom since the event began. The world’s largest public gaming fair is also the loudest, flashiest and most colourful, letting us refill our lives and level up. We’ve already presented, communicated and staged three generations of Nintendo home consoles at gamescom. Our Nintendo shows have gained momentum and fervent supporters over the years. The Nintendo Switch is complemented by our “switch” from an out-and-out gaming fair to a live format with an international focus, reaching hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic gamers online. Children look forward to their new adventures with Nintendo, and so do we. As well as Super Mario, Link, Kirby, Donkey Kong and all the other characters from the universe created by one of the most-loved brands in the world.
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Switzerland and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Living in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Swiss Cooperation Office in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
All consular services and visa issues are provided by the Embassy of Switzerland in China.
Visa and entry to Switzerland
Travel advice for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Switzerland and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The SDC is supporting North Korea in its efforts to exploit sloping lands for agricultural purposes and to protect them against erosion. It promotes the health of the population by providing better access to clean drinking water and sanitation. It also distributes milk powder through the United Nations World Food Programme.
The SDC's activity in North Korea began in 1995 when it provided humanitarian aid for the population affected by the famine of the 1990s. In 1997 the SDC opened an office in Pyongyang which increasingly became involved in implementing development projects. Since the beginning of 2012 the SDC has been carrying out a purely humanitarian programme in North Korea. The aim is to improve food and income security, water supplies, waste water management and protection of the environment.
Swiss contribution on development and cooperation
Swiss Bilateral ODA
mill. CHF
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Bilateral development cooperation – – –
Humanitarian aid 7.57 8.59 8.09
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Economic Cooperation and Development – – –
Human Security Division (HSD)
Conflict transformation and human rights 0.08 – –
Total SDC/SECO/HSD 7.65 8.59 8.09
Other Federal Offices
Network of FDFA representations abroad 0.14 0.54 ..
Total other Federal Offices 0.14 0.54 –
Swiss government spending for development and cooperation for the current year and the past two years, broken down by institution.
* planned; total based on available data
– = nil or amount < 5'000 CHF
Factsheet 2017-2020 (PDF, 771.0 kB, English)
Cooperation Strategy of the DPR of Korea 2017-2020
Factsheet 2017-2020 DSM (PDF, 806.9 kB, English)
Factsheet 2017-2020 SLDM (PDF, 848.3 kB, English)
Factsheet 2017-2020 WASH (PDF, 887.3 kB, English)
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Toyota has killed off its Scion brand
Feb 4, 2016, 2:13 AM
Toyota announced on Wednesday that its Scion brand will cease to exist by the end of the year.
Scion, which was launched in North America in 2003 to appeal to young car buyers, will be absorbed into the company’s main Toyota brand starting this August.
“This isn’t a step backward for Scion; it’s a leap forward for Toyota,” Toyota Motor North America CEO Jim Lentz said in a statement.
“Scion has allowed us to fast track ideas that would have been challenging to test through the Toyota network.”
Toyota launched Scion more than a decade ago with the great hope that the brand will attract a more youthful and trendy customer than that of its mainstream brand.
While Scion had some critical and sales successes such as the TC sports coupe and the XB crossover, it never lived up to Toyota’s expectations in terms of sales and brand reach. With an annual sales target of 100,000 cars, Scion managed to deliver fewer than 60,000 last year.
Lentz, who was Scion’s founding vice president, believes Scion did what it set out to do.
“I was there when we established Scion and our goal was to make Toyota stronger by learning how to better attract and engage young customers,” Lentz said.
“I’m very proud because that’s exactly what we have accomplished.”
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Pulmonary, sleep medicine practice names medical director
Veteran physician promoted to lead clinic adds new minimally invasive pulmonary diagnosis services.
by: Business Observer Staff
CAPE CORAL — Dr. Joseph Daley has been named sole medical director of Pulmonary Consultants of Southwest Florida, where he will oversee the Cape Coral-based practice’s pulmonary and sleep medicine services that include sleep solutions and the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions.
Daley is incorporating new minimally invasive endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy and computer-assisted navigational bronchoscopy into the practice. The first procedure diagnoses lung disorders and the second biopsies and treats lung masses via electromagnetic navigation and real-time three-dimensional imaging. Both can pinpoint where an abnormality originated.
As medical director, he has also hired a sleep-certified licensed respiratory therapist to execute full pulmonary function tests within the practice’s on-site sleep lab.
Daley has treated patients at Pulmonary Consultants since 2004. Previously a faculty member of Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey Campus, he is quadruple board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care and sleep medicine. He has served on the boards of directors of Hospitalist Group of Southwest Florida in Cape Coral and Inpatient Specialists of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers.
“I came to Southwest Florida to apply my experience and education to treating respiratory sleep disorders and provide personalized medical care,” says Daley in a statement. “Patients of Pulmonary Consultants deserve treatment that accompanies a committed and professional medical staff, and from consultation to solution, that’s exactly what they’re going to get.”
Established in 1989, Pulmonary Consultants of Southwest Florida treats shortness of breath, congestion, coughing and wheezing and common lung diseases as well as sleep apnea and insomnia, among other conditions.
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BULGARIA SELECTS GRIPEN FIGHTER JET
by Blog Before Flight Staff on April 28, 2017
The Swedish fighter jet will replace a half-fleet of Mig-29s at first.
The next Bulgarian fighter jet
Last year the Bulgarian Minister of Finance revealed his intention to include the modernization of the military fleet in the 2017 budget plan.
- We have not decided on the new aircraft yet, but the choice will be between new manufactured Gripens or second hand F-16s or Eurofighters - He said during the same day.
According to a recent janes.com post, Bulgaria has chosen the Swedish fighter jet to replace its Mig-29 fleet.
Bulgaria has selected the Saab Gripen as its new future fighter aircraft, the country's interim deputy prime minister reportedly announced on 26 April.
Stefan Yanev said talks will now take place with Sweden to acquire eight aircraft to replace its Warsaw Pact-era MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters, the Reuters news agency reported, adding that a special commission into the procurement will be set up within a week.
Today Bulgaria has 15 Mig-29s in service and the first order would only cover half a fleet of aircraft. The limited budget was already clear in the previous statement by the Minister - The first oreder will cover only part of the fleet -.
The news is not officially confirmed by Saab, but it would be a big success for the Swedish company bringing eight nations to fly the 4th Gen. multirole Gripen fighter jet.
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Toronto malls in need of makeovers: Galleria Mall
If "sadness" could take tangible form, it would manifest as brown brick tiles, off-track betting, and too many Jesus figurines to count. Friends, this is the Galleria Mall. Its existence is paraded right at Dufferin and Dupont, where a sign for the P.M. Toronto Sports Bar, housed in the Galleria Mall, hints at just what the dreary building has in store.
"Watch the ga e here," the sign announces, inviting all those passing by. This must be the Galleria I thought, catching glimpse of the sign. So I descended the bus and made my way toward the mall.
They say animals are always the first to know, and indeed, I should've taken my cues from the 'gulls. Swarms of birds circled the parking lot, cawing menacingly as they gathered in swirls. Should I turn back now? No, I couldn't--I had heard there would be strobe lights.
And indeed there were, pulsing inexplicably from an electronics store, illuminating an abandoned Royal LePage kiosk. Yes, this was the Galleria; brown, dim, and melancholy, with an arched ceiling made of something you definitely didn't want to inhale. Gathering my wits, I moved on.
That's when I found Jesus, in a multiplicity of different forms. There he was as a figurine; as a painting; with Mary and alone. Is that a decorative plate? A window charm? Candelabra? I should venture inside Galleria Electronics to find out more...
No, I would move on. I soon came across P.M. Toronto Sports Bar, littered with failed stubs and a gaggle of beer-drinking men. Eyes glued to a collection of screens, the men seemed not to notice as I contaminated their boys' club. Indeed, I had explored the world of off-tracking betting before, and the Galleria's version certainly adhered to all the unspoken rules of the game: hats mandatory, men only, and keep your eyes, literally, on the prize.
If you stray from the bar, though, you'll come across a variety shops all emoting the same sort of sorry sentiment. Discount clothing, dollar convenience, and hey--black boxer briefs on sale for $1.99. There's a vending machine full of cards, complete with everything from Justin Bieber collectibles to packs of 1989 Major League Baseball. Feeling nostalgic (of course, for the latter), I tried to drop a Toonie into the slot. But it didn't fit. The coin was too big. How long, Galleria, have you been left in this state? Should I come back with a $2 bill?
I exited through Price Chopper, feeling as though I had abandoned a lost friend. At least the seagulls were still there to offer some form of company.
GALLERIA MALL
Anchor store: Zellers, Price Chopper
Quality of shops: Since I was temporary blinded by strobe lights, I can't really say
Most unique feature: That this place still exists
Average age of patrons: 60 in the bar
Quality of food court: The 1970s menu board isn't encouraging
Need for makeover: I'm afraid it's too late...
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News Comments Saturday Multiplex
Re: Saturday Multiplex
Re: Saturday Multiplex Dec 29, 2019, 21:31
Overmann wrote on Dec 29, 2019, 18:52:
Once long ago it crashed on me (which was a pretty normal thing for it) and when I rebooted, the silly thing was stuck in Dutch... Like everything. I went to the language settings and changed it back to English, but it wouldn't have it. I ended up reinstalling it just to get English back.
Lol, even I wouldn't keep my Windows in Dutch. It's so annoying.
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Re: Out of the Blue Dec 29, 2019, 12:47
I'd totally watch that version of reservoir dogs. LOOKITTHEMCUTEPUPPIES!
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Verno wrote on Dec 29, 2019, 00:05:
Membership and post volume continues to dwindle year over year. It's pretty rare we top 100 posts now and I don't see a large number of the regulars anymore. The number of pants on head trolls continues to thrive however. We have entire gimmick accounts dedicated to it even. If the site wants to attract and retain new users then it needs consistent rules and active moderation like other boards that have active user bases. If that means issuing some warnings/bans to the trolls who have been going nuts for years then so be it.
I do agree with that, and I'd be fine with bans in that case. But that never seems to happen, for whatever reason, and instead it's just the occasional user who gets banned who I wouldn't have banned before cleaning up all the idiots.
People say they like the hands off approach but that hasn't exactly been produced good results relative to other gaming communities.
That's fair, I should have explained more clearly that I want to see the useless accounts gone FIRST before we start banning others. While that was in my head, I didn't really explain that very well at all. Mea culpa.
Speaking to your example though, there is a way to say interesting things about the industry without being a toxic asshole like SC was. Those parts of his posts were entirely unnecessary and frankly he would've been banned years earlier on any other site.
Fair enough, but do you also agree that there are "people" here that should have been gone WAY before we ever got around to shitcanning SC?
In any case, good points.
OpticNerve wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 20:30:
Kxmode wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 19:33:
Started season three of The Expanse. What a crazy show! The stakes keep getting bigger each season. I love how season two essentially had two big climatic endings (one in the middle, the other at the end). Thanks, OpticNerve for convincing me to stick with the series past season one.
Glad you're enjoying it! It took my online friend a while of constant nagging for me to finally start watching The Expanse and I'm really glad that she did.
Her: "You love sci-fi shows! WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THE EXPANSE?!"
Me: But the synopsis and trailer looked boring and I have other shows to watch.
Her: Watch it now! Season 2 is amazing!
Me: Fiiiiine...
*Me after binging Season 1, 2 and part-way into Season 3*
Me: THE EXPANSE IS AWESOME!
Her: Told you!
Haha, I hear ya. I have several colleagues at work who I've had to constantly badger about it, even though they're HUGE sci-fi fans. And then they watch the first two episodes of season 1 and go "UUUGGHH!!" and I have to plead with them to keep watching, until they finally do, and then the next day they show up and go "Holy shit, I'm halfway through season 2, this is fucking crazy awesome!"
I'm also very glad season 4 is excellent, because a lot of people were worried it would be a letdown because apparently the book wasn't that great.
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Re: Get Shadow Tactics for Free Dec 28, 2019, 23:57
CJ_Parker wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 23:56:
Creston wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 22:56:
So does Epic really pay full price when they give away a game for free? Even with their money, that seems highly unlikely? Today's game is a $40 game, if 5 million people grab it (which seems low, considering their reported total userbase) that's 200 million dollars (minus their 12%.) Ka-ching. Even the Fortnite gravy train can't keep that kind of money drain going.
So I have my doubts that devs/pubs get paid, or at least get paid full asking price.
Shadow Tactics is one of those games that seems to be almost always on sale. It's €9,99 currently (Steam sale). Charging $40 as a baseline per copy would be obscene and insane.
I'm sure that Epic does not have to pay per gifted copy. My guess is they arrange a lump sum, say $100K for a game like this (probably less for the more obscure titles the last few days), and roll with it. The games are only free for 24 hours and it's good advertising for the publishers/devs, too.
Yeah, that'd seem more likely.
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Re: Saturday Consolidation Dec 28, 2019, 23:00
Please tell me you at least took the fucking light off, Sony. My controller dying in 2 hours because of that goddamned light you put on there should give the designer who came up with that shit the death penalty.
Death by light.
necrosis wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 20:05:
I love how the console crowd is treating SSD's like its the new holy grail... that has been around for over 10 years.
True, but let's be honest, it's by far the most amazing upgrade the consoles have ever gotten.
Remember that very first time you booted your Windows PC off an SSD? And you'd get to the desktop, and that fucking wheel stopped spinning after like 3 seconds instead of the three minutes it usually took?
I think the first day, I opened up every taskbar icon in rapid succession a dozen times, just giggling at how fast it all went. (I was easily amused. )
So I wonder if devs/pubs get paid, or at least get paid full asking price?
Edit : Wording.
This comment was edited on Dec 28, 2019, 23:57.
NKD wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 20:03:
In the long history of useless turds we've had posting here, you may genuinely be worst.
I dunno Creston... worse than the guy who threatens to kill people when he gets tilted and calls everyone but himself a troll and somehow manages to always evade the banhammer?
Eh, I don't like the banhammer anyway, because what would it get applied for? I mean, despite the fact that he was a dick to everyone, space captain typically had interesting things to say and insightful stuff about the game industry. He just rubbed a lot of people the wrong way because he was a giant asshole.
On the flipside, there's quite a few dipshit trolls on here now that have never said a single interesting thing in their entire posting history, and they've never been hit with a ban. So...
I guess we need fredster back. Then at least we can all agree on who the shittiest poster is.
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Wait, somebody needs to learn a lesson from ANTHEM???
*reads article*
Huh... That's actually a pretty good point. I'm sure Bioware did that purely by accident, but it's still a good point.
Someone needs to tell Chris Roberts that SSDs will improve the fidelity and scope of Schtar Sitizen.
I think someone already has... remember the Intel Optane promo shit?
Oh yeah, Roberts was on that like stink.
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Sepharo wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 15:51:
Tissaia deVries is really cool actually and I don't remember getting that from the books.
Tissaia is hardly mentioned in the books. IIRC, she's already retired from being rectoress by the time Ciri gets there, and you never hear about Aretuza before that.
I barely played any of the games past the first few hours... I could be wrong but I thought Tissaia got a lot attention in the books during the telling of the coup on Thanedd.
edit: Yeah lots of material in Time of Contempt
My bad, I meant during the short stories that the first season of the Witcher is based on.
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Re: Evening Tech Bits Dec 28, 2019, 13:59
phinn wrote on Dec 28, 2019, 11:13:
This has got to be the most uninformed and biased revisionist history response I ever read.
Okay, Pete Intel.
Deliberately didn't innovate? They led the entire industry for more than a decade.
They kept the entire industry on four core fucking processors for well over a decade! Of course they "led", they were in a one-man race. And what did they do during that time? They did jack fucking shit. Incremental, tiny ass increases in speed, and that's all we got, and they charged freaking premium prices for it every time.
You ignore the Core 2 Duo, Sandy Bridge 2600K, and the 7700K dominating every benchmark so much so people wouldn't even glance at AMD processors during that period. Meanwhile AMD sat around making cheap, slow budget PC and console CPUs.
None of this invalidates that Intel wasn't doing shit to innovate. The 2600K and the 7700K were both four core processors, the 7700k was just faster (by an entire 0.8Ghz, PFWOAR!) What was new about the 7700K? Look at the specs on both of them, and realize that that represented SIX YEARS of Intel's "innovation."
and you look at AMD like an industry savior.
You need to stop putting words in people's mouth, because I literally never said that. But keep kicking that straw man.
Now that AMD finally has its shit together and is making great processors, and Intel is FORCED to do something, whoa, hey, suddenly Intel manages to put more fucking cores in their processors (and besides that, they still really aren't showing much else.) There's your innovator for you.
but if Intel finally gets 10nm working there will be serious competition again soon across the board.
Wow, Intel is going to take us to 10nm someday? Oh Lord, we are saved!
One thing I didn't get was why Geralt tolerated Jaskier.
He really actually just... doesn't. See NKD's quote.
The show sort of implies that they're immediately permanent traveling companions, but in the books that really isn't the case, they just keep bumping into each other. (honestly way too frequently to make logical sense, but eh.)
Well one thing is certain, Jaskier is a top tier hype man.
Haha so true. I loved it when everyone started signing the "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" song.
(I don't know why they portray him as just the kind of bard who gets boo'ed out of taverns in the show, when in the books he's one of the most famous bards in the land, and when people find out he's in town they practically BEG him to come perform. He also is personally known to most of the rulers / kings etc. For him to make Geralt famous makes way more sense when he himself is that famous rather than just being a guy who bumblefucks his way through the land.)
This is how the books did it. I'm surprised anyone who read those would have an issue with the timeline.
Eh, it was once or twice, usually when just jumped in the middle of an episode.
I think the show is great, and those first 3 episodes with Yenn's origin and training were fucking awesome.
I didn't really care for Yen's origin story. First of all it was tropey as fuck (the ugly duckling who can't do magic then becomes the most powerful of all of them), they show this nonsense about the Witcher's world magic being essentially necromantic in nature only to basically never bring it up again, they murder all the failed students which came out of nowhere, Yen's surgery was gruesome as shit and also came out of nowhere (in the books, the sorceresses just use a Glamour to change their appearance, which is roughly somewhere between an illusion and a polymorph spell, so I have no idea why they felt the need to make it this creepy ass scene), Yen's romance with Istredd built up out of practically nothing and they never explained why Istredd was there to begin with (Aretuza is a female-only school) and finally I felt the whole thing just had absolutely no pacing in it whatsoever. Easily the worst episode of the bunch.
I don't understand the hate
Oh, I dunno, maybe because Intel has artificially been keeping prices high, deliberately didn't innovate for a decade because they had no competition, used underhanded, dirty tactics to keep OEMs from using AMD hardware, decided to say "Fuck everybody" and stop soldering their CPUs for a seriously long time, and kept on doing it even after being called out on it because it literally saved them like a buck a processor (that they'd sell for 900 bucks), and... fuck I could go on and on.
But yeah, why could anyone possibly hate them? Their CPUs give you like 5% more FPS in games!!!
Intel has been soldering CPUs again since October 2018.
Whoooaaaaaa that's amazing!
Fuck Intel.
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KezClone wrote on Dec 27, 2019, 21:43:
Genuinely happy things are good at GoG. It wasn't that long ago when gog/cdprojekt were financially wobbling.
They'll be fine, Cyberpunk is coming out in four months.
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By Jeff Glor CBS News May 4, 2012, 10:23 AM
Ted Nugent explodes at notion he's not a moderate
Ted Nugent during his interview with Jeff Glor
(CBS News) CHINA SPRINGS, Texas -- Rocker and controversial political activist Ted Nugent is known for his fiery remarks.
And he lived up to his reputation in an interview with "CBS This Morning," taking strong exception to an observation that he's not a moderate.
Nugent made headlines three weeks ago at a National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis when he said that, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. ... We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November. Any questions?"
When the speech went viral, some critics called the comments a threat against President Obama. A few days later, Secret Service agents paid Nugent a visit, which Nugent says went well.
Mitt Romney sought and got Nugent's endorsement - and Nugent says he heard from the Romney campaign after his NRA speech and that they "expressed support."
"I got the sensation and not from Mitt himself, or Mrs. Romney, 'Stay on course, Ted.' Freedom of speech is a beautiful thing," Nugent said.
Responding to some of Nugent's latest comments, the Romney campaign has publicly said that "divisive language is offensive and inappropriate, no matter what side of the political aisle it comes from. Mitt Romney believes everyone needs to be civil."
When Glor observed that, "April was one of the more interesting months I think you've ever had," Nugent said, "Jeff, that's where you're wrong. It's always been like this."
"It has not always been like this," Glor countered.
"It's always been like this," Nugent said in a raised voice.
"You have gotten more boisterous," Glor said.
"No way!" Nugent replied. "You go back and look at these interviews, it has always been like this."
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"Politically speaking, you are more of an activist now than you were in 1970,' Glor said.
"The political activism is being accelerated because the conditions demand accelerated activism, yes," Nugent conceded.
To see the Nugent outburst, click on the video below:
Nugent bristled at the suggestion that he isn't the kind of moderate Romney will likely need support from to win the general election.
"If you examine how I conduct myself," Nugent said, "I don't think a day goes by in my life for many, many years now that we don't do charity work for children. ... Call me when you sit down across from someone who has more families with dying little boys and girls who get a call to take them on their last fishing trip in life.
"Call me," Nugent continued in a raised, irritated voice, "when you meet someone who does that more than I do. Because that's really moderate. In fact, you know what that is? That's extreme. ... I'm an extremely loving, passionate man, and people who investigate me honestly, without the baggage of political correctness, ascertain the conclusion that I'm a damned nice guy. ... And if you can find a screening process more powerful than that, I'll [expletive]. Or [expletive]. How's that sound?"
We have no idea where that unexpected outburst came from. The second part of it directed to a female CBS News producer who was off-camera.
Nugent's wife told him after the interview ended that Nugent owed an apology to the producer. And Nugent did. He also called Glor Thursday and said that, after the interview, he was rushed to the emergency room and had a kidney stone removed. So, that's what Nugent said may have contributed to his high level of energy.
Nugent said he wasn't surprised when the Secret Service contacted him. "In this environment, when you have the conditions in our government, no, I'm not surprised."
"They came in as professionals," he told Jeff Glor at his Texas ranch, "Good, solid, professional law enforcement representatives, some of the greatest warriors in law enforcement. Anyway, so we had a meeting and it was serious, dead serious, because I can actually be serious, and it was serious. ... I feel sorry for liberals who can be that brain dead as to take a clear statement of fear on my part and turn it into a threat against somebody else."
Nugent said he feels the agents weren't concerned that he had actually threatened the president - only that someone claimed he had. "In fact," Nugent continued, "I gotta tell you, and I don't mean to put any professionals on the spot, and I don't have the greatest hearing in the world, but I thought I heard something to the point of, 'I didn't think so."'
Nugent described the meeting as "adorable" and says he was "absolutely" happy with the way things went, and, "Nothing makes me happier than me."
"They did their job perfectly, I answered the questions perfectly," Nugent says.
Nugent did just have the dates from his just-begun Midwest Rock 'n' Roll Express cancelled by the U.S. Army - a group he considers the core of his support.
"These military guys are my blood brothers," Nugent said.
"So then, when I hear that political correctness has somehow metastasized into the decision makers of the military, I was really let down that political correctness has any role at all in the military."
Nugent asserted that he's a "perfect human being. I stumble perfectly. But I also aspire to and accomplish a perfect standing up and dusting off in that arena and continue on. At the end of every day and at the end of my life, I will be in the asset column. I will better mankind. I will better the environment. I will better America. I'm dedicated to it. I can't be stopped."
To see Glor's full report, click on the video in the player at the top of this story.
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Tradespeople across the country will benefit from new government grants being offered to homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient.
Dubbed the Green Homes Grant, the new scheme is due to launch in September 2020, and will provide homeowners with vouchers worth up to £5,000 towards the cost of energy efficiency upgrades. These upgrades include everything from better insulation, the move from single to double or even triple glazing, and the installation of more energy-efficient lighting.
The electrical industry will benefit most from the expected demand for energy-efficient lighting. With lighting said to account for as much as 17% of a typical household’s electricity bill, a simple upgrade to more energy efficient lighting has huge potential savings for households.
To carry out work under the scheme, all tradespeople and businesses will need to be certified to install energy efficiency or low carbon heat measures to relevant standards and to register their certification with TrustMark.
How the scheme works
Register as a certified installer on the TrustMark website.
You will be added to a directory of certified installers on the Simple Energy Advice website, where homeowners can contact you to obtain a quote.
You will need to register your company and bank details with the administrator of the voucher scheme so you can receive payments. You will need to sign up to the terms and conditions of the voucher scheme, which will be issued by the administrator as part of the registration process.
Homeowners can apply for a voucher from the end of September that will cover two-thirds of the cost of the work (up to a maximum value of £5,000). Homeowners on low incomes that receive certain benefits can get 100% of the cost covered (up to a maximum value of £10,000).
The voucher will contain the name of the tradesperson or business that the homeowner has selected to carry out the work. More information on this will be announced soon.
