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__label__wiki	0.502004	0.502004	Boston Sports Media Watch Patriots Links Red Sox Links Celtics Links Bruins Links December 2, 2013 Bruce Allen Morning Links Belicheat and Cheating Cheatriots Back At It According to Texans defensive end Antonio Smith, anyway. The Patriots had to make another second half comeback yesterday, as they trailed Houston 17-7 at halftime, but rallied in the second half for a 34-31 road victory. Following the game, Smith said: “You can tell they changed their scheme in the second half. It just seems miraculous to me how they changed some things on offense that keyed on what we put in this week to stop what they were doing. They did things they never did all year before. It was a specific thing that was important to what we were going to do today, as to how we were going to call the defense. We’d not ever did it before, and they never changed like that before. It just let me know that something wasn’t right. “Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are among the best at their craft because they put so much into their craft. But you have to be a descendent of ‘Tones-tradamus’ (as Smith calls himself on occasion) to know what we put in this week and to be able to then go change that fast. I got the only crystal ball in existence. I don’t know what it is. Either teams are spying on us or something’s going on.” Smith wouldn’t give specifics, because the Texans might use these super-secret plays going forward: “I can’t tell you an example because it’s G-15 classified,” he said. “It’s a defensive thing that we might continue to use. … The way, I’m trying to say it without giving it away. When you watch film of the team do something a certain way all the time no matter what team they play — it’s been 12 games played and they always did it — and then all of a sudden it’s changed? It was pretty clever and pretty suspicious. … Thankfully most people do not appear to be taking Smith’s remarks too seriously, though I’m sure we’ll be lectured this afternoon from 2-6 about how the Patriots brought this upon themselves. Wonder if Smith considered that both Wade Phillips and Bill Belichick have been in the NFL a whole lot longer than he has, and that their tendencies are probably pretty well known to both. There’s a good chance that just because Smith never used these plays before it doesn’t mean that they’ve never been used by a Phillips defense before. Get all the reaction to yesterday’s game at PatriotsLinks.com. A few notes/observations/reactions: Happened to be in the car shortly after the game, and the very first words I heard were Gary Tanguay – Are you concerned about this team? Then flipped to WEEI to hear Butch Stearns say about the same thing with the addition of how bad playcalling has been all year. It was comforting to hear Fred Smerlas and Steve DeOssie bury him immediately. Ty Law on the CSNNE postgame says we don’t know anything about this team until they beat a real team. Denver doesn’t count, apparently. Neither does New Orleans. What was with Felger jumping on Belichick’s description of the distance of a Gostkowski field goal attempt? Weird. Speaking of Gostkowski, are we closer to completely burying the He can’t make a tough/clutch kick storyline? Tom Brady was asked following the game whether winning was masking the team’s deficiencies. Does any other team get asked questions like that? Tom, we know you’re 9-3, but doesn’t your team actually suck? What would be the reaction if Bill Belichick did what Mike Tomlin did Thanksgiving night? We know that some quickly brought up a play from 2004 involving Belichick and Marvin Harrison, showing that, as always, when something happens, there are people who will always rush to associate it with Belichick and the Patriots. Even when there is a better, more recent example. (Jets) Non-Patriots items: The excerpts in the Globe from the new Ted Williams bio from Ben Bradlee have been terrific. Today’s – Feud with writers helped Ted Williams hit harder – is especially interesting from the perspective of media coverage then and now. The Lowell Sun had Ted’s back, however. From a 1956 editorial: “The tide has begun to turn in this case of the Boston sports writers versus Ted Williams, and the verdict is becoming increasingly favorable to Ted as public opinion starts to make itself felt . . . ” wrote the suburban Lowell Sun in an editorial. “If there has been a case of injustice done by a group of sportswriters to a great sports figure, this is it. Time after time they picked Williams apart, they have tormented him, they have knifed him, roasted him, flayed him, tortured him, and have obviously taken what can only be called a sadistic glee in doing so. It is sports journalism at its lowest.” Wonder what that writer would think of today’s media? Kevin Paul Dupont’s Second Thoughts column hasn’t always been a must-read for me, but yesterday’s brought up a fairly interesting topic. It’s an idea that may have been discussed before, but it was new to me. With the financial struggles of newspapers, Dupont suggested as a means to improve the outlook, selling “naming rights” to the paper, and even individual sections. The Boston Globe presented by Home Depot for instance. Sounds silly at first, but when you think about it, I think it could work. For shame, Peter King. For shame. Published by Bruce Allen Automattician. View all posts by Bruce Allen 11 thoughts on “Belicheat and Cheating Cheatriots Back At It” HomerGreenz says: Is there are a more lazy narrative than this one? “Then flipped to WEEI to hear Butch Stearns say about the same thing with the addition of how bad playcalling has been all year.” Caffeine Powered says: Boston Talking Heads (Felger, Shaughnessy) have an easy litmus test for football teams: Patriots beat them? Tomato can. OpinionNotFact says: I honest to god haven’t listened to any drive time talk shows since before the Denver game. My life has been greatly improved without being lectured/brow beaten for my half hour to 45 minute commute. Turns out there’s a whole slew of podcasts where the people seemingly enjoy the subjects they’re talking about. After listening to the radio in Boston all these years, who knew? J.R. says: Couldn’t agree more, ONF. I stopped subjecting myself to most of the inane sports talk radio shows a few months ago and haven’t looked back. (I do enjoy the segment with Boomer Esiason during football season, and always have.) Instead, I read and listen to who I want to read and listen and simply ignore all the others. It’s very liberating, not to mention it preserves brain cells. I’ve been listening to T&R since they came to Boston, so they get my ears in the AM and I don’t really want hardcore sports discussion during my am commute. Other than that? I’ll pass. The lack of knowledgeable basketball talk in a region where the pro team has won more titles than anyone else is off putting too. And all Felger and Mazz will do is rip the team because Tommy Heinsohn bothered the 13 year old Bucks superfan Michael Felger who was watching national broadcasts. Can you name drop some podcasts centered on sports that are worth checking out? I’ve punched out on Boston sports talk radio at this point (I also listen to T&R, but I even find myself annoyed with the dicking around instead of actually TALKING PATRIOTS the day after a game), but I don’t want to give up completely on listening to people talk sports. bsmfan says: Partial answer: If you wanted to listen to the bare minimum, I’ve pushed WEEI’s Sunday show with Dale/Matt Chatham/CPrice and will continue to. It’s the best in the area. Dale always hosts but he focuses the entire show on whatever the big sport is at the time. IE: Sept->Feb = NFL+Patriots, Feb->May/June Bruins, NHL, Rest being Red Sox. It’s normally on 9-12 but they always take the segment before the Patriots game. For basketball, I’ve enjoyed Short Corner with Justin Halpern (SH*T My Dad Says author/tv writer) and Paul Shirley (admittedly, he’s not for everyone) lately. ESPN used to have a really good NBA podcast, NBA Today. I’m not sure if that’s still a thing but it had rotating hosts of Russillo (Rodillo? Rotillo?), Legler and others. I’ll still listen to Simmons podcasts too. Other than that, just google and try some stuff. You can usually tell within 5-10 minutes if it’ll be something you’ll enjoy. I like general interest stuff too like Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast. Joe Rogan’s podcast (depending on guest) and a variety of others. Oswee Larvey Hald says: Actual conversation on F&M today – MAZZ: “Jones and Ninkovich weren’t putting ANY pressure on the quarterback yesterday. And if those two can’t pressure the quarterback, then what have you got?” FELGER: “Carter was able to pressure the quarterback yesterday.” MAZZ: “Yeah.” Wow. They should just change the name of the show to Felger & The Echo. No-talent and he knows it. Just trying not to rock the boat and get fired. The boat being Felger, of course. #firemazz As a epitome of what the show has become, I thought the reaction after the MNF debacle in Carolina was all you needed to know. When you’re ‘against the grain’ of the usual row of media suspects who take every opportunity to trash the team, something is up. DryHeave says: Tuned in to Gresh and Zo for about 15 seconds today. They are playing a clip of Belichick giving (for BB) a fairly detailed explanation on Ridley….after the clip first words out of Gresh’s mouth, “WELL I’M NOT BUYING THAT!!” So Belichick gives short/curt answers and he gets bashed….He gives longer answers, they say they don’t believe him. Sounds like a lose/lose situation. The Boston Sports Media You Probably Aren’t Reading, But Should Be Forethoughts On Four Games: Fourth Quarter 2013 Deflategate - Where Are They Now? Round-By-Round Review, Pats Draft 2019 Excerpt on Dave Egan Can Pro Football Focus Stats Be Blindly Trusted? 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This current event casts a societal shadow so pervasively massive, any prospects for the future seem bleak at best, not just within this country but for the entire world at large. Well, the Universe shall soon be putting a lid on all the nihilistic noise being made as of late with the occurrence of an upcoming astrological transit otherwise known as “The Great Conjunction of 2020”. This astronomical event which takes place once every 20 years is a heavenly harbinger indicating that much needed change is about to enter our world and a cycle of things that have been building up from as early as Y2K are being brought to a close so that an entirely new cosmic cycle can begin. Said another way, come this December 21st two members of our Solar System will be converging in the same place in the sky at 0 degrees and 33 minutes within the sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer signifying the beginning of a whole new cosmic cycle. This once in a generation convergence is known as “The Great Conjunction” and happens whenever the orbital paths of the planets Jupiter and Saturn meet at the same point in the Heavens, occurring once every 20 years. An Astrological Transit that Happens Once Every 20 Years Taking Place at the End of 2020 – Does Anyone See A Pattern Here? The Great Conjunction of 2020 bears a high level of cosmic significance given the fact this interrelation between the planets Jupiter and Saturn that takes place once every 20 years is happening just as the year 2020 is drawing to a close. A 20 spot for your thoughts? It would appear as if “20” is beginning to signify a bit more than just being the numerical place holder which comes directly after 19. The Mystical Magic Behind the Number 20 When looked at esoterically, the number 20 is the combination of a prime number and an integer being joined together. The prime number of “2” which symbolizes union and partnership is joined with the God-like integer of infinity, “0”. The year 2020 numerologically reduces itself to the number “4” since it is the end result of adding 2 + 2. The number 4 is termed in Numerology as being a foundational builder number, given there are 4 elements in Astrology of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, 4 directional names of North, South, East, and West, as well as the core premise that any given building requires 4 walls on which to stand. In Biblical interpretation the number 20 represents redemption brought about by a “period of perfect waiting”. This waiting period is made perfect due to the vast amount of time that amounts to 20 years involving some form of heightened hardship being endured, allowing that which is hoped for to finally be able to manifest itself. – In Judges 4:3, the children of Israel are made to wait 20 years before they are freed from the tyrannical oppression of the Canaanite King Jabin. -In Kings 9: 10, Solomon must wait 20 years for both his home and Jerusalem’s Temple to be built. Like the symbolism associated with Numerology’s foundational builder number of 4, Biblically the number 20 is used also to reference those particularly holy structures which have come about through the divine union of God’s power with the innovation of Man, such as the Tabernacle of Moses. – In the Book of Exodus verses 25 through 27 the foundation of Moses’ Tabernacle is described as being made with “20 boards on each side” and the 4 walls of its outer court being “anchored by 20 pillars”. In the traditional Tarot deck, the number 20 (the Roman numerals “XX”) appear in the Major Arcana card of Judgement. The card signifies one’s work as it pertains to a person’s vocational calling versus just a daily job. Here it should be mentioned that despite the Great Conjunction of 2020 officially taking place on December 21st when the planets Jupiter and Saturn will be exactly conjunct by degree and minute, the largest heavenly body in our Solar System will at long last be crossing over from the last degree of Capricorn and into the same sign where Saturn is currently located at 0 degrees Aquarius on the day prior to the 21st, affirming the mystical magic of the number 20 once again. Mystically, the number 20 speaks of the starting point of a spiritual journey and this spiritual component is emphasized when considering “The Great Conjunction” involves the once in 20 year convergence of two planets known as the “Great Benefic” along with the “Great Malefic”. Oh and one last thing that isn’t necessarily mystical and frankly is more than obvious. Bad News, Trump fans and pop the champagne, everybody else, since the Great Conjunction happens only once every 20 years, it traditionally is associated with the transferrence of political power, hence whatever government is in power before the Great Conjunction will most definitely no longer be afterwards. In other words, sorry Mr. President, start packing your bags. Making Dreams a Reality: The Energies of Saturn and Jupiter Working in Tandem Astrology is biased whenever dealing with the planets Jupiter and Saturn, mainly through the secondary title assigned to both heavenly bodies. The planet Jupiter is sanctified through a lens of New and Improved!/Super Shiny Great!/Everything is All Good when hearing its secondary title of “The Great Benefic”. Conversely, the planet Saturn is vilified through a lens of Old Age and Life’s Lessons Learned the Hard Way/Restriction and Loss/Everything is All Bad when hearing its secondary title of “The Great Malefic”. Throughout every school of thought which deals with the Cosmos, not a thing within the known Universe exists that is “All Good” or “All Bad” or “Unequivocally Blessed” or “Thoroughly Cursed”. Everything has the potential to display itself within both the positive and negative spectrums and this is especially true whenever dealing with anything astrological. However, even with that said it’s when the energies of the Great Benefic and the Great Malefic meet at the same starting point that the possibility of making our dreams for the future a concrete reality becomes a very real and tangible thing. A dream that hopes for a better future remains exactly just that without the presence of one thing – REALITY. Astrologically, dreams of a better future are under Jupiter’s domain while anything which deals with the reality of the Here and Now is overseen by Saturn. Each planet must rely upon the other if that which is hoped for in the future is to manifest itself into an actual reality. Should Jupiter’s influence become the domineering force, our hopes for the future continue to remain pie in the sky wishful musings which never materialize. Should Saturn’s influence take over, the work needed to transform our dreams into reality dissipates into a fizzle cloud of exasperated self-defeat and are never allowed to even begin. The best chance these 2 very different energies which resemble the polar opposite of one another of Jupiterian improvement of the future and Saturnine hard work that’s rooted in the reality of the Here and Now have of effectively joining forces is when both planets are on equal footing by being located in the same place in the sky. In other words, when the Great Conjunction takes place. But when this once in 20 year event happens is most definitely NOT when we should be re-evaluating our goals for the future. They need to be already modified with a renewed sense of resolve ahead of time in order for us to begin the process of making our revised dreams a reality the moment the Great Conjunction goes into effect this December. It’s highly recommended that between now and December 21st, everyone should take some time to themselves to be alone and introspective. While doing so, visualize how you would like your future to unfold and then compare the differences that lie between your current and future selves. Ask yourself if those differences are realistic enough to eventually be achieved over time. On December 21st offer these introspective thoughts of strategic planning which focus on times yet to come before the Universe in either meditation or prayer and ask to be provided with the necessary tools or opportunities that will allow your hopes for the future to be transformed into a concrete reality. The Great Conjunction is a sign from the Heavens that not only is this painfully long pandemic period of isolation and waiting brought about by such things as lockdowns, quarantines, and financial hardships finally coming to a close but also that a bright future awaits each of us, if we will it so. The concepts of self-determinism and the Future at large are being reinforced by the sign in which the Great Conjunction of 2020 will be taking place. Aquarius – The Sign of We The People The Great Conjunction of 2020 will officially take place on December 21st when the planets Jupiter and Saturn are in the same place in the sky at the very first or 0 degrees in the sign of Aquarius. A personality trait shared by nearly every if not all persons born beneath the sign of the Water Bearer is egalitarianism, the belief that all people are equal, no matter their social, political, or financial status. The typical Aquarian is fiercely committed to treating, especially speaking, to each person they encounter in the exact same manner, be they be rich or poor, commoner or celebrity. Your author holds the arguable position that the Age of Man which today’s society currently resides within is the Age of Aquarius. How wondrous that the upcoming Great Conjunction will be taking place in the very first degree of the sign that also is the same area of the Zodiac which the world currently finds itself in through its present Age of Man. The fact this once in 20 year event is taking place in the egalitarian sign of Aquarius means that every resident of this planet is being given a window of opportunity to take full control of the steering wheel that is their future destiny. Each of us at present can actively change the course of the future by taking the time to reflect on where our lives are headed and if that is still our intended destination. If there any defined differences, now more than any other time over the next 20 years is when we can actively focus on changing course with the strongest likelihood of making it realistically happen over time. Along with being the egalitarian sign, other key traits associated with the sign of Aquarius is it being the resident of the Zodiac that is mainly concerned with the Future that naturally oversees the 11th House of Hopes, Wishes, and Dreams. A window of astrological opportunity is soon approaching where we each will be given the best chances to make our hopes for the future something viably real . This will be due to the fact the planet of the Future and the planet of Reality will be brought together in the sign which deals with Hopes and Dreams as well as the overall Future, itself. Astrology is often used as a tool for predicting the future, but at present it also is providing the world of Man a unique opportunity by letting the residents of Earth know our Future is whatever we want it to be. At this present time, Astrology is informing humanity at large that the dreams we currently are making which involve our individualized futures have the potential of becoming visions that are based in the most crystalline of realities. So boldly look forward to the unfolding Future which awaits…..by not allowing the recent Pandemic Past to hamper the beautiful view. **Brad Kronen is the author of over 30 books which deal with both Astrology and History. This recent article focuses on the upcoming future but some of Brad’s best published work deals with the key role Astrology has played with pivotal historic events in the Past. Kronen’s book entitled “The Cosmic Force of War” examines the astrological atmosphere associated with 2 of the most crucial events of the 20th century that have shaped the 21st century world of today – World Wars I and II. “The Cosmic Force of War” is available at amazon.com as well as a complete listing of Brad’s published work can be viewed by clicking on the image of the Seal of Solomon pictured below: Tags: 20, 2020, aquarius, brad kronen, great benefic, great conjunction, great conjunction of 2020, great malefic, jupiter, jupiter transits aquarius, saturn, saturn transits aquariusCategories: 20, 2020, aquarius, great conjunction, great conjunction of 2020, jupiter, jupiter converges with saturn, jupiter transits aquarius, saturn transits aquarius Contact Brad to bring his astrological and/or Tarot skills to assist you either by phone or in person @ 850-217-6614 Brad Kronen Biography Described as “Tarot Master” by the Huffington Post, Brad Kronen has been using his talent as a professional astrologer and Tarot reader for the last 25 years. A classically trained opera singer, Brad earned a double Bachelor Degree in both Psychology and English Literature at Fairfield University in CT. Currently based in Los Angeles, Brad assists a large clientele, some of whom are celebrities and/or business executives. He has performed his Tarot skills at such publicized events as The Academy Award Gifting Suites and The Emmy Award Gifting Suites. On February 27th, 2007, Brad made his debut on national television and was the first Astrologer to appear on reality TV when he guest starred on the hit show “The Real Housewives of the OC” on the Bravo Network. Kronen’s skills at astrological interpretation was noted by the network itself when Bravotv.com described Episode # 207, “The Astrology Party” as follows: “Vicki and Donn are having issues at home. As Vicki’s energy begins to drain Donn, she seeks the help of an astrologer to figure out why she acts the way she does. The other ladies join the party and are amazed at how accurate the astrologer’s readings are. The advice they get is surprisingly in tune with each housewife’s unique life predicament.” In January of 2010 Brad made his Canadian television debut when he displayed his Tarot skills on the reality TV series, “Reality Obsessed” on the TV Tropolis network. Brad was also a contributing writer for VH-1.com writing horoscopes for their “Scandalist” media page and has written numerous articles on his own website, bradkronen.com. Brad's forte is analyzing major events in history through an astrological perspective with pieces that run the historical and sociological gamut ranging from ancient myth to President Trump and nearly everything in between. 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__label__wiki	0.825408	0.825408	HEALTH + WELLBEING, LOCAL WOMEN October 1, 2016 March 2, 2017 by Kristen Rouse Sarah Young's Work Toward Something Greater By Emily Leas SARAH YOUNG’S ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS. There’s a quiet focus in her eyes that hints at someone who never stops working. You’d think this means she has overcome a struggle, or has a hardscrabble story that fires her up just under the surface. But start digging and you realize you’ve found her authenticity and a nonstop drive to leave a positive dent in the world. As soon as Young knew what a teacher was, that’s what she wanted to be. But her career path took her to an eight-year career at Epic, where she was a project manager, team lead and staff management executive. Still, two years into her stint at the software company, her vision shifted. “I got really passionate about what becomes possible when people are doing what they love and what they’re good at in service of something greater,” she explains. That passion led her to pursue her CoActive Coaching certification through Coaches Training Institute, and then, as she says, “One day, it dawned on me that it wasn’t actually being a teacher within the walls of a classroom that I wanted. It was about empowering people to have an impact in the world.” So she did something all the business books say not to do. She gave notice at Epic May 1, 2013, and filed the paperwork to start her own business, Zing Collaborative, the next day. “It was really timing,” Young says. “It was a culmination of having that vision for a long time, but not exactly knowing the details, and then feeling like it was the right time to jump in and focus on this full time.” Since then, Young has built Zing into a business that allows her to work with companies, teams and individuals to increase impact, develop leadership and grow what she calls “aliveness.” Carey Baker, director of leadership at the Coaches Training Institute, who was Young’s coach and is still a mentor and friend, sees why Young was able to make the shift with such ease. “She’s a unique mix of enough courage to take risk, but balanced with mindful, thoughtful, intentional actions,” Baker says. “She has the ability to speak boldly with a warm heart. She’s like this beautiful paradoxical existence.” Young admits that being your authentic self and staying aligned with the values that light you up every day takes a level of vulnerability and risk that, especially as women, often makes us hesitate. “I find that the closer we come to expressing our truest purpose in the world, the more some of that self-doubt comes up,” Young says, recalling its heavy weight the few months of launching Zing. But now, she says, every part of her is completely seamless and aligned: the project manager, the nature-lover, her corporate knowledge, leadership training and the compassionate part that just loves seeing people shine and “be all of who they are in all parts of their lives.” YOUNG IS GRATEFUL TO BE ON A PATH THAT ALIGNS WITH HER OWN VALUES. Young’s client Erin Wehmann, a customer advocate at a Middleton software company, is working toward that goal. Divorced two years ago after a 19-year marriage, Wehmann sought Young’s help to solidify her career goals, which had long been put aside in favor of her husband’s. She’s still participating in group sessions led by Young. “When I got divorced I realized I finally had the opportunity to focus on my career and goals,” Wehmann says. “While that was incredibly exciting, it was also a little intimidating.” Her group members’ support and suggestions have been invaluable and empowering. In 2017 Young plans to grow her business with new programs and virtual training, in addition to her coaching, workshops and speaking engagements. She’s grateful for being on a path that aligns with her own values. “We get an opportunity to create something every day based on those choices, and become very intentional and proud of what we’re creating, in little and big ways,” she says. And that leaves a positive dent in the world, be it big or small. Don’t miss Sarah Young discussing “Authenticity in Everyday Life” at BRAVA’s THRIVE Luncheon Nov. 10. For more go to BRAVAmagazine.com. Kristen Rouse More from Kristen Rouse RUN, WOMEN, RUN [title maintitle="Women Would Change Policy" subtitle="Q+A with State Rep. Lisa Subeck"] By Lisa... Meet This Feminist Arts Collective NEIGHBORHOOD NICHE Previous articleKNOW YOUR STUFF Next articleABOUT THE MODEL	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line462
__label__cc	0.698277	0.301723	The Pentagon Wars: A-10 v F-35 Edition Two more Walker aides indicted – how many more will follow? Voter Intimidation Never Changes By Phil Scarr On January 30, 2012 · 32 Comments · In Activism, Crime, Equality, History, News, Social Justice, Tea Party, The Cheddarsphere, The hate right, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Politics It used to be a simple matter of putting a gun to “darkie’s” head and he’d do exactly what you wanted. But we’re much more sophisticated than that now… Reactionary douchebags never change. No strategy too vicious, no idea too contemptible, no freedom inviolable as long as they get their way. Welcome to Wississippi! Tagged with: hate Right • hate speech 32 Responses to Voter Intimidation Never Changes Lisa Mux says: Signing the recall petition is like voting. Our votes are confidential. Why is this any different? Logically, it isn’t. And threatening people should not be tolerated. This is all very ridiculous and infuriating. It’s not ridiculous; it’s outrageous. However, apparently the individual(s) who set up that Facebook page think it’s all great fun! Locke says: It most certainly is different. It is the same thing as signing nomination papers – which have always been public records. Think about it for a second – the recall process overturns the results of a certified election – it sure as hell should be open to public scrutiny. If you reverse the parties, would you still feel the same way? And of course we know the GAB’s answer to that. In the Senate recalls the last year and a half, they released the signatures. I’ve frequently defended the GAB because at least in terms of structure I believe long-term, it should be the right approach. But this one is indefensible – it’s so transparently blindly partisan. How exactly do they justify treading the Senate recalls of just a few months ago and the Walker recall differently in this regard? And just to be clear – by all means, go after those who make threats or god forbid, actually do any harm with to the fullest extent of the law. Locke it is different because they did not scan and post all of those petitions online in a searchable database at taxpayer expense. No one is claiming they should not be held to scrutiny, just that they should not be scanned and placed online for every yahoo, criminal, predator psycho to scan from the comfort of their home. I agree we presecute to the fullest extent of the law any violence or threats but Scott Walker will own them. My understanding is they wouldn’t create a database for this either – only the scans – which a non-partisan (or “non-partisan) group wants to take & create the database for verification. It’s also worth noting that the GAB committed to a full release the info and said they’d do it yesterday. And throughout the day, said it was still coming. Finally into the evening hours, they decided to acknowledge that they changed their minds. While there’s little doubt Walker/RPW has engaged in delay and other tactics, it seems pretty clear the the GAB is going out of their way to be obstructive as well. I expect it from one – demand better from the other. John Foust says: I believe the GAB said it purchased software to attempt to recognize signatures and facilitate the process of entering the names into a database, all to better allow them to search for and flag duplicates, as ordered by Mac Davis. The GAB’s extraordinary effort of putting the scanned petitions online would appear to allow the “verify the recall” people to do the same work in duplicate – to enter the names into a database to allow for automated detection of possible duplicates. Again, the issue of a third-party searchable database arises. How will it be used? Very smart of the WisGOP and the TEA party and the people behind them. Find an army of volunteers to create a new database of your opponents! The GAB’s extraordinary effort of putting the scanned petitions online Extraordinary? Please. 1. Connect to FTP server. 2. Drag & drop files. 3. Add links. Again again, no different than what they’ve done with the previous 13 recalls. I get the cynicism about a third party database. No question such info can be used for nefarious purposes. But what makes you think it hasn’t already been done by organizations on either side? The databases are most certainly out there already. Sounds like you’re a real web expert, Locke! How many pages need to be scanned and uploaded? (My sarcasm outweighs me; I can’t help but say you have no flippin’ idea of what you’re talking about.) Both sides have these voter databases, and they’re always looking ways to enrich and refresh the data. Sounds like you’re a real web expert, Locke! Guilty. Web/interactive developer since ’96. How many pages need to be scanned and uploaded? (My sarcasm outweighs me; I can’t help but say you have no flippin’ idea of what you’re talking about.) More than anything, I guess I can read & use deductive reasoning. It’s not difficult & doesn’t require any special knowledge. The GAB said they received 150,000 pages of recall petitions for Walker, and an estimated 1 million signatures. Since anyone can look up the Senate recall petitions since – did I mention, they are posted online on the GAB site – they could see that the GAB typically does 50 pages per PDF. So a fair guess would be somewhere around 3,000 PDFs. (For last years recalls, they put 100 pages in each PDF). By no means have I suggested the scanning process isn’t time consuming. Simple – but certainly labor intensive. To address from your other post: Which other recent recalls didn’t have their petitions scanned and online? None that I know if. No clue what’s gone on in recalls of municipal offices though. But the current standard that the GAB has established & followed for statewide offices the last year and a half – for the previous 13 recalls – is clear and this is a departure. Again – why should this one be different than they way they’ve done the rest of them? They’ve provided about 50,000 pages of recall petitions online in the past. This is a slightly larger scale – so if they need more time, that’s one thing. But it’s not fundamentally any different. Which statute says the petitions need to be scanned? Nowhere did I say they need to scan or provide PDF versions. They are required to provide them in some manner for the recalled office holder to review. This requirement is very easy to find: Article XIII, Section 12 of the State Constitution, S. 9.10 of the Wisconsin Statutes – in fact, it is printed on the top of every single petition. They’ve chosen PDFs as their method of delivery to meet this requirement. So you have some IT experience in scanning hundreds and thousands of documents online? You’re familiar with the time and costs involved? Please, tell me more. You can be as snotty as you’d like, I’m not wrong. I have no idea what the cost is – it’s really irrelevant – there’s no “scanning online.” They’ve scanned the petitions and bundled them into PDFs already as required to provide for the office holders. Once that is done, making them available online is relatively trivial. They have existing software to do this. The GAB did provide copies to Walker’s team. You’re the one who suggests the process is simple, not me. I think it’s complex, and I look forward to hearing how much extra bandwidth and server they had to provide in order to do this. Yes, the GAB’s IT people may have similar systems in place. It is not as simple as “dragging and dropping” files to a server. You ship products like that? If I were the GAB, I’d want some assurance you did it right. The GAB did provide copies to Walker’s team. Yup. That part required a ton of time and effort – and is done. The next step – taking those very same files already created and publishing them to their website – much less so. It is not as simple as “dragging and dropping” files to a server. You ship products like that? Ship? No. But I’ve written scripts for customers that do just that – and there’s free ones out there & open source Content Management Systems that do it as well. Scaling & bandwidth are legitimate concerns (though again, not really drastically different than what they’ve already got working just fine. Serving that many files can be tough on bandwidth but not on CPU usage and concurrent user issues are really not a problem. But all of this is really not the issue. The GAB hasn’t said it is a difficult technical problem or that it will take awhile to do. “In Wisconsin, election petitions have always been public records, and the Government Accountability Board previously published the 2011 State Senate recall petitions online in the interest of promoting transparency. Rather than requiring individuals to request copies, the G.A.B. is again publishing the 2012 recall petitions online due to the high public demand to inspect the current recall petitions, the compressed time period for reviewing petitions, and the time-consuming task of burning CDs. The petition copies online are images, and are not computer-searchable. Currently, recall petitions for the four State Senators are available. Petitions for the Governor and Lt. Governor will be available when staff has finished scanning the petitions and verifying the scans for accuracy and completeness.” Source: GAB Then on the GAB Blog: Posted: January 30, 2012 – 5:37pm Governor Walker’s recall petitions will not be posted online today. The G.A.B. staff is evaluating the privacy concerns of individuals who have contacted us about posting the petitions online. So tell me again – why are their privacy concerns now when they had none a little over two weeks ago? And if intimidation is all they’ve got, then they’ve lost. Game over. Betsy Wilcox says: The Government Accountability Board announced this evening that they will not be putting the signatures of those who signed to recall Scott Walker on the website until privacy concerns are addressed. I hope safety concerns are addressed as well. I hope so too, because I’d hate to hear of even one incident in which a domestic violence perpetrator was able to get his victim’s information from a petition that was carelessly posted online. I think the threat of violence is the lowest of low. I also think only a partisan look at this issue misses the mark..so please give me a moment. I feel that when one lobbies in any fashion for the government to take an action that then can become public knowledge. The consequences of using clout and money to lobby in private runs counter to the larger openness that our government should strive to maintain. The same holds true for the individual who signs a petition concerning a heated issue. It should be remembered John Hancock used large bold script when signing the Declaration of Independence, so large in fact that ”…fat George can read it without his spectacles.” Let us recall that Washington State had a case where those who signed petitions to over-turn their domestic partner bill also wanted names to be kept private. If one puts that case in the same dialouge with keeping Walker recall names private would mean that we would have to agree that people should be able to sign a petition to get an initiative on the ballot to take away other peoples’ civil rights, and it should be secret too. I hope this all adds some background to the larger issues that we need to think about. This is not an issue that allows for a partisan answer. Phil Scarr says: I think the threat of violence is the lowest of low. And this is based upon what evidence? The levels of intimidation and violence during the recall signature collection effort was unprecedented. I disagree that it’s the “lowest of the low.” I also think only a partisan look at this issue misses the mark I never claimed it was a partisan issue. It’s an intimidation issue. It’s a reactionary issue. It’s a (potentially) criminal issue. Voting is confidential, why shouldn’t signing a recall petition be confidential? We can come up with a process to do that. It shouldn’t be a problem. It should be remembered John Hancock used large bold script when signing the Declaration of Independence, so large in fact that ”…fat George can read it without his spectacles.” Except that he didn’t. The story, entirely unfounded, is that on signing the Declaration, Hancock commented, “The British ministry can read that name without spectacles; let them double their reward.” An alternate story, also unfounded has him saying, “There, I guess King George will be able to read that!” He was the first to sign and he did so in an entirely blank space. Forgive me, I couldn’t resist. There is so much misinformation about the founding of this country that I feel it necessary to correct these long-held myths whenever I encounter them. rootriversiren says: Who said private? Are there but two choices: unsupervised public internet access or nothing at all? Where does it say scans have to be on the internet, why can’t they be available to campaigns for verification purposes – something along the order of VAN lists or Votebuilder? Why not treat it like an ORR. When you make an ORR, you have to specifically ask for something AND usually have to jump through hoops to get it AND pay. Here they want to just post everything online. When we ask for a legislators emails, why not just have them post all of their emails online then for the world to see? Also why do we need people from all over the country coming in to help a far right extremist group of people “verify” the signatures. How do they plan on “verifying” the signatures. As I said before, http://bloggingblue.com/2012/01/15/tea-party-intruders/ if there is ANY violence or intimidation whatsoever the republican party and Scott Walker own it! Because posting it on line facilitates the needs of the Wisconsin GOP’s strategy of intimidation. Simple! 🙂 KWolf says: Whether or not my name is made public, I did not AGREE upon signing that I would be putting my name out into the public arena. If that had been part of what I was signing, I would have had the choice to sign KNOWING that my name would be made public. However, to just publish my name without my consent–I can think of MANY contexts where that is illegal, so I cannot imagine that it would be legal to publish the petition signatures. Would I sign if KNEW in advance that my name was going to be made public? Hell yes. However, think about what democracy turns into if you have people in a small Republican town signing because they think Walker has been divisive and unfair, they think that someone else should be governor even if they agree with many of the things he SAID he was going to do before he got into office. Think about what happens if that person’s neighbors turn on them because they think that petition-signers are all-things-evil-Liberal-Progressive-Hippy-Madison (lol … I say this in good cheer, mocking myself as well as trying to make my point)–in that circumstance, democracy turns into a fear-based fascist state, where people are not able to vote in private and therefore vote their conscience. I have been feeling especially guilty about collecting signatures from elderly ladies living alone. I know there are laws that should be protective, but what happens if? I would hate to think that someone could be hurt or even made to live in fear because of this. Rootriversiren makes sense, and is along the lines of the process I had assumed would be followed. Silly me. Really Upset says: I used to comment here and I stopped. I am back to say this is a really bad thing to do to people – put their names out on a Sucker List. I want my name off that stupid petition. Don’t think for a second people don’t retaliate. This is a Holy War for some people. Quite a few people. THERE IS NO WAY you can publish names on the Internet while also “addressing privacy concerns”. Why not just pass out T-shirts with big old bulls-eye targets on them? Bam! now we’ve addressed privacy – there is none. Ingrid Buxton says: It is one thing to go thru the list and look for errors, for somebody signing a whole bunch of names. It is quite a different thing to RECORD those names to use against them. Make no mistake, the Republicans are going to use those names they record against the people who signed. Signing a recall is, in essence, voting against somebody. It should be as private as possible and not allowed to be used against people. The GAB has not said these records are not public. That’s what the right-wing spin machine is trying to say today. The GAB was pressured by the WisGOP to take the extraordinary step of scanning, OCRing, and web-ifying these documents – under the argument that the public had a right to inspect them. It was a smart gambit. The presumption is for openness, and the GAB was eager to please, so they have the discretion to take the extra steps to webify everything. Normally, as with most public records, you’d need to show up at a government office to inspect them for free, or you’d be charged 25-50 cents per page if you wanted a copy. Walker’s campaign has unfettered access, but Walker’s supporters wanted more, and they didn’t want to pay for it. Once the petitions are online, there will be a thousand yahoos making claims of fraud or malfeasance that may or may not be true – but the noise will be out there, and next thing you know, one of the Fitzes will be on TV and repeat as gospel some unattributed claim that came from the Internets. It’s going to get worse, folks. Think about the end result – a searchable electronic database of everyone who signed, with names and addresses. It’s probably a public record as well. How will it be used? Hmm. What’s this I see… PDF’s of the recall petitions for the 4 Senate seats currently in the process have been posted on the GAB’s website. PDFs of the petitions from last year’s recalls of 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats were posted as well. The GAB has changed the game in mid-stream. They posted them for the previous recalls, but not for this one. Again, I say, what is the difference? Why does someone who signed a petition for removing Dave Hansen deserve less privacy than one who signed to remove Scott Walker? And by the way, the cost/taxpayer expense argument is absolute BS. They’re required by law to scan the petitions and provide them to the individual being recalled. Once they are scanned, 95% of the expense is done – they need only upload them to their server and provide the links. Which other recent recalls didn’t have their petitions scanned and online? Which statute says the petitions need to be scanned? Woodeye says: Hey Really Upset – you put your name on the sucker list, not me, not Scott Walker, not George Bush, but you. Its called personal responsibility, In addition, any idiot who retaliates is responsible for his or her actions, not Scott Walker, not me, not George Bush. It would be very unfortunate if any violence did occur and I pray for everyone’s sake none does, but you willfully signed, hopefully just once. Who is “they”? The people who want their name redacted for concerns about stalkers or domestic abusers? Or the WisGOP? The problem is not with Wisconsin’s open records law. The problem is with the WisGOP’s expectation that this process could be somehow expedited. The normal checks-and-balances needed to be considered. They didn’t want to imagine challenges or following the normal OR processes. They wanted to get the scans electronically at no cost. They got them, days ago. Walker is not eager for the recall to proceed. Can you imagine why his minions would cheer any delays? Ask yourself why McGyver would make a stink out of an open records request like this. Do you think it’s because they don’t have anyone within a dozen Walker campaign offices who would give them a copy? They’re eager to make the GAB look bad. They being the entity we’ve been talking about all along – the group making the decisions on this, the GAB. I could care less what the GOP wants. Again – for some reason I must not have been clear. The GAB is handling the process for the Walker different than it handled the Fitzgerald, Wanggaard, Moulton and Galloway recalls that were filed just 2 weeks ago. They’ve treated it differently than they did the Cowles, Darling, Harsdorf, Holperin, Olsen, Hopper, Wirch, Hansen and Kapanke recalls last year. Different from how they said (and continue to say) they’ll do it for this very recall. The “normal” process is the one they themselves have established for the past 13 recalls. Expecting them to treat this one the same is not some outlandish or unreasonable expectation. They posted the petitions on their website for the world to see. Tell me why this recall should be different? I haven’t the foggiest idea why the Walker campaign hasn’t posted them to the public themselves. I’d hope someone in our state media would put them on the record with an answer to that. Could very well be they’re just trumping up the issue for publicity. Could be they’re afraid they’ll be sued for doing so, I don’t know. But the issue is there because the GAB has handed it to them by having not following their own standards. The claim of privacy concerns is garbage – an excuse. It could be a valid concern if you’re going to be consistent about it. But they GAB is not. If they were legitimately concerned with this, they would remove the petitions that are currently online. I’ll put that question to people here – if you are so concerned about the privacy rights of signers – Why aren’t you protesting to have the ones found here and here? I don’t recall reading any concerns around here for releasing the previous petitions publicly online. Well looks like it’s they will be published after all: Kennedy said the staff has concluded…that the petitions will be released under Wisconsin law, as well as a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Doe v. Reed, involving the release of referendum petitions in Washington State. That position is also supported by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Unlike an elector’s vote, which is private and confidential, the signing of recall petition is a public process.… In addition to providing copies to requestors, the G.A.B. will continue its past practice, and put all 153,335 pages of PDF copies of the petitions online later today, Kennedy said. The PDF copies are not computer-searchable… During recall elections in 2011, the Board posted the entire petitions in PDF format on its website, and has followed the same practice with the recall petitions currently pending against four State Senators. http://gab.wi.gov/node/2184 Looks like a lot of back & forth here for nothing. 🙂	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line468
__label__cc	0.654995	0.345005	DevBlog r0.16 Alpha 2 Ambient Sound System By NQ-Giantsmoy, July 8, 2019 in DevBlog Feedback NQ-Giantsmoy 3 Location: Paris, FR Alpha: No Hi Noveans! I’m Maxime Ferrieu aka NQ-Giantsmoy, Lead Audio at Novaquark Paris. You may already know me as the music composer for Dual Universe, but today, I’d like to tell you more about something we haven’t showcased yet, and that we think is really important: the sound design! Working at Novaquark, I’m not only responsible for the music, but basically everything you hear in the game, especially what we are going to discuss today: ambient sound! Before going further, I want to stress right away that we will dive deep into the rabbit hole and this will be rather technical. Ambient sound is critical to building an immersive soundscape, and in Dual Universe, this raises quite a number of challenges. The emergent / player-edited world leaves us completely unaware of what a player’s environment will look like at any given time or location. In a traditionally designed game world, ambient sound switching is generally done via trigger volumes. The player enters the trigger volume, we fade out the current ambient sound and then fade in a new one. Job’s done. Simple. But this standard method is inapplicable for DU because players can terraform and design their own geometry. A second solution would be to rely upon the underlying biomes that the player is currently in. But again, what if those players completely wipe all of the trees in a forest biome? Without a forest, will the ambient sound of one be sensible or relevant? Again, the creative freedom given to the players forces us to take an alternative approach to this problem. After a period of trial and error, we decided on a nested detection approach. It may sound complicated, but it’s actually very simple! The graphic below shows how the ambient system is currently implemented in the game: The idea here is to ask questions about the player’s environment to the game engine, which will tell the ambient sound system which sounds to appropriately render in real-time. We are using Wwise, by the good folks at Audiokinetic, to manage the audio in Dual Universe. It’s a diverse and powerful tool that allows us to create complex sound behaviors very easily in addition to receiving real-time parameters from the game engine to modulate sound properties. And that’s perfect for our scenario. The first question we ask is: Is the player underwater? If so, we play an underwater ambiance and filter the current above water ambient. Simple, yet effective. Things get more interesting when above water. We have to detect if we are in or out, and as I mentioned before, there is no way to rely on trigger volumes for this task. To determine this, we went for a raycast approach. Every frame, a ray is launched in a random direction and tells us if it collided with geometry or not. The ratio of rays that collides gives us an approximation of what we call the ‘Indoor Factor’. In the game, you are now hearing a blend of indoor and outdoor ambience based upon this value, which is cool, but we can go further than this. For the indoor ambience, we can also check if it’s a soil voxel, construct voxel, or element. With the same type of operation, we can determine a ratio of cave/construct ambience and render a blend of sound that appropriately suits the situation. We can also calculate the average of the rays' lengths before they collide using simple math. This gives us an approximation of the volumetric size of the interior to apply reverberation to accordingly, which plays a big part of the indoor ambience as a whole. For outdoors, we conduct a simple asset detection around the player. We place a base wind layer and on top of that, we ask the game engine how many tree assets are in a given radius around the player. How many small vegetation assets? With those values, we can easily render deserts/prairies/forests and everything in between. The main challenge here is that the detection must be tightly coded due to it being CPU intensive, and I think we reached a solid compromise in the latest releases. We keep working on improving, though. We stated this multiple times in the past, we’re still in Alpha and actively developing the game. Optimization is still work in progress! In addition to the previous, we also detect atmospheric density. This allows us to change the base wind sound if we are at sea level or at various altitudes transitioning into space. The version we are shipping for Alpha 2 on July 11th is the first iteration of the environment sound system. It provides us a solid technical ground to build upon when adding extra layers of detail in the future. This means adding branches to the tree diagram shown above with weather variations, temperature, and hygrometry (which helps us to determine biomes more precisely), and things such as unseen wildlife (no ETA for this to be implemented yet). Basically, everything we can think of to give the player a richly-detailed, immersive, and interactive ambient sound. We will show you examples of this sound system in the upcoming Dev Diary video, so stay tuned! Hope you guys enjoyed this article and I’m looking forward to interacting with you in the game! Enjoy Alpha 2! Maxime FERRIEU / (NQ-Giantsmoy) Audio Lead - Novaquark Paris Murmandamus, Serula and Oxyorum reacted to this DarkHorizon 384 Novark Citizen Location: The void of space Ruby Founder Alpha: Yes Hmm, Giantsmoy, I'll have to keep an ear out for your name in the DU Discord... In the time I've personally tested the game, I had fun listening for each sound source in that flowchart above. With the music off, however, everything sounded limited compared to what I hear irl. I guess that's what happens when you're starting from zero.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line475
__label__wiki	0.576332	0.576332	« Peter Goes Where Everybody Knows His Name Chef Tom Herndon – Tired of Mom’s Meatloaf? Try Tom’s Meatloaf! » Bob presents – Beware the Bat UPDATED! Gotham City wasn’t built to let in the light. Even on the sunniest days, it remained dim and even dark on the crowded sidewalks, because Gotham has a thing for tall buildings standing side by side, on both sides of the blvds, avenues and streets. Towering over the downtown populace like Sentinels. Keeping some feeling safe, and some feeling trapped. Keeping the Light out. And the dark in. Gotham City November 1st 1935 Gotham City Center is rarely quiet. Theatre crowds are either coming or going, tipplers and party dolls search each other out in the posh supper clubs and lowliest dives, and the occasional scream or gunshot rips the night air apart, reminding all within earshot that crime never sleeps. …and death can hide in the shadows waiting its turn to strike at the first sign of a misstep, the culmination of a heated argument, or someone simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 3 miles away from the bustle of 37th and Broadview, where the neon lights of City Centre are just a dim glow in the distance, the solitude and silence of the night gives way to the roar of a high powered automobile being pushed to its limits. As the din grows louder, twin beams of light begin to pierce the dark and ground fog, growing brighter as the car races toward the wide boulevards of the downtown core. A sleek, black car, an exotic European model, hurtles past a couple walking their dog in the chilly air on this early November night. The dog, a terrier mix, has just enough time to let out a single yelp as the car speeds past he and his masters, lifting damp leaves out of the gutters that slowly turn in the diminishing red glow of the cars’ tail lights like fragile music box ballerinas, then flutter back down to the ground in its wake. The sound of a siren begins to fill the air, and the dog stiffens its legs and assumes a protective stance and begins to howl as the siren grows louder until a police cruiser barrels past the couple as the sedan stirs up yet more leaves, and sprays the couple with a puddle of recently fallen rain, soaking both and cutting off the dog in mid howl. The pup has just enough time to start shaking off the water, much to the chagrin of his owners, before more sirens pierce the still night air, followed by one, two, three, then more squad cars careening down the wide residential street, lights flashing and sirens blaring, obviously in pursuit of the exotic number as well. Each car in turn. drenching the couple over and over in water from the earlier storm, until both they and their dog are hopping mad and wringing wet. All in the name of Justice, almost drowned by a parade of men who are sworn to serve and protect, pursuing a man who isn’t, and remain momentarily visible in the circles of light cast by the sparse street lamps, as they disappear from view, like stones skipping across a pond. As this dangerous conga line of glass and metal nears Gotham City Centre, it begins to increase its speed. Screeching tires, sirens, and horns, becoming an operatic din, sending more and more cars and pedestrians racing out of harms way, some vehicles not as lucky as others, but so far, those on foot have been nimble enough to dart out of the way of the Grim Reaper’s occasional mechanical henchmen. Mindless and docile on their own, motor vehicles are potentially deadly and unpredictable, depending on who is behind the wheel when they are not dormant. Like guns, cars are harmless unless they are in the wrong hands. The front page headline in the Gotham City Times the following morning read: POLICE CHASE BECOMES A CARNIVAL OF CITY CENTRE CHAOS Commissioner Gordon’s police force thugs put citizens and property at risk The picture that accompanies the detailed, well written article, is that of the miraculously undamaged stolen car that triggered the previous nights’ series of Rube Goldberg and Busby Berkeley choreography. A DeSalle Ferrano Whippet Speedster, one of only 5 built to order for long-time customers of the French – Italian Automobile maker. In part, the lurid prose of the story stated, “Metal and glass, brick, and mortar exploding into deadly life threatening shrapnel. Out of control vehicles, pedestrians, at least two hot dog stands, a 3 Card Monty collapsible suitcase table, and several fire hydrants, sandwich boards, and a street lamp and multiple stop signs and lights, all flying through the air like circus performers looking for a trapeze that isn’t there, while people scrambled out of the way desperately trying to avoid broken limbs, cuts and bruises, and worse. Some were treated for cuts and abrasions, and broken limbs, but most escaped unscathed physically if not emotionally. The worst carnage, (at least the most visually disturbing) was caused by a hapless police cruiser that became airborne and crashed through the display window of Macy’s, decapitating 5 female mannequins resplendent in winter coats, fox neck furs, and fur muffs, and two faux penguins and a snowman, all standing ankle deep in real looking asbestos snow. Had this happened just 24 hours earlier, it would have been Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman, a Damsel in Distress, and 3 Villagers with faux torches and pitchforks who would have lost their heads. The very real possibility of multiple deaths, injuries, fires, and more, was avoided by the very quick thinking, newly appointed detective (the youngest in the history of the force) appointed by the wrongly loathed Commissioner of Police, James Sandro Gordon. A crusty but honest and hard working cop who had worked his way up from walking a beat in Little Ireland and Crime Alley neighborhoods back when the city was even more crime ridden than it was now, and you risked slipping in horse manure in the pursuit of a miscreant or pack of young hooligans. The young detective, of similar, but limited, experience walking a beat, had landed the detective shield by earning it the hard way. Three homicides solved while he still wore blue, several robberies averted, and domestic violence dealt with using both diplomacy and his fists, the 30 year old was an old soul and grew up in a family of policemen and hard working blue collar immigrants. Nicky Morgan Faraday A name decided upon by his father and he when he decided he wanted to be a cop. A name honouring his paternal grandfather, his uncle, and his Godfather. Otherwise, he would just be a target for trouble from city hall and the political party in charge who wanted no part of a small group of Gotham-ites who want desperately to raise the city up out of the corruption and crime that has kept it America’s Most Dangerous City since 1922. Nicky knew if his secret were exposed, it would cause problems for others as well, and hamper their plans to bring Gotham City out of the dark and into the daylight. Among those working behind closed doors to bring change to Gotham were newly appointed DA Harvey Dent, Philip Hines, publisher of the Gotham News, Francine ‘Boopsie’ Rosenthal, Director of the Rosenthal Foundation, Dr. Thomas Wayne, President of Wayne Industries, who, along with his wife, had been tragically gunned down during a robbery just months ago in April, and Detective Nicky Faraday’s father …Police Commissioner James Gordon. Detective Faraday could hear the rumble of destruction, screams, and sirens drifting toward him from dozens of blocks away. It was too late to join in the chase, but not too late to make sure it ended here with him, if not sooner. The Gotham City police were one of the few cities to have embraced the newly released technology allowing 2 way communication between every squad car and police station in the city. Faraday hastily consulted a map of downtown he kept in the glove compartment of his unmarked car, and pulled the handset of his police radio out from under the dashboard and pressed the talk button. Giving details to the first officer he reached, he then laid out further orders and soon had every cruiser not in pursuit set up where he wanted them. His plan was simple. To lure and lead the stolen car and its pursuers away from Gotham City Centre to where he stood in the quiet garment district, a section of the city devoid of pedestrians and traffic every day after 5pm, and especially on Fridays, when even the occupants of the tenements and apartment buildings either stay in or go out dancing downtown. There were no stores or eateries in the neighborhood, just warehouses, clothing manufacturers, and cheap apartments. This Friday was no different, and better still, provided the perfect mousetrap for the speeding mouse. He was standing in wait when the Police van pulled up and disgorged a dozen heavily armed policemen whom he waved down the wide delivery drive way on his left. He could hear the ruckus, now laced with an occasional gunshot probably (he imagined) trying to flatten the stolen car’s tires and bring it to a halt. Good luck, Boys, he thought, but even if you fail, he won’t get past me. By the sound of screeching tires, Faraday concluded they were just a few blocks away. So far, so good. Faraday signaled the squad, now positioned as far down the driveway as they could be, to stand their ground and raise their rifles and .38 police specials and stay alert. Then standing to the right of the entrance way, the only possible route left by his car and the police van parked in the street blocking any further egress to the open city streets, Faraday looked up to check on the heavy iron door that he would drop down across the entrance as soon as the stolen car skidded into the dead-end alley. An alley that the thief couldn’t possibly know didn’t go all the way through to Belson Street and freedom. Using the butt of his gun, he broke the lock on the metal faceplate that concealed the green up button and red down button for the heavy iron gate just as the car sped into view. Only one thing left to do. The detective strode into the middle of the street in front of the oncoming car, and with the van and his unmarked car behind him, covered his eyes and said a quick but sincere prayer. Just when it seemed too late, Nicky heard the squeal of brakes and tires and felt the light leave his face. Opening his eyes just in time to see the sleek little foreign car make it around the corner of the building and head into the trap. Barely missed by the front police car that was hot on the heels of the thief, he raced back to the sidewalk and slammed the palm of his hand against the red button. The gate dropped suddenly, just missing the rear bumper of the squad car, now trapped with the car thief in an inescapable box, a dozen guns pointed at the stolen car. Instead of crunching metal and broken glass, there was an eerie silence. Whoever was driving those cars were skilled enough to bring the brakes to bear and avoid colliding with one another. A voice wafted out from behind the gate, which was solid metal for the bottom 6 feet, and slatted for the top 4 feet. If he stood on his toes he could see the figures at the end of the dead end, but not very well, but what could one thief do but give up. “Get out of the vehicle and raise your arms above your head so we can see them.”, said one of the silhouettes. No response. “I said, get out of the vehicle and raise your arms above your head so we can see them.”, repeated the silhouette, this time a little louder and angry. Again, no response. The officer now shouting the orders behind the gate was Sgt. Pat Plumb, a large barrel-chested and beer gutted cop who was more familiar with the desk he normally rode at headquarters than he was with being in the trenches with a gun in his hand instead of a pint of Ireland’s best or a donut from Bayer’s Bakery. “Get out of the Goddamn CAR!”, shouted Plumb, just as Faraday felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning to see who it was he was surprised to see Lt. Givens beet red face staring at him like an angry bull. Before Faraday could say anything, Givens quietly hissed through clenched teeth, “Open that fucking gate, Farraday, before I shoot you.” Nicky stood his ground. “Relax Lt. …there’s a full complement of officers in there and we have this …” “OPEN THE GODDAMN GATE!!!” The gate ascended a lot slower than it came down, but Givens ducked under it at first opportunity. Chasing after him, Faraday was about to ask what the hell was going on, he and Givens reached the men he had sent in. Standing between two of them was a lug in a cap and a turtleneck and heavy coat, wearing handcuffs and looking relieved. Just then, he noticed Givens aim his gun at the police cruiser and yell, “”Get out of the vehicle and raise your arms above your head so we can see them.”, his face now crimson red, white specks of froth collecting in the corners of his mouth. Faraday again spoke to Givens and told him the thief was standing less than a foot behind him already in handcuffs, when Givens literally screamed the orders again, GET OUT GODDAMN IT, OR WE’RE ALL GOING TO START SHOOTING!” Nicky turned toward the squad car when he heard the click and rattle of the door being opened. There was dead silence in the dark, shadowy driveway. “GET OUT OF THE CAR!” An angry, stern, voice, yet sounding high and odd, came from the open car door. “I am out of the car”. How curious, seeing as how there is no one there that anyone can see, just a disembodied voice drifting out of the dark. “Put your hands where I can see them and step away from the car”, Faraday offered in a more diplomatic tone …and slowly two hands followed by two skinny arms cleared the door and rose into view where the window used to be. Stepping out from behind the door was a 10 year old boy. Bruce Thomas Wayne. Wayne Manor That night, alone in his bedroom, the boy sits in the darkness, trying to understand the dark rage that has been building in him for months. The lack of action on the part of the police in solving his parents murder, the ever increasing newspaper and radio stories of crime, unrest, war, and greed that were pushing the rest of the news off the front page and into the gutter. The ordeal of the Great depression and lack of hope had, on the surface, been addressed and was leading to a better life for all, but then there also seemed to be a growing threat of those who had embraced the darkness, had profited from the misery of others, and who saw an opportunity to gain unfair advantage, take what they want, do as they please, keep the good down and out and elevate evil to an art. All the while hiding behind masks of benevolence and charity, of trust and fellowship. Bruce contemplated the events of Friday night. Of being dismissed by the copper who refused to believe the boy and chase after the stolen car. Who decided to take him to Juvenile detention as a homeless hooligan, a charge that would land him in and out of the Detention facility many times in the years to come. But not tonight. Tonight he took the copper down and stole his cruiser, his years of driving around his family’s 100s of acres, taught driving skills by professionals paid for by his father as birthday presents along with other benefits, afforded the son of America’s wealthiest man skill sets not usually found in 10 year old boys. He relished the excitement of the chase, the miraculous escapes and avoidance of serious harm to himself and others, and, ultimately, the doling out of justice, and in no small way, his success at temporarily getting a criminal off the streets. Punishment be damned. Then he smiled. A slow, private, smile, curling the corners of his mouth into a wan sardonic grin of vengeance and revenge, a smile that would turn into a low almost silent laugh. The laugh becoming audible as he recalled the cop he flagged down at the Tobacconists refusing to chase the stolen car, and when the boy demanded the copper do his job, and he refused again, making fun of the boy and taunting him, daring him to do something about it …and then kicking the copper in the balls as hard as he could and dropping him to the ground like a sack of potatoes, and seeing him still laying in the parking lot, writhing in pain and holding himself as Bruce sped away in the Police cruiser, flipping on the siren and red lights as he went. In his bedroom, The laugh became loud enough to wake Alfred up when the boy recalled Lt. Givens demanding to know just how a 10 year old boy had stopped a full grown policeman in his tracks and had stolen his car. Lt. Givens. The very same man who had been appointed the lead investigator of the task force charged with bringing those responsible for the Wayne murders to justice six months ago. Six long, fruitless, frustrating, months. The same Lt. Givens who had been furious because the officer in question had refused to tell him how his police cruiser had been stolen by a small, 10 year old hooligan. He would only say that he had slipped and fallen somehow. That’s when Givens looked down at Bruce and demanded that he show him what transpired, or spend 6 months in Juvenile Detention. Bruce complied. His laughter was now bouncing off the high ceiling of his bedroom, tears forming in the corners of his eyes as he remembered depositing Lt. Givens on the wet cobblestoned pavement with a swift kick to the coppers testes, and walking away from him to meet the newly arrived Alfred, who he spotted out of the corner of his eye exiting the cab that had brought him to the scene and then handing Det. Faraday an envelope before striding toward him with purpose. Alfred had escorted Bruce to the car and, giving him a stern look of disapproval, opened the passenger side door of the sleek little roadster and firmly but with understanding, said, “get in“. While Alfred was getting settled in the drivers seat of the Whippet, the single squad car Bruce had stolen was being backed out of the driveway. As Alfred turned the key, the angry but subdued British gentleman spoke to the boy. “I asked you to stay in the car while I attended to my pipe at the tobacconist. A simple request you managed to turn into me having to ask Commissioner Gordon for yet another favour. This nonsense has to stop, Master Bruce”. The boy looked Alfred in the eye. “The lug who took the car was about to either rob the tobacconist, or follow the dame who left unescorted when you went in”, Bruce said, his voice cold and firm. I figured if he saw the Whippet unattended, he would chose to take it instead, so I got out when I saw the copper’s car coming down the street”. “The stupid copper thought I was up to something, and I had to act”. Bruce took a breath, “This car belongs to me, anyway”. “This car belongs to your father. It will not belong to you until you turn 21. Until then, This car is mine, and my responsibility”. As they backed out of the trap and sped off in the Whippet, Givens was telling the reporter who helped him to his feet that he had slipped on the slick cobblestone pavement. Bruce stifled the laughter hoping the Wayne family manservant wouldn’t come into his room and spoil his mood. The door to his bedroom remained closed, and there was nothing to hear except the rain against the windows, the howling of the wind, and the creaks and moans of a grand old house continuing to shift and settle, like a dowager on a brocade settee. Bruce went to sleep that night with a smile on his face, and the tiniest spark of an idea. …and down the hall, hearing Bruce’s laughter finally stop echoing through the vents, Alfred smiled a private smile of his own, rolled over on his side, closed his eyes, and went to sleep. …and miles away, in a warehouse with only one light burning, a man frowned, removed his headset, and picked up the phone on his desk. BEWARE THE BAT =0= Segarini’s regular columns may or may not strike fear into the hearts of criminals …probably not. Bob “The Iceman” Segarini was in the bands The Family Tree, Roxy, The Wackers, The Dudes, and The Segarini Band and nominated for a Juno for production in 1978. He also hosted “Late Great Movies” on CITY TV, was a producer of Much Music, and an on-air personality on CHUM FM, Q107, SIRIUS Sat/Rad’s Iceberg 95, (now 85), and now publishes, edits, and writes for DBAWIS, continues to write music, make music, and record. 