The government will pay you for costs covered by the voucher after the work is completed and the voucher has been redeemed (subject to meeting the scheme and voucher terms and conditions).
Vouchers cannot be used to help pay for works that were carried out prior to the voucher being issued.
The initiative is part of a wider government plan to “build back greener”, with more than 600,000 new energy efficient homes and over 100,000 skilled jobs supported.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in a statement: “The Green Homes Grant is a vital part of our plan for jobs as we secure the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus. This is going to be a green recovery with concern for our environment at its heart.”
More information about the Green Homes Grant can be found here.
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Beth Ann Harpster
March 8, 1961 ~ December 26, 2020 (age 59)
Beth Anne Harpster went to be with the lord on Saturday December 26th at the age of 59. She was born March 8, 1961 in Toledo, Ohio to Dr. Donald Jr.& Beverly (Woodruff) Harpster. Beth grew up in Lambertville, MI on a 10 acre horse farm where her love of horses and riding began. She enjoyed spending time in the barn with her sisters and taking care of the horses, cats and dogs. Beth was an accomplished equestrian rider exhibiting at horse shows throughout Michigan and Ohio.
Beth was a 1979 graduate of Bedford High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University.
She went on to teach in Toledo Public Schools spending 20 yrs. at Longfellow Elementary. Beth was a dedicated and caring school teacher, whom was sought out by many of her students to let her know of their accomplishments.
Beth began her love of the Theater at Bedford H.S. and continued in the Theater Arts at Eastern Michigan University. She continued with that love way into her adult life and was active in local Theater groups both on the stage and behind the scenes. Beth had an intuitive gift with both animals and people and was a member of the Red Hat Society.
Beth had a passion for gardening and taking care of her African Grey Parrot named Alpha whom she cared for over 25 years. She also loved reading, ceramics and baseball attending Tiger and Mud Hen games with her family and friends.
Her greatest love was her family; she attended many of her nephew’s sporting events and enjoyed the addition of her great niece Nora.
Beth is preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her sisters Holly (Robert) Leffler of Onsted, MI and Jennifer (David) Shifferd of South Lyon, MI; many nephews and one great niece.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 6th at 11 AM in Toledo Memorial Park, where entombment will take place. Due to Covid Restrictions, a limited number of guests may attend the service please email Beth’s sister Jennifer at Jenshiff@UMICH.edu, if you wish to attend. Memorial tributes may be made to Cherry St. Mission 1501 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43604 or Toledo Humane Society 827 Illinois Ave. Maumee, OH 43537. Arrangements entrusted with the Castillo Funeral Home.
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The Thredboland centre is shuttered, chairs and tables are piled and taped off in the once-busy eateries and over at Perisher, everyone is told to wear a mask of some kind. Down at the NSW ski resorts this year, it's a very different kind of snow experience. Visitor numbers to Perisher and Thredbo are running at an estimated 40 per cent capacity this year but slowly ramping up as more terrain is opened to skiers and boarders. Nature has been modest in its snow offerings this deep into the season but there's a measured promise of more to come. And Australian skiers and boarders are nothing if not "glass half-full" types, hopeful that should the NSW COVID-19 outbreaks stay under control and winter brings more storms, the back end to the season will be a good one. For Thredbo's general manager Stuart Diver, the sole survivor of the resort's 1997 landslide disaster, this snow season has been one in which simply opening the doors and having the lifts turning was a huge relief. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in March/April and the Ruby Princess passenger debacle with NSW cases spiking and travel restrictions in place across the state, he feared the absolute worst. "For a while there, I honestly thought we wouldn't have a season at all this year; complete zero chance," he admitted. "Like so many businesses, we just had to watch and wait." It's now often forgotten now but back in early January, Thredbo and Perisher were both evacuated of all but essential personnel at the height of the summer bushfire threat. The threat to those two resorts was averted but just over the nearby mountains, Selwyn Snow Resort was smashed by the bushfires and lost all its critical infrastructure, including its power supply. It has been unable to open at all for season 2020. Down in Victoria, the two "sister" resorts to Perisher also owned and operated by the US consortium Vail Resorts Management Company, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham, have been closed since July 9 and will stay that way to "at least 19 August, consistent with the current stay-at-home directions for metropolitan Melbourne", according to management. When the green light finally came from the NSW government for the two major resorts to cautiously open their ticket sales online in early June, the massive response from the skiing and snowboarding public overwhelmed and crashed the servers, causing hours and hours of delays or in many cases, just timed people out of the system. Hundreds of frustrated customers jumped on social media and were openly hostile toward the resort owners. Some were very personal and vitriolic in their attacks on Stuart Diver despite his profuse public apologies about the technology failure. "I think situations such as that brought out the best and the worst in people," he said. "This has been a season like no other. "I felt very sorry that people couldn't get on the system, or couldn't the lift tickets on the days they wanted, or that they had pre-booked accommodation for the school holidays and couldn't get tickets for those days; all that, I understood completely. "Some of the staff here were in tears. "They saw the things being said about me on social media and honestly while it [the attacks] didn't worry me personally, the staff knew how hard we had worked as a team to make this season happen." Thredbo, through its owner Event Hospitality and Entertainment, had invested $15 million over the summer in building Australia's first alpine gondola; a high speed, eight-person enclosed ride to the top of Merritt's spur to replace a double chairlift. It was by far the most significant infrastructure investment made by either resort for many years, and recouping that investment is now going to take much longer than expected. One of the most difficult decision Mr Diver had to make was to operate a level playing field on ticket sales. Season's pass holders, which provide so much important early season revenue for the resort, were given the option of either accepting a refund or hanging in to see what may develop as the season progresses.. Season's pass holders initially weren't given unlimited access nor guaranteed lift tickets on the days they want them, although as of July 18, that restriction has been lifted for Perisher. At Thredbo, season's pass holders still have to apply for the days they want through a dedicated online request channel, although the broader opening of the mountain now means fewer people are missing out on their requested days. Mr Diver said that despite all the early difficulties, Thredbo was aiming to break even this season financially. "We had mapped out three basic scenarios for operating during this pandemic: one was not operating at all, the second was to operate in a reduced way as we are now and gradually opening more areas up, offering more tickets and allowing people to spread out on the mountain more as and when we can, and the third was to be fully open," he said. "To be honest, I can't see the third option being a reality this year. "We are planning now for next season; we have to. And that's going to be another different season, too because there are so many unknowns still in how this pandemic will play out." READ MORE: Meanwhile, the big ski resorts across Canada and the US are now watching the Australian experience closely, looking for some guidance as to how to best manage guest numbers over their forthcoming winter season. "Jackson Hole [in Wyoming] have been in contact with us already; they've watched how we have managed this situation and are looking to do something similar," he said. "But gee, if you look at how the [pandemic] numbers have spiked in the US, there must be a lot of concerned operators over there now."
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Thredbo, Perisher open in a season like no other amid pandemic, unpredictable snow conditions
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Thredbo's general manager Stuart Diver reflects on the challenging ski season so far. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The Thredboland centre is shuttered, chairs and tables are piled and taped off in the once-busy eateries and over at Perisher, everyone is told to wear a mask of some kind.
Down at the NSW ski resorts this year, it's a very different kind of snow experience.
Visitor numbers to Perisher and Thredbo are running at an estimated 40 per cent capacity this year but slowly ramping up as more terrain is opened to skiers and boarders.
Nature has been modest in its snow offerings this deep into the season but there's a measured promise of more to come.
The new Merritts Gondola at the Thredbo was a $15 million investment over the summer. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
And Australian skiers and boarders are nothing if not "glass half-full" types, hopeful that should the NSW COVID-19 outbreaks stay under control and winter brings more storms, the back end to the season will be a good one.
For Thredbo's general manager Stuart Diver, the sole survivor of the resort's 1997 landslide disaster, this snow season has been one in which simply opening the doors and having the lifts turning was a huge relief.
Thredbo general manager Stuart Diver. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in March/April and the Ruby Princess passenger debacle with NSW cases spiking and travel restrictions in place across the state, he feared the absolute worst.
"For a while there, I honestly thought we wouldn't have a season at all this year; complete zero chance," he admitted.
"Like so many businesses, we just had to watch and wait."
It's now often forgotten now but back in early January, Thredbo and Perisher were both evacuated of all but essential personnel at the height of the summer bushfire threat.
Social distancing on a Thredbo shuttle bus at the Thredbo Alpine Resort. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The threat to those two resorts was averted but just over the nearby mountains, Selwyn Snow Resort was smashed by the bushfires and lost all its critical infrastructure, including its power supply. It has been unable to open at all for season 2020.
Down in Victoria, the two "sister" resorts to Perisher also owned and operated by the US consortium Vail Resorts Management Company, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham, have been closed since July 9 and will stay that way to "at least 19 August, consistent with the current stay-at-home directions for metropolitan Melbourne", according to management.
When the green light finally came from the NSW government for the two major resorts to cautiously open their ticket sales online in early June, the massive response from the skiing and snowboarding public overwhelmed and crashed the servers, causing hours and hours of delays or in many cases, just timed people out of the system.
The new Merritts Gondola at the Thredbo. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Hundreds of frustrated customers jumped on social media and were openly hostile toward the resort owners. Some were very personal and vitriolic in their attacks on Stuart Diver despite his profuse public apologies about the technology failure.
"I think situations such as that brought out the best and the worst in people," he said.
"This has been a season like no other.
"I felt very sorry that people couldn't get on the system, or couldn't the lift tickets on the days they wanted, or that they had pre-booked accommodation for the school holidays and couldn't get tickets for those days; all that, I understood completely.
"Some of the staff here were in tears.
"They saw the things being said about me on social media and honestly while it [the attacks] didn't worry me personally, the staff knew how hard we had worked as a team to make this season happen."
Thredbo, through its owner Event Hospitality and Entertainment, had invested $15 million over the summer in building Australia's first alpine gondola; a high speed, eight-person enclosed ride to the top of Merritt's spur to replace a double chairlift.
It was by far the most significant infrastructure investment made by either resort for many years, and recouping that investment is now going to take much longer than expected.
One of the most difficult decision Mr Diver had to make was to operate a level playing field on ticket sales.
Season's pass holders, which provide so much important early season revenue for the resort, were given the option of either accepting a refund or hanging in to see what may develop as the season progresses..
Season's pass holders initially weren't given unlimited access nor guaranteed lift tickets on the days they want them, although as of July 18, that restriction has been lifted for Perisher.
At Thredbo, season's pass holders still have to apply for the days they want through a dedicated online request channel, although the broader opening of the mountain now means fewer people are missing out on their requested days.
Mr Diver said that despite all the early difficulties, Thredbo was aiming to break even this season financially.
"We had mapped out three basic scenarios for operating during this pandemic: one was not operating at all, the second was to operate in a reduced way as we are now and gradually opening more areas up, offering more tickets and allowing people to spread out on the mountain more as and when we can, and the third was to be fully open," he said.
"To be honest, I can't see the third option being a reality this year.
"We are planning now for next season; we have to. And that's going to be another different season, too because there are so many unknowns still in how this pandemic will play out."
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Meanwhile, the big ski resorts across Canada and the US are now watching the Australian experience closely, looking for some guidance as to how to best manage guest numbers over their forthcoming winter season.
"Jackson Hole [in Wyoming] have been in contact with us already; they've watched how we have managed this situation and are looking to do something similar," he said.
"But gee, if you look at how the [pandemic] numbers have spiked in the US, there must be a lot of concerned operators over there now."
This story 'A season like no other': the tricky business of running a ski resort during a pandemic first appeared on The Canberra Times.
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Ceres High boys soccer coach Joe Byrne had lofty expectations for Victor Perez.
The senior striker delivered.
Perez tallied 25 goals and three assists in leading the Bulldogs to a third-place finish in the Modesto Metro Conference (8-6-1). He scored 39 goals and dished out five assists in 25 regular season games.
"He brought confidence to the whole team," Byrne said. "They knew anytime Victor was in the game, we had a good possibility of scoring."
On Nov. 1, six coaches from the MMC gathered at Davis High School for 90 minutes to honor a host of players.
Perez and five of his teammates were awarded, including Fernando Vargas, Genaro Arana, Eduardo Aguilar, Luis Olivares and Melky Calderon.
Perez earned first-team, all-league honors.
"He was actually in the running for league MVP," Byrne said. "He finished second. That has more to do with how the team finished."
Perez was unstoppable. Dribbling past three, four and five defenders was routine.
"Every team out there knew he was our most dangerous player," Byrne said. "And he scored at least one goal against every team the third time around. I think that's really impressive.
"Nobody could stop him."
Perez was a second-team, all-league selection in 2003. He scored 14 goals.
"Victor had nine goals in the last six games last year," Byrne said. "He carried that over this year."
Asked where Perez ranks on Ceres High's all-time greatest soccer player list, Byrne said: "He's definitely top two. The only other player that we ever had close was Mario Ramirez."
Ramirez, a 2000 Ceres High graduate, led the Bulldogs in scoring as a junior and senior. He was in the running for league MVP during his senior year.
"Overall, I think I would have to place him (Victor) as the top offensive player that I have ever seen at Ceres High," Byrne said. "He was also a very good defender. He worked very hard at it."
Perez shouldn't have any trouble succeeding at the next level.
"Not at all," Byrne said.
"I highly anticipate he will play in the (high-school) all-star game this year. I would be real surprised if the Modesto Junior College coach is not pushing him real hard to go there."
Vargas, a four-year varsity starter, earned first-team, all-league honors. "He's been one of our strongest players for a couple of years," Byrne said.
Vargas had six goals and five assists in league. He changed positions at the beginning of the season. Vargas played offensive midfielder for three years.
"He moved up top for us this year because we needed someone to pair up with Victor," Byrne said. "He did a good job filling that spot."
Vargas is being recruited by a handful of colleges, including UC Irvine and Santa Clara.
Arana and Aguilar were second-team, all-league selections.
Arana, an offensive midfielder, had two goals and four assists in league. The senior earned honorable-mention honors in 2002 and 2003.
Aguilar, a senior right midfielder, had four goals and three assists in league.
"He played a big part in our offense," Byrne said.
Olivares and Calderon were honorable-mention selections.
Olivares played stopper and defensive midfielder. The senior had two assists.
Calderon played right fullback. The junior had one assist.
"The offensive players tend to get all of the credit," Byrne said. "Without the defenders in the back what the offense does wouldn't matter much."
Perez wins MVP award
The Bulldogs held their award banquet in the Ceres High cafeteria on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
Byrne recapped the 2004 season, recognized each player and handed out a host of awards during the 90-minute ceremony. He also bid farewell to his players.
"I won't be coming back this time," said Byrne, who decided to retire following a seven-year stint as head coach.
Byrne took a break from coaching in 2000.
The Bulldogs posted a winning record in league the last three years.
They made the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs for the first time in school history in 2003. And almost earned a postseason berth this year and in 2002.
"We missed the playoffs by one game each year," Byrne said.
Ceres tied for third in the MMC with Modesto High at 8-6-1 this season. The top two teams, including Johansen, which Ceres beat twice, and Beyer, made the playoffs.
"They did a good job of playing with class," Byrne said.
Perez, Ceres' leading scorer, won the Most Valuable Player award.
"It was pretty much an overwhelming choice for both me and the team," Byrne said.
Omar Montes won the Most Improved Player award. The junior defender played sparingly.
"I let the players choose that award with a little oversight," Byrne said.
"I think they made a good selection. Omar worked really hard all year long." - By DALE BUTLER / Staff Reporter of The Ceres (Calif.) Courier
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Melco Pilfers Macau Market Share From Rivals in Tumultuous First Quarter
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Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) won Macau market share from rivals in the first three months of this year. That’s despite what was a volatile period for operators in the world’s largest gaming hub.
City of Dreams operator Melco stole market share from rivals in Q1. (Image: Wall Street Journal)
Like other Macau concessionaires, Melco reported dismal first-quarter results due in large part to a 15-day February closure of gaming venues there forced by the coronavirus. The company’s other integrated resorts, including those in Asia and Europe, were also shuttered because of the pandemic. Still, the City of Dreams operator made inroads against competitors.
Melco’s Macau operations took 21.4 percent market share in the first quarter, versus 15 percent in the first quarter 2019 and 17 percent in the fourth quarter 2019,” according to Bernstein research.
In addition to City Dreams, the company runs Altira Macau and Studio City in the Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Broad-Based Gains
Because of still-imposed travel controls stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) is in dire straits to this point in 2020. This month is shaping up to be as dreadful as the previous three.
After declines of roughly 88 percent, 80 percent, and 97 percent in the February through April period, GGR on the peninsula was off 95 percent year-over-year through the first 10 days of this month. That confirms that lifting of travel bans with mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan is essential to rejuvenating Macau’s gaming-dependent economy.
Even with those headwinds still lingering, Melco made gains among both VIP and mass market players in the first quarter. That’s a potentially positive sign for the operator going forward, because analysts are speculating the high roller segment will bounce back faster than ordinary gamblers.
“We estimate Melco [Resorts] gained share in both VIP and mass,” said the Bernstein analysts.
By the research firm’s account, high-end players accounted for 30 percent of Melco’s first-quarter GGR in Macau, up from 16 percent a year earlier and 20 percent in the prior quarter.
Recently, Melco is on the receiving end of some bullish analyst chatter, with some covering the company calling it one of the more attractive Macau names, citing the aforementioned VIP exposure and compelling valuations.
Last week, Nomura Instinet boosted its 2020 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) estimates on Melco due to reduced cash burn and a low bar to return to break even levels.
The Instinet analysts say Melco is burning $2.2 million a day to keep its Macau operations running, and that the company likely needs just 35 percent of its pre-pandemic revenue to avoid losing money. The research firm believes Melco could be looking like its 2019 self again early next year.
Consensus among analysts covering Macau concessionaires is that GGR will rebound soon after travel bans are lifted, and that the fourth quarter of 2020 will be the earliest that any year-over-year gains will be seen.
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Irish Constitution
Reference to blasphemy in Constitution is “largely obsolete” say bishops
But they affirm it is “vital to ensure that the rights of individuals and communities to practise and live out their faith openly are protected by law”.
Des was “a man of great courage”
“Des lived his life by the Christian principles of the gospel. He particularly believed in the life of the unborn,” said Thurles curate Fr Tomás O’Connell.
Pro Life Campaign is reassured by Irish Times opinion poll on abortion
Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro Life Campaign said: “The poll clearly shows that 73% of respondents do not want unrestricted access to abortion in Ireland, along the lines of what the ‘Repeal’ campaign is looking for.”
The Church is a protector and guarantor of true pluralism
“In our age of flattened earth, narrowed horizons, conformity to a shallow consumerism and superficial variety that masks a deeper conformity, the role of the Church is to be the Church."
Fr Brendan Purcell concerned for the constitution
Irish philosopher says introducing SSM in Ireland is legally even more catastrophic than it has been in England because of our special constitutional protections for the family.
CSP chief strongly defends Section 37 provisions
Section 37 of Employment Equality Act is about the balancing of legitimate rights: Fr Michael Drumm in a talk on denominational education.
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Live Updates: Small protests held at heavily guarded state Capitols
LeBron James Heads to Miami, Celebs Weigh In on Twitter
By Devon Thomas
July 9, 2010 / 12:23 PM / CBS News
LeBron James (AP Photo, file) AP
NEW YORK (CBS) Celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their thoughts on LeBron James' decision to play for the Miami Heat -- including the NBA player himself.
PICTURES: LeBron James
James is a recent arrival on the social media website, having just started his account this month. He already has more than 370,000 followers, tweeting as "KingJames." And after his ESPN announcement he messaged his followers: "What's up yall. Just landed in my new home. Thanks to all the fans and Miami organization who greeted me. The Road to History starts now!"
Actor Ashton Kutcher was one of several celebs to get their prediction of James's destination wrong. He wrote: "I say clevland....", later adding "I say Miami....." Adding, "Well you'll always [have] the browns. The cavs win 3 games next year. That was LeBrutal to watch."
Tennis star Andy Roddick was another star following the events closely. He wrote: "Lebron is working an awesome abe lincoln beard in this interview!!! tight!!!" Once discovering James going to Miami, tweeting: "HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" adding, "cue will smith 'welcome to miami.'"
Musician John Mayer opted to "re-tweet" a message from another Twitter user to reflect his thoughts on James heading to Miami: "Why is no one talking about absence of state income tax in FLA as a huge factor in LeBron James decision to go to the Heat?"
Comedian Michael Ian Black wrote a not-so-excited message on his account: "LeBron goes to Miami and a world thinks, 'That was anticlimactic.'"
Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber was also waiting eagerly for the news. He posted, and he was as surprised as his fellow celebs, commenting: "WOW LEBRON ...MIAMI??? how do we all feel about this...mixed emotions in this room."
He later added: "Ok. got to get focused on this show...congrats to the miami heat...KOBE WILL BE WAITING."
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There's a new technology that's (literally) putting a smile on plenty of young faces: A system of clear, removable aligners made especially for teens called Invisalign Teen®! If you (or a teenager you know) are a candidate for this treatment, you might find it's the best fit for your lifestyle: It lets you eat what you want, makes it easier to clean your teeth — and best of all, it's virtually invisible.
Is a clear aligner right for you? It all depends on what kind of orthodontic treatment you need. Traditional metal braces still work best in some situations — and you might be surprised to find that they're still a popular option for many teenagers! But now that aligners are being designed specifically for teens, more are choosing them every day.
What is a clear aligner? Basically, it's a thin plastic covering or “tray” that fits over your top and/or bottom teeth. You'll wear a series of aligners that will gradually move your teeth into better positions. Here's how they work: Each aligner is custom-made with the help of a computer program that takes into account exactly where your teeth are now, and how they need to be moved. You'll wear each tray for two weeks or so, to shift your teeth slightly, and then you'll go on to the next, which is slightly different. Over time, all of the small movements will add up to a big change!
A Clear Distinction
Your aligner is designed to be worn 22 hours a day, allowing you to take it off for meals or important social occasions. Yet even when you're wearing it, it's pretty hard for anyone else to tell it's there — a big difference from metal braces! Plus, it offers other advantages that aren't so easy to see.
One benefit of aligners over traditional braces is that they make your teeth easier to clean. Because they're removable, there's nothing to keep you from brushing and flossing everywhere in your mouth, just as you would without appliances. But brushing and flossing can be much harder to do around the brackets and wires of braces — and oral hygiene often suffers.
Some people also suffer irritation to the cheeks and gums from the metal parts of braces. Fortunately, the plastic of an aligner rarely causes that kind of problem. Plus, you won't have to rush into the dental office to quickly fix a protruding wire or reattach a broken bracket. You won't have to watch what you eat, either, because you'll simply remove the aligner at mealtimes.
An Aligner Just for Teens
Clear aligners for adults have been available for over a decade, but until recently they weren't recommended for teens in most cases. Why not? Chiefly, for two reasons: It was thought that teens wouldn't always wear them for the recommended 22 hours per day; also, since many teens have some permanent teeth still erupting (emerging from below the gums), the precisely planned movement of the teeth might be disturbed.
Luckily, technology has come to the rescue. The first problem is addressed by “compliance indicators” located on the aligners themselves. These colored dots fade over time as the aligners are worn in the mouth, showing whether or not you've followed the plan. To solve the second problem, aligners made especially for teens come with “eruption tabs” built in; they are designed to hold space for teeth that have not yet fully erupted.
Today, more people than ever — both adults and teens — are finding that clear aligners suit their needs best. Are you one of them?
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ABPI welcomes investigation into 'excessive' NHS drug prices
by Vincent Forrester 08/11/2016 18 comments News
The CMA has the power to fine any companies that have broken the law up to 10% of their turnover
Drug manufacturers have welcomed a government investigation into “unfair" medicines prices, following a newspaper exposé.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating "companies" for “suspected unfair pricing” of drugs, including those sold to the NHS.
The watchdog was urged to launch an investigation by the health secretary Jeremy Hunt, following an exposé in The Times in June that accused four companies of exploiting a loophole to hike prices – for off-patent medicines such as antidepressant Sinepin and insomnia drug Welldorm – in some cases by more than 10,000%.
The CMA confirmed last month (October 25) that it is exploring “suspected breaches of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector”.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) told C+D yesterday (November 7) that it “condemns” price rises by “some small operators”.
“We support the ability of [the] government to question these if they occur,” the ABPI added.
ABPI executive director commercial Dr Richard Torbett described attempts to hike prices in the industry as “cynical and exploitative” when The Times published its investigation in June.
Companies unknown
The CMA did not name the companies under scrutiny or make any reference to The Times article.
However, Concordia International Corporation released a statement on the day the CMA launched its investigation, confirming that its international arm of the business, which includes the UK market, was part of the inquiry.
Concordia owns AMCo, a company formed by the merger of Amdipharm and Mercury, two of the businesses that The Times alleged in June are “behind major price increases”.
In its statement, Concordia said: “The CMA's investigation includes matters that pre-date Concordia's ownership of the [international arm of the business].
“We are working cooperatively to better understand the CMA's position, and will continue to work constructively to resolve the matter.”
The pharmaceutical company emphasised that the CMA “has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of any infringement for it to issue a statement of objections”.
A spokesperson for Atnahs, one of the other companies named by The Times, told C+D today (November 8) that it has not been made aware of any investigation into its conduct.
The fourth company named by The Times, Auden Mckenzie, is now owned by Teva, one of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the world. Teva declined to comment when approached by C+D.
The CMA said it will decide in February 2017 whether or not to proceed with, or close, its investigation. Not all cases result in an infringement of the law, the CMA said.
The watchdog has the power to fine any companies that have broken the law up to 10% of their turnover, according to Office of Fair Trading rules.
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Are you aware of any 'excessive' drug pricing?
Jaz Kaur, Pharmacy
Oh, and what about the additional claims for re-imbursement by Boots ,and others, suggesting special delivery charges etc etc, ?????
Jupo Patel, Production & Technical
No idea. Perhap ask the editor to investigate?
Think PPA should take a look into it ( if they dare ).
Ben Merriman, Community pharmacist
This wasn't exposed in June! It was front page of the Sunday Times back in November of last year. Why has DH not done anything until now?
On a positive note, there are plans to block this activity through an NHS bill which is currently being drafted. The NHS spends around a quarter of a billion pounds on these medicines more than they need to (compared to the originator product), money that could be spent on keeping pharmacies open!
You mean used to maintain the flow of taxpayer money into contractors pockets.
No. The reimbursement price pharmacies are paid is set by DH who in turn get the price from suppliers and wholesalers. Because there is only one manufacturer, they can effectively charge what they like as there is no competition. No pharmacy is able to exploit this system as they have no say in either the reimbursement price paid, nor the price the manufacturer charges. In actual fact, pharmacies will end up losing money from dispensing some of these products as around 11% will be clawed back despite only getting 0.1% discount from one of the manufacturers concerned.
NP8 scheme? Discuss
Whole sector riddled with fraud and corruption. I wonder if the NHS is still being charged £100s for simple linctus. Has the editor ever looked into these dodgy practices.
Sharon Stone, Communications
Yes they don't want to upset the "big boys " do they , any whiff of corruption etc everyone looks the other way. Bloody scandal.
The silence will be deafening. The demise of community pharmacy is almost warranted.
The companies involved are hardly "big boys" - Auden McKenzie aside (now owned by Teva), the companies concerned are exploiting a loophole in NHS pricing regulations and taking advantage of their market position. These companies do not contribute to R&D in new medicines!
Good idea. Don't bother investigating fraud if the perpertrators are not big companies. Better to concentrate on the big boys like B**ts? But oh hang on a minute........
They are being investigated. That's the point of this article! I was replying to the comment above.
Let me know me know the findings once they're pubished.
Given the time and effort I've invested in trying to get this practice publicly known, I'd be more than happy to! However, I'm sure the lovely people at C&D will be all over it too.
N O, Pharmaceutical Adviser
How can pharmacies up the prices of medicines, which are re-imbursed at DT prices??
NP8 scam ?
Valentine Trodd, Community pharmacist
Oh Lord... by the time this news filters down to the man on the street, it'll be about pharmacies jacking up the price of meds!
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Poet Rachel "Raych" Jackson at Chicago Ideas
Rachel "Raych" Jackson performs her trademark bold poetry that questions the social mores that bind young women during Chicago Ideas' Curiosity Series.
Interview with Legendary Humor Writer Nell Scovell by Mellody Hobson
Nell Scovell, Mellody Hobson
Your impact checklist
Here are a list of things you can do before and after the event to join the conversation.
Read Scovell’s groundbreaking 2009 Vanity Fair piece that blew the lid of the Hollywood Boys’ Club in late-night comedy, then check out her new book, Just the Funny Parts.
Super-power your fight for workplace equality. Check out these tips from leanin.org on supporting women, whether you identify as one or not.
Learn about local organizations working to support women in the workplace. For example, get to know Chicago Women in Trades, which works to increase women’s participation in well-paid, skilled jobs traditionally held by men; or Voxx, an organization that creates inclusive spaces to celebrate the voices of women.
Enjoy some of Scovell’s funniest work! Check out her legendary Simpsons episode, her episode “Carnival Magic” on the recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot, or watch Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on Amazon.
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From the Hollywood Boys' Club to #MeToo: In Conversation with Nell Scovell
Nell Scovell
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Bette Midler says she’s “one of the funniest people I know.” Garry Shandling told her, “You write like a guy.” At one point or another you probably laughed at one of Nell Scovell’s jokes—you just didn’t know it until now. Scovell is a veteran Hollywood comedy writer, producer and director whose credits include Late Night with David Letterman, The Simpsons, Murphy Brown, NCIS, SPY Magazine, Vanity Fair, The White House Correspondents Dinner for President Obama and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, which she created.
In a fascinating conversation with Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson, Scovell talks about her book, Just the Funny Parts: And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club, and opens up about breaking into all-male writers’ rooms, taking a stand on sexual harassment in Hollywood years before the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements and how she ended up co-writing the blockbuster bestseller Lean In with Sheryl Sandberg.
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Tables, footrests, smart speakers: Self-driving cars could become the living rooms of the future
Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY
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When you slide into the car of the future, you may feel like you've already reached your destination.
You'll sit at tables, under ambient lighting, getting help from voice assistants as you stretch out your legs in reclining seats. And that's appealing to many Americans who already know they want to sleep, send emails or play video games as they zip down the road in a car that operates itself.
With self-driving vehicles on the horizon, automakers are rethinking what the future of car interiors will look like. And because these completely autonomous cars, called Level 5 vehicles, will free drivers from focusing on the highway, companies are now free to experiment.
And that means premium cars could be loaded with tech that makes workers' commutes more posh, passive and personalized than ever before. Picture a pod hotel room – on wheels.
Automakers like BMW, Nissan and General Motors, for example, have shown off prototype vehicles with onboard voice assistants, smart temperature controls and modular seating, suggesting there will be little difference between your car interior and your smart home.
"It's fair to say that living room environments, very personal home environments and boutique hotels are inspiring (us) when we design the interior of the car in the future," says Holger Hampf, president of BMW Group's Designworks.
When will self-driving cars be available?
And while the timeline for self-driving cars is unclear and their costs appear high – perhaps adding six figures to the price tag of a vehicle – at least one study shows Americans are willing to pay more to let their cars drive themselves.
Fully autonomous vehicles aren't on the roads yet. But some smart cars are already letting drivers ease up behind the wheel by offering collision avoidance features. Most notably Tesla’s Autopilot is a driver-assistance system that has lane centering, adaptive cruise control and lets the car navigate autonomously on limited-access freeways.
BMW, Nissan, GM reveal self-driving prototypes
Two examples of the trend toward mobile living rooms appeared in January at CES in Las Vegas, one of the world's largest tech shows. BMW's i3 Urban Suite concept car featured a seating layout configured for the rideshare trips of your sci-fi fantasies.
The driving seat, dashboard and steering wheel inside the concept car looked unremarkable. But the German carmaker had transformed the passenger seat into a cozy, personalized sitting room that harked back to fancy airline cabins.
The car has room for two people: a driver in the traditional steering position and a rear passenger who has most of the car to lounge in. Instead of a second rear seat, there's a side table and hi-tech lamp. There's also an adjustable footrest.
The company also showed an automobile called the i Interaction EASE, which was a bridge between a camper and a car. The exterior looked like a futuristic microwave – a sleek, white rectangle with a semitransparent glass door. The cockpit, however, was designed for a time when self-driving cars become mainstream.
Gesture controls replaced buttons. The seats were touch-sensitive and there was an Ease Mode, which lets the seats back into a "zero-gravity" reclining position so they lean 60-degrees.
"As soon as you allow someone to take their hands off the steering wheel for an extended period of time, we, as humans, want to do other things," Hampf said. BMW's approach is to embed tech that entertains, enables people to sleep or check emails once they become the passengers of their own car.
GM showed the world that it's rethinking how seats will be positioned when it debuted its Cruise Origin in January. The van-like concept vehicle has seats facing each other so riders can "relax, work or connect," the automaker said.
In 2019, Nissan created an elevated sports sedan concept that the company calls a "premium hotel lounge-like space."
The Nissan IMs' exterior silhouette looks like a car that could be on the road today. But the convertible interior is something completely new.
The sedan could seat up to five people. The sides of the rear seat fold-down, giving the center passenger armrests in a more executive-style arrangement. When the car is in self-driving mode, the driver can shift to this space to relax or get some work done.
Each of these vehicles is a concept, a vehicle built to show off new technology or styling. And while they may never go into production, they illustrate what these brands have in mind for the future.
Many cars on the road today have features that display Level 1 and Level 2 autonomy, or short bursts of automated capabilities. Level 3 and Level 4 vehicles are highly automated in certain circumstances, while Level 5 cars can drive themselves around without human intervention.
Fully autonomous adds $100,000 or more
Fully autonomous technology could add at least $100,000 to the price of a vehicle, according to the car insurance provider Esurance, putting the features out of reach for most Americans. Still, more than half of car buyers (56%) would be willing to pay a premium of up to 20% for a self-driving vehicle, a 2019 study by the consulting group Capgemini has found.
Uncertainty about regulatory approval and questions about infrastructure and battery innovations make the availability of self-driving cars difficult to predict. However, studies suggest that automakers are being pushed to crank up the homeyness of car interiors anyway.
Interiors matter more than outsides
Drivers want more privacy, greater comfort and connectivity, making car cabins more important to buyers than powertrain and exterior appearance, a 2018 McKinsey survey found.
The research firm polled over 2,000 consumers, and 70% of people said the ability to customize the interior of a car to meet their needs will become a major decision point within the next 5 years. The company also polled automotive experts and executives, of which 90% said that interior features will have a great impact on the premium car market.
Car buyers said they wanted more control over internal environments, smarter traffic alert systems and the ability to be productive from the back seat. They also want multipurpose cabins that support their evolving lifestyles, which could include driving for a ride-hailing company or thinking about leasing the car into a fleet of smart taxis.
Consumers clamoring for smarter interiors gives automakers an opportunity to differentiate themselves from the pack, said Ben Ellencweig, a partner at McKinsey & Co., who advises automotive companies on retail and mobility.
"It's hard to predict whether we will have multipurpose vehicles, or will there be vehicles for different use cases. But it is clear that (car) usage is becoming differentiated and interiors are the best way to showcase those differences," Ellencweig said.
The option to sleep promises to become a popular pastime in autonomous cars, a Harris Poll commissioned by Erie Insurance found. Licensed drivers also said they'd like to text, send emails and play video games in their cars.
Before motorists can completely turn attention away from the road ahead, cars need to be able to connect to surrounding infrastructure. That’s where 5G connectivity and smart cities fit into the equation, enabling vehicles to make instantaneous and complex decisions based on their surroundings.
Slow shift from car to connected living room
The transition from a mundane car to an autonomous connected room will be slow and gradual, says Thom Rickert, a risk and insurance specialist at Trident Public Risk Solutions.
As cars shift closer toward Level 3 and 4 autonomy, seating arrangements would have to allow drivers to reengage into a traditional steering position once vehicles move away from urban centers or off designated freeways, Rickert said.
BMW imagines that cars will make active suggestions, perhaps through voice commands, to let the driver know its time to wake up and focus on steering. The car would also let drivers know when its safe to delve into other tasks.
For instance, once the driver makes it to a safe stretch of freeway, an AI-backed voice would call out to let them know its a good time to make a phone call.
"When the car needs you to take over again, you need to quickly readjust everything so you can grab the steering wheel," Hampf said. "We're exploring this type of spectrum. We're looking for the sweet spot."
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Heart Coaching For A Better Tomorrow
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Post 7 Billion People: Peek Population
Great data visualisation on population levels that is getting a lot of attention.
One of the interesting issues I’ve highlighted as futurist for the past 6 years has been that of a “peek population.” I originally got alerted by this paper:
The global macroeconomic consequences of a demographic transition – Professor Warwick McKibbin, Lowy Institute for International Policy, Working Papers in International Economics – November 2005 – No. 7.05
The world is in the midst of a significant demographic transition with important implications for the macroeconomic performance of the global economy. This paper summarises the key features of the current and projected future demographic changes that are likely to have macroeconomic effects. It then applies a new ten region global model (an extended version of the MSG-Cubed model) incorporating demographic dynamics, to examine the consequences of projected global demographic change on the world economy from 2005 to 2050. A distinction is made between the effects on each country/region of its own demographic transition and the effects on each country/region of the equally large demographic changes occurring in the rest of the world. It is estimated that the macroeconomic consequences of demographic change over coming decades are large for the world as a whole. For each country both domestic and foreign demographic changes are important.
Posting the above to the Association of Professional Futurists listserv I followed up with this missive which pretty much summarises my thinking at present:
I wish I had your clients: ones I could entice to explore an un-picking of assumptions and the multifaceted insights that can arise in the process. Unfortunately, for my passions, I’ve often had to work hard to even get such data sets / analyses on the table to be considered at all, let alone looked at in depth.
I agree there are a huge number of factors involved in population levels, and any scenario, particularly simple trend extrapolations, are incredibly unlikely to be realistic. So the main thing I come back to is making it as simple as possible for people to digest *something* about this topic: high level assumptions, primary interactions and practical implications for today:
I see the main assumption being continued lowering of the birth rate, to a possible plateau, involving a clear ‘cresting’ of population numbers at some stage in the next 40-80 years.
The primary interactions that influence the scale and timing of the cresting, and if it is a slow or fast decline thereafter or establishes an unlikely stability in total population numbers, include technology (innovation/invention), carrying capacity/resource limits and socioeconomic stability (which are highly, dynamically, interdependent themselves!) as they impact on/are impacted by healthcare, food, education and capital.
The possible plateau in birth rates is the fundamental uncertainty point for me: it represents an echo of what the trans-humanists think of as the singularity: a lot could be said of it, most of it with little practical insight for the present;)
By contrast, the main practical insight I elicit for ‘today’ is that the ratio of productive labour v’s dependant populations will continue to skew heavily towards increasing economic dependency, and possibly, followed by rapidly declining population levels altogether.
Which leads to a clear challenge: how to prepare to better cope with increasingly aged populations who are living longer while the very foundations of our environmental-economic systems are fracturing? How do ‘we’ survive and thrive in this context? Can ‘we’ even help humanity ride this wave?
All very interesting stuff, highly debatable, and incredibly challenging to grok and respond to in the present!
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Ohio doesn't have a statewide COVID-19 vaccine waitlist. But some local health departments do.
Jessie Balmert
COLUMBUS – Ohio doesn't have a statewide waitlist or registration form for those seeking a COVID-19 vaccine, but several local health departments have set them up.
Starting next week, Ohioans ages 80 and older can obtain COVID-19 vaccines. Ohio is expected to receive about 100,000 doses for a population that includes about 420,000 residents.
More: New strain of COVID-19 discovered in Ohio
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New Trade Case on Imports of Dried Tart Cherries from the Republic of Turkey
By R. Kevin Williams, Mark R. Ludwikowski / Apr 29, 2019
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on April 23, 2019 by the Dried Tart Cherry Trade Committee (“Petitioner”) against imports of dried tart cherries from the Republic of Turkey.
The merchandise subject to these investigations consists of dried tart cherries, which may also be referred to as dried sour cherries or dried red tart cherries. Dried tart cherries may be processed from any variety of tart cherries. Tart cherries are generally classified as Prunus cerasus. Types of tart cherries include, but are not limited to, Amarelle, Kutahya, Lutowka, Montmorency, Morello, and Oblacinska. Dried tart cherries are covered by the scope of this investigation regardless of the horticulture method through which the cherries were produced (e.g., organic or not). The full scope of the merchandise covered is set forth below.
The petition includes AD (less than fair value) and CVD (unfair subsidy) allegations against the Republic of Turkey. The Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) will conduct the investigations. Within the next 45 days, the ITC will determine if the imports are injuring the U.S. industry. If the ITC finds injury, then the case will move to the DOC which will calculate the preliminary AD and CVD duty margins. The DOC’s preliminary determinations are currently scheduled for July 17, 2019 (CVD) and September 30, 2019 (AD), which are the dates when importers will be charged the calculated duties upon the products’ entry in the U.S. market.
There are strict statutory deadlines associated with these proceedings and affected companies are advised to prepare as soon as possible. If this product is of interest to you, please let us know so that we can provide you with additional information as it becomes available.
The following are key facts about this trade case:
Petitioner: The Dried Tart Cherry Trade Committee. The trade association is comprised of five U.S. dried tart cherries producers: Cherry Central Cooperative, Graceland Fruit, Inc., Payson Fruit Growers Coop, Shoreline Fruit, LLC, and Smeltzer Orchard Co.
Foreign Producers/Exporters and US Importers: Please contact us for a listing of individual companies named in the petition.
Alleged AD and CVD margins: Petitioner has alleged the following AD margins:
Republic of Turkey – AD margins of 628.90%.
The petition has also alleged CVD margins for China above de minimis.
Merchandise covered by the scope of the case:
The merchandise covered by this investigation includes dried tart cherries, regardless of whether they contain any added sugar or other sweetening matter, whether or not they are coated in oil or rice flour, whether infused or not infused, and regardless of the infusion ingredients, including sugar, sucrose, fruit juice, and any other infusion ingredients. The subject merchandise covers all shapes, sizes, and colors of dried tart cherries, whether pitted or unpitted, and whether whole, chopped, minced, crumbled, in granules, broken, or otherwise reduced in size. The scope covers dried tart cherries in all types of packaging, regardless of the size or packaging material.
Included in the scope of these investigations are dried tart cherries that otherwise meet the definition above that are packaged with non-subject products, including, but not limited to, mixtures of dried fruits and mixtures of dried fruits and nuts. Only the dried tart cherry components of such products are covered by these investigations; the scope does not include the non-subject components of such products.
Included in the scope of these investigations are all dried tart cherries produced in
Turkey, including dried tart cherries that have been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to processing by sweetening, coating, chopping, mincing, crumbling, packaging with non-subject products, or other packaging, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in Turkey.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations, are finished bakery and confectionery items (cakes, cookies, candy, etc.) that incorporate dried tart cherries as an ingredient.
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under 0813.40.3000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 0813.40.9000, 0813.50.0020, 0813.50.0060, 2006.00.2000, and 2008.60.0060. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.
While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
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BP pulls advertising campaign just months after our legal complaint
During BP’s net-zero announcement this week, new CEO Bernard Looney announced that BP will “stop corporate reputation advertising” and that the current Possibilities Everywhere ad campaign will end and not be replaced.
In December, we made a legal complaint against the campaign, which we believed could mislead people into thinking that BP are a renewables company, when 96% of the company’s spend is on oil and gas.
We’re demanding more details after BP pulls its advertising campaign
We welcome the oil giant’s announcement that it will cease its current advertising campaign, and see it as an acknowledgement that BP’s multimillion dollar marketing campaign was focused on improving its public reputation, while ignoring the reality of the climate impacts of its oil and gas products and operations.
What this means for our legal complaint
In December, our lawyers filed a complaint to the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, claiming the oil giant’s advertising campaign was misleading to consumers – given its focus on clean energy investments, when in reality more than 96% of BP’s annual spend is still on oil and gas. The campaign was BP’s biggest marketing blitz in a decade, with adverts shown across billboards, newspapers, television and social media in the UK, US and Europe.
ClientEarth’s Climate Accountability Lead Sophie Marjanac said:
“With its announcement, BP appears to have accepted that its approach to advertising was not in line with its stated ambition of helping the world get to net zero and that it was primarily aimed at improving the company’s reputation.”
The move is a step-change in messaging from BP, which has spent millions of pounds promoting its green credentials, but more needs to be done.
Sophie continued: “We now need to now see similar action from the rest of the oil industry – listed companies like Exxon, Shell, Chevron and Total, who all use aggressive marketing to promote their green credentials whilst expanding oil and gas production.”
In the face of the climate emergency, the public should know the truth about the fossil fuel industry and how its growing volumes of oil and gas production are fuelling the climate crisis.
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Patients who receive metal-on-metal hip implants may be at risk for severe side effects like device fracture, loosening of the implant, metal blood poisoning, or the need for revision surgery.
Patients suffering from deterioration of the hip joint are sometimes advised by their physicians to replace the injured hip with an artificial hip implant, and among the various models and designs of artificial hips, metal-on-metal implants have been some of the most widely-used. Patients who opt for this method of treatment typically do so under the impression that the implant will repair the injury or relieve their pain without causing them any unnecessary harm. Unfortunately, the mounting number of defective hip implants on the market today has raised serious concerns about the safety of these medical devices and the adverse side effects defective hip implants may impose upon patients. As the makers of artificial hip implants continue to issue recalls for their devices, the public is finally being made aware of the adverse events recipients of defective hip implants may be exposed to. If you received a metal-on-metal hip implant and have since suffered from a serious side effect like implant loosening or device fracture, contact an experienced attorney today for legal help.
Metal-on-Metal Alternatives for Hip Implants
While all artificial hip implants carry a potential risk of complications, the FDA has warned that metal-on-metal devices have unique risks in addition to the general risks of all hip implants. In light of the potential for metal-on-metal hip implants to put patients at unnecessary risk for devastating complications, many patients are researching alternative hip replacement systems that may be safer and equally as effective, including the following artificial hip devices:
Metal-on-polyethylene implants
Ceramic-on-polyethylene implants
Ceramic-on-ceramic implants
Ceramic-on-metal implants
Other more conservative options for treating deterioration of the hip joint that don’t involve surgery to replace the hip may include pain medication and physical therapy. In light of the potential for metal-on-metal hips to cause serious side effects in patients, the FDA recommends that orthopaedic surgeons choose a metal-on-metal hip implant only after determining that the benefits and risks of using an all-metal device outweigh the benefits of using an alternative hip system.
FDA, Hip Implants and Side Effects
July 2008 – Zimmer briefly recalls the Durom Cup hip implant to revise the device instructions, but the artificial hip returns to the market.
December 2009 – DePuy withdraws the ASR hip implant from the Australian market, and details a plan to phase the device out worldwide by 2010, citing slow sales as the reason for its removal.
March 2010 – DePuy finally acknowledges in a letter to doctors that its ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement system is defective and prone to early failure. At this time, the FDA has already received hundreds of reports of early failure involving the ASR hip implant system.
August 2010 – The FDA recalls two metal-on-metal hip implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System.
2011 – Johnson & Johnson estimates in an internal document that the ASR hip implant would fail within five years in 40% of patients who received the artificial hip.
February 2011 – Federal regulators launch an all-metal hip implant webpage to provide updated safety information and recommendations to consumers and medical professionals.
May 2011 – The FDA requires the manufacturers of metal-on-metal hip implants to conduct post-market surveillance studies on the safety and effectiveness of their artificial hips.
April 2012 – Stryker issues an Urgent Field Safety Notice to surgeons involving problems with the its Rejuvenate and ABG II implants, including “Excessive metal debris and/or ion generation” caused by “fretting and or/corrosion at or about the modular neck junction.”
June 2012 – Smith & Nephew recalls the metal liner components of its R3 Acetabular System, after thousands of patients in the U.S. received the implant from 2009 and 2012.
June 2012 – The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Panel meets to discuss the safety and effectiveness of metal-on-metal hip implants, and finds that there is little reason for surgeons to continue using the controversial devices.
July 2012 – Stryker recalls two hip replacement systems – the ABG II and Rejuvenate modular-neck hip stems – both of which had been linked to complications like metallosis, tissue death and hip implant loosening.
September 2012 – Artificial hip manufacturer, Smith & Nephew, issues an “Urgent Field Safety Notice,” warning the public that the Birmingham hip device is tied to a higher rate of failure than is acceptable in the UK.
September 2012 – Health regulators in Australia recommend routine blood tests and soft tissue imaging for all patients implanted with a metal-on-metal hip implant.
January 2013 – The FDA issues a safety communication to provide updated information to patients and medical professionals about the safety and effectiveness of metal-on-metal hip implants.
January 2013 – The FDA issues a proposed order requiring the makers of all-metal hip implants to submit premarket approval applications.
May 2013 – DePuy removes its Ultamet and Complete all-metal hip implant liners from the market, and announces that it is phasing out its metal-on-metal products in favor of plastic and ceramic devices.
November 2013 – Hospitals in the UK ban metal-on-metal hip implant systems, due to higher-than-expected failure rates.
Artificial Hip Side Effect Studies
November 2010 – Researchers from the UK publish a study on the failure rate of the Ultima metal liner, designed to be used with DePuy’s Ultima Metal-on-Metal Acetabular Cup, and found that 13.8% of hips required revision surgery after failing. During the revision surgeries, doctors found a number of serious complications, including cloudy fluid pockets in the hip, ruptured tendons and necrosis (tissue death).
October 2011 – In a special report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers examined a Department of Justice settlement agreement with five major hip implant manufacturers – DePuy, Biomet, Smith & Nephew, Stryker and Zimmer – and found that orthopedic surgeons received payments from these five companies for consulting, research and clinical study work, as well as royalties on products they helped develop.