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__label__cc	0.578135	0.421865	Invited Links Name Index for “Bookmarking Book Art” Resources (in progress) Curated by Robert Bolick Bookmark – Who Owns the Findability Function? 2014/02/15 2014/02/15 Books On BooksLeave a comment Now where did we last see that book? The Repository of Primary Sources has been running since 1995 at the University of Idaho. Under the wing of Terry Abraham, it lists “over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar”, and “[all] links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness”. So what has this to do with the evolution of the book? Well, in the world of book publishing, whose job has it been to make sure that a book is known about and can be found — not only on publication but after? Marketing, Promotion and Publicity, undoubtedly, but they would be among the first to shout if Editorial or someone had not registered the book’s metadata with Bowker or the equivalent local ISBN registry. According to Google, there are 129,864,880 books in the entire world (as of 5 August 2010, 8:26AM), but that is a semi-statistical estimate for the modern era drawn from sources such as ISBN registrars and OCLC’s WorldCat. Bookfinder/JustBooks, launched in 1997 by Anirvan Chatterjee, claims that through its network, it searches over 150 million books for sale. With the great hoohah over Hugh Howey’s Amazonian extrapolation, we can safely assume that there are many, many more books out there probably without ISBNs, which after all only came into effect in the 1970s and, even so, now there are vociferous opponents to the ISBN calling it an offline anachronism. There is no question to beg about the usefulness of metadata. So is there a Terry Abraham and cohort out there to whom publishers and self-publishing authors can turn to deposit metadata whose links will be “tested for correctness and appropriateness”? Of course, that begs the question of whether there should be someone or organizations out there to perform that function. Why not leave it to the power of the Internet or the power of the market? Even if a book goes unnoticed or after a time becomes an “orphan work“, the power has spoken. Let’s leave the power politics for another bookmark. Whoever performs the function, what exactly is it? Let’s call it the “findability” function. It goes beyond the usual social media marketing of a book or ebook that most publishers assign to Marketing. It goes beyond the usual search engine optimization (SEO), although it is arguably a part of it. It goes to making the book as locatable an object as it can be, endowing it with “ambient findability.” See Peter Morville’s book of that title and judge for yourself whether “endowing something with ambient findability” misconstrues what he is saying or how the Web works. Nevertheless, … Superfluous as they are claimed to be becoming, should publishers leave findability to the ISBN registries and librarians (until they become superfluous as well) or to the technorati? As the book evolves, this “findability” function currently falls between the stools of Commissioning (where the editor discovers the author and pumps him or her not only for the ms but for connections leading to sales/marketing opportunities and further editorial opportunities), Editorial/Production (where the copyeditor, designer and production editor ensure that metadata is assigned and link-checks are run and the work is registered with the Library of Congress), Sales/Marketing (where marketeers scour the author’s questionnaire if it has arrived, create lists of mailing and emailing lists, compile the list of offline and online reviewers/bloggers and design the social media campaign and where a sales account manager with responsiblity for Amazon and other online accounts worries whether IT has included the work in the scheduled ONIX, EDI and customized catalog feeds) and Operations/Finance (where an accountant, analyst or inventory controller assigns the ISBN usually upon receipt of contract approval). Who assigns and maintains the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a related beggarly question. So if you are self-publishing or publishing books/ebooks, who attends to the ambient findability of what you are publishing? As more and more books go online, isn’t this part of the new craft and art of the book? By the way, I found Morville’s book one rainy Saturday afternoon while shelving books at the local Oxfam bookstore. I bought it instead of shelving it. 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__label__wiki	0.717578	0.717578	Harrison Smith on crutches and in a walking boot The hits keep on coming for the injury-plagued Vikings. On Thursday we did a sarcastic story titled "Proof that God hates the Vikings." As Aaron Rodgers has made clear, God isn't very interested in football, but it sure feels like something is up because another star player is injured. Harrison Smith, one of the best safeties in the NFL, was on crutches and in a walking boot after the game. According to Pro Football Talk, Smith has been dealing with an ankle injury the last two weeks, and the injury could have worsened in the loss to the Cowboys. Minnesota's defense, with the exception of Sharrif Floyd not playing all season, has been relatively unharmed by the injury bug, unlike the offense which has lost about half of its starters. We'll keep you posted when we learn more. Minnesota VikingsVikings playersvikings MN Vikings Reports: Harrison Smith's season might be over Reports suggest Harrison Smith suffered the worst kind of sprained ankle possible. Injury report: Harrison Smith out, Colts without a leading WR Harrison Smith won't play and the Vikings could be without two more starting offensive linemen. Adrian Peterson returns to practice, Harrison Smith could be next The Minnesota Vikings just got a little pick me up in their push for the playoffs. Diggs officially doubtful for Vikings-Texans; Smith out The Vikings will likely be without leading wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Sunday.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line486
__label__wiki	0.755386	0.755386	Philly Lax Bros Busted For Selling Weed, Coke, and MDMA to High School Kids by Brandon Wenerd April 21, 2014 Classic post-grad lax Bro behavior. Neil Scott and Timothy Brooks, who played lacrosse at Main Line Philadelphia’s The Haverford School, were busted for allegedly running a drug ring that funneled weed, cocaine, and ecstasy into suburban Philadelphia high schools, as well as WASPY colleges known for their lacrosse programs. Via Philadelphia’s NBC 10: The schools involved were the private Haverford School and public high schools Lower Merion High School and Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township, Pa., Conestoga High School in Tredyffrin Twp., Pa., Radnor High School in Radnor, Pa., as well as Gettysburg, Lafayette and Haverford colleges. Here are details of their operation, from the authorities: Scott, 25, and Brooks, 18, employed “sub-dealers” at five Main Line high schools and three area colleges who would sell marijuana, hash oil, cocaine and MDMA, a drug commonly known as Ecstasy, Ferman said. Authorities confiscated drugs, cash and guns in a sweep related to the operation, which officials said had been running for the past couple of months, officials said. Apparently they were receiving shipments from California to their parents place. According to a 100-page criminal complaint obtained by NBC10.com, Scott received bulk shipments of marijuana from California to his apartment in Haverford, Pa. Drugs would also be sent to his parent’s home in Paoli and Brooks’ home in Villanova, according to the complaint. Lax Bros — If they can’t make it on Wall Street, might as well live a home for a few years, relive the glory days, ah? It’s the Brantford Winstonworth/Bert the Broker circle of life… Follow Brandon Wenerd on Twitter… [H/T: Gawker] Brandon Wenerd Brandon Wenerd is BroBible's publisher and founding partner, overseeing partnerships and content on all channels in Los Angeles. A graduate of Penn State, he loves live music, Phish, the Grateful Dead, Philly sports, and adventures of all kinds. He can be reached at brandon@brobible.com Tags lax bros	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line487
__label__wiki	0.641245	0.641245	The 'New Normal' State of Cybersecurity Have cyberthreats changed significantly in 2020? What cybersecurity news have you missed while working your way through the sudden shift to work from home? Listen to guest speaker, Forrester Senior Analyst Chris Sherman, lead author of the prestigious ‘The Forrester WaveTM for Endpoint Security Suites, Q3 2019’ and Bitdefender Global Cybersecurity Researcher Liviu Arsene as they carry out a live overview of the 2020 threat landscape, including new data released exclusively during this session. What new risk factors and threats have appeared with work from home How ransomware, phishing and IoT risks have evolved during the pandemic Why APT as-a-Service and cyberwarfare have become a threat to organizations Why MITRE should be regarded as the new normal in APT mapping How the buyer’s security challenges have evolved and how this impacted security priorities How endpoint security is expected to evolve in the next 5 years Looking to read a more detailed analysis of the evolution of threats in 2020? Bitdefender has released its business threat landscape report earlier this year, to enable you to plan ahead your cybersecurity strategy for 2021. Read the full report here. Liviu Arsene Global Cybersecurity Researcher Chris Sherman * Liviu Arsene is Bitdefender’s global cybersecurity researcher and the author of Bitdefender’s annual threat landscape report. For the past 10 years, he has worked closely on analyzing global trends and developments in cybersecurity, focusing on advanced persistent threats and security incidents and assessing their impact in critical public and private business infrastructures. * Chris Sherman is a senior Forrester analyst serving Security & Risk (S&R) Professionals. His research focuses on helping S&R pros make strategic decisions regarding endpoint security and data privacy. Recently, Chris researched the impact of pandemic on S&R in reports such as ‘Technology Best Practices To Protect Your Homeworkers' Endpoints’ and ‘The Top Trends Shaping Endpoint Security Suites In 2020’.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line492
__label__wiki	0.910425	0.910425	Lost Country: Aboriginal Flags Have Begun Flying At Half Mast Around Australia January 17, 2020 / caa4nsw (IMAGE: Chris Graham, New Matilda) “Aboriginal and non-Indigenous Australians all understand that by lowering a flag we acknowledge that something has died or that something is dying. It is a symbol of mourning. There are so many people who are feeling anguish.” HOME ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS By Chris Graham on January 17, 2020 Aboriginal Affairs DON’T MISS ANYTHING! ONE CLICK TO GET NEW MATILDA DELIVERED DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX, FREE! An Aboriginal woman from Victoria is hoping that First Nations people and organisations around the nation will join her university in flying Indigenous flags at half mast, to acknowledge the grief Aboriginal people are feeling at the destruction of Country from Australia’s ongoing bushfire crisis. Associate Professor Gabrielle Fletcher is a Gundungurra woman from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. She’s also a Professor in Indigenous Studies and the Director of the Institute for Koorie Education at Deakin University in Melbourne. “To lose Country, in this way, is a particular grief for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It’s a messy grief,” Associate Professor Fletcher told New Matilda. “It’s more in sorrow than anger, it’s mourning. You could say it’s ‘Sorry business’ in a way. Associate Professor Gabrielle Fletcher. “As a collective, this symbolic gesture may provide somewhere for all Australians to leave parts of this despair. “It’s also a reflection of the immense grief of guilt where we feel a kind of irresponsible helplessness – our sense of the abandonment of our cultural obligations to Care for Country.” Deakin University is already flying the Aboriginal flag at half mast today, after a request from Associate Professor Fletcher this week to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, with the gesture receiving “overwhelming” support from Deakin faculty and students. Professor Fletcher is hoping it might spread across the nation, and that “these lowered symbolic fabrics become the message sticks for urgent change”. Aboriginal flags at Deakin University in Victoria are flying at half mast, to acknowledge the grief Aboriginal people are feeling at the loss of country in the ongoing Australian bushfire crisis. Assoc Prof Fletcher said the scale of the loss felt by First Nations people was enormous, and it wasn’t just restricted to the land and its animals. “Country moves beyond landscape, allotment, vista or wildlife as stand-alone components. It is also place, Ancestors, shadows, mist, warble, maps and vapour,” she said. The aftermath of the fires on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, in January 2020. (IMAGE: Chris Graham, New Matilda) “When Aboriginal People lose Country to this scale we lose Knowledge, Ways, Forms, Spirit and Healing – these are a complex interconnection, where everything has its place to teach, feel, show and speak. “With each loss we slip further away from understanding who we are, and how we fit – this is the ultimate death in many respects.” Assoc Prof Fletcher acknowledged there were some positives to come out of the fire crisis, beyond waking people up to the realities our nation faces. “People are starting to recognise and acknowledge the validity and value of Indigenous Knowledges, and ways of knowing, being and doing. It’s been an uncomfortable discovery for some.” The fires on Kangaroo Island, South Australia in January 2020. (IMAGE: Chris Graham, New Matilda) Assoc Prof Fletcher hopes that other organisations follow suit and lower their Aboriginal flags in the aftermath of the bushfire emergency. “I think this action symbolically describes the collective realisation that we’ve lost so much more than what can be seen and is a true wake-up call.” Professor Fletcher said. “On behalf of the Institute of Koorie Education, I thank Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin for his support in this unprecedented gesture.” If you’re supporting this story on social media, please use the hashtag: #HalfMastForMyCountry BE PART OF THE SOLUTION: WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP NEW MATILDA ALIVE. Click here to chip in through Paypal, or you can click here to access our GoFundMe campaign.Sharing is caring Donate To New Matilda New Matilda is a small, independent media outlet. We survive through reader contributions, and never losing a lawsuit. 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__label__cc	0.679554	0.320446	DREAMY YOUNG WOMAN IN LOVELAND, COLORADO :(PORTRAIT BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER INVOLVED IN THE “1894 MAMMOTH POTATO HOAX” A pretty young woman sits sideways on a chair and holds an open magazine as she poses for her portrait at the Talbot studio in Loveland, Colorado. If she is indeed sitting sidesaddle on the chair; it is an unusual pose. She is wearing an interesting and uncommon dress. Perhaps a visitor to the cabinet card gallery can tell us something about the dress. What kind of material is this dress made from? What is the material of the fabric that is sewn over parts of the dress? What kind of hair accessory is she wearing atop her head? Note that she is also wearing a ribbon which can be partially seen behind her head. Are you wondering about the “Mammoth Potato Hoax” yet? I’ll get right to that intriguing story after a brief description of the town where the Talbot studio was located. In the early seventies (the nineteen, not the eighteen seventies) I used to ski Loveland’s slopes and mail valentine day cards from the Loveland post office. It was considered extra romantic to have a Loveland postmark on your Valentines Day cards. I enjoyed the town, but never knew the story of how Loveland got it’s name. Research reveals that Loveland was founded in 1877 and was named in honor of William A. H. Loveland, the President of the Colorado Central Railroad. Not many years later, Adam H. Talbot operated a photography studio in Loveland. In 1894, he was recognized nationally and internationally for his involvement in the “Mammoth Potato Hoax of Loveland, Colorado”. The hoax actually started very innocently. The editor of the Loveland Reporter wanted to help a local potato farmer, Joseph B. Swan, promote his spud sales at a Loveland street fair. The farmer was well respected for his potato production. He had grown 26,000 pounds of potatoes on one acre of land over a years period. He had claimed to have grown a giant potato weighing 13 lbs, 8 ozs. In an effort to create a humorous advertisement for farmer Swan, the newspaper editor recruited photographer Talbot to use trick photography to create a photograph of Swan holding a massive potato over his shoulder. Printing below the image stated that the potato weighed over 86 pounds. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the participants point of view, many people believed that this attempt at humor was actually reality. Word spread about this amazing potato. Eventually, a New York City attorney sent the photograph to the editors of the Scientific American. The attorney included a note that stated that the actual potato had been on exhibit at the Loveland Reporter offices. The editors ordered an engraving of the photograph to be made and than published it as real news in an 1895 issue. Eventually, the editors became aware of the truth about the photograph and published an angry retraction. The magazine reported it was victim of a “gross fraud” and stated unkind opinions about photographer Talbot. They asserted that “An artist who lends himself to such methods of deception may be ranked as a thoroughbred knave, to be shunned by everybody”. The story of the “mammoth potato hoax” went viral, 1890’s style. It was widely reported but still many were not aware that the giant potato never existed. Farmer Swan was besieged by letters asking for information and offering to buy his amazing potato seeds. Swan would try to explain that the famous potato never existed, but people did not believe him. Eventually, Swan just told inquirers that the potato had been stolen. Incredibly, the story of the huge potato appeared in The Strand Magazine (1897), and it was reported as true news. After some years had passed, Talbot finally received some positive acclaim in the St. Louis and Canadian Photographer (1902). Talbot was recognized for producing photographs for a book named “Loveland, Colorado Illustrated”. This cabinet card portrait is in very good condition (see scans). Buy this Cabinet Card Photograph (includes shipping within the US) #3183 To purchase this item, click on the Pay with PayPal button below Buy this Cabinet Card (includes International shipping outside the US) #3183 on September 6, 2020 at 1:30 am Comments (3) Tags: Adam Talbot, Colorado, Colorado CentralRailroad, JosephSwan, Loveland, Loveland Reporter, Mammoth Potato Hoax, Potato, Potato Hoax, Scientific American, Spud, Talbot, The Strand, Valentines Day	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line495
__label__cc	0.626984	0.373016	Case Study: How Tolunay-Wong Engineering Self-Funded Benefits When faced with high healthcare prices, some companies delegate a part of that cost to their employees. Others get creative in the best interest of their employees. Geotechnical engineering group Tolunay-Wong Engineers (TWE) was not going to raise costs for their employees again, given they experienced a 40% increase in the benefits plan costs in 2014. Instead, TWE chose self-funding, and it took a partnership with Namely for the company to really find its self-funding rhythm. Starts with a Strong Foundation Tolunay-Wong Engineers has one mission: “We help you find solid ground.” When you want to build a large and technically sound structure, you go to TWE first. TWE field technicians collect materials samples at your site, lab technicians test those samples, and engineers tell you if your land is stable. The workforce is diverse, from technicians— who work varied hourly shifts— to PhDs, who have been the company’s core for almost 20 years. Regardless of the roles and responsibilities, TWE places all its employees first when it comes to affordable benefits, especially in light of 2014’s increase in costs. This increase, and subsequent impact on their employees, is the reason TWE switched their plan from a fully-insured arrangement to a self-funded one. While self-funding comes with more risk if not managed properly, it also comes with more control and more potential cost savings. The difference between fully-insuring and self-funding is that the employer takes accountability for paying claims: a risk that was previously held by an insurance company. It pays an administrative fee to a claims administrator for the right to use its medical network and claims processing services, but the claims are paid straight from the employer's bank account. There are also other administrative and compliance considerations, with increased involvement from an employer’s finance team. TWE Meets Namely Switching to a self-funded plan is an intimidating process, but it’s easier to navigate with assistance from the right benefits advisor. It took TWE almost two years to find the necessary support— and they found it in Namely. After a few years of “bad claims data,” Asha Mungara, HR & Compliance Director at TWE, was particularly worried their self-funded decision would fail to pay off. “I really was touched that Namely understood where I was coming from,” she said. “And I admired that they assured me and worked so hard so that I would not have to tell my employees there was a huge increase.” When Asha signed onto Namely in April 2016, her top priority was to keep the increase in benefits costs for her employees between $5 and $12 per paycheck. “I couldn’t face 370 employees and tell them that they’re now looking at a $30 increase.” Keeping benefits costs manageable is a necessity in the highly-competitive engineering market. Many employees live paycheck to paycheck and benefit packages keep companies competitive. With yet another bad claims year, Asha’s goal at keeping benefits self-funded was at risk. That’s where Namely’s skilled Benefits team and a commitment to TWE’s goal—not to mention a lot of extra effort—came into play. With Namely’s support, TWE was able to keep the same plans and carriers, saw 0% increases on ancillary lines, and only had a $5 to $12 increase on major medical plans. This is the best example of advocating on behalf of your employees. With costs under control and a newly found confidence in her broker, Asha finds herself almost enjoying the self-funded process. “It’s something that people, if you have someone like me in the office, will dive into with excitement,” she said. “You get to really understand your claim, analyze your employees’ health behavior, and drive behaviors towards cost savings.” As a self-funded company, TWE is able to analyze their claims spending and see what kinds of health issues come up most for their employees. With that information, it’s much easier to plan wellness programs and target health initiatives that will be most effective at meeting their workforce’s needs. The Long-term Fix Aside from the cost-savings aspect, Asha had also been lacking information on the long-term sustainability of their plan. Being in the dark about the financial future of healthcare had TWE’s finance team concerned. That’s when Namely provided them with a projection of the expected costs over the next plan year. “That put our accounting team and Controller at ease about staying with the self-funded route,” Asha said. The projection included where TWE wanted to be down the road, what they should expect, and the risk factors that might impact their ability to get there. Supporting Open Enrollment A self-funded plan is effective, as long as your employees take advantage of the great benefits it offers. Distributing that much information to more than 300 employees takes time and effort. With Asha’s small HR team already stretched thin, Namely stepped in with educational materials to get TWE’s employees the details they needed to make the right personal decisions. Shane Robinson, Namely’s Senior Benefits Consultant and partner to TWE, started with a trip to their office to explain the plan and get everyone aligned on strategy. After four meetings, three in the Houston office and one at a satellite office, Asha was fully prepared to take over the meetings for the rest of the satellite locations. Following the meetings, Namely’s Benefits Administration platform made enrollment easy. Resources explaining the employee process were accessible on the platform by any employee from any location. That meant they could enroll any time, from anywhere. If they needed more guidance, employees could reference video tutorials with instructions. Shane’s 12-minute video presentation explaining every step of enrollment was also uploaded to the Namely platform, a resource especially helpful for TWE’s field technicians who are not regularly present in the office. “They don’t necessarily have the hours where they can call me,” Asha said. “So being able to pull it up on their phone and just watch a video was super important.” Namely’s enrollment software streamlines communication between all parties involved in an employee’s insurance plan, even the carrier. With carrier feeds, employees’ elections automatically shared with the carrier — a welcoming new experience for TWE. “With our last platform, employees were frustrated by the discrepancies between what they signed up for and what was actually implemented by the carrier,” Asha said. “I’m confident that with Namely, the information is getting to the carrier in an accurate manner.” Ultimately, Asha’s favorite resource might have actually been Shane. From organizing trainings to making the video, his info sessions made enrollment smooth and successful for all parties involved. “It’s nice to bring in someone new and introduce them to the team,” Asha said. “It’s good to have our employees understand that this is very much a group effort and we’re pairing with capable people.” Shane’s presentations also meant a variation from the usual HR sessions led by Asha. She knows her people appreciated the change of pace that comes with a new voice. In the end, Namely helped Asha lead her people to solid ground with a successful and sustainable self-funded plan. Together, they established consistent cost savings, a predictable financial plan, and a smooth open enrollment process. “They stayed true to their word and our renewal came out really well,” she said. “I owe a lot of that to Namely.” Want to learn more about how to lower the cost of your benefits plan? 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__label__wiki	0.716596	0.716596	Brexit referendum folly Jan Zielonka / June 4, 2016 / 1.4k The consequences of the Brexit referendum are bad for both Europe and Britain, regardless of the result. The EU referendum in the United Kingdom was intended as a festival of democracy, but it has proved to be an exercise in political madness. Brits pride themselves on being sensible and pragmatic people, but they embarked on a sentimental journey into the unknown. Rational arguments are being set aside while populists are having a party. The prospect of a referendum with an uncertain result has already caused a great deal of disarray, and those who count the costs of a possible Brexit should realise that major damage to Europe and the United Kingdom has already been done. A few million partisan national voters can dictate the course of a European plane with 500 million passengers on board. David Cameron initially called the EU referendum to appease Eurosceptics within his own party, but the result has been perverse. The Tories are now divided more than ever, Cameron may lose his job, and Great Britain may lose Scotland. The essence of Cameron’s argument for a YES vote is perverse too: let’s stay in the EU because we are not part of meaningful integrative endeavours such as the Euro or Schengen. Perverse is also the argument of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour: the EU is bad, but voting NO will help Michael Gove and Boris Johnson to convert Britain into a “neoliberal fantasy island”. With British friends like this the EU has bright prospects. There is no evidence suggesting that the deal Cameron negotiated with the EU has satisfied many undecided British voters, but there is evidence suggesting that numerous European politicians are happy to follow the UK example and demand from the EU their own list of opt-outs and special arrangements. Shall we ban benefits of Polish workers in Austria? Should Poland accept the EU’s interference in its constitutional crisis? Why should Italy put up with budgetary restrictions demanded by Brussels? I have heard these questions openly debated in countries I visited in recent months. Everything seems up for grabs at present and Brussels is seen as a lame duck. The tyranny of minorities Since Cameron promised the EU referendum, numerous other countries have also decided to let their citizens vote on European matters. Several months ago we had a referendum asking Greek citizens to pass a judgment on a deal negotiated by their government with European creditors. In April a referendum was held in Holland on whether the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine ought to be ratified. Hungary has also announced a referendum on whether to accept mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants. In all these referenda only a fraction of the European electorate is able to cast a vote on matters concerning Europe as a whole. In other words, a few million partisan national voters can dictate the course of a European plane with 500 million passengers on board. Is this not a ‘tyranny of the minority’? I have always sided with the Greek hardship, but I don’t think Greeks should vote on what to do with German, Finnish, or Austrian money. The Dutch had their ‘democratic’ say on the future of Europe’s relations with Ukraine, but the implications of their vote will be shouldered by states such as Hungary or Poland. And should we entrust Brits in deciding the future of the European project? Some may give an affirmative answer. The problem is that the race between the YES and NO camp is close and so the outcome may be decided by such factors as the weather on 23 June. And the weather in Britain can be capricious as we know. “God save Europe”, one can paraphrase the British anthem. When Cameron offered the referendum some of my British colleagues rejoiced: we will finally have a serious debate in this country about Europe and our role in it. Now we know how serious a debate it is. Spin and smear are everywhere. We are bombarded by hastily manufactured numbers (statistical data) telling opposite stories regarding migratory and economic prospects. Complex European arrangements are being presented as either good or bad. And the leaders of the opposite camps are engaged in vicious if not grotesque fear campaigns. One of them says that the victory of the NO camp will cause war, and the other that the victory of the YES camp will lead to a super-state designed by Adolf Hitler. So much for the enlightened democratic discourse of two adult Oxford graduates. The province of populists All this could have easily been predicted because referenda are, by their nature, the heyday of populists. A referendum creates a conflict-maximising mechanism that makes it impossible to arrive at decisions in a consensual, rational manner. A referendum forces politicians to present complicated issues in simplistic black and white terms, which obviously rewards populist politics and demagoguery. A referendum is a zero-sum game of winner takes all, no matter how tiny the count is between the winners and losers. A referendum creates a conflict-maximising mechanism that makes it impossible to arrive at decisions in a consensual, rational manner. I do wonder what the history books will write about the person who called this referendum. However, blaming only Cameron for this sorry state of affairs would be unfair. The EU has never put in place any genuine democratic means to make people feel that their voices count in European affairs. For several decades we were made to believe that democracy in Europe can be secured by the European Parliament. The European Parliament has been given more powers by successive treaties, but less and less Europeans have bothered to vote in European elections. Moreover, each of these elections have given a mandate to an ever larger group of Euro-sceptic politicians. After the last European elections, a triumphant Marine Le Pen told cheering supporters at the Front National party headquarters in Paris: “the people have spoken loud and clear. They no longer want to be led by those outside our borders, by EU commissioners and technocrats who are unelected”. The response of Europe’s mainstream politicians was benign neglect and they continued with business as usual. They even elected a symbol of Europe’s ancient regime, Jean-Claude Juncker, as the European Commission President. Juncker’s fingerprints are on everything that went wrong in the EU over the past three decades, from the heavy-handed handling of the Euro crisis to the light-handed handling of tax evasion. To make it more absurd Brussels called the selection of Jean-Claude Juncker a “triumph of democracy.” This was because Juncker was the so-called Spitzenkandidat selected by the centre-right coalition in the European Parliament. But was there any evidence suggesting that during the 2014 elections people voted strategically for certain parties in order to get Jean-Claude Juncker as the Commission president? For instance, Italians would have to vote Silvio Berlusconi in order to support Juncker. This sounds rather bizarre to any left-wing friends of European integration. In the EU, technocrats dominate policy-making while populists dominate politics. Unless there are some meaningful channels of pan-European public deliberation and bargaining the EU will struggle to enjoy legitimacy, and national zealots will continue tearing Europe apart. One thing is certain: the EU referendum in Great Britain is a step in a wrong direction, no matter what the result. 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__label__cc	0.688262	0.311738	An Update on the Fate of Speed in Canada As I originally reported Sunday, on August 17 when Fox Sports 1 launches in America, Speed will continue to broadcast in Canada. However, advance listings now show that Speed will broadcast motorsports programming from Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 in Canada, instead of the endless repeats that will air on a watered-down version of the channel for American providers who haven’t signed on to carry Fox Sports 1 yet. Usually the CRTC doesn’t allow American-owned services to broadcast a specific channel for Canadians; however, it seems that’s what Speed will do beginning on August 17. Speed Canada’s updated advance listings for the launch weekend of Fox Sports 1 include these live broadcasts. US broadcaster is in brackets. 8:00am – NASCAR Live: Michigan (FS1) 8:30am – Sprint Cup Practice: Michigan (FS1) 9:30am – Truck Series Qualifying: Michigan (FS1) 11:00am – Sprint Cup Practice: Michigan (FS1) 12:00pm – Truck Series Setup: Michigan (FS1) 12:30pm – Truck Series Racing: Michigan (FS1) 3:00pm – Continental Tire Series: Road America – debut (FS2) 5:00pm – Motorcycle Racing: Miller Motorsports Park (FS2) 9:00pm – MotoGP Qualifying: Indianapolis (presumably FS2) 10:00am – NASCAR Raceday: Michigan (FS1) 11:00am – Moto3 Racing: Indianapolis (FS1) 12:00pm – Moto2 Racing: Indianapolis (FS1) 1:30pm – MotoGP Trackside: Indianapolis (FS1) 2:00pm – MotoGP Racing: Indianapolis (FS1) 7:00pm – NASCAR Victory Lane: Michigan (FS1) Speed Canada will also air Fox Sports 1’s daily NASCAR show Race Hub weeknights at 6pm ET. What is most interesting is some Fox Sports 2 (which is replacing Fuel TV on August 17) programming, including some things that aired on Fuel TV in the past, such as Lucas Oil Motocross, will now air on Speed. So, that’s the latest. Better news than I had to report earlier in the week. I’ve reached out to Fox Sports for more information, and if I get any I’ll post another update. For now, here is where all of FS1’s live programming on August 17 will air in Canada. 8:00am – NASCAR Live: Michigan (Speed) 8:30am – Sprint Cup Practice: Michigan (Speed) 9:30am – Truck Series Qualifying: Michigan (Speed) 11:00am – Sprint Cup Practice: Michigan (Speed) 12:00pm – Truck Series Setup: Michigan (Speed) 12:30pm – Truck Series Racing: Michigan (Speed) 5:00pm – UFC Fight Night Prelims (SN360) 8:00pm – UFC Fight Night: Shogun v. Sonnen (SN360) This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged fox sports 1, fox sports 2, nascar, Speed Canada. Bookmark the permalink. ← What Speed Becomes in Canada on August 17th 2013 World Athletics Championships TV Schedule → 48 thoughts on “An Update on the Fate of Speed in Canada” I am not a big race fan but this seems like very good news for fans of the sport. It looks like Fox will broadcast all the racing for which it already owns the Canadian rights to. It would have been a waste if they kept the Canadian rights to certain programming and just alienated their Canadian subscribers by not showing it. I compared the schedules of the Canadian feed of Speed and the new watered-down US feed, and there is very little overlap in programming. Even their original programs air at different times. Strange, but I guess they actually do want to keep their subscribers in Canada. I wonder how the commercial breaks are going to be, as I believe US cable channels are not allowed to sell ads to Canadian advertisers. Maybe we will just see endless ads of Speed programs like Spike TV does when they are blacking out a program in Canada. I find it hard to support a channel without ads, but I guess none of it is actually “original” programming. I’ve seen Canadian ads on US border city TV stations. Why wouldn’t American companies to be able to sell to whomever they want. Seems weird. Of course would be typical CRTC insanity if it was the case Gil_Blanco_County Where do you get this weird idea that they would somehow be trying to sell ads to specifically Canadian advertisers? Haven’t you noticed the few ads that are on all the cable channels, American or Canadian, are largely the same ones — for the stupid-looking Zoomies glasses, or whatever the latest useless SlapChop type of thing may be? The ad breaks usually have more relentlessly repeated promos for their own programs than ads, and a lot of the ads on the US cable channels get replaced anyway in Canada by other promos inserted by the Canadian cable companies. They will have the same ads they have now on Speed, which will be the same ones they have on FS1 and FS2, because they’re largely the same ones that are on all the cable channels. They’re not local broadcast stations trying to sell ad time to local advertisers. The subscriber fees are what matters to cable channels. Hey, I guess your right; they will probably just simulcast the entire FS1 feed for the live racing. Speed is still technically a US channel. Raymoz So far –just commercials promoting speed. 4 of them–over and over and over and over..u get the drift. Cup races 2 x a day for a while tho–that had me smiling. Just have to keep scanning the TV to find the good stuff. Re: “Usually the CRTC doesn’t allow American-owned services to broadcast a specific channel for Canadians” I think all of the US-based cable channels send a separate version to Canada, other than maybe something like the NASA channel. If you look at zap2it.com TV listings, you see them listed as, for example, SPEEDCAN and AMCCAN to differentiate them from American versions. The channels might have a lot of the same programs, but not necessarily always airing at the same times, and some shows might air in one country but not the other if rights to a show are owned by another channel. Speed is not a new channel now applying to get seen in Canada. It’s been seen in Canada now for more than 15 years. We now know that Speed in Canada is staying the same as it has been. Nothing is changing, so they’re not doing anything that violates CRTC regulations. All of the re-organizing, rebranding, or whatever Fox is doing in the US with some of their channels has no effect for Speed in Canada, except for a small number shows being discontinued. I am not sure if this mean anything or not, but Zap2it is now listing Speed as “Speed Channel International” on the Canadian listings instead of “Speed Channel (Canada)” It’s basically the same schedule we have seen the last few days, just the channel is listed under a different name.. I tried googling it but only came up with this: http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com/brands/speed That appears to be for the Latin American version of Speed. I’m still seeing the denotation SPEEDCAN in the zap2it listings chart for Rogers Cable, before and after August 17th. I only see the word ‘International’ in the full name of the channel they show after you click-on SPEEDCAN, but I’ll take your for it that it changed from what it had been, as I had never looked at it previously. It makes me wonder if Fox, some time a few months down the road after FS1 and 2 are established on all the major American carriers, may attempt to re-introduce a “new” Speed channel in the U.S. with a name something like ‘Speed International”. The alleged “replacing” of Speed with FS1 is just a ploy to get American carriage deals for their new FS1 channel. But the drawback for Fox is ending Speed in the U.S., a successful channel there despite the game shows and reality shows that inexplicably dominated its programming line-up in recent years. There probably is a niche market of American racing fans who want to see something more than just the Nascar stuff that will be on FS1 and 2. Why walk away from them when Fox could keep getting their money? We can see Fox is certainly not giving up on the concept and brand name because they are keeping it going in the other countries. Speed International is what the channel that will continue to broadcast outside of the US will be called now. That’s from a Fox Sports spokeswoman. No way Speed relaunches. It makes no sense. Fox is shutting down all of their niche channels (Speed, Fox Soccer and Fuel) in favour of two general interest channels. Most of Speed’s live programming will still air on FS1 or FS2. Did this Fox spokeswoman say anything about how long this arrangement for Speed outside of the US would continue if it is definitely gone for good in the US with no chance of returning? We know now that their short term plan is to keep sending a Speed channel to Canada to keep getting our money. But if the Speed channel they send to Canada is going to have no worthwhile programming except the live Fox Sports racing on weekends during the racing season, I’m not sure if Canadian viewers and our BDUs would want to renew its contract once it expires, if most of its schedule is old reruns of discontinued shows like “Hard Parts: South Bronx” and “R U Faster Than a Redneck?” that never were of any interest to motorsports viewers. That would be a lot of speculation of what could happen that would be above what a spokesperson would comment on. Racing season is almost the entire year when you think about it. The problem will be a few years down the road when Fox loses half of NASCAR practice/qualifying to NBC (including Nationwide). That’s a lot of programming. What happens in the future would depend on how many people watch the programming that’s leftover. Most of their highest rated programs will be on FS1 because they are popular anyway. I was looking forward to the change when I saw that FS1 airs soccer matches and college sports. Disappointed that it will remain a race only network in Canada. Agreed. Pac-12 Football is of huge interest to me here in the Vancouver area especially with Washington’s Huskies finally being relevant again… Disappointed. The soccer is all on Sportsnet anyway. Sportsnet will probably have some of FS1’s Pac-12 football too. TV listings on Shaw Direct show NO nascar content on Speed after today (Friday)…..And I guess unless something changes that means we won’t even get to see the first NASCAR Truck race at Mosport in a couple weeks! Swami88 That’s what I’m seeing as well and hope it’s a mistake! Shaw Direct’s listings are wrong. I’ve been assured by media relations at Fox/Speed that they will continue to show all racing programming that airs on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. There is NASCAR practice and the truck race from Michigan on tomorrow. That is AWESOME NEWS! Thank-you for info and all should be right in the world for a Nascar addict! LOL Torontoworker [QUOTE]For viewers in Canada, as well as the Caribbean and Puerto Rico, Speed was not converted to Fox Sports 1. The exact reasons for this have not been confirmed, although in the case of Canada, it is not clear whether Fox would have had the ability to make such a change given that Speed’s Canadian authorization was based on it being a motorsports-based channel. The version of Speed available in these areas continues to carry various NASCAR and other motorsports events, as well as related studio programming, mostly simulcast with their U.S. broadcasts on Fox Sports 1 or Fox Sports 2, but does not otherwise originate any new programming of its own. During hours when the channel is not simulcasting FS1 or FS2, it carries repeats of Speed’s past reality and documentary programming. The international feed only carries advertising for Speed’s own programming and the Speed2 service, and no outside advertising except for ad avails that may be inserted by local providers.[4][/QUOTE] zipi dachimp for a MOTO GP and World Superbike fanatic, this may be fantastic news. we’ve been shut out for most of this year. We’ll see Sunday morning if the Indy Moto GP is viewable on Speed. Holding my breath! aprilia18986 The speed coverage of MOTO GP got a major revamp on the speed network, the races were shown live and there were only 2 ad breaks instead of 6. The ad breaks were at sensible points in the race. I hope this doesn’t change, I was at the Indy race so obviously i wasn’t watching the tv, i hope the coverage continues for Brno and onwards! Leslie M. Bliman-Kuretzky My Husband will be happy, since he enjoys watching Past Time at 7:00 weekdays Speed operates in Canada under a license issued to Speedvision by the CRTC. In 1997 Rogers and Shaw cable petitioned the CRTC to allow it to be aired in Canada, claiming it was unique and not in conflict with other existing Canadian broadcasters. The cable operators stated it as a station which would drive subscribers to purchase a premium cable bundle, which included other Canadian speciality networks. The petition did not go unchallenged. As a US based network broadcasting into Canada, SPEED is not permitted to sell advertising which exclusively targets Canadian viewers. The only revenue SPEED can receive from Canada is cable subscriber fees. With the creation of Fox Sports 1, SPEED is no longer a US network. It is not viewed anywhere in the United States. It has become exclusively Canadian. Yet, it is not creating/investing into any Canadian programming content. This flies in the face of CRTC rules which also require 51 percent Canadian ownership of a Canadian network. It will be interesting to see if the CRTC allows Fox to continue broadcasting SPEED into Canada. Other networks will certainly challenge it. The CRTC could make a ruling change or it could force Fox to find a Canadian partner. Either way, it should require that Fox invest in Canadian programming to continue airing exclusively to Canadians. After all, they are taking a slice of Canadian cable payments every month. It’s only fair they make some programming investments in Canada. Although SPEED is technically no longer broadcasting in the US, it is still a US based channel. It is 100% owned by FOX and it is meeting its CRTC license requirements that it was issued back in the 1990s. The CRTC commented on SPEED back in August already, and they were OK with FOX continuing to provide a motor-sports channel .The CRTC will not do anything about it,as technically FOX has not done anything wrong. SPEED is not selling ads to Canadian companies, they have not negotiated favorable contracts for Canadian programming rights, nor have they shifted away from motor-sports. So no Canadian broadcaster has any reason to complain. Basically, SPEED is still being operated as a foreign-owned service. Frank, I don’t see how you can say SPEED can legitimately operate as a foreign-owned service, when it is now an exclusively Canadian product. The network seen by Canadians is not available to viewers in it’s home country (USA). Not one American cable or satellite provider offers this network anywhere in the US. It is for all intent a Canadian network and as such, they should (and must) have 51 percent of the license owned by a Canadian company AND they must fund a percentage of Canadian content unless they somehow begin to truly operate as an international broadcaster. SPEED will lose it’s license to broadcast to Canadians unless they change they way it’s being presented. They are occupying valuable real-estate on the cable band. Ron Newman I am not really happy with speed now.You watch anything on speed now you have to sit 75% commercials repeated over & over & over & over & over & over again & again & again & again and then maybe you get to see 20% of the actual event you wanted to watch. It is really tiring watching Dumb & dumber do all those ridiculous crap they. I’m sure that crap goes on here in Canada to we just don’t make a show out of it to show how DUMB those people really look. I tune into speed to watch professional people do their jobs in racing or whatever they do. Not this other junk you play over & over & over & over & over & over & over again & again & again & again & again. Are you people getting the point I hope. Because what you are doing now just sucks Thank-you What is with the repetitive commercials? It’s like they want to drive customers away from watching it. Conspiracy theory? Maybe Geez I miss the way it was. Bring back Speed to the way it was!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody know if the Monster Energy Super Cup will be aired live on Speed? In the US it will air on fox sports 2. Yes , they will. Well at least according to the listings for Speed on zap2it. It is being aired live Saturday at 9pm simulcast with Fox Sports 2. http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=30189&channel=41 What happened to the dega truck race? I’d like to know that as well Peter. Would have been good to watch. So disappointed in the recent changes. There should be no reason this should not have been broadcast. It’s almost like they don’t want Canadians to watch NASCAR. I believe they showed it at midnight last night..meant to record it but forgot! I will not listen to those 4 commercials again. I used to play the Speed channel in the background. I am done with the Speed Channel until they stop this. It drives a person nuts after a while. Bye Debra Fenn Why as of Feb 28th, 2014 there is no more “SPEED” in Canada. They have been removed and are now Off the Air Actually, the channel is still available. I have a friend who was watching the channel yesterday for a NASCAR practice Where are you located? It is not on here in the Greater Toronto area. It is saying it is off the air and No longer available I still have it on Shaw Direct Satellite. I’m in Ontario. We are with Rogers. Sigh… Speed was killed off so fox could be greedy and get paid for sports commercials and not produce the shows just resell a live feed for sports. Good thing Canadians own nothing in Canada and another country decides another sports channel is better than Speed channel. Cogeco…at least in Halton, is still carrying Speed right now. I watch Race Hub and Nascar qualifying/practice religiously…so I hope they keep it around. The endless promos/filler instead of commercials are annoying…buy I can tolerate them if it means keeping the Nascar programming. From a business point of view, I really don’t know how long it can go on like this in Canada, especially with Bell and Rogers dropping it…but I hope it somehow manages to survive. (Unless Fox WANTS it to die…which I hope isn’t the case) Speed just got cancelled in Canada!!! I now have no way at all to watch the truck or ARCA series! What the hell?! I am with bell and as of I may 2014 , speed is no longer available with no explanation bummer! I am in the montreal area. speed is still available on videotron, but for how long? Still have it on Shaw Direct (satellite) both regular and hi def Update: Cogeco (Burlington) served us notice they will be dropping Speed July 15. I have friends who have cable in Hamilton through a smaller company (not sure which one) and they haven’t heard of any plans to drop it…and I think it’s still on Shaw Direct….so Speed is still around in Ontario for now, but getting tough to find. Too bad. I go through my guide and realize all the channels I will never watch, and hate that the one I watch the most is getting cut :( I heard from someone at work that Speed has already been cut from their service (I think Bell)..reason given is all programming is available on TSN – which of course is NOT true…all the practice/qualifiying/raceday etc is only on Speed. Still have it on Shaw Direct and haven’t gotten any notice its going away. lewiscymbalisty@hotmail.com l want back speed with fox sports motocross&supercross need tv hope l neeeeed now tv cogeco cable telvision Leave a Reply to Dylan Cancel reply	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line519
__label__cc	0.589372	0.410628	Carcinogenicity of 1,3-Butadiene in C57BL/6 × C3H F1 Mice at Low Exposure Concentrations Ronald L. Melnick, James Huff, Billy J. Chou and Rodney A. Miller Ronald L. Melnick James Huff Billy J. Chou Rodney A. Miller DOI: Published October 1990 The carcinogenicity of inhaled 1,3-butadiene was evaluated in C57BL/6 × C3H F1 mice exposed to concentrations of this gas ranging from 6.25 to 625 ppm. Butadiene is a high production volume chemical, used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. In these 2-yr inhalation studies, a potent multisite carcinogenic response was observed, including neoplasms of the lung at concentrations as low as 6.25 ppm. Early occurrence and extensive development of lethal lymphocytic lymphomas in mice exposed to 625 ppm of butadiene reduced the number of animals at risk for the expression of later developing neoplasms at other sites; at lower exposure concentrations, dose responses were demonstrated for hemangiosarcomas of the heart and neoplasms of the lung, forestomach, Harderian gland, preputial gland, liver, mammary gland, and ovary. So far, no long-term studies on butadiene have been conducted at exposure concentrations that have not shown a carcinogenic response. In separate experiments with reduced exposure durations, butadiene induced neoplastic responses at multiple organ sites even after only 13 wk of exposure. Because of the correspondence between these animal data and recent epidemiology findings, there is a worldwide public health need to reevaluate current workplace exposure standards for 1,3-butadiene. ↵1 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed. Received July 26, 1989. You are going to email the following Carcinogenicity of 1,3-Butadiene in C57BL/6 × C3H F1 Mice at Low Exposure Concentrations Cancer Res October 15 1990 (50) (20) 6592-6599; Introduction of H. Robert Horvitz Intersections between Blood Cell Development and Leukemia Genes Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line520
__label__cc	0.613573	0.386427	JOEL, MOLLY + CHARLIE This family happens to be my family, cousins in fact. Joel is the oldest, next comes Molly then little Charlie girl. They have been playing and creating music with their family since they could talk…..One by one busting to get on stage with their Dad and Pop. It’s in their blood to be sure. Their father, Rob Imeson is fast becoming recognised as an Australian folk story teller with his emotional songwriting. Their grandparents Pop and Annie Grannie are musicians in their own right. They have taught their grandchildren more then just how to play an instrument or strum a beat. Then there is their Mum Amy who is just well, everything. She sings, plays the flute and all the rest. She is the roadie, the chef, the producer and chief organiser. Together they are The Family Tree. A tight knit unit of travelling muso’s sharing their lyrical poetry with whoever is fortunate to hear it, making the hair on your arms stand to attention. People must think when they see Joel, Molly and Charlie that they have such a bright future ahead of them. I look at them and think what a bright life they are living right now. Photographer Sam Elsom \| Styling + Creative Sheree Commerford \| Clothes by Witchery Follow their journey around Australia this year as they hit the road of life. SHOP Molly, Joel’s and Charlie’s look at Witchery Boy + Girl JOEL, MOLLY AND CHARLIE Between them they play the violin, percussion, horn, drums, guitar, ukulele and sing. Joel is 12, loves cricket. Molly is 10 and is pretty tall for her age. Charlie is called Chick and loves her netball. WHY MUSIC “It’s just a thing we do with the family all together, to sort of spend time together. It’s a happy thing” – Joel and Charlie FAVOURITE SONG Joel talks about a song that his dad wrote with him on stage when they were performing in Darwin 7 years ago. Charlie in her sweet little voice loves “Here Comes The Sun” by the Beatles. MUSIC MATE All three talk about friends from school, Granny Annie who is also in their band and their music teacher Sister Anne (FYI Sister Anne was also my music teacher, wow.) Hands down easy vote for Granny Annie, Sister Anne, Pop, Mum and Dad. Granny Annie, Pop, Mum, Dad and us. Joel – “Playing cricket for Australia” The first song from their second album The Family Tree, Oh The Places and is now available on Itunes Email to purchase the Album – The Family Tree, the benefits are bountiful. Thank you Amy, Rob, Joel, Charlie, Molly, Paul and Anne for early mornings, a cup of tea and being family xxx THE YAMBA FAMILY TRAVEL ITINERARY So I guess the secret is out (wasn't really a secret), a small surf and fishing village tucked away on the North Coast of New South Wales. A holiday destination that... THE FAMILY BLOOM This is a story close to home but only in the geographical sense, because to be honest I have no comprehension of what life must feel like for the Blooms. I hesitate to... THE NORTH JOURNAL \| JAMIE BLAKEY Story Via NORTH JOURNAL In addition to heading up her global brand ONE TEASPOON, Jamie Blakey is and foremost all about family time. It got me thinking about what life...