February 2012 – The BBC and the British Medical Journal launch an investigation into all-metal hip implant concerns, and report that there may be hundreds of thousands of patients who have faulty hip replacement systems that may expose them to toxic metal.
March 2012 – Metal-on-metal hip implants are significantly more likely to fail than other models of artificial hips, according to research published in The Lancet.
March 2012 – A study conducted by the National Joint Registry of England and Wales finds that 12% of patients who received the DePuy ASR resurfacing implant, and 13% of those who received the ASR total hip replacement, required revision surgery after five years, to remove or replace the faulty device.
June 2012 – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery publishes a study indicating that patients who receive all-metal total hip replacements may be ten times more likely to develop pseudotumors, or semi-solid masses that are greater than two centimeters in diameter.
December 2012 – The medical journal Orthopedics publishes a study highlighting the case of a 54-year-old woman who received the DePuy Pinnacle implant and developed soft-tissue growths called bursal cysts in her hip, due to metal debris shed by the implant. The cysts reportedly cut off circulation to her lower leg and she underwent revision surgery to replace the device with a ceramic-on-ceramic implant.
February 2013 – Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that women are 29% more likely than men to require revision surgery for artificial hip implant failure within three years.
Why We Think the Makers of Hip Implants Should be Held Liable for Side Effects
Many recipients of metal-on-metal hip implants have pursued corrective actions to repair or replace their damaged hip devices, including revision surgery, which can take both a physical and financial toll on patients. Many of these same patients have taken legal action against the makers of metal-on-metal hip implants, accusing the manufacturing companies of:
Manufacturing and selling defective devices
Failing to research the long-term effects of their products
Knowing that their hip replacement systems were defective
Failing to provide adequate warnings to consumers and the medical community about the risk of complications from all-metal hip implants
Knowing that their all-metal hips carried a higher-than-expected rate of failure within just a few years after being implanted
Willfully concealing problems with metal-on-metal hip implants from the general public
What should you do? If you believe you have been harmed by side effects of an artificial hip implant, you should contact an attorney as soon as possible to discuss filing a lawsuit against the device manufacturing company.
Receiving a defective hip implant can significantly affect the rest of your life, potentially resulting in debilitating injury to the bone or joint, restricted movement, and even damage to internal organs and the nervous system. If you or a loved one has suffered from adverse side effects allegedly associated with a metal-on-metal hip implant like DePuy’s ASR hip replacement system, contact a reputable product liability lawyer today. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries, medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, which you can collect by filing a defective hip implant lawsuit against the manufacturing company. You are not at fault for any injuries caused by a defective product, especially medical devices like hip implants that are designed to correct injuries, not cause them. With the help of a qualified defective product attorney, you can collect the compensation you deserve and protect yourself from further harm.
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The Top 10 Colleges for Playwriting
October 12, 2017 // by Rebeca Arens
The curtains open, the lights go up and you know every word before the actors open their mouths. You wrote this. Your endless nights agonizing over a scene that won’t come out properly, tearing out your hair when things just don’t make sense— they don’t matter anymore. All playwrights start somewhere, and it begins on campus. Students who dream of seeing their name on a playbill and walking away with a Tony or an Obie need to find colleges for playwriting with on-campus organizations, a variety of playwriting courses, experienced professors, student awards, scholarships and even small classes for a more personal experience.
Ready to write the next great American script? Check out the 10 best colleges for Playwriting.
10. YALE UNIVERSITY
Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Lupita Nyong’o—big names walked the hallowed halls of Yale University’s theatre program. Beyond the stars on Hollywood Boulevard, playwrights like Quiara Alegri’a Hudes, the book writer of the Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights, made Yale their workstation. Aspiring playwrights get all sorts of opportunities to hone their craft at Yale, like the Senior Project Season. Each year, Theatre Studies majors can work on and write their own show. Whether you write in a classroom or independently, you can work with playwriting professors like Marsha Norman, who has won awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award, to perfect your script.
9. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Why wait until graduation to see your name on a playbill? At Carnegie Mellon, students can visit the Scotch’n’Soda Theatre (a student-run theatre that develops and performs student-written works alongside professional ones) to perfect their plays and receive constructive feedback, open to students from all majors. Aspiring playwrights also get the opportunity to work on their pieces in courses like Advanced Playwriting, where they learn how to draw from experience and challenge their limitations. And if the urge strikes to write for the screen, you’re not alone. Alumni Javier Grillo-Marxuach first wrote for the Scotch’n’Soda Theatre stage before he moved on to write the first seasons of Lost and win a Writers Guild of America Award. Who knows? After four years in the School of Drama, that might be you.
8. COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
Playwrights bring their scripts to life year-round on the stages of Columbia College’s four theatres. The student-directed productions let aspiring directors and playwrights network, possibly even to collaborate on post-grad projects. Entertainment industry hopefuls can take a semester in L.A., combining a part-time internship at the Raleigh Studio Lot with a reduced class schedule. Meanwhile, comedic playwrights spend their semester in The Second City for hands-on training in Comedic Studies. Regardless of what students pursue, Columbia College encourages playwrights to produce work while in school through the courses offered, plus scholarships and prizes. Artistic Talent Scholarships are open to playwrights who submit a 10-15 page script. Or, awards like the Karen Osney Brownstein Writing Prize or the Seymour Brick Memorial Prize honor students who submit the best one-act or full length plays with up to $2,000 in prizes.
7. OHIO UNIVERSITY
Developing writers need real world experience to blossom. And at OU, students can go on a yearlong study abroad program in London to experience a theatre program rooted in British tradition, theatres and museums. Professors help place students in summer theatre internships all over the country, from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Junior Annabelle Fisher said students have many opportunities to write and produce projects. “One of the professors runs a program that takes students to Los Angeles every semester, so he has a lot of really great industry connections and he’s really passionate about professional development. It really feels like the faculty wants graduates of the program to be employed and successful as much as the graduates do.” Besides classes, the university offers $5,000 grants to bring student work to life and the Scott McPherson’s Writing Scholarship.
6. SUNY AT PURCHASE COLLEGE
Join the long ranks of successful playwrights at Purchase. Famous alumni include playwright Donald Margulies, author of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner With Friends. At the school, Obie Award-winning playwright Professor Rachel Dickstein teaches multiple playwriting courses that fulfill requirements for the Playwriting and Screenwriting major. In the class Making New Plays, students collaborate with actors to develop plays for a campus-wide showcase. Out of class, SUNY’s student body flexes creative muscles with all sorts of organizations focused on giving students opportunities to showcase their work. Recently, students formed a festival called P.O.V. Theatre and Film Festival to host student works. And in the four theatres of the Performing Arts Center, the Theatre department hosts senior projects all year long. New Plays Now dedicates itself solely to performing student-written scripts each year. “Students apply in the spring, and four writers are selected and their work showcased in the New Plays Now Festival in the fall. Many students also self-produce their work on campus,” said Playwriting Professor Peggy Stafford.
5. DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Take a crack at featuring your work. The Theatre School of DePaul University has multiple forums for student playwrights, from the Grease Monkey Theatre, a sketch comedy student group, to the New Playwrights series, a mainstage performance of original plays written by fourth-year playwrights pursuing a BFA in Playwriting. Professor Carlos Murillo, the head of Playwriting, said students learn how to develop and put forward a world premiere of a play through the New Playwrights Series. “Playwrights who are selected for NPS participate in every aspect of the process—from casting to the design process to rehearsal and openings.” In the years leading up to that, students can work with the Open Theatre Group, whose shows are primarily student-written. Talented alumni started at DePaul, including Tarell Alvin McCraney, the playwright whose script was adapted as the screenplay for Moonlight. The nationally-recognized faculty, drawn from nationally recognized playwrights and local working artists, can get you to that level—so take advantage of your time at DePaul to find a mentor and network.
4. BARD COLLEGE AT SIMON’S ROCK
Find your voice among the many different classes Bard offers to their aspiring playwrights. You can work on the next Hamilton after taking Bard’s playwriting class about dramatizing nonfictional sources, or take Neil Gaiman’s class on bringing the world of fantasy to the stage. The 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio will let you build a close relationship with professors that can turn into recommendation letters for summer internships. Professors include professional playwrights and directors. Playwright-in-residence Chiori Miyagawa has written plays for over 20 years, including American Dreaming and Awakening, a stage adaption of Kate Chopin’s novel. Want more industry connections? Fisher Center’s Live Arts Bard (LAB) lets students observe professional playwrights, directors and set designers develop new works from rehearsals to curtain call. Each year, many artists and ensembles call LAB home as they work on productions and test new ideas or techniques. Students get up close and personal with this process, interacting with the new ideas and artists themselves.
3. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York University’s Tisch School of Arts features a Dramatic Writing program that trains you in multiple mediums of writing. Senior Andres Osorio said the program includes elective workshops for juniors and seniors. “Master classes in writing for TV animation, sketch comedy, graphic novels, late night TV, action films or an adaptation are some of the most exciting ones that have sprung up in my time here,” said Osorio. Part of that experience includes the many playwriting awards you can submit your work to win, such as the Julie Harris Playwright Award and the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards, whose prizes range from $500 to $2,500. It even encompasses the skilled professors who teach classes within Dramatic Writing, like Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld writer Charlie Rubin and prolific playwright Cheri Magid. “I’ve had amazing writing professors in all three forms. I’ve gotten internships at production companies, off-Broadway theatres and The Daily Show. The instruction I’ve received has been invaluable and I know we are the only people in the world getting this unique undergraduate training experience,” said Osorio.
2. EMORY UNIVERSITY
Emory gives the best of both worlds to aspiring playwrights whose true passion is the theatre. “The program is definitely for students who are more interested in being a holistic theatre scholar. It is truly a BA program that will lead its writers towards additional experience in directing, design and dramaturgy, as well as becoming seasoned writers,” said senior Max McCreary. Throughout the year, aspiring playwrights can develop and workshop their plays alongside fellow students, preparing to showcase their plays at the Lenaia Festival and a chance to win at the Furry Curries, the annual student theatre awards. Emory also offers strong departmental support for playwriting students, with a wide variety of resources to kick start their career. “By the time I will have graduated, I will have a full-length play in full production through the department, a one-act in Atlanta Fringe, three pieces of short form produced at professional theatres around the country and countless public readings directed and performed by students and faculty,” said McCreary. In addition, every other year, a student can win the opportunity for a professional staged reading through Theater Emory.
1. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
USC houses the Brand New Theatre, a student theatre company that produces exclusively student-written works. “Each fall we produce a one act festival and in the spring we put on a full length production which is written, directed, acted and designed by USC students. We often workshop with our student playwrights in order to make their script the best it can be,” said senior and Brand New Theatre president Savannah Harrow. Harrow also said a few of their shows have been produced professionally. “Most recently [it] was This Our Now by Olivia Crodell at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this past summer.” Support from student works comes from other corners as well. The School of Dramatic Arts and the Theatre Student Association promote independent student productions and provide production grants. Playwriting students also find support within the talented faculty that makes up the Playwriting program. Professor Luis Alfaro has produced many plays over the past 25 years, which have been collected in multiple anthologies. Professor Paula Cizmar has been chosen for multiple playwriting residencies internationally.
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About Rebeca Arens
Rebeca is a senior at William and Mary majoring in English and Hispanic Studies. She is overly invested in Netflix, gelato, and the welfare of every dog and cat she comes across.
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New Mexico’s ground game and CSU’s explosive offense key to Friday’s game
Kevin Lytle
The Coloradoan
It’s a flashback to Friday night lights for CSU’s football players this week.
It’s a night usually reserved for high school football, but the Rams play their second Friday night game of the season this week at New Mexico (8:15 p.m., ESPN2).
Here are three thoughts as Colorado State University looks to win its fourth game in a row.
Mitigate the option — New Mexico’s trickiness is built on the seldom-seen option attack. The Lobos (3-3, 1-2 MW) are 19th in the nation in rush yards per game. In the unique system — which is usually used as a compensation for a talent gap — a variety of rushers receive carries instead of one dominant back.
New Mexico has three players who have rushed for at least 200 yards this season, plus another two with more than 150 yards. Six different players have rushing touchdowns.
When an option team is getting 4 to 6 yards a play, they can eat clock, wear down a defense and pull off an upset. There will be some big gains, but if CSU can frequently knock New Mexico into second down, third down and long situations, the Rams will be primed for success defensively.
Rams run, too — CSU is known for an electric passing attack that ranks ninth in the country in yards and has the leading receiver in the nation in Michael Gallup. But the hidden star is the rushing attack, led by Dalyn Dawkins and Izzy Mathews. The Rams (5-2, 3-0) are averaging just less than 200 yards per game. Dawkins has 684 yards and has rushed for at least 120 yards in each of his last three games. Matthews has 414 yards.
If the Rams run well, it has a twofold benefit. First, it helps keep the passing game open by forcing defenses to move players toward the line of scrimmage to slow the run, leaving them vulnerable to long passes. Second, eating some clock while wearing down New Mexico’s defense helps keep CSU’s defense fresh to stop the option.
Keep pace, become bowl eligible — CSU, Boise State and Wyoming are all without a loss atop the Mountain Division of the MW (CSU has played one more game than both), so the Rams need to keep winning to try and make the conference title game. Wyoming plays at Boise State on Saturday night.
A win Friday would keep CSU on pace in the conference, give the Rams eight wins in a row in the series and make them bowl eligible for the fifth season in a row.
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NOS4A2 Episode 2 Promo & Clip: The Graveyard of What Might Be
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By Christian Long
After the vampire series NOS4A2 premiered last night, AMC is enticing viewers with what’s to come, which includes a trailer and a sneak peek for what’s to come in the second episode. You can check out both videos in the player below!
The series is based on Joe Hill’s bestselling novel of the same name, tells the story of Charlie Manx, played by Zachary Quinto. A seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, he deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – an icy, twisted Christmas village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the law. Manx finds his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift.
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Ashleigh Cummings plays Vic McQueen, a young, working-class artist whose creativity awakens a supernatural ability to track Manx (Quinto). What Vic lacks in social confidence, she makes up for in courage, humor, and tough-as-nails grit. She strives to defeat Manx and rescue his victims without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself.
NOS4A2 is produced by AMC Studios in association with Tornante Television. The series is executive produced by Joe Hill, who wrote the book on which the series is based, Jami O’Brien (Fear The Walking Dead, Hell On Wheels), who created the show for television and will serve as showrunner, and Lauren Corrao, Co-President of Tornante Television. The cast also includes the previously announced Olafur Darri Olafsson (Lady Dynamite) as Bing Partridge, Virginia Kull (The Looming Tower) as Linda McQueen, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Punisher) as Chris McQueen and Jahkara Smith (aka Sailor J) as Maggie Leigh.
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Exploring UCaaS: The main benefits for enterprises
Getting unified communications-as-a-service right can mean more agility, higher productivity, and cost control
Rene Millman
Like many other technological advances over the past decade, the unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) market has experienced a speedy revolution as suppliers seek to pull in customers with shiny new features.
Legacy unified communications (UC) systems are already being phased out and replaced by cloud-delivered UCaaS.
According to Gartner, by 2021, 90% of all new UC purchases will be cloud-based UCaaS, up from 50% in 2018. Current predictions from IDC suggest that by 2020, half of all businesses will be using UCaaS services in some way.
According to Dale Vile, CEO and distinguished analyst at analyst firm Freeform Dynamics, the legacy UC market changed when Microsoft entered the market over a decade ago.
“Suddenly, UC became more of a cross-sell from email, messaging and other forms of collaboration,” he says.
“OCS [office communication server] was a natural add-on to the on-premise Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint environment, though lots of early implementations suffered from lack of attention to underlying network requirements,” he adds.
Before long, the original UC players were forming relationships with Microsoft and IBM in some very large accounts.
Understanding UCaaS
Vile says this background is important to bear in mind when considering the UCaaS market today.
“The conversation needs to go beyond the commonly cited benefits – move from capex [capital expenditure] to opex [operational expenditure], general lowering of costs, secure remote-access baked in, and ease of management together with increased flexibility. Such benefits of the as-a-service model are now generally well-understood,” he adds.
But why should businesses embrace UCaaS, and what benefits will it bring?
In essence, UCaaS offers communication and collaboration services via the cloud, accessible from any device. It brings together functions such as voice and telephony, meeting solutions, messaging, presence and instant messaging in a single package. Businesses pay for what they use.
The main benefit of UCaaS is that there is instant connectivity across devices allowing teams to continue working seamlessly.
“Beyond this, UCaaS offers both reliability and security by creating performance redundancies that protect against downtime,” says Sukamal Banerjee, corporate vice-president and head of IoT WoRKS at HCL Technologies.
“With data backed up over cloud, it keeps the business running, even in extreme situations, while service providers have measures in place to monitor networks for known threats and potential vulnerabilities.”
Vile says that UCaaS is probably best considered as part of a broader workforce-enablement strategy.
“With the continued increase in mobile and distributed working, together with the growing need to collaborate across organisational boundaries, the ‘as-as-service’ model is looking more and more attractive,” he says.
Getting the right UCaaS in your business
But implementing UCaaS is not just about plugging in and turning on, you have to have the right tools for your business as well as the right providers.
Vile says that the big question for buyers right now is how to scope requirements.
“Do you take a best-of-breed approach and separate the various components, or jump in and commit to one of the all-encompassing collaboration suites? Each has its pros and cons,” he says.
“Office 365 is comprehensive, but very complex with arguably too much in it for any single organisation to digest. Google’s G-Suite, on the other hand, still feels like a work in progress in relation to real-time collaboration, while alliance-based propositions often have gaps and disjoints.
“You could stay focused on the purely comms side of the equation, but that’s not where the market – or business users – are headed.”
Vile adds that the bottom line when considering providers is that businesses need to look at where they’ve come from – Office, customer relationship management (CRM), or call centre, for example – and who is using them today, and particularly the industries, organisation sizes and use cases with which they are aligned.
“They all have their target constituencies and their good and bad points. They also each have their own world view, and that has to fit with yours,” he says.
The pros and cons of different UCaaS offerings
As with all technology, UCaaS offerings are different from company to company and product to product.
Banerjee says there are three choices when it comes to UCaaS: single-tenancy, multi tenancy and the hybrid approach.
He says that single tenancy offers a customised software platform that connects to the on-premise system and/or applications.
“Though it is the more expensive solution, with the upgrade cost usually borne by the customer, it offers a higher level of security by keeping each customer’s data separate, so that downtime for one customer does not affect the other,” he says.
With multi-tenancy UCaaS technologies, software is hosted in the cloud at the service provider datacentre, and not locally. In this setup, all the UCaaS customers share a single software platform.
“The key advantages are lower cost, higher reliability and better support services – including provisioning of software upgrades. The major disadvantage of multi-tenancy, however, is that it offers fewer options for customisation,” says Banerjee.
The hybrid approach can provide the middle ground. Hybrid UCaaS systems are often the best choice for companies that already have a legacy system in use and want to transition to a cloud-based UCaaS, according to Banerjee.
“This approach is also used by enterprises that want to keep their data secure in a single-tenant environment, while still taking advantage of a multi-tenancy system,” he adds.
Before you implement
Before implementing a UCaaS technology in your organisation, it is important to understand the needs of your business before implementing any technology.
But UCaaS – thanks to the as-a-service model – is very simple to roll out, according to Sunny Dhami, senior director of product marketing and go-to-market for RingCentral.
“As there is no need for a huge overhaul, companies can bring-in a UCaaS product and potentially have it up and running very quickly, especially compared to on-premise systems. The product can then be integrated with a wide range of applications, including Google, Microsoft Office and Salesforce products,” he says.
Banerjee says that having a realistic plan is also essential, since moving to cloud-based UCaaS requires time and money.
“Set a realistic expectation about your ROI [return on investment], and accept that there will be a learning curve as employees and the organisation adjust to the new system,” he says.
“Choosing a reliable partner can help with this. Many managed service providers specialise in UCaaS, cloud and other emerging technologies, and can bring extensive experience in UCaaS implementation through best practices and tested frameworks.”
Deploying UCaaS
According to Bryan Martin, chairman and CTO at 8x8, when it comes to implementing UCaaS in an organisation, a number of steps need to be carried out.
First is to perform a site and user survey to determine networking and bandwidth requirements to understand the varying personas in the organisation so you can match them to the right user license.
There also needs to a plotting out of future call flows. Numbers have to be ported to the new UCaaS provider, then there is desk phone installation, as well as testing the system and the network.
There also has to be training of admins and users, especially on modern features such as accessing your business communications from any mobile device.
“When you’re looking for a UCaaS partner, ask them about their process for setup and implementation – you can normally gauge from the amount of detail you receive whether this is going to be a smooth experience with that supplier,” says Martin.
“During this stage, make sure to request a dedicated project manager who will coordinate the work across the supplier and your team during the transition. This will help keep your team informed of how the project is evolving in a timely fashion.”
He adds that organisations should take advantage of user training opportunities to encourage adoption of new features across the organisation.
The future of UCaaS
Martin says that over the next 12 to 18 months, workforce mobility, video and chat will be as relevant as voice.
“Today’s workforce expects to be able to work from any location at any time, which sets a high bar for enterprise IT teams to deliver against. We expect to see more suppliers that can deliver a location and device-agnostic, integrated suite of video, chat and voice products that empower the workforce of tomorrow,” he says.
Banerjee says that with technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and 5G gaining popularity among consumers, their entry into enterprise UC is the first of many steps towards a different kind of workplace.
“Voice assistants are already being explored for doing simple tasks like controlling your telepresence systems, joining meetings and retrieving documents,” he adds.
Dhami says that in the next 18 months we’re going to see AI continue to be more embedded within UCaaS in the same way that the technology is appearing in contact centres.
“As more aspects of UCaaS become automated, we’ll see products develop in a new and interesting ways, making platforms even more appealing to businesses,” he says.
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Pro-Israel Christian, David Burrowes, loses seat in election
David Burrowes was one of the casualties of Thursday’s General Election, losing his seat in Enfield South.
Burrowes, who describes himself as evangelical Christian, was a strong supporter of Israel speaking out on many occasions for the Jewish state.
In an interview with ConservativeHome, Burrowes spoke of his Christian faith and the connection with Israel.
“I grew up in an Anglican Church. I wouldn’t define myself as an Anglican. I’m a Christian, a committed Christian. If you wanted to label me, an evangelical Christian.
“That can take me into an Anglican church if an Anglican church is preaching the Bible well. It takes me wherever the Bible is taught well and faithfully.
“Firstly I grew up in Christ Church, Cockfosters, which is well known for being the church at the end of the [Piccadilly] line, when you’ve fallen asleep after a late night in the West End – if you’re trying to search around for a taxi, you may end up at the church.
“It was where they held the memorial service for Elvis Presley and have inscribed on the pews ‘Elvis Lives’. My father sang alongside Cliff Richard in the choir there.
“It’s lesser known for the fact I grew up there and came to faith through that church and the youth work there. I spent time as a youth leader, did a lot of youth work, could perhaps have ended up as a youth worker if I didn’t become a criminal defence lawyer and then a politician.”
In answer to his passion for politics, Burrowes said, “Some of it grew out of my Christian faith and seeing it as a regular response to be involved in public life and society. With Robert [Robert Halfon] we went along to his Shabbat Friday night meals and talked about faith and community and those values we shared, the Judaeo-Christian values of this country that we cared passionately about, plus support for Israel as well as seeing the outworking of that.”
In 2014, Burrowes made the headlines for criticising a vote in Parliament, saying “The House of Commons’ symbolic debate and vote on Palestinian statehood in London Monday is a mistake and does not advance the cause of peace, British parliamentarian.”
He frequently visited Israel, spoke out against anti-Semitism and faithfully defended other Christian values whilst an MP.
He and other MPs that support Israel and have lost seats will be missed.
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Governor Abbott Takes Executive Action To Contain Spread Of COVID-19
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June 26, 2020 | Austin, Texas
Limits Certain Businesses And Services With Direct Link To Infections
Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. This decision comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations have increased and the positivity rate in Texas increased above 10%, which the Governor previously stated would lead to further preventative action. The targeted, measured directives in the executive order are based on links between certain types of businesses and services and the recent rise in positive cases throughout the state.
The order includes the following:
All bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51% of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages are required to close at 12:00 PM today. These businesses may remain open for delivery and take-out, including for alcoholic beverages, as authorized by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Restaurants may remain open for dine-in service, but at a capacity not to exceed 50% of total listed indoor occupancy, beginning Monday, June 29, 2020.
Rafting and tubing businesses must close.
Outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people must be approved by local governments, with certain exceptions.
“As I said from the start, if the positivity rate rose above 10%, the State of Texas would take further action to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Abbott. “At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars. The actions in this executive order are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and enhance public health. We want this to be as limited in duration as possible. However, we can only slow the spread if everyone in Texas does their part. Every Texan has a responsibility to themselves and their loved ones to wear a mask, wash their hands, stay six feet apart from others in public, and stay home if they can. I know that our collective action can lead to a reduction in the spread of COVID-19 because we have done it before, and we will do it again.”
Here is a copy of the complete Executive Action.
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By Gregon Monday, May 15th
Cult of Personality…
100 years on from the Virgin Mary sighting at Fatima, Pope Francis canonises two of the shepherd children who witnessed the event.
When science and the occult went head-to-head on a German mountaintop.
Canadian miners discovered the amazingly preserved petrified remains of a 110 million-year-old dinosaur.
Kansas archaeologist rediscovers lost Native American city.
A baffling brain defect has been linked to gut bacteria.
Toyota backs flying car project in Japan.
We are on the verge of discovering aliens, according to these scientists.
Solving the Fermi Paradox: could advanced aliens be Lovecraftian ‘Old Ones’, sleeping through the eons?
What if we discovered an alien civilization *less* advanced than our own?
Where have all the insects gone? Dramatic decline in insect biomass recorded.
Never-before-seen footage shows ‘unicorn of the sea’ using its tusk to stun fish.
Humans have a poor sense of smell? It’s just a myth.
Three physicists publish an article in Sci-Am criticising the prevailing cosmological theory – other scientists didn’t like that.
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I want all of my new special agents and intelligence analysts to understand the FBI’s history [of] interaction with Dr. [Martin Luther] King and draw from it an understanding of the dangers of falling in love with our own rectitude. And the importance of being immersed in that design of the founders with oversight by the courts and Congress so that we don’t fall in love with our own view of things.
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Nostradamus says:
Fatima, The Pope and the Shepherd’s children.
On the links today we have details of science v the Occult on a German mountain top from the 1920s detailing a ritual to turn a goat into a boy, and one about the Pope in Portugal turning a dead boy into a Saint, this in the year 2017!
Whilst the 1920s ‘experiment’ in Germany was a little tongue in cheek, nevertheless, it followed a scientific path to determine that the Occult ritual did not work and that it belonged in ‘folklore’.
However the Pope’s version is seen as ‘proven’ by a huge number of people even though no scientific or rational look has been taken of ‘religion’.
Makes me sad and no wonder the world appears to be heading down the toilet: irrational ideas, primitive and non-scientific reasoning seems to rule these day.
On a brighter note, at least religion produced the classic Monty Python’s ‘The Spanish Inquisition’ (which nobody expects…)
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Tuesday, May 16th at 11:33 am
I’d say that any sort of magic will fail to work when those attempting it are not believers. If their hearts and minds and souls aren’t in tune with their work, then no sort of mystical circuit will ever be completed.
Think of it as any physical electrical circuit. If any portion is faulty, then energy will not flow through it, and the circuit, and thus the device, fails to operate as desired or expected.
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From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell 'prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
Ah, the frustrated song book. Turns out his was a specially of mine, especially before I got into actual song parody. One of the first sketches I wrote was in college for a St. Patrick's Day show where a guy in a leprechaun suit (me) tries to put together a medley of Irish tunes, but can only come up with the jingle for Irish Spring Soap.
I don't recall what prompted this skit, I had forgotten about it until I starting going back to all my old stuff, but it's very typical of me. Less so of PHC, which is probably why it wasn't used. GK is very much reduced to a straight man here, just trying to correct the "comic," and growing frustrated by the process. That's a bit out of character for his character.
However, the idea that a singer can't come up with the right song when there are dozens of songs about NYC is a pretty solid premise for a sketch. The line "I left my spleen in New Orleans" was a little ditty I'd sing whenever I heard the Tony Bennett standard, developed in a time when I felt I had to put a twist on everything, because that's "what comedy did!" And, there's a bit of topicality here with mentions of Mayor Guilliani, who, thought respected in NYC at the time, was still not thought well of by the NPR liberals, so that line would have gotten a laugh. I'm especially fond of the wrap up and smiled as I re-read the bit while editing it for the blog. Abbott & Costello would have had a fine time with it. Keillior & Co., less so.
I SING OF NYC
(GK, SINGER)
GK: New York, legend of film, television and song. And we'd like to perform a medley of New York songs.
SR: My kind of town, New York is---
GK: Hold it. That's not right.
SR: New York isn't your kind of town?
GK; Well, yes it is, but that's not a New York song.
SR: Yes it is. It's got New York in it.
GK: It's supposed to be, "My kind of town, Chicago is." Try again.
SR: I left my heart in New York City---
GK: Now stop right there. That's not a New York song either.
SR: Yes it is. When I bought these songs, I asked for New York songs.
GK: Who'd you buy them from?
SR: Mayor Guilliani.
GK: The song is "I left my heart in San Francisco."
SR: Guilliani isn't the mayor of San Francisco.
GK: From the top.
SR: "I left my heart in San Francisco, I left my spleen in New Orleans..." You're right it does sound better.
GK: Do the next one.
SR: I don't think I will.
GK: You'd better sing it. We promised the people a New York Medley.
SR: They'll understand.
GK: I won't. Sing the song.
SR: Neeeeew York City, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains---
GK: Hold it, hold it. Now that's just silly. Did you think that was a New York song?
SR: Uh-huh.
GK: Think about it, man. That can't be a New York song. There are no plains in New York.
SR: Sure there are. At Kennedy Airport.
GK: Let's just move on.
SR: "The hills are alive with the sound of traffic---"
GK: No, they're alive with the sound of music.
SR: Not in my neighborhood.
GK: Push on, maybe no one will notice.
SR: (ala Jolson) New York, how I loves ya, how I loves ya, my dear New Yorky---
GK: "New Yorky?"
SR: Milwaukee?
GK: This isn't turning out well at all. Perhaps we'll hand out pamphlets about the city instead.
SR: I'm sorry, I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't think of a song.
GK: You couldn't think of a New York song?
SR: No, I choked. I went blank. And it's so ridiculous because I Love New York
GK: Because it's so exciting.
SR: Yes! Yes, it's a helluva town. The east side, west side, all around the town, every street's a boulevard in old New York. 'Cause when you get stuck between the moon and New York City, it's everything they say and no place that I'd rather be---
GK: Where else can you do a half a million things and all at a quarter to three?
SR: Exactly! Any where, take the train, take the bus, take Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too. And especially now, with summer in the city, because I love New York in June, although autumn in New York is very nice, also. Most of the time I'm in a New York state of mind. I want to be a part of it.
GK: New York?
SR: New York! 'cause if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere. But I couldn't think of a medley!
GK: That's a shame. Well, you tried.
SR: Well, I'll be going now.
GK: Where are you going?
SR: Forty second street.
GK: Give my regards to Broadway.
SR: Okay..Hey, wait a second!
GK: I'm sorry, we're out of time, maybe next week.
Ah, back in my teenage I had a couple of friends who knew the 'spleen in New Orleans' version. Or at least bits of it. Now I do a web search for the lyrics and the Net seems to think they've been lost in the mists of time :-( Perhaps you could change that ;-)
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Luminex Test Technology Entering Clinical Usage
Growing number of labs now generating patient test results from LabMAP™ system
| From the Volume VIII No. 6 - April 30, 2001 Issue
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"April 30, 2001 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News"
CEO SUMMARY: Multi-analyte diagnostic testing is moving closer to widespread clinical usage. During the past 12 months, several of the nation’s largest laboratory companies have begun to use Luminex Corporation’s LabMAP™ system to generate patient test results. At the same time, the first diagnostic test kits based on LabMAP technology have been submitted to the FDA for review.
EARLY-ADOPTER clinical laboratories are rolling out the first versions of multiplex test assays using Luminex Corporation’s LabMAP™ system.
“Large clinical laboratories are now generating patient results on a regular basis with our diagnostic test system,” stated Randel S. Marfin, Vice President of Business Development at Luminex, based in Austin, Texas. “This is an important milestone for our technology, because it demonstrates that the LabMAP system is effective in clinical settings.”
Growing Sales Of LabMAP
Laboratory executives and pathologists should keep a close watch on Luminex Corporation and its multi-analyte profiling (MAP) technology. As of March 31, 2001, Luminex had sold more than 500 LabMAP systems to customers in the biomedical research, clinical diagnostics and pharmaceutical markets.
More telling, of the 27 strategic partnerships Luminex has developed, 17 are with companies primarily involved in clinical diagnostics. This is evidence that diagnostic vendors consider Luminex’s technology to be credible and want to incorporate LabMap into the diagnostic products they offer their clinical lab customers.
The most recent strategic partnership announced by Luminex involves ARUP Laboratories of Salt Lake City. “ARUP is developing a variety of immunoassay and molecular diagnostic tests that will run on the LabMAP system,” said Marfin. “These assays incorporate the multi-analyte capabilities of the LabMAP system.”
Luminex has similar strategic partnerships with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. and Dynacare’s esoteric division, Dynagene. The company has also sold LabMAP systems to most of the largest lab companies in the United States, including Laboratory Corporation of America.
Other strategic partners are developing diagnostic kits which use the LabMAP system. “Zeus Scientific has submitted an application for diagnostic test kits to the FDA,” noted Marfin. “One Lambda, Inc. and Lifecodes, Corporation have both released human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tissue typing kits for clinical use.”
THE DARK REPORT was the first in the lab industry to call attention to Luminex and its revolutionary bioassay technology. (See TDR, December 21, 1998.) Because of the relatively modest cost of the complete LabMAP instrument suite, called the Luminex 100 Integrated System (Luminex 100 IS, with a retail price of around $45,000), THE DARK REPORT believes a large number of clinical laboratories will be able to acquire this technology and benefit from it.
The transformational aspects of LabMAP derive from these facts:
The total cost, including a royalty fee to Luminex, is lower for each analyte than conventional diagnostic testing methods;
The current technology can support up to 100 assays per sample and Luminex is developing the capability to do 1,000 assays per sample;
Each sample (with 100 assays) can be tested in just a few seconds;
The sample size can be as small as 50 microliters, or about the size of a capillary tube draw; and,
The LabMap instrument is compact and requires just a few square feet of counter space.
These five attributes illustrate why Luminex’s technology is considered to be a paradigm-shifting breakthrough in diagnostic testing and other bioassay applications in pharmaceutical, bioagricultural, and biomedical research.
Now that clinical laboratories are beginning to use LabMAP to generate patient test results on a daily basis, it is important for lab executives and pathologists to understand the market dynamics currently pushing LabMAP forward.
For diagnostic applications, Luminex has followed a two-pronged business strategy. It actively encouraged two types of customers to acquire LabMAP systems and adopt them for diagnostic purposes.
One class of customers includes the nation’s 10 to 20 largest clinical laboratories. Although Luminex will not disclose names of its lab customers, it is reasonable to assume that several of the large public lab companies own LabMAPs, along with the national reference labs which provide reference and esoteric testing to hospitals and other labs.
These five attributes illustrate why Luminex’s technology is considered to be a paradigm-shifting breakthrough in diagnostic testing…
Beginning in 1999, Luminex began selling LabMAP systems to the biggest laboratories. Luminex represented that these labs could use LabMAP technology in two ways. First, they could use LabMAP to “home brew” existing assays. Typically, “home brew” assays are performed because cost-effective kits are not available or the assay is proprietary to the clinical laboratory. Because only a modest effort and expense is required to set up a home brew assay, labs could quickly benefit from this business strategy.
Develop New Assays
Second, labs with the Luminex 100 IS could develop new assays for proprietary use and commercial sale. This is a longer-term business strategy that has huge profit potential.
For a high-volume laboratory, the “home brew” approach offers immediate and substantial benefits. Although LabMAP is designed to be a multi-analyte testing system, it can also be economically used to perform single assays from single specimens. That’s because it requires only minute amounts of both reagent and microspheres, resulting in a lower cost per test.
The economics are compelling. If a lab does 10,000 tests per year, with a kit cost of $20, and can do the same test on the LabMAP system on a “home brew” methodology at, say $5 per test (assuming marginal costs and the Luminex royalty), the lab would realize savings of $150,000 per year.
Luminex believes labs that follow this strategy would gain competitive advantage. These same labs, if they develop new diagnostic tests designed to run on the LabMAP system, could then market their proprietary tests, creating new revenue streams.
Different Business Strategy
With diagnostic vendors, Luminex has a different business strategy. It wants to license LabMAP as an open technology platform, leaving vendors free to create proprietary tests which run on that instrument.
“In November 2000, we submitted a device master file with information about the Luminex 100 IS (Integrated System) to the FDA,” stated Marfin. “Our strategic partners can reference the device master file in their premarket submissions of diagnostic kits. This permits the FDA to consider the Luminex 100 IS instrument as a component of the diagnostic kit.”
Zeus Scientific is using this process with the diagnostic test kits it has submitted to the FDA for review. It is the same process which ARUP, Dynagene, and Specialty Labs will use as they prepare to bring proprietary tests to market.
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. was one of the first diagnostic companies to form a strategic alliance with Luminex. Bio-Rad, after learning more about the LabMAP technology, recently expanded its strategic partnership with Luminex to include drug discovery applications.
Bio-Rad’s New Product
Bio-Rad has announced a product built upon LabMAP technology. It is called the “Bio-Plex™ Protein Array System” and is designed to enable drug researchers to extract more data from smaller samples.
THE DARK REPORT believes that Bio-Rad is preparing a version of this product for diagnostic applications. The company is tight-lipped about its diagnostic plans. But if it developed a way to use the Bio-Plex system to do many existing diagnostic tests using much smaller specimen samples, that would certainly give it competitive advantage.
Taken collectively, during the past 24 months, Luminex has chalked up some impressive accomplishments. It has strategic partnerships with 27 companies, including 17 diagnostic firms. It has placed 500 LabMAP systems in a variety of labs and other companies. Its vendor-partners have diagnostic test kits now either undergoing FDA review or available for sale.
Compelling Economics
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Vulnerabilities / Threats
Craig Harber
For Cybersecurity to Be Proactive, Terrains Must Be Mapped
As in any battle, understanding and exploiting the terrain often dictates the outcome.
The best prevention capabilities don't lead to the best cybersecurity. The trouble is, most security teams don't even have a full understanding of the terrain they're trying to defend, which makes it impossible to move to a more effective, proactive cybersecurity posture.
As more networks incorporate the cloud and an increasing number of Internet of Things devices, the challenge of understanding the full cyber terrain is only growing. That's why now is the time for security teams to focus on knowing what they have to protect, by thinking about what their adversaries are after. Patching yesterday's problems doesn't necessarily prevent tomorrow's attack. The future is a terrain and threat landscape that is continuously shifting at a rapid pace. Security teams must focus on the very, very specific things that the vast majority of cyber weapons systems are implemented to attack. And teams need the ability to definitively measure the impact of the specific assumptions, hypotheses, and decisions they make in this effort. To do any of this, they must have a complete understanding of their cyber terrain.
Understanding Cyber Terrain
The cyber terrain is the sum of all of operational assets, security controls, data assets, and overall decision-making within an organization. It's a cumulative topography of an organization's cybersecurity posture. It might sound like a basic notion, but cyber terrains are difficult to understand because they're inherently malleable, changing dramatically after new capabilities are introduced, new decisions are made or based on whether adversary approach vectors are closed or opened.
A lack of visibility across their entire terrain was reported as a major security pain point for 53% of organizations, according to Fidelis' "State of Threat Detection" report. This disconnect between recognizing the urgency of monitoring their networks and actually executing attempts to do so points to an industrywide gap in understanding how critical mapping out the cyber terrain truly is.
In real-world conflicts, people often rely on their home-field advantage, scoping out their entire terrain so that the enemy struggles for visibility. In cybersecurity, it's the enemies that too often have the "high ground" and strategically use "cover" and generally benefit from the environment, leaving the companies they're infiltrating at a disadvantage. For example, the adversary can perform active reconnaissance of the network, such as port scans, to understand terrain prior to an attack and in some cases, have a better understanding of the terrain than the network defenders.
Where real-world conflict and cyberattacks diverge greatly is in the rate of adaptability. Unlike physical battlegrounds, cyber terrains change instantaneously and so their particular advantages can too. Organizations typically understand how adversaries exploit this; however, fewer understand how to weaponize this potential liability for their own protection.
Gaining a Holistic View
An organization that cannot see its entire cyber terrain will fail to defend it properly. Over 55% of organizations report lowered confidence in their ability to identify insider threats as result of not having control over blind spots. Companies cannot defend terrain they cannot see. To correct this, enterprises must follow three key steps to gain a holistic view of their cyber terrain: discovery, mapping, and prioritizing deep visibility.
Discovery is a ballet of strategy, inventory, and evaluation. Organizations need the ability to continuously discover, classify, and assess assets — including servers, enterprise IoT, laptops, desktops, shadow IT, and legacy systems. The software installed on these individual assets must also then be identified, run through vulnerability assessments and tagged if deemed a vulnerability — data must be continuously collected and analyzed; otherwise, attackers can take advantage of the seams created between scans.
At a time when only about 7% of organizations believe they're using their security stack to its full capability, it's more important than ever to "Marie Kondo" the network infrastructure. After discovery, companies will be able to map out what their current and desired capabilities are, making redundancies clear. Security holes in their cybersecurity framework will also become increasingly clear so they can operationalize capabilities against existing threat frameworks, such as National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE's ATT&CK framework, or the Department of Defense's DoDCAR framework. These frameworks are easily digestible for organizations struggling to inform their larger security strategy and will allow them to better assess what cyber capabilities they have and which they lack.
Companies may become complacent after gaining a thorough understanding of assets, capabilities, and vulnerabilities, but to stop here would be to forget the basic notion of how inherently malleable cyber terrains are. At this stage, enterprises must invest in deep visibility, which means they must dig through rich, indexable metadata to provide content and context around security incidents. In this way, organizations will become better able to highlight potential or existing attack vectors.
Capitalize on the Advantage
Only after understanding the basic concept of the cyber terrain and fully achieving a holistic view can organizations truly capitalize on their home-field advantage. Just as in any war, organizations can strategically set up deception techniques full of ambushes and traps to prevent threat actors from causing damage. Newly emerging strategies open up a world of possibilities, allowing organizations to set up honey pots or decoys or even leave breadcrumbs for attackers to follow. As in any battle, whether in cyberspace or not, understanding and exploiting the terrain often dictates the outcome.
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A Rapprochement without Reconciliation: Romanian–Hungarian Relations in the Post-Communist Era
Publicat de:Levente Salat
In: Anders E. B. Blomqvist, Constantin Iordachi, Balázs Trencsényi (eds.): Hungary and Romania Beyond National Narratives. Comparison and Entanglements. Bern: Peter Lang, 2013, pp. 655–690.
http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=72242
The bilateral treaty signed by Romania and Hungary in September 1996 put an end to long period of tense interstate relations, burdened by historical grievances, mistrust and suspicions on both sides, and inaugurated a chapter of cooperation unprecedented in the history of the two states. The bilateral treaty paved the way of the two countries’ accession to the NATO and the European Union, and various forms of dialogue and consultation were subsequently institutionalized, including regular joint meetings of the two governments. The spectacular evolution of the interstate relations has not been followed, however, by a true reconciliation of the two nations. Beyond the façade of the outstanding intergovernmental cooperation, the public discourse in the two countries remained dominated by patterns of mutual mistrust and prejudice, the dominant identity structures are still conflicting, and there are influential political forces in both countries ready to exploit, whenever their interests demand, the unsettled disputes between Romanians and Hungarians. The chapter explores the conditions which could yield proper social bases for a genuine reconciliation.
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There is currently just the 1 ferry route running between Ustica Island and Sicily operated by 2 ferry companies – Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar. The Ustica to Palermo ferry crossing operates daily with a scheduled sailing duration from about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Whilst we’ve taken great care to ensure the information on this page is correct, as the frequency and duration of crossings on all routes can vary from time to time we’d advise that you get a live quote for current availability on this Ustica Island Sicily crossing between Ustica and Palermo.
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About Ustica Island:
The tiny volcanic island of Ustica measures just 9 kilometres wide and is the oldest of the Sicilian outer archipelago in Italy, approximately 60 kilometres north of Palermo.
The island’s origin and its black, lava-covered exterior determined its name, which is derived from the Latin ‘ustum’, meaning 'burnt'. It has a jagged coastline which shelters a series of wonderful caves and bays, too, as well as some magnificent, sparkling grottoes.
Also, the surrounding waters are a protected marine area, which makes Ustica a popular spot for scuba divers and snorkelers who flock here for the deep dives, colourful fish, coral reef and excellent visibility.
Ustica Island is a popular holiday destination for Italians, so there are numerous crossings back to Sicily, operated by a popular local ferry company. You to sail to either Palermo on the Sicilian north coast or Tapani which is further west.
About Sicily:
The island of Sicily, located off the south coast of Italy is the largest of the numerous Italian islands and is surrounded by the Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean Seas.
Parts of Sicily are on the same latitude as the coast of North African which results in a mild climate that makes the island an attractive year round destination, not just with domestic visitors from mainland Italy but abroad too. As with many of the Italian islands, the tourist season peaks in the summer months.
On Sicily's eastern coast you’ll find Mount Etna, the greatest active volcano in Europe and undoubtedly one of the regions attractions.
Perhaps in part due to its geographical location, but in the main because of its obvious attraction as a destination, Sicily features a host of regular ferry connections with neighbouring islands and the Italian mainland as well as international connections with the likes of Malta and Tunisia.
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The Orange Cube
The Orange Cube, also known as Le Cube Orange, is a new cultural and office building located on the banks of Saôn
Mixed use building
Quai Rambaud, Lyon
6,300m²
£10m
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Jakob + Macfarlane Architects
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Alto Ingénierie
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View of the river from the atrium of the Le Cube Orange.
A large conical hole carved on the facade contrasts the regular cube structure.
Rear view of the Orange Cube building.
The circular patterns on the perforated aluminium façade allow natural light, air and views.
Terraces at the Le Cube Orange provide 360° view of Lyon.
Office space at the building.
The cube lies adjacent to the three arches Halles des Salins du Midi building.
Interiors of the RBC showroom.
The Orange Cube, also known as Le Cube Orange, is a new cultural and office building located on the banks of Saône river in Lyon, France. It is designed by Paris-based Jakob + Macfarlane Architects who were chosen through a design competition in 2005.
The Orange Cube is the headquarters of the real estate firm Cardinal Group and the Design Showroom RBC. The £10m project is a sustainable development focussing on daylight, thermal performance and ventilation.
Construction of the mixed use development was started in mid-2008 and completed in early 2011. Another cube, this time in green, is expected to be built adjacent to the building in 2013.
The Orange Cube is part of a larger urban regeneration development project aimed at improving the former docks located close to the confluence of Rhone and Saone rivers. The facilities included les Douanes, la Capitainerie, la Sucrière and les Salins warehouses, cranes and other functional elements.
“The Orange Cube has a 29m x 33m concrete frame.”
The urban planning project was developed in 1998 by Voies Naviguables de France (VNF), the waterways agency, in collaboration with Caisse des Dépôts and Sem Lyon Confluence. The project includes redevelopment of the old harbour zone of Lyon with cultural, architectural and commercial projects. The developments are articulated towards the surrounding hills and the river to create a new landscape.
The Orange Cube is a five-storey building located on the old harbour zone of Lyon. Shaped like an orthogonal cube, the building lies adjacent to the Halles des Salins du Midi, a building with three arches. It contrasts this building with its stark orthogonal form and exhibits autonomy in the surrounding context. The cube has a variety of spaces with an area of 6,300m².
The building has three conical voids created on three levels – on façade angle, entrance level and roof. The volumetric perturbations generate communal spaces for the users, create a relation with the site and allow natural light into the common office programme.
The large conical hole carved on the north-west, river facing corner of the building creates a void. It pierces the cube horizontally inwards to create an elliptical void. The two curves of the perforation create a huge atrium surrounded by office platforms and balconies. It contrasts the geometric regularity of the structure on four levels.
“The Orange Cube is part of a larger urban regeneration development project.”
The perturbation at the entrance visually connects the cube with the arched structure of the Salins hall. It creates a canopy for the exhibition hall inside the cube building.
The perturbations make the roof terrace. The large terrace provides panoramic views of Lyon, Lyon-Confluence and la Fourvière without distorting the visual serenity of the building’s geometry.
The double height layout on the ground floor is meant for the exhibition space, while the upper floors are meant for multitenant offices.
The Orange Cube has a 29m x 33m concrete frame. The structure is made of concrete pillars built in a regular framework. The building is connected to four floating platforms of the river banks at the street level.
The showroom interiors feature a volume containing a long porous wall. The wall has 60 alvéoles containing furniture. It surrounds the showroom space to form an L shape.
All the alvéoles are unique and designed to provide distinguished view of the art pieces. The full-height walls have polygonal apertures for displaying items.
The Orange Cube has a lightweight perforated aluminium façade to allow the natural light, views and air through it. The perforated sheets are made of various size circular patterns that are randomly arranged. The permeable metal façade reaches the top floor through set-backs of the cube. It is complemented by another façade pierced with pixelated patterns to reflect the movement of the fluid in the adjacent river.
The perforated metal conceals the building skin and its rational rectangular glass windows and acts as a solar shade for interiors. The orange colour façade represents its connection with lead paint, the industrial colour used for harbour zones.
Le Cube Orange consumes less energy due to its façade, which provides visual comfort and thermal performance. All the offices have a daylight factor of 2%.