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line521
__label__cc	0.734547	0.265453	Cadillac ATS Convertible Rendered by Jacob Joseph / Comments If you absolutely need a convertible Caddy right now. Cadillac doesn't exactly keep it a secret that the ATS is aimed at taking sales away from the BMW 3-Series. It's an ambitious goal, but the ATS is quite a good car, and it's not impossible to imagine that it could work. Cadillac has now also announced that there will be a coupe version of the car, which would obviously be aimed at the new 4-Series. But there is one body style from BMW which is remaining unchallenged, the convertible. Now, it is entirely possible that such a car will follow the coupe, but the folks at Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE) have decided not to wait, and have rendered a topless version of the four-door car to see if there was any interest in such a car. Should demand be sufficient, they would build it themselves, presumably complete with the weird basket handle roll bar. It's a treatment that NCE has given to several Cadillac models already, but we personally think that Cadillac would do well to actually make a factory convertible in this case. The Fiat 124 Abarth Is Now A Used Convertible Bargain Tags: #Cadillac #Design #Tuning Cadillac ATS Sedan Used Cadillac ATS Sedan For Sale 2018 Cadillac ATS Sedan Review It's not Cadillac's first compact executive, but the ATS sedan is arguably the company's best to date.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line522
__label__wiki	0.884578	0.884578	Home » Celebrities » Leonardo Dicaprio Says That Kate Winslet is His Favorite On-Screen Kissing Partner Leonardo Dicaprio Says That Kate Winslet is His Favorite On-Screen Kissing Partner Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have a bond like no other. Yet despite their sparkling romance on-screen, behind the scenes, they are a lot more like siblings than star-crossed lovers. But still, regardless of their platonic bond, DiCaprio says that his favorite on-screen kiss of all time was with Winslet. Kate Winslet convinced Leonardo DiCaprio to star in ‘Titanic’ Despite Titanic being the film to launch DiCaprio’s stardom, the actor hesitated to accept his role as Jack Dawson. According to the actor, he had just starred in Romeo + Juliet, and he was worried about being typecast strictly for romantic roles. But nevertheless, Winslet was able to persuade him into accepting the part. She even confessed in a 1998 interview with Rolling Stone that she wouldn’t have done the movie without him. As the magazine reports, “When DiCaprio waffled about signing to play Jack, and both actors were at the Cannes Film Festival, Winslet discovered where DiCaprio was staying, slipped out of a press junket, and collared him in his hotel room. ‘I was thinking, ‘I’m going to persuade him to do this because I’m not doing it without him, and that’s all there is to it,’ Winslet says. ‘I will have him.’ Because he is fcking brilliant. He’s a fcking genius, and that was absolutely why.” Leonardo DiCaprio said his favorite on-screen kiss was with Kate Winslet DiCaprio has kissed many beautiful actresses, from Margot Robbie to Claire Danes. Yet his all-time favorite on-screen kiss was shared with his off-screen BFF. In an interview with Oprah in 2004, a woman in the audience asked DiCaprio his favorite on-screen kissing partner. DiCaprio didn’t take long to come up with a response: “I’m going to go with Kate Winslet,” he said. “Good old, classic…” Yet, according to Winslet, DiCaprio was lying through his teeth when he said this. In an interview with Extra, she said, “He said I was the best kiss that he ever had on-screen. I can tell you right now he hated it. And he would complain bitterly (whenever they had to kiss.)” Why did Leonardo DiCaprio ‘hate’ kissing his ‘Titanic’ co-star? It turns out, the reason DiCaprio supposedly didn’t enjoy kissing his co-star had nothing to do with her smooching skills. The only reason he “complained” about their lip-locking scenes was because their makeup would always get smooshed together. According to the actors, they both wore drastically different colored foundations throughout the movie, and the base would get mixed. “I would have a different color base than she did,” said DiCaprio, “and our makeup would swap.” “I would end up with this really unattractive brown-orange color,” Winslet chimed in. “Because I had to be the tan outdoorsy-man,” explained DiCaprio, “while she was the pale aristocrat.” Yet despite their lack of enthusiasm for the makeup-swapping kissing scenes, the two remain incredibly close friends to this very day. In fact, Winslet has even called DiCaprio her “closest friend in the world.” Meanwhile, DiCaprio referred to Winslet as his “Favorite actress in the industry.” « Larry King Moved Out of ICU While Continuing His Battle With Covid-19 The Truth About Bella Thorne’s Sister Dani »	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line531
__label__cc	0.630047	0.369953	Chy an Carrack, Porthminster Point, St Ives Handy Guide Art in St Ives Posted by Vicki Jelbert Art,Cornish Art,Cornwall,St Ives No Comments anima mundi - art - art lovers weekend - barbara hepworth - belgrave - bryan wynter - chy an carrack - john wells - Kurt Jackson - new craftsman - penwith gallery - peter lanyon - porthminster gallery - St Ives - st ives society of artists - tate st ives A quick look at the art movement that made St Ives famous throughout the world, and a round up of upcoming exhibitions to catch in the town. Alfred Wallis at Chy an Carrack During and after the second world war, and for a quarter of a century, St Ives became a hub for an internationally successful collective of modern artists, initially including Naum Gabo, Barbara Hepworth, Winifred and Ben Nicholson, Wilhemina Barns-Graham, Margaret Mellis and John Wells, amongst others. Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood were particularly inspired by the primitive paintings of retired St Ives seaman Alfred Wallis. This movement, boosted by talented and forward thinking Cornish artists such as Peter Lanyon, and young abstract artists such as Terry Frost, Patrick Heron and Bryan Wynter, congregated in and around the small harbour town and created an inspirational body of work that influenced other great modern artists including Rothko (who visited Cornwall in the 50s) and reached all corners of the globe. Tate St Ives Award Winning Extension – Hufton+Crow In 1980, Tate took over the running of the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Gallery, and by the mid 80s plans were afoot to bring a Tate gallery to St Ives, to show works from the Tate collection of artists who had lived or worked in St Ives. Opened in 1993, Tate St Ives, with a large, award winning extension completed in 2018, houses a permanent collection showing the St Ives School, and a feature gallery with changing exhibitions. This year, with an exciting internationally flavoured programme, Tate St Ives hosts a first UK retrospective of Egyptian-Canadian artist Anna Boghiguan (8/2-6/5/19); Lebanese artist Huguette Caland has her first UK museum solo exhibition (18/5-1/9/19) and Nigerian-born contemporary artist Otobong Nkanga will install new and existing works (20/9/19-5/1/20). The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Gallery – her St Ives home, workshop and garden, from 1949 til her death there in 1975 – has a permanent exhibition of her sculptures in her living room and garden, and the preserved sculpture workshop. This can be visited on a joint ticket with Tate St Ives and is highly recommended as a must-see. See if you can also spot her sculptures around the town. Chy an Carrack perched above the beach – viewed through a Hepworth sculpture The fantastic value Art Pass (£18/£14 concessions, available from all participating venues) will give you a week’s access to Tate St Ives, the Barbara Hepworth Museum, as well as: – the Leach Pottery, St Ives, founded in 1920 by Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, among the most respected and influential potteries in the world. – Penlee House Gallery and Museum – which shows Luminaires: Victorian Photographers in West Cornwall until 16/3/19, followed by Artists, by themselves – portraits of the Newlyn School and Lamorna Group including works by Stanhope Forbes, Fred Hall, Dame Laura Knight, Dod Procter and Richard Weatherby, – Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange – shows a lively programme through 2019 of contemporary work in all media, from national and international artists. It’s worth dipping into members’ exhibitions at the Penwith Gallery, home of the Penwith Society of Arts, and the St Ives Society of Artists, which was founded in 1927. Simon Williams – Shape Shifters, Porthminster Gallery – New Beginnings This rich artistic heritage also gives a great selection of commercial galleries and our top picks to appreciate and browse include: – Porthminster Gallery (feature image – Nick Pumphrey/Visit St Ives) – in an old pilchard-press building, this fascinating gallery features original works by established St Ives School artists, as well as up and coming and St Ives based contemporary artists, sculptors and ceramicists. They open 2019 with their annual New Beginnings exhibition (until 23/3/19) of artworks by artists new to the gallery including Porthmeor Studios based Simon Williams. – Anima Mundi – at the cutting edge of contemporary art and this year featuring provocative Cornish artist Samuel Bassett (13/4-18/5/19). – the Belgrave – hosts regular exhibitions of work by major artists associated with the St Ives Modern Period and kicks off 2019 with St Ives artist Bryan Pearce (4-25/3/19). – the New Craftsman – focuses on craft makers, ceramicists and reputable artists including Rose Hilton, Matthew Lanyon, John Miller, this year’s highlights include Emma Jeffryes and Michael Praed. Further afield, our top recommendation would be a visit to Kurt Jackson’s Foundation Gallery, in St Just. This year’s exhibitions start with a retrospective of the late Peter Jackson, who was taught by William Scott, Peter Lanyon and Terry Frost (13/4-18/5/19). Immerse yourself in art with a special short break Art Lovers package at Chy an Carrack, with a luxury welcome gift bag including free Art in Cornwall book, suggested weekend itinerary and helpful hints for the best art venues to visit in and around St Ives – see Special Offers for more details. Cornish Art Porthminster Point, St Ives Copyright Ⓒ 2020 by Chy an Carrack \| Privacy & Cookies \| Terms & Conditions	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line537
__label__wiki	0.596125	0.596125	Greg Hunt says yes to the Our Health Counts campaign Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced very positive outcomes from the recent Roundtable on the Health of People with Intellectual Disability. The Minister has released a draft national roadmap for improving health services for people with intellectual disability. The roadmap includes a wide range of measures including short-term measures focused on: Programs in Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to improve the capacity and skills of GPs and other primary health services to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability. This will initially be in four PHN-lead sites with a view to national roll-out after four years. Better use of existing Medicare items, including those for annual health assessments of people with intellectual disability. Better coordination between the health sector and other sectors such as disability and education. Support for people with intellectual disability and their families so that they can make informed decisions about healthcare and navigate the healthcare system. We are particularly pleased that there will be an early start on the PHN programs, which were a central element of the Our Health Counts campaign. We are also pleased that Minister Hunt has written to the deans of university medical and nursing schools about the need for better training on the health of people with intellectual disability. The Roundtable was initiated by Minister Hunt in response to the Our Health Counts campaign led by Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) with our national body Inclusion Australia. The Department of Health worked very collaboratively with us in organising the Roundtable. There will be a second Roundtable in early 2020 to further develop the roadmap. We applaud Minister Hunt and his Department for their very positive and collaborative response to the Our Health Counts campaign. Read the Draft National Roadmap Listen to an ABC news radio program about the roadmap. Read a report from the Roundtable and the outline of the proposed national roadmap at the Department of Health website. Visit the Our Health Counts campaign page Our report from the Roundtable	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line539
__label__wiki	0.810049	0.810049	RMIT University Centre for Innovative Justice Research + Projects Video + Podcast Open Circle SupportingJustice.net Victim Service Review second phase The CIJ has moved into the second phase of its work reviewing Victoria's service network for victims of crime. The CIJ has recently concluded the first stage of a review of services for victims of crime, commissioned by the Department of Justice and Community Safety. We’re now bringing our in-depth understanding of the victim services system and insights on opportunities for reform to part two of the project. In the coming months, the CIJ will work in partnership with KPMG to make recommendations for the design of a responsive and integrated web of services for people dealing with the aftermath of violent crime. Drawing on interviews conducted with victims of crime, we will again work with key service providers and systems reform experts more widely to develop a program for reform that’s evidence-based and client-centred. Part of the Victim Services Review (part two) is a project to review and consider the future enhanced design of the Child Witness Service. This service, which is independent of the courts and prosecutions, applies a specialised case management model to facilitate and support the participation of child witnesses in the criminal justice system. Tags: Child Witness Service, victim service review, Department of Justice and Community Safety Systemic Reform Victim Service Review The Victorian Department of Justice & Community Safety has asked the CIJ to review the state's service and support system for victims of crime. Read more Download publication Join our mailing list to receive the Centre's newsletter Centre for Innovative Justice Level 2, Building 152 147-155 Pelham Street Carlton, 3053 Email: cij@rmit.edu.au RMIT University acknowledges the Kulin Nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the University stands. The University respectfully recognises Elders both past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands across Australia where it conducts its business, their Elders, Ancestors, cultures and heritage. Copyright © 2018 RMIT University Disclaimer \| Privacy \| ABN 49 781 030 034 CRICOS provider number: 00122A RTO Code: 3046 Open Universities Australia	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line540
__label__wiki	0.862985	0.862985	‘Ghostbusters’ unveils new action-packed image By Cinema Bravo / April 2, 2016 Columbia Pictures has just released a new unit still from its upcoming action-comedy “Ghostbusters” showing the four female title characters in action with proton packs blazing. Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, “Ghostbusters” is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today. Get ready to watch them save the world this July! Kristen Wiig plays Erin Gilbert, a particle physicist, academic firebrand, spectral warrior; Kate McKinnon is Jillian Holtzmann, a nuclear engineer, munitions expert, and proton wrangler; Melissa McCarthy is Abby Yates, a paranormal researcher, supernatural scientist, and entity trapper; and Leslie Jones is Patty Tolan, a ghost tracker, municipal historian, and metaphysical commando. “Ghostbusters” also stars Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams and Chris Hemsworth. The film is written by Paul Feig & Katie Dippold, based on the film “Ghostbusters” written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and directed by Ivan Reitman. Opening across the Philippines on July 15, 2016, “Ghostbusters” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Tags: Ghostbusters, Movie, Paul Feig ‘Batman v Superman’ flies past $500-M worldwide, P200-M in PH Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell paired in R-rated rom-com ‘Mr. Right’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line541
__label__wiki	0.582781	0.582781	Cheer On MK https://feed.podbean.com/cheeronmk/feed.xml Meeting and cheering on the truly awesome of Milton Keynes Cheering on the Winter Night Shelter On a very cold night in January I met some of the volunteers and guests from the Winter Night Shelter based in Newport Pagnell. Without them, the guests would be sleeping rough in tents, doorways and underpasses. The team I met were totally dedicated to making their guests feel welcome and like they were with family with a home cooked meal, laundry done, and taking time to listen to people and make them feel valued. In the words of a guest who absolutely loves the volunteers "They give up so much of their time and are fantastic. The advice they give us...The love. I think that's what it all boils down to. Love." https://www.winternightsheltermk.com/ If you can, do get involved. Donate, volunteer, join me in cheering them on. Cheering on Simon and the YMCA The YMCA is about to be a lot more prominent in Milton Keynes. Their incredibly swanky new building, right in the heart of the city, is designed to be a life changing place to stay for young people who need housing and employment support but it's also going to be a hub for local business. This is not just an ambitious project, some might say it's crazy. But chief exec Simon decided to forge ahead with a grand and expensive plan right at the time they lost a lot of funding. We're so proud to have kindness risk takers in our city. Check it out here https://mkymca.com/ Cheering on Kelly Hopkinson - Wellbeing Champion, Mum, Business Owner, Ted talkerer! Kelly talks so honestly about the difficulties of 'the juggle'. Mum of two and a school teacher passionate about inspiring young children; Kelly was really struggling and was eventually signed off with stress. But she started to find little habits that really helped her to feel calmer and more connected. Realising the power of small habits in her own life, she wanted to influence others and so started her yoga teacher training and took her ideas to the TEDx stage to get the message across. Because grown ups are the ones who need to show our kids the way. This conversation is packed with tips to help us all manage in today's busy world. You can get in touch with Kelly and find out more from her via her website http://kellyhopkinsonyoga.co.uk Or look for her on instagram and facebook under kellyhopkinsonyoga Or check out her TEDx talk here https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_hopkinson_learn_to_shine_your_brightest_the_importance_of_self_care_for_teachers_and_everyone Cheering on Martin from Redway Runners Martin went for a run one day with a work colleague having never run before. He found it hard but enjoyed it. Fast forward a few years and Martin is now in charge of a running club with over 3000 members! He manages 70 volunteers and inspires them through his enthusiasm and passion for getting outdoors. Cheering on Father Christmas!! This guy, we'll call him Santa shall we, gives up nearly all of his December every single year to bring joy to children in our city who might not otherwise get to see the big man at Christmas. And he does this for free. For FREE. But he's not alone, Mrs Claus does all the planning and organising and booking for him. Possibly the jolliest person I've ever interviewed with some really heart warming/breaking stories to tell. You may want to listen away from little ears as some magical Christmas secrets are revealed. Cheering on Carol Loxton - founder of the first Womens Refuge in MK We've previously introdued you to MKAct. We interviewed Isabel the manager of the womens refuge today. It was our first ever podcast episode. Back in the 70's, Carol and her husband and friends started what we now know as MK Act by taking families who were victims of domestic abuse into their own homes. She has ALWAYS helped people. She is truly inspiring. We can idolise her generation and assume people just aren't like that anymore. STOP that thought and listen to her, let her inspire us all to just be kind and help people. Cheering on Odette from Harry’s Rainbow Harry's Rainbow do amazing work in Milton Keynes to help children and young people who are grieving. But it all started when Odette wanted to help her little daughter who at 5 years old, lost her twin brother Harry. Odette was grieving the sudden unexpected loss of her own son, but did everything she could to help her daughter and now the charity is helping countless others in this area by being alongside them at the darkest times of their lives. I have so much admiration for Odette. If you know someone who needs support or if you'd like advice about how to help children who are grieving, have a look at www.harrysrainbow.co.uk. To support there work, there is an easy link to donate there too. For more from Odette, you can visit her blog https://www.10yearstoolong.co.uk/blog where she shares her personal story. Thanks Odette for giving us some of your time, but also for your relentless work for other people. We love what you do. Cheering on Mike - Care Worker and Occupational Therapist Mike had a career in marketing all lined up. But he gave it up to take care of people. So now he spends his days either as a carer or as a student Occupational Therapist back at uni in preparation for his third career. It's great to know people like Mike are out there following a caring path on purpose. Cheering on Rebecca and James from Arts1 Rebecca and James use their own expertise in performing arts to champion children and young people. They are endlessly encouraging and their school has expanded from 1 class a week to a full time studio with over 30 members of staff. Find out what it's like to be in charge of Arts1 and why they are passionate about what training can do for people. www.arts1.co.uk Cheering on George from Charity Recycling MK This man spends 50 hours a week organising rubbish, and has made £20,000 so far for Charity because of it. He does not get paid. What a legend!! https://www.facebook.com/recyclemk/ . Keep going George, we're big fans of yours. « Older episodes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line545
__label__cc	0.681847	0.318153	Comments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide This post presents our comments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide: Draft For Consultation released by ID4D in June, 2019. CIS has conducted research on issues related to digital identity since 2012. This submission is divided into three main parts. The first part (General Comments) contains the high-level comments on the Practitioners’ Guide, while the second part (Specific Comments) addresses individual sections in the Guide. The third and final part (Additional Comments) does not relate to particulars in the Practitioners' Guide but other documents that it relies upon. We submitted these comments to ID4D on August 5, 2019. Read our comments here. Filed under: Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity The views and opinions expressed on this page are those of their individual authors. Unless the opposite is explicitly stated, or unless the opposite may be reasonably inferred, CIS does not subscribe to these views and opinions which belong to their individual authors. CIS does not accept any responsibility, legal or otherwise, for the views and opinions of these individual authors. For an official statement from CIS on a particular issue, please contact us directly. Digital ID, Privacy, Internet Governance, Appropriate Use of Digital ID, Digital Identity Yesha Tshering Paul, Prakriti Singh, and Amber Sinha The PDP Bill 2019 Through the Lens of Privacy by Design The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Demanding your Data Reclaiming AI Futures: Call for Contributions and Provocations Comments to National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Policy Mapping Web Censorship & Net Neutrality Violations How to Shut Down Internet Shutdowns Cybersecurity Visuals Media Handbook: Launch Event Internet Speech: Perspectives on Regulation and Policy SOTM Asia 2018 Workshop on Cybersecurity Illustrations Bengaluru: 194, 2nd C Cross Rd, 2nd Stage, Stage 2, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071. Location on Google Map. 080 4092 6283. Delhi: The Pond, Commercial Complex, B 6-7/19, Safdarjung Enclave, Opposite, Deer Park, New Delhi, Delhi 110029. Location on Google Map. Please help us defend citizen and user rights on the Internet! You may donate online via Instamojo. Or, write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, 560071. These charitable contributions will be towards the Institutional Corpus Fund of the Centre for Internet and Society. Follow our Works [email protected] blog: medium.com/rawblog Twitter (CIS): @cis_india Twitter (CIS-A2K): @cisa2k Instagram: @cis.india Youtube: Centre for Internet and Society Request for Collaboration We invite researchers, practitioners, artists, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to engage with us on topics related internet and society, and improve our collective understanding of this field. To discuss such possibilities, please write to Amber Sinha, Executive Director, at amber[at]cis-india[dot]org or Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Director, at sumandro[at]cis-india[dot]org, with an indication of the form and the content of the collaboration you might be interested in. In general, we offer financial support for collaborative/invited works only through public calls. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa. Through its diverse initiatives, CIS explores, intervenes in, and advances contemporary discourse and regulatory practices around internet, technology, and society in India, and elsewhere. © Centre for Internet & Society Unless otherwise specified, content licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line547
__label__wiki	0.532876	0.532876	Video: Does NYC Need a Comprehensive Plan? Author By Harry DiPrinzio , Jeanmarie Evelly , Jarrett Murphy and Marc Bussanich More on affordability Subscribe to affordability ANHD From left to right, Sandra Lobo of NWBCCC, Emily Goldstein of ANHD and Councilmember Brad Lander. On paper, New York City’s system for planning how to use land looks pretty good. A careful environmental study is undertaken before zoning changes or other policy tweaks are sought, with public comments welcomed at key points. Then local community boards and borough presidents get chances to weigh in, and either endorse or reject the plan wholesale, or recommend ways to change it. Final decision-making occurs in the Council, a 51-member body built to balance citywide needs and individual district perspectives. And in practice, the current approach has plenty of defenders, who point to the city’s strong economic growth as evidence that something is working right. There are, however, those who disagree. “The current system exacerbates our worst selves rather than our best selves,” Brad Lander, a Brooklyn Councilmember, told a City Limits panel Thursday night that explored whether New York City needs a comprehensive plan – a citywide commitment to evenly distributed growth, equitable investments, fair sharing of infrastructure, and resiliency in the face of climate change. The 2019 Charter Revision Commission so far has dismissed calls for a wholesale redesign of the way the city plans, a system comprised of the Citywide Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). At Thursday’s event, the panelists discussed that current, piecemeal approach to land-use decisions—done largely through neighborhood and spot rezonings—and the impact it’s having on housing and other resources. Lander, who represents Brooklyn, cited how this contrasts with the tactics of cities like Minneapolis, which last year voted to eliminate zoning for single-family homes in the city as a whole in favor of zoning for higher density. “Could they ever have done that one neighborhood at a time? Of course they could never done it one neighborhood at a time,” Lander said, noting that community opposition to upzonings can sometimes inhibit the creation of much-needed new housing. “I do battle with lots of my friends in the tenant organizing, tenants’ rights and affordable housing world, who in some cases have become so understandably traumatized by displacement that the bar set for development is hard to imagine you could hurdle,” he said. Zachary Bernstein, a zoning attorney who serves on the board of the Real Estate Board of New York, noted that both the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations have produced strategic documents that provided a citywide vision to guide neighborhood-by-neighborhood planning. Mayor Bloomberg issued PlaNYC to map sustainability and growth, and New Housing Marketplace to generate 165,000 or so units of new or preserved affordable housing. Mayor de Blasio issued OneNYC and Housing New York to serve the same ends. But Emily Goldstein, director of organizing and advocacy at the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, argued that the de Blasio administration’s rezoning tactics “is never being applied in a consistent way across neighborhoods and across the city.” Nine of the 10 neighborhood rezonings pursued by the de Blasio team have targeted low-income communities of color. There’s been a shifting rationale by the city for where zonings were sought— whether the targeted locations shared key planning attributes like modest density and good transit access, or just that they were the places without the political power to say no. “If the justification for where rezoning is happening is transit corridors, then you have to ask why Forest Hills isn’t being rezoned?” Goldstein asked. “There are many neighborhoods that are left alone. To preserve their character. They have great transit access and single family homes.” Stephen Smith, of Open New York, said he thinks New York would benefit if it lawmakers in Albany imposed more comprehensive requirements for the creation of new housing across the state, pointing to places like New Jersey, where the government will “often step in and override municipalities” that are reluctant to build. “There are plenty of towns on Long Island that have not produced a single apartment since I’ve been alive,” he said. “If you are not building new housing then those market rents will just continue to go up and up and up.” Sandra Lobo, the executive director of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, discussed her group’s experiences with the Jerome Avenue rezoning, and the frustrations over the limitations of the environmental impact statement that is supposed to identify potential problems from a rezoning and commit developers and the city to mitigate them, but—critics say—rarely does either. “Despite brining out thousands and thousands of people throughout those three-and-a-half years, providing both quantitative and qualitative evidence, the eventual EIS statement was very limited,” Lobo said. Watch the full event, produced by videographer Marc Bussanich, here: 7 thoughts on “Video: Does NYC Need a Comprehensive Plan?” Howard Hecht on May 24, 2019 at 9:44 am said: There certainly is a need for a comprehensive plan for NYC to distribute the burdens and benefits of urban life to all communities in a somewhat equitable manner. s.i. homeowner on May 25, 2019 at 12:23 pm said: I think that NYC, a city of 8.5 million people, is just too large for any kind of a comprehensive plan. Nothing would ever get done. nycissues.org on May 28, 2019 at 11:23 am said: Nothing gets done now. ULURP stretches out project times and adds additional features raising costs. It’s time to update our confusing and long winded zoning ordinances. Uneven distribution of density creates super high rises on one side of the street and low density on the other. Landmarked districts are given unneeded protections limiting options and creating unnecessary hardships. Air rights transfers are not being repealed overriding the reason for FAR. As of right construction should be the norm and we should be building with clear rules. Our city stagnates and extremely low goals for new housing and infrastructure cannot be met. The city government has decided to legislate and micromanage according to political ideology. Small businesses cannot survive, jobs are not created and the citizens are kept poor. bath beach resident on May 25, 2019 at 2:29 pm said: I think it’s funny that Brad Lander who lives in a 2-million-dollar home in a low-density historic district is advocating for ‘a citywide commitment to evenly distributed growth, equitable investments, fair sharing of infrastructure’. I’m all in favor of historic districts but Lander should keep his mouth shut when other Brooklyn areas want to maintain their low-density neighborhoods. https://a836-mspuvw-dofptsz.nyc.gov/PTSCM/StatementSearch?bbl=3010340031&stmtDate=20190201&stmtType=SOA TOM on May 31, 2019 at 1:50 pm said: Bradford pays more than his neighbor, the Mayor, but when the NAACP court case is finally litigated the property taxes on either will be triple! However, I’ll still paying more in my poverty zone. Of course, Park Slope owners will see to it it goes into effect ever so slowly. Old municipal rule: You never s–t where you eat. Pingback: Time for a citywide plan, says Thriving Communities Coalition – Rights Here Mari Moss on August 15, 2019 at 11:01 am said: We absolutely need a comprehensive plan that works for the communities and is tailored to the neighborhoods with input from the local communities. It starts with inclusion in the conversation such as ensuring that those who are on the dias of these conversations include ppl of color (black and brown). There is a real concern for displacement, and having written my thesis on Gentrification, I can tell you specifically in communities like Harlem, there is a need for developers who produce transitional housing as well as housing to help people build economic growth and upward mobility so that they can expound on their needs and build healthy communities.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line548
__label__wiki	0.576249	0.576249	Chatoyant College, Chatoyant College Book 13: The Teeth Chatoyant College Book 13: Chapter 26: Other Friends August 24, 2017 August 23, 2017 claredragonfly Edie headed up the stairs to the fifth floor. She marveled sometimes at how easy it was for her to climb the stairs now. Sure, she still got a little bit out of breath at the top, but she caught her breath again before she reached her own room. And her legs didn’t burn from all the climbing. She hoped she didn’t get out of shape over the summer, or in their new dorm next year. They hadn’t learned yet whether they’d gotten the room assignment they wanted, but it probably wouldn’t be on the fifth floor of any building. Maybe if she did get out of shape, Corrie would finally convince her to go for a run some morning. It would still involve getting up early, though, so probably not. She let herself into the room she shared with Corrie to find both Corrie and Dawn there, chatting. “Hi,” Corrie said, turning in her chair to look at Edie. “Did you have fun with your other friends?” Edie grinned. “Yeah, I did. Why, are you jealous?” “Pfft, who needs friends,” Corrie said, and they laughed. “People are still freaking out about what happened, though,” Edie said, sitting down on her bed. “I wish the school would release an official response. People have noticed that there aren’t any cops.” “Maybe there have been cops, and we just haven’t seen them,” Corrie suggested. Dawn shook her head. “I don’t think so. The cops would have interviewed people—at least the people who knew him best, which might just be his neighbors in Mary Thomas, but still. Rumors spread pretty quickly on this campus, and we would have heard about it.” “You’re right.” Corrie rested her elbows on the back of her chair. “I am hearing the same questions from all over. Do you think we should tell the magic professors?” “All the professors are probably getting the same questions,” Edie said. “It won’t be new to them.” “Yeah, that’s true. Well, now that you’re here, Edie, want to go get some dinner? It’s getting late.” “Sounds good,” Edie said. At least she didn’t have to warn her friends about staying in groups after dark. They were always careful—they had been since the very beginning of the fall semester, when Annie had been kidnapped and they’d learned about faeries. And Corrie was wearing her iron bracelets. While Corrie got her shoes, Edie rooted in her desk until she found one of her own iron bracelets and put it on. They knocked on Annie’s door and got her to join them for dinner, then went down the hall to Roe’s room. “She’s probably out with Link,” Annie said as Corrie knocked. “Well, we’ll give her a minute,” Corrie said. They waited in silence, and Edie was just starting to think that it was time to head down the stairs when the door opened. It was Roe, somewhat to Edie’s surprise. She looked tired. “Oh, hey, guys,” she said, opening the door slightly wider but not coming out. “What’s going on?” “We just wanted to see if you would come get dinner with us,” Corrie said. Roe hesitated a moment, sucking air in through her teeth, then shook her head. “No, I really don’t feel like going anywhere tonight. Thanks, though.” “Are you okay?” Edie asked. She hoped Roe wasn’t sick when they were having such lovely weather and the semester was almost over. Roe bit her lip and leaned forward slightly, which had the effect of making all of them lean toward her to hear what she had to say. “Link and I had a fight,” she said softly. “I just don’t want to be around people too much.” “Oh, no,” Corrie said sympathetically. “You’re not breaking up, are you?” “I… I don’t know.” Roe stepped back into the room, lifting her hand to wipe at her face. “I’ll see you guys later, okay?” She shut the door. They stood there in stunned silence for a moment before finally turning to the fire door. “I didn’t mean to make her cry,” Corrie muttered, pushing open the door. “It’s not your fault,” Dawn said. “It’s whatever Link said to her, I guess. I wonder what he could have done to make her so upset.” “It might just be that it’s their first fight,” Annie said. “I mean, I think it is. They’ve had such a smooth relationship so far that one fight might feel devastating.” “I hope they can get through it,” Edie said. “She seems so happy with him.” “Yeah,” Dawn said. “Remember what she was saying the other day about him being the nicest guy? I hope he hasn’t just proven her wrong.” “It might just be about him leaving, or not leaving,” Edie said. “Remember, he’s graduating. But he might stick around for Troy.” “Let’s not speculate anymore,” Annie said. “I’m starting to feel guilty.” “Good plan,” Corrie said. “How did your rehearsal go, Annie? Everything sounding good?” “Pretty good,” Annie said, smiling. “Some of the horns need to pay better attention, but I think they’ll figure that out.” They stayed on the subject of Annie’s music all the way to the dining hall. Tagged Character: Annie, Character: Corrie, Character: Dawn, Character: Edie, Character: Roe, POV: Edie Previous postChatoyant College Book 13: Chapter 25: Golden Evening Next postChatoyant College Book 13: Chapter 27: One Week 1 thought on “Chatoyant College Book 13: Chapter 26: Other Friends” mjkj says: Wow, as soon as she arrived she needs to go down those steps again… 😛 Awwww… poor Roe… comforts her 😕	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line551
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__label__wiki	0.579864	0.579864	The Hindu God Known as the Destroyer of Evil & Ignorance CHRIS DEZIEL ... Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images In the Hindu trimurti, or three faces of God, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. Shiva is known by 108 names and has many forms, some terrible and some serene. He has the power to destroy the entire universe when it has become so overtaken by evil that only death and regeneration can restore it to wholeness. He also has the supreme wisdom to conquer ignorance. Lord of Wisdom and Serenity Nataraj, Destroyer of Ignorance The name Shiva comes from a Sanskrit adjective that means "pure," and the worship of Shiva goes back to the time of the Rig Veda -- the oldest book in Hinduism -- and even before. The Vedas speak of Rudra, god of the hunt and of thunderstorms, and that is still one of the names of Shiva. Shiva is more complex than Rudra, however. He is also associated with Agni, the Vedic god of fire, and Indra, the god of war. He is the only god whose origins can be traced to the pre-Aryan period in the Indus Valley. More than any other Hindu god, Shiva is given to extremes. He is sometimes portrayed as a serene ascetic and sometimes as a wanton hedonist. He is often depicted as a householder with his eternal wife, Parvati, and their two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. He wears a cobra necklace to signify his dominance over nature, and has a third eye, signifying wisdom and insight. Shiva is sometimes depicted as Ardhnarishwara, conjoined with Shakti, who personifies his female aspect. This androgynous, sexual aspect of Shiva is worshipped in the form of the sacred lingam, or phallus, which is the centerpiece of the annual Maha Shivaratri festival. 3 Lord of Wisdom and Serenity At his most serene, Shiva sits in meditation in the forest, with the Himalayas -- particularly Mount Kailash, his home -- in the background. He is the god of yogis, and in this aspect, he renounces the world and all attachment to it in favor of the bliss of samadhi, or enlightenment. Consequently, Shiva worshippers, who form a distinct sect within Hinduism called Shaivism, are the most ascetic of all Hindus. Shaivist sadhus wander the countryside dressed in saffron robes, covered in ash and seeking self realization through the inward directed practices of yoga and meditation. 4 Nataraj, Destroyer of Ignorance The depiction of Shiva as Nataraj, Lord of the Dance, began in south India in the 9th and 10th Centuries. As Nataraj, Shiva crushes Apasamara Purusha, the demon of ignorance and forgetfulness, under his feet. The fire that burns around him is the fire of destruction, and Shiva's dance is so complete that it reduces the world to ashes and scatters it in all directions, making possible the creation of a new world. The Dance of Shiva is also known as the Dance of Bliss. It alludes to grand cosmic cycles of creation and destruction as well as more earth-centered ones of birth and death. 1 Sanatan Society: Shiva 2 The Times of India: Shiva, the Destroyer of Ignorance 3 BBC: Shiva Chris Deziel has a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in humanities. Besides having an abiding interest in popular science, Deziel has been active in the building and home design trades since 1975. As a landscape builder, he helped establish two gardening companies. Hindu God of Creation & Destruction A List of Sects in Hinduism Do Hindus Worship Sita? What Do Hindus Call Their God? Greek Mythology on Apollo & the Plague What Are the Gods' Names in the Taoism Religion? The Hindu God of Love, Compassion & Forgiveness Divine Hierarchy in Hinduism The Japanese Shinto Legend of How Japan Was Made What Is the Duty of the Ancient Egyptian God Ptah? What Did the Hippopotamus Symbolize in Egyptian Mythology? Who Is Chandra the Hindu God? Is Buddhism a Monotheistic or Polytheistic Religion? The Relationship Between Sacred Spaces & the Beliefs... Famous Liars in Greek Mythology Components of Hindu Religion Rituals for the Hindu God Kartikeya When Do Hindus Worship Ganesha? Hera's Counterpart From Egyptian Mythology Rulers of the Sea in Greek Mythology	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line553
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__label__cc	0.662665	0.337335	Finding Space for Childhood Creativity Home Blog Finding Space for Childhood Creativity By Blog March 17, 2015 By: Marlene Lewis In this guest post, toy store owner Marlene Lewis explains why you won’t find any commercial characters or battery-powered toys at Sunshine Sam in Bloomfield, NJ. I read the recent toy-related article in the New York Times with great interest. “Hitching a Toy to a Star” resonated with me because it addressed a large part of why I opened my battery-free and non-commercial toy and gift store, Sunshine Sam. Since opening my store, I’ve often been asked the seemingly simple, but actually very complicated question, “Why bother?” Many people wonder, “Do you have something against Mickey Mouse?” The answer is NO! Not at all! I also have nothing against Frozen, Toy Story, or Star Wars. In fact, I have the utmost respect for those who compose the scores, write the script, and develop the characters frame by frame. They are incredibly talented and creative. But when the characters jump off the big screen and onto every shelf in a toy store, it feels less creative and more like our children’s imaginations are for sale. I want our children to be just as creative as the brilliant minds behind the scenes of these masterpieces. I don’t want the parts of their brains that tell them they can build anything or create something without step-by-step instructions to shrivel up. I want children to be inspired by the wonderful characters they see on screens to create their own magical worlds, and it feels like it’s gone too far. It feels like we have pigeon-holed our children’s roles and creativity into just a few roles and labels. My son played with lots of toys based on Thomas and Toy Story for a long time. He has electronics, and loves to be inspired by films as well. But it’s a balance that I think is really important. Toys and games without huge budgets fueled by large companies are drowned out when placards and demos and flashing lights draw attention away. And that’s why Sunshine Sam is the way it is. My goal in opening a non-commercial and battery-free toy store is to provide a place to block out the commercial noise and hopefully inspire children to act silly, create with their own imaginations, and be their own super heroes. Yes! Superman is great, but I bet your child is even greater! Originally posted at http://baristanet.com/2015/03/marlene-lewis-finding-space-childhood-creativity/ Commercializing Play Mar. 05, 2014. Advocates Urge Girl Scouts to End Troubling Barbie Partnership Contact: Josh Golin, CCFC (617-896-9369; josh@commercialfreechildhood.org) Sarah Baird, New Dream (859-200-3495; sarah@newdream.org) UPDATE — 2:20pm EST — Study Confirms Advocates’… No Purchase Necessary By: CCFC Member Bethany Stewart I recently attended the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood summit. Interestingly enough, Lenore Skenazy… The Thomas Dilemma By: Susan Linn This is the first post in our new series CCFC Q&A: Commercial Quandaries for Modern Parents. Q:… Nov. 9. 2015. Advocates Say “Hell No Barbie” to Stop Mattel from Spying on Kids Contact: Josh Golin, (617) 896-9368, josh@commercialfreechildhood.org Boston–Monday, November 9, 2015–Today, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) launched “Hell No Barbie,” a… Dec. 6, 2016. Internet-Connected Toys Are Spying on Kids, Threatening Their Privacy and Security For Immediate Release Contact: Josh Golin, CCFC (josh@commercialfreechildhood.org; 617-896-9369)Jeff Chester, CDD (jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100) Internet-Connected Toys Are Spying on Kids, Threatening Their… AYSO/Fox Sports deal turns youth soccer players into billboards By: David Monahan Parents are fighting back against the encroachment of corporate advertising into a national youth soccer league: the… Commercialism Creeps In By: Brandy King Do you ever look around your house and realize that despite all your good intentions, commercialism has… We’re asking the FTC to investigate apps that manipulate kids	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line568
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__label__wiki	0.698693	0.698693	Briefly in the News PYSK Black-Owned Businesses Directory Women of Excellence Impact COMO Columbia Business Times COMO Living Subscribe to receive the COMO Magazine e-newsletter! Fresh Ideas for an Outdoor Space by Katie Perry Harris Photos by Keith Borgmeyer Katie Perry Harris Feature Your Front Porch in COMO! Catering company owner Matt Clervi creates an outdoor space fit for a chef. Ask Matt Clervi his favorite thing to cook in his home’s outdoor space and you might be surprised by his answer: baked chicken with roasted vegetables. For the classically trained French chef and chief executive officer at Fresh Ideas, it’s the perfect menu to serve guests at his home’s outdoor pavilion. Matt and his wife, Kathy, chose a lot in the Copperstone subdivision in south Columbia seven years ago to build their custom home. “We have just under three acres, so we can build our raised gardens and have woods to walk in,” Matt says. “It was a beautiful lot, so it was easy to envision a beautiful home and still be close to amenities and the trail. Kathy wanted to be in the city but not live in the city.” The home has an arts-and-crafts feel with large windows in the living room and a screened-in porch overlooking the backyard space, which they worked on finishing after the home’s construction was complete. “Our vision was to bring the indoors and outdoors together and to make it feel like an extension of the house,” Matt says. Cooking Up an Outdoor Chef’s Kitchen Their goal was to create an entertaining space where they could host family and friends, and where Matt could further hone his culinary skills. Before co-founding Fresh Ideas 20 years ago, Matt worked as a sous chef at Café Allegro in Kansas City and the Toledo Room at the Lake of the Ozarks, where he says he didn’t realize just how much he was learning. Now, at his own outdoor space, he “didn’t want to feel like [he] was standing right outside in the middle of my backyard grilling.” That’s why the couple worked with RS Construction to create the centerpiece of the outdoor space — a large, custom outdoor pavilion with a true chef’s kitchen that still ties into the look and feel of the main home. For Matt, it offered the perfect space to entertain and showcase his skills. The pavilion features 20-foot tongue-and-groove cedar ceilings and rustic cliff blocks centered around a large custom stone fireplace with a television hanging overhead. Matt loves to work with wood. He has a wood-fire grill on order from Grillworks, a premier maker of wood-fired grills favored by professional chefs, along with a chimney that will be installed in the next few months. No outdoor entertaining area would be complete without the extra touches, like a kegerator featuring craft beer on tap and a wine fridge. A teak bar and furniture provide comfortable spots to sit and enjoy that craft beer while listening to the soothing waterfall in the backyard. The kitchen area is finished with granite countertops from Central Missouri Countertops and a granite farmhouse sink with a chiseled, rough-hewn apron and an Elkay faucet. A speaker system and Wi-Fi offer entertainment options that are all easily controlled with Pure Audio’s system. The outdoor kitchen is the perfect space for cookouts and for Matt’s baked chicken, although appetizers and small plates are also a favorite for the family. The family also often plays host to a Copperstone neighborhood association food and drink crawl. Fresh Ideas for Enjoying the Backyard Fresh Ideas is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year, and amid a global pandemic, Matt is most proud of the company’s employees. “With Fresh Ideas, it boils down to one thing: our employees. Our focus is on employee satisfaction. It always has been and always will be,” he says. “That’s the key to our success and the key to keeping clients.” With a diversified base in health care, senior living, business and industry, and private K-12 education segments, the chef-inspired food service company is currently in 10 states. They’ve been using the lockdown time to work further on employee certifications. At home, Matt finds comfort in watching his martin birdhouses and growing vegetable gardens and a small fruit orchard shared with neighbors. Helmi’s Gardens also worked with the couple to complete the landscaping and greenery for their yard. The couple’s two teenage boys, Nick and Trey, also enjoy hanging outside with their friends, and soon they’ll have another feature to make the yard more entertaining — a Michael Phelps Swim Spa, which provides a current so that you can swim in water without the stress of gravity. For the Clervi boys, who both swim with Columbia Swim Club, it will be the perfect addition to their yard, particularly during a time when they can’t regularly attend practice. In the future, the Clervi family plans to enclose the outdoor pavilion so that it can be a heated space and stay functional throughout Missouri winters. It will be the perfect spot to cook and enjoy that baked chicken. Katie Perry Harris June 29, 2020 PYSK: Troy Greer Sharing Granny’s Love Going Once, Going Twice – Sold! 300 St. James Place \| Columbia, MO 65201 \| 573-499-1830 © 2020 COMO Magazine. All Rights Reserved. Website Design by Columbia Marketing Group	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line572
__label__wiki	0.890312	0.890312	American Composers Alliance fb Twitter Youtube Recent new works list Shelter Music Online Black composers Composers' Recordings Affiliated Pro links Apply for ACA Publishing Services and Membership List an event or news webform Legacy Custodial Plan for composers and estates ACA Bulletins 1938-1965 Contribute to ACA Griffith Rose Composer GRIFFITH ROSE was born in 1936 in Los Angeles. (d. 2016 Paris) His father, Raymond Stanley Rose worked for the New York Stock Exchange, and young Griffith was brought back to New York City before he was a month old. His grandfather was an èmigrè from Scotland, who worked for the railway and had seven sons. Griffith’s mother, New York-born Estelle Marie Wheeler was of English descent. Rose attended boarding schools from the age of about six, including the South Fay School in South Borough, Boston. After the war, his family moved into the Mayfair Hotel at Park Avenue and 65th street in New York City. His first interest in music surfaced through listening to his mother’s records at home and again when his older sister gave him a recording of Peter and the Wolf. At fourteen or fifteen, he read Thomas Mann’s Doktor Faustus, and decided at that point to become a composer. In the story, the hero is a fictional composer who invents twelve-tone composition, but goes mad by the end (it was a thinly-disguised portrait of composer Arnold Schoenberg, who actually sued the author). At seventeen, Rose spent a summer at the Bones Brothers Dude Ranch in Birney, Montana, where he learned to mow hay, drink whisky and ride a horse. He also studied Sanskrit while at the ranch, and brought with him a volume of Schirmer’s Contemporary Piano Literature for study. Rose went to Yale from 1953 to 1954, where he enjoyed a class in ancient Greek poetry. He was “chucked out” as he recalls, from his other three courses —philosophy, chemistry, and German. Rose learned to read music by looking at scores and listening to recordings. He studied carefully the Bartók string quartets, the first symphony of Shostakovich, and an unfinished viola concerto of Bartók, reconstructed from Bartók’s notes by Tibor Serly. In 1955, Rose studied with Isadore Freed at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford. Rose remembers Freed as amiable and very supportive of the young composer, but dead-set against the Schoenberg style of composition. When Rose told Freed he was relocating to Germany, he was cut off from contact. Being Jewish, Freed couldn’t imagine anyone going to Germany at that time. It was Darmstadt that lured Rose to Europe. His father loaned him the money to buy a Volkswagen, which he picked up in Frankfurt. Rose moved to Germany with his wife Georgene and daughter Adrien, and surveyed schools in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf. Freiburg with its Black Forest was the most scenic, he thought, and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik itself was also very beautiful. Wolfgang Fortner had come into residence there in 1957, and Rose decided on Freiburg for his continued studies. Other members of Fortner’s class at Freiburg included Peter Westergaard and Robert Langworthy. Rose recalls, “Fortner was always on the telephone, so we taught ourselves…Westergaard was brilliant”. Rose remembers the arrival of Nam June Paik, a political refugee from Korea, sent by Stockhausen to study composition with the class in Freiburg. Fortner was too conservative for him. Paik rolled marbles, created sounds, and wanted to meet John Cage and go to New York. Rose recalls one of Paik’s pieces at Freiburg involved throwing an egg against the wall. Paik asked Rose to write a letter in English to John Cage to help him make a connection. In the summers of 1958 and ‘59, Rose studied at Fontainebleau with Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger. He moved with his wife, pianist Georgene and two daughters to the village Gouhenans, in France, about two hours from the German border. Paul Sacher had recently brought Pierre Boulez to the Akademie der Musik in Basel. Rose was admitted to Boulez’s class, which he recalls was “very expensive,” and met every two weeks through the winter semesters 1961 to ’62. It was here that Rose met Claude Lefebvre and Louis Andriessen. Rose found Boulez to be extremely severe, like Boulanger, but with a different perspective. “Both had extreme severity and extreme notions of pedagogy. In Boulanger’s harmony/counterpoint seminar, one had to sing every line through out loud to show it could stand on its own. With Boulez, one had to explain every damn note. He also insisted on flexibility, but not as Schoenberg used it, or it becomes boring.” Rose recalls that Boulez always insisted his students should refrain from the use of transpositions, and find other systems instead, such as filtration. Le Marteau sans Maître was his most famous work at that time, which was intended, according to Boulez, to sound fluid, not serial. Boulez worked out the elaborate systems he used in Le Marteau (though heavily disguised or buried) with his students in the classes at Basel. Rose spent the summers of 1961 and ’62 studying with Stockhausen at Darmstadt. A fellow student there was Sylvano Bussotti. Other professors at Darmstadt included Kagel, Cage and Tudor. One of the jokes at Darmstadt was that David Tudor could make a meal for four people using two apples. Rose also recalls lectures by Theodor Adorno that were not well-attended. He recalls Adorno saying to Tudor, who was on the piano faculty, “I am giving a lecture this evening on postserial structuralism, I think it would be interesting if you came.” Tudor coolly answered, “I’m sure it will be very interesting.” Rose thought Adorno “so pompous he didn’t catch the irony…that Tudor had no intention whatsoever of going to the lecture.” There was no camaraderie between Boulez and Stockhausen, according to Rose. Stockhausen had also broken friendship with Cage. Rose recalls “Stockhausen’s arrogance was incredible,” but concedes that his more flexible approach to composition was a welcome respite after studying under the severity of Boulez. Rose had met conductor Paul Mèfano through Lefebvre in the Boulez class in 1962. When Mèfano saw Rose’s score for his first viola concerto, commissioned by John Watts and the Composers Theatre in New York City, he immediately issued a commande (commission) for a second viola concerto, to be performed by his then newly-formed ensemble 2e2m, based outside of Paris in Champigny. Jack Lang was the cultural minister in France at the time, and Mèfano was encouraging and supportive. A “golden age” of creativity began for Rose with these new connections. The top-rated ensemble 2e2m premiered many of his works, and he received four commissions from the French state, making him eligible for residency and for membership in SACEM, the performing rights society. One Commande d’Etat would pay up to twelve thousand francs, and there was a SACEM premium paid for all first performances. Though he wasn’t able to live solely from his royalties, he was eligible for the state health insurance, the benefits of which he still enjoys as a resident. Rose “taught” briefly in Dusseldorf when he was asked to substitute for the class of Manfred Trojahn. He never felt that one could actually “teach” composition, however, and managed to support himself and his family outside of academia. In 1965, he was divorced from wife Georgene. In July of that year, he moved to Sète, Herault (France). Rose and his friend Bernhardt took turns making dinner for his children, after Georgene had an accident and could no longer cook or take care of them. Rose moved into a 17th-century house with the children; Bernhard and Georgene lived as a couple in the 19th-century manorhouse on the same property. Rose spent five years in Sète with his second wife, Annick, from 1965-70. They also spent some months in New York City where Rose rented an apartment on Barrow street. In Sète he composed many works. He also met the poet Marie-France Armstrong there. Rose and Armstrong fell in love at first sight. They left their spouses and eloped to Switzerland. They moved to Cassis, near Marseille, in 1970. The two girls from the marriage to Georgene moved in with them. A third child, Patrick, stayed with his mother Annick. Griffith Rose and Marie-France Armstrong were married in 1972. They lived happily in various residences in Brignoles, Paris and Venice through 1985, and since then have divided their time between Mèze, in the south, and their house in Paris. Rose’s musical compositions are encoded with significances that are inaccessible to those who do not possess the key. All of his works are based on a certain fetishism—of numbers, names, lovers, friends, objects, games, works of art, quotations, and other systems of meaning. Works of art served to inspire both Ziggurat (a painting by Riccardo Licata) and ,même (the Grand Verre of Marcel Duchamp). Paintings, like poetry have been frequent points of departure for the composer. “This way,” says Rose, “I already have a structure. In the colors and the forms, the rhythms of the poetry, I find a certain part of the music completely sketched out. Licata and Duchamp are perhaps the only ‘painters’ I have used…but they’re not the only ones who interest me. I would like to do something on Paul Klee, or Carpaccio, my great love of the Renaissance. In actuality, what attracts me to the work of Licata and Duchamp is the geometry. When I set a scene to music, it’s not the impression that I experience while looking at the scene, but rather a detailed geometric reconstruction of the scene itself, retaining its proportions. I take the geometry, leaving aside the figurative or anecdotal elements.” ,même is a very elaborate work Rose spent two years composing. It is not only based on the Grand Verre but also on other material Duchamp used in other works. It’s full of systems, allusions and hidden quotations of all kinds. Rose calls it “process composition”. To this process, one can add the exploration of the waterfall near Brignoles, where Rose measured various intensities of water, composing onto the page what amounted to “uninteresting white noise” but also a collection of booklets covered with notes and charts similar to Duchamp’s Livre Vert. The fascination for Duchamp extends to what Rose calls his “ingenious perversity,”—his taste for joking and wordplay. Rose’s preoccupation with series of numbers constitute the largest part of his compositional output. Arithmetical series and their elaborated combinations represent the ultimate point of his games and enigmatic style. Rose likes to speak of Berg, with whom he shares a truly emotional relationship and predilection for numbers and their mysteries. Similar to listening to Berg, one doesn’t experience formality or dryness when listening to works by Rose. Despite the chromaticism he absorbed with Fortner and the contrapuntal technique from Boulanger, Rose’s works exhibit a lyricism, flexibility, and variety that works in both his tonal and serialized constructions. For Rose, there is no conflict between the structural requirements and lyrical expression. The systems come after the initial idea. His Five Greek Lyrics (1957) based on Sappho is a very lyrical work. In contrast, he wrote Salpinx (1961) for trumpet and two pianos as a student of Boulez. He recalls and appreciates the harshness with which his professor judged the work: “For many hours I had to explain and justify every note.” Rose experimented with neo-Dada elements and graphic scores after becoming familiar with the works of John Cage, and although random formulations occasionally figure in portions of his works, he ultimately abandoned that path and returned to a more precise, lyrical, systematic technique. Through the 1970s, settled with his third wife, poetess Marie-France Armstrong, Rose composed the most lyrical and spacious of his works. L’Infinito (1975), written for soprano Maria Licata, wife of the artist Riccardo Licata, that harks back to his early Greek songs, with a pure, lunar quality. Another song cycle, this one for baritone, viola and piano, Gedichte vom Mond (1979) features six poems of Marie-France Rose, and is dedicated to Robert Schumann. Both of Rose’s viola concertos were written in the ‘70s. The first, a commission from John Watts and the Composers Theatre in New York City, ignited a close friendship between Watts, Rose, and Marie-France, which lasted many years. As a reciprocal gesture of friendship, Rose invited Watts to compose a section of Rose’s new concerto ,même. The section, in order to remain strictly proportional to the area of the “Grand Verre” that it represented, was assigned to be a one-minute interval. During the premiere of ,même, Watts was present to perform his one-minute interval, which became, as Rose recalls, “a grotesque improvisatory digression of eight minutes,” that was poorly received by the German critics in Metz. The friendship between Rose and Watts became severely strained as a result. ,Même features brief quotes of Boulez as well as Francois Couperin. This is the grand work in which Rose reveals the plurality of his style, with the fusion of lyrical, dramatic, numerical, random, polymodality, and quotations. “It is the poetic moment which is the most important,” he said to explain the entrance of each instrument in ,même. Ziggurat was a commission from flutist Pierre-Yves Artaud. A champion of Rose, Artaud premiered several of his works, including Parergon (1981) and Rhapsodies pour flute (1983). Rose worked out his more thorny serial procedures through the 1980s, with works such as Parergon and Son temps ocèan (1984). In the latter, the soprano is set against a chamber ensemble, in which the instruments are used to the limits of their ranges in complex orchestrations. In contrast, the vocal line is less extreme in range, more legato, and written in arpeggiated gestures and regular rhythms. The works of the late 1980s and into the 1990s exhibit some of the most dense textures and complex structures found in the catalog. Rose continued to compose in his studio in surrounded by objects and artworks spanning a long and rich creative life. He passed away on April 12, 2016 at home in Paris. Ensemble Type solo voice(s)+2 to 6 instruments solo voice(s)+large ensemble or orchestra duo inst or voices solo keyboard voice+keyboard band/wind ensemble large instrumental trio duo or ensemble+ keyboard instrumental quartet solo instrumental (non-keyboard) string quartet (alone or + inst or voc) chorus+soloist(s)+orch/ens featured soloist instrumental quintet multiple keyboards percussion featured solo instrument(s) featured+large ens or orch strings featured Year Authored ACA Composer Composition ACE Publications 35 song(s) 13 MORCEAUX DE PIANO POUR 39 POEMES Scoring- Instrumentationpf Print & Ship rose_griffith_13morceau.mp3 34CZ Instrumentationob, vc, pno, Tenor AUDIO- 42 Danses Robotiques Instrumentation2 tpt, 2 tbn, piano, perc CINQ CHEMINS Instrumentationfl, ob, vln Concert pour alto Scoring1111 1110 pf, hp, vn, vc, cb, solo viola Instrumentationsolo viola, fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tpt, trb, pno, hp, vn, vc, cb. concerto1violamvmt2.mp3 Concert pour alto No.2 Instrumentationsolo viola, fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tpt, trb, pno, hp, 2vn, vc, cb rose_violaconcerto2.mp3 FIVE GREEK LYRICS Instrumentationsop, fl, vla, vc rosegrifffivegreeklyrics2.mp3 Gedichte Vom Mond Instrumentationsop, alto, pno InstrumentationBaritone, vla, pf rosegriffgedichtevommond_excerpt.mp3 Go Tuneful Bird Instrumentationoboe, guitar Hippotropes Instrumentationstring quartet L'INFINITO Scoringsoprano, piano Instrumentation- rosegriffith_linfinito.mp3 LA CARNE E COTTA Instrumentationalto sax, harp La Rivière de Cassis InstrumentationBaritone, pf La Tentation de Saint Antoine Scoringflute orchestra, speaker rosetentation.mp3 Le Marin et les oiseaux Instrumentationfl, harp, string trio Le Mikado Instrumentationsoprano and 6 perc. Louis Le Magnifique InstrumentationFl (picc, alto), ob (eng hn), Bb cl (bscl), bsn, Fhn, Bbtpt, tbn, pno, 2vln, vla, vc, cb. Instrumentation3fl, eng hn, heck, basset horn, bs cl, bsn, cbsn, 2hn, tpt, basstpt, bstrb, tuba, 2perc, harp, pno, 4vln, 3vla, 2vc, baritone solo. Messe de saint Antoine de padoue InstrumentationTen, Bar, 4fl (pic, bassfl, contrabassfl, and octobassfl), 2Bbtpt, 3trb, harmonium, vla solo. Music of Eric Zann Instrumentationsolo viola rosegriffmusicofericzann_excerpt.mp3 Onze hapax Instrumentationvla, vc, db rose_onzehapax_triobasso_excerpt.mp3 Parergon Instrumentationflute quartet rose_griffith_parergon.mp3 Piano Concerto for Richard Licata Instrumentationfl, ob, cl, hn. Tpt, trb, harp, vln, vla, vc, cb; solo piano rosepianoconcertoforlicataiiexcerpt.mp3 Quartet for Violin, Alto Flute, Trumpet, and Contrabass Scoringalto fl, tpt, vln, cb Additional Works Connect With Us fb Twitter Youtube SIGN UP FOR ACA News American Composers Alliance Inc. 