A geothermal heat pump with heat recovery system is used on the nearby river to generate power for thermo frigorific production. About 10% of the electrical energy for the building is generated by photovoltaic systems installed on the roof.
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Archaeological Excavation
Specification for Archaeological Excavation
Introduction and Archaeological Background
This specification, prepared by the Devon County Historic Environment Team (HET) sets out the scope of the archaeological works required as a condition of planning consent granted by the Planning Authority.
The usual wording of such a condition is worded as: “No development shall take place until the applicant has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out at all times in strict accordance with the approved scheme, or such other details as may be subsequently agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority”.
The principal objective of the programme of work will be to identify, investigate and record the archaeological, artefactual and palaeoenvironmental deposits that will be affected by the consented development.
Written Scheme of Investigation
This document sets out the scope of the works required to investigate, record and report on the extent and character of any surviving archaeological deposits within the application area and will form the basis of the Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) to be prepared by the archaeological consultant.
The Written Scheme of Investigation must be submitted by the applicant or, on their behalf, by their agent or archaeological consultant and approved by the HET and the Planning Authority prior to any development commencing on site.
The Written Scheme of Investigation must reference the collecting museum’s accession number and the OASIS (Online AccesS to the Index of archaeological investigationS) identification number.
Programme of Archaeological Works
Desk-based research
An element of desk-based research will be required to inform the archaeological fieldwork and enable finds and features identified to be understood in their context. This work will need to be undertaken in advance of any fieldwork commencing.
Guidance will be provided by the HET on a site-by-site basis on the appropriate level of desk-based work that is required for a particular scheme.
As a minimum the desk-based research must take the form of an archaeological appraisal of the site to place the development area into its historic and archaeological context. This work will consist of map regression based on the Ordnance Survey maps and the Tithe Map(s) and Apportionments. An examination will also be made of records and aerial photographs held by the HER, as well as of archaeological reports on investigations undertaken in the vicinity.
Please note that the Historic Environment Record (HER) information that the Historic Environment Team (HET ) make available online via Heritage Gateway and Devon County Council’s Environmental Viewer are not ‘live’ datasets and so do not contain the most up-to-date HER information. Use of these for commercial purposes is not a substitute for requesting HER information from the HET. The HER contains the most up-to-date record of Devon’s historic environment. The HET are also aware of information that has yet to be accessioned to the HER or is not otherwise publicly available. The HET can assist in accessing this material, which may be held at the HER or in the Devon Heritage Centre.
If reports are submitted without this reference number and no request for HER data from the Historic Environment Team has been made then acceptance of the report by the Historic Environment Team and/or the relevant Local Planning Authority is likely to be delayed or possibly refused
Area excavation
The area subject to excavation will be agreed with the HET in advance of fieldwork and shown on a plan to be submitted with the WSI.
Topsoil or overburden across the area(s) to be investigated will be excavated by a 360o tracked or JCB-type machine – fitted with a toothless grading bucket – under the direct control of the site archaeologist to the depth of formation, the surface of in situ subsoil/weathered natural, archaeological or significant palaeoenvironmental deposits whichever is highest in the stratigraphic sequence.
Where archaeological deposits are exposed machining will cease and excavations continue by hand to clean the exposed surface. Archaeological features and deposits will be fully recorded by context as per the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists’ Standard and Guidance for an Archaeological Excavation. All features shall be recorded in plan and section at scales of 1:10, 1:20 or 1:50. All scale drawings shall be undertaken at a scale appropriate to the complexity of the deposit/feature and to allow accurate depiction and interpretation.
All archaeological features will be investigated and as a minimum:
discrete features will be fully excavated, and
long linear features will be sample excavated along their length – with investigative excavations distributed along the exposed length of any such feature and to investigate terminals, junctions and relationships with other features.
If excavations reveal a substantial number of repetitive discrete features, such as stake-holes, the HET would require that these should be adequately sampled by excavation to understand their character rather than the complete excavation of all such features.
Should the above excavation sampling strategy not yield sufficient information to allow the form and function of archaeological features/deposits to be determined full excavation of such features/deposits will be required. Additional excavation may also be required for the taking of palaeoenvironmental samples and recovery of artefacts.
Any variation of the above will be undertaken in agreement with the HET.
Should deposits be exposed that contain palaeoenvironmental or datable elements appropriate sampling and post-excavation analysis strategies will be initiated. The project will be organised so that specialist consultants who might be required to conserve or report on finds or advise or report on other aspects of the investigation (e.g. palaeoenvironmental analysis) can be called upon and undertake assessment and analysis of such deposits – if required. On-site sampling and post-excavation assessment and analysis will be undertaken in accordance with guidance in Environmental Archaeology: a guide to the theory and practice of methods, from sampling and recovery to post-excavation.
There should be provision within the project organisation for the site attendance of specialists who can advise on sampling strategies for the recovery of palaeoenvironmental information and with regard to specialist dating techniques, such as archaeomagnetic and OSL dating.
Topsoil should be examined and scanned with a metal detector for the recovery of artefacts.
Artefacts should be labelled and bagged on site.
An adequate photographic record of the excavation will be prepared. This will include photographs illustrating the principal features and finds discovered, in detail and in context. The photographic record will also include working shots to illustrate more generally the nature of the archaeological operation mounted. All photographs of archaeological detail will feature an appropriately-sized scale. Laser or inkjet prints of digital images, while acceptable for inclusion in the report, are not an acceptable medium for archives. Digital images taken during the course of the fieldwork will form part of the digital archive to be submitted and curated by the ADS – see archive section below. The drawn and written record must be on an appropriately archivable medium.
Where human remains are encountered, their excavation and removal will only be undertaken on receipt of the appropriate licence from the Ministry of Justice. Any consents or licenses required will be obtained on behalf of the client by the archaeological contractor. The District Coroner will be informed immediately.
Should any finds identified as treasure or potential treasure, including precious metals, groups of coins or prehistoric metalwork, be exposed, these will be removed to a safe place and reported to the local coroner according to the procedures relating to the Treasure Act 1996 Code of Practice (2nd Revision). Where removal cannot be effected on the same working day as the discovery suitable security measures will be taken to protect the finds from theft.
The results of the desk-based research and a copy of the agreed Written Scheme of Investigation must be made available to the site director/supervisor to enable the adequate interpretation of exposed features/deposits during fieldwork and so that the agreed programme of works is understood and undertaken.
Monitoring by the Historic Environment Team
The archaeological consultant shall agree monitoring arrangements with the County Historic Environment Team and give two weeks’ notice, unless a shorter period is agreed with the HET, of commencement of the fieldwork. Details will be agreed of any monitoring points where decisions on options within the programme are to be made.
Monitoring will continue until the deposition of the site archive and finds, and the satisfactory completion of an OASIS report – see below.
The archaeological contractor undertaking the fieldwork will notify the HET upon completion of the fieldwork stage of these works.
Upon completion of the fieldwork and required post-excavation analysis an illustrated report will be prepared. The report will collate the written, graphic, visible and recorded information outlined above
The report will include:
a summary of the project’s background;
description and illustration of the site location;
a methodology of the works undertaken;
include plans and reports of all documentary and other research undertaken;
a description of the project’s results;
an interpretation of the results in the appropriate context;
a summary of the contents of the project archive and its location (including summary catalogues of finds and samples);
site layout plans on an OS base;
a plan showing the location of the areas subject to the archaeological excavations in relation to the site boundaries;
detailed plans of areas in which archaeological features are recognised along with adequate OD spot height information. These should be at an appropriate scale to allow the nature of the features exposed to be shown and understood. Plans must show the orientation of north. Section drawing locations will be shown on these plans. Archaeologically sterile areas need not be illustrated unless this can provide information on the development of the site stratigraphy or show palaeoenvironmental deposits that have influenced the site stratigraphy;
section drawings of deposits and features, with OD heights, at scales appropriate to the stratigraphic detail to be shown and must show the orientation of the drawing in relation to north/south/east/west. Archaeologically sterile areas need not be illustrated unless this can provide information on the development of the site stratigraphy or show palaeoenvironmental deposits that have influenced the site stratigraphy;
site matrices where appropriate;
photographs showing the general site layout and exposed significant features and deposits that are referred to in the text. All photographs should contain appropriate scales, the size of which will be noted in the illustration’s caption;
a consideration of evidence within its wider context;
a summary table and descriptive text showing the features, classes and numbers of artefacts recovered and soil profiles with interpretation;
specialist assessment or analysis reports where undertaken;
an evaluation of the methodology employed and the results obtained (i.e. a confidence rating).
The timetable for the production of the report must be set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation. The HET would expect to receive the report within three months of completion of fieldwork – dependent upon the provision of specialist reports, radiocarbon dating results etc. the production of which may exceed this period. If a substantial delay is anticipated then the HES must be informed of this and a revised date for the production of the full report agreed between the HET and the archaeological contractor. If a substantial delay is anticipated then an interim report will be produced within three months of the completion of the fieldwork.
It is recommended that a draft report is submitted to the HET for comment prior to its formal submission to the Planning Authority.
Should the development proceed in a staged manner, with each stage requiring archaeological fieldwork, and where a period of more than three months between each stage is anticipated or occurs, then the archaeological contractor shall prepare an interim illustrated summary report at the end of each stage. The report will set out the results of that phase of archaeological works, including the results of any specialist assessment or analysis undertaken. The report will be produced within three months of completion of each phase of fieldwork. At the completion of the final stage of the fieldwork an overarching report setting out the results of all stages of work will be prepared. HET would normally expect to receive the report within three months of completion of fieldwork – dependent upon the provision of specialist reports, radiocarbon dating results etc. the production of which may exceed this period. If a substantial delay is anticipated then the HET must be informed of this, an interim report will be produced within three months of the completion of the final stage of fieldwork, and a revised date for the production of the full report agreed between the HET and the archaeological contractor.
On completion of the final report, in addition to copies required by the Client, a digital copy of the report – in a format to be agreed in advance with the HET – will be submitted to the HET on the understanding that it will be deposited for public reference in the HER and via a web-based version of the HER
The archaeological consultant shall complete an online OASIS (Online AccesS to the Index of archaeological investigationS) form in respect of the archaeological work. This will include the uploading of a digital version of the report. The report will also include the OASIS ID number.
Where the exposure of archaeological, artefactual or palaeoenvironmental remains is limited or of little significance the production of a summary report will follow on directly from the field work – see above.
However, should particularly significant archaeological or palaeoenvironmental remains, finds and/or deposits be encountered, then these, because of their importance, are likely to merit wider publication in line with government planning guidance (paragraph 199 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019). If such remains are encountered, the publication requirements – including any further analysis that may be necessary – will be confirmed with the HET
Post Excavation Assessment, Analysis and Project Designs for further work
Where excavations reveal archaeological, artefactual or palaeoenvironmental deposits that have potential for yielding important information about the site or its environs, through specialist assessment and analysis, this assessment work will be undertaken and reported on in a separate formal Post-Excavation Assessment and Project Design. This document may also fulfil the role of an interim report if a substantial publication delay is expected.
This document will be produced by the archaeological contractor within three months of completion of the fieldwork – specialist input allowing – and agreed with the HET. It will include:
A summary of the project and its background
A plan showing the location of the site and plans of the site showing the location of archaeological features, artefactual or palaeoenvironmental deposits exposed
Research aims and objectives
Method statements setting out how these aims and objectives are to be achieved
Details of the tasks to be undertaken
The results of any specialist assessment work undertaken as part of the production of the formal Assessment and Project Design
Proposed project team
Overall timetable for undertaking the tasks as well as setting out monitoring points with the HET
Details of the journal in which the material is to be published
The work shall be carried out by a recognised archaeological consultant, agreed with the DCHES. Staff must be suitably qualified and experienced for their project roles. All work should be carried out under the control of a specified Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), or by a specified person of equivalent standing and expertise. The WSI will contain details of key project staff and specialists who may contribute during the course of the works – excavation and post-excavation.
All staff, including subcontractors, must be fully briefed and aware of the archaeological work required under the specification and written scheme of investigation, and must understand the aims and methodologies of the project.
Health and Safety matters, including site security, are matters for the consultant. However, adherence to all relevant regulations will be required.
The work shall be carried out in accordance with CIfA Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Excavation
The archaeological consultant shall give the HET two weeks’ notice of commencement of works and shall be responsible for agreeing monitoring arrangements. Details will be agreed of any monitoring points where decisions on options within the programme are to be made.
Conflict with other Conditions and Statutorily Protected Species
If topsoil stripping or groundworks are being undertaken under the direct control and supervision of the archaeological consultant then it is the consultant’s responsibility – in consultation with the applicant or agent – to ensure that the required archaeological works do not conflict with any other conditions that have been imposed upon the consent granted, and they should also consider any biodiversity issues as covered by the NERC Act 2006. In particular, such conflicts may arise where archaeological investigations/excavations have the potential to have an impact upon protected species and/or natural habitats e.g. SSSIs, National Nature Reserves, Special Protection Areas, Special Areas of Conservation, Ramsar sites, County Wildlife Sites etc.
Deposition of Archive and Finds
Completion of the project is dependent on the compilation of an ordered and integrated project archive by the archaeological contractor in accordance with this Specification, the CIfA Standard and guidance for the creation, compilation, transfer and deposition of archaeological archives and with Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment (MoRPHE). The archive must also be transferred for long-term curation to a recognised, accredited or trusted repository. An archive is defined as “all records and materials recovered during an archaeological project and identified for long term preservation, including artefacts, ecofacts and other environmental remains, waste products, scientific samples and also written and visual documentation in paper, film and digital form” (ARCHES).
The Archaeology Data Service advises that “Good data management from the very beginning of a project can be key to its success and makes preserving data and preparing it for deposit with ADS much easier”. The Written Scheme of Investigation must include reference to the archaeological contractor’s Data Management Plan.
The archive will consist of two elements, the artefactual and digital – the latter comprising all born-digital data and digital copies made of the primary site records and images. See section 9.10 below with regard to disposal of the primary hardcopy records.
The Written Scheme of Investigation must set out a timetable for the deposition of the site archive. The HET would normally expect this to be completed within six months of completion of the fieldwork element of the project
Deposition of the archive
As part of the production of the Written Scheme of Investigation or Project Design the archaeological consultant shall contact the relevant collecting museum to obtain a reference number and agree conditions for deposition of the material (finds) archive. The reference number must be quoted in the WSI and within the final report to the Historic Environment Record. If a museum accession or reference number cannot be quoted in the WSI, for whatever reason, the WSI should state the date on which the collecting museum was contacted to obtain the accession or reference number.
The collecting museums in Devon (Royal Albert Memorial Museum Exeter, Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon and Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery) require that the digital archive (consisting of born-digital and digital copies of relevant written and drawn data produced during fieldwork) must be transferred into the care of a Trusted Digital Repository (see ‘Deposition of the digital archive’ – below) rather than the museum.
The archaeological contractor will therefore need to make appropriate digital copies of all hardcopy elements of the site record – see below.
There is no requirement for the archaeological consultant to prepare an archive for fieldwork projects that do not expose deposits of archaeological interest and yield little or no artefactual material. The condition in these cases will be considered as discharged upon receipt of the report and completion of the OASIS entry
The Material (Finds) Archive
Items in the material archive must be cleaned (or otherwise appropriately treated), ordered, recorded, packed and boxed in accordance with the deposition standards of the relevant museum. It is advised that early consultation with the museum will facilitate transfer of the material archive.
Archaeological finds resulting from the investigation (which are the property of the landowner), should be deposited with the appropriate museum – in a manner to be agreed with the museum – and within a timetable to be agreed with the HET. The composition of the archive shall conform to the collecting museum’s accession guidelines for depositing archaeological material. The acceptance of an archive by the museum will be in accordance with the museum’s accession/collection policies and early consultation with the relevant collecting museum is advised.
The archaeological contractor must, on behalf of the museum, obtain a written agreement from the landowner to transfer title to all items in the material archive to the receiving museum. It is preferable for this agreement to be made at the earliest possible stage following assessment after data-collection. It is not advisable to wait until the archive has been compiled before obtaining transfer of title.
If ownership of all or any of the finds is to remain with the landowner, provision and agreement must be made for the time-limited retention of the material and its full analysis and recording, by appropriate specialists
Deposition of the digital archive
The digital archive will consist of:
all born-digital data (images, survey data, digital correspondence, site data collected digitally etc.) and
digital copies made of all other relevant written and drawn data produced and/or collected during fieldwork – i.e. the primary record comprising context records and indices, sample sheets and indices, finds records and indices, site drawings – earthwork surveys, sections and plans, as well as relevant sketches or notes that aid the interpretation and understanding of the site and its recording, any relevant information undertaken as part of the post-excavation assessment or analysis, etc.
The digital archive must be deposited with a Trusted Digital Repository and thus made publicly accessible, in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2019). It is understood that the only suitable repository for digital archaeological archive is the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) –. Digital archive must be compiled in accordance with the standards and requirements of the ADS.
Guidance on selection for the archive is also provided.
It is expected that a licence to copyright for documentary material, in both physical and digital forms, will be given to the receiving repository. This must be stated within the Written Scheme of Investigation, which should also identify the recipients of each element of the documentary archive
Disposal of the primary hardcopy records
The collecting museum may wish to retain the hardcopy archive to accompany the artefactual material. (For example: where the programme of archaeological works involves the investigation and analysis of regionally/nationally significant archaeological and/or artefactual deposits). In all cases the archaeological contractor must first offer the primary paper record archive to the museum prior to its disposal.
Once the digital archive has been transferred to the appropriate Trusted Digital Repository and the museum has confirmed that this has occurred satisfactorily and that they do not require the hardcopy archive, the archaeological contractor may retain, disperse or dispose of the primary hardcopy items as they see fit. Items may be retained for curation by the contractor, developer or applicant, or offered to a third party organisation for public use or as a teaching resource. The WSI should state how primary hardcopy items will be treated.
Where the collecting museum does not require the hardcopy element disposal may mean physical destruction of the primary record. The WSI should state the proposed disposal method to be employed
The archaeological contractor must notify the HET upon the completion of:
deposition of the digital archive with the ADS, and
deposition of the material (finds) archive with the museum
The archaeological condition will be discharged by the planning authority upon receipt of an appropriate Written Scheme of Investigation – as advised by the Historic Environment Team.
Should the approved programme of archaeological work not be implemented the Planning Authority may take enforcement action to ensure the appropriate implementation of the programme of works.
Should the excavations expose significant archaeological or artefactual deposits then the archaeological consultant should consider, with the developer or their agent, whether a programme of public outreach should be implemented. This may take a variety of forms, from the provision of notice boards on the site boundary with information on the site and the on-going results of the archaeological excavations, and the preparation of press releases, through to public open day(s) and talks to local interested organisations. While the cost for undertaking such outreach is borne by the applicant/agent, in certain circumstances the HET may be able to offer assistance in outreach undertaken.
Revised: 29th September 2020
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Comic George Lopez’s wife wants a divorce
Not tonight, Lopez
By Jeffrey Cottrill Updated: April 02, 2015Categories: Celebrity Divorces, Divorce News and Statistics
George Lopez doesn’t have much to laugh about these days, as far as his love life is concerned. The Mexican-American comedian’s wife of 17 years, Ann Serrano, filed for divorce on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences.
According to Us magazine, Serrano is seeking primary child custody of the couple’s only child, 14-year-old daughter Mayan, as well as spousal support. Los Angeles-based divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, who also represents Christina Aguilera, is representing her.
The couple publicly announced theirseparationin September. At the time, a representative for Lopez toldUsthat”the decision is amicable and by mutual agreement. [Lopez and Serrano] remain dedicated parents and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.”
There was noprenuptial agreementin the marriage,TMZhas reported.
Lopez, 49, and Serrano married in 1993. In 2005, Serrano donated one of her kidneys to Lopez when he needed a transplant.
Known largely for his ethnic-themed stand-up, George Lopez starred in his own self-titled ABC sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and the show has become a surprise hit in reruns. He currently hosts his own late-night talk show,Lopez Tonight, on TBS.Timemagazine chose Lopez as one of their “25 Most Influential Hispanics In America” in 2005.
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HomeSports NewsFormer ONE And Bellator Champion Ben Askren Retires From UFC
Former ONE And Bellator Champion Ben Askren Retires From UFC
The former ONE Championship and Bellator Champion Ben Askren has officially announced his retirement from the wonderful sport MMA.
Askren Announced this while speaking to ESPN and claims his decision is solely based on his Doctor’s advice as he will need to Undergo a hip replacement surgery, which directly rules him out of everything.
“I’m retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts and frankly I’m retiring from everything,” Askren told ESPN. “I’ve been having hip problems and I finally had the discussion with my doctor and I actually got the MRI before my last fight and I need a hip replacement.
“That’s it for me. I’ve been thinking about this for a week and kind of what I was going to say. Really I’ve just been filled with gratitude for how great of a career I’ve been able to have, even though in the end it did not turn out to go my way.”
Askren had mentioned a possibility of retirement after suffering the first submission loss of his professional career to Demian Maia and this was his second loss in a row. The first was his first knockout lossl which also set the record the fastest UFC stoppage loss in UFC history.
The stoppage loss to Jorge Masvidal came as a result of an early flying knee and the submission victory afterwards didn’t play that much of a role in his decision to retire but the recommendations from his doctor.
“When I came back, I’ve been having hip issues for three to five years somewhere in there. When I came back and started training in December it got really bad,” Askren explained. “I visited my doctors in Columbia, who I kept in touch with, that’s where I went to college, and I went down there and I got an x-ray and I got a PRP (platelet rich plasma) shot. The PRP shot helped significantly with the pain but not with the mobility at all.
“They saw the x-ray and said you’re all jacked up but you can just keep going and whenever you’re done we’ll fix it. In August, it had gotten pretty bad again and I went down there and got another PRP shot and that didn’t really help all that much. I consulted with that doctor and he said why don’t you get the MRI before your fight, I’ll look at it and when you’re done with your fight, we’ll scope your hip and that will give you a couple years worth of relief. You’ll probably need to get the hip replacement at some point.”
Askren, who was previously retired from fighting till the UFC swap deal that saw him swap from ONE Championship to UFC, while Demetrious Johnson went the other way.
He actually kick started his UFC career with a submission victory against former champion Robbie Lawler but his last two fights in the promotion saw him lose his undefeated record and all via stoppages.
“After my fight, I talked to him and he said ‘you need a hip replacement’,” Askren revealed. “He doesn’t do that specific procedure. I’ve talked to three or four doctors and all of them are pretty much once you do that, you’re pretty much done.”
Askren joined the UFC, unbeaten after eighteen fights in IA career that saw him earn two championship reigns in both ONE Championship and Bellator but couldn’t live up to the hype or the height people expected him to reach.
He leaves the sport with a 19-2 record and never really lost a title fight during his professional career.
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Kyle Sokeland
EVANSVILLE – It didn’t take long for Adam Bratton to mentally reset.
The Castle High School senior knew the pace he was on was incredible, if perhaps unattainable. Four birdies over his first five roles in the second round of the Evansville Courier & Press Men’s City Tournament. A truly blistering start. Anything close to that over his final three hours of play would have garnered historic reactions.
But his momentum hit a thud high on the hill in the back corner of Helfrich Hills: a three-putt bogey on the par-4 sixth. Others might have taken the setback personally and struggled to regain their mojo. It doesn't take much to tumble down the leaderboard.
Not for Bratton.
The tournament leader did not give up another stroke the rest of the day. Bratton posted a 6-under 65 on Sunday and takes a three-shot lead into the final weekend of the tournament.
"Everything just came together," said Bratton. "I’ve had a really good summer and put up some good scores. I finally got the putter going this weekend.”
Starting the day one shot back of Brennan Phillips, Bratton acted quickly in making this tournament his to lose. He circled four birdies on the card before some of the other contenders whacked their first shot of the day.
Even following the bogey at six, the Georgia Tech commit wasn’t startled. The next hole? A birdie at the par-5 seventh. He padded his lead with a two more birdies on the back nine (11 and 17) to finish at 12-under for the tournament.
Could it have been better? Yes. But Bratton is in solo lead at the midpoint of the tournament. He couldn’t ask for more after netting 15 birdies in two days. His two-day total of 129 might be a record after two rounds according to tournament officials.
“I made a pretty good birdie at 7 that got me back on track,” said Bratton. “I wasn’t trying to think about it when my momentum gets killed (like that). Just keep moving forward and make birdies.”
It will be difficult to catch the young gun if he keeps playing this well. But his challengers dug in over the back nine at Helfrich to stake their claim.
Phillips followed up his sparkling first round at Fendrich with a solid 2-under 69 to sit three shots behind Bratton. A bogey at the first and a double at the fourth – he hit his approach long and into the hazard – set him back early.
Phillips grinded his way to four birdies over his final 14 holes. More importantly, he made no more mistakes.
“It wasn’t as crisp as yesterday but still pretty good,” said Phillips. “I hit a bad wedge over the green (on 4) and just grinded the rest of the front nine. It’s going to take two really good rounds. Adam is a really good player and lot of the field is going to be chasing him. It is pretty special to see him do what he is doing.”
Playing along side Phillips this weekend was the other top challenger to the crown. David Mills, the 2011 City champion, posted a 6-under 65 to move into second with Phillips at 9-under.
After turning professional, the former North and Indiana University standout has not played in the City since 2014. But after earning his amateur status back, Mills made a strong statement in his return to Evansville.
His second round was nearly flawless: five birdies and an eagle at the par-5 13th. The latter was certainly the highlight as he drove the green in two shots before landing a bomb in the cup. His only hiccup came at 10 with a bogey.
“I putted a lot better today,” said Mills. “I made my birdies when I had to. I always enjoy coming out here. (Catching Bratton) will depend on next weekend. Different golf courses and different challenges. I am just going to keep playing my game and see what happens."
Others positioned themselves for a possible run at Rolling Hills Country Club and Evansville Country Club next week. Chip Tiemann sits in solo fourth at 6-under following a 68 and Cameron Weyer (70 on Sunday) is one shot back of him in fifth.
Mark Wehner posted another round in the 60s to move into sixth at 4-under, joined by Grant Saylor (70). Isaac Rohleder (67), Spencer Wagner (70) and Ben Hoagland (67) are all positioned in the top 10 following day two.
The issue is they are all chasing Bratton, who has been building to a win in this tournament. He finished fifth two years ago before coming in second last year to Stewie Hobgood. The Castle standout also knows it is far from over.
Bratton was close to the lead each of the past two years at this point only to falter at Rolling Hills, his home course. Time to see if he has learned from his past mistakes.
“I’m pretty comfortable (at RH),” said Bratton. “I know that if I can put a good number out there I will set myself up well. I’m not going to be any added pressure on myself. I am going to play my game and try to put up a good number.”
The low 40 and ties advanced to the third round next Saturday with the cut-line falling to 4-over par. The top 100 players are also exempt from qualifying for the tournament next year.
Follow Courier & Press sports reporter Kyle Sokeland on Twitter @kylesokeland.
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Third Round Tee Times
8:00 AM: Lucas Ray (+4), Landon Smith (+4)
8:10 AM: Jason Mueller (+4), Alex Phillips (+4), Treston Short (+4)
8:20 AM: Kyle Aiton (+4), Mitchell Johnson (+4), Jordon Wildt (+3)
8:30 AM: Austin Carmack (+3), Ryan Howard (+3), Troy Schreiber (+3)
8:40 AM: Chris Gregory (+3), Jake Schiff (+3), Zachary Turi (+3)
8:50 AM: Harold Schriefer (+3), Dave Turpin (+3), Trevor Wagner (+3)
9:00 AM: Brent Glisson (+2), Zach Thomas (+2), Troy Wagner (+1)
9:10 AM: Eric Briggs (+1), Eli Rohleder (+1), Noah Reese (E)
9:20 AM: Clint Keown (E), Matthew Ladd (E), Pranay Reddy (E)
9:30 AM: Justin Drake (-1), Craig Maier (-1), Tim Simmons (-1)
9:40 AM: Drew Mathews (-1), Matt Monroe (-1), Phillip Riggs (-1)
9:50 AM: Chase Emge (-2), Logan Osborne (-2), Ben Hoagland (-3)
10:00 AM: Isaac Rohleder (-3), Spencer Wagner (-3), Grant Saylor (-4)
10:10 AM: Mark Wehner (-4), Cameron Weyer (-5), Chip Tiemann (-6)
10:20 AM: David Mills (-9), Brennan Phillips (-9), Adam Bratton (-12)
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Justin Trudeau is misleading Canadians about the Conservative plan to support health care
Conservatives plan to increase health care transfers to the provinces by at least 3% per year
When it comes to improving Canada’s health care system, Canadians can only trust a Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Andrew Scheer. Justin Trudeau is simply not as advertised.
Under a Conservative government, funding for health care will increase by at least 3% every single year, and we will maintain additional Shared Health Priorities funding for mental health and home care for provinces.
We will make major investments in new medical equipment and introduce a National Autism Strategy. Andrew Scheer is also committed to working with provinces to ensure that Canadians with rare diseases have access to the treatments that they need.
Unfortunately Canadians cannot trust Justin Trudeau. The media have already reported that Justin Trudeau’s health care promises won’t fill the gaps in Canada’s health care system. What’s worse Trudeau’s reckless deficits will force him to cut health care spending. In fact, in the 1990s, Liberals cut health care spending by nearly 40%, cuts Trudeau said he supported.
Given that Trudeau has historically supported deep health care cuts, it’s no surprise that he cut health care for our brave military heroes.
Unlike Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer has a real plan, a plan that helps you get ahead.
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A Longer View 280
June 18, 2018 in Uncategorized by craig
A few weeks’ break gives you a perspective on British politics aside from the day to day excitements, and the long view is just horrible. An astonishingly inept and irrelevant government maintains itself by a series of straight lies to both Tory Remainers and Tory Brexiteers about its intentions. Both these groups know they are being lied to, but the show stutters on because all in the Tory Party are clinging on, with a death grip, to office if not to power. They are in turn sustained by a Northern Irish party of antediluvian beliefs that appears to have time traveled from the less enlightened parts of the seventeenth century, and whose leader’s idea of politics is to march at the head of a group of ill-educated bigots, who will muster far too few teeth in relation to number of feet, proceeding with drunken braggadocio along the streets of Cowdenbeath.
Meantime society is well on its way through an extremely painful process of transformation. Well-paid, long term jobs offering job satisfaction and career progression are almost as improbable a dream for people under 30 as appearing in the World Cup final or owning their own home. Employee protection, whether through organised labour with clout or a legislative framework to prevent employers from abusing their power, has dwindled in practice and is a concept well outside the Overton window. Our younger generation grasp for the prospect of a few months’ unprotected employment at low wages, as desperately as did their ancestors in the 1830’s.
It is as though there has been a deliberate rolling back not just of human progress, but of human sensibility.
Meantime the rich get richer at an unprecedented rate. The concentration of wealth is mirrored by a concentration of the ownership of housing. Media ownership concentration into an ever-tightening circle continues to exert social control, while the gatekeeper role of the big new media corporations of twitter, facebook, google and wikipedia is now being very openly abused to maintain the Establishment narrative.
In the international world, the interests of the City of London and the armaments industry shamelessly and openly drive British foreign policy, with the continuing economic dependence of the flimsy UK construct on the pandering services to the global 1% offered by the City of London remains always at the front of the government’s mind. At the front not in acknowledgement of the fact that London’s days as a major global financial centre are very plainly numbered as economic gravity moves East, but rather in desperate attempts to avoid the need for an economic re-orientation that would affect the distribution of wealth in the UK away from the core of the Tory Party.
The days of the United Kingdom itself are now numbered in a very short series of figures. Tory hubris at having climbed, on the back of an incredible concerted propaganda deluge, to 25% electoral support in Scotland, appears to have convinced them that Scots will endure any humiliation at all and not have the courage to stand up. The incredible arrogance involved in the Tory abrogation of devolved powers, against the express vote of the Scottish parliament, was captured by the jeers of “Bye-bye” at SNP MPs leaving the Commons in protest at the lack of debate. That “Bye-bye” will have a significance they did not intend.
Any political party with the slightest prospect of power, will always be influenced and infiltrated by those with a strong stake in the economic status quo wishing to defend it, while advancing their personal interest. That is an eternal truth and afflicts both the Labour Party and the SNP. But while the programme of neither the Labour Party nor the SNP is as radical as is needed, both do reflect a genuine discontent with the status quo and with an economic philosophy which emphasises above all the freedoms of the very wealthy. There is more genuine choice on offer to the electorate than has been the case in the UK as a whole for many decades, which explains the crescendo of reaction from the media and the de facto casting off of the practice of political neutrality of the BBC, which was prepared to be reasonably fair in treatment of political parties only when they were all neo-conservative.
Whether in the next decade the Labour Party is now sufficiently radical to contain the tensions racking the UK’s political economy, within a broadly constant political system, remains to be seen. It continues to be my view that the first great crack will open with Scottish Independence, and more radical societal change throughout the rest of the UK will swiftly follow that catalytic event.
280 thoughts on “A Longer View”
Steve Hayes June 18, 2018 at 15:47
“the gatekeeper role of the big new media corporations of twitter, facebook, google and wikipedia”
If they have a “gatekeeper” role, they are not platforms, they are publishers, and as such are responsible for all content. I doubt any of these organisations would care to admit to being publishers.
Loftwork June 18, 2018 at 21:59
Unfortunately the endless efforts of governments, especially in the US, UK and EU, to control the internet is driving a massive erosion in the concept of agnostic platforms not responsible for user views. In the US, SESTA/FOSTA is already killing off websites and free speech while having no appreciable effect on child prostitution. In the EU, the snippet tax is back again and effectively makes social media responsible for policing content. Similar UK laws also freeze out political discussion and academic research because of false positive matches in blogs and elsewhere. So no, platforms have no real protection precisely because politicians can’t tell the difference between a hosting platform and a blogger.
Shatnersrug June 19, 2018 at 11:11
Google Amp is one of the most insidious parts of the post alphabet Google, apart from the fact that their search engine now prioritises commerce, their attempt at narrative control is just pathetic. Watching a supposedly for profit company undermine its own product to guide the USA approved narrative and to sell useless shit has been a thoroughly depressing sight.
I now find myself using other engines, even yandex – which always sucked just to find what I need. And I’m not search politically sensitive stuff, just my boring electronics junk. I know, it’s not like we weren’t warned, google nailed the competition, cornered the market and now starts restricting quality, same old story.
Lycos.co.uk is back, who knows maybe people can shift away from google and make lycos the devil instead!
Republicofscotland June 18, 2018 at 15:55
“The US president claimed refugees and migrants has “strongly and violently” changed European culture and said the continent had made a “big mistake” in giving sanctuary to those fleeing conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.”
So tell me Donald what else can Europe do? Should we had thrown them into the Med, or shoot them, or caged their children and locked them up like you have.
You see Donald the USA’s aggressive foreign policy towards these nations, attacking them under false premise’s, replacing their leaders stripping their countries resources, and allowing murder and mayhem to continue by proxy after you’ve left.
Has left most immigrants/refugees with no choice but to flee to Europe, their cities razed to the ground, their economy and educational facilities destroyed, but most of all their hope taken away from them by you, and your obedient bellicose minions such as Britain and France.
The US and it’s Western allies caused the flood of immigrants and refugees into Europe, it’s your responsibility now deal with it.
While I’m commenting on it, the USA, and it’s nefarious foreign policy towards Central and South America in most of the 20th and now the 21st Century, has seen refugees flood into the US from South/Central American countries.
America knows fine well what havoc and turmoil it’s causing in the ME, it had plenty of practice in Central and South America prior to Trump bemoaning the influx into the US and Europe of immigrants and refugees.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-angela-merkel-germany-refugees-sanctuary-twitter-us-immigration-a8404501.html?amp
Martinned June 18, 2018 at 16:09
I understand Trump is a big fan of Andrew Jackson. This is only the logical lesson that one would draw from that bit of history…
“I understand Trump is a big fan of Andrew Jackson. ”
Oh I’m not sure about that, however, Lyndon Johnson admired Franklin Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton made his childhood meeting with John F. Kennedy a touchstone of his career, but it would appear Trump is a big fan of Putin, as well, I’m sure that’ll sit well with you.
http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2017/03/politics/trump-putin-russia-timeline/
Martinned.
Forgive my ignorance over Trumps high regard for Jackson, after a wee bit of brushing up, I tend to agree with you, and here’s why.
High on this list are his (Jackson’s) personal history as a slaveholder and his implementation, as president, of a policy of “Indian removal” from eastern lands that culminated in the “Trail of Tears,” which led to the deaths of an estimated 5,000 Cherokees.
“In recent years, “Jackson’s offenses against Indians and blacks and his propensity for personal gun violence have overshadowed his economic policies among liberals and progressives.”
“Modern-day discontent with Jackson is the move by Barack Obama’s Treasury Department in 2016 to take Jackson off the front of the $20 bill, making way for a portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.”
You were right, Martinned about Trump it’s just that Trump’s admiration/actions appear to match Jackson’s darker side.
Who’d have thought eh.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/may/02/whats-up-with-donald-trump-andrew-jackson/
zoot June 18, 2018 at 17:02
another reason for that banknote decision was that jackson was swept all the way to the presidency on a wave of popular revulsion against a bankster/ corporate takeover over the us government.
it was the birth of the democratic party that is today a tool of those big-money interests.
Stephen Barnes June 18, 2018 at 16:59
It’s frustrating the speed of radical change is going to be at the pace of the snail.
Let’s hope Scottish independence sets off the fuse for rebuttal of the status quo.
Loony June 18, 2018 at 16:35
Do you really think that it is true that “most immigrants/refugees have no choice but to flee to Europe”?
Take Somalia as an example. Just over 1 million people who were born in Somalia currently live outside of Somalia. People are keen to leave Somalia due to internal conflict that has persisted for in excess of 2 decades.
In 1998 (about 2 decades ago) the population of Somalia was just under 7 million. Today the population of Somalia is just over 15 million.
So how can it be that over 1 million people have been forced to flee Somalia, but those left in Somalia have managed to more than double their number. Surely if what you claim is true then it would be expected that the population would decline – but it has in fact done the opposite.
How strange – still no doubt Donald Trump has been active in achieving this inexplicable outcome.
In regards to countries that we’ve razed to the ground yes. Libya, Iraq Syria for sure.
However, the gang masters in other African nations, who are making a fortune out of smuggling people into Europe for purely economic reasons need to be stopped.
The EU nations knows this fine well, but how to implement an effective plan to halt the people smugglers is at the very least tricky in my opinion.
How to tell a genuine refugee from a economic migrant? When both come off the same boat suffering hardship from crossing the Med. Refer to my 15.55 pm comment as to what caused this difficulty in the first place.
Monster June 19, 2018 at 07:41
I think you’ll find charities are the driving force behind the gang masters who do the actual people smuggling. They fund the procurement of boats, their crew, life jackets and sustenance, together with the ability to navigate to pre-arranged friendly port facilities.They also provide a PR/media facility to admonish unfriendly opposition to this cheap labour force. And the global corporates, together with rich, agenda-driven ”philanthropists’ fund the charities. The result is, rather cynically, a large source of cheap, obliging, low-skilled people who gratefully increase the profits of said corporations.
Macky June 18, 2018 at 16:23
Caitlin Johnstone is seething with anger, as should all of us ;
“You cannot argue with the rage of someone who is certain that an unforgivable evil has been perpetrated. You simply cannot manipulate and narrative-spin your way around that; it plants an unbreakable, immovable object in the gears of the propaganda machine. By getting unapologetically furious, loud and aggressive and letting the wisdom of our anger guide our response to the situation in Syria, we can shift the zeitgeist of anti-imperialist sentiment from a meek “Oh gosh darn I sure hope the people who decimated Iraq do the right thing in Syria” to a thunderous “FUCK YOU. OUT. NOW.””
https://steemit.com/syria/@caitlinjohnstone/it-s-time-to-start-getting-enraged-at-what-western-imperialists-have-done-to-syria
Andyoldlabour June 19, 2018 at 11:02
The real problem here, is that the majority of folks in the UK and particularly the US, do not care about this, they are simply not interested in World politics let alone the further complications of geopolitics – the “great game” – as being played out by the US/UK in the Middle East, something which has been going on for more than one hundred years.
They regard me as some kind of “apologist” for terrorists and rogue regimes, of siding with the people who are our “enemies”, and when you ask them – “why are they our enemies”, they reply – “because they hate us, they hate the West”. So, then you say – “Why do they hate the West?”
Of course they cannot answer that, so I will go on to tell them of how the UK and US have behaved in the Middle East, and some just do not believe me, because they have never heard about events like “Operation Ajax”, or how the US funded Saddam Hussein in his war against Iran, or the funding which the US provides to Israel. They are not interested in the Israeli landgrab and settlement building, the fact that Palestinians are living in a giant concentration camp, the fact that the US and UK are supplying Saudi Arabia with weapons, ammuntition and technical support, so that they can carry out a genocide in Yemen.
I feel sick of this world, sick of the fact that there are too few people like us on this and other forums, who know and care about what is really happening in the world today.
I refer you to an earlier comment of mine;
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/06/silence-is-sort-of-dirty-bronzeish/comment-page-7/#comment-755170
To which I would add that the more the elites flaunt their corruptions & cruelty, the easier & easier it becomes for people to see through their lies & propaganda; they ARE gradually losing “narrative control” , which is the basis of their power over us, hence their panic measures to control & curtail the internet & alternative news media; the very diabolical & stunning cruelty they’ve employed to shut down Wikileakes by targeting Assange is an exact measure of the scale of their fear & panic, because they also know they are losing control of the narrative kool-aid that they keep feeding us.
bj June 19, 2018 at 21:32
I, and probably others, recognize what you’re saying about people just being in a speechless disbelief.
There’s a lot of cognitive dissonance at work there.
quasi_verbatim June 18, 2018 at 16:46
Take some more time off, Craig, we need an even longer view. Meanwhile, we patiently await the first great crack from the Scots, sometime later this century.
Fair laughs the morn and soft the zephyr blows, in La Belle Epoque de la Quisling.
I hope Craig does not take time off from working on a solution to the Assange affair.
reel guid June 18, 2018 at 16:46
Baron Sewel, the co-author of the Covention that bears his name has backed the Tory government over the power grab. He said that Brexit justifies the UK government “acting on its own initiative”.
You’d have thought Sewel would have been better to keep his (white) powder dry.
Lets not forget we’ve had Lord Wallace and Lord Robertson crawl out the HoL woodwork recently, whilst parroting that the British government are correct in the way they’re handling the power grab.
Plus we’ve seen Gordon Broonie, crawl out from his crypt and tell half empty closed shops, that we’re all doomed if Scotland becomes independent.
It’s said Broonies evil shriek during the night sounds like Ffedderralllisssm!!!!!!! Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up so it does.
Aye. All those New Labour project folk like Sewel and Broon. It’s ended up Ghoul Britannia.
Is Lord Robertson that the same George Robertson, whose sudden departure from his post as Nato Secretary-General raised many eyebrows about his personal life..
Anyone taking a longer view would surely come to the conclusion that the very best hope lies in the personage of President Trump.
The British elites are too weak, too conflicted and too enfeebled to actually enact the instruction received from the people with regard to the EU. So President Trump will remorselessly go after the Germans and do the job that they should be doing for themselves. Naturally President Trump will want paying for his efforts. When the bill comes just pay it and say thank you. It is not the Presidents fault that you are too lazy to do the job yourself.
Meanwhile screeching harridans have suddenly discovered that they don’t like it when Mexican child law breakers are locked up. Funny how when Obama was locking up Mexican child law breakers no-one thought this interesting or worth commenting on.
The question is what happened to Mexican child law breakers under Obama. No-one knows for sure, but we do know that Trump has rolled up more child trafficking rings than Obama managed in 2 full terms. President Trump is very much against child trafficking – hello UK are you receiving this message?
SA June 18, 2018 at 17:39
Hope for what exactly? In as much as any of the actions of Trump may be effective, they are effectively antagonising allies as the are selfishly pro American, protectionist and not accepting the (admittedly insane) rules of globalisation that have been built over the last 30 odd years. The only hope is that this will lead to disintegration of US financial hegemony and a multipolar world where nations start to consider thier own interests rather than those of the empire.
You are beginning to see.
The US does not have allies. It has vassals – but those vassals have been morphing into parasites. Trump does not want vassals/parasites attaching themselves to the US.
Of course Trump is following policies that are pro American. He is the President of the US and it his job to enact and prosecute policies that are in the best interests of the US. it says a lot that people seem surprised that the head of a country would be in favor of policies designed to benefit that country. The leaders of all countries should seek to represent the best interests of whichever country they lead – that is exactly what Trump has urged them to do.
The US$ is approaching its end as the world reserve currency. If managed properly the US$ will remain an important (perhaps the single most important) currency. The US is fantastically powerful – but it is not powerful enough to rule the entire world by force. It is powerful enough to launch and win trade wars with Germany and China and so strengthen the domestic economy.
Taking a sledgehammer to Germany and China will create the space for all other countries to develop their own economies in their own interests – and thus create the multi polar world you hope for. China should be OK as it has a vast internal market that it can develop. It is less obvious where the Germans can go – especially if they are unable to continue the economic subjugation of their EU satellite states.
The stakes are high and Trump has many powerful enemies ensconced within the US deep state. He may fail, but the fact that he is trying is sufficient for there to be hope.
The whole of what you say make sense if globalisation was not a US led enterprise to subjugate the world, but that is not the case. So you say that Trump’s main aim effectively will lead to weaken globalisation, or the aspects of it which makes the US so predominant, in order to make America great again? In which case the man does not really know what he is talking about.
Globalization is a con – a lot of people know this, and one of those people is Trump.
Ultimately everyone gets screwed by globalization – even the people that appear to be winning at any given moment. In any event there is one huge player that has no interest – that player being Russia. Like you, and like most rational people, Russia wants a multipolar world. Russia’s views are important because they have the capacity to defend themselves.
Trump knows all this – this is the Russian collusion narrative. Two sane views reach sane conclusions…aah must be collusion. This is the depth of the madness that we are dealing with.
J Galt June 18, 2018 at 20:52
I’m sorry looney have you lost your script?
The evil Hun has been replaced with the evil Ivans.
It may have escaped your notice but Germany is an occupied country – has been since 1945 and remains so today.
The Germans cannot so much as fart without permission.
Yeah and the British and the French thought that the Treaty of Versailles would contain Germany. Look at how that worked out.
Take a look at how much the US pays to defend Germany and ask why it is so much more than Germany pays to defend itself. Take a look at the German current account surplus currently running at over £200 billion per year. Take a look at German business practices – why only today the CEO of Audi was arrested for fiddling the numbers. Do you really think that it is just Audi. Try googling “Siemens corruption” and see what comes up.
Everyone in the UK knows that RBS is a basket case. Everyone in the US knows how Goldman operate. How many people are aware of what goes on inside Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank almost makes the country of Sweden appear sane by comparison.
Jo Dominich June 21, 2018 at 13:37
Loony you are so wrong, Trump is the biggest threat to world peace. He does not understand negotiation, diplomacy, the rule of law and other important matters. Taking a sledgehammer to China eh? China currently hold $1.3trillion of USA debt and $1trillion of treasuries and bonds. If China start to sell those (as they are about to) then the USA economy is essentially going to take a nose dive. Trumps actions are destructive for USA not productive. He has started the decline by his own actions. Their days as a superpower are in decline and will continue to be. Watch Russia and China step onto the world stage and the EU will soon have to start to trade without using the USA Dollar because of Trump’s hubris and messianic delusions and tendencies. You might have to think again. The petro yuan has kicked off and growing – the petro dollar will start a rapid decline.
I am not sure that Scottish independence will be good for Scotland but it will be extremely bad for the rest of what is left of the UK.. Labour would struggle to win an election and the Tories will have a majority unless labour moves back to Blairite policies. Scotland as independent nation will initially have to be bound to the rest of the UK finances until the establishment of an independent currency and will therefore de facto be subject to UK monetary pressure. A small nation of 5 million which the new independent Scotland would be, would carry much less weight within Europe should they wish to rejoin.
The EU set up does not penalise small nation members. Quite the opposite. And Scotland has much of the EU’s oil, fish and renewable energy. Independent Scotland in the EU would carry as much weight as needed. By total contrast Scotland in the UK is undeservedly being accorded no rights or influence, no consideration or respect.
reel guid
Under the Tories none of us is shown any respect. I am just not so sure that an independent Scotland will be free of the clutches of Westminster under the Tories very effectively. Changing the Westminster Governement is to me the priority for both Scotland and the rest of the UK.
“Changing the Westminster Governement is to me the priority for both Scotland and the rest of the UK.”
It doesn’t matter for Scotland Corbyn at best, is a stop gap then what? No for Scotland independence and control of all the powers that go with it is the goal.
Who best to decide for Scots, than Scots themselves.
Skye Mull June 18, 2018 at 18:26
Scottish independence but continued EU membership would be madness.
iain June 18, 2018 at 18:33
If joining the eurozone was a condition of membership – as it surely would be – I agree. EU austerity budget rules would have us pining for the days of Gideon Osborne.
Not again! Sweden’s been in the EU since 1994 and still isn’t in the Eurozone. With no plans to do so and no insistence from Brussels that they do so. Got it?
It doesn’t matter how many times you tell them reel guid, the penny never drops.
The penny will drop for you if independence ever comes that Scotland won’t be dictating terms to the EU.
Lets get independence first, then Scots can decide what kind of relationship they want to have with the EU.
If Brexit is anything to go by, Scottish independence and reapplication to join the EU will hold no end of unpleasant surprises for the baby statelet.
It doesn’t matter if the sky falls in, independence is worth it, for Scots to choose for themselves whether to remain in the EU or not.
Meanwhile you’ll be stuck with Westminster (if you live in the rUK) good luck with that you’ll need it.