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__label__cc	0.729576	0.270424	What is Histamine? Histamine Intolerance Histamine in Foods What is DAO? DAO Deficiency DAO Modulators Mast Cell Activation Diet & Supplementation What is Histamine Intolerance? Histamine intolerance occurs when the body is unable to adequately process the level of histamine present in the body. When DAO levels are low or its activity is inhibited, signs of excess histamine can appear. Histamine is a powerful compound that is essential to our health. Excess histamine, however, can cause discomfort and distress. Those who are histamine sensitive or histamine intolerant experience allergy-like symptoms in response to excess histamine consumed in foods, triggered by foods, or released in response to environmental factors. In rare cases, excess histamine is produced to excess by the body’s own mast cells (see Histamine and Mast Cells). Common signs of histamine sensitivity or intolerance include flushing of the skin, rash, itching (esp. eyes, ears, nose), acute temporary rhinitis (sneezing, stuffy or runny nose), red/watery eyes, digestive disturbances and diarrhea. Less common signs include racing heart, chest pain, headache and dizziness. Experts suggest that about one percent of the population is histamine intolerant, while upwards of five percent experience occasional, transient histamine sensitivity. Evidence suggests that women may be more prone to histamine intolerance than men, as histamine levels are elevated during menstruation. Age also appears to be a factor. As we age, changes in the digestive environment can leave us deficient in the enzyme that breaks down gastric histamine (see What is DAO?) and therefore more vulnerable to histamine reactions. Prescription medications can also interfere with DAO enzyme activity, diminishing our ability to break down histamine, while simultaneously triggering the release of more histamine (see DAO Modulators). Most people who experience signs of histamine intolerance or sensitivity exhibit mild to moderate symptoms that can be effectively managed by dietary modification and DAO supplementation. Beyond Intolerance The impact of histamine can be seen in ways that go well beyond the relatively minor symptoms of histamine intolerance. For instance, there is strong evidence to suggest that migraine and cluster headache are mediated by histamine. Histamine can increase heart rate and cause blood pressure to drop, which can produce feelings of anxiety and induce panic attacks. Some evidence even suggests that histamine may play a role in schizophrenia. Emerging research is investigating histamine’s role in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neuromuscular disorders. Research into histamine’s far-reaching influence continues to provide scientists with new insights and opportunities for understanding and addressing some of today’s most vexing medical challenges.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line578
__label__wiki	0.905258	0.905258	Posted by Andrew Cheetham Posted on 1 May 2019 US says military intervention ‘possible’ in Venezuela as Guaido calls for massive May Day protest ‘US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a television interview on Wednesday that the United States was prepared to take military action to stem the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela. “Military action is possible. If that’s what’s required, that’s what the United States will do,” Mr Pompeo said in an interview with Fox Business Network, but added that the United States would prefer a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido earlier called for a massive May Day protest to increase the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after a day of violent clashes on the streets of the capital. Mr Guaido said Wednesday’s rally would be “the biggest in the history of Venezuela” as he presses his attempt to unseat the president. “Across all of Venezuela, we will be in the streets,” said the National Assembly leader, recognized as interim president by more than 50 countries, as he repeated his call for the armed forces to join “Operation Freedom” to overthrow the socialist leader. Mr Maduro however remained defiant after Mr Guaido’s call on Tuesday for the military to rise up appeared to have largely failed. Following a day of clashes between demonstrators and police on the streets of Caracas, Mr Maduro on Tuesday evening said he had defeated an attempted coup. Mr Maduro, who is also due to lead a May Day rally in Caracas, declared victory over the uprising – congratulating the armed forces for having “defeated this small group that intended to spread violence through putschist skirmishes.” “This will not go unpunished,” Mr Maduro said in an address broadcast on television and radio.’ Read more: US says military intervention ‘possible’ in Venezuela as Guaido calls for massive May Day protest [sub-banner] Ron Paul Warns: “Hapless” Guaido Now “Worth More Dead Than Alive” To Washington’s Venezuelan Coup-Creators Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido failed to kick-start a military uprising on Tuesday. After this fizzle, his life may be in danger from his own CIA backers, the director of the Ron Paul Institute argued in a debate. Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul, the former libertarian representative from Texas, discussed the repeated attempts by Guaido to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with the backing from the US government. Despite all the efforts, Maduro remains in power, supported by many Venezuelans and in control of its military and police forces. Paul said he was concerned that the Latin American country may be plunged into large-scale violence by some provocation. “The big danger is a hard war breaking out. I’d still bet it won’t be too bad, with thousands of troops moving. But it could be a guerrilla war or something like that. If there is a false flag or some important official on either side gets killed, you can’t tell what might happen,” he said. McAdams pointed out that Guaido himself, with his record of failing to mobilize the protest against the Maduro government, could be a target for such a provocation. He has been a kind of a hapless figure so far. He calls for mass protests and no one shows up. I don’t think he realizes right now that he is actually now worth more dead than alive not only to the CIA, but also to his own opposition people. A shot in the crowd or something like that to take Guaido out. It might shock you, Dr. Paul, but the CIA is pretty good at this kind of things. He said Tuesday’s events, when Guaido declared a military-backed coup to be underway in Caracas which as of now seems to have led to little consequence for Maduro, seemed like an act of desperation. “[Guaido] said: ‘this is the final phase of [the] plan to overthrow the government’. It sort of smacks of desperation because he declared himself [interim] president in January and nothing happened. He kept trying to do things to get the military to turn and he was unsuccessful,” he said.’ Read more: Ron Paul Warns: “Hapless” Guaido Now “Worth More Dead Than Alive” To Washington’s Venezuelan Coup-Creators Political Manipulation Problem-Reaction-Solution War and Terror World News #False Flag #guaido #maduro #military invasion threat #pompeo #us regime change #venezuela	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line580
__label__cc	0.506479	0.493521	Home > PROCEEDINGS > ELECTROPHORETIC_VI > 33 Electrophoretic Deposition VI: Fundamentals and Applications DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODEGRADABLE NATURAL POLYMER/CERAMIC COATING FOR MG ALLOYS USING ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION Svenja Heise, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, GermanyFollow T. Wirth, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany M. Hoehlinger, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany V. Wagener, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany S. Virtanen, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany A.R. Boccaccini, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany H .Hornberger, Institute of Biomaterials, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany Magnesium and its alloys have already been proposed for biomedical applications in 1878. However, up to date no extended, successful medical Mg product is commercially available. The drawbacks of permanent implants, like stress-shielding or possible release of metal ions through wear, can be avoided with the use of biodegradable metals. Temporary implants as such could make a second surgical process to remove the implant unnecessary, not only decreasing the healthcare costs and associated risks of a surgery, but also reducing the trauma to the patient. Mg is an abundant cation in the human body and in part physiologically beneficial as the surrounding tissue can absorb and consume the ions. The main problems related to the usage of Mg and its alloys is its high chemical reactivity, a related low corrosion resistance, especially in chloride-containing environments and the accompanying fast hydrogen gas production. [1] In order to overcome these problems in this study a coating of a natural polymer/bioactive glass composite is applied using electrophoretic deposition. Additionally, functional properties like drug delivery characteristics and antibacterial capacity are added to these coatings. As natural, cationic polymer chitosan is taken which is the supporting material in the exoskeleton of crustaceans and insects (crab, butterfly) and in cell walls of fungi. It combines biodegradability and biocompatibility with the ability to promote cell adhesion. [1] To avoid dissolution of the Mg alloy substrate during the deposition, a pretreatment is used. The immersion in DMEM for 24 h is increasing the corrosion resistance to a level that the acidic, aqueous electrolyte during deposition is not corroding the Mg substrate. [2] A comparative study was performed on replacing part of the bioactive glass as ceramic part with silica particles in order to maintain a topography during dissolution of the glass. A constant solid content of 1 g/l was chosen, with 0.5 g/l chitosan in 1 vol% acetic acid, 20 vol% water and 79 vol% ethanol following previous studies. [3] For the cathodic deposition process 0.5 cm electrode distance with stainless steel as the counter electrode was used. The deposition was performed under constant current (50 V) and constant voltage (35 mA) with varying processing times. [1] Heise S, Virtanen S, Boccaccini AR. 2016. Tackling Mg alloy corrosion by natural polymer coatings—A review. J Biomed Mater Res Part A 2016:104A:2628–2641 [2] Wagener V, Virtanen S. 2016 Protective layer formation on magnesium in cell culture medium. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 63, 341–351 [3] Cordero-Arias, L. et al. 2013 Electrophoretic deposition of nanostructured-TiO2/Chitosan composite coatings on stainless steel. R. Soc. Chem. 3, 11247-11254 Acknowledgements: This study is supported by the German Science Foundation (DFG). Svenja Heise, T. Wirth, M. Hoehlinger, V. Wagener, S. Virtanen, A.R. Boccaccini, and H .Hornberger, "DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODEGRADABLE NATURAL POLYMER/CERAMIC COATING FOR MG ALLOYS USING ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION" in "Electrophoretic Deposition VI: Fundamentals and Applications", Aldo R. Boccaccini, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Omer van der Biest, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium James Dickerson, Consumer Reports, USA Tetsuo Uchikoshi, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2017). https://dc.engconfintl.org/electrophoretic_vi/33 25 -Svenja Heise.pdf (185 kB)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line584
__label__cc	0.746739	0.253261	Do you even know what is inserted in your head? Posted: March 4, 2012 in Doctrines of Demons, Occult Tags: Ancient Ones, bad faith, deceit, Deception, doctrines of demons, media, Music Industry, Occult Nicki Minaj “The Exorcism Of Roman” at the 2012 Grammy ‘s Do you even know what is inserted in you Head? I am disturbed when people are saying,” I don’t listen to it for the words: I just listen to it for the music and the beat” Onika Tanya Minaj is her name (born December 8, 1982), known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American musician. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to the New York borough of Queens when she was five. With the Satanic cloaks, speaking in a foreign ancient ritual tongue ,levitation and sexual ritual posses, Nicki Minaj was on stage at Grammy Awards. She did not take one home, However that was not the goal of her handlers. The message she brought was pretty clear to the Christians’ who are engage in what is happening to us and around us. The Occult is alive, growing and more doors are being opened to this spiritual darkness and only destruction can follow. One of the words repeated in the music of the “Exorcism of Roman” was invocation ,So I broke it down for you the reader with a definition. in·vo·ca·tion noun \ˌin-və-ˈkā-shən\ Definition of INVOCATION 1a : the act or process of petitioning for help or support; specifically often capitalized : a prayer of entreaty (as at the beginning of a service of worship)b : a calling upon for authority or justification 2: a formula for conjuring : incantation 3: an act of legal or moral implementation : enforcement — in·vo·ca·tion·al adjective — in·voc·a·to·ry adjective Origin of INVOCATION Middle English invocacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French invocation, from Latin invocation-, invocatio, from invocare First Known Use: 14th century Related to INVOCATION Synonyms: abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), hex, incantation, spell, whammy Other Occult Terms augury, censor, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith What is clearly projected in our culture and especially through our stars in music is an open perversion of sex and a do what you want attitude. Like commercials for a product or a Big box-office movie for a massive selling of action figures ,books, computer games and more; we are being conditioned. This spirit of Lawlessness is being released every-time we move the line in the sand and the objective is complete refusal of the true living GOD. We are in the finial stages of a complete meltdown of moral values when the glimpse into the occult that is no longer having to hide in the shadows becomes visible. These occult rituals that are displayed in public go much deeper and darker, eventually involve the combination of animal or human sacrifice to conjure up demonic forces. The dark unseen realm is waiting for these doors to be opened as mankind choices to entertain the practices and participate in them. Two things that are required in many of the darkest forms of the invocation of demonic powers are as follows: 1 sexual abuse rituals combined with 2 the murder of a human being in a ritualistic fashion to invoke the most out of the conjuring of demonic powers. These was clearly displayed in the performance at the 2012 Grammy’s. Don’t think that this exists except for the insane lunatics that you hear of every now and than like “Charles Manson”?, “While I got news for you!” It has been seeping out of entertainment for decades and now its poring out. If you are not prepared for it ,you will be overcome by it and will not be able to stand against it. This is not from a new evil but an ancient one. This is connected with the spiritually enlightened one that has masterfully used all beliefs to spread deception over time and create its own foundation by leaving out the true foundation (The Word of God). Its spiritual influence has made most to desire all to come together and be joined as one. All are excepted, but Christianity. The focus for all of this is to pave the way for the one who is behind the scenes preparing for his unholy unveiling. The Prince of Darkness has a very tight grip on the souls of these players in the game. Unfortunately, This is not a game; This is much deeper than just sex,drugs and rock-in-roll, pop or rap music in this case. This is a spirit that is spreading a message to all that are hooked to its lure . This lure that says, ” I don’t need to change my lifestyle because I was born this way.” ; “I don’t have to be ashamed of how I hurt people in order to get to the top or even just to get by.” This message is driven to the heart of a person who hears and that is why it is so dangerous. Like the influence of a close friend that you begin to imitate through similar laughs or small gestures, movements and even phases said out loud. These are the methods used to program the masses that are unsuspecting participants on what is the end game to all of this. The stars,icons,idols are controlled and really are not as free as they claim to be with their money and fame. These Images have become more dark over the years and it appears to be a way of communication to the masses from the dark realm saying ,” we will give you more but you have to let us in” It goes even farther when you pick apart the words and the images used. These are the next steps in a greater mission than just “DO WHAT YOU WANT TO”. I see the message of ” DO WHAT WE TELL YOU”. The Underworld , Secret Society ,The Illuminati ,What ever you want to call it ,It does want to be acknowledged or perhaps feared like a god complex. Given the sheer volume of evidence out there that such an entity or small group exists that has control over many lives, it would be foolish at this point to write it off as coincidental. Every major star identifies with its handler in some sign, symbol or phrase. The answer to the question of who is behind all of this is given in the word of God. Godlessness in the Last Days 1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 6For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. 9But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God 10You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whoma you learned it 15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. In her own words Nicki Minaj has stated in interviews that “Roman is a gay boy that lives inside of her”This is not a publicity stunt but a growing occurrence in our culture and to those individuals who embrace other gods, this says so much about the woman’s split personalities. If the images of satanic ritual fashion in the “The Exorcism of Roman” are not enough than look at the priests and alter boys and its meaning involving the scandals of the Catholic Church. The thousands that were abuse sexually were not abused just as a sexual sin of the rouge priests themselves. These were planned repeated rituals to create monsters and destroy human lives through trauma and to confuse the victims of their own sexuality. These deviant acts would filter through society while eroding the moral fiber of society through the victims deli-ma of sexual identity. This practice is not new and was seen in achient city’s as far back as pre-flood era up to Greece and Roman city’s and now in our city’s so blatant. These city’s known for creating man and boy perverted relationships, woman and girl and many other sexual deprived behavior that spread in a culture attempting to make it the norm. Perversions we view today as intolerable will be allowed because of the moral decadence in society. Herb Drake goes into detail on sexuality and not taking advantage of our brothers or sisters in this matter: Pornaia:The Greek New Testament had one word that covered all the bases of sexual sin, pornaia, from which the English word “pornographic” can trace its roots. The many references to “fornication” in the King James New Testament are indicators of pornaia in the original text. The Arndt/Gingrich Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament defines pornaia as “prostitution, unchastity, fornication, of every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse.” Paul used the word in 1 Cor. 5:1, 1 Cor. 6:13, 1 Cor. 6:18, 1 Cor. 10:8, 2 Cor. 12:21, Gal. 5:19, Eph. 5:3, Col. 3:5, and 1 Thess. 4:3. Pornaia is one of the Judaic sins specifically carried into the Christian sin catalogue in Acts 15:20 and 29. The word was used by Jesus in Mt. 15:19 (“For out of the heart come evil thoughts …”) and Mt. 5:32 and Mt. 19:9. In Revelation, pornaia is often used, as it was in the Old Testament, as a symbol of idol worship because the church that seeks other gods is behaving just like a wife that seeks other sexual partners (see Ezek. 16, Hos. 1-3). Copyright (c) 1998, Herb Drake. The will of God = your sanctification = that you #1, that you #2, that you #3, and that you #4.Paul then concludes the passage even more strongly, telling them that the “Lord is an avenger in this [matter]” (he threatens them with divine judgment, in other words), that they had been called by God to live a holy, rather than impure life and, finally, that the one who rejects this important teaching is not rejecting Paul but rejecting God! In few other places does Paul bring out such big guns to make a point! Let’s back up a bit to the formula in verse 3. Paul is invoking God’s will and setting it equal to “sanctification,” which is the noun version of the adjective “holy.” In this way he begins the passage in a very positive way, not speaking of sin but rather speaking of pleasing God through one’s lifestyle. Having done that, he sets that holy lifestyle to equal the four, parallel infinitives: 1. That they abstain from pornaia. 2. That they learn to control their bodies.The word here is not actually “body,” but “object” or “vessel.” Scholars have struggled with what Paul intended to say here, and there is some ancient evidence that suggests that the apostle was using a euphemism for genitals. The operative words are “know how to” and “control,” however, and in the context of pornaia, and view of the object “holiness and honor,” the word “body” probably comes close to saying what Paul had in mind. In modern English, we might just paraphrase him as saying, “Learn to control your hormones!” 3. That they not wrong their brother or sister…The word translated “wrong” means “overstep or transgress,” so it suggests an invasion of one individual by another. 4. That they not take advantage of their brother or sister in this matter.Confirmation that such a policy was in force may be seen in the book of Romans, a book that had a purpose that had nothing to do with pornaia per se, but rather was intended to bring gentile and Jewish Christians together (a point developed elsewhere). Paul begins Romans with an affirmation of the gospel (Rom. 1:16) which reveals to church insiders a righteousness from God (Rom. 1:17) just as natural revelation reveals to outsiders the wrath of God (Rom. 1:18-23) because outsiders worship the creature rather than the Creator. Paul then launches into a severe attack of some of the pornaia sins (Rom. 1:24-32) to illustrate his point that those that worship the creature deserve the wrath that is revealed because they are rejecting the Creator’s good design. Since this attack has nothing to do with the main purpose of Romans, since these pornaia sins were very commonplace in Rome, and since Paul’s whole purpose in writing Romans is to bring elements of the Roman churches together, there is no way that Paul would have chosen to illustrate his point by an attack on the pornaia sins unless he was completely confident that the zero-tolerance rule had been followed; otherwise, a number of his listeners would have been so upset that they would have completely rejected Paul’s whole message. In other words, had church discipline been as wishy-washy as it is in today’s institutional churches, Paul would surely have illustrated his point in a different way rather than risk alienating a part of his audience. Copyright (c) 1998, Herb Drake. Nicki Minaj said, ” I am a young female mogul[1] before I am an artist. Regardless of where you are today. As a business woman there isn’t a single day where I don’t use my education or acquire new knowledge to ensure my success.” [1] Media mogul, a person who controls, either through personal ownership or a dominant position, any media enterprise “She only controls the choice of her destiny and in the mean time she has not made the right choice.” What is Deception?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line585
__label__cc	0.70708	0.29292	Razvan Bocu Lecturer and Researcher Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania Relevant academic degrees: PhD in Computer Science (National University of Ireland, Cork, 2010), MSc in Computer Science (Transilvania University of Brasov, 2006), BSc in Computer Science (Transilvania University of Brasov, 2005), BSc in Sociology (Transilvania University of Brasov, 2007). A Secure Distributed e-Health System for the Management of Personal Health Metrics Data The definition of smart city as a broad concept values the versatile acquisition, storage, and processing of relevant data for the city’s community. In this context, health data occupies a privileged place. The reliable gathering of personal health information has become recently possible through wearable medical devices. These devices usually do not store the data locally and offer, in the most favourable case, limited basic data processing features, and virtually no advanced processing capabilities for the collected personal health data. This paper describes an integrated distributed e-Health system, which collects health data from the enrolled city residents, and allows secure storage and processing of medical data in cloud by using a comprehensive encryption model to preserve the data privacy, which is based on the NTRU public-key cryptosystem. The system collects the user data through a client application module that is installed on the user’s smartphone or smartwatch, and securely transports it to the cloud backend. The homomorphic processing of the encrypted data is performed using the Apache Spark service. The event-based handlers are triggered by the IBM OpenWhisk programming service. The prototype has been tested using a real-world use case, which involves five hundred residents of Brasov City, Romania. Are you the next cyber security superstar? If you are passionate about an information security topic or you have strong technical skills developing researches on your own, you should definitely Apply at Call for Papers. By submitting you will have the chance to showcase your work to +2000 attendees. Other speakers joining this year Gabriel Ciubotaru Lead Security Researcher Garrett - Advancing Motion Tiberiu Boros Software Developer / Computer Scientist Adobe Mircea Hasegan Principal Software Engineer Ixia, a Keysight Business Ready for this year's presentations? By registering you will unlock access to 60+ speakers and two full days with cyber security news & showcases from worldwide leaders. REGISTER FOR DEFCAMP	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line587
__label__wiki	0.944268	0.944268	GA Election Auditor Claims Ballots Being Changed During Hand Recount A report from a Republican monitoring the manual recount of the presidential election vote in Georgia claims one of the counters was erroneously giving votes to Joe Biden that were cast for President Donald Trump. Hale Soucie is a Republican National Committee monitor who’s watching the recount in Cobb County, according to Townhall.com. He was described by The New York Times in a Monday article as being with a group that was comprised of “concerned citizens of a conservative bent.” “Despite the careful and meticulous process he was watching,” The Times reported, Soucie “remained concerned that the count was corrupt.” Here was the quote The Times pulled from him: “This is kind of just, you know, a show,” he said. Soucie was somewhat more loquacious in a video recorded by Project Veritas. “So, the second person was supposed to be checking it, right. So, three times in three minutes she called out Biden,” Soucie said. “The second auditor caught it and she said, ‘No. This is Trump.’ Now, that’s just while I’m standing there.” “So, does the second checker catch it every time? But this lady, three times in three minutes, from 2:09 to 2:12, she got three wrong,” he continued. This was at Table 17. When he went to Table 18, he claims they were doing the same thing. “So, I go and report it. They say, ‘Oh, we’ll talk to the [Cobb County] election officials.’ … They talk to her. And so I come back by again in a few minutes and she’s not doing it after I’ve talked to her,” Soucie said. Soucie said that “no matter where I was standing in the room, she and a couple of other people were starting to, you know, they were looking, they were calling their boss over there, they were pointing at me.” “I haven’t done anything wrong. All I’m doing is writing down and observing to tell her what happened,” he said. He alleged that after he did a slow lap around the counting tables, he heard the woman say, “I’m paid by the taxpayers, and this f—ing a–hole is going to come in here and watch me.” BREAKING: Georgia Recount Auditors Call Multiple Ballots For @JoeBiden That Were Actually Marked For @realDonaldTrump “The second person was supposed to be checking it right, three times in three minutes she called out Biden.”#RiggedRecounts pic.twitter.com/ldvbCXXn0b — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 16, 2020 It’s unclear what day this happened — although it’s worth noting that at least on Friday, The Times said the recount “got off to a smooth and rather mundane start.” Floyd County Republican Party Chairman Luke Martin told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the find was “concerning” but “doesn’t appear to be a widespread issue.” “I’m glad the audit revealed it, and it’s important that all votes are counted,” Martin said. And speaking of that, another 2,755 votes were found in Fayette County. Gabriel Sterling with the GA Sec. of State's office says 2,755 votes discovered in Fayette County. Unlike in Floyd County, these were scanned votes that were in the system. 1,577 for Donald Trump 1,128 for Joe Biden. This makes a net gain of over 400 for Trump. #11alive #gapol — Hope Ford (@hope_iam) November 17, 2020 Georgia GOP Rep. Doug Collins said incidents like this were “exactly why we requested a hand recount.” “Without the recount, we never would have known about these ballots,” he tweeted. “Every Georgian — and every American — must have confidence that their vote is counted.” This is exactly why we requested a hand recount. Without the recount, we never would have known about these ballots. Every Georgian — and every American — must have confidence that their vote is counted. https://t.co/XNV20weHX5 — Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) November 17, 2020 Reports like Soucie’s — while uncorroborated and unconfirmed — are going to raise some questions about that last part, however.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line589
__label__wiki	0.675772	0.675772	Corners of the Mouth Health Food Store Newsletter The Scoop on Salt -Karin August 27, 2014 · by Corners of the Mouth · in Herbal Remedies · Leave a comment Salt has been sought after for human use for thousands of years and has 40,000 applications from manufacturing to medicine. Years ago, Greeks traded salt for slaves, thus the saying “he’s not worth his salt.” Roman soldiers were partially paid in salt – the word “salary” comes from the Roman “salarium” stemming from the word salt. There are many types of salt available and there is a lot to be said about each of them, but a concise version of common ones is as follows. Regular table salt sold at all supermarkets is mined like coal by using explosives and bulldozers then flushed with water so the brine comes up from the subterranean deposits and the crystals are bleached, formed into tiny dense cubes that don’t dissolve well and are laced with chemical anti- caking agent and often “iodized.” Kosher salt can come from earth or sea and has no additives, but is compacted between rollers, which produce large irregular flakes so it can easily draw blood when applied to freshly butchered meat. Celtic Salt is sea salt gleaned from salt marshes that are channeled into a labyrinth of 3.5-6 inch pools called the vasieres of France which were designed 2000 years ago. Movement of the salt water from pool to pool is tended carefully by the salt farmer, or paludier. As the water travels, particular sediments sink to the bottom while salt stays on the top and is skimmed off. The salt is light gray due to micronutrients and retains moisture, which holds in the nutrients. It comes in coarse ground (good for cooking) and fine ground (good for baking or as a table salt). An unusual salt that comes from this process is called Fleur de Sel (Flower of the Sea) – collected from the surface of the foaming brine when certain weather conditions (mostly NE winds) are present. It is slightly pink and contains all the minerals of the ocean and is best as a finishing salt for meals. All three of these are available at Corners, one of which comes in a reusable salt grinder. Maldon Salt is English sea salt that gets its delicate flavor from a tradition of boiling the sea water to form hollow pyramid-shaped crystals, which can be easily crushed between your fingers. Red and Black Hawaiian salts are specialty “finishing” salts (used especially for an artistic touch to food). The red has an iron taste from the soil used to add its color, and the black has a sulfuric taste from added purified lava. Himalayan Crystal Salt comes from high in the Himalayas and has a crystalline structure that corresponds harmoniously with our bones and enzymes. It contains over 72 minerals that naturally exist in our bodies in the same proportions found in human cells, since it comes from ancient seas. This salt is also available at Corners. ← A Lotta Frittata – Garnish Archives Select Month August 2014 September 2011 March 2011 December 2010 Food Remedies (5) Herbal Remedies (8) Pet Pointers (3) The Corners Collective (1)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line594
__label__wiki	0.80392	0.80392	Craig Fehrman Author in Chief The Cincinnati Reds in pop culture [UPDATED] 14 May 2011 1 July 2011 by Craig Fehrman, posted in Sports, The Cincinnati Kids Heck of a game last night. It was such a good game, in fact, that after Joey Votto laced the winning hit into right field, I did a fist pump. Now, that’s a ridiculous gesture when I’m watching the game at home and alone. But it’s a leperous gesture when I’m watching it in a press box, where nobody cheers and Votto’s hit was greeted with a collective tapping of the backspace button, as the reporters, true professionals all, began rewriting their ledes. Let’s change the subject. One thing I’ve been asking fans is whether or not they think Cincinnati is a “baseball town.” That’s a cherished idea around here. But it’s also a difficult one to test, outside of attendance figures. One of my friends made a really smart suggestion: do baseball and Cincinnati get paired up in pop culture? Think about the TV shows and movies set in Boston or Chicago. You’ll invariably get two cop partners, one a Cubs fan, the other a White Sox, or marriage proposal that occurs at Fenway. (Is that how that Jimmy Fallon / Red Sox movie ended? You couldn’t pay me enough money to watch it, but the trailer suggests something along those lines.) Anyway, the point is Boston and Chicago are “baseball towns.” Not only do their teams attract consistent crowds and dominate the local conversation, they also cause writers and directors to invoke those teams when they want to represent the Real Civic Character. Is the same thing true of Cincinnati? It’s got a much smaller pop cultural canon, but the answer seems to be no. I didn’t see anyone wearing a Reds hat in Traffic. The kids of Glee never road-trip it to a Reds game. When The Brady Bunch came to Cincinnati, they stuck to Kings Island. I can think of only two positive examples. The first is Rain Man, where Dustin Hoffman sleeps in a Reds shirt, keeps a picture of Crosley Field on his wall, and can recite the career statistics of Ted Kluszewski. Those details suggest someone living in Cincinnati might follow the Reds, but I don’t think they suggest that this is a “baseball town.” The other example comes from WKRP in Cincinnati. In an episode in the second season, the titular station hires Sparky Anderson to host a show. (You can watch the episode here.) Anderson acts remarkably well — his best line: after his show flops, he deadpans that “every time I come to this town, I get fired” — but this episode was the only time the show really delved into baseball. The message, again, seems to be that Cincinnati has a baseball team — but not that Cincinnati is a baseball town. If anyone knows of other Reds mentions on TV or film, please drop me an email or leave a comment. Now, I’m going to go interview some fans. [UPDATE, 5/20/2011:] I got some great responses on the Reds in pop culture thanks to a link from Red Leg Nation. Here’s a synthesis of the comments from that site and this blog. Thanks, guys! A lot of people noted Reds asides in various movies. In Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams talks about the 1975 World Series, though that seems like more of a Red Sox allusion than a Reds one. Similarly, the Reds crop up in Field of Dreams, but I’m scoring that movie for the White Sox. In Angels in the Outfield, the Angels’ owner tells his new manager, a Reds import, that “they expect you to win in Cincinnati. It’s different here.” In Blues Brothers, someone wears a Reds hat during the Bob’s Country Bunker scene. In Airborne, which is set in Cincinnati, a rollerblade race ends at Cinergy Field. In High Anxiety, Mel Brooks learns a lounge patron hails from Cincinnati and says, “Love that Big Red Machine.” The Big Red Machine also provided the best examples of Reds players doing celebrity endorsements and commercials. Pete Rose did Gillette and Aqua Velva; Johnny Bench did Krylon (“No runs, no drips, no errors”). More recently, Ken Griffey Jr. did plenty of national ad campaigns. Aroldis Chapman did a Pepto Bismol commercial that can only be described as Lynchian. (Watch it here.) The Reds boast a few celebrity fans, most notably George Clooney and Charlie Sheen. You also see a number of rappers wearing Reds hats, though this stems less from fandom than from the Bloods borrowing the team’s iconography. My favorite example of the Reds in pop culture came from a commenter named Dale. “I have an 8 year old daughter who loves American Girl dolls,” Dale wrote. “There is one doll in the lineup that is based in the 1930s. Her name is Kit Kittredge and she is a huge Reds fan. Her favorite player is Enie Lombardi. This is all documented in the book Kit’s Home Run. I remember there being a Reds outfit for sale in the catalog as well as a game giveaway of an outfit at GABP a few years back.” I’d say the Kit Kittredge example comes closest to disproving my thesis — that people outside of Cincinnati don’t really link the city to its team (or think of the city because of its team) in any unique or lasting way. But the other examples all support it. They also suggest that things may have been different during the Big Red Machine. It wouldn’t be the first time that brief and glorious era has distorted our perception of the Reds’ relationship to their city and their fans. But that’s a topic for another day. In the meantime, here’s one more example of the Reds in pop culture from the 1970s. In his book The Machine, Joe Posnanski says the Reds became so popular that Arthur Jones, who had just invented something called a Nautilus, decided to donate one of his first working models to the team’s clubhouse. Jones hoped this would popularize his device. The only problem was that, in those days, baseball players looked down on weightlifting. In fact, Tony Perez used the Nautilus to torment the team’s younger players, telling them that they were on Sparky Anderson’s “list” for Nautilus duty. Previous postBroadcasting live from Great American Ball Park Next postbin Laden and the Millennials 21 thoughts on “The Cincinnati Reds in pop culture [UPDATED]” Pingback: The Reds in Pop Culture \| Redleg Nation Mark Newsom says: How about the movie “Goodwill Hunting” – the character played by Robin Williams had tickets to Game 6 of the 1975 World Series but gave them away because of a beautiful woman that he met and later married – played a big role in shaping his life and in coaching Matt Damon. (He does not mention the Red Sox getting their asses kicked in Game 7 the next day!) Or the old Pete Rose shaving commercials ( was it Gillette?) What about summer catch? I know it wasn’t a great movie but it did have Griffey hitting a home run off the kid at the end of the movie Craig Fehrman says: Hi Kevin and Mark, Thanks for the comments — those movies are both good examples. Still, neither one links the Reds and Cincinnati in any real way. I think Rain Man and WKRP remain unique in this. Brian K. Hines says: Hmmm, I can’t really think of any. I’m definitely interested in seeing what other people come up with because I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to Cincinnati references in general but moreso when it’s specifically a Reds reference. I think the reason you don’t see more references of the Reds in movies or shows where Cincinnati is referenced is because I’m not so sure Cincinnati is a baseball town anymore. When the team hasn’t been good for so long and the fan base has been eroded to roughly 18k die hard people who show up to every game, it’s hard to argue it’s a baseball town rather than a town with a baseball team. I mean, excitement is a bit like rabies, a bite from a fan won’t infect anyone else if the fan himself is not rabid. It’s hard of anyone to think of Cincinnati as a baseball town when people here don’t think of it as a baseball town, or don’t seem to think of it as a baseball town. A recent reference was of Johnny Bench in an episode of Archer: http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/the_ten_most_obscure_archer_jokes_explained/4046781 Not entirely germane to the reference implying Cincinnati as a baseball town, but still a “Reds in pop culture” reference. The Reds don’t do that much better in books either. There is Daryl Brock’s “If I Never Get Back” and various stories detailing the Big Red Machine or the Red Stockings, but very few other references. I’m writing a novel on a time traveling couple who go on vacation throughout the past and the first place they visit in the novel is the Red Stockings first official game on May 4th, 1869. I’m assuming the reason behind this is because the main character is a big Reds fan in the current age, though we’ll see if that develops. Who knows? Maybe one day that will be a film with a Cincinnati guy as a diehard Reds fan and it will be a pop culture reference. This is random, but there’s a guy wearing a Reds hat in the scene in “Bob’s Country Bunker” in Blues Brothers. Also, the game scenes in Eight Men Out (though obviously the focus is on the White Sox). There is also at least one (token) Reds player at the end of Field of Dreams when everybody is waiting on Ray to make his decision about the farm. Anyone remember the Cincinnati roller-blade movie “Airborne”? The climatic race scene went through the parking garage that used to be under Riverfront Stadium… Don’t recall any explicit mention or reference to the Reds, though! The details are a little fuzzy since I haven’t seen it in a while, but in “Angels in the Outfield”, there are references everywhere. Someone says to Danny Glover’s character who is the new manager of the Angels, “You’re not in Cincinnati anymore, no one expects you to win” and also the owner of the team referenced his past in “You leave Cincinnati after ten years of winning ball clubs” there are more throughout the film, but those are the ones I remember as being especially prominent. Ah, I remember those. For some reason I was thinking of Rookie of the Year (the Cubs movie) and I couldn’t figure out where all those Cincy references went. A fairly packed GAPB is shown in Mr. 3000 during a music montage showing the Brewers getting back on track. Not extremely prominent, but at least it wasn’t St. Louis and the Cardinals! RES says: I think you have the idea backwards: the real issue is the place of Cincinnati in pop culture – which is nearly nil. Pop culture doesn’t much link Cincinnati and the Reds because pop culture rarely references Cincinnati. Pop culture links Boston with the Red Sox and Chicago with the Cubs (and White Sox) because those towns are (for various reasons) focii of pop culture. I thought that at first too, but after looking into it, I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. Certainly Boston, Chicago and NYC have more references in pop culture and many references to their respective teams, but Cincinnati does seem to have a decent number of pop culture references without the Reds getting mentioned. For instance, Wild Hogs was set in Cincinnati (not shot there), but no reference to the Reds. A movie based off the American Girl dolls was based in Cincinnati and I haven’t watched it but I can’t find anything on the internet that references the Reds. In The Great Buck Howard, John Malkovich makes a visit to Cincinnati to do his greatest trick but they don’t reference the Reds. Cincinnati was referenced in the movie The Apartment, but they didn’t mention the Reds. Traffic had a few scenes in Cincinnati and no one mentioned the Reds. 3 Doors Down filmed a music video in Cincinnati without a single Reds reference, hat, banner or anything. The list of movies filmed or set in Cincinnati is decent enough. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati#Media_and_music The list of movies that reference the Reds, however is much smaller. And to add insult to injury, Homer Simpson got a tattoo on his chest that said Go Bengals. How do the Bengals get a bigger pop culture reference than the Reds? I have an 8 year old daughter who loves American Girl dolls. There is one doll in the lineup that is based in the 1930’s. Her name is Kit Kittredge and she is a huge Reds fan. Her favorite player is Enie Lombardi. This is all documented in the book “Kit’s Home Run”. I remember there being a Reds outfit for sale in the catalog as well as a game giveaway of an outfit at GABP a few years back. Even though the doll is still sold, I have not seen anything else Reds related in the catalog lately. theres always the lil wayne video for “lollipop” where he’s riding around vegas wearing a reds hat. pinson343 says: Hello from Redleg Nation. My post there: I see that it’s already been mentioned that Charlie Sheen is a Reds fan. So is George Clooney. For those who remember Jonathon Winters, he was a big Reds fan, would wear a Reds cap. In Mel Brooks High Anxiety, he does a song & talk act in a lounge and says to someone from Cincy: “Love that Big Red Machine.” Pingback: The Reds, baseball’s attendance problem, and Cincinnati’s status as a “baseball town” \| Craig Fehrman Scott McCarthy says: The character of Jennifer Keeton from Family Ties was a big Reds fan and made multiple comments about them during the series, the show took place in or around Columbus,OH. Jeffrey says: The thing is,Cincinnati and pop culture have really never mixed. There are droves of “famous” people from the area but no one really even claims the town as “home”. I really have never understood that because Cincinnati is one of those places that people try to leave there entire lives but continually end up right back here. Cincinnati is really the forgotten city in this country which really makes no sense geographically either. It has any and everything any other city in the country has but it gets zero respect. It really sucks because it is a great city. putlocker download ultramegabit uploaded rapidgator kingfiles freakshare fileom filefactory says: What’s up it’s me, I am also visiting this site on a regular basis, this web page is truly nice and the users are truly sharing fastidious thoughts. what about a movie filmed in the early 1970s called stowaway to the moon.one of the astronauts going to the moon is wearing a Cincinnati Reds cap.Also the ending scene shows the kid that stowed away wearing the astronaut’s Reds cap looking up at the moon.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line600
__label__wiki	0.641287	0.641287	Fox Uses Obama's Criticism Of Fox-Bubble To Push Phony Nunes Unmasking 'Scandal' Fox continues to give Nunes cover for muddying the waters in the Mueller investigation. And in other news, water is still wet. 3 years ago by Heather Fox continues to give Rep Devin Nunes (R-CA) cover for muddying the waters in the Mueller investigation. And in other news, water is still wet. As we already discussed here, President Obama dared to say out loud what anyone with a functioning brain already knows about Fox "news" viewers... that they're living on what amounts to a different planet in that right wing bubble than the majority of the rest of us, or say, people who listen to NPR. The right-wing freakout over his comments was swift and widespread. Hannity and fellow Trump suck-up Newt Gingrich attacked Obama as the one who is supposedly out of touch and opined that the media just wants to destroy Trump. Right-wing websites from Newsbusters, to Newsmax, to The Washington Free Beacon, to you-name-it chimed in. And of course Hannity and Gingrich weren't the only ones on Fox attacking Obama. This Saturday, the yappers on Fox & Friends decided to use President Obama's comments not only to attack him, but to also advance the latest push by House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes to continue pushing the debunked "unmasking" fake "scandal." VITTERT: If you're watching this program, I think you're on planet earth. Fox has not extended out our broadcast reach beyond the solar system. HEGSETH: That we know of. CAMPOS-DUFFY: But if you're Barack Obama and you know Devin Nunes might be dropping something at the end of the month that proves that your administration was spying on Trump, on Donald Trump as a campaigner, as a candidate, you might want to discredit Fox, because I can guarantee you, we'll be the only ones covering that. In Fox-land, the only reason President Obama said what he did about Fox is because he knows Nunes is about the expose him for the already debunked conspiracy theory that the Obama administration illegally spied on the Trump campaign, which Fox's Ed Henry wrote about in an article for Fox here: Nunes charges 'abuse' of government surveillance by FBI and Justice officials. Sonam Sheth and Natasha Bertrand have more on that and Nunes recent maneuvers during the debate over whether to reauthorize the surveillance law at Business Insider: Trump bucked his own White House on a controversial surveillance law after watching Fox News: The House has been gearing up for a FISA fight since late December, when it was due to be reauthorized. Congress extended it to January 19, but the new bill has pitted House committees against each other — people working on the Intelligence and Judiciary committees have told Business Insider they've been "stuck in FISA hell" for weeks. Nunes enters the fray Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, inserted a last-minute "unmasking" provision that would change the intelligence community's process for identifying US citizens caught up in foreign surveillance. The provision, which was ultimately scrapped, threatened to derail the committee's FISA bill, two sources told Business Insider. The Daily Beast first reported on Nunes' efforts. Nunes was forced to step aside from the committee's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election after he told reporters he had seen classified documents that raised questions about whether the Obama administration had improperly unmasked members of the Trump campaign. He was recently cleared by the House Ethics Committee, but he has continued to investigate potential improprieties by the Justice Department and FBI. Section 702 of FISA came under scrutiny as the intelligence community began looking into Russia's election interference and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow to sway the race in his favor. Over the past year, Trump and his backers have characterized reports that detailed communications between Trump campaign associates and Russians before the election as evidence of illegal wiretapping. Trump also accused former President Barack Obama of ordering the unlawful wiretapping of Trump Tower during the campaign. Neither the White House nor the US intelligence community can legally surveil US persons without cause. But under Section 702, the identities of Americans whom foreigners are speaking with or about may be included — but "masked" — in intelligence reports summarizing the communications. Such was the case with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser whose communications with Sergey Kislyak, who until last summer was Russia's ambassador to the US, were incidentally collected as part of routine intelligence-gathering while the US monitored Kislyak. Nunes is still doing his best to interfere with the Mueller investigation despite his supposed recusal, and Fox continues to aid and abet him. Barack Obama, conspiracy theories, David Letterman, Devin Nunes, fox and friends, Fox News, Leland Vittert, Pete Hegseth, Rachel Campos-Duffy, Robert Mueller Fox Attacks Obama For Saying Their Viewers 'Live On A Different Planet' Fox & Friend yappers pretend the only reason President Obama rightfully said Fox viewers "live on a different planet" is because Trump toadie Devin Nunes is about to release information that proves his administration illegally [...] Nunes Broke House Rules To Issue 'Unmasking' Subpoenas Having Devin Nunez on the House Intelligence Committee is like giving Jared Kushner subpoena power over Russian mortgages in Manhattan! Huckabee Goes After Mueller: There Needs To Be An Investigation Of The Investigation' Former Arkansas Governor turned Fox contributor Mike Huckabee accuses ABC's Brian Ross of doing exactly what Fox does day after day before piling on Robert Mueller and doing his best to discredit his investigation. Rachel Campos-Duffy Defends Trump's Racism As A 70 Year-old- 'Un-PC' Man Rachel Campos-Duffy is very angry that Trump's racism was leaked out to the public. Trump Spox Blames Election Interference On Mainstream Media And Democrats Trump spokesperson Hogan Gidley tells Fox and Friends that Democrats and the media did more to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections than the Russians did. Devin Nunes Admits He Never Read The Intel For His Own Memo Trump's toadie Devin Nunes admitted to Fox's Bret Baier that he never even read the underlying intelligence he wrote about in his over hyped so-called "memo," right after he claimed that he saw abuses by FISA.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line603
__label__cc	0.671503	0.328497	Electrical Parade No Longer At DCA Confirmed? Quacky4Donald Don't Mess With The Duck! [Question] Electrical Parade No Longer At DCA Confirmed? Okay, so I was reading the "Ask Dave" section in my Disney Insider e-mail today and something caught my attention in the "Ask Dave" section. It's in regards to the Electrical Parade. It states the Electrical Parade is done being "there" in August? Anyone have any information on this? Is this confirmation that the parade is going back to Disneyland? ...Joe... ChessurInWonderland Future Cast Member Re: Electrical Parade No Longer At DCA Confirmed? The parade has allready been confirmed as going back to Disneyland, in celebration of the 55th anniversary. However, I'm pretty sure it's going back to California Adventure after. GummiBears_Rock Miss Teen Fresno of RCMC oh i didn't know it was going to Disneyland? i thought when it was coming back it was at DCA Originally posted by JungleCruiseFan You know what they say- The party don't start 'til Jordon walks in. Originally posted by penguinsoda RedHandedJill Shifting cargo I heard a rumor that it was coming back for the 55th anniversary, but I didn't know that it was going to go back to DCA. I want it to stay!!! :crybye: Last edited by RedHandedJill; 11-17-2009, 06:42 PM. "Well I don't know about you folks, but it's way past my bedtime." dmtnt55 The 'Big Dreams' Kid Wow, seriously? Back to Disneyland? OMG I'm so happy! I can't believe I never heard this! Yahoo! :lol: stitchon Uh... I haven't seen ANY confirmation of the Electrical Parade returning to Disneyland... Disneytwins I just noticed that. I guess it's dead... again... now, anyway. I haven't heard anywhere else that it's returning to Disneyland besides in Al's Column, and that I don't count on very much. Jordiekins @stitchon, me neither. =/ Babs09 Hmm on the Disneyland Map/ DCA DEP is one of the events in it, so I dont know...... but I guess. I thought it was in DCA already because in July/August we were there for the premiere of the new one.... ~babs Thank you Solitary! WesternRiverExplorer Fleeting Inspiration Originally posted by ♥disney.princess♥ View Post Um, where was this "confirmed"? Did I miss an announcement? Al Lutz, as good as his info is much of the time, is not official confirmation. Be careful not to confuse people who don't know this. Back to Mr. Smith, I think this could be a semantics things, not actual confirmation. As DEP is currently not running, it did end its run "there" in August. It will likely resume its run "there" in December after the various portions of the parade route become available again. Smith probably didn't mention this so as to not get it wrong if schedules should change. The rumors are strong for a return to DL next year, but nothing has been said about it going back to DCA at any point. There was talk at one time of creating a new night parade for DCA in the future, but the status on that is very unclear. It's seems very likely that DCA will be unable to support any parades for a while during the BVS and Carsland constructions. Formerly kaliwolf. I think the comment just was meant so that people didn't get confused and think it is running currently. I think it's coming back to DCA in late December through the new year and I don't think Disney's confirmed anything after that. Originally posted by Uncle Bob View Post That seems true. =/ Thanks for the responses, everybody. That's why I posed the question here since it wasn't made very clear in the "Ask Dave" section. DCADude I was talking to a resort developer the other day and he said they are still trying to keep it in DCA to have equivalant entertainment as disney for the nighttime. He said they dont wanna lose guests after pixar play. I think its better in DCA as its only gonna create a traffic nightmare in disney even earlier in the night. DCA has room for crowds. I know its at DCA at least for christmas and from what I understood was that when the front entrance is being worked on it will just go from the paradise pier gate to the tortilla gate. Am I wrong? I'm sorry. Bad choice of words, I didn't think people would take it so seriously, i meant to just say that it is rumored to come back to Disneyland for the 55th anniversary. We're all Disney fans, I didn't think people would be so mean to me, I'll be more careful with my choice of words in the future. I was only trying to help answer the OP's question. FI183 Originally posted by DCADude View Post That might happen, but if it does, it will only be for a while seeing as that area will become the main drag into carsland. What I wanna know is what the final parade route is for DCA once everything is done. It's been said that they're adding the "wire" to BVS, so that would limit height of parades, so will it still go through there? Or Carsland? Or another option? WDITrent We Go On. That's very interesting. I hope Dave is right on this one. AtomicBear Well, it's a good rumor. What I have heard rumor wise has been that it will go to Disneyland because they will be doing construction on the parade route at DCA, but saying it's for the anniversary would be pretty cleaver. Brian Kolm the Atomic Bear - comics, cartoons, artwork and instruction. http://www.atomicbearpress.com Wendygirl Enjoy the now! The Electrical Parade is beginning it's Christmas run Dec. 18 at DCA. leslie_537 Originally posted by Wendygirl View Post That is what I thought! I wish it was running when we go the 8th! --Leslie ~See my photos on FLICKR ~	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line612
__label__cc	0.581776	0.418224	AOAC 2018 Nicotinamide Ribose Analysis by LCMSMS A Sensitive, Fast and High-Throughput Quantitative Assay of Nicotinamide Riboside in Microencapsulated Product by LC/MS/MS Nicotinamide riboside (NR), a pyridine-nucleoside form of Vitamin B3 functions as a precursor to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide which is one of the most important coenzymes in many redox reactions. FDA granted Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for NR as a food ingredient in 2016. NR showed instability issue by degrading to nicotinamide, and encapsulation technology is used to stabilize NR. Here, we present a sensitive, fast and high-throughput quantitative method for NR in microencapsulated product by LC/MS/MS. Standard and Sample Preparation: Standard was prepared in water with the range of 50.0-5000 ng/mL About 20 mg of encapsulated sample was extracted by 10 mL of Heptane, 20 mL of water and 20 mL of dichloromethane (DCM). The extracted sample was cleaned by 0.20 μM filtration before analysis. UPLC-MS Conditions: UPLC system: Nexera UPLC system including SIL-30AC auto-sampler, controller, column heater and binary pump (Shimadzu) Column: 100×2.1 mm, 1.6 μm CORTECS C18 ( Waters) Mobile Phase A: HFBA and water Mobile Phase B: Acetonitrile Flow rate: 0 40 mL/min Pump Cycle time: 3.5 minutes MS detector: Triple Quadrupole 5500 MS ( AB Sciex) During method development, standard solution stability was evaluated and the data indicated that NR is veryy sensitive to temperature and basic pH (Fig. 2), and then degraded to nicotinamide. In order to minimize the instability issue the sample is extracted in amber glassware and neutral pH diluent at reduced temperature conditions. The extraction methods for microencapsulated product were also evaluated. In order to break down the capsulation shell, the organic solvent is needed. Different organic solvents including hexane, heptane, DCM, chloroform and acetone were evaluated, and heptane provided highest recovery. DCM was also used as extraction solvent to bring the aqueous layer to the top. The method was successfully developed over the range of 50.0-2,000 ng/mL in microencapsulated product. The specificity experiment showed that there was no significant contribution between analytes/IS and no visible interference peaks showed in blank diluent at the expected retention time (Fig. 3). The LLOQ has sufficient sensitivity (S/N> 10) (Fig. 3). System suitability consisted of six replicate injections of the middle standard solution and was injected before sample analysis and RSD was ≤8.4%. The response revealed that quadratic regression with 1/X weighing factor provides the best and the correlation coefficient r2 is 0.995 (Fig.4 and Table 2). The accuracy experiment showed that the spiking recovery is within ±20% (Table 3). The %RSD SD 5.63 RSD% of precision was <5.93% (Table 3). This first known published specific, fast and high-throughput LC/MS/MS assay for quantification of NR in microencapsulated product.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line622
__label__cc	0.554736	0.445264	DropLabs Creator Series 16: Taylor Offer by KC Orcutt \| January 7, 2020 \| Creatives In Conversation: Taylor Offer and the drive to pay it forward. Despite common metrics such as wealth, job title or material assets, success is one of the most difficult things to measure. For Taylor Offer, a multifaceted entrepreneur currently living in Los Angeles, his barometer for success has become rooted in his dedication to paying it forward, especially to the planet and those looking to find their own pathways to success. In 2014, while attending a fated entrepreneurship class at UMass Amherst, Taylor met his soon-to-be business partner, Parker Burr. After brainstorming ways for them to combine their talents and passions, they decided to dive right in and began laying the foundation for their first joint venture, FEAT Socks. Together, they first experienced success by way of selling custom socks out of their backpacks in front of the campus dining hall. Their company went on to evolve both organically and rapidly, teaching Taylor every kind of business lesson imaginable that his college education didn't necessarily prepare him for. Through experiencing the ups and downs of running a vibrant start-up brand such as FEAT, Taylor began understanding the importance of being as transparent as possible in business and leaning wholeheartedly into the reality that every day is a new opportunity to learn. While overcoming an array of challenges and even restructuring their business, Taylor gained a new perspective on how to grow and maintain a successful company without compromise. The company has since gone on to collaborate with numerous influencers, garner the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 accolade and sell millions of dollars worth in socks and apparel. Ultimately, FEAT is a shining example of growing through what you go through, inspiring Taylor to share what he’s learned along the way and help others grow their businesses as well. In addition to sharing his advice on how to actually run a successful business, achieve a work/life balance and overcome other struggles entrepreneurs face, he also has developed multiple companies rooted in the mission statement of giving back in different ways. As exemplified through his various endeavors, such as My Last Bottle, which gives back to the environment in impactful ways, or through Taylor Parker Academy, which helps provide tools and insights to aspiring entrepreneurs, Taylor has found that being able to pay it forward is the ultimate measure of success. Alongside Parker, Taylor currently can be found embracing different ways to evolve in business and is happily seeing where his career may lead him next. During a recent visit to the DropLabs HQ, Taylor shared more about his journey and what helped lead him to where he is today. I am an entrepreneur. I have different businesses from manufacturing to E-commerce brands to a digital agency. Other entrepreneurs have helped me get started. Is there an early memory you’d like to share about when you first discovered some of your passions? At 16 years old, I was a big Clippers fan but couldn't afford tickets. I started buying and selling tickets outside the stadium; I would start with $5 and by the time the game started, I would have courtside seats! Game-changing. I've never felt sound like that before. Late night, when the world is asleep! Dark room and a cold brew coffee. I started TaylorParkerAcademy.com as my way of paying it forward to future entrepreneurs. My online courses teach entrepreneurs all the tips and tricks they need to know! Taylor Offer's work as an entrepreneur can be found on Instagram at @tayloroffer and @taylorparker, and his businesses can be found online at mylastbottle.org, taylorparkeragency.com, featsocks.com and taylorparkeracademy.teachable.com.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line636
__label__wiki	0.512533	0.512533	Home > Pakistan > Faculty of Health Sciences > Medical College > Medicine > Section of Neurology > 153 Section of Neurology Herpes simplex encephalitis: analysis of 68 cases from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan Sabeen F. Mekan, Aga Khan University Mohammad Wasay, Aga Khan UniversityFollow Bhojo Khelaeni, Aga Khan UniversityFollow Zarrish Saeed Mughis Sheerani, Aga Khan University Objective: To evaluate clinical presentation, radiological and cerebrospinal fluid findings and outcome of patients with Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Methods: The charts of all the patients (n = 88), who were admitted to The Aga Khan University, Karachi with diagnosis of HSE, from 1990-2002, were retrospectively reviewed. Sixty eight patients were included in the study. The variables were identified (including demographic data, signs and symptoms at presentation and laboratory investigations such as CSF analysis including, PCR, serum IgM antibodies, EEG and neuroimaging). The patients were included in the study if they had any three of the five criteria positive in addition to clinical features suggestive of herpes encephalitis. Results: Sixty eight patients, that fulfilled the criteria, were included in the study. Clinical findings included fever, seizures, altered mental status, aphasia and hemiparesis. CSF, analysed in all the patients, was abnormal in 65 patients (96%) and EEG was abnormal in 82% patients. All patients underwent CT or MRI of the brain, 66% patients had abnormal scans. Temporal lobe involvement was seen in 34 patients (50%) and 11 patients had purely extra temporal lesions. All patients were treated with standard Acyclovir. Seven patients died. At the time of discharge, 17 patients showed normal neurological examination, 29 were ambulatory with assistance and 15 were bedridden. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that large number of patients with HSE have extra temporal involvement on CT or MRI. Majority of patients had complete or good recovery after completion of therapy. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association Mekan, S. F., Wasay, M., Khelaeni, B., Saeed, Z., Hassan, A., Sheerani, M. (2005). Herpes simplex encephalitis: analysis of 68 cases from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 55(4), 146-148. Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_neurol/153	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line642
__label__wiki	0.955428	0.955428	Hesitant Albertans will warm to vaccinations, says U of A professor Published Thursday, December 3, 2020 1:15PM MST Last Updated Friday, December 4, 2020 8:16AM MST EDMONTON -- Despite being the most vaccine-hesitant province in Canada, at least one health expert expects more Albertans will want to be vaccinated as rollouts happen around the globe. “The optimistic side of me believes that once this starts to roll out, once people see the efficacy, that more and more Albertans are going to get vaccinated,” said Tim Caulfield, a professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta. Caulfield is concerned too few Albertans will get the vaccine because of misinformation he said is circulated by the anti-vaccine community. “We have to listen to their concerns and we have to respond respectfully but I am worried about that.” A November Angus Reid poll found about one-in-four Albertans (25 per cent) would not be willing to get a coronavirus vaccination. READ MORE: Albertans hesitant when it comes to future COVID-19 vaccine READ MORE: Alberta to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in 3 phases; seniors, frontline workers to get it first “Vaccines only work if people get them, so that’s the next big hurdle,” said Caulfield, who emphasized that communication and distribution would be the two biggest hurdles for Alberta moving forward. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced details of its three-phase vaccine rollout, including the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine task force. Alberta has launched our COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, led by Lt-Gen (ret'd) Paul Wynnyk, Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs. Paul successfully spearheaded Alberta's efforts to procure and distribute PPE, and served 38-years in the @CanadianForces.https://t.co/bse5Fpne40 pic.twitter.com/vukgwbc98T — Jason Kenney (@jkenney) December 3, 2020 The announcement was coupled with a reminder from Premier Jason Kenney that the COVID-19 vaccine would not be mandatory in Alberta, despite no prior suggestions it would be. In fact, the government is working to amend the Public Health Act to remove the power of mandatory inoculation. In Phase 1, the most at-risk Albertans will be eligible to receive a vaccine as early as Jan. 4, along with healthcare workers and seniors and staff in long-term care homes. The province expects to have enough doses to immunize up to 435,000 Albertans by March 2021. Phase 2 will begin by April and target “prioritized populations,” according to a government news release, but no specific demographics have been publicly identified. Phase 3 has an estimated start date of fall 2021 and will involve vaccinations for the general public. “I think the rollout is logical. The people they’re putting at the top of the priority list makes sense,” said Caulfield. “It will be really interesting to see how they categorize the next individuals that are going to get it and how those priorities are going to unfold.” Health Canada has not yet approved any vaccines. READ MORE: Feds outline plan to administer first COVID-19 vaccines, launching 'dry run' next week With files from CTV News Edmonton's Bill Fortier Who's up first? Alberta plans priorities for COVID-19 vaccine Feds outline plan to administer first COVID-19 vaccines, launching 'dry run' next week	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line643
__label__wiki	0.565413	0.565413	The Sky was Never His Limit: The life and times of Bishop Banda of Kitwe Posted on January 6, 2016 by Elias Munshya, MBA, LLM, MA, MDIV 5 comments E. Munshya, LLM, M.Div. In his 2008 dissertation, theologian and historian Dr. Andriano Chalwe wrote the following about Bishop Sky Zibani Banda: “Banda will be remembered for his generosity.” He was right. Out of the many tributes pouring in about the late Bishop Banda, one theme is very dominant: he was kind and generous servant of the Zambian church. Sky Banda of Kitwe Bishop Banda passed away on December 20, 2015. He is survived by his four children, Zibani, Yamikeni, Nzelu, and Gift. Accounts of where he was born vary. Dr. Chalwe states that Bishop Banda was born in Mufulira while the official Maranatha website states that he was born in Kitwe. Both accounts agree that he was born on July 29, 1956. He was born in a family of nine children. He then completed primary school education at Tangata and Mutamba in Mufulira. Bishop Banda went to Mufulira Secondary School where he completed his secondary school education. As was the practice of many brilliant men and women in his youth, Sky Banda enrolled in a vocational training program at a technical institute operated by the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM). This was the same vocational program attended by the likes of George Mbulo, Nevers Mumba and Green Phiri – some of the early Pentecostal figures in Zambia. An avid lover of rock music in his youth, Sky Banda got converted to the Pentecostal faith in 1977. His ministry and leadership maturity came in earnest. He emerged as one of the most important converts to Pentecostalism. In Mufulira, he became a member of Eastlea Pentecostal Church. Dr. Chalwe states that Bishop Banda was one of the first graduates of Trans-Africa Theological College after it was reopened in 1978. Never to lose out on an opportunity to further his studies, Sky Zibani Banda then went to the West Indies for more theological and ministerial training. According to Vice-President Nevers Mumba, Bishop Sky Banda got recalled from the West Indies to become the lead pastor of Maranatha PAOG Church in 1981. At that time, the Pentecostal Assemblies of God Zambia (PAOG) had created an ambitious program to indigenize its leadership. Canadian missionaries from the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) had accepted to begin transferring leadership to the locals. Vice-President Nevers Mumba who is about four years Bishop Banda’s junior, remembers Banda as a great mentor to many. Banda was Mumba’s pastor before he launched himself into ministry as a young evangelist in 1982. Dr. Mumba acknowledges the mentorship he obtained from Bishop Banda in those formative years. Sky Banda served as pastor at Maranatha from 1981 until his death this week. This longevity of service at Maranatha shows great dedication of a man who gave himself to the service of the church. Dr. Chalwe asserts that Bishop Banda had many “young ministers look to him as a symbol of stability.” Interestingly, despite many offers for him to immigrate abroad, Bishop Banda stayed home and labored faithfully in Kitwe, growing his church to thousands. Bishop Sky Banda is reputed to have built Maranatha into a spiritual powerhouse for thousands. He also served as the leader of the PAOG Zambia for many years. Tributes have been pouring in for Zambia’s pastor. “I still feel numb”, a shocked Pastor Conrad Mbewe commented about the death of his friend. Sambo Mbale, an information technologist who had been working on some projects with Bishop Banda before his passing commented, “till we meet again”. Bishop George Mbulo quoted Psalm 116:15-17, and said the following about the passing of his colleague: “This is a great loss to the body of Christ as Bishop Sky Banda was one of a kind. Fervent in the Lord, on fire for Jesus and ready to proclaim the word of the Lord to the ends of the earth.” The Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu who serves as a missionary in the United Church of Canada, explained his loss as follows: “My body is here in Canada and my spirit fully with my fellow Zambians on this day as we celebrate the life of Bishop Sky Banda. MHSRP. Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return and come with singing unto Zion and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads They shall obtain gladness and joy and sorrow and mourning shall flee away”. Dr. Ndhlovu’s message sums up the feeling of many Zambians in the diaspora during this very difficult time. Musonda Mwale had this to say about this loss, “special thanks to Bishop Sky Banda who blessed our marriage.” This is a simple and yet powerful tribute emphasizing the simple elements of Bishop Banda’s pastoral heart and service. He was an extraordinary generous man who served the ordinary of our people. May our Lord Jesus receive his servant Sky Zibani Banda into his heavenly kingdom. Maranatha! Bishop Sky Banda – (picture courtesy of Maranatha Church) Citation: Munshya E. (2016). The Sky was Never His Limit: The life and times of Bishop Banda of Kitwe. Elias Munshya Blog (www.eliasmunshya.org) tagged with Joshua Banda, PAOG, Pentecostals, Sky Banda angela Banda mwense Hi, we appreciate your efforts, iam his immediate young sister,angela Banda mwense.my late brother was born in kitwe. ALLAN KASUNGAMI Great insight into the life of the man we shall always live to remember. Till we meet again. M'hango Get some insight from family members, and please confirm his place of birth. Rev. Ngosa and Pastor Ethel Chama A generous man indeed! And not only in giving material and monetary gifts to the needy but also sharing his life and experience. I was a “Johnny came late” in ministry and when we went to pioneer Kantanshi Assembly in Mufulira (1998) he was an excited partner who assisted to take care of our family needs. I remember the encouraging words “I, Sophie, Ethel, and you will receive the same reward.” Our gratitude will always go to Pastor Sky (as I always called him) and Pastor Sophie for their humility in making us their friends. MTSRtIP. cathy changwe chalwe He opened his church(Maranatha church) as the presiding senior minister-in assisting us with the venue of our church marriage celebration on our wedding day 6th August, 1994, as we were comin from another Paog church, vision Tabernacle in Mansa, to have our marriage celebration in kitwe where my parents were as a bride, as per culture of saying that “a man must marry a woman from her parents’ home.”Bishop sky was surely a generous man, l agree with Bishop chalwe’s comment about his genoriosty.MHSRIP.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line646
__label__cc	0.656497	0.343503	Giving to the Poor, a stencil by American street artist Above addressing the issue of homelessness. Lisbon, Portugal, 2008. Artivism is a portmanteau word combining art and activism. Artivism takes roots, or branches, off of a 1997 gathering between Chicano artists from East Los Angeles and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. The words "Artivist" and "Artivism" were popularized through a variety of events, actions and artworks via artists and musicians such as Quetzal, Ozomatli, and Mujeres de Maiz, among other East Los Angeles artists, and at spaces such as Self Help Graphics & Art. Artivism developed in recent years as antiwar and anti-globalization protests emerged and proliferated. In many cases artivists attempt to push political agendas by the means of art, but a focus on raising social, environmental, and technical awareness is also common. Besides using traditional mediums like film and music to raise awareness or push for change, an artivist can also be involved in culture jamming, subvertising, street art, spoken word, protesting, and activism.[1][2][3] Artivist Eve Ensler stated: ... This passion has all the ingredients of activism, but is charged with the wild creations of art. Artivism—where edges are pushed, imagination is freed, and a new language emerges altogether." Bruce Lyons has written: "... artivism ... promotes the essential understanding that ... [humans] ... can, through courageous creative expression, experience the unifying power of love when courage harnesses itself to the task of art + social responsibility.[1][2][3] You Cut Art, You Cut Culture by Artica Concepts Bomb-hugger by Banksy Greece Next Economic Model by Bleepsgr in Athens, Greece By 2008, the term had made its way into academic writing, with Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre publishing a piece on Chicano/a artivism and M. K. Asante using the term in reference to Black artists.[4][5] There is a chapter on artivism in the book It's Bigger Than Hip Hop by M. K. Asante. Asante writes of the artivist: The artivist (artist + activist) uses her artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression—by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation. 1 Artivists 2 Collectives and organizations Artivists[edit] Gianluca Costantini Alfredo Meschi Anomie Belle Bleepsgr Daniel Arzola (Spanish) Deeyah Khan Favianna Rodriguez Joel Garcia / Meztli Projects [6][7][8][9][10][11] JoFF Rae Jeanmarie Simpson Judy Baca Julio Salgado Lost Children of Babylon Lydia Canaan Martha Gonzalez Maya Jupiter Norm Magnusson Quetzal (band) Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Self Help Graphics & Art Collectives and organizations[edit] Da! collective Pangaeseed Foundation The Fearless Collective Invisible theater Social center Timeline of Extinction Rebellion actions Whirl-Mart ^ a b Politics, Power and Passion, The New York Times, December 2, 2011. Please see the fifth segment by Eve Ensler. ^ a b Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 1), Dylan Brody, The Huffington Post, 2011.10.03 ^ Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre, ""Chicana/o Artivism: Judy Baca's Digital Work with Youth of Color," in Learning Race and Ethnicity, MIT Press, 2007. ^ M.K. Asante, Jr. It's Bigger Than Hip Hop, St. Martin's Press, 2009. ^ In wake of Trump's DACA decision, L.A.'s Self-Help Graphics LA Times, September 7, 2017. By Carolina Miranda ^ Self Help Graphics project empowers day laborers through art LA Times, April 4, 2017. By Carolina Miranda ^ A World Series Trans Pride Banner Drop Gave the TransLatin@ Coalition a Chance to Raise Its Voice Teen Vogue, October 29, 2018. By Kaylen Ralph ^ COLUMBUS COMES DOWN: HOW A ‘SYMBOL OF ATROCITY’ FINALLY BECAME A MOMENT OF HEALING LA TACO, November 10, 2018. By Philip Iglauer ^ Why L.A. protesters took down a Junipero Serra statue LA Times, June 20, 2020. By Carolina Miranda ^ Goodbye, guy on horse: After monument topplings, new... LA Times, July 23, 2020. By Carolina Miranda Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artivism&oldid=998352385" Culture jamming	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line652
__label__cc	0.628951	0.371049	Five Friday Questions with Adam Standley Brett Hamil ACT TheatreSeattle Children’s TheatreGreater Seattle Area Adam Standley is an actor and founding member of new works ensemble (and Encore favorite) the Satori Group. He played Prior in last summer’s magnificent Angels in America at Intiman and Lyle Webb in this summer’s John Baxter is a Switch Hitter. He’s worked at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakes, Washington Ensemble Theatre and more. Currently he’s in ACT’s brilliant Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, where he steals the third act as a singing, dancing, menacing Montgomery Burns. He’s also performing in Satori Group’s SPOOKHAUS, a demented theatrical haunted house at Northwest Film Forum through All Hallow’s Eve. Standley joined me amid this run of phantasmagoria for this week’s edition of Five Friday Questions. What’s the best performance you’ve seen lately? Obafemi Martins of the Seattle Sounders has had some uncanny games this year, the Colorado Rapids game in particular. He’s like one of the best examples I can think of of that line between creative play and driving productivity. Although I will say Sebastian Giovinco has put up some goals at Toronto this year that I think redefined what “European talent in America” means in soccer. I wept at Jordan Smith’s “Chandelier” blind audition on The Voice. And the ensemble vitality and ownership of the 70 people making American Idiot happen over at Artswest, that was so refreshing. I also love my Mr. Burns cast and think they are doing brilliant things. Not a plug, just respect. What’s the best meal in Seattle? Not a foodie. I eat to live, unfortunately. But I am surrounded by those who live to eat, so I get a killer meal every once in a while. Most cooked by my badass wife, Amanda. But if I was gonna be honest, the meal that hits that deep satisfaction every time, is the Pho Viet Ahn (lower Queen Anne) rare beef pho, add steamed vegetables and the spicy/tangy broth. Between that and my love of Little Uncle on Madison, I am beginning to think I lived a past life in Southeast Asia. I do miss my Tex-mex food pretty often and so if I’m free and you’re free, we should definitely get lunch at Tacos Chukis on Broadway. What music gets you pumped up? What do you listen to when you’re sad? Music is so awesome. I think I listen to music slightly differently than others. I get into something. Lyle Lovett, Young Thug, Industrial Revelation, Taylor Swift maybe, James Blake, the Hamilton cast recording, whatever. And I feel like I reach for it no matter what “mood” or place I’m in or am trying to be in. I get a little obsessed, I want to share it, I want to listen to that album again on the way home that I listened to on the way to. I think it’s related to my being a gawker, I listen a little too long. And I think you could argue that I’m burning it out quicker, but I also think I’m letting it in a little more. Reiteration. I have also found that it makes coming back to an artist or song more awesome. When I’m working or about to be, I most certainly listen to electronica. Kygo is great for me, his “Sexual Healing” is a good starter course. Other bubbles in the glass might be Snakeships’ “Days With You (Fwdslxsh Remix)” and Jamie XX’s “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times),” obviously. Sad music is… well. There’s so much. I think more people should listen to Holcombe Waller and Jason Isbell. What’s the most crucial element of any production? Ownership, I believe. It takes people who are willing to put themselves in danger of looking stupid. For a number of forms, theatre in particular, things are changing. Must and are changing. So there’s this great need for great ideas and vision, and this great requirement to faithfully commit to the news. Crazy and impassioned people have been doing it for years, it seems, charging in a direction with only enough light to see their next step. For a while I was interested in the idea of making sure artists and performers were people, citizens, neighbors. Now I realize how important it is to steward the maniac. The part of us that is willing to take ownership. Essentially the “truth” onstage that I think we look for sometimes has to come from the artists involved having bound themselves to the piece. We have to believe, I think. And for that to actually, actually be true, I need to not be selling you someone else’s idea or story. I need to give you mine. Listening is also important. What’s the most useful thing anyone’s ever taught you about performing? I have had a lot of amazing teachers and “teachable moments” along the way here. I learned to be still and use the ground. I learned that you can probably survive anything that goes wrong onstage. I learned from the audience that they are listening if you speak to them. I learned from my company, the Satori Group, that you can love the people you make work with, but you have to double down on honesty. I learned from k. Jenny Jones that you have to learn what red is before you try to mix it with blue. I learned from John Nobbs that we are Westerners and that means we all, somewhere, want to rock. I learned, recently, that if we are doing it right, people can get hurt. One of my favorite little lessons came when I told Emily Chisholm, who absolutely sets the bar for my generation of actors in this town (and keeps raising it), that I couldn’t really tell how the play I had just read could work. “I just can’t picture it,” I said. She lit up and leaned in with a smirk, “Those plays, those are the ones that always do.” Start a New Holiday Tradition With Help From Bay Area Theatres SF Ballet’s ‘Classical (Re)Vision’ Combines Cheeky Fun and Joyous Comradery 15 Reasons to Get Excited About Seattle Opera’s 2016–17 Season	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line653
__label__wiki	0.954243	0.954243	Cricket Cricket-News Fantasy Cricket Fantasy Cricket Tips head-to-head india IND v AUS 2020: Head-to-head stats and numbers you need to know before India vs Australia T20I series Dec 3, 2020 cricket, cricket fact, cricket-news, dream11, fantasycricket, INDIA, INDIA VS AUSTRALIA, league11 Last Updated: 3rd Dec,2020 4:57PM After a fantastic 3-match ODI series, India and Australia will switch formats now. The 3-match IND v AUS T20I series gets underway on Friday in Canberra. The Sydney Cricket Ground and the Manuka Oval will host the three T20I matches. The New South Wales government has allowed 100% seating for the final T20I in Sydney, while the first two T20Is will have a 50% audience. The last time India and Australia faced off in the game’s shortest format, the Aussies blanked the Men in Blue 2-0. Nathan Coulter-Nile starred for Australia in the 2-match series as he took four wickets at a strike rate of 10.5. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell aggregated 169 runs, recording one century and one half-century in two innings. The Indian cricket team will be keen to avenge that series loss in the upcoming days. It is pertinent to note that India is the only team to whitewash Australia in a 3-match T20I series at home. A similar performance would boost the visitors’ morale ahead of the ICC World Test Championship series. Here’s a look at some significant numbers you need to know from the previous IND v AUS T20Is. IND v AUS head-to-head stats WATCH – The return of Chahal 📺 from Down Under 😎 Presenting @imjadeja, Chahal TV's special guest after Team India's 13-run win over Australia in Canberra – by @Moulinparikh Full interview 👉https://t.co/wu7ZHxG6sH #TeamIndia \| @yuzi_chahal \| #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/gJotKcX1xx — BCCI (@BCCI) December 2, 2020 Despite losing the previous T20I series, India leads Australia by 11-8 in the head-to-head record. The two teams faced off for the first time in this format during the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 semifinals. MS Dhoni’s team defeated the mighty Aussies to progress to the summit clash in South Africa. Talking about the last series played between the two teams Down Under, India and Australia beat each other once, while one match did not produce a result. IND v AUS: Numbers you need to know ahead of the three-match T20I series Virat Kohli has scored the most runs (584) in IND v AUS T20I matches. The Indian skipper will look forward to continuing his excellent form against the Aussies. Aaron Finch has aggregated 405 runs in T20I matches versus the Indian cricket team. The opener was in terrific touch during the ODI series. Jasprit Bumrah made his T20I debut against Australia four years ago. The right-arm quick has taken 15 T20I wickets versus the 2010 T20 World Cup finalists. From the Australian T20I squad for the upcoming series, Adam Zampa has been the most successful bowler (6 wickets) against India. Twitter react to Wasim Jaffer’s funny dig at Sanjay Manjrekar after Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance against Australia Reports: BCCI to approve addition of two new IPL teams in its next Annual General Meeting Jan 17, 2021 Fantasy Sports King Staff	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line660
__label__wiki	0.94116	0.94116	FashionBehindtheScene Who is Skai Jackson's ex-boyfriend Julez Smith? UFC 257 – McGregor vs Poirier 2: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, prelims ahead of packed Fight Island card Lauren Goodger pregnant and expecting first child with Charles Drury Batwoman Boss, Javicia Leslie Weigh In on Kate's Vanishing Act and Ryan's [Spoiler] in Season 2 Premiere Home » Lifestyle » Joe Alwyn Still Not Cool With Talking About Taylor Swift Joe Alwyn Still Not Cool With Talking About Taylor Swift Christian Anwander/ Esquire Joe Alwyn remains tight-lipped about his very private relationship with Taylor Swift. The 27-year-old British Mary Queen of Scots actor and the 28-year-old pop star have been dating for more than a year and a half and unlike with some of the singer’s past relationships with fellow celebrities, which were heavily scrutinized, the two have made it a point to try to keep their romance away from the spotlight. Swift, who has largely avoided the media in recent years, and Alwyn have occasionally been photographed together. In an interview with Esquire, published in its Winter 2019 issue, Alwyn is asked about the curiosity about his relationship with Swift. “I didn’t seek out advice on that,” he told the magazine. “Because I know what I feel about it. I think there’s a very clear line as to what somebody should share, or feel like they have to share, and what they don’t want to and shouldn’t have to.” Alwyn had broken his silence about his and Swift’s relationship in an interview with British Vogue, published in September. Golden Eye/London Entertainment/Splash News “I’m aware people want to know about that side of things,” he told the magazine. “I think we have been successfully very private and that has now sunk in for people…but I really prefer to talk about work.” In November, Swift paid tribute to Alwyn on Instagram. Fans had months earlier speculated that he had done the same to her with what appeared to be a corresponding photo post, but he later clarified in a British GQ interview that “it wasn’t purposeful at all.” He also told the magazine, “Someone’s private life is by definition private. No one is obliged to share their personal life.” Netflix Removes an Episode of 'The Challenge' From Its Library; Does a Settled Lawsuit Play a Factor? Old people DON'T want a 24-7 vaccines, management consultants claim Covid-19 Vaccines Are Getting Stuck at the Last Step Clear communication skills can breed success – how Toastmasters can help Diana laughs hysterically at the sight of Charles wearing a hard hat Copyright © 2021 FashionBehindtheScene	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line661
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__label__wiki	0.612789	0.612789	Projected Future Rosters Fear The Triangle - UMass Hockey Blog Your Source For All Things UMass Hockey All posts for the month July, 2012 View From Section U: Winning Hearts And Minds As July comes to the close I would think most UMass hockey fans are relieved to finally have a new coach in place and have the chance to look forward to this coming season when the Minutemen have a good number of key players and considerable depth at most positions returning. At the same time I would hope that, despite some high expectations, UMass fans have an open mind and give Coach Micheletto a Honeymoon Period and all allow him to build the program as he sees fit. Someone else who may also stand to benefit from a bit of a Honeymoon Period while fans are optimistic and open-minded about the program is Athletic Director John McCutcheon. It’s safe to say that a good number of the UMass hockey faithful have lost trust in McCutcheon to do what’s best for the program and give Micheletto the support needed to reach the pinnacle of success in college hockey. This loss of faith occurred in a short amount of time. First came the announcement of the new radio deal for UMass, it wasn’t necessarily that the deal didn’t include hockey but how it was handled in relation to hockey (hockey was never even mentioned, even though it had shared the same flagship station with football and basketball) coming right on the heels of Jon Quick’s Stanley Cup heroics that really put a bad taste in people’s mouths. McCutcheon and former coach Toot Cahoon deciding he should step down in the middle of June amidst rumors of inadequate administrative support of hockey further frustrated fans. Then there was the circus of the coaching search, which I don’t feel like relaying the details of yet again, which pretty much made McCutcheon a lightning rod for the complaints of hardcore supporters of UMass hockey, myself included. Deservedly so in my opinion. Yet, we are now embarking on a new era of UMass hockey, one we hopefully can look forward to wholeheartedly. Just as we should give Micheletto the benefit of the doubt and our unwavering support, perhaps there’s an opportunity to rebuild some bridges between McCutcheon and the hockey program. Yet, it’s a two way street. There are a number of actions McCutcheon can undertake, some simple, some not so much, that I think would go a long way towards rebuilding the trust of the UMass hockey fans. Here is what I think John McCutcheon can do to get back in good graces with us fans: 1) Find a radio home: As mentioned above, this was really the first thing to kick off our summer of discontent. But I think it’s key to find someplace on the dial for fans in the valley to follow their favorite team, for those far away to stream games through the magic of the interwebs, and if possible to leverage smart phone technology and allow UMass hockey fans to listen from pretty much anywhere. The good news is in talking to people around the program it does sound like progress has been made in this regard. But obviously it’s important to close the deal on this one. 2) Be seen at games: Now, a number of fans have referenced the fact that you very rarely witness McCutcheon attending hockey games. Whether he’s there and just lurking in the shadows of his office up behind the upper sections of the season ticket side is up for debate. But given all that’s gone on I think it would do him well to walk the concourse, maybe take in a few games with newly appointed Chancellor “Swammy” Subbaswamy, or even give marketing guru Todd MacDonald a break and do some presentations on the ice in between periods. Whatever it is, make sure fans know that you’re there with them supporting the team in person. While there it probably wouldn’t hurt to make a trip up to the Massachusetts Room in between periods to get up close and personal with the Pond Club members. Hell, maybe while you’re up there grumpy fan bloggers may even buy you an Opa-Opa Red Rock! 3) Be seen at events: Getting out to the games is key, but I think it’s also important to be a UMass hockey events. As I mentioned earlier in the summer, as I remember it, there was zero representation from the athletic department at this years Reverse Raffle fundraiser. That’s unacceptable. There was also minimal participation at the Golf Tournament by McCutcheon and other administrators. It can’t be like that. I understand they have a very busy schedule, but these are events attended by some of the most hardcore fans and, more importantly, some of the most generous when it comes to donations. Those people need to know their support isn’t going into some black hole within the athletic department. They need to know the administration supports the program and will do their best to make the most out of every dollar donated to UMass hockey. 4) Announce a capital campaign: Speaking of dollars donated, this is a great time to reinvigorate donations and spending to the hockey program. You obviously have the attention of casual and diehard fans alike with naming a new coach and starting a new era of UMass hockey, why not give them a reason to do their part towards future success. A capital campaign for UMass hockey, co-funded by the athletic department and donors alike, would be a great way to kick off Coach Micheletto’s tenure. The school is about to break ground on state of the art football and basketball facilities on campus. Most school sports have seen significant upgrades towards facilities recently. Hockey? Not so much. The great myth surrounding UMass hockey is that is has top notch facilities in Hockey East which makes it desirable amongst recruits. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. In a statement that makes me feel entirely ancient, let’s remember that the Mullins Center will turn 20 years old this January. Aside from new locker rooms (paid for by the Pond Club) and video boards, there have been little renovations for hockey in those years. Meanwhile across Hockey East most programs have dumped tons of money into their hockey facilities in recent years. Boston University built Agganis. Boston College made upgrades and put in a new compressor at Conte. Merrimack gutted Lawler and now plans to build a brand new practice rink. Lowell renovated Tsongas and is currently doing more, such as building new training facilities as well as redoing their suites. Northeastern just modernized the oldest hockey arena in the country in good fashion. Maine has made updates to Alfond. UMass hockey in the meantime is falling behind in the Hockey East arms race. Weight room, training facilities, compressor. You name it. I’ll leave it up to Coach Micheletto to determine what UMass hockey needs most right now. But once he has decided it’d be great if McCutcheon and then the supporters of the program like me and you got behind the idea with both our voices and our wallets. 5) Get on the radio: Just as it’s important to be seen at games, McCutcheon should be heard at games. I’m somewhat amazed while I sit in the stands at the Mullins how many texts I get from friends or tweets I get from fellow fans from afar reagarding the game I’m watching. There are a great number of fans listening to these games on the radio. Once a radio station has been established for the season I think it’s important that McCutcheon gets on it. I don’t think he needs to be on it weekly. I think two or three times a season would be fine. But I think having him sit down with Brock Hines and John Hennessy and just talk about UMass hockey, UMass athletics, and his thoughts on college hockey in general would do wonders for his image among hockey fans. A once a season appearance on the coaches show would also be a great gesture. 6) Hire a full-time Director of Hockey Operations: This is a position you see for both the UMass basketball and football programs. More importantly this is position you see at the Hockey East schools that UMass is aspiring to be. By having a full time administrator dedicated to taking care of the details and making sure the program is functioning as it should would free up the coaching staff to do what they do best; developing players and recruiting the next generation of Minutemen. Recently this position was filled by Chris Hall, who by all accounts did an excellent job, as part of his duties as Graduate Assistant. But this is really too much to try to do part time and really needs someone who is dedicated to these essential duties. 7) Get us a Puck Band: OK, this is a bit of a crusade of mine. First I posted about if a few years ago in my ideas to improve the UMass hockey experience. Then I posted this open letter to then newly appointed UMass Marching Band Dr. Timothy Anderson. Yet UMass still is the only Hockey East school without some kind of puck band. Honestly, a pep band adds so much to the college hockey experience. I travel to a lot of games and besides the arena itself what sticks in my head from those visits is the band. Whether you have Maine’s band playing Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s “Jump On It”, hearing “When You’ve Say Wisconsin, You’ve Said It All” in Madison, or even a bunch of band alumni dragging instruments down to Tampa in order to play “Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer”, nothing beats having a hockey band. Nothing. It’s long past time for UMass to have one. I figure McCutcheon, just coming off the near impossible task of getting all parties involved to agree to UMass upgrading football and gaining an invite from the MAC (a move I’ve been advocating for years), he must have the cache to do whatever it takes for hockey to finally get its deserved pep band. Strong arm people, make promises, do whatever it takes within the norms of a college campus and NCAA regulations. I personally don’t care. I just know that if I were to listen to the refrains of Fight Mass echo around the Mullins when the team opens up it season against UConn I might just forget this entire offseason happened. Seriously, make it so. Those are my thoughts. That’s what I think it’ll take for John McCutcheon to win back the hearts and minds of the UMass hockey fandom. Maybe I’m asking for too much. Maybe my thoughts are not representative of the overall opinion of UMass hockey fans. But that’s my view. All I know is that, despite all that went on, there is some promise to his ultimate choice of who will lead UMass hockey onward. In the end how Micheletto does at the helm will probably mean more towards his standing among us UMass hockey fans, but I think everything I’ve listed above would enhance his standing among us that much more. It looks like UMass is looking for more than just one assistant coach. Former UMass goaltending coach Mike Buckley has been named to the same position at UNH. Buckley made some significant contributions to UMass hockey in his five years in Amherst. Paul Dainton set career records under his watch and the program got some solid goaltending from Kevin Boyle, Steve Mastalerz, and Jeff Teglia despite their relative youth and inexperience. I know players and coaches alike have always thought highly of Buckley’s work at UMass and I wish him the best in this next step in his career. Elsewhere in Hockey East, Lowell is extending the contract of coach of Norm Bazin through 2016. This move is well deserved in my opinion given the historic turnaround of the River Hawk program this past season. Meanwhile Mike McMahon of the Eagle-Tribune is reporting that Northeastern and Vermont are the favorites in landing Kevin Roy, the USHL Player of the Year who recently decommitted from Brown. This may be the last FTT post for a while as I’m about to embark on a much anticipated (needed) vacation starting Friday to Northern California. For the Beer The Triangle fans out there you’ll be happy to know I pan to hit around 10 breweries in the area such as Lagunitas, Anderson Valley, and the legendary Russian River. I’ll also be hitting a few Baskin-Robbins out there as well since their ice cream is far superior to anything in New England (soft serve sucks). Since I’m going on vacation and away from home I fully expect at least the following events to occur in my absence; UMass names an assistant coach, UMass announces its 2012-13 schedule (even though I’ve already compiled it for you), and UMass announces it’s new radio partner for UMass hockey. I’ll post if I can while I’m going back to Cali (yo, I don’t think so), but I still suggest getting on Twitter and following FTT there in order to stay the most up to date with whatever I know is going on with UMass hockey. I’ll do my best to keep the FTT Twitter account up to date as I travel from brewery to national park to Baskin-Robbins to hotel to brewery to national park to brewery. by rocks22 on July 25, 2012 • Permalink Posted by rocks22 on July 25, 2012 https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/25/view-from-section-u-winning-hearts-and-minds/ Up To The Minute 7/23 There’s not too much to pass along since UMass finally got their coaching situation squared away last week. Harry Plumer updates us on Coach Micheletto’s first week on the job. You have to like that team unity appeared to be a theme that kept coming up when Micheletto was reaching out to the team. Micheletto was interviewed on Springfield’s ESPN station last week after he was introduced. Hockey public address announcer Matt “Matty G” Goldstein called his second game of the year at Fenway Park yesterday. His first was hockey’s Frozen Fenway game in January, but yesterday he got to call the Sox game. Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like he was able to fulfill my request of replacing Sweet Caroline with a noise meter. Casey Wellman was traded last week from the New York Rangers to the Florida Panthers. After being traded to New York from Minnesota who signed him out of UMass, it sounds like Wellman forced his way out of the Rangers organization by not signing his qualifying offer. Maybe the third time’s the charm for Wellman in terms of getting regular NHL minutes. Meanwhile, Greg Mauldin will be heading overseas this season to play with HC Fribourg in Switzerland. Mauldin played the last couple seasons with Lake Erie in the Avalanche organization. Brown hockey took a big hit today when top recruit Kevin Roy decommitted from the program along with his brother. It’s rumored the Anaheim draft pick may end up somewhere in Hockey East. To my knowledge UMass does not have a spot available, but I have no idea if that change in the last few weeks with everything going on with the program. Here’s some perspective on what today’s big news out of State College may mean to Penn State’s fledgling hockey program. No SEC Hockey anytime in the future. The way they’re losing free agents, things aren’t looking good for the Predators either. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/23/up-to-the-minute-723/ Additional Micheletto Coverage Just some links to pass along from yesterday’s introduction of John Micheletto as UMass head coach. First, here is the article from the Boston Herald’s Jim Clark to go with his blog post yesterday. Matt Vautour had this notes piece that I didn’t have a chance to link to last night featuring player reaction and some other tidbits. Interesting to note that McCutcheon does admit that the timing of the search did affect some candidates’ interest in the position while Micheletto says that he spoke to equipment manager Josh Penn and women’s hoops coach Sharon Dawley about working at UMass. Masslive’s Harry Plumer had a player reaction story as well. USCHO had this interesting feature on UMass’ hire. Up next for Micheletto will be hiring an assistant coach to fill out his staff. Speculation is rampant and encouraging but so far nothing specific has been reported. If you’re on Twitter, make sure you follow Coach Mick. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/17/additional-micheletto-coverage/ John Micheletto Introduced As Head Coach So UMass made it official as Vermont assistant John Micheletto, or Coach Mick, became UMass third coach since the rebirth of the program and the 13th overall. Micheletto was given a five year contract to lead the Minutemen for $221,000 per year. It was a long and at times painful process to watch as a UMass fan but it feels good to finally have the chance to look ahead to next season and beyond with Micheletto at the helm of the program. As I wrote last night, given the new coach’s extensive experience in Hockey East and beyond, his excellent reputation as someone who can recruit top notch players to programs not necessarily considered elite, and his ability to develop players in college and at USA Hockey, this has the potential to be a very good hire for UMass. I did not attend today’s press conference, though I wish I had been able to, however here’s a recap of the coverage from those who were there. First up is the official release from UMass, including quotes from Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon and the UVM President. In today’s press conference AD John McCutcheon revealed that there were over 50 candidates for the position, 15 of which were interviewed. Coach Micheletto did say he plans to keep current assistant coach Len Quesnelle on staff and will begin the search for the second assistant soon, but hasn’t spoken to anyone yet. Secondly here is the video of today’s press conference. It does include an edited portion of the Q&A period, which was inaudible during the live stream this afternoon. Here are various quotes from the coach in today’s proceedings: “Let me first say how humbled I am to be as the 13th head coach at the University of Massachusetts.” “When I started coaching in 1991, I could have never fathomed that my opportunity (to be a head coach) would come with such a highly-regarded institution and hockey program as Massachusetts.” “I’m eager to build on the many positives that are in place with our program right now; great young men with a desire to succeed and make UMass fans proud, a first-rate facility in the Mullins Center, a rabid fanbase, and a supportive administration” “Culture, coaching, and recruiting are always keys to building a successful program. We have strong veteran leadership on this year’s club, that will go a long way in developing our culture.” “We will play hard. We will play fast. We will create on offense because we commit to defense. We will be fun to watch. And we will be tough to play against.” “To our many fans, you’ve proven to be among the best in Hockey East. We need you, your support, and your involvement to continue more strongly now than ever.” “To hockey players in North America and around the world, find Amherst Massachusetts on your map and put a circle around it. This is the place to be. Go Minutemen.” Here’s the blog post from UMass alum Jim Clark of the Boston Herald who covered the press conference. I’ll post Clark’s actual story in a subsequent post after it becomes available. I’m told the Globe did not have anyone in attendance. Shocking. Here’s Matt Vautour’s story from today in the Gazette. Masslive’s Harry Plumer has an extensive article up from the press conference. Nick Canelas covered the press conference for the Collegian. Current UMass players on Twitter were overwhelming positive and seemed relived to be able to focus on hockey again. I’m sure there will be more coverage from Micheletto’s appointment and as always I’ll pass it along when I can. Overall I think this is a good day for UMass fans. We finally have the chance to look ahead to hockey with the hope that comes from something completely unknown. I’m sure no more than a few fans can say Coach Mick was their first choice when this process began, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all support him, and thus the team. Since it is mid-July we can actually look forward to the start of next season, ask “Is it October yet?”, and have that time be relatively close. Just 88 days away. Now that the coaching search is over and we can turn to a new chapter of Minuteman hockey, I would like to address one more issue before we turn away from this page forever. Through the last four weeks, starting when Toot Cahoon stepped down among reports of lack of support, I have done my best to provide FTT readers with timely and accurate information regarding their UMass hockey team. I do not claim to be a journalist, but I can assure you that I relied heavily on news reported by legitimate and respect media sources. When I reported original news relating to the recent events, I only did so when I was able to confirm that information through other channels or was relayed information through very trusted sources. Despite this I have been accused by friends and strangers alike, publicly and in private, of spreading false information. This is untrue. I’ve worked extremely hard over the last few weeks to make sure that UMass hockey fans were as informed as possible to what was going on with their team. I believe I did that and stand by everything I reported. It has also been suggested that the very existence of Fear The Triangle exacerbated the the public relations nightmare that UMass hockey went through during this process. That’s not the case. The most damaging events, reports of offers to coaches and their subsequent refusals, were never first reported by FTT. Though I may have known of such events, I never reported them on FTT until they were reported by true media organizations. The only news ever revealed on FTT was that of interviews and prospective candidates. Maybe I did relay a lot of bad news coming from the search that did not paint UMass or those involved in the search in a good light, but FTT was created to be a central source for all news relating to the program, not just the good stuff. Damaging coverage was not of my making. Lastly, I’ve been accused, again by friends and strangers alike, of having some kind of agenda against John McCutcheon or the athletic department. This is false. My agenda is for UMass hockey to be successful. That’s it. Athletic directors will come and go, as will coaches. But UMass hockey will still be here and I’ll be here as well, fiercely supporting it. I did my best to further my pro-UMass hockey agenda and will continue to do what I can to make sure the program has what it needs to succeed at the highest levels, even if that means calling for better leadership at the cost of some of my existing relationships with people around the program. Go UMass. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/16/john-micheletto-introduced-as-head-coach/ Micheletto To UMass; Reports and FTT Opinion So here are the different reports of Vermont Associate Head Coach John Micheletto heading to Amherst as the next UMass coach. Matt Vautour of the Gazette was the first to report the news. It was later confirmed by others including Section U’s own Jim Clark who confirmed the news in the Boston Herald. The news was also reported by College Hockey News as well as the Collegian’s Nick Canelas. Edit: Micheletto will be introduced at a 4pm Press Conference later today. -MC I wasn’t planning on registering my opinion until the it became official. However, I have also been able to confirm the news through my own sources, so I might as well weigh in on the news myself. I’ll admit that when Toot Cahoon stepped down nearly four weeks ago, Micheletto was not on the top of my list. Well, he wasn’t on my radar. OK, he wasn’t really even a recognizable name to me at the time. But I did know there were three things I wanted out of a candidate. Hockey East experience in some capacity. Experience as an assistant recruiting to a school of similar prestige as UMass (i.e. not a Boston College where you’re picking recruits instead of them picking you). And head coaching experience at some level, likely junior. Those three things led me to three top candidates; Merrimack’s Mark Dennehy who I think we all knew was a longshot at best, former UMass Graduate Assistant and Merrimack Assistant Darren Yopyk, and Dubuque Head Coach Jim Montgomery. For various reasons, those three were not destined to become the UMass head coach. Along the way in the search we found the job offered (yes, offered) to current DI head coaches like Holy Cross’ Paul Peal and Quinnpiac’s Rand Pecknold. These were well respected guys who had have problems breaking through in their own leagues and I thought would could struggle in Hockey East. Cedar Rapids coach Mark Carlson was also a top candidate for the position and he possessed those three qualifications I was hoping for. In the end it ended up being John Micheletto Micheletto has two of the the things I was looking for. He has been an assistant in Hockey East as long as Vermont has been in the league. As Associate Head Coach at Vermont he has experience recruiting to a school of similar prestige to UMass. And frankly, I’ve thought Vermont’s recruiting has been better than UMass’ in recent years, which makes me optimistic. Whether you’re talking about past stars like Viktor Stalberg or even guys like Zemgus Girgensons, who recently spurred the Catamounts this week to sign with the Sabres, the fact is that Vermont has been getting some very good recruits. Guys like Nick Luuko are players who Micheletto persuaded to chose Vermont directly over UMass. Minuteman fans will be careful not to be jaded by this hire by only looking at UVM’s last place finish this past year. Though the past two years have been abysmal, Vermont has made the NCAA tournament twice in the past five years, including the Frozen Four in 2009. In fact in some kind of irony I realized when I sat down to write this piece that I’d been wearing the t-shirt I bought at the Frozen Four in Washington featuring the Vermont logo. What UMass fans do have to be concerned about is that Micheletto’s last experience as a head coach came in prep school. He does bring to Amherst a lot of time working in USA Hockey however which lends to the hope that he can develop players at this level. This is not the flashy hire that most of us hoped for. However, as the search went on and UMass fans grew ever more frustrated, it became clear that a flashy hire was never in the cards due to the limitations of the administration in charge of the search. But, in the end this still seems like someone who can potentially do well at UMass. There are a lot of positives to Micheletto and I’m willing to see how he’s able to do at UMass before completely passing judgment. We should get a pretty good feel from him early. While his strength may be recruiting he’ll walk into a solid core of players who leg UMass to some upset wins last year and seemed on the verge of something big this coming season. It’s up to Micheletto to step in and get the most out of those players. I think UMass fans were expecting to seem a successful season this year no matter who was coach given everything coming back. I don’t think, despite all that has transpired so far this offseason, we’ve seen anything to abandon that hope as of yet. A bunch of T.J. Syner related news to pass along. First, you can watch video of him at Capitals Development Camp here. Capitals Outsider had this nice feature on him. Hershey Bear coach said he’s one of the quickest players he’s ever seen. UMass fans already know that. The Patriot-News had this story on Syner and cousin and BC Eagle Barry Almeida at camp together. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/15/micheletto-to-umass-reports-and-ftt-opinion/ Report: John Micheletto To Be Named UMass Coach Matt Vautour of the Gazette is reporting that Vermont Associate Head Coach John Micheletto will be named head hockey coach at Massachusetts, replacing Toot Cahoon. Though he interviewed with Athletic Director John McCutcheon this past week, Micheletto is a bit of a surprise as most people thought the job would be offered to UNH assistant Scott Borek. Micheletto has been an assistant at Vermont for the past nine years. Prior to that he was an assistant at Notre Dame and Union. He has also been actively involved in USA Hockey. He played hockey for Dartmouth. He has the reputation of a great recruiter, but hasn’t been behind the bench as a head coach since prep school. Here’s his bio from UVM as well as his profile from HockeyDB. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/15/report-john-micheletto-to-be-named-umass-coach/ A Closer Look At Borek & Gendron Onto Plan G for UMass after Mark Carlson withdrew from the search for hockey head coach last night. Don’t worry though fans, Athletic Director John McCutcheon still says that no one has been formally offered the job. With each day that passes he begins to resemble Chip Diller from the final scene of Animal House. I’m not exactly sure why he continues to insist that no candidates have been offered when a multitude of media reports say otherwise. He should probably begin to change his tune or maybe not comment at all because UMass hockey fans, who already are calling for him to be replaced due to this poorly run coaching search, now feel that he’s openly lying to them. Whatever McCutcheon’s motivation for pretending that his “process” is working, he now must turn to someone else and convince them of the positives of the UMass hockey program (and despite all that has gone on there are plenty of them) is worth coming to Amherst. Many think UMass will now focus on New Hampshire Associate Coach Scott Borek. Former UMass Assistant Coach Red Gendron is still a candidate and seems to be preferred among the players and a good amount of fans. There may be a dark horse out there that has yet to pop up on the radar, but assuming the job will ultimately come down to one of these two, I thought I’d take a closer look at both. Borek has been an assistant coach at UNH for the past 10 years, being promoted to Associate Head Coach after his first year there. According to his UNH bio, he primarily is responsible for the offensive part of the game for the Wildcats. Borek has also been an assistant coach at Brown, Providence, and his alma mater, Dartmouth. He got into coaching due to an injury that ended his playing career after just two seasons for the Big Green. Borek’s first head coaching job came at DIII Colby College in 1991. Borek spent three seasons at Colby, compiling a 33-35-5 record, being named a finalist for DIII Coach of the Year during one of his years there. From there he went west and spent one year as an assistant at Lake Superior State before taking over as Laker Head Coach when Jeff Jackson left. Borek took over a program that had made the NCAA tournament nine straight years, winning three national championships during that time. Borek would go 76-94-15 in five seasons there without a single NCAA appearance. In fact, the Lakers haven’t been to the tournament since the season before he took over. He would have two winning seasons in those five, going 19-14-5 in his first season and then 18-16-2 in his fourth season when he won CCHA coach of the year. Ironically he tried to take over for Toot Cahoon after that season, being one of the finalists for the Princeton position when Cahoon came to Amherst. Of course the position ultimately went to current UMass assistant Len Quesnelle. Borek would be fired after five seasons at Lake State in which he never won a CCHA playoff game. He would go on to be the head coach at New England College for a season before heading to Durham. If Borek were to be hired, UMass fans would have to hope his time as head coach at Amherst would have drastically different results than his first foray at the Division I level. He is very well respected at UNH and around Hockey East, being instrumental in the recruiting of so many of the talented Wildcat players over the past decade. Unfortunately, most casual fans know him as the UNH coach who sent out emails to underage recruits, resulting in the program being placed on probation for two years. Personally, I’m not overly concerned about the incident which appeared to just be an honest mistake. Red Gendron has extensive coaching experience at both the collegiate and pro level and of course spent six years next to Toot Cahoon on the UMass bench. He played hockey at New England College before going on to being a teacher and hockey, football, and baseball coach at a prep school in Vermont. He started his college career as an assistant coach in college at Maine for two seasons in the early 90s and was on the staff when the Black Bears won the National Championship in 1993. From there he moved onto the New Jersey Devils organization where he served as assistant coach, minor league head coach, and scout. He spent two years as an assistant with the Devils in New Jersey before spending four years as an assistant in the AHL with Albany. Gendron was then promoted to head coach of the Albany club, going 39-61-19 in one and a partial seasons. He was replaced midseason during his second year. He has three Stanley Cup rings as a result of his time with the Devils. From there he coached the USHL’s Indiana Ice before moving onto Amherst. Gendron took his current position at Yale prior to the start of last season. He has also been involved in coaching for USA Hockey. Gendron was thought of very highly during his time in Amherst by players and fans alike. I personally always enjoyed interacting with him and thought he did a great job promoting the program through his work organizing events like the annual golf tournament. Recruiting-wise he’s been credited with bringing some very talented players in recent years to Amherst. The fact that he’s fluent in French and can even speak a little Russian is seen as an asset in recruiting. What Gendron has going against him is if McCutcheon is looking for a total break from the Cahoon era, it’s unlikely he’d turn to Red. Also, if Cahoon’s stepping down was due to differences between him and McCutcheon in terms of support within the department of hockey, Gendron would probably have the same concerns. Gendron has a big personality and it’s doubtful he’d remain quiet if he thought the program wasn’t getting the support it needs in order to compete in Hockey East. If McCutcheon is looking for a “yes man” who won’t complain as he diverts attention to other areas of the department, I don’t think Gendron is it. That’s my profiles and thoughts of who I see as the leading candidates. But there could be others out there. Who knows, maybe McCutcheon will continue to interview another dozen or so candidates, drag the process ever onward, and the new coach can be announced during halftime of the first football game in September. At this point, I wouldn’t put it past him. UMass isn’t the only Hockey East team having a bad week (although in UMass’ case it’s also been a bad month and season), Vermont lost one of their top recruits to the NHL. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/14/a-closer-look-at-borek-gendron/ Carlson Staying In Cedar Rapids After USHL coach Mark Carlson visited Amherst earlier in the week UMass has been waiting to see if the trip east went well enough to lure him from the job he’s been in for the past 12 seasons. Late Friday it was reported that the prospect of the UMass hockey coaching job wasn’t enough for him to leave his current position in Cedar Rapids. In my opinion the idea of Carlson as coach was much better than guys like Rand Pecknold or Paul Pearl who hadn’t consistently been able to make the NCAA tournament in their current positions in lesser leagues. Carlson would’ve brought a ton of experience and reputation as one of the best coaches in amateur hockey. In the end, UMass AD John McCutcheon could not convince him that the job in Amherst was better than the one he has currently in Iowa. It’s unknown where UMass will turn from here. Many think they’ll look to UNH Associate Coach Scott Borek who interviewed earlier in the week. Borek has been in Durham for the past decade and has head coaching experience at Lake Superior State, though was let go after he went 76-94-15 in 5 seasons. Personally I think at this point UMass’ best bet would probably be to hire former assistant coach Red Gendron who is familiar with the program and players, understands the unique challenges in Amherst, and as far as I know is genuinely interested enough in the job that he’d take it if offered. At this point however who knows what direction McCutcheon will go in. I can tell you that given all that has gone on with the hockey program this summer I have exactly zero confidence in him to do what’s best for UMass hockey in the end though. We’ll see if he can prove me, and a good portion of other UMass hockey fans, wrong in that regard. A few Jon Quick related links to share: First, NESN says he’s tops among Americans currently playing in the NHL. New England Hockey Journal has this in-depth feature that outlines his recruitment to and development at UMass. Ironically it also talks about how much Quick’s success has benefitted the UMass hockey program. Unfortunately this coaching search, which has been completely botched from the start, has diminished what should be a time for UMass fans to celebrate. Quick won the ESPY award for NHL Player of the Year. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/13/carlson-staying-in-cedar-rapids/ Coaching Search Update: No Update Toot Cahoon stepped down in a mutual agreement with Athletic Director John McCutcheon three weeks ago yesterday. Players are due back a month from tomorrow. The season starts three months from tomorrow. UMass as of tonight still does not have a coach. There has been little information regarding Mark Carlson’s status as a candidate after he spent the last two days in Amherst, whether he was offered, and just what, if any, timeline UMass has to fill this vacancy. UMass fans can only be patient in this search however it appears, in conversations with others and in following social media, that most of them lack confidence in McCutcheon to do what’s right for the Minuteman hockey program. Given the rumors swirling after Cahoon stepped down regarding the lack of administrative support for the program, McCutcheon’s missteps and lack of action in the coaching search have seemed to only solidify that notion. He may be starting to change the type of candidates he’s considering, but he really needs to change the way he’s approaching the interviews and the candidates themselves because so far it doesn’t appear to be paying off in terms of results. Not to be overly pessimistic but as this search progresses all I can think is “this is how Kevin Morris got hired for the UMass football program”. Let’s hope it turns out differently. A couple more names to add to the “been interviewed” list. USHR reported that UMass interviewed Air Force Associate Head Coach Mike Corbett. I have a lot of respect for the Air Force program and what they regularly accomplish. Mike Corbett has some very good credentials. Totally wrong fit for what UMass needs. Masslive’s Harry Plumer reported that UMass interviewed Vermont sssociate head coach John Micheletto. I like his extensive experience with USA Hockey, but I’m having a tough time finding distinction from all the other candidates we’ve heard about. Micheletto, Bavis, Brown, Cavanaugh, Borek. How do any of these candidates differ, what exactly is McCutcheon looking for, and when will he figure it out? I apologize for being direct and curt regarding my personal evaluation of candidates, but frankly this is getting to be exhausting. My candidate list, filled with only people I’ve been able to actually link to the job not just speculation, is up to 20 names. Twenty! So please don’t fill up the comment section with nasty remarks because I didn’t give your favorite candidate the respect you think they deserve. It doesn’t matter anyway. My opinion obviously is completely out of whack with the Athletic Department. Otherwise UMass would have a coach by now. From what I hear there may be a few people out there who have interviewed in the last couple days that neither I or the media have been able to identify. Now for the few updates. The Cedar Rapids majority owner does not want to replace his coach. The Republican had this article on Jon Quick’s agent, a Longmeadow native. Eddie Olczyk as well as the father of Hockey East, Lou Lamoriello, are heading to the US Hockey Hall of Fame. https://fearthetriangle.com/2012/07/11/coaching-search-update-no-update/ Carlson/Coaching Search Update Ok, lots to cover tonight, so let’s get going. Earlier today College Hockey News’ Joe Meloni reported that UMass had offered USHL coach Mark Carlson its head coaching position. Thus far there has been no confirmation of that report. I personally have not been able to confirm that report either. Meloni mentions the report of Carlson being offered in this interesting piece focusing in on how the current players are faring through all this as well as some must read quotes by Rocco Carzo on Toot’s final season as coach. Matt Vautour posted a lengthy article on Carlson where John McCutcheon denies an offer was made, but the story does say Carlson is considered the top candidate. In the article Carlson is endorsed by former Minuteman and Cedar Rapids RoughRider Casey Wellman (who will be staying in the Rangers organization apparently). Earlier this story out of Iowa confirmed Carlson as interviewing for the job but had not been offered. Overall, if reports are true that UMass is on the road to offering Carlson and he actually accepts it I’ll be very happy. Carlson has a lot of the qualities that I was hoping for in a coach. He’s done nothing but win in his time at the USHL, developing some of the best young American players there and at USA Hockey. He has experience as an assistant at two Hockey East schools and played in the conference as well. In talking to many people about him in the last two days I have yet to hear anything negative about him. I think he’d be a great choice to lead the program going forward. At the very least I’m happy that McCutcheon and the search committee are turning to these types of candidates versus good coaches from lesser conferences who would be an awkward fit for the UMass job. Other UMass blogs are behind Carlson as well. However, if he is the top candidate that doesn’t mean UMass has stopped looking at others. USHR reported tonight at UNH Associate Head Coach Scott Borek interviewed for the position today. Borek was a name that was speculated upon early on. He’s been an assistant at UNH for the last 10 years and was head coach at Lake Superior State for five unspectacular seasons in the late 90s. It sounds that other candidates have interviewed in recent days as well. Hopefully UMass will have its coach no later than the end of the week but if fans have learned anything from this search it’s not to get your hopes up until you see someone behind a podium. Boston University released their schedule today so the UMass schedule is almost known now. 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__label__cc	0.521541	0.478459	Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production Xueyang Feng, Jiazhang Lian, Huimin Zhao Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Biomedical and Translational Sciences Fatty alcohols are important components of a vast array of surfactants, lubricants, detergents, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. We have engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce 1-hexadecanol by expressing a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR) from barn owl (Tyto alba). In order to improve fatty alcohol production, we have manipulated both the structural genes and the regulatory genes in yeast lipid metabolism. The acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene (ACC1) was over-expressed, which improved 1-hexadecanol production by 56% (from 45. mg/L to 71. mg/L). Knocking out the negative regulator of the INO1 gene in phospholipid metabolism, RPD3, further enhanced 1-hexadecanol production by 98% (from 71. mg/L to 140. mg/L). The cytosolic acetyl-CoA supply was next engineered by expressing a heterologous ATP-dependent citrate lyase, which increased the production of 1-hexadecanol by an additional 136% (from 140. mg/L to 330. mg/L). Through fed-batch fermentation using resting cells, over 1.1. g/L 1-hexadecanol can be produced in glucose minimal medium, which represents the highest titer reported in yeast to date. Metabolic Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2014.10.001 Fatty alcohol 10.1016/j.ymben.2014.10.001 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. cetyl alcohol Chemical Compounds Metabolic engineering Chemical Compounds Metabolic Engineering Medicine & Life Sciences Yeast Chemical Compounds Saccharomyces cerevisiae Medicine & Life Sciences Fatty Alcohols Engineering & Materials Science Strigiformes Medicine & Life Sciences Feng, X., Lian, J., & Zhao, H. (2015). Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production. Metabolic Engineering, 27, 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2014.10.001 Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production. / Feng, Xueyang; Lian, Jiazhang; Zhao, Huimin. In: Metabolic Engineering, Vol. 27, 01.01.2015, p. 10-19. Feng, X, Lian, J & Zhao, H 2015, 'Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production', Metabolic Engineering, vol. 27, pp. 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2014.10.001 Feng X, Lian J, Zhao H. Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production. Metabolic Engineering. 2015 Jan 1;27:10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2014.10.001 Feng, Xueyang ; Lian, Jiazhang ; Zhao, Huimin. / Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production. In: Metabolic Engineering. 2015 ; Vol. 27. pp. 10-19. @article{14cc719d79e74d67992287088bed208d, title = "Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production", abstract = "Fatty alcohols are important components of a vast array of surfactants, lubricants, detergents, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. We have engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce 1-hexadecanol by expressing a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR) from barn owl (Tyto alba). In order to improve fatty alcohol production, we have manipulated both the structural genes and the regulatory genes in yeast lipid metabolism. The acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene (ACC1) was over-expressed, which improved 1-hexadecanol production by 56% (from 45. mg/L to 71. mg/L). Knocking out the negative regulator of the INO1 gene in phospholipid metabolism, RPD3, further enhanced 1-hexadecanol production by 98% (from 71. mg/L to 140. mg/L). The cytosolic acetyl-CoA supply was next engineered by expressing a heterologous ATP-dependent citrate lyase, which increased the production of 1-hexadecanol by an additional 136% (from 140. mg/L to 330. mg/L). Through fed-batch fermentation using resting cells, over 1.1. g/L 1-hexadecanol can be produced in glucose minimal medium, which represents the highest titer reported in yeast to date.", keywords = "Acetyl-CoA, Fatty alcohol, Metabolic engineering, Phospholipid, Regulator, Yeast", author = "Xueyang Feng and Jiazhang Lian and Huimin Zhao", note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Energy Biosciences Institute ( OO7G21 ). XF thanks for the Shen postdoc fellowship from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . The authors want to thank Dr. Jens Nielsen for generously providing pIYC08 plasmid. The authors want to thank Dr. Ryan E. Cobb for editing this manuscript. 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In order to improve fatty alcohol production, we have manipulated both the structural genes and the regulatory genes in yeast lipid metabolism. The acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene (ACC1) was over-expressed, which improved 1-hexadecanol production by 56% (from 45. mg/L to 71. mg/L). Knocking out the negative regulator of the INO1 gene in phospholipid metabolism, RPD3, further enhanced 1-hexadecanol production by 98% (from 71. mg/L to 140. mg/L). The cytosolic acetyl-CoA supply was next engineered by expressing a heterologous ATP-dependent citrate lyase, which increased the production of 1-hexadecanol by an additional 136% (from 140. mg/L to 330. mg/L). Through fed-batch fermentation using resting cells, over 1.1. g/L 1-hexadecanol can be produced in glucose minimal medium, which represents the highest titer reported in yeast to date. AB - Fatty alcohols are important components of a vast array of surfactants, lubricants, detergents, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. We have engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce 1-hexadecanol by expressing a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR) from barn owl (Tyto alba). In order to improve fatty alcohol production, we have manipulated both the structural genes and the regulatory genes in yeast lipid metabolism. The acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene (ACC1) was over-expressed, which improved 1-hexadecanol production by 56% (from 45. mg/L to 71. mg/L). Knocking out the negative regulator of the INO1 gene in phospholipid metabolism, RPD3, further enhanced 1-hexadecanol production by 98% (from 71. mg/L to 140. mg/L). The cytosolic acetyl-CoA supply was next engineered by expressing a heterologous ATP-dependent citrate lyase, which increased the production of 1-hexadecanol by an additional 136% (from 140. mg/L to 330. mg/L). Through fed-batch fermentation using resting cells, over 1.1. g/L 1-hexadecanol can be produced in glucose minimal medium, which represents the highest titer reported in yeast to date. 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__label__wiki	0.56639	0.56639	The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum Sai Praneeth R. Bathena, Sandeep Mukherjee, Marco Olivera, Yazen Alnouti Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GI) Internal Medicine, Nebraska Medicine The role of sulfation in ameliorating the hepatotoxicity of bile acids (BAs) in humans remains unknown due to the lack of proper analytical methods to quantify individual BAs and their sulfate metabolites in biological tissues and fluids. To this end, a simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated to characterize the detailed BA profile in human urine and serum. The limit of quantification was 1. ng/mL and baseline separation of all analytes was achieved within in a run time of 32. min. The method was validated over the dynamic range of 1-1000. ng/mL. The LC-MS/MS method was more accurate, precise, and selective than the commercially available kits for the quantification of sulfated and unsulfated BAs, and the indirect quantification of individual sulfated BAs after solvolysis. The LC-MS/MS method was applied to characterize the BA profile in urine and serum of healthy subjects. Thirty three percent of serum BAs were sulfated, whereas 89% of urinary BAs existed in the sulfate form, indicating the role of sulfation in enhancing the urinary excretion of BAs. The percentage of sulfation of individual BAs increased with the decrease in the number of hydroxyl groups indicating the role of sulfation in the detoxification of the more hydrophobic and toxic BA species. Eighty percent of urinary BAs and 55% of serum BAs were present in the glycine-amidated form, whereas 8% of urinary BAs and 13% of serum BAs existed in the taurine-amidated form. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.019 Amidation LC-MS/MS Sulfation 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.019 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. bile acid sulfates Chemical Compounds Metabolites Chemical Compounds Bile Acids and Salts Chemical Compounds Urine Medicine & Life Sciences Detoxification Chemical Compounds Liquid chromatography Chemical Compounds Bathena, S. P. R., Mukherjee, S., Olivera, M., & Alnouti, Y. (2013). The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 942-943, 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.019 The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum. / Bathena, Sai Praneeth R.; Mukherjee, Sandeep; Olivera, Marco; Alnouti, Yazen. In: Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, Vol. 942-943, 30.12.2013, p. 53-62. Bathena, SPR, Mukherjee, S, Olivera, M & Alnouti, Y 2013, 'The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum', Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, vol. 942-943, pp. 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.019 Bathena SPR, Mukherjee S, Olivera M, Alnouti Y. The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2013 Dec 30;942-943:53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.10.019 Bathena, Sai Praneeth R. ; Mukherjee, Sandeep ; Olivera, Marco ; Alnouti, Yazen. / The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum. In: Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2013 ; Vol. 942-943. pp. 53-62. @article{b31e3cbc647d49788c8d3e8b23906503, title = "The profile of bile acids and their sulfate metabolites in human urine and serum", abstract = "The role of sulfation in ameliorating the hepatotoxicity of bile acids (BAs) in humans remains unknown due to the lack of proper analytical methods to quantify individual BAs and their sulfate metabolites in biological tissues and fluids. 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__label__wiki	0.565672	0.565672	You are here: Home / European Union News / Commission welcomes Bulgaria and Croatia’s entry into the Exchange Rate Mechanism II Commission welcomes Bulgaria and Croatia’s entry into the Exchange Rate Mechanism II July 13, 2020 by European Union 1 Comment From left to right: Mr Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister; Mr Gordan GRLIĆ-RADMAN, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs. Copyright: European Union This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the decision to include the Bulgarian lev and the Croatian kuna in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II). It also welcomes the ECB Governing Council’s decision on close cooperation with both countries, marking their entry into the Banking Union. The decision of the ERM II parties represents an important milestone in Bulgaria and Croatia’s efforts to join the euro area. Both Member States must now participate in the mechanism without severe tensions and, in particular, without devaluing their currency central rate against the euro on their own initiative, for at least two years before they can qualify to adopt the euro. The Commission will continue to encourage and support the efforts of the Bulgarian and Croatian authorities to complete the process of joining the euro area. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission said: “The euro is a tangible symbol of European unity, prosperity and solidarity. This decision recognises the important economic reforms already undertaken by Bulgaria and Croatia while confirming the continued attractiveness of Europe’s single currency. We will continue to stand with both countries as they take their next and final steps towards joining the euro area.” Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that works for People, said: “I am delighted to welcome Bulgaria and Croatia as members of the Exchange Rate Mechanism II, an important milestone on the road to adopting the euro as their national currency. Both countries have worked hard to get to this point, even in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. It is a testament to the attractiveness of our common currency – still relatively young but highly successful globally. Good news for Bulgaria, Croatia and for the entire euro area.” Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy, said: “Bulgaria and Croatia have made huge efforts to prepare for entry into ERM II and the Banking Union. Today, those efforts have paid off. In a time of crisis and uncertainty, this decision sends a message of confidence in the euro and clarity that Bulgaria and Croatia will be the next countries to join. As they take this key step towards our common currency, we as Europeans take a new step towards ever closer Union.” Participation in ERM II will help to strengthen the resilience of Bulgaria and Croatia’s economies. It will help both countries to focus their policies on stability, foster their convergence and eventually support them in their efforts to adopt the euro. The Commission also welcomes the fact that Bulgaria and Croatia are committed to maintaining the reform momentum and to achieving sustainable economic convergence towards the adoption of euro. To that end, they have each committed to implement further reforms during their participation in ERM II in accordance with the stability-oriented purpose of the mechanism. Bulgaria and Croatia each undertook a number of policy commitments designed to ensure a smooth transition to, and participation in, the ERM II. The ERM II parties tasked the Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) to monitor the effective implementation of these commitments within their respective areas of competence. These assessments provided the basis for the ERM II parties to include the Bulgarian lev and the Croatian kuna in the ERM II. The Commission monitored the implementation of Bulgaria’s commitments in the following policy areas: the supervision of the non-banking financial sector, the insolvency framework, the anti-money laundering framework, the governance of state-owned enterprises. The Commission’s assessment deemed that those four commitments have been effectively fulfilled by the Bulgarian authorities and it has presented this positive assessment to the ERM II parties. The Commission monitored the implementation of Croatia’s commitments in the following policy areas: the anti-money laundering framework; the collection, production and dissemination of statistics; public sector governance; the financial and administrative burden on enterprises. The Commission’s assessment deemed that those four commitments have been effectively fulfilled by the Croatian authorities and has presented this positive assessment to the ERM II parties. ERM II was set up on 1 January 1999 as a successor to the original ERM to ensure that exchange rate fluctuations between the euro and other EU currencies do not disrupt economic stability within the single market, and to help non euro-area countries prepare for participation in the euro area. In ERM II, a central exchange rate of a non-euro area Member State’s currency is set against the euro and the currency is only allowed to fluctuate around this rate within set limits. Bulgaria and Croatia announced in July 2018 and July 2019 respectively, their intention to join ERM II and committed to implement a number of measures aimed at ensuring a smooth participation in ERM II before joining ERM II. The ERM II parties asked the ECB and the Commission to monitor the fulfilment of these prior commitments. Both institutions have now produced positive assessments of the prior-commitments in their respective areas of competence. The entry into ERM II of Bulgaria and Croatia was decided by mutual agreement of all ERM II parties. The ERM II parties consists of the ministers of the euro area Member States, the President of the European Central Bank and the minister and the central bank governor of Denmark, as the only non-euro area Member State currently participating in the mechanism. 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__label__cc	0.501409	0.498591	How Uber’s New Driver App Overcomes Network Lag Chris Francis, Chris McGrath, Flynn Howling, Jatin Lodhia, and Yohan Hartanto This article is the third in a series covering how Uber’s mobile engineering team developed the newest version of our driver app, codenamed Carbon, a core component of our ridesharing business. Among other new features, the app lets our population of over three million driver-partners find fares, get directions, and track their earnings. We began designing the new app in conjunction with feedback from our driver-partners in 2017, and began rolling it out for production in September 2018. The competition between urban architecture and wireless data technology means lapses in coverage—dark spots in cities where our phones won’t work. Driving through urban landscapes means finding more of these dark spots, leading to frequent changes in network quality and levels of congestion. These lapses in coverage particularly affect Uber’s driver-partners as they attempt to pick up or drop off riders. The pain points here can be demonstrated best by an example. Suppose a driver finishes a trip at a crowded airport in Bangalore. The rider wants to pay with cash, and the driver needs to complete the trip in the app to see the final fare. Pulling up to the curb at the airport, the driver’s phone can’t connect to the Internet. The rider is rushed to make their flight, but the lack of a connection means the driver can’t complete the trip in the app and get the final cost. The driver might drive further down the terminal, taking extra time, potentially extending the trip, and causing frustration for both rider and driver. To deal with lapses in network coverage and prevent these types of scenarios from occurring, we came up with Optimistic Mode. This new feature for our driver app lets the app work offline so that a driver can end a trip even without a connection and retrieve the last price estimate received from the server. Optimistic Mode allows the app to work regardless of network conditions, leading to more positive trip experiences for rider and driver alike. Optimistic Mode components We supported some offline capability in the previous driver app by collecting failed requests and batching them to the server to be consolidated once connectivity was regained. While this feature helped prevent some errors from being displayed, it wasn’t able to intelligently update the state of the application, stack multiple actions on top of each other, and persist state across sessions. We developed the components described below for our new driver app to deal with these issues. Optimistic requests Any component of the driver app capable of operating optimistically begins the flow by submitting an optimistic request. An optimistic request has the ability to serialize and deserialize to disk, very similar to a regular network request, and every optimistic request is paired with an optimistic transform. Optimistic transforms The main component that allows Optimistic Mode to work are called transforms, in other words, operations that transform the current state of an object to an optimistic state, i.e., the expected state to be returned by the network. Transforms can also be stacked, applying their changes in order as an object passes through each transform. To understand transforms with a simple example, let’s imagine a class “Counter” which has a property “count.” We can then implement a transform which increments the count property of the Counter object. Figure 1: In this simple example, the Increment Transform increases the count property by one as the Counter object passes through. Transforms can be as simple or complex as needed for our optimistic operations. Each optimistic request has a transform associated with it. The transform outputs an optimistic state that matches the eventual response from the optimistic request. This way, the user will not notice any change in the app when the response comes back from the network, providing a smooth transition. When an optimistic request is submitted to the client, the transform associated with the request is applied immediately to move the app into an optimistic state, making it appear that the request has completed. The optimistic state outputted from the transform will be maintained until a response from the server is received with the actual state, syncing app and server. Figure 2a: Normal counter request fails to upload to a server. Figure 2b: A transform is used in Optimistic Mode to update the state immediately so a workflow can be completed even without network, with the assumption that it will sync with the server in the future. Optimistic stream We use RX streams as the message bus for data to be passed through the app. Every feature in the app reacts to the state changes that are published on the datastream. This mechanism enables us to use the same stream to easily apply optimistic transforms to the latest state of the object. To obtain the optimistic state, we combine the last known state of the data on the stream with the available transforms for the data. The data has each transform applied to it before being published back on the stream and consumed by the feature. The feature then simply reacts to the optimistic state of the data. Dependent requests There are also requests that are dependent on optimistic requests completing. For example, it wouldn’t make sense to send a request to end a trip that the backend doesn’t even know has started. Such dependent requests will be queued for a period of time while we wait for the optimistic requests to complete. If this period is too long, we fail the request, notifying the user with a network error message. We faced several challenges in this design. We wanted to support stacking optimistic requests, allowing for multiple steps to be completed without a network connection. Due to being out of sync with the server we also needed to handle cases where we incorrectly moved into an optimistic state and must revert to a previous state. Ensuring that we show the driver the most accurate state reliably is something that took several iterations and will continue to be optimized as we move forward. Rebasing transforms With Optimistic Mode enabled, the application may receive other network data before the optimistic request has been able to complete. Figure 3: In this scenario, we apply our optimistic transform on top of the latest state that we receive from the server. For example, let’s take the counter example we used above. The app increments the count using the transforms to give a final value of 2. However, this count has not yet synced with the server. During this period of time, other network responses received may have a stale value of 1. Optimistic Mode uses the transforms to update the stale state and maintain the optimistic state. This ensures that the app does not revert back and forth for the user, between two states, avoiding a confusing experience. Surviving application restarts All optimistic requests along with the last known optimistic state are saved to disk so they persist across application restarts. Consider a scenario where there are a few requests queued up to be synced with the server, but the user closes the app. Upon re-launch the optimistic requests and last known optimistic state are loaded from persistence. This allows the users to be in the same state when they re-launch the app. The optimistic requests are queued up to sync with the server. Surfacing errors A particular issue we come across with this new feature is how it surfaces errors. Optimistic Mode was designed for requests that should only fail due to back-end outages, and should have predictable responses that can be mocked. However, in practice errors will arise. Because we move the user through the app workflows optimistically, an error can be a very jarring experience. Firstly, the app state rolls back to the pre-optimistic state, leaving the user in an unexpected state where the next action may not be obvious. Secondly, in order to surface errors we need the previous state to receive error messages, even though it may have already gone out of scope. To handle this, in the driver app we create a global error handling framework, which we call internally the Alert Framework. There will always be the rare case when a server returns an error to a request. For commonly occurring error, such as when trips are too short, we implemented checks on the mobile clients to handle them better. For drivers, we’ve seen great savings in time spent starting and ending trips, which are the first two operations that utilize Optimistic Mode. We often see that a trip was able to progress several minutes before a network operation was actually able to complete. As of November 2018, we have observed that the average time saved per optimistic operation is about 13.5 seconds. Even at this early stage in the new driver app’s life we are totaling over a year’s worth of continuous driver time saved in aggregate each and every day. The future of Optimistic Mode The ability to progress user state without a network connection has shown to be useful for other flows in Ubers apps as well. Launched as a way to speed up starting and ending trips, it has also been integrated into delivery-partner features for Uber Eats, allowing for quicker drop-offs when cash is used as payment. It can also be leveraged for features that need to react quickly but can sync with the server later, such as rating a rider or driver, marking inbox messages as read, or collecting signatures for deliveries. Index of articles in Uber driver app series Why We Decided to Rewrite Uber’s Driver App Architecting Uber’s New Driver App in RIBs Scaling Cash Payments in Uber Eats How to Ship an App Rewrite Without Risking Your Entire Business Building a Scalable and Reliable Map Interface for Drivers Engineering Uber Beacon: Matching Riders and Drivers in 24-bit RGB Colors Architecting a Safe, Scalable, and Server-Driven Platform for Driver Preferences Building a Real-time Earnings Tracker into Uber’s New Driver App Activity/Service as a Dependency: Rethinking Android Architecture in Uber’s New Driver App Interested in developing mobile applications used by millions of people every day? Consider joining our team as an Android or iOS developer! Uber engineers who developed Optimistic Mode for the new driver app, from left to right: Chris McGrath, Flynn Howling, Chris Francis, Jatin Lodhia, and Yohan Hartanto. Previous article Montezuma’s Revenge Solved by Go-Explore, a New Algorithm for Hard-Exploration Problems (Sets Records on Pitfall, Too) Next article How to Get a Better GAN (Almost) for Free: Introducing the Metropolis-Hastings GAN Chris Francis Chris Francis is a software engineer at Uber. He currently works on optimizing network performance for Uber’s Android apps. He previously worked in a voice messaging startup in San Francisco. Chris McGrath Chris McGrath worked as a software engineer at Uber. Flynn Howling Flynn Howling is a software engineer at Uber. He currently works on improving the network performance of Uber’s iOS apps, and digging through data to find insights. Previously he worked at a fast growing startup in Canada where he helped write popular iOS apps. Jatin Lodhia Jatin Lodhia is the TLM for Mobile Networking at Uber. His main focus is on improving reliability and performance of data exchange between mobile client and server. In the past, he worked at Google for eight years on various products like peer-to-peer synced databases, Android Auth & Storage, and Search Quality backend infrastructure. Yohan Hartanto Yohan Hartanto, a software engineer at Uber, currently works to scale the development of the driver app to be reliable and highly performant. In the past, his experience includes building Android SDKs for Fabric, and developing an Android music app for Amazon.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line680
__label__cc	0.516879	0.483121	Himalaya Airlines announces direct flight to Dhaka Published On : 12 July, 2019 2:49 pm KAROBAR CORRESPONDENT Himalaya Airlinesannounces the most awaited direct flights Kathmandu/Dhaka/Kathmandu from July 22, 2019. The airline will operate its A32o – 214 narrow bodied aircraft on the route, configured with 150 Economy Class and 8 Premium Economy Class seats. The airline has a fleet of three new Airbus 320-200. Himalaya Airlinesannounces the most awaited direct flights Kathmandu/Dhaka/Kathmandu from July 22, 2019. The airline will operate its A32o – 214 narrow bodied aircraft on the route, configured with 150 Economy Class and 8 Premium Economy Class seats. The airline has a fleet of three new Airbus 320-200. The new flight schedule offersexpedient travel options for leisure and business travelers. Bangladesh being a major volume market for Nepalese tourism, the inbound connectivity shall focus predominantly on getting Bangladeshi tourists onboard.With the airlines’ regular flights to Middle East destinations like Doha, Dubai/Abu Dhabi, Dammam etc.the new sector shall also significantly project Kathmandu as a transit hub for Bangladeshi passengers.“We take pleasure to announce our connectivity to another Asian Destination – Dhaka, Bangladesh, shouldering our role in contributing to the promotion of tourism and business amongst neighboring Countries.This connectivity will boost new business opportunities between Nepal and Bangladesh and shall alsoserve as a bridge between the Middle East Countries and Bangladesh. Himalaya Airlines shall be committed to continuing excellent service flavored with Nepali hospitality to its valuedpassengers,said Mr. Vijay Shrestha, Vice President – Administration.The thrice weekly schedule have convenient timings, where flight # H9 678 departs from Kathmandu at 11:10hours (local time), and lands at 13:10 hours (local time) in Dhaka. The return flight #H9 679 departs from HazratShahjalal International Airport at 14:10 hours (local time) the same day and arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport at 15:20 hours. The Free Baggage Allowance for both the routes is 25 Kg for Premium Economy Class and 20 Kg for Economy Class.The airline aims at ensuring on-time flight performance.Flight No Departure Airport Departure Time Arrival Airport Arrival Time DayH9 678 KTM 11:10 hrs DAC 13:10hrs Mon, Wed, SatH9 679 DAC 14:10hrs KTM 15:20 hrs Mon, Wed, Sat*All timings are Local.The airline has appointed SAir Air BD Ltd.as its General Sales Agents (GSA), who will represent the airline in Bangladesh and will be responsible for the airline’s sales and marketing, market development, reservations and ticketing services.About Himalaya Airlines Pvt. Ltd.Established in August 2014, Himalaya Airlines is a Nepal – China joint venture, providing international air services. As the name ‘Himalaya’ symbolizes high mountains of Nepal, dedicated in service to uplift the name of the nation, Himalaya Airlines aspires to rise up in its name to international standards. With the aim to excel in safety, on time performance (OTP) and most primarily, in service to its customers, H9 has already established itself in Nepal with high recognition.Presently H9 operates to five destinations – Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur adding Dhaka as the sixth one. The airline proudly owns a young fleet of 3 Airbus A320-214 series of narrow-body aircraft with the configuration of 8 Premium Economy class & 150 Economy class seats. For year 2019, the airline plans to focus on China connectivity by adding up Beijing to its destination network and eventually extending to other cities like Nanchang, Chongqing, Changsha, Guiyang etc. Airline also has plans to acquire A319 for flying to high altitude destinations like Lhasa.H9 received its first international award for “Leading New International Airlines in South Asia” at South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2017. This award honors the efforts undertaken towards developing high standard of services and expanding network and has given a tremendous boost to H9 family to excel further and rise higher in the aviation sector. Himalaya Airlines’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers with blockbuster movies, music, TV shows and documentaries etc. Passengers flying with Himalaya Airlines can also spend their quality time reading through the in-flight magazine – Danfe. Following the genuine Nepalese tradition of “AtithiDevoBhava” – Guest is God, H9 strives to provide true Nepali Hospitality to its esteemed passengers. #Himalaya Airlines BERKELEY – Even before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the United States and other developed economies, If demonetization leapfrogged fintech, COVID induced lockdown and physical distancing induced long closure of campuses WASHINGTON, DC – The insurgency that overran the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, just Anirudra Neupane Local governments in Nepal are very strong unit of governance in terms of	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line681
__label__wiki	0.546827	0.546827	Starbucks partners will be among the people that grow, harvest and produce the coffee in Rwanda by Retail News Editor KIGALI, Rwanda, 2017-May-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — They came from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For the next four days, the 35 Starbucks partners from around the world will be immersed in the origin of coffee in the East African nation of Rwanda. They are all part of a program called the Starbucks Origin Experience, which takes Starbucks partners from behind the store counters or office desks and places them among the people that grow, harvest and produce the coffee. The annual trips to Costa Rica, Indonesia and Rwanda, three of the world’s coffee growing regions, are designed as a bridge between what Starbucks calls “the first 10 feet” – the coffee farms themselves – and the “last 10 feet,” where a customer orders and consumes a cup. “Just as it’s important for a partner to put a lid on a cup and connect with a customer, it’s relevant to see farm workers and producers, picking (coffee), removing defects and grading, and rotating coffee during the drying process,” said Sergio Alvarez, a senior coffee specialist for Starbucks who is serving as an educator and trip leader during the Rwanda trip. During the Origin Experience, the partners will visit farms, tour support centers where farmers learn about sustainability, help plant coffee trees and discover how the beans are processed. They will see drying tables where the coffee is dried and raked by hand by the coffee producers, and meet the people working in the fields. It’s also a chance to experience the pride and passion many people in Rwanda share about the strides they have made in recent decades. In 1994, a 100-day Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi and moderate Hutu killed an estimated one million people, leaving the nation devastated by catastrophic loss. Since then, Rwanda has made significant strides in its social structure, technology and importantly, reconciliation among its people. Coffee has been a part of healing, said Starbucks partner Arthur Karuletwa, director of Traceability, Global Coffee. Karuletwa, a native Rwandan, was 17 during the genocide. With many men killed, in prison or fleeing the country, much of the cash crop industry of coffee became the work of women. Coffee has helped revive devastated communities and is providing income to a once-ravaged nation. Starbucks multimedia journalist Joshua Trujillo is traveling with the partners and will be sharing some of what they see and experience. Email: press@starbucks.com SOURCE: Starbucks Corporation This entry was posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, Retail, Retailer and tagged COFFEE, Rwanda, Sergio Alvarez, Starbucks. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line685
__label__wiki	0.920256	0.920256	Home » Companies » SoftBank sells $2.7 billion of Uber stock after shares recover SoftBank sells $2.7 billion of Uber stock after shares recover TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund sold about US$2 billion (S$2.7 billion) in Uber Technologies stock, cashing in after an increase in the ride-hailing giant’s shares. An affiliate of the investment fund called SB Cayman 2 sold 38 million shares on Jan 7 at an average price of US$53.46, according to a filing with the US Securities & Exchange Commission. SoftBank still holds about 184.2 million shares, according to the filing, worth about US$10 billion at current prices. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son was an aggressive investor in the ride-hailing sector, taking major stakes in Uber, China’s Didi Chuxing, India’s Ola and Southeast Asia’s Grab. Those wagers looked in jeopardy when Uber stumbled after its 2019 initial public offering and the coronavirus pandemic slammed demand. But Uber shares rallied more than 150 per cent from their low in March of last year, as capital markets surged. Now Didi, the largest investment in SoftBank’s portfolio, is also considering an IPO in the second half of this year, Bloomberg has reported. To deal with the pandemic, Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi initiated two rounds of layoffs and sliced pricey initiatives such as electric bikes and flying taxis. Covid-19 lockdowns continue to depress ride-sharing demand in the company’s largest markets, with sales in the US and Canada down 30 per cent during the third quarter. But the food-delivery business has surged during the pandemic, making up for much of that loss. Management has suggested delivery could be as big as or bigger than ride-hailing once the pandemic passes. Uber has pledged to turn a quarterly adjusted profit by the end of this year. SoftBank shares have also rallied as investments like Uber have recovered and several of its portfolio companies have gone public. Mr Son has sold off assets to fund record buybacks of his own stock. SoftBank shares were little changed on Tuesday (Jan 12).	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line690
__label__wiki	0.793823	0.793823	Foothill College students are creating solutions for global issues. Alumni Amer Orabi and Shadi Bakour turned their environmental efforts into a successful bottled water business, PathWater. The Foothill alumni sell purified water in a reusable aluminum water bottle, which they hope will thwart the use of plastic. “It’s amazing that Foothill has been able to ban plastic water bottles because the timing is right for us to come in and support a college we care so deeply about,” said Bakour, the CEO of PathWater. Foothill College stopped the sale of single-use plastic water bottles during the spring quarter in the Pacific Dining Cafeteria, all KJ’s Cafe campus locations and the bookstore. “We wanted to be part of a solution,” said Amer Orabi, PathWater’s Director of Operations. “We wanted to have a business that would have an impact. We found that opportunity in bottled water.” The entrepreneurial partners said Foothill’s teachers encouraged them to think about pursuing their interests that could benefit others on a larger scale. “Foothill is known to create leaders in many ways,” Orabi said. “I think the skills that Foothill gives you are extremely valuable.” Their hope is to end the use of plastic water bottles with the reusable water bottles people can refill over time. “Some people might say that’s counter-intuitive to business,” Bakour said. “For us, our mission and impact come first. All of our ideas involve solving problems in the world.” Orabi said the aluminum water bottle can be used just like any reusable bottle so long as it’s washed regularly. He also added that PathWater is dedicated to the mission of helping the environment so much it also donates 5 percent of its profits to nonprofits committed to ending the use of plastic and cleaning sustaining a clean environment. PathWater donates to Parley, Plastic Tides, Surfrider Foundation, Lonely Whale, and Save the Waves. According to Orabi, PathWater is available in California gas stations, Safeway, schools districts, tech companies, hotels, and on Amazon. STORY TAGS:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line692
__label__cc	0.639456	0.360544	Attacks on Police Facilities: IGP orders Deployment of anti-riot police officers The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered immediate nationwide deployment of anti-riot police By: Tonebsky Nesta \| on 20/10/2020 \| 280 views The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered immediate nationwide deployment of anti-riot police unit - the Police Mobile Force, PMF to protect lives and property of all Nigerians as well as secure critical national infrastructure across the country. The IGP has also ordered massive deployment of Police operatives to strengthen security around Correctional facilities nationwide. Fresh Angle International can report that the orders are coming on the heels of increasing attacks, including acts of arson and malicious damage to public and private facilities as recorded in some States of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The statement by the Police, released few minutes ago, added: “Consequently, the Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the FCT are to identify and isolate law-breakers from peaceful protesters; immediately arrest and diligently prosecute such perpetrators of violence in their respective Commands. “The IGP notes that twelve (12) suspects have been arrested in connection with the attacks and arson on Police Stations in Benin, Edo State. Five (5) AK47 rifles earlier stolen from vandalized Police Stations have also been recovered. “The Inspector-General of Police calls on members of the public to avail the police with useful information that can lead to the re-arrest of the fleeing inmates, unlawfully released from Correctional facilities”. Meanwhile, the IGP has advised parents/guardians to prevail on their children/wards to steer-clear of acts of violence and criminality, saying the Force will henceforth exercise the full powers of the law to prevent any further attempt on lives and property of citizens. KONGONET distances self from planned #EndSARS# protest in Kogi PHOTO-SPLASH FROM THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE OF HIGH CHIEF GOVERNMENT EKPEMUPOLO (TOMPOLO) Tonebsky Nesta Tonebsky Nesta is the pen name for Metsese Anthony Ebule, Co-Publisher/Editor-In-Chief Read other stories by Tonebsky Nesta	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line699
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__label__cc	0.543089	0.456911	Board index ‹ Philosophy Forums ‹ Society, Government, and Economics ‹ Current Events Discussion of the recent unfolding of history. Re: Kompromat by iambiguous » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:02 pm Zero_Sum wrote: The honorable ex chairman from the F.B.I. James Comey recently Tweeted that anybody that votes republican in the coming elections will be supporting treason and the Russia foreign takeover of our nation. I think he's right you guys, we need to vote democrat in order to get the sleazy Commisar out of office. If you vote for Trump in the coming elections or republicans you're not a patriotic American but instead support foreign treason and sedition. Trump's nationalism or protectionism is bad for business concerning international Jewry therefore with that alone I must oppose him. Sure, he moved our embassy to Jerusalem and defended us within the UN but his policies is bad for our financial bottom line in our global initiatives. Globalism is the future, nationalism isn't. Ironically as it were? But I'll pose the same points to you that I posed to Wendy: My question to you is still this: what if you're wrong? What if it turns out that Trump did collude with Putin in order to throw the election his way? Would that even matter? Again, I suspect that in regard to particular issues near and dear to you, Trump is your man. And towards those ends, any means that he employs either to attain power or to sustain it, is justified. In other words, there is no sense in really even trying to argue with you about Trump because those particular policies of his are in sync with your own -- and Joker's? -- political prejudices. And [I suspect further] never in a million years would you consider that perhaps these prejudices are just existential contraptions rooted in dasein. To go down that path is to risk pulling the rug out from under the psychological comfort and consolation of just KNOWING that the liberal scum are all that separates us from the way the world ought to be run. Then it's just a question of insisting that you and your kind are the only ones who really, really, really KNOW what that is. What you believe, I suspect, pales next to the fact that you do believe it. It's the rock-solid certainty of your dogmatic narrative that propels your contributions here. Let's start there, okay? Pick a particular Trump policy that you wholeheartedly embrace and explain to us why any and all who are not "one of us" in regard to it are necessarily wrong about it. Again, no huffing and puffing, no name-calling, no Kid stuff. Instead, an intelligent and civil discussion regarding how you have come to embrace the political prejudices that you subscribe to here and now. Do you see them as basically subjective/subjunctive predilections rooted existentially in the particular life that you have lived, or, instead, are you able to defend them as that which all rational men and women are obligated to embrace. by Zero_Sum » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:20 pm I don't know who this Joker is as I am 100% globalist and kosher. My name is David Horowitz not this Joker you're referring to and I am still in the process of getting my new username changed to that. There absolutely is no question or debate that there is a Russian in the white house, I was totally agreeing with you. We need to get that foreign commissar out of the Whitehouse! Last edited by Zero_Sum on Fri Jul 20, 2018 4:50 am, edited 1 time in total. Zero_Sum Special Commisar Joker Location: The People's Republic of the U.S.S.A - My pronouns are 'Fuck You'- Zero_Sum wrote: I don't who this Joker is as I am 100% globalist and kosher. My name is David Horowitz not this Joker you're referring to and I am still in the process of getting my new username changed to that. More Kid stuff. by Karpel Tunnel » Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:39 am He's an incredibly pro Israel Russian, so you should be pleased. He surrounded himself with Pro israel advisors and hawkish Iran haters. Karpel Tunnel by Zero_Sum » Fri Jul 20, 2018 4:52 am You're acting very cheeky, are you a Russian agent also? That's exactly what a Russian agent would say. Perhaps we need to do an F.B.I. Russian collusion assessment of all individuals living in the United States just to be sure. Karpel Tunnel wrote: I don't know, maybe he's a fifth column member that is not only conspiring against the United States but Israel also. I have my suspicions. Until he bombs Tehran with a nuclear missile ushering the new messiah I will have to hold onto my suspicions. "If you see or hear something suspicious, report it and say something." - Brought to you by the F.B.I., C.I.A., Democratic Party, and Homeland Security. by Karpel Tunnel » Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:01 pm Zero_Sum wrote: I don't know, maybe he's a fifth column member that is not only conspiring against the United States but Israel also. I have my suspicions. Only if he then converts. I mean, maybe he'll target Israel next. The enemy of my enemy might be just a psychopath. But I'll admit it's a good first test. by Zero_Sum » Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:51 pm Don't forget bombing Tehran with a nuclear missile, they're a threat to Israel, the United States, and world peace. by iambiguous » Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:23 pm Zero_Sum wrote: You're acting very cheeky, are you a Russian agent also? That's exactly what a Russian agent would say. Perhaps we need to do an F.B.I. Russian collusion assessment of all individuals living in the United States just to be sure. Even your attempt to be clever here comes off as just more Kid stuff. Well, to me. Anyway, anytime you [or Wendy] would like to explore my speculation regarding the extent to which our reactions to the Trump scandal are basically just existential contraptions rooted in dasein, I'd certainly be willing to give it a go. And, no, I don't exclude my own reaction. No huffing and puffing. Just a serious attempt to understand how particular individuals come to think and feel as they do about things like this. I don't know what you're talking about, I am a registered voter of the democratic party and financial donator to AIPAC. Zero_Sum wrote: Note to others: ^^^Russian cointelpro. by Karpel Tunnel » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:54 pm More like McDonald's, Shell and woman and gays who live there. Karpel Tunnel wrote: More like McDonald's, Shell and woman and gays who live there. We will destroy Iran and install a neo liberal democratic form of capitalism there in our lifetime. Won't all the socialist and communist Jews be angry? Zionism is national socialism transferred to the Middle East. While there hasn't been a Holocaust level application, it is structurally the same in relation to race and land and militarism and its relation to other oppressive regimes. We can only hope that nothing like national socialism spreads to other countries. I know this sounds odd since, hey, Israel allows capitalism. Sure, just like Hitler, as long as the contained within national socialism capitalists support the national socialism. Capitalism like a subsidiary to a national socialism that is a fascism. Of course while those fascists in such national socialisms focus on race to give people something to fuss around with rather than the people with real power who could give a shit about their 'own people', they laugh at the people who do their bidding by focusing on race. It is so fucking facile to focus on race. Unless you are doing it to manipulate people, then it's just evil. by Zero_Sum » Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:32 pm Capitalism, socialism, who really cares? We Jews control both. The western democratic neo liberal form of politick is an infusion of both capitalism and socialism. Zionism is ultra nationalistic in that our goal is to control the world through internationalism. Only a racist or anti semite would compare us to Adolf Hitler. All of this is the will of God, who are you to argue with God? This was all prophesied thousands of years ago. by Mr Reasonable » Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:54 am WendyDarling wrote: His indictments are baseless regarding Trump and Russia, fishing expedition blanks with absolutely no ties to the election and least of all to Trump who is his primary target. Why can't you accept that he's doing a crap job that's costed the US taxpayers millions of dollars with no caps on his budget and still no evidence of Trump collusion after a year and umpteen indictments into it? In another three years, he'll average another fifty indictments into it and still nothing related to Trump being a Russian operative. Fifteen years from now and two billions dollars spent on his investigation later and no Trump charges, sure everyone else who knows Trump and has ever been Russian or spoken with a Russian will have indictments pending against them for money laundering, fraud, lying under oath to corrupt federal agents, urinating on prostitutes in public, blah, blah, blah, but Trump will still be innocent of collusion. Why are you so upset that someone is trying to get to the bottom of hacking the election? Whether it's about Trump being an operative, or just a beneficiary of a tainted election should be irrelevant. I think this probe has cost less than the amount of money that's been saved by gutting the state department and the epa, so it's budget neutral. Hyperbole is just that. Your numbers don't add up. Also, Clinton was impeached for lying about a blowjob, and a right wing congress spent more time investigating that than Mueller has investigating the election fraud. So how do you reconcile that with being so upset about what's happening now? It seems like you're blindly defending your team here without taking into account that all the intelligence agencies agree that there was outside tampering in the election and that there's something more at stake than your idol being disgraces. Big picture Wendy. Think about what you're actually reasoning toward. You see...a pimp's love is very different from that of a square. Dating a stripper is like eating a noisy bag of chips in church. Everyone looks at you in disgust, but deep down they want some too. What exactly is logic? -Magnus Anderson Support the innocence project on AmazonSmile instead of Turd's African savior biker dude. http://www.innocenceproject.org/ Mr Reasonable resident contrarian Location: pimping a hole straight through the stratosphere itself Not liking Trump isn't the only reason for wanting Mueller to be able to continue to effectively execute his role. You might consider that some of us prefer to have a representative government that is accountable to our interests and that untainted elections should be seen as a positive thing to anyone who wants to live in a democracy. Don't be such a fan that you shit on what ought be considered good, non partisan principles about how a government ought function and how leaders ought be chosen because you're too propagandized to see what's right in front of you and evident to anyone who gets news from anywhere but the alt right sites and fox news. by WendyDarling » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:19 am January 5-6, 2017 - Intelligence officials meet separately with Obama and Trump to present the results of their probe into cyber espionage during the presidential campaign. After the president and the president-elect are briefed, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence releases a declassified version of its classified report on Russian meddling. According to the report, hackers did not breach voting machines or computers that tallied election results but Russians meddled in other ways. Putin ordered a multifaceted influence campaign that included spreading pro-Trump propaganda online and hacking the DNC and Podesta. Bracing for a possible Clinton win, Russian bloggers were prepared to promote a hashtag #DemocracyRIP on election night. Paid social media users, aka "trolls," shared stories about Clinton controversies to create a cloud of scandal around her campaign. https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016- ... index.html Rest easy, there was no breach in voting. Mueller never needed to investigate tampering with the election process which is what you were referring to because there was no one "hacking the election". True, Russians, Chinese, Japanese, Iranians and every other country could have somehow propagandized some ad campaigns for Hillary, for Trump, for fucking Rand Paul or some other presidential hopeful. Rogue governments, any of them worldwide, could have been behind the DNC hacks, but the US intel agencies are after Russia only because Putin puts a kink in their globalist agenda by being a nationalist the same as Trump and Horowitz may be onto to something that Russia is too ethnically white of a nation, not multi-culturally diverse like the globalists want it. US intelligence has nothing first hand that it was Russian involvement in any hacks which I've already covered. What came out about Hillary and John Podesta, as well as the rest of the Dem. party was in your face truth about their shady business practices so I'm pleased that they were hacked so we could all be made well aware of what they were up to in Washington. They are scum by their own writings. Since Russia didn't change any votes and cyber security has been ratcheted up hundreds of notches, you can come down off your high horse and stop lecturing about nothing. Member of The Coalition of Truth - member #2/2 "facts change all the time and not only that, they don't mean anything...."-Peter Kropotkin "I can hope they have some degree of self-awareness but the facts suggest that they don't..... "- Peter Kropotkin . "you don't know the value of facts and you don't know the value of the ‘TRUTH”... " -Peter Kropotkin WendyDarling Location: Hades by iambiguous » Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:01 pm Karpel Tunnel wrote: Of course while those fascists in such national socialisms focus on race to give people something to fuss around with rather than the people with real power who could give a shit about their 'own people', they laugh at the people who do their bidding by focusing on race. Cue Mr. Zimmerman: https://youtu.be/bXWM84rUV-Q And, of course, Don Trump. Then it's just a question of whether Trump is only "playing politics" here himself; or, instead, really is intent on playing the race card all the way out to...the gas chambers? As one suspects some of his more fanatic enablers are. And how about Joker and Wendy here. How far do they want to take it re the Jews and all of the "not white" folks? And note how, above all else, they steer clear of the arguments that I present to them. Why you might ask? Karpel Tunnel wrote: It is so fucking facile to focus on race. Unless you are doing it to manipulate people, then it's just evil. You focus on "whatever works". But works to what end? As for the "worst case scenario" here being evil, it doesn't work that way for me. Not in a No God world. Not down the fucking hole that "I" am in. Well, "here and now". Consider: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/concept-evil/ How much of this is applicable to Trump? by WendyDarling » Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:20 pm No one here enjoys exchanges with your cut and paste one track mind ridiculousness that is abject of reality by the way you refuse to define the words you are using in said exchanges. Talk about kid stuff, baiting people into your stupid hole where you use meaningless words that are not in relation to the greater reality, only in your subjective head. Joker and I believe in racial separatism, not gas chambers or any other vile things you imply with your twisted twatter, so fuck off ass munch. WendyDarling wrote: Okay, fair enough. But my curiosity here still revolves more around why and how you came to think the way you do. Why that and not something else? In other words, how is it embedded in the manner in which I construe the meaning of any particular human identity [re value judgments] as more an existential contraption than a frame of mind that can be defended philosophically, or ideologically, or theologically, or scientifically, or genetically [naturally] re folks like Satyr. Take us back, okay? How has your life unfolded with respect to issues of race? What actual experiences, relationships, sources of information and knowledge etc., nudged/propelled you in the direction that embodies your own particular "I" here and now. Have you thought this through? And, if so, what are the components of your argument [in a venue such as this] that might persuade others to think and feel as you do now? And then [more with Joker than with you] this part: Zero comes here adopting the persona of a fierce supporter of the Jews. We of course are meant to see through the "irony" of this. But then I got to thinking that maybe the irony instead revolves more around the fact that he is not being ironic at all! Hell, maybe his shtick here is actually to expose those who do go after the Jews. Those who embrace a frame of mind more in sync with the manner in which, say, the Nazis went after them. Is that...possible? by iambiguous » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:50 pm Another point of view here... From Anne Applebaum's column today. Nearly a year ago, I speculated that the Trump campaign might have shared data with the Russian Internet Research Agency, the team that created fake personas and put up fake Facebook pages with the goal of spreading false stories about Hillary Clinton. The Russians certainly seemed to know what they were doing. On the one hand, the Russian team targeted people who they thought might be moved to support Trump by anti-immigration slogans and messages; on the other hand, they targeted black voters with messages designed to discourage them from voting at all. The latest indictment produced by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation, together with President Trump’s strange performance in Helsinki, suggests a different hypothesis: that Russia shared data with the Trump campaign, and not vice versa. The indictment explains that the Russian hackers who broke into the servers of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic National Committee not only stole the now- infamous emails but also stole data. “The Conspirators,” reads the indictment, “searched for and identified computers within the DCCC and DNC networks that stored information related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” They then “gathered data by creating backups, or ‘snapshots,’ of the DNC’s cloud-based systems” and “moved the snapshots to cloud-based accounts they had registered with the same service thereby stealing the data from the DNC.” The Russian hackers, in other words, are the modern equivalents of the Watergate burglars in 1972. The only difference is the technology. The Watergate burglars broke into the Democratic campaign offices to tap phones and steal documents; the Russian hackers used malware and “cloud-based accounts” to achieve the same goal. Did they share this information with the Trump campaign? If so, the timing is interesting. In October, a few weeks after the hackers broke into the DNC servers, New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman observed a major shift in the way the Trump campaign was spending its advertising budget. Access to Democratic Party data would, of course, have been useful in redirecting that spending. At about the same time, Trump also began using a curious set of conspiratorial slogans and messages, all lifted directly from Russian state television and websites. From Barack Obama “founded ISIS” to Hillary Clinton will start “World War III,” Trump repeated them at his rallies and on his Twitter feed. It was as if he had some reason to believe they would work. On the other hand... It’s important to stop and acknowledge that the evidence we have does not establish this kind of connection between Russian hackers and the Trump campaign; the Mueller probe needs to continue unimpeded to help determine what happened and what did not. Still... But shared data could explain why Russian state media, the Russian Internet Research Agency and the Trump campaign were all doing the same kinds of things at the same time. Shared data could also explain why Trump appeared to feel so indebted to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, why he wanted to speak to him with no aides present, why he is so reluctant to acknowledge Russian interference. It could even explain why he talks so obsessively and inaccurately about the size of his great electoral victory: because he himself believes that the Russians helped him win. He fears that this would make his presidency illegitimate. Which it would. Carry on Bob Mueller. by Karpel Tunnel » Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:18 am WendyDarling wrote: Joker and I believe in racial separatism It must be hard for both of you living in precisely the wrong country so many years after having that would be remotely possible. Return to Current Events	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line707