FranzB June 18, 2018 at 23:38
Ireland is in the euro zone – GDP per capita at 2016 $61,600
UK is not in the euro zone – GDP per capita at 2016 $39,900
Greece’s GDP per capita has grown by 50% from $12,000 in 2000 to $18,000 in 2016
(Admittedly the funny money boom to 2008 had Greece with a GDP per capita of $31,000 in 2008)
Ireland was bailed out by the EU in 2010 because the banks had been naughty. The bail out ended in 2013.
Kempe June 18, 2018 at 21:05
Err yes they have, only the UK and Denmark have opt outs. It’s likely Sweden and all other states currently outside the Euro will have to join by 2020/2025.
A member state has to spend a minimum of two years in ERM II before admission to the Eurozone. Sweden has no arrangements to join ERM II let alone the Eurozone. So that timetable is doubtful.
LenkaPenka June 18, 2018 at 19:43
I have wondered increasingly whether at some stage we might see outbreaks of civil unrest in the UK?
Surely everything is combining to a perfect storm…
They clamped down hard last time, but this time I am not so sure they will be able to control if it spreads, given the massive cuts….
MightyDrunken June 19, 2018 at 00:01
I expect that not much will happen until after we have fully left the EU. It will create noticeable economic disruption, yet I think people will wait a year or two to see if things improve. If the Government hasn’t already imploded by then it probably will and Labour inherit a big mess. Then the media blame Labour!
LenkaPenka I do hope so. Mighty Drunken – succinct but well put.
Scottish independence is an inane waste of time.
The only independent countries in the world are Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Scotland cannot be Russia or China, so that leaves Iran and North Korea. Go ahead Scotland – give the world a laugh.
Anyone quoting Sweden as a model needs help. Sweden is one of the most (if not the most) self destructive and nihilistic societies ever to have emerged at any time in recorded in history. That Sweden will collapse and descend into chaos is a cast iron certainty. Future historians will have their work cut out trying to explain what kind of madness consumed early 21st century Swedes. There will not be any late 21st century Swedes to help provide an explanation.
George June 18, 2018 at 21:39
Clearly any country that can produce ABBA must be evil. Also note: ABBA is a palindrome i.e. the name negates itself and is thus a sly esoteric indication as to the nihilistic core of this possibly alien culture.
Hyperbole can be fun.
And there’s more! M R James’s creepiest tale “Count Magnus” was set in ……Sweden! And it features an octopus like creature. The octopus has just been ….um….revealed to be an alien species. It all fits!
Sure hyperbole can be fun – but apparently not as much fun as gun fights.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/18/four-people-wounded-in-malmo-shooting-sweden
No doubt it will turn out to be ABBA band members quarreling over royalty payments.
Den Lille Abe June 19, 2018 at 04:37
I think your comments are generally hilarious, a good laugh in the morning. It is always so when people comment on stuff , they generally have very little knowledge about.
Your comments on China’s and Germany’s role as economic powerhouses and their impact are misguided at best and imbecilic at worst, their success has nothing to do with “exploitation” of satellite states, but much more to do with a tight run fiscal system, where industry is encouraged to employ domestically.
Your concerns about Sweden, where I live is hearth warming, but quite unnecessary, Sweden is doing ok, at least far better than the derelict sideshow Britain, most refugees tend to become well integrated and jobs on offer has decent wages and job security. The gang wars are making headlines, but are carried out by Swedes, Serbs and Bosniaks.
Continue commenting , but do yourself a favor and educate yourself on the subject first.
Thank you so much for so kindly proving my point. The main reason that Sweden is a complete basket case utterly beyond salvation is a consequence of the brainwashed population – people that understand nothing, but think they understand everything. The bleeding heart humanitarians who dance on the graves of the Greek nation,
The forward thinking green earth people so concerned about pollution who then leap to the defense of Chinese pollution necessary to produce billions of tonnes of plastic trinkets that no-one wants. The oh so efficient Germans whose main corporations just happen to be corrupt for no discernible reason.
If you live in Sweden then why not check out the policies of the Riksbank. See if you can discern any independent policies or ask whether, in order to keep the farce that is Sweden, alive, every single action they take is a response to ECB policies. Try not to forget that the ECB is controlled by Germany.
Why not have a look at some statistics that must make the feminist government of Sweden so proud:
Deaths in battle: Men 97&
Homelessness: Men 62%
Suicide: Men 77%
Homicides: Men 77%
Workplace deaths: Men 93%
As you live in Sweden allow me to point out that equality would require all of these numbers to be 50%. Try to wise up: Sweden is a pariah state held in total contempt by all rational people.
Loony, what medication are you on? I think you’ve lost any semblence of common sense.
karenfrance June 18, 2018 at 20:37
I just want to say, ‘Hello’, so that I can comment again.
Full exclosure – I am a Scot Nat and…I don’t believe a single word any of them tell us.
Dave June 18, 2018 at 23:01
Moving the USA embassy to Jerusalem brings a resolution of the Palestinian, Israel conflict closer, because the two state solution is dead and means the one state solution is now inescapable, and it wont be long before a new Palestinian leadership declares themselves Israeli and demands, with international support, full citizen rights. I.e. Trump has manoeuvred the Zionist lobby into a pyric victory that heralds their defeat.
Trump wants to collapse the empire in favour of America First and this will Make America Great Again by replacing brutal imperialism with soft internationalism. That is focussing on America will restore America, just as the collapse of the British empire made UK great again, because the money spent/wasted overseas is spent at home. Empire is another name for often reviled “foreign aid budget”! And as enslaved nations get freedom they too will become great again.
This is a long view of the outcome of what he’s doing, but he has to operate within the constraints of a malign deep state, which he seems to be winning.
Davie Oga June 19, 2018 at 00:19
Lol. Empire is foreign aid. Try foreign aid to England. Theft of other nations resources. When is England going to have the ability to stand on its own two feet and stop leeching of the rest of the world. Can’t even feed it’s own population. Jaikie nation
CM – “…. while the gatekeeper role of the big new media corporations of twitter, facebook, google and wikipedia is now being very openly abused to maintain the Establishment narrative.”
I see an example of this when I google the online news service ‘The Canary’. The first entry is a link to the site. The second is a story from September 2017 about ” ….The Canary appeared to indulge in a “fake news” story about Laura Kuenssberg speaking at the Tory party conference.”
There then follows more links to stories rubbishing The Canary (one from the Sun). An example of establishlng the Overton window mentioned by Craig. In fact of course, The Canary brings lots of stories you would expect in a left wing site – about poverty amongst children, about the NHS, education, benefit cuts, etc.
Presumably google are handsomely paid to fiddle their search results. But who’s paying? And don’t they realise they’re wasting their time?
I doubt Google are fiddling things here. Google ranking are based on many things, the main ones being relevance, the number of links to the webpage and how popular it is. If a bunch of popular sites all link to the Sun story it will rank highly.
Elliott June 19, 2018 at 00:53
Is there anything that Labour – it would only be Labour, or some other party as yet unknown and therefore not worth speculating about – could do to make it worth it for Scotland to stay in the Union? I only ask hypothetically, and in all good faith, especially seeing as I can’t think of anything that would really suffice (and I’m quite anxious that Scotland leave, and soon). Your thoughts?
N_ June 19, 2018 at 01:01
1) Why does England use “God Save the Queen” as their anthem in the football World Cup?
2) What did they use in the qualifiers, e.g. when playing against Scotland? (I tried to find out by watching a video, but I could only hear the Scottish fans singing “Flower of Scotland”.)
3) What would Scotland have used as their anthem in Russia if they’d got through the qualifiers?
4) What anthems have been used in the World Cup in the past by England and Scotland? (Perhaps Scotland once used “God Save the Queen”?)
I despise that sh*tty monarchist anthem! At least in the Commonwealth Games England uses a proper song! (Never mind the version of “Jerusalem” vandalised by the Tories! Sing the proper words, as written by William Blake and later sung accurately by e.g. Paul Robeson.)
I don’t watch sport or follow any national side, but I was cheered that many of my Scottish football-following friends are supporting England (and are unsuccessfully encouraging me to do the same), given that Scotland aren’t playing in Russia. The vast majority of English fans support Scotland (or Wales, or Northern Ireland, or the Republic of Ireland) in similar circumstances.
Alex Westlake June 19, 2018 at 12:03
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen#Use_in_the_United_Kingdom
They should just use ‘God Save The Queen’ — The Sex Pistols’ style. ? 😉
I’m pleased to report that English athlete and singer Jazmin Sawyers sings the correct words to “Jerusalem” too.
William Blake, you are not forgotten 🙂
Jerusalem, its a good tune, and popular, which is why the church gave up, mostly, trying to side line it due to the embarrassingly sexual revolutionary, at the time, rude meaning of the words.
We had it sung at my wedding nearly twenty six years ago in an RC church. The priest was reluctant but gave in, and everyone had a good singsong – as it should be.
I laughed when I found out the reason for his reluctance.
Facebook will publish your stuff, so long as a) you obey their rules at all times that you are using their equipment and b) you allow them to slap adverts all over what you write before they distribute it. It’s not hard to understand. It’s simple. It does not require new words, or new definitions of words such as “platform”.
Every time you post to Facebook you’re working for a big advertising and surveillance company for free. You ought to have “MORON” or “I LOVE MY BOSSES” (take your pick) written on your forehead in felt-tip.
0use4msm June 19, 2018 at 03:39
“Northern Irish party of antediluvian beliefs”
A.k.a. the Protestant Taliban.
This week was the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which for me will always remain the most damning symbol of what austerity is capable of. Cruel Britannia!
Sharp Ears June 19, 2018 at 08:10
Exactly. Some lives are cheaper than others.
‘‘No alarm sounded’ as fire broke out in 20-story Lewisham block on Grenfell anniversary
A large, “nasty” fire broke out at a 20-story tower block in south-east London during the early hours of Thursday morning, exactly a year after the Grenfell blaze claimed 72 lives.
Some 150 residents left the Roma Corte building in Lewisham before firefighters arrived at around 4:15am. They expressed concern that the alarm had failed to go off, claiming that they were instead awoken by the noise of panicked people shouting.
Up to eight fire engines and 58 firefighters raced to the complex in Elmira Street, Lewisham in south east London.’
/.. https://www.rt.com/uk/429688-fire-lewisham-grenfell-anniversary/
Dr Barbara Lane reported on fire precautions.
Raft of safety flaws listed at Grenfell Tower Inquiry
A list of failed safety regulations has been presented to a public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Dr Barbara Lane said lifts in the tower were sub-standard, fire doors had not been replaced and combustible material was fitted around windows.
She said the “very basis” of the policy telling people to stay in their flats during a fire only worked alongside other protection measures.
But the standards firefighters relied on “failed” at 01:26 GMT.
A total of 72 people died as a result into the fire on 14 June 2017 in North Kensington, west London.
Dr Lane, a chartered fire safety engineer, released a report about the fire two weeks ago, but on Monday gave evidence to Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s inquiry. The hearing was told that Grenfell Tower was completed in 1974 and had 19 different sets of works on it up until 2017.
But a number of the additions or refurbishments did not comply with regulations, according to Dr Lane.
‘No escape hatches’ She said the lifts in the building were not up to the standard for firefighters, despite having been refurbished in 2005.
The doors were not as fire resistant as they needed to be and did not have a secondary power supply.
Dr Lane also said the lifts had no escape hatches, making them unsuitable for the evacuation of disabled people. She then described how only 106 of the 120 doors in the tower were replaced after additional refurbishments in 2011, meaning it is assumed the other doors had been there since 1974. At that time, building regulations meant they only had to be fire resistant for 20 minutes – but current regulations raises this to an hour.
She told the inquiry: “Fire doors are a crucial element of the stay-put strategy, as they represent an opportunity for weak spots to form in the fire-resistant partitions that separate a flat fire from occupants either on that floor where the fire has started or occupants in the flat above the floor the fire has started. Fire doors are, therefore, a building regulations requirement as a passive fire protection measure. Faulty fire doors mean faulty compartmentation and compartmentation is the primary basis of the stay-put strategy.”
Dr Lane also said the dry rising mains in the tower – through which firefighters pump water to tackle fires in high-rise buildings – were also not suitable for a building of its height. She said the dry riser loses effectiveness as the height of the building increases and rely on good water pressure to work against gravity. But eventually, the lack of water pressure means it cannot operate effectively.
Buildings more than 50m in height should have a pressurised tank already in the building for firefighters to use, yet Grenfell Tower – measuring 67.3m – did not have one.
Gas pipes
A gas pipe installed in 2016 penetrated both the protected stair compartment wall and the protected flat compartment walls, Dr Lane added. She said the pipe – one of six gas risers running vertically up the block – had incomplete compartmentation and ventilation around it to protect it from fire.
The hearing continues on Tuesday from 10:00 BST with further experts giving evidence throughout the week.
Then I read this about the head of a housing association which owns flats in Grenfell Tower. 8 of their tenants died in the fire. Words fail.
Grenfell housing boss branded ‘tasteless’ for hosting party on 1st anniversary of fire
The chief of a Grenfell housing association, which lost 8 residents in the fire, has been labelled “tasteless in the extreme” for hosting a book launch party on the same day of the first anniversary of the tragedy. Kate Davies, who heads Notting Hill Genesis, a housing association that owned flats in the Grenfell Tower, and who also runs a fashion blog, has been told to “show some respect,” after it was revealed she would be hosting a party for friends to celebrate the launch of her book – the same night a memorial will be held for the 72 who perished in the fire.
Campaigners have called the timing “staggering”, “jarring” and “extraordinary”, reports The Mirror. Emma Dent Coad, Labour MP for Kensington, who became Grenfell’s parliamentary representative just days before the fire thought that Davies was showing a lack of sensitivity in hosting a party on such an emotional day.
/.. https://www.rt.com/uk/429739-grenfell-anniversary-housing-boss/
The event was cancelled. The woman in question ‘earns’ £220k pa as head of Notting Hill Genesis. One here with the trendy red glasses. http://www.nhggroup.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/our-executive-board
OhOh June 19, 2018 at 04:59
Another post with plenty of teeth. Thanks.
I note that the monstrous regiment of women has renewed its clacking about ‘upskirting’, in frenzied determination to add yet another criminal offence to the statute book and further benefit the criminal justice industry which is now impinging on the public purse to the tune of some £50billion a year.
It will be recalled that Blai/Straw created some three thousand new offences during their tenure. It’s amazing what war criminals can do, in a domestic setting.
No doubt Scotland is devoid of similar perversions. Upkilting is not for the fainthearted.
I’m struck by the contrast on the news between genuine tragedy abroad and various storm-in-a-teacup matters at home. Upskirting and somebody made a rude comment to somebody ten years ago and a certain colour of T shirt is now causing offense etc.
Ticking time bomb.
’11:25 18 Jun
Plea for Devonport’s submarines to be recycled
BBC News Online
MPs are calling for the recycling of old Royal Navy nuclear submarines, including 13 currently tied up at Devonport. Another seven are in long-term storage at Rosyth in Scotland.
Over the next 20 years another seven nuclear submarines are due to come out of service.
The oldest one in Devonport is HMS Valiant which is 54 years old, having been launched in 1963 at the height of the Cold War.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Agency is currently cleaning up 17 old nuclear sites and MPs are calling for the budget for the programme to be extended to include the legacy nuclear submarines.
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport has joined two other MPs in writing to the prime minister, as well as the leaders of the Labour Party, the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats.
“Plymouth and Rosyth cannot be asked to store old nuclear submarines indefinitely. We need a proper funded plan and using the same principles as civil nuclear clean-up to safely, sustainably and securely recycle the out of service nuclear submarines would be a sound idea. I expect most people will be surprised to learn that every old nuclear submarine the Royal Navy ever has, we still have.”
Luke Pollard
MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
slorter June 19, 2018 at 08:03
A good article! No one can be sure but one thing is certain when the winds of change finally take hold nothing will stop its roll!
Unimaginable. If the worst happens and Julian should die, his death will be on Theresa May’s hands.
will be
2,192 Days of
Confinement:
Assange’s 6 Years
in Ecuadorian Embassy …
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201806191065516777-assange-6-years-embassy-london/
‘Mr Assange has refused to go to Sweden for questioning unless he has assurances that he will not then be sent on to America, where he reportedly faces trial for espionage over his work with WikiLeaks. But Theresa May, the Home Secretary, whose authorisation the Swedish authorities would need before agreeing to any US extradition request, has rejected repeated calls to say that she would refuse permission.’ Independent 29 March 2013
Julian in 2012 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/08/16/world/assange/assange-jumbo.jpg
Julian now https://cdn3.img.sputniknews.com/images/101990/39/1019903909.jpg
Pyewacket June 19, 2018 at 09:37
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Off topic I know, but I thought it worth sharing on here for those who may be interested in the Lockerbie Saga. Frankly, I stand in admiration to the tenacity of those people still fighting to achieve justice for Abdelbaset al Megrahi.
Indeed check out independent accident investigator John Barry Smith who attributes a faulty cargo door causing the crash.
Rob Royston June 19, 2018 at 11:41
Yes, but will they look at the evidence of John H Parkes, the explosives expert, who was assisting in the aftermath oh the crash and who claims that he witnessed injuries on a victim caused by spent rocket propellent.
He believed that the aircraft was illegally carrying armaments. Google “John H Parkes Lockerbie”.
Kerch'ee Kerch'ee Coup June 19, 2018 at 13:16
In the long term, it is only by dogged tenacity that we can hope to remedy such flagrant miscarriges of justice as the conviction of Megrahi over the Lockerbie disaster or that of the’Birmingham Six’.Lockerbie is particularly relevant to this blog because the case brought (was used to bring) the Scottish legal system into disrepute. My support for the investigation of these and a few other particular injustices has been inadequate and lacksadaisical. In contast to my passive backing, I would like to praise Dr.Jim Swire(www.lockerbietruth.com) for all he has done to shed light on these knavish tricks and legal shennanigans at national and m8ilitary alliance level.
There are two parts to the miscarriage of justice, the who and the what. The official what is a bomb did it, and the official who is a Libyan did it. The official protest debates the who but not the what. This is because for some the who is more important than the what. That is overturning the miscarriage of justice, the who, restores Scottish Justice system, whereas the what can be left to posterity.
Ingwe June 19, 2018 at 09:43
Craig has often referred to the loathsome Luke Harding. He makes a further appearance here.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/18/bring-julian-assange-home/
Why is Alex Salmond having any truck with Lady Uddin? She is a disgrace.
A special feature on Ramadan and the Festival of Eid, including a discussion on Islamophobia with Lord Sheikh, and interviews with Lord Nazir Ahmed, Baroness Uddin, and Islamic Relief.
https://www.rt.com/shows/alex-salmond-show/429736-ramadan-festival-special-feature/
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pola_Uddin,_Baroness_Uddin#Expenses_scandal
She records the loans made to enable the repayment to be made.
‘Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
The Member has received loans totalling £124,000. The loans are personal and not commercial in nature. They are initially for a period of five years (which can be extended) and are not interest-bearing. The repayments term begins in January 2013. Repayments are not of a regular fixed amount. The sources of the loans are as follows: Lord Alli, London WC2 (£62,000); Mr F Nahdi, Wembley, Middlesex (£52,000); Mr S Ismail and Mr M Ali, Islam Channel, London EC2 (£10,000) (interest ceased 22 June 2017)’
https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-uddin/1827
@Dave – The tune was written in 1916 for the imminent Brit-Christian reconquest of Jerusalem which happened the following year. When did the Church of England try to sideline the words, other than generally they weren’t interested in Blake whose view of established religion and saints and stuff was oppositional? The rich always have contempt for the spiritual beliefs of the poor and can’t imagine that the poor might have an understanding of profundity and universals.
The words all pivot around “these Satanic mills” (they are the only present-tense reference) which Tory imperialist bastards changed to “those Satanic” mills, in an effort to celebrate the oppressive present and pretend that all the crap was in the past. At the Albert Hall at the Proms every year the WRONG version is sung. But it’s interesting how the correct version has kept alive, e.g. through Paul Robeson and now Jazmin Sawyers. She’s a good singer even if I don’t like her jazzed up version, but the best thing is that she gets the words right! Go girl! There was probably a fight behind the scenes, because Tory filth with their screwed up faces and their expensively-dressed bishops don’t like being told that they have crapped all over the meaning of Blake’s “Jerusalem”.
jazza June 19, 2018 at 10:55
Horrible!
I took opportunity last evening to lie on the sofa and aid my ability to sleep long and thoroughly by watching the turgid england team play in the Millionaires World Football Cup. It worked and I slept wonderfully. The MWFC sponsored by the rich and famous, directed by millionaires and played by millionaires and terribly commentated by millionaires – most of whom seemed to think england were good – WHAT???? It was horrible, absolutely horrible. A first class insight into the future of the planet – run by millionaires for millionaires and nobody else matters – i even hear trumpington is now lining up space war defence spending – this ain’t hollywood and the planet is not in the sole ownership of amereeka – truly horrible – i’m looking for another planet to live on in peace and harmony
Jack June 19, 2018 at 12:30
Meahile EU try to censor us even more:
Memes and linking to information ‘will be banned’ under new EU copyright law, warn campaigners
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/international/memes-will-be-banned-under-new-eu-copyright-law-warn-campaigners
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Apple Keeps iPhone 11 In Lineup, Kills Off iPhone 11 Pro Models
The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are no more, after one year in the iPhone lineup.
By Kyle Alspach October 13, 2020, 07:01 PM EDT
Maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise at this point: Apple is banishing two iPhones from the lineup after just one year as new models are set to debut.
This time, it’s last year’s iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max that are gone—a fact that came to light as Apple unveiled four iPhone 12 series models on Tuesday.
[Related: Apple’s Four New iPhone 12 Models: What You Need To Know]
It’s the third year in a row that Apple made such a move. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company started the pattern by killing off the groundbreaking iPhone X in 2018 after less than one year.
Presumably, the concern remains that selling the iPhone 11 Pro models at a reduced price might dissuade sales of the forthcoming iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
One model does survive from last year’s lineup—the iPhone 11, which has been Apple’s most popular smartphone since its arrival. And the iPhone 11 is also getting a price cut, from $699 to $599 at the base level.
The iPhone XR is also sticking around, now priced at $499. That’s down from its latest price of $599 (and $749 originally in 2018).
Apple’s late 2020 iPhone portfolio includes the successor to the iPhone 11—the iPhone 12—as well as a first-ever “Mini” edition of the new iPhones, the iPhone 12 Mini, plus the two Pro models. The second-gen iPhone SE from earlier in the year rounds out the current lineup.
Key features on all four of the new iPhone 12 models will include OLED displays (no LCD to be found here), high-speed 5G connectivity, a faster new A14 Bionic processor, a new flat-edge design and improved glass durability.
Upgrades for the Pro models are largely focused on the cameras. The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max include a three-camera system on the rear (compared to the dual cameras on the other models), Dolby Vision HDR video recording and a LiDAR scanner (for enabling improved augmented reality and faster autofocus in Night Mode).
Additionally, the iPhone 12 Pro Max sports the largest display to date on an iPhone, at 6.7 inches--up from 6.5 inches on the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro begin on Friday, with the devices shipping Oct. 23. The iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will arrive a little later--with pre-orders set to start on Nov. 6, and availability on Nov. 13.
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Demetriou: Display Showed We Have Depth
Sun 28 Feb 2016, 07:00 AM
St George Illawarra Dragons Assistant Coach Jason Demetriou is pleased with the performance of the team following the 44-4 win over the Central Queensland Capras at Browne Park, Rockhampton on Saturday.
The Red-and-Whites scored nine tries in a dominant display which included doubles to winger Tom Carr, centre Corey Browne and five-eighth Drew Hutchison as well as a first-half which saw the team commit only three errors.
However, Demetriou concedes that there are areas of improvement heading into the new season following nine errors made during the second-half but is ultimately happy with what he saw.
“I was very happy with the game and the way we performed but most pleasing was the discipline shown by the players,” said Demetriou.
“It was our fourth trial and there could have been some complacency from the boys, as I’m sure some would have liked to have the weekend off, but we were very professional with the way we approached the game.
“I didn’t know what to expect leading into the game as I knew the Capras has a tough year last season but I knew they had some good players in their ranks.
“I spoke to the players before the match and told them to expect a tough game and despite what the score line showed it was.
“We made only three errors from the first 21 sets which I was very impressed with but the second-half was slightly the opposite.
“We got ahead of ourselves a bit and started playing against the scoreboard instead of trying to complete each individual set.
“We came up with nine errors during that period which is way too many in any game of footy.
“Our defence though was very impressive despite what became messy at stages.
“I thought both Drew Hutchison and Blake Wallace really played well together during the first half while Josh McCrone looked good when playing as hooker.
“We let the sets do the work and took the opportunities when they came but I felt during the second-half we were trying to manufacture something from nothing instead of staying patient.
“We completed our sets well and dented the line while our front generated game speed and the halves played off the back of that.
“Our support play was well as well as our kicking game during the first-half.
“We showed that the Dragons have a lot more depth than they have in previous years.”
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