__label__cc	0.541986	0.458014	Firearm User Network Managed Marksmanship HunterShooter℠ SensibleShooter℠ MilitaryMarksman℠ MarksmanshipQualification℠ ConventionalShooter℠ PowerPlinker℠ US Army Reserve Shooting Team Dominates International Competition Alvin Toffler on Marksmanship AR15 vs. AK47: Reliability Under Harsh Conditions John Buol MilitaryMarksman, SensibleShooter, Shooting AK-47, AR-15, rifle reliability 159 Comments I’ve added additional articles on the history of issue firearm reliability: M14, Part 1 AK-47 Reliability Problems Qualify with the AK-47 AK-47 and AR-15: Reliability after extreme round counts The reliability of the AR-15 vs. the AK-47 designs are babbled about routinely. Here is the only factor that matters. Any mechanism can break or become fouled to a point that it ceases to function. Kalashnikov’s famed design has a deserved reputation for reliability but it is just a gas-operated, self-loading small arm and it has more in common with the AR-15 than differences. While certainly not definitive tests, these videos are enlightening: AK47: Mud Test https://www.full30.com/embed/753d617d16a9cb6c09526519a0740313 AR-15: Mud Test https://www.full30.com/embed/30a1f036a5143172f5da39cf50f46360 Vietnam Era M16: Mud Test AR-15: No cleaning for 31,165 rounds. http://www.slip2000.com/blog/s-w-a-t-magazine-filthy-14/ I guess not even the AK is flawless and the AR just might work under harsh conditions. Go figure! ben gorilya wow.all this time i thought it was the ak series of rifles that were the king of dust, mud and general neglect. either their production standards really fell or the ar series finally has worked out all its past kinks. great post. very educational. Ted Sames Without getting into great detail in an engineering level, the AR-15/M-16 does has many flaws. There are two great flaws with this system: 1st, the magazine was never meant to be extremely strong but as a lightweight disposable item. Our American-military mindset is that is not part of the rifle and can be abused. Other countries recognize that the mag is extremely important and they make them very strong with good steel. The 2nd point is that the rifle shoots like a target rifle with high tolerances. The M-16 needs to be cleaned and well lubed with quality oils. There are many other points that I will not mention. The sights are overly complicated and require many hours of instruction to fully understand them. The AK-47 is made loose to tolerate 3rd world rough handling and lack of care. They designed this rifle as an assault rifle…engaging targets from 0 to 200 meters at the very maximum. The AK-47 was designed to be operated by lower educated and poorly trained troops. Most are not pin-point accurate. Groupings are very inconsistent. There are mechanical reasons for this. Case in point: Safety is not really an important issue so the safety lever is less ergonomic than the M-16….the Soviets designed it that way…they don’t want heir troops messing with the safety all the time…it’s either “on” when nothing is happening or “off” when in combat. The sights are rugged and simple and a child can understand the use of them within minutes. They are a little bit more practical than Americans. I believe the M-16/M-4 is perfect for police work but a real combat weapon should be selected for the military. I asked my Israeli-born friend who saw real combat in the 1980s about this…. He said, “When we were able, we selected the Gailil over the M-16 when we were actually in dessert combat because of the reliability. In garrison duty, we selected the M-16 because it was lightweight and comfortable to carry”. The Galil is a product improvement over the AK-47. you need a real arsenal ak, not a crappy wasr-10 clone or something. Obviously the ar will beat the ak clone. John M. Buol Jr. Possibly, but if any rifle, be it a “real arsenal” Kalashnikov or otherwise, is so full of debris as to impede the movement of internal parts it will cease to function. The AK has a deserved reputation for reliability but it still is a mechanical device that can fail. Gbirner the reason why the AK jammed is because he had the saftey lever on fire, which basicaly puts a hole in the side of the gun which letts water go through, if he had put it on saftey on, then it would have gone a lot better. True. This is not a pox against the AK, which has a deserved reputation for reliability. Just showing that AK’s aren’t infallible and AR’s are rugged, too. Theodore A Sames II Even though 10 specimens of each weapon type was not used in the testing plus the AR was of a “custom” type…the AK was not a “real” AK…the AK’s dust cover was open and the AR’s was closed….I am still very much impressed with the testing and gives me more respect for an American-designed product. I would also believe that the Ak’s gas ports would allow dust to clog the action. I use a Colt AR-15 and a Armalite Ar-10 for Florida swamp hunting without babying them for a whole week…crud, sand, water, weeds, without any problems. I plan to purchase high quality steel H&K magazines very soon as the biggest problem with ARs centers around the flimsy magazines that can not be easily cleaned….Ted A Sames II, Sames Instinctive Shooting School I wasn’t trying to prove or disprove anything other than pointing out that AR-15s can be reliable in harsh conditions and AKs, while very durable (and probably more so than ARs), can be made to malfunction. T. Moulder A few years ago I acquired an old SKS. It provides decent performance out to 200 yards–about the maximum distance I can definitively ID a threat with the unaided eye. Performs well with little lubrication and is relatively light for its caliber. I have an AR15 too. When the zombies come, I plan on having both time-tested rifles available for dispatching the hoards. Tero from Finland The best compromise between AK-47 and AR-15 is finnish RK-95. You can get it in calibres 7,62 x 39 or 5,56 NATO. British gun book says it is the best Kalashnikov ever made. Do not confuse it to RK-62 or RK-76. Those were older models, but they were reliable and accurate weapons (8 cm at 150 metres). Use only finnish cartridges. Do not use bad quality russian ammo. You will find RK-95 in YOUTUBE. It combines the best features of AR-15 and AK.47. RK-95 has diopteric and night sights and it can launche grenades. RK-95 is a very durable, reliable and accurate weapon with folding stocks. Test it by yourself. relli90 A lot of BS from a lot of BS ers. Good training by good trainers tell you to maintain your weapon if you want to use it. Any one using either of these weapons and subsequently taking care of the weapon will find beautiful performance. Yes the AR has a little less tolerances and may be a tiny bit more accurate at a distance, but in the hands of an expert either will kill you grave yard dead. tero Tschokkinen Test it by yourself. Find it in Youtube. In combat situations you do not always have time enough to clean your weapons. Note The Hamburger Hill case in Vietnam where many US-soldiers were killed when cleaning their weapons. The situation will even get worse in Arctic conditions e.g. in Alaska or in deset conditions e.g. in Irak or in Afganistan. There RK-95 is the best compromise. @relli90 Indeed. Just posted this to show the Kalashnikov isn’t always flawless and Stoner’s rifle isn’t doomed to fail. @tero Tschokkinen I’m sure it’s a good one. Most properly constructed Kalashnikovs will function with great reliability. These are the addresses in YOUTUBE, where you can see RK-95 and RK-95TP in action. British gun books say that it is the best Kalashnikov ever made. Very accurate (8 cm at 150 m), durable, reliable weapon. It will not leave you down like M16 did in Vietnam. M16 is prone to jamming because its stucture makes it sensitive to the residue left by propellant. Visit YOUTUBE and you will see RK-95 in action. This is the realistic scenario in most combat situations. RK-95 is able to work. M16 will fail because of jamming in the harsh combat environment. Mud, dirt, sand, snow and poor quality ammo will do their job. >> M16 will fail because of jamming in the harsh combat environment. Except when they don’t. Just like the Kalashnikov is impervious to harsh conditions and never malfunctions. Except when it does. In Vietnam, for example, the battle of hill 881 near Khe Sanh showed clearly the unreliability of M16. When the field was cleared of american bodies after the battle, it was noticed that a great many of soldiers were killed either because M16 jammed at the critical moment or they were in the laborous process of cleaning their jammed M16 when the enemy managed to launch a counterattack. The DEC PDP-1, made during the same period as your story, was way too expensive for individuals and that’s why computers never became popular for home and personal use. Care to cite any war stories that are less than 50 years old? Or do you really think in the past five decades that the longest serving service rifle in American history, and the current dominating platform for both Service Rifle Across-The-Course and practical 3 Gun competition, hasn’t been greatly improved since then? According to even the most modern gunbooks M16 does not have a gas piston and thus its design makes it sensitive to the residue left by propellant. For example this bug has not been completely fixed. During all war times ammos have tended to deteriorate of their quality and this further highlightes the problem. Sand and snow make things even worse. Acoording to the gun books no automatic rifle can match the reliability of AK-47 in arctic or in sandy desert conditions. For these purposes for example Galil from Israel, G4 form South Africa and RK-95 from Finland are better options and these are also accurate weapons. >> According to even the most modern gunbooks M16 does not have a gas piston False. Stoner’s design is described in the patents as an internal piston design. >> and thus its design makes it sensitive to the residue left by propellant. False. It is no more sensitive to this than external piston designs. The M14 is an external design and its gas system needs maintenance as well. http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/rifle-tools/gas-system-tools/m14-m1a-gas-system-cleaning-drills-prod40378.aspx >> Acoording to the gun books no automatic rifle can match the reliability of AK-47 in arctic or in sandy desert conditions. Please explain why in the videos above did the Kalashnikov fail when the AR-15 didn’t. All firearms are mechanical devices and all of them can fail, but all long-serving service rifles have solid reliability and are known to work well. I suggest getting some training, attending some matches and learning how to shoot rather than just regurgitating what you heard or read somewhere. For example british hand gun experts David Miller and Gerard Ridefort in the gun book of their own (Weapons of the Elite Forces) and professors of Oxford and Cambridge says: ”M16 is gas operated, but its design does make it sensitive to propellant that leaves too much residue. Most gas operated rifles divert the gas produced on firing into a gas cylinder (like AK-47); there, it drives back a piston which acts on the bolt and continues the firing cycle. On the M16 there is no gas cylinder. The gas produced on firing is piped directly backwards and works directly on the bolt carrier, blowing it it to the rear”. The design of M16 is blaimed by the british hand gun experts David Miller and Gerard Ridefort I guess Eugene Stoner, the US patent of his design and Mark Westrom (current owner of ArmaLite) must all be mistaken about how the AR-15 works. It is incorrectly believed that the AR-15/M16 rifle designed by Eugene Stoner uses a direct impingement action. In the Stoner system covered by U.S. Patent 2,951,424 (http://www.google.com/patents/US2951424) Stoner specifically states that the action is not direct impingement saying ″This invention is a true expanding gas system instead of the conventional impinging gas system.″ Gas is routed from a port in the barrel directly to a chamber formed in the bolt carrier. The bolt acts as the piston and is sealed with small automobile-style piston rings. It is a gas piston system without an operating rod. Or perhaps David Miller and Gerard Ridefort should be “blaimed” for not knowing what they’re talking about. >> M16 is gas operated, but its design does make it sensitive to propellant that leaves too much residue You’ve obviously never cleaned a FN MAG 58 (M240) or FN Minimi (M249) if you believe external piston gas systems don’t leave residue from firing. German quality view of M16 is even worse than the british view of M16 (Deutsche Handbuch uber Waffen 2011): “Das grundsätzliche Problem des AR-15-Systems (M16) ist die starke Verunreinigung des Verschlusssystems im Betrieb der Waffe. Anstatt eines Gaskolbens mit Antriebsstange verfügt das Gasdruckladesystem über ein dünnes Gasrohr, das die ruß- und partikelhaltigen Pulvergase über das Gasentnahmestück direkt an den Verschluss bringt. Diese Konstruktion ermöglicht eine Gewichts- und Rückstoßreduzierung, Partikel der Pulvergase lagern sich aber überall im Verschlusssystem ab und können schon nach einigen hundert Schuss zu Problemen führen. Dieser Belag ist selbst mit mechanischen Mitteln nur schwer zu entfernen. Aus diesem Grund gibt es eine Vielzahl verschiedener Reinigungssets allein für AR-15-Waffen”. These videos clearly show how M16 (AR-15) is even today still prone to jamming. British and German gun experts (professors) do not like the structure of M16. M16 jamming in Iraq Shooting M16…and constantly jamming The United States has had millions of M16 series rifles in inventory over five decades. During the height of deployment, some 100,000 DoD personnel deployed with an issue M16/M4-series at any one time. You have a video of a stoppage with Stoner rifles. Could be a simple maintenance issue or a bad magazine, either will stop ANY rifle. I posted videos of a stoppage with Kalashnikov rifles. Seems neither one is absolutely perfect. Properly built and maintained Kalashnikovs are good, reliable rifles. Properly built and maintained AR-15/M16/M4 are good, reliable rifles. Learn your equipment. Learn how to shoot. Tell me how many “Leg” points you have? What skill classifications do you hold? Ever enter a shooting match? Ever won? If the answers to these are all “none”, your lack of skill is a much greater source of unreliability than any imagined AK vs. AR issue. https://firearmusernetwork.com/2013/06/05/ar-15-m16-m4-reliability/ https://firearmusernetwork.com/2012/01/03/mark-westrom-on-the-ar-15m16/ Johan Goening M4 is a derivative of M16 and it too has more jammings than other moden assault rifles not to talk about AK-47, whose derivatives are South African R4, Israeli Galil and Finnish RK-95. In the fall 2007, the Army tested the M4 against three other carbines in “sandstorm conditions” at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland: the Heckler & Koch XM8, Fabrique Nationale de Herstal SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) and the Heckler & Koch HK416. The M4 suffered far more stoppages than its competitors: 882 stoppages, 19 requiring an armorer to fix. The XM8 had the fewest stoppages, 116 minor stoppages and 11 major ones, followed by the FN SCAR with 226 stoppages and the HK416 with 233. Magazine failures caused 239 of the M4’s 882 failures. Army officials said the new magazines could be combat-ready by spring if testing went well. There were three extreme dust tests performed in 2007. In the Summer 2007 test again the M4 carbine stopped (fucked up) 882 times. Complicating the Army search for higher reliability in the M4 is a number of observations of M4 gas piston alternatives that suffer unintended design problems. The first is that many of the gas piston modifications for the M4 isolate the piston so that piston jams or related malfunction require the entire weapon be disassembled, such disassembly cannot be performed by the end user and requires a qualified armorer to perform out of field, whereas any malfunction with the direct-impingement system can be fixed by the end user in field. The second is that gas piston alternatives use an off-axis operation of the piston that can introduce carrier tilt, whereby the bolt carrier fails to enter the buffer tube at a straight angle, resulting in part wearing. The third is that the use of a sound suppressor results in hot gases entering the chamber, regardless of a direct-gas impingement or gas piston design choice. The gas-piston system also causes the firearm to become proprietary to the manufacturer, making modifications and changes with parts from other manufacturers difficult. Again a derivative of M16 had more stoppages than the other types of modern assault rifles tested, and this is a serious matter in the heat of a combat. Cyrus J. Chivers UNRELIABILITY of the M-16 Rifle By C.J. CHIVERS M-16 has struggled over the decades for universal and cheerful acceptance. Some soldiers and Marines have always loathed it, and its offspring, too. To their critics, the M-16 and M-4 are ill-suited for Afghanistan and Iraq. Unlike the Kalashnikov rifles carried by insurgents, they are too sensitive to sand and fine dust, they say. They overheat quickly and in the worst battles are prone to fail. Critics also complain about the weapons’ relative lethality. Their lightweight bullets lack knock-down power, they say, especially when fired by the M-4, because the reduced barrel length of the carbine results in a reduced muzzle velocity, which lessens the severity of many wounds. A discussion about the mechanisms of wounding could be a full post. One day I’ll take that on. But any discussion about M-4 and M-16 lethality would be incomplete without mentioning an essential variable: bullet composition. The most commonly used round today, the M855, has a steel penetrator core and was designed to pass through Soviet body armor; some soldiers complain that when it strikes a man wearing only a shirt it can travel through him like an ice pick. Unless it strikes bone squarely, they say, it tends not to dump adequate kinetic energy inside a victim. Moreover, unlike the former round, the M193, the metal jacket of the M855’s bullet tends not to fragment. This reduces the wound channels and energy transfer into a victim, too. First translation: the M855 is not the best cartridge for shooting lightly clad insurgents; it is a cartridge designed for a different war. Second translation: some complaints about M-4 and M-16 lethality are likely related to the ammunition, not the rifles. If all of this seems complex, it’s only the background. Tomorrow we’ll discuss the performance data from surveys of veterans and from reliability tests, and share the Army’s position. American troops deserve a better rifle-cartridge combination. In the fall 2007, the Army tested the M4 against three other carbines in “sandstorm conditions” at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland: the Heckler & Koch XM8, Fabrique Nationale de Herstal SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) and the Heckler & Koch HK416. The M4 suffered far more stoppages than its competitors: 882 stoppages (M4 fucked up 882 times), 19 requiring an armorer to fix. The XM8 had the fewest stoppages, 116 minor stoppages and 11 major ones, followed by the FN SCAR with 226 stoppages and the HK416 with 233. Magazine failures caused 239 of the M4’s 882 failures. Army officials said the new magazines could be combat-ready by spring if testing went well. There were three extreme dust tests performed in 2007. In the Summer 2007 test again the M4 carbine stopped (M4 again fucked up) 882 times. Lack of marksmanship and handling skill is a far greater cause of small arms unreliability than these claims of equipment problems. Most Marines and Soldiers are at a low, novice level of skill with small arms. Any idea how to fix that? Now that The Internet has deemed the AR-15 as unworthy, we’ll just ignore its successful service as the the longest service rifle in American history as well the fact that it continues to be a dominant platform in a number of forms of major competition. If you convince to the DoD to buy into another platform, Kalashnikov or otherwise, it will just keep me busy with the increased demand in small arms classes needed for NET (New Equipment Training.) I really don’t care what we shoot. I’m more concerned that American military are typically lousy marksmen. Nobody seems concerned about that. Johannes Aaltonen Watch here how US Marines are training in Finland. They tried to use M16 (AR-15) in Lappland in the temperatures of minus -45 to -55 degree Celsius but M16 was jammed by ice, snow and the extremely low temperatures. Even the plastic parts of M16 crumbled. M16 had many stoppages, jammings and structural flaws and proved to be unreliable in these extreme conditions. That is why M16 had to be abandoned. The US Marines started using finnish RK-95 (an AK-47 derivative) because it was much more reliable and durable weapon in these extreme conditions as one can clearly see in these videos, which were also shown on finnish TV (filmed by YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company). I guess a short video clip of a few Marines cross training in Finland must mean the USMC officially adopted the RK-95 to completely replace the M16/M4. Or something. I’m guessing this is the final, definitive test a number of the commenters here must be referring to: The test proves nothing other than if you fill an AK with so much sand that the hammer can’t even reset then it won’t function. It still needs room to move. The AR wouldn’t even make the test if the same was applied, i.e., filling the lower with sand. The differences is that with an AK, there is room inside the receiver for the sand to migrate where as the AR is designed with such tight tolerances that there is no room for any debris. A better test would have been if you would have dropped both rifles with their dust covers open in the ocean letting them sink into the sand then pulled them out and tried firing them. I know only the AK would work then. Maybe for your next test, lock the AR bolt back and leave the safety off on the AK- then pour about a cup of dirt over each, then try to see which one works. Both rifles were in their normal, ready to fire state. That is, bolt forward, ejection port cover open, safety off. As if the rifle was dropped in the dirt or mud during use, then grabbed and shot. Any rifle can be made to malfunction and nothing is perfect. THAT IS THE POINT. The AK is very reliable, but not perfectly so. The AR is reliable too, but not perfectly so. The irony is that when the Yugoslavians tested the M70 till Mechanical Failure, they ran over 89K rounds through the weapon, running bore patches every 10k. The weapon finally stopped when the ejector sheared off and three shell casings were found crushed in the rear of the receiver. Arsenal Bulgaria has a milled AK47 in their museum that has run over 300K rounds. It’s of course a smooth bore, but it still runs. The AK is the most reliable combat arm ever developed by mankind. It is a bench mark that even with all our technology and advances in development- we have yet to surpass. There has never been anything created by any other engineer or designer of weapons that has surpassed the reliability of the Kalashnikov design. If I was supported by an intricate network of supply chain and an army of armorers along with an endless access to the finest ammo- I’d pick an M16. It’s a fancy rifle for a fancy high tech military that is dependent on that level of support. However if I was dependent only upon the ammo I could find, without supplies, without support- then I’d pick the weapon that has proven itself for decades upon decades in the worse third world conditions on the planet. You can choke any mechanical device by filling it with so much sand that the components cannot move. You can also drown a man by holding his head under water. Not sure what you were trying to show but had you simply dumped the sand out- it would have ran. Not only that, it would have ran decades later had you buried it on that beach and dug it back up. >> The weapon finally stopped when the ejector sheared off and three shell casings were found crushed in the rear of the receiver. So, what you’re saying is Kalashnikov rifles are also subject to mechanical failures. The AK is arguably the most reliable self loading firearm invented (though I’d also point out the Maxim-based machine guns as well) but it can fail. AR rifles may not be as reliable, they are merely very reliable. >> Arsenal Bulgaria has a milled AK47 in their museum that has run over 300K rounds. It’s of course a smooth bore, but it still runs. I suspect a number of the commenters of this post aren’t sufficiently skilled marksmen to detect an accuracy decline in such a rifle. Patrick T One thing to note on reliability: AR15 platforms are far easier to work on than AKs. I had an AK that was badly manufactured (Lancaster) and its ejector blade was just a hair too short. What this meant was that sometimes it wouldn’t give a proper hard strike on the brass being extracted, and that brass would then bounce off of the inside of the dust cover and back into the action. Ugly malfunction, and it happened once every mag or two. Since the ejector blade is a part of the frame rail, there is no way to easily remedy this. I ended up trading it in to a pawn shop I’ll never go back to. So even a known-to-be reliable design can sometimes experience reliability problems. Guess we should perform maintenance as needed, regardless of what’s used. George Belanus Why US Rifles Jam So Often – With Fatal Results By George Belanus georgeb@3states.net Jeff – I noticed your editor’s question on the story about PFC Patrick Miller, where it was asked why so many American weapons jam during heavy combat situations. On a quick reading of the story, I noticed that Miller said that he had grabbed his rifle when they got stuck in a shoot-it-out type situation. This means to me that Miller grabbed the standard-issue M-16 that has been Army and otherAmerican military branch issue since the Vietnam War. And that answered the question in just a couple minutes’ time, since the M-16 has always had this reputation of crapping out through jams just when you need it to work in the very worst way. The stories of our guys being found dead in Vietnam after firefights with a hopelessly jammed M-16 are legion, and apparently the so-called fixes the military put in place early on have not remedied the basic problem — what we have in the M-16 is a basically inferior design as far as inherent ability to function under adverse conditions. The situation with the M-16 is that it operates on direct gas pressure on the action of the rifle to operate the bolt during ejection of the spent cartridge case and subsequent loading of a fresh round from the magazine. This at the time the M-16 was introduced to American troops was a major departure. The old M-1 Garand, the M-14, and the Ruger Mini-14 all work on an indirect gas action. This means that the gas piston under the foreend of the rifel works on a carrier which in turn is attached to the side of the rifle’s bolt. The gas from the piston pushes the carrier to the rear, and the carrier in turn pushes the bolt to the rear to eject the round and get another fresh round out of the magazine on its return cycle. No gas works on the innards of the rifle directly on the older military rifles and the Mini-14, as is the case on the M-16. Consequently, you don’t find gunpowder residue building up in the action’s working parts on the older rifles as you do on the M-16. And this buildup does occur in 100 to 200 rounds, which is easily gone through either on a firing range during practice and even more so, I’ve heard, when you’re returning fire during a firefight. And the M-16, if my memory of some readings in past years is correct, is also prone to adverse effects from things like dirt and SAND collecting in the action also, which doesn’t help but gum up the works also. Early on there was an explanation forwarded that the type gunpowder used in the initial lots of 5.56 mm ammo the M-16 uses clogged the works up more than usual, and that particular type powder was replaced by another type. And more attention was put to more frequent cleaning of the M-16 by the troops who had to depend on them. Also there were some changes made on the M-16A1 model, including that forward-assist button that was supposed to help seat a round in the chamber if the gun started to gum up to the point of maybe jamming. The firearm also got one of those selective fire switches that you could dial up a new three shot burst feature with also instead of just single shot, on safe, or full automatic. This was supposed to help in reducing the innards getting crudded up. Apparently all those fixes didn’t help Miller out since there was that reference to his having to beat on the rifle to get rounds chambered. What that reference means to me is that he was having to resort in a rapid fashion to using the forward assist button to get that next round chambered so he would have that next shot to defend himself and his fellow troops with. Good thing for Miller and his buddies that he didn’t lose sight of what to do in a bad situation with the firearm wanting to jam up with each shot. On the other hand, I once had one of those Ruger Mini-14s in semi automatic mode, back in the days when 20 and 30 shot clips were readily available for that type and other types of rifles. You could go through maybe a hundred rounds on the firing range in a short time period in semi auto fire, heating the barrel and other parts up fairly well, and it never jammed up. As noted previously this rifle uses the indirect gas action arrangement to function the action for each shot. And the old AK-47, as well as the SKS rifle that preceded the AK, have apparently never had any problems with jamming like the M-16 has apparently had right up to the present day. I was fortunate enough to see a TV interview during a documentary on the AK with Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Red Army man who developed the AK-47. He said that he built that Army rifle ‘loose’ on purpose to make it as dependable as possible. Apparently he succeeded since I’ve never heard of any AKs jamming in a pinch. And I’ve also heard that some Viet Cong personnel were in the habit of leaving those WW II vintage SKS rifles at the bottom of a local stream only to take it out when some of our troops came in range, then open fire on them without having to do anything to the SKS other than load some ammo into it so it would shoot. They’d pop off up to ten rounds, I guess, and then put the SKS back into the stream and disappear back into the nearest village or rice paddy. I guess all this shows that elegance in design might be a good thing, but dependability is a lot more important when you’re talking about a rifle or other firearm you might have to use to save your life with in a bad situation. Watch this video and try to get rid of the fuckingly UNRELIABLE M16. >> …it was asked why so many American weapons jam during heavy combat situations. This has more to do with the myth of maintenance that causes many American troops to do actual harm while “cleaning” weapons. These reliablity problems surface during range use, but not for knowledgeable marksman that properly maintain them. https://firearmusernetwork.com/moron-cleaning-guns-maintain/ I’ve had the same issue M16A2 and A4 since 2005 and have not yet experienced a stoppage with either one. That’s because I ignore idiot advice from Drill Sergeants and maintain them the way a good marksman does. >> since the M-16 has always had this reputation of crapping out through jams just when you need it to work in the very worst way. It has this reputation on the Internet among non-shooters, not among actual marksmen in the real world. >> Consequently, you don’t find gunpowder residue building up in the action’s working parts on the older rifles as you do on the M-16. Wrong. This residue is present in ALL firearms. That’s why tools like this exist. http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/rifle-tools/gas-system-tools/m14-m1a-gas-piston-drill-prod240.aspx https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTgv55hyJ50F0mu8_DUK2mdjLcJhEw43WUdApe9UiPmlfB6AsnU >> And the old AK-47, as well as the SKS rifle that preceded the AK, have apparently never had any problems with jamming Except when they do jam, such as in the video demonstrations above. John Q. Newman Like you see in this video M16 (AR-15) is a fucking shit. It is an unnecessary complex design that has many flaws and stuctural weaknesses. It has never the same RELIABILITY as the best AK-47 versions (e.g. RK-95) really have. The principles of Mihail Kalashnikov were: ”Keep it simple, keep it reliable”. Let´s put you in the middle of the combat together with jammed M16. It´s fucking unreliable like you see in these videos. We will let the M16 blow up against you fucking face. How do you like that? Does your mother know you talk like that? The first video (“M16 Blows up in Kids Face”, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1lyMyejpI) is most certainly ammo related and this would happen with any firearm. The person posting the video notes, “we think two bullets were left in the tube [barrel].” Search “squib load” to learn about this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=squib+load Second video, running full mags through any firearm (didn’t you notice the first several magazines of flawless function?) can exacerbate wear in anything. A weak hammer/main spring will cause any firearm to fail with light primer strikes. Notice how similar these parts are in the two designs: M16 hammer spring AK-47 hammer spring WHY I HATE THE M-16/AR-15 RIFLE When joined the Army and was issued my first M-16, I thought it was the deadliest rifle ever invented. It was the blackest, most evil looking thing ever. It was pure badass. I was in love… sure, I had jams here and there but that was due to the dirty blank ammunition, right? I cleaned my rifle to the point of “surgical instrument clean” and lubed it exactingly according to the gospel of my Drill Sergeants. When I went to fire it with live rounds and found that I would get an occasional jam. Well, this is because it was an old rifle used by hundreds of raw ignorant recruits like myself. Right? After training I went to a unit that had an Armourer that believed any jam was a personal insult to him… so he used special tools he got from a jewelers and polished every internal bearing surface to a mirror finish. I thought the parts were chromed. I thought that THIS was how an M-16 was supposed to be like. Perfectly smooth and slick in every function from trigger pull to magazine ejection and everything in between. No… I don’t remember having any jams with it… but then again, this obsessive compulsive Armourer always insisted upon checking the rifle and detail stripping and cleaning it when ever I was on down time. Not just my rifle… but every rifle in the unit. If you did get a jam, he would be inquiring as to what you did to his rifle! But this guy was unique… and so were “his rifles”. When I went to a different unit, the rifle I was given was regular Mil-Spec and I had jams for the rest of my time in service. I just thought, well, these are old worn out rifles… Not a new customized rifle like I used to run. I had convinced myself that new AR-15’s wouldn’t jam like this. I was very wrong. I found this out the hard way with the acquisition of a Bushmaster XM-15A2. It ran flawlessly for the first 20 round box of ammo… sigh Slowly, suspicion built. Then suddenly realization hit me like a truck load of Clue. The AR-15 sucks. Crap, my little brother was right. I used to argue with my brother about ARs vs AKs, myself being a full fledged AR-15 Apologist. But he was right… Both rifles use an intermediate cartridge. Neither are full sized rifle rounds. To debate the rifle based only on the caliber is wrong. Proof – you can get an AR chambered in .243… but it is still an “AR” with all of the normal “AR” problems. The Design is critically flawed. “Oh, but the AR is so ergonomic!” Ergonomics are a plus – but what’s the point if the gun doesn’t even go Click!?! Let’s look at some details. The AR-15 sucks by design. If you lay out the blue prints of the rifle you discover that the design is fundamentally flawed. The design uses tolerances that are way too tight for a combat weapon. It is ammo sensitive to the point of being finicky. It uses soft alloy receivers and is fed from flimsy magazines that are too weak to operate properly when loaded to full capacity. Then there is the gas system. The rifle defecates where it eats thanks to it’s direct gas impingement system. Compounding that bad idea, we have the use of a tiny gas tube and a horrible breach design that is impossible to clean properly without dental tools and the patience of a dentist doing a root canal. The gas tube itself can warp or break from overheating due to sustained firing. I know, I’ve seen it happen and I’ve done it myself. When the gas tube glows brightly at night to the point it’s lighting your immediate area – this is not good it could go “pop” any moment here. If your gas tube had any weakness in it before – it’s only going to be worse now. If it doesn’t break now – it will have a greater likelihood of breaking in the future. The extractor design is puny and weak, but worse yet is the spring loaded ejector. The ejector plunger can get stuck with the smallest of particles of brass or copper from the ammunition. A jam from a stuck ejector is a special kind of jam that double feeds the next round causing a wedge that prevents further movement of the action regardless of how hard you try to pull on the bolt handle. To clear it, you have to drop the magazine (if you can) and slam the butt furiously against a hard, unyielding object… preferably Eugene Stoner’s head. (the designer) Unfortunately when you start slamming the rifle like this, you can bend the rifle at a couple different points or you can just break stock. It’s a roll of the dice. Let’s talk about field stripping for a second. At first it starts out not too badly. Push out a pin and the rifle breaks open like a shotgun allowing you to pull out the bolt carrier assembly. Wait, be careful not to lose or damage that T shaped charging handle… it is made out of relatively soft aluminum compared to the bolt carrier. After the bolt carrier is out, you need to disassemble it. There is a firing pin retaining pin, then the firing pin, then the big rotating bolt pin… Now, you can pull out the bolt. Don’t loose any of those pins, if you do, you are screwed. Now gotta take that little bolt and drift out the little extractor pin – careful not to let the spring fly. Then there is the ejector and its little pin and spring. Now that you have all of these things taken down… clean them. While cleaning you will notice that in a great many hard to reach places you have a black deposit that must be removed. This is carbon. This is the defecation that I mentioned earlier. It hits the metal flaming hot and under pressure. Do you know what heat and pressure does to carbon? Turns the shit into diamonds that’s what it does. This black carbon is so hard that it has to be scraped off with a tool. Oops… not too hard… you don’t want to scratch the parts. You can use your firing pin, but it’s not the best tool for it and you don’t want to damage the firing pin… that would be a bad thing. Be certain that you clean out the insides of the bolt carrier where the gas tube is and the surfaces where the firing pin operate. More carbon there… and on the firing pin it’s self. You can easily go through a dozen or so pipe cleaners in the bolt and carrier system. Once all the parts are cleaned and inspected and properly lubed, it can all be reassembled. All of this might take you about 45 minutes to an hour if you want your rifle to “Pass Inspection”. Now there is the rifle it’s self. There is the lower receiver and trigger group…. More pipe cleaners and some Q-Tips to get down in there. After the lower is done, it’s time for the upper receiver. You have the main tube portion that is hard to reach all the areas in there… then the charging handle raceway which is even more interesting. The gas tube needs to be cleaning as well. Pipe Cleaners, high pressure solvent injectors, harsh language… all required to clean that. Once this is done now you are in for a special treat. The chamber. The AR-15’s chamber is shaped like a retarded star and you have to get behind the lugs in there. Strange brushes, pipe cleaners, language that would make a drunk Irishman blush… all required to get the chamber clean and none of it allow you to get the chamber perfectly clean. After this chamber of tortures, you can now do the barrel like a normal rifle. There you go. Put it all back together again and then wipe the whole thing down and your done. Through the entire process you have let an entire movie play, eaten some dinner, and drank about 4 and a half Cold Ones. Your Drill Sergeant would no be proud. Try doing all this in the field, during bad weather conditions, stress, hunger, fatigue, the threat of death, and no Cold Ones… not much fun is it? Now remember this… the phrase “It functions well if its cleaned properly.” You will hear that a lot about the AR-15. In fact, in regards to the AR-15, you will ALWAYS hear that. So get used to it. You’ll hear it again. The flaw is the rifle’s gas system. Should the gas system be redesigned to use an operating rod and gas piston to push the bolt carrier back – that would be 75% of the rifles problem, 20% the lack of a fixed ejector, and the last 5% is the chamber and locking lugs design that makes it such a chore to clean. The only plus for the AR’s gas impingement system is that it has fewer parts. Supposedly, this makes for a more accurate rifle system than one which utilizes an op rod like an M-14/M1 Garand or an op rod attached to a gas piston like an AK. However, the problem is that because the hot gasses are blown back into the action, only certain propellants may be used lest the system suffers total breakdown due to carbon pollution. This was the problem which led to way too many U.S. casualties during the Viet Nam war. Going to the Garand or Kalashnikov type action will produce a gun which is more robust and less sensitive to the type of powder in the ammunition. However, the tradeoff is weight and more moving parts. Supposedly this means less accuracy. Funny how the M-21 sniper rifle system uses this type of action. Go figure. Admittedly the M-21/M-14 is a higher maintenance gun than the AR, and this is one of the reasons why ARs are superceding the M-14 in matches. The other reason is familiarity with the rifle… since ARs are so popular and are the US military’s service rifle, more people know the AR than they do the M-14. Not only can the AR jam so easily, but it doesn’t even make a good club. I’m going to catch a lot of flak for this piece… The AR-15 has many advocates and I have just pissed them all off to the man. I’ll get emails about this… here are what they are going to say – Well no… the first thing that are going to say is that I don’t know what I am talking about… I wasn’t enlisted because I don’t publish my unit… Well, I don’t publish my fucking credit card number either… dumbass. So other than personal attacks (which I get the most because they can’t attack the idea, they have to attack the man) here are the arguments: 1) The M16 is so accurate! Answer: Accuracy isn’t the number one requirement of an assault rifle and does you little good if the gun doesn’t fire when the trigger is pulled. 2) It works fine if you clean it! Answer: A service rifle should still work fine even when you don’t have the time to clean it. Like when people are shooting at you. If it gets too muddy you should be able to open the action, piss into it to rinse the mud chunks out of it, and be back in the fight. 3) It’s very light! Answer: And it breaks! However this very light AR-15 is no longer light when you add in all the extras that are the style these days… two white lights, vertical fore grip, full length rail for your short compact optical sights… lasers… AM/FM tape deck… There is a whole Gun Industry Sub-Industry revolved around the AR-15. There are so many accessories the AR is nothing more than a Black Barbie Doll for Boys. You can dress it up for a night on the town or a day at the beach in your little pink convertible… it’s fabulous! By the time your rifle is dressed out like one of the guys from the Blackhawk Industries ads… it’s no longer very light. It now weighs as much as an M-249 SAW. 4) I’ve fired blah, blah number of rounds through MY AR, and it works fine. Answer. Not while on your belly in the dirt crawling through God knows what. Punching holes through paper targets at the range is fine… the AR-15 is a great little .223 target rifle. But a fighting rifle it is not. “As long as you do your part…” This is a WEAPON… Not a Bench Rest comp-rifle. A weapon gets used and abused… not treated like a Faberge Egg. “Doing your part” should include pissing into the action to rinse the mud out of it – and not much more. You like the AR? Fine. Enlist and try it out where it is supposed to be used. One thing to think about… The AR was designed back in the 1960s, when people smoked a lot of pot… Not saying that Stoner smoked dope, but it would explain a few things. Since that time there have been dozens of different military guns designed all over the world. The designers of these weapons had the advantage of being able to look at what else was out there and pick what they liked the best. So my question is, over the last forty some odd years, how many new military rifles have come out using the AR gas system? (The .308 version of the AR-15 called the SR-25 or AR-10 doesn’t count) How many have come out using a piston? How many have a spring loaded ejector vs. a fixed ejector? With some form of gas piston or op rod since the AR: K2, G36, SAR, Valmet, Sako M90, Sig 550, FNC, Galil, Tavor, AN 94, FARA 98, Aug, INSAS, AR 70/90, AR 18, Stoner 63. I’m not sure if it is Singapore or Taiwan who has built a copy of the M16, but it even has a gas piston! I’ve probably forgotten a few as well. Who else has used direct gas impingement in their designs? I can’t think of any at the moment. “The best way to improve the AR-15 is to unscrew the front sight, and put a new gun under it.” – Kevin McKlung, aka Mad Dog. Let’s talk about the cartridge now, for just a moment. 5.56MM is another name for .223 basically. In essence, it’s just a big .22 rifle. You can even fire .22 LR through the AR-15 accurately with an adapter bolt mechanism. There are those that say that 5.56MM is plenty powerful enough for combat and even inflict more wound damage than a 7.62X39MM or even the mighty .308. This is completely untrue. Just because you saw a graph that some guy drew with MS Paint that illustrates a wound channel in ballistic gel doesn’t mean that what you saw with the truth. “Well under 100 meters…” No. No it doesn’t. The .308 fires a bigger, fatter, heavier bullet with a greater power charge behind it. The .308 has a greater range do it’s tremendous ballistic advantage at any range. Muzzle to 1,000 yards out… well beyond where a 5.56MM weapon can effectively engage. You want to talk power from the AR’s “hyper velocity”? Then how come police tactical units are using 5.56MM weapons because of the reduced risk of over penetration? Just about any .308 load (WARNING: Graphic Exaggeration Ahead!) will blow a big enough hole through a person to toss a cat through, so don’t even go there about 5.56MM ballistics. Especially when your talking about the shorter 16 inch barreled versions of the AR. When you shorten the barrel of a rifle, your reducing it’s velocity and the only thing the M-16 has going for it is velocity. After chopping it down, your velocity is now just average. Let’s be quite frank… there are some .22LR loads that can almost catch up to it. FACT: AR-15/M-16 based rifles SUCK. The Army has done its damnedest to make people think they don’t… but let’s not take my word for it – let’s take it straight from the horse’s mouth. Read THIS. If the AR is so great, how come they have been trying to replace it? Why has the Special Forces just awarded a contract to FN for their new SCAR rifle? Why? I’ve told you why. I’ve yet to get an email from a real combat veteran who has seen more than a single instance of action who thinks the AR-15/M-16 family of rifles is a good weapon. Even when I was in, there were XM-X or some designation rifle trials… to include new variants of the M-16, one of which was the flat top, and apparently that won… Even though it was still the lowest scoring rifle in the mix according to the grunts they let play with them. Reading this article, you find a nice little phrase about using an operating rod to improve the reliability because like I have said, it self pollutes. It shits on it’s own dinner plate. I like the XM-8, but I’d like it better if it was in .300 Whisper. I wrote this piece a long time ago… It has garnered me more flak than anything else I have ever written. It is linked to many discussion forums all over the net where people who disagree with my opinion elect to voice it through personal insults and asking questions to their forum – but not to me. That’s fine. I don’t consider myself to be taken to task by zit faced, roll-playing, counter-strike addicted pussies. What REAL SOLDIERS have to say about the M-4/M-16: 3rd ID soldier: “I know it fires very well and accurate [when] clean. But sometimes it needs to fire dirty well too.” 25th Infantry Division soldier: “The M4 Weapon in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan was quick to malfunction when a little sand got in the weapon. Trying to keep it clean, sand free was impossible while on patrols or firefights.” 82nd Airborne Division soldier: “The M4 is overall an excellent weapon, however the flaw of its sensitivity to dirt and powder residue needs to be corrected. True to fact, cleaning will help. Daily assigned tasks, and nonregular hours in tactical situations do not always warrant the necessary time required for effective cleaning.” 75th Ranger Regiment member, SOCOM: “Even with the dust cover closed and magazine in the well, sand gets all inside; on and around the bolt. It still fires, but after a while the sand works its way all through the gun and jams start.” The 507th Maintenance Company, ambushed outside Nasariyah in 2003 during the opening days of the ground invasion of Iraq, might concur with all of the above. The post-incident report released by the US Army had this to say: “Dusty, desert conditions do require vigilance in weapons maintenance… However, it is imperative to remember that at the time of the attack, the 507th had spent more than two days on the move, with little rest and time to conduct vehicle repair and recovery operations.” The last word will be left to SOCOM’s Major Chaz Bowser: “We buy new laptop computers every few years across the gamut, so couldn’t we do the same with our single most important piece of military equipment? …. Waiting for a leap-ahead technology based on a kinetic energy weapon platform is a waste of time and money, so we need to look at what is out there now…. What the Army needs is a weapon that is now ready for prime-time and not a developmental system…. The requirement comes from the field, not from an office in some garrison activity, not from some consultant and definitely not from a vendor. Let’s do this quickly without all the bureaucracy typically associated with change. Find someone in our ranks who can make a decision – who hasn’t floated a retirement resume with a gun company – and make the decision now. Just look how fast we were all issued the ‘highly coveted’ black beret or the digital uniform. Find that recipe card, change out the word ‘Velcro’ with ‘battle rifle’ and that may be a start to finding a solution [DID: which, he acknowledges, could be Colt’s M4 if that’s what the competition shows]. Our men and women deserve much better than we are giving them, and shame on us.“ Watch these videos and get rid of the unreliable M16. >> You like the AR? Fine. Enlist and try it out where it is supposed to be used. Geez… I thought my twenty-four years of continuous military experience (and counting as I’m still in the US Army Reserve) might count for something. Your long winded rant echoes what many other non-marksmen and inexperienced shooters have already claimed here. It does not match the opinion of any experienced marksman with combat experience I’ve met, which includes every member of the USAR Marksmanship Program with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. I’m sure there are personnel that experienced problems with their equipment in combat. These same personnel also had problems on the range and for the same reasons of low skill and inexperience. I’ve seen the same thing with Kalashnikovs. Hand a novice a piece of equipment he doesn’t fully understand and there’s bound to be problems, especially under stress. Doesn’t need to be combat as competitive stress will reveal the same issue. Most military personnel are novice marksmen. Replacing the AR-15/M16/M4 with something else won’t fix that. >> I cleaned my rifle to the point of “surgical instrument clean” and lubed it exactingly according to the gospel of my Drill Sergeants. That was your first mistake. https://firearmusernetwork.com/2008/12/31/moron-cleaning-guns-maintain/ Issue cleaning kit for Kalashnikov rifles. This is designed to fit as a plug in the stock and goes with the cleaning rod that typically fits under the barrel. The countries that issue AKs realize periodic maintenance is necessary and include a kit that stays with the rifle. This is the same tools and maintenance needed to maintain an AR-15. In fact, for routine maintenance (what ArmaLite calls “combat clean”) an AR-15 breaks down to less parts than an AK-47/74 and can be done in the same time it takes to brush your teeth (I hope we’re doing that at least once a day…) BoreSnake or similar to swab the bore, quick wipe down with a rag and cleaning brush (or old tooth brush), a few drops of oil inside the carrier, and light lube on moving parts. Done! I rarely clean my personal or issue rack-grade AR-15/M16s more than this, only removing the bolt from the carrier once every year or two, and have yet to experience a stoppage with rifles I’ve shot for more than a decade. A person claiming this is too much maintenance should be issued a dull stick, not a rifle. Mark Westrom on the AR-15/M16 Mark Westrom, President of ArmaLite, Inc. took over ArmaLite back in the early 1990s, taking the company into the 21st Century with a gusto, and he’s never shied away from speaking his mind on carbine development and innovation (or lack thereof). Westrom was an Army Ordnance Officer in the ’70s and a competitive rifle and pistol shooter for the Army and Reserve. He also published impressive research and shooting courses on Rapid Semiautomatic fire and its effects. Here are his thoughts on the move to replace the AR-15/M16. The political snarl has become so deep that the Army is soliciting a new carbine to take a look at everything available. The solicitation is being stimulated by commercial and political pressures, and I doubt if we’ll see anything new. It’ll be too expensive. I’m going to make a prediction. The prediction is that while one rifle or another may have a feature that is liked, in the end a few minor changes will be made to the M16 and M4 system, and that’ll be as far as it goes. None of the new firearms being proposed does what the M16 did in its day. The M16 led to a new marksmanship doctrine and provided a substantially new combat capability. The M16 provided an intense, close-in fighting capability. Merely changing from one compact system to another compact system doesn’t give you any fundamental change. The weapons systems being considered only offer a suspect or theoretical difference in performance. The reliability of the M16 when in good condition—cleaned and lubed—is so high, I don’t believe that it’s worth the money to change to a new weapons system. You would have to see a substantial improvement in performance, and the performance with the M16 and M4 is very good. AR-15, M16, M4 Reliability Most People Don’t Know How The AR-15/M16 Works:http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_130/165511_.html Cleaning The AR-15 Is A Waste Of Time: http://vuurwapenblog.com/2010/08/27/cleaning-your-ar-15-is-pretty-much-a-waste-of-time/ M4/M4A1 Carbine Reliability Issues Are Your Fault:http://www.defensereview.com/m4m4a1-carbine-reliability-issues-why-they-occur-and-why-theyre-our-fault/ The Big M4 Myth: “Fouling caused by the direct impingement gas system makes the M4/M4A1 Carbine unreliable.”: http://www.defensereview.com/the-big-m4-myth-fouling-caused-by-the-direct-impingement-gas-system-makes-the-m4-unreliable/ United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (M1 Garand) Unreliable Debates about whether or not the current service rifle is good enough are not new. It seems when a rifle reaches legendary status, said rifle is deemed infallible. Things like the AK-47 with its legendary status have the myth that the weapon is unjammable, a myth perpetuated because of its history and status. ARMY: Report on the Garand http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,884292-1,00.html Last week the U. S. Marine Corps released a report on the Garand rifle. Because the Marines know a lot about small arms, and had just adopted the Garand, the report was authoritative and timely. It was also: The only official, fully documented account of Garand performance ever published. A grave indictment of the Garand’s dependability. The Test. Until lately, the Marines’ standard rifle was the 38-year-old war-tested Springfield, which was also the Army’s rifle until 1936. Since the Army adopted the Garand, the Marine Corps has been under pressure to do the same. The Army last week, had about as many Springfields as Garands in service, but was substituting Garands as fast as production (about 700 a day) permitted. Although the Marines are part of the Navy, they get their small arms from the War Department, and wartime supply problems would be simplified if both services used the same rifle. Last winter the Marine Corps decided to have the rifle matter out once & for all. A board was appointed to test the bolt-action Springfield and three semi-automatic rifles (Garand, Winchester, Johnson). The board included such acknowledged experts as Lieut. Colonel William W. Ashurst, a crack rifleman, and Lieut. Colonel Merritt A. Edson, who had earned Marine Corps fame in Nicaragua, hunting down Sandinistas. The Winchester, barely out of the laboratory, was never in the running. The much-publicized Johnson did better than the Winchester, did not equal the Garand in over-all performance. For practical purposes the tryout resolved into a contest between 1) the Garand and the Springfield, and 2) the different systems of combat fire which each represented. The old-fashioned Springfield puts down a sure but comparatively slow fire (12-15 aimed shots a minute, for an average rifleman), is therefore the darling of those who believe with Colonel William Prescott of Bunker Hill (“Don’t fire until you see the white of their eyes”) in deliberate, sharpshooting marksmanship. The Garand is three to three-and-a-half times faster, is therefore the logical choice of those who put high fire power above all else. But, said the Marine board: “Two things stand out as essential in the shoulder weapon for the Marine Corps; one is ‘dependability,’ and the other ‘volume of fire.’ Bearing in mind the amphibious missions in the Marine Corps, the board places dependability first. . . .” After boiling down results of all the tests for accuracy, ruggedness, general fitness for combat, the board rated the rifles: 1) Springfield; 2) Garand; 3) Johnson; 4) Winchester. Best that the board could say for the Garand was that it was “superior to the other semi-automatic rifles . . .”; “superior in the number of well-aimed shots that can be fired per minute”; could be quickly cleaned in the field. Sum & substance of the findings was that the Garand was a fair-weather rifle, excellent on the practice range but far from good enough for the Marines when the going got tough. The going in the test was very tough. Examples: – The rifles were doused in mud “of light consistency.” Results: “The M-1903 [Springfield] rifle can be operated. However, the bolt became harder to operate as the test progressed. . . . The M-1 [Garand] rifles would not function and the longer an attempt was made to operate the bolt by hand the harder it became to open.” – The board assumed “that troops have landed through light surf [as Marines must often do] and that rifles were dropped or dragged over wet sand in reaching cover on the beach.” The rifles were exposed to saltwater spray (but not actually soaked in water), dropped in wet sand. Results: the Springfields fired “in the normal manner.” But “the bolts on the two [Garands] could not be opened by hand after the first and second shots respectively. The firer had to stand up and use his foot against the operating handle in order to open the actions. Both [Garand] rifles . . . failed this test.” – The board assumed “that troops have landed through heavy surf sufficient to break completely over men and equipment, and immediately engage in combat on a sandy beach.” Results: both Garands failed to operate as semi-automatic rifles (i.e., reload automatically after each round). One failed completely and the firer had to hammer the bolt with a mallet; “the other operated by hand with extreme difficulty. …” The Springfields continued to work, with slight difficulty. On these salt water tests, the Garand was rated last, the Springfield first. – All the rifles got a thorough dousing in fresh water (assumption: heavy rain). Results: The Garands failed again. – One of the toughest tests was for endurance in prolonged firing (9,000-10,000 rounds). On over-all efficiency and ruggedness, the Springfield was rated ahead of the Garand, which was second. On comparative accuracy at the end of 9,000 rounds, the Garand rated last of the four rifles, the Springfield first. But up to 3,000 rounds, the Garand was very accurate, earned the board’s hearty praise at this stage. – The Johnson hand-fired “with ease” through most of the mud, salt water and fresh water tests when the Garand failed, but had so much trouble (broken parts) in other phases that the board rated it well below the Garand. Said the board: “In those tests which simulated adverse field conditions, such as exposure to dust, rain, mud, salt water, sand, etc., the [Springfield] could always be operated with some degree of proficiency. Whereas the semi-automatic weapons generally failed to function mechanically and, in most cases, the gas-operated rifles [Garand, Winchester] could not even be manually operated after a few shots had been fired. . . . The tests . . . were undoubtedly severe as it was believed that they had to approach the extreme in order to be all inclusive. . . . The board realizes that only a certain proportion of the rifles in any one operation . . . will be subjected to the severest conditions, and that the remainder will function normally.” This proportion might work out all right for a large force carrying semiautomatics. But “it is … doubtful if this is true for the Marine Corps, where small units are usually employed and thereby place a correspondingly greater value on reliability and efficiency of each individual rifle.” The Army’s Side. A fair question was: Why, then, did the Marine Corps adopt the Garand? In an explanation last week, Marine Corps headquarters in Washington put more emphasis on the Garand’s high fire power, less on the Springfield’s dependability, than the testing board did. That was the Army’s case. After the Marines adopted the Garand, Under Secretary of War Robert Porter Patterson declared that the report completely vindicated the Garand. When the report first came out he showed only that portion which called the Garand the best of the semiautomatics. General Charles Macon Wesson, too, talked as though the report proved all that he and his Ordnance Department had claimed for their creation. He also said that Ordnance tests had already and conclusively proved the Garand’s efficiency. Up to last week, $24,000,000 had been appropriated for Army Garands, and the Marines have $3,000,000 more to spend for them. Some 100,000 had been issued to troops, including a few to the Marine Corps. Civilian Engineer John C. Garand and his co-workers at Springfield Armory had licked many of their worst production problems, still had a tough job, but were doing very well at it. Winchester Repeating Arms Co. has been trying to get into Garand production for 17 months, has a contract for 65,000 Garands, last week was edging into real production after 17 months of arduous effort. By next year the Army expects to have enough Garands (400,000) for its expanded force (not all soldiers are riflemen). Wavell’s Experience. In the light of the full report, released by the Marines last week, another general’s experience with small arms was significant. The New York Times Magazine reprinted excerpts from three lectures which General Sir Archibald Wavell, British commander in the Middle East, delivered in 1939. In a discourse on good generals and how they are made, he had evoked the mud, the blood, the guns of World War I: “Rifles and automatic weapons submitted to the [British] small arms committee are, I believe, buried in mud for 48 hours or so before being tested for their rapid firing qualities. The necessity for such a test was very aptly illustrated in the late war, when the original Canadian contingent arrived in France armed with the Ross rifle, a weapon which had shown its superior qualities in target shooting . . . in peace. In the mud of the trenches it was found to jam after a very few rounds ; and after a short experience of the weapon under active service conditions the Canadian soldier refused to have anything to do with it and insisted on being armed with [another] rifle.” It is extremely common for troops to want to lose their service rifle. In the Falklands the Brits were stealing the Argenteans auto FALs and the Argenteans were stealing the Brits semi FALs. If someone people want to believe that one system will never break then… well, you can’t fix stupid. And that seems to be the thing about gun owners, they are either extreme one way or extreme the other. The rifle will either never go down or it can’t function with the tiniest piece of dirt and there is no in between. There were people who were honestly shocked when they saw an AR fire with dirt on the carrier of an open ejection port and there were people who were shocked when an M14 stopped firing on YouTube after getting rolled around it and packed with mud (ironically to show how reliable it is). People just don’t seem to get past what the experts say. Things like “sand in the chamber is sand in the chamber and it doesn’t matter what chamber it is” seem to be simply dismissed. Regarding the article “Fouling caused by the direct impingement gas system makes the M4/M4A1 Carbine unreliable.” If you read the article, in the end, the rifle starts to have issues because of fouling. From the article: “With good magazines–I used USGI aluminum of various makes so as to replicate military use as closely as possible–there were no issues until I reached 2450 rounds fired. At 2450 rounds the rifle would not complete the recoil cycle due to the additional friction caused by the fouling and no lubrication, and exacerbated by the extra buffer weight.” So basically fouling causing malfunctions isn’t a myth and pretty much mirrors what most people find. The AR is a good rifle, it’s accuracy is due to it’s tight tolerances but also doesn’t allow room for debris around the moving the components. A good example of this is the lower, it’s extremely tight in terms of parts positioning and there is nearly no where for any type of debris to move away from the components. A little handful of dirt in the lower would jam it up good while an AK has tons of room for debris and takes so much debris to jam it that the hammer wouldn’t even have enough room to reset- which is what your “beach” test showed. MAC military arms channel does a good side by side reliability test between an Russian AK 74 and Colt M4, covering the rounds in sand, putting sand in the receivers etc. The AR doesn’t take much debris to start having issues while the AK pretty much runs like a top even with a handful of sand inside. No rifle is perfect but the AK was designed to be produced quickly, with loose tolerances, large moving parts, and plenty of area around the moving parts such that debris is not a factor in it’s reliability. I own both AR’s and AK’s. I’ve run them enough to know their strengths and weaknesses. For me, I own both because if true SHTF happens, I’ll grab an AK but otherwise, an AR is good for range fun. >> …in the end, the rifle starts to have issues because of fouling. So basically fouling causing malfunctions isn’t a myth and pretty much mirrors what most people find. True. This will eventually lead to reliability problems with all firearms. The myth is that the AR-15 is uniquely susceptible to this problem. >> an AK has tons of room for debris and takes so much debris to jam it that the hammer wouldn’t even have enough room to reset- which is what your “beach” test showed. And if the hammer doesn’t have enough room to reset then the AK will cease to function. The loose, open tolerances that allow the AK to achieve high reliability can also allow it to take on so much debris that such a stoppage can occur, possibly sooner than an AR-15 in an identical situation. Or the AR-15 may fail sooner if the situation were different. It depends. The reason every issue Kalashnikov includes maintenance/cleaning equipment is because such maintenance is required to ensure continued reliable function. This is true for every mechanical device. The AR is uniquely susceptible to fouling because it’s direct impingement. A failed design from the ground up. This design doesn’t render it “uniquely susceptible” to problems more than any other self-loading, piston-driven, gas-operated action does because it functions on the same principles. Expanding gas from the fired cartridge pushes through a port and into a piston, actuating the mechanism. It is commonly known as Direct Impingement despite what Stoner believed it be. It directly routes gases from the bore back into the receiver. It is not a true piston platform in terms of a long stroke or short stroke common piston system. It is also perhaps one of the worse designs for a military weapon because in order to remain reliable it has to be cleaned fairly often, not to mention the tight tolerances required around the bolt in relation to the carrier in or order to trap the gases necessary to cycle the action. It has no room around the carrier in relation to the receiver for debris, no room around the bolt in relation to the carrier for debris, no room around the fire control group in relation to the lower receiver for debris. It has to be well oiled in order to offset the building of carbon fouling around the bolt itself just to run and tolerates little in terms of debris entering the system. It’s a good system for accurate fire in relatively sterile conditions. Your video simply showed it’s ability to keep debris from entering the system as long as the bolt is closed and a mag is inserted. Drop that rifle with the bolt back or mag out in the sand it would have required a complete detail strip just to get it up and running again. You poured about two cups of dirt into the AK action to get it to choke, the AR wouldn’t have handled even a percentage of that- as proven by the videos on the Military Arms Channel. Here’s a little more realistic demonstration, MAC shows that the AR does well as a “closed system”, it’s when dirt enters the action that it chokes the AR and it goes down quickly. Same test as done on an AK 74, it runs fine and he dumps the sand out simulating a quick field condition. >> It is commonly known as Direct Impingement despite what Stoner believed it be. This is the Internet, where random, anonymous people with no credentials can claim they understand Eugene Stoner’s design and patents better than Eugene Stoner. >> It directly routes gases from the bore back into the receiver. Wrong. It routes expanding gas from the barrel into a a chamber where it acts on a piston. Most people don’t know how the AR-15 works and prefer to regurgitate emotion and myth. This description has pictures to help you: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_130/165511_.html >> [The AR-15] is a good system for accurate fire in relatively sterile conditions. Just like the M1 Garand is a fair-weather rifle, excellent on the practice range but far from good enough for the Marines when the going got tough. At least that’s what Time magazine published about it on March 24, 1941 (“ARMY: Report on the Garand“) >> It has to be well oiled in order to offset the building of carbon fouling around the bolt itself just to run and tolerates little in terms of debris entering the system. Don’t tell that to this guy: Knight’s Armament Company SR-15 MOD2 9,500 rounds, zero cleanings, and zero malfunctions. AK-47 Design Problems Just like the AR-15/M16, Kalashnikov’s famed AK-47 experienced initial reliability problems. One difference was the Soviets weren’t forced into fielding these initial design problems during Viet Nam. Consider if these initial, flawed copies of Kalashnikov’s design had been forced into combat instead of being rejected at the factory. http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail-page-2.asp?smallarms_id=19 Early production AK-47s were broken down into two distinct batch types – the version from 1948 and the version succeeding these from 1952. However, the early forms – with their stamped sheet metal receivers – proved inherently flawed, mainly due to the sheet-metal stamping technology found in throughout Russia at the time leading many production AK-47s to be rejected right at the factory. This inevitably forced the use of a machined receiver (from solid steel) instead and delayed large-scale entry of the assault rifle until the mid-1950s. The machined process covered AK-47 production from 1951 to 1959 and led to an increase in overall weight of the weapon. However, this method of manufacture itself was proving to be too expensive in the realm of Soviet mass production efforts and, thusly, forced a revision of the AK-47 family. The resulting effort went on to become the AKM (M= “Modernized”) which reverted construction of the assault rifle back to its stamped steel roots – the process refined after much study of German wartime methods – producing a decidedly cheaper and lighter rifle. A new muzzle installment (with a noted slant) was introduced to combat muzzle climb. Several other subtle modifications were also introduced and the AKM was further branched to become the AKMS which introduced a folding metal buttstock – a compact feature respected by paratroopers and vehicle crews alike. One identifying feature of the AKM series versus the AK-47 was its shortened “dimple” imprint above the magazine feed – the AK-47 sported a longer dimple there. Overall AK-47 production spanned from 1949 to 1975 with involved facilities (among others) being the famed Izhevsk and Tula state arsenals. Just like the M16/AR-15, the M14 had its share of problems when first introduced. THE U.S. ARMY’S BLUNDERBUSS BUNGLE THAT FATTENED YOUR TAXES by John S. Tompkins True Magazine, April 1963 Washington, D.C. – After nearly 20 years of Pentagon bungling that has cost US taxpayers over $100 million so far, the Army is issuing our GIs a new automatic rifle that experts think is inferior to the gun we already have. The rifle is called the M14. It is slowly replacing the M1 Garand carried by millions of servicemen in World War II and Korea. The only trouble is it doesn’t work as well as the M1 and it’s much harder and more expensive to manufacture. If you haven’t heard about the M14 or its troubled history don’t be surprised. The Army has been rather quiet about it lately, and with good reason. The design, testing and production of the M14 were so badly botched that Defense Secretary MacNamera called the whole thing a ‘disgrace.’ And John C. Garand, inventor of the M-1 of which the M14 is a bastardized version – worries about what will happen when it’s used in combat. Reports from Vietnam indicate that Garand’s fears may well be justified. All told, the whole fantastic story of how the so-called ‘new’ Army rifle was developed is beginning to sound like one of the biggest snafus in U.S. military history. The M14 may not turn out to be a disaster, but considering the time and money spent on it the results are certainly disappointing. At least this is the opinion of retired four-star Marine Gen. Vernon E. Megee, former Commander Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and a rifleman’s rifleman from Haiti and Nicaragua to Iwo Jima. General Megee’s capsule description of the M14: ‘They labored mightily and brought forth a mouse.’ But the punch line of the M14 story is even more fantastic than the blunders in the rifle’s development. Now that the M14 is in production and is being issued to troops, it turns out that the rifle is not being put to the use that the Army claimed required its development in the first place. A fully automatic rifle, the M14 was developed to replace the semiautomatic M1 rifle. But 90 percent of the M14s currently being issued are set for semi-automatic fire only. The M14 rifle is a case of too little and too late. The rifle represents too little improvement on what we’ve already got – the M1 Garand. The new design has come along so late that the rifle is probably already obsolete. The situation is bad enough. Far more disturbing is the mounting evidence that the M14’s design contains some potentially dangerous flaws. The main weakness lies in the gas cylinder and piston that operate the M14. The system is complicated and finicky beast built to such tight tolerances that it almost invites jamming in combat conditions. But rather than openly redesign the rifle the Army had chosen to quietly do a series of ‘modifications’ on it that bear all the earmarks of a doctoring job to save the M14 from public exposure as a failure. This sort of attempt to make a bad bet come out all right is a hallmark tradition at the Pentagon. The ‘new’ M14 really began life in the closing days of World War II. Following the lead of some tinkering GI gunsmiths, Army Ordnance asked John C. Garand, its chief small-arms designer, to come up with a version of his M1 that could be fired full-automatic like a machine gun. As Garand recalls it now, he followed the design of his M1 fairly closely, making slight changes in the bolt, firing pin, ejector and other parts. He also added a 20-round detachable box magazine and a selector switch for full or semi-automatic fire. A muzzle brake was screwed ontoThis altered M1 was called the T20 rifle and Garand says it tested out as a very successful design. To explain the designation: Army policy is to prefix a test rifle number with the letter ‘T.’ When it’s modified in a major way an ‘E’ is added after the ‘M’ numbered weapon. Anyway, if the war had continued the T20 would have been manufactured and used in large numbers as the M2 Garand. As it was, Garand had a number of them made up by hand and had completed several months of work on production tooling when the fighting stopped. The T20 was never issued to troops but development continued on it until 1947, by which time it was called the T20E2. At that point the design was shelved – though not forgotten. While the T20 was being developed – in fact just before the end of the war – the Army told gun companies and inventors of its need for an entirely new rifle. The Army said it wanted a versatile rifle that would replace the M1, as well as the Browning Automatic Rifle (known to GIs as the BAR), the .30 caliber carbine and the M3 submachine gun or ‘grease gun.’ This was the kick-off on a 12-year boondoggle during which 10 rifles were tested, but the Army’s own Springfield Armory design always seemed to come out on top. The doubtful objectivity of these so-called ‘tests’ makes you wonder why the Army even asked for outside designs. It was like playing poker with a stacked deck, and of course the house won the game. Everyone knew the Army would win but the show continued for 12 expensive years anyway. The winning design, called the T44E4 was adopted in May, 1957, as the new M14 rifle. What was the T44E4? It was, and is, a cobbled up version of John Garand’s automatic M1 – the wartime T20. After frantic efforts to design a really new rifle during the long years of testing, the Army ended up by going back to the only workable one it hand. But the problem is that the Army messed up Garand’s design with the so-called improvements that are still causing trouble five years later. As Secretary MacNamara observed, compared with building a missile system or satellite, designing a rifle is a relatively simple job. It should have been. What happened during the years of M14’s development is a sorry record of failure, delay and double-dealing. It reflects the Pentagon’s continued arrogance in never conceding that anyone outside the service can come up with a good idea. The reason that Garand’s highly successful T20 was shelved in 1947 was that the Army wanted ‘a more radical and comprehensive solution’ to the problem of a new rifle. You can hardly quarrel with this arm, but every time they got near it they turned their back on the target. The search for a radical solution to the rifle problem began logically enough with a new ammunition. The new cartridge – a shortened version of the .30-06 was designated the T65. At about this time, NATO was formed in a fine spirit of cooperation it attempted to standardize weapons and ammunition. The first step was the rifle cartridge. The British, who had been working on on new one since before World War I, wanted their .280 caliber round adopted by NATO. In this they were joined by the Belgians and several other countries. But our Army, while chivarously agreeing that the .280 British might be even better than our T65 for rifle use, pointed out that the ‘new’ rifle we were looking for would also be a machine gun and needed a heavier punch. So the Army doggedly insisted on the T65 and designated its size in millimeters – 7.62mm – to show our European allies we were really NATO minded. This particular attempt at cooperation ended with both sides going ahead on their own ammunition. Meanwhile the search for a new rifle was proceeding with painful slowness. Between 1945, when the project was officialy started, and mid-1952 only $1,900,000 was spent on it. For several years only one engineer was assigned to the job at Springfield Armory. Still, the first rifle design that emerged from this long sleep seemed quite new and rand asked us to test them before going ahead full time with the T25. Confidently, the Army agreed to test the two foreign rifles. One was the British EM2, a really radical design with the magazine and action behind the trigger somewhat like the FN rifle designed by the Belgian firm of Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre. Among its features was a hinged action that folded down for easy removal of parts. Both rifles were in .280 caliber. The shooting was done at Fort Benning, Georgia, and when the smoke had cleared the Army was appalled to find that its darling T25 had scored lower than either the EM2 or the FN rifles. The story should have ended right there, but the Army was not confused by facts. They knew they had an easy out. The Army announced that none of the rifles was really up to par, but that it preferred to stick with its 7.62mm cartridge and try to correct the faults of the T25 rather than go along with either of the competing rifles. A frenzied attempt to save the T25 followed. Many modifications of it were made up and test fired, but it was no go. What the Army did then was to take the T20s (the automatic M1s) out of the storeroom and rework them into a ‘new’ rifle called the T44 – which is now in service as the M14. That this rifle had been shelved five years earlier for ‘a more radical and comprehensive solution’ seemed to trouble no one. The strangest part of the revival, however, was that the Ordnance designers insisted on transferring the gas system from the unsuccessful T25 to the well-performing T20. This gas system, unlike the simple loose-fitting piston and cylinder of the M1 Garand, uses a special headed piston that closed off the gas port like a sliding valve in an engine. It was invented in 1921 by J.C. White of Boston. White claimed that his design allowed the powder gas to expand slowly and operate the action softly. His idea was rejected by the Army in 1930, but bobbed up again 20 years later. Why the White action returned is hard to explain though the official reason for it is the same one given by its inventor back in the 1930s. But John Garand says flatly: ‘The sliding valve is bunk. I tested it and it doesn’t work the way they think.’ If you ask him why the Army used it anyway he says that ‘somebody’ has been trying to sell the White gas system in Washington for years and that ‘somebody’ in the Pentagon likes it. He refuses to name names but does say that tests on the gas system were made by outside firms which reported what the Ordnance people wanted to hear, rather than what happened. After that shocker, Garand, who spent nearly 40 years working for the Army, says: ‘That’s bad business, but that’s the way things are.’ If you keep this small sample of military objectivity in mind, the rest of what happened in the great M14 rifle snafu will be less surprising. Even if the White gas system worked as the Army claims, it’s still difficult to make and possibly to use. The manufacturing problem comes from the close tolerances the system needs to function. They’re on the order of seven times as close as the system in the M1. The maximum distance between the M1 piston and cylinder is about three and a half thousandths of an inch; on the M14 it’s about half of one-thousandths. This is a little like trying to make automobile pistols fit without rings. On a piece of machinery like a rifle this tightness invites trouble. Some people in the Army are aBut to return to how we got into the mess. If the Army thought that rejecting the EM2 and the FN rifles because were very much mistaken. What happened was that the British and NATO finally agreed to adopt our 7.62mm round under a gentleman’s agreement that we would adopt one of NATO rifles. Then the British dropped the EM2 in favor of the FN rifle and the Belgian appeared on our doorstep and offered it to us. Unable to resist anymore because of the cartridge, the Army had to take NATO’s most popular rifle seriously. So the testing began, but before it was over the Army had reason to wish it had never started. As one high ranking Ordnance officer said later: ‘We never thought it would do very well, so we did not keep the FN out of the tests.’ At first it seemed that this presumption was justified. The Belgian rifle, renamed the T48 for test purposes, performed very well against our own T44, which was of course the wartime T20 with the White gas system. But these were only the preliminaries. After that it really began to get rough. Five hundred FN rifles were made up in this country by Harrington & Richardson, Inc. of Worcester, Massachusetts. An equal number of T44s was completed by Springfield Armory to see if they would perform well when made by mass production methods. The test results were the same. Both rifles functioned properly – though the Belgian gun was produced by a company that had never seen it before while the T44s were turned out by the factory where the rifle was invented. Then several thousand rifles of each design were obtained and samples sent to the service schools and combat units in the Arctic, the tropics and all parts of the United States. The testing went on winter and summer in rain, sand, snow and mud – for five whole years. Through it all the contestants see-sawed. First the FN rifle would be ahead, then the T44. And all the time Springfield Armory was turning out new modifications and changes to make the T44 perform better. In the combat-course test, both rifles were dunked bodily into a bath of mud and then fired. Reluctantly, the Army had to admit that the FN rifle passed the mud test while the T44 flunked. But the day was saved when it was decided that GIs ought to be able to load either rifle from the top with ammunition in clips. The FN had a sliding breech cover designed to prevent mud from fouling up the action, but it interfered with top loading. So off came the breech cover. The Army sighed with relief when jammed up the unprotected FN rifle receiver too. Then there were the Arctic tests in snow and extreme cold. In the winter of 1953-54 both rifles had defects, but the FN appeared to have more of them than the T44. The following winter both rifles were found suitable for Arctic use. But when the last round was fired – after five years and $4,052,000 had been spent – the T44 won out, as everyone around the Pentagon knew it would from the start. The T44 won on points that had nothing to do with performance. On May 1, 1957, Army Secretary of Wilbur Brucker said that both the FN and the T44 were found suitable for use by the Army. However, the T44 was selected for adoption because it was one pound lighter and considered better suited for mass production and training. All three reasons have since turned out to be wrong. Modifications have added a pound of weight to the rifle. Mass production has been an expensive nightmare. And training is more difficult than with the M1. Criticism of the M14 snafu comes from all sides. One expert whose own experience. And Johnson is rather sarcastic about the M14. He agrees with old rival John Garand – they’ve been friends since 1940 – though he’s even more outspoken. Noting published excuses that any new weapon has to go through a period of debugging, Johnson points out rather acidly that the M14 is hardly new. The M14 uses John Garand breech lock, the BAR-type magazine and the White gas action, all invented 30 to 40 years ago. And, he adds, the rifle has been around at least 15 years. Johnson blames an ‘unsound’ gas system for the M14 production difficulties. Though Johnson has made a formal proposal to the Pentagon to redesign the M14, there has been no reply and Johnson doesn’t really expect one. He does think, however, that the M14 may be ‘saved’ by a series of unannounced changes – which seem to be going on already. But changed or not, Johnson feels the M14 is very little if any improvement over the M1 Garand considering all the years and millions squandered on it. What happened to the M14 after it was adopted is a tale of snafus even worse than those of the development period. Mass production of it has been a long and rocky road. The British, Canadians, Australians, Belgians and Latin nations who adopted the FN rifle had no trouble at all getting equipped. In fact the FN is being advertised for sale to commercial markets all over the world but no one has appeared in line to ask for the M14. The delays in M14 procurement came from the start. None were even ordered for 11 months after the rifle was officially adopted in mid-1957, and the first few Armory produced rifles did not come off the line until the fall of 1959. In fact, ordering the M14 into production at all was probably a result of the 1958 Lebanon crisis. At that time a congressman stung the Pentagon with the information that our Marines were landing with World War II Garand rifles while the Israelis carried FNs and the Arabs were well supplied with new Russian automatics. So in the spring of 1959 the Army started production at Springfield and gave out contracts to Harrington & Richardson and the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., at New Haven, Connecticut, for the first 85,000 M14s. These first commercial orders called for a price of $68.75 per rifle – though the Springfield Armory price for M14s was $155.98 at the time. The abnormally low civilian quote may have been motivated by a gamble for new business as old as the arms game – get the contract at any price and run the risk of a loss, hoping you can negotiate upward with design changes. If this was the idea, it worked beautifully. Early this year (1963) the Army admitted that the average price for M14s in 1960 was $150.75, and in 1961, $130.61. The present cost is budgeted at $100 each, but is actually running about $126. These prices are without slings, bayonets or spare parts. Volume production on the M14 did not begin until late 1960 and during that year the Ordnance Department and the commercial manufacturers were swearing at each other almost daily over prices, specifications changes and schedules. By early 1961 reports that production was 60 percent behind schedule and that some M14s had blown up in training reached Congressional ears. The hearings on military appropriations that spring were rather tense for the Ordnance In reference to rumors that some M14s had blown up, the general was asked if this had happened to three rifles. He answered that none had blown. The congressman smiled and then asked if it had happened to two M14s. The general said the number was zero. Again the congressman pressed Hinrichs if perhaps only one rifle had exploded, but the general stuck to his story. Finally, he was allowed to make a statement. ‘We do not consider that any of the M14 rifles actually blew up,’ Hinrichs said. ‘However, in December, 1960, there were several bolts in rifles which malfunctioned at Fort Benning….’ He went on to say that the receivers had cracked in firing and that this had been traced to a commercial source supplying steel that was not up to specifications. Whether anyone was hurt by these ‘non-explosions’ was not explored. Later in 1961 persistent reports of delays and defects in the M14 program prompted a special subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee to get into the act. They went into the production history of the M14 project quite thoroughly, taking testimony from everyone involved. In view of the Army’s insistence that the rifle was particularly adapted to mass production, what Harrington & Richardson had to say is enlightening. Blamed by the Army for goofing on the heat treatment of bolts and receivers due to inadequate quality control. H&R fired back that the tolerance requirements ‘were not compatible with mass-production methods.’ The company also blamed the Army for sending them inaccurate gauges and delivering them late. Then it was Winchester’s turn. It charged the Army with upgrading its requirements and inspection standards after finding performance problems in its original design standards. In short, the tolerances on the M14 have to be almost impossibly tight or the rifle won’t work. Can you imagine what would happen in the hurried atmosphere of wartime production? Winchester also proved to be non-machinable at high production rates, and much time was lost while the Army decided on another steel for the job. The slowness of getting approvals for the simpler design or manufacturing change was mentioned by both companies as a major problem. What all of this demonstrates is that Government arsenals are just not set up for mass production. It also shows that a rifle made in a tool room is not necessarily going to produce in the same way on an automated assembly line. It should be remembered, of course, that mass-production capability was one of the reasons the Army said it liked the M14 in the first place. Right now all seems to be well between the Army and the two outside M14 producers. The rifle is coming off the assembly line in quantity, though it’s not really the same weapon that was tested and adopted so long ago. Ordnance sources admit that more than 100 design changes have been made though they claim most of them are minor, such as a different buttplate and new handguard. However, the Army itself is revealing for more basic changes by sending out M14 poop sheets carrying two sets of specifications – one of them crossed out. The charges are interesting. The M14 has gained in weight from 8.7 to 9.5 pounds and grown in length by an eight of an inch. At the same time its maximum range has dropped from 4,200 yards to 3,500 and the cyclic rate of automatic fire from 750 rounds per minute to 715. Last fall the Army announced that a competition would be held to choose a third commercial producer of the M14 and unwittingly kicked another hornet’s nest. When the announcement was made almost a hundred companies all over the country were said to be scrambling for the contract, but after the specifications were issued less than 40 qualified. When bidding time came only 11 companies threw in prop.’ Among those companies that did bid to build 100,000 M14s were: Ford, Chrysler, Studebaker, Remington, Frigidaire Division of GM, Vinco, West Virginia Ordnance, Herz-Chambers Corp., and Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge. Thompson-Ramo won with a bid of $15,076,234 or $150.76 each – though West Virginia Ordnance had bid $12,649.33 or $126.40 apiece. The Army made the award by ‘evaluating’ Thompson-Ramo’s bid down to $10,092,523 – $100.92 per M14 – which, of course, made it low bidder. What happened was TRW bid $8,554,070 for the 100,000 rifles or $85.54 each and signed a second contract for $6,522,164 in tools and equipment. Some of this was rehabilitation of company machinery but most of it was new stuff to be acquired for the Government. Since that time other mathematical exercises have been brought out to show that the Thompson-Ramo M14s will cost $104.75 apiece – a further evaluation in a different direction. But the Army also admits that the company hasn’t made any M14s yet so no one really knows what they’re going to cost. And now the Army has its favorite rifle and most of the hubbub has ended we come to the most amazing part of all: nine out of 10 M14s issued today are set to fire only semi-automatic. After nearly 20 years of searching for an automatic replacement for the M1 the Army is using most of its new M14s to fill the same role as the M1 in the same way. Present policy is to issue only two full-automatic M14s to an Infantry squad – and hand out the rest without a selector switch on them. Marine General Megee thinks this policy is a sop to practicality. ‘Who is going to carry the ammo for full-auto fire?’ he asks. And Army statements seem to bear out his reasoning. It’s emphasized that an M14 rifleman can deliver at least 30 aimed shots per minute, which the Army says is more destructive and demoralizing to the enemy than the spray type of fire of the submachine gun, to say nothing of the waste of ammunition. In other words, the Army has returned to the philosophy it used to defend the M1 in Korea – when the Chinese were using burp guns and Russian automatic rifles. It said then that the M1 could be fired as fast as was necessary and that aimed fire is more effective in terms of hits than hard-to-control full-auto bullet spraying. This makes sense, but it leaves a big question unanswered: Why didn’t they just stick with the Garand and put a 20-shot magazine on it? At the moment, the Marine Corps has equipped most its combat units with M14s. But the Corps is continuing to do recruit training with the old reliable M1 rifle. This is said to be an economy move to use up present stocks of .30-06 ammunition and is scheduled to continue until 1965. This may be the only reason. But some people who have used the M14 say it’s also a hard rifle on which to train new shooters – especially when fired full automatic. With a conventional stock and no compensator or muzzle brake, the rifle is difficult to control. This, as well as the Army’s philosophy on aimed fire, may be back of the policy of issuing most M14s without selector switches. But don’t despair. If you get your hands on a semi-automatic M14 remember that company commanders are supposed to carry extra switches with them in case of an enemy charge. This ought to work out just dandy – especially on dark nights. Rich Grassi “Stoner/AR system is junk, it craps where it eats, ammo-sensitive, maintenance sensitive.” On the whole, no. This call comes from a fan of the classic firearm: the M1 Garand, the M1903A3, Enfield, M1 Carbine, M92/M94/M336 lever guns. In spite of that predilection, my first choice for defense/LE/mil-type applications is one or another variation of Stoner’s AR. It’s the most common rifle in CONUS, with widely available parts and ammunition — ammunition that’s current is loaded primarily for that application (Stoner-type guns). It’s light, more accurate than it needs to be, has superior ergonomics to any other rifle in history, the recoil is very light, and it hits as hard as it needs to especially in the US-domestic arena. As to maintenance, Pat Rogers has run various make ARs in his schools, kept good round counts, with no cleaning. Lubrication is a must. Guns are routinely going over 20,000 rounds while in the rotation. And he’s not the only one keeping track of such things. The AR will do just fine. Nick Schab The AK-47 is a select-fire, magazine-fed rifle compatible with 7.62x39mm cartridge It is air-cooled and long-stroke-piston gas-operated with a rotating bolt. Designed to be a simple, reliable automatic rifle that could be manufactured quickly and cheaply, it utilized mass production methods. The 7.62x39mm cartridge lends the AK-47 more weight and greater penetration when compared to the M16. The M16 is a direct impingement or a rotating bolt rifle. This design makes its sensitive to the residue left by propellant. If only 100-200 shots are fired M16 is so fucked up by the residue left by the propellant that it may jam because of that. In the heat of the battle cleaning is often not possible. The AK-47’s magazine features a pronounced curve that allows it to smoothly feed ammunition into the chamber. It has a heavy steel construction with “feed lips” to make it resistant to damage. As the M16’s magazine was designed to be more lightweight and less durable, it is made of pressed/stamped aluminum, and its feed lips are much more weaker than the AK-47’s and as a result of that M16 has malfunctions or stoppages very often. The safety (selector) of an AK-47 is designed to be easily hit with the index finger while the middle finger remains on the trigger. Magazines are inserted and removed by a simple rocking motion. The AK-47 is extremely friendly to left handed users in terms of controls and ejection. The M16’s safety (selector) switch is easily manipulated without losing sight picture. Its smaller size makes it more difficult to use under stress. The M16 is unfriendly to left handed users both in terms of controls and in terms of shell ejection. The AK-47 is renowned for its ruggedness and reliability. It is designed in a way that even untrained individuals can use it. It is also built with generous clearances, which enable it to function in dirty enviroments with minimal maintenance. These clearances enhance AK’s reliability. In the close-combat it is the reliability that makes the difference between life and death (like the duels in the wild west). The jammings and stoppages of M16 are fatal. In Vietnam M16 was extremely unreliable. Still M16 has the reputation to be rather unreliable. The M16’s design requires copious and frequent use of compatible lubricants on its receiver, and lack of lubrication is the most common cause of stoppages or jams. In Alaska and Siberia oil is GLUE at minus 50 degree Celsius. Snow and ice makes M16 even more vulnerable to jammings and stoppages in such a low temperatures. In Vietnam M16 killed many US soldiers because of constant jammings and stoppages. Cleaning was not possible in the heat of the battle. By using the unreliable M16 you have really FUCKED UP. Henry Aaltio The AK-47 is renowned for its ruggedness and reliability. It is designed in a way that even untrained individuals can use it. It is also built with generous clearances, which enable it to function in dirty enviroments with minimal maintenance. These clearances enhance AK’s reliability. In the close-combat it is the reliability that makes the difference between life and death. The jammings and stoppages of M16 are fatal. In Vietnam M16 was extremely unreliable. Still M16 has the reputation to be rather unreliable. The M16’s design requires copious and frequent use of compatible lubricants on its receiver, and lack of lubrication is the most common cause of stoppages or jams. In Alaska and Siberia oil is like GLUE at minus 50 degree Celsius. Snow and ice makes M16 even more vulnerable to jammings and stoppages in such a low temperature. In Vietnam M16 killed many US soldiers because of constant jammings and stoppages. Cleaning was not possible in the heat of the battle. By using M16 you have really FUCKED UP. Interesting. Two comments from different IP addresses that are identical. >> The M16 is a direct impingement Still wrong, already discussed above. >> If only 100-200 shots are fired M16 is so fucked up by the residue left by the propellant that it may jam because of that. Definitely wrong. If this were true it would manifest during Service Rifle High Power and 3 Gun competitions, two venues the AR-15 dominates. It does not and only a non-shooter believes it. >> As the M16’s magazine was designed to be more lightweight and less durable, it is made of pressed/stamped aluminum, Then get a different magazine if needed. I’ve been using the same US-issue magazines for years without fail. >> The M16’s safety (selector) switch is easily manipulated … Its smaller size makes it more difficult to use under stress. Being easily manipulated makes it more difficult to use under stress? >> The M16 is unfriendly to left handed users both in terms of controls and in terms of shell ejection. And the Kalashnikov is better how? Ambidextrous parts are more readily available for the AR-15 than Kalashnikovs if they’re needed. >> Still M16 has the reputation to be rather unreliable. Only among uneducated, anonymous non-marksmen with no shooting skill posting nonsense on the Internet. By taking advice by anonymous non-shooters who don’t understand rifles or marksmanship you have really FUCKED UP. AK47: Most Overrated Rifle of All Time Ah, the AK47. Beloved by people who want a rifle that holds the same number of rounds as an AR15, but don’t want an AR15 despite it having superior ergonomics, sights, and accuracy. The real legacy of the AK is that it’s a rifle designed to be used by literally the dumbest human beings on the planet, and in that role it excels. But…it’s not really a very good rifle. Its legendary reputation for reliability is mostly grounded in the same ‘Nam era war stories that make people think that M16s aren’t reliable. It’s earned this legendary reputation for mechanical reliability…which turns out to pretty much be just that, a legend. But the internet will tell you forever that “nothing can jam an AK”…until one does malfunction, then they’ll say “well that was a Bulgarian AK, not a true Russian model so it’s inferior garbage.” Whatever you say. Go rewatch Red Dawn (the good one) and tell your AK that it’s “just as good” as an AR15. If you say it enough, maybe you’ll start believing it. http://www.gunnuts.net/2014/12/04/the-5-most-overrated-guns-of-all-time/ Another field test of the AR reliability, essentially an over the beach test from hell. Ironically, the first reliability test ever performed on an AK was dragging it seven kilometers behind a truck from the factory to the test range- some the AR cannot do. Here’s another field test proving again that the AR is merely a nice range toy at best. While it runs fine initially after getting dunked into some muddy swamp water, it chokes the second any sand gets into the action- even just a minor amount of sand from what the Survival Blog guys were saying. Same as what Military Arms Channel found in the link I provided above. FYI. that 9000 round derp torture test of the KAC AR doesn’t mean anything, it was under range conditions. The rifle should run minimum 20K without stoppage or cleaning in such conditions. Yugoslavians tested the M70 to 89K rounds without stoppage and the Bulgarians tortured a milled 47 to over 300K rounds. Course by then the barrels would be smoothbores but the point remains the same- the AK is the superior rifle for a combat arm and the AR is a nice accurate range toy to impress your bench rest shooting buddies. >> performed on an AK was dragging it seven kilometers behind a truck from the factory to the test range For those choosing to handle firearms in this fashion, perhaps the AK is their best choice. Any test results of actual marksmanship you’d like to share? >> the AR is merely a nice range toy at best Just like the M1 Garand and M14 as others have claimed. >> Course by then the barrels would be smoothbores And people interested in such tests can’t shoot well enough to detect any accuracy decline. Actually the tests were done to see just how reliable the AK really is. However for practical accuracy MAC does a nice comparison video between a Colt M4 and a Russian 74. The Colt gets about 2MOA at 100 yards using newly manufacturered M855 while at that same distance the Russian Izhvesk 74 gets 3MOA using military surplus 7n6 ammo from the 1980’s. So while the AR might offer a slight edge in accuracy, the trade off for most people isn’t worth it when you consider that the M16/AR shit where it eats weapon system- is the least reliable modern military arm in existance. Here is the AK vs AR practical accuracy, iron sights. However if you want a 1MOA AK, you can always pick up an Polish Archer. Not only do you get better accuracy than most standard mil spec M4’s but also AK reliability. Correct link for 1MOA Polish Archer AK. >> The Colt gets about 2MOA at 100 yards using newly manufacturered M855 while at that same distance the Russian Izhvesk 74 gets 3MOA using military surplus 7n6 ammo from the 1980’s. That’s about the difference I’ve seen given a quality, well-built Kalashnikov and rack grade issue M16s. The AR-15 can an honest 1MOA or better performer but not in as-issue rifles. Inside 200 yards there is little practical difference in precision for field shooting on silhouette-size targets for even competent marksmen. https://firearmusernetwork.com/2011/08/11/qualifying-with-the-ak-47-or-akm-rifle/ >> the trade off for most people isn’t worth it when you consider that … most people shoot like shit. FIFY Weapon effectiveness is more dependent on shooter skill. A competent shooter will handle both well. And they’ll keep it running just fine with minimal maintenance. Please convince the US Department of Defense to replace the M16/M4 with Kalashnikovs. I’ll get all the training missions with the Army Reserve Marksmanship Program I can handle helping conduct NET (New Equipment Training) classes and get to work with Soldiers and units that might not otherwise request support from our Marksmanship Program. Military team gunsmiths will work diligently to get the Kalashnikov tweaked into a 600 yard Across The Course rifle. I’d wish them luck, however, many people didn’t think the AR-15 could compete ATC yet today it dominates Service Rifle. I’ll get plenty of freelance writing assignments to publish articles about this There will be a slew of write ups from gunsmiths for American Gunsmith(the magazine I edit for AG Media.) Then I’ll thank you for keeping me busy with new, paying work I’ll enjoy doing. Seriously, convince Congress and the DoD. Telling me about it on my silly little website won’t do you any good. Besides, I like AK-series rifles just fine. I only shoot the M16/AR-15 because they are issue and I’m required to shoot issue firearms at most competitions I compete. Force us all to change to Kalashnikovs, I don’t care. The playing field is just as level and the competition will be just as challenging. Unfortunately, such a “fix” solves nothing. Poor shooters will continue to shoot poorly. Improper maintenance and a lack of equipment understanding will still induce malfunctions. At the end of the day, both rifles are manufactured, gas-operated, chemically-operated, self-loading projectile launchers. Only a fool believes one is magically more capable than the other. Well I showed you a 1MOA AK factory gun, the Polish Beryl 96. Anyway, I own AR’s, they are just nice range toys. If the SHTF I’ll be grabbing an AK. >> I showed you a 1MOA AK factory gun It won’t be if you drag it seven kilometers behind a truck from the factory to the test range and shoot the barrel until it’s a smoothbore. Of course it won’t. My friend went to the Radom factory in Poland as he was doing business with them to assist with importing semi auto military firearms. Said they had Beryl 96 5.56NATO test rifles with over 50K rounds through them that still were able to stay within 3MOA. I think that’s pretty amazing considering but also has a lot do with the quality of the barrels. I think they are mandrel hammer forged like all AK barrels but also nitrided from what I remember. The nitriding makes the barrels more accurate since chrome can vary upon thickness as it is poured through the bore. AR-15 may be MORE reliable than AKs. http://www.gunnuts.net/2014/12/10/ar15s-are-not-finicky-maintenance-queens/ John from Ballistic Radio, with the help of Knight’s Armament and Freedom Munitions decided to show you how not true that was, so he shot 15,000 rounds through an AR15 without cleaning it, then dumped an entire bag of sand on it. Another video after showing much stuff the ejection port cover actually lets get in the gun. M&P 15 Sport review from Chuck Haggard “Ran perfectly, and I was trying to make it choke. Shot in very dusty range conditions, asymmetric prone with the ejection port down, lots of dust and sand floating around due to muzzle blast, various mags including old GI issue, several different types of ammo including under-powered (ammo), Wolf, Tula and PMC, hot 5.56 spec M193 and M855, and Hornady’s Custom SP load for KHP (Kansas Highway Patrol). The crudded up ejection port pic was after I picked up a handful of sand and gravel, dumped it onto the closed bolt/ejection port, then did a 30 round mag dump followed by a mag of five round NSRs. It took five loads of dirt and gravel over the (in-battery) carbine. Ran like a top, holds zero (optic).” Read more: http://www.recoilweb.com/sub-1k-ars-the-haggard-on-the-sw-51593.html http://www.thetacticalwire.com/archived/2014-09-23_tactical.html No one drops their AR in sand with the dust port closed which is typically all these videos show since everyone knows the M16 only works as a closed system. Your second video shows some minor sand that worked itself into the action despite being all closed up but again- with everything closed up those particles are minor. I’ve already posted videos of open ports getting sand through them- locks up the weapon entirely. Again, the AR is a nice range toy or good weapon for a well supported force complete with armorers and a supply chain. It is not a good SHTF weapon. Show me a video of an AR that has the ejection port open, bolt closed and then sand dumped over it- it would fail every time just as the videos I posted above have shown. AK buried for 18 years still functions. >> No one drops their AR in sand with the dust port closed Same with the AK. Rewatch the first videos at the top and watch the Kalashnikovs choke when the AR-15s don’t. The AR doesn’t get sand in it. You filled the AK till capacity. Then say, “Look how much better the AR is!” Fn’ retarded dude. The AK is ten times the rifle the AR is. But my AR has a selector, who fn’ cares- it’s weak. It can barely function without environment introduced, it fails EVERY time it is compromised. The AK ceased to function ONLY because you filled it with sand, pop the topcover, turn it over, and it runs. Amazing reliability from such an old design. The first test on an AK for reliability was dragging it 7 kilometers to the range by a chain behind a truck. The first AR test for reliability was some drunk General shooting watermelons- FAIL. Just pour sand through it, shake it out and then try to run your prissy AR, it will choke like a whore at a donkey show. The AK, she’s a gypsy slut and can take anything. Not same with the AK, not at all, your video proves absolutely nothing since you completely filled the AK receiver with sand but had the bolt closed so that hardly any sand could get into the AR. I PROVED to you what happens when a minor amount of sand gets into an AR action. The AK didn’t “choke”, you basically filled it with so much sand that the hammer couldn’t hardly even move. Your AR would choke with a thimble full of sand. Not arguing, I’m selling my AR’s off, they are garbage. I convinced myself in this process that I honestly don’t want to own them anymore and have no idea why I even own them to begin with. You put together a specially crafted video to show just how “reliable” the AR is but in reality, you simply filled the AK with the sand and left the bolt shut on the AR- not even remotely the same thing. I have never found the AR to be reliable in the past two decades of ownership, not with tens of thousands of rounds downrange. Yoda. AK Fan Boy Logic: Dragging an AK behind a truck is a practical, “field-realistic” test. Pouring loose dirt/sand on the action is not. If the test indicates the AK is good, the test must be good. If the test indicates the AR-15 is good or that the AK isn’t perfect, the test is “Fn’ retarded dude.” >> The first test on an AK for reliability was to the range by a chain behind a truck. The first tests scrapped the first production runs of the AK before they ever left the factory. Lucky for Kalashnikov his design had over a decade of debugging before being seriously fielded. Hence the myth that lingers among non-shooters today. >> I have never found the AR to be reliable in the past two decades of ownership, Many lower skilled personnel not fully understanding their equipment have problems. I was mobilized from 2003-2009 and conducted small arms training for over 30,000 deploying Soldiers. Watching tens of thousands of M16/M4-series rifles shoot millions of rounds with near-perfect reliability is more experience than a lone, casual plinker/gunowner randomly posting anonymously on the Internet. The very few problems encountered were maintenance problems due to excess and improper cleaning induced by Soldiers or by bad advice from their leadership and peers. Provided they caused no actual damage, the fix was accomplished in a few minutes. Most issue weapons are damaged or rendered unreliable by poor maintenance, usually bad advice from Drill Sergeants and other novice-level shooters instead of following simple instructions from the TM or ArmaLite. I’ve verified this with personnel involved with small arms at TACOM (https://www.tacom.army.mil) My personal AR-15s, Army issue and civilian built, have had flawless reliability for over a decade. That’s been the experience of every skilled shooter I know, including those with combat service overseas. I’ve never met a skilled marksman competing with the AR-15 or in the military that disliked the design or felt it was unreliable. AK-47 never fails… https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=193045614232715/ Obvious ammo problem. Video showing AK-47 blow up with no note/info about possible ammo issue: AK-47 fan boys assume it’s an “obvious ammo problem.” Video showing AR-15 blow up with explicit note/info about a confirmed ammo issue: AK-47 fan boys convinced it’s a rifle flaw. If you knew what you were looking at you’d know that rifle wasn’t factory built to begin with. It’s been heavily modified, if not outright being a Pakistani made rifle. However, that was a KB caused by an over charged round which will do the same to an AK as it does to a Garand, an AR, S&W revolver, you name it. >> If you knew what you were looking at you’d know that rifle wasn’t factory built to begin with If you knew what you were looking at you’d know that ANY individual mechanical device that is improperly constructed, maintained, or subjected to operator error can malfunction, no matter how reliable the base design happens to be. Examples of “unreliable” AR-15s are that way due to poor construction, maintenance, ammunition, or operator error. Just like examples of “unreliable” Kalashnikovs are due to poor construction, maintenance, ammunition, or operator error. >> …that was a KB caused by an over charged round which will do the same to an AK as it does to a Garand, an AR, S&W revolver, you name it. Yes. Any firearm fed poor ammunition will have problems. Even the AK-47. Pekka Ahlgren Unreliable M16 – Killing US-serviceman since 1967 in Vietnam M16 jammed with catastrophical results. Look at that fucking mess in Vietnam. M16 demonstrated clearly its unreliability because of following reasons. 1. M16 is very sensitive to the residue left by propellant bacause it doesn´t have a gas piston sytem. That kind of problem is absent in AK-47. 2. M16 doesn´t tolerate poor quality ammo (but AK-47 does well). 3. M16 needs a fucking lot of cleaning and oiling to work properly. 4. M16 cannot acommodate sand, mud and snow because of too tight tolerances. At Prudhoe Bay in Alaska you need more realiability in winter at minus 50 degree Celsius. 5. M16 has too many too small moving parts that are easily lost in sand or in snow if the cleaning is interrupted by an enemy ambush or by an enemy artillery barrage. 6. The magazines of M16 are weak of their construction. They don´t feed as reliably as AK-47. 7. M16 is extremely unfredly to left had users (in other words it is fucking). 8. Long barrel M16 is long and bulky compared to AK-47 (especially inside armoured cars) 8. M16 is more expensive to produce and maintain comared to AK-47. 9. 5,56 is weak. It cannot put down a 1800 pound polar bears hanging around at Nome or at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in Winter (at -50 Celsius) because of a weak cartrige and unreliable construction. The result of this is that the polar bear can rip you into pieces before you can clean you unreliable weapon. Winter-War reality in 1939-1940 is also illustrated in the last video. That kind of reality US Army must face when dealing with the Russian Army in Alaska Your assessment is as good as your command of English grammar. >> M16 needs a fucking lot of cleaning and oiling to work properly. Is doing the recommended, few-minutes-long maintenance prescribed by TACOM and ArmaLite every few hundred to a thousand rounds “a fucking lot”? Click to access Tech%20Notes%5CTech%20Note%2029,%20Rifle%20Cleaning,%2099.04.pdf >> M16 is extremely unfredly to left had users (in other words it is fucking). Wording of this made me laugh. In other words it is fucking. >> 5,56 is weak. It cannot put down a 1800 pound polar bears hanging around at Nome or at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in Winter (at -50 Celsius) because of a weak cartrige What if it could put down 1750 pound polar bears in Alaska in Winter at -45 Celsius? >> That kind of reality US Army must face when dealing with the Russian Army in Alaska. Yes, in 2015 the Soviet threat in attacking the United States on the Alaskan front is imminent! I’m noticing a high percentage of the AR-15 hate is coming from folks in Finland. Do any of my intelligent readers have a clue why this is? I have no idea why people in Finland wouldn’t like the M16. I own several AR’s and twice as many AK’s. The AK is more reliable overall but is not as ergonomic so it is a trade off that most accept when running an AK. Both will kill you dead especially in the hands of a skilled marksman. Fair points. Like I’ve stated, I’m less concerned with what we issue and more concerned about the instruction and training. New equipment just means more TDY marksmanship missions for me. The Finns seem rather emotional about it, judging from the f-bombs and general hate. From Bearning Arms http://bearingarms.com/century-arms-ak-74-grenades-new-owner/ One of the more interesting aspects of owning Century Arms products is that might get one of their “surprise” models which spontaneously self-disassembles. The owner sent the rifle (pieces) back to Century, who confirmed is was a headspacing issue, which sadly seems to be a common problem with some of the firearms they import. Note: Kalashnikovs are based on a solid design and normally reliable, but a mistake in manufacture, low quality ammo or magazines, or poor operator maintenance can render any firearm inoperable. They’re all mechanical devices and there is no magic inherent in any of them. Except one issue here, Century never imported an AK 74 except for the Romanian SAR 2. The AK 74 in the video is a parts kit built onto a US receiver with US internals, US cheap rivets and worse- a US non mil spec barrel. Basically, they are so badly constructed that anyone who buys AK’s stays away from them. They are the equivalent of a Hessee AR15. Fair enough. Let the folks at Bearing Arms know. Himanen Alaska is in danger Mr. Putin has made a decision to re-capture Alaska. According to Vladimir Putin it was illegal to sell Alaska to the United States of America. In the future Putin will use the same tactics like in the east of Ukraine and in Krim. Russia will set up a separatist movement in Alaska, which will be helped by russian soldiers dressed in separatist uniforms. If this is not good enough the ruskies will come over the Bering strait to liberate what was once a part of Russian empire. Alaska will be Mr. Putins next target in the future if US do not do anything to stop him in Ukraina. Encouraged by the passivity of the US and above all the weak president Barack Obama all that will come true. M16 do not work reliable in the coldness of Alaska ( -56 F) because its structure makes it so sensitive to the residue left by propellant. Snow and coldness make things even worse. AK-47 and AK-74 work better in Alaska winter, and they are not sensitive to the propellant because of the gas-piston system and they tolerate snow, mud and coldness much better than the fucking unreliable M16. See in this following video how the finnish army deals with “the ruskies” at minus 50 degree Celsius in Lappland. Pekka Himanen Henri Virtanen Yes, Alaska is endangered. Mr. Vladimir Putin´s mission is to restore the Russian Empire. He will not give up his goal, until Mr. Putin is stopped. USA must give modern arms (anti-tank, fire guidance radars, satellite images) to Ukraine. Fail to do this by passive president Barack Obama only encourages Mr. Putin to spread his campaign to the Baltic States after Mr. Putin has managed to occupy the rest of Ukraine by using the Donetsk liberation army. It is a puppet army set up by the KGB to occupy and do away the current pro western Ukraine government. Sadly Alaska is difficult to defend. Vietnam War showed that M16 is a fucking unreliable gun. Its structure (no gas piston) makes it very sensiteve to the residue left by propellant. Yes, that is true. One has to be in the process of cleaning the gun all the time. Sand, mud, frost and snow makes things even worse because of the too tight tolerances of M16. This is never the case with AK because of better reliability.. Also too many small moving parts of M16 are easily lost in the sand and snow if the cleaning is interrupted by ambush or incoming shells. The magazines of M16 are somewhat weak of their construction. M16 is extremely unfrendly to left hand users. M16 will not work in Alaska at minus 56 F. The plastic parts of M16 are as brittle as glass at minus 56 F. AK-47, AK-74, RK-62, RK-95 work very well at minus 56 F. It is sad that US Army is no match to the Nordic Countries as to Winter Warfare (e.g. in Alaska). They can never win a gold medal in olympic skiing, but Russia and the Nordic Countries can. Ah. Finland’s Kalashnikov Mafia returns. Three posts from three different email and IP addresses, all from Republik Finnland. >> They can never win a gold medal in Olympic skiing The US Biathlon team has gotten better at least: http://www.teamusa.org/Media/Games/Sochi-2014/Preview/Team-USA/Biathlon Alaska is farther North than Finland. The USA uses M16 rifles in Alaska. There was a team at the recent Army Small Arms Championship from Alaska that finished third overall. They reported no issues shooting their M16s at Fort Wainwright, which is northwest of the Yukon. https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=11996 Larry Mc Just an average guy here. Not claiming to know anything. Many claim that the AK runs great even when filthy. Many claim that the AR chokes when it get filthy. OK, fine. Run your AK fine when filthy. Regarding a filthy AR, the design makes it incredibly easy to swap out the bolt carrier group, and maybe the quick use of a upper brush to clean out the chamber, Then, when your AK continues to run filthy, the AR will continue to run clean. During the bolt change out, I will protect myself with sidearm until newly clean AR is up and running. Problem solved. Actually maintain your firearm? How dare you. :) The whole mindset that if you fail to maintain the weapon then you deserve to die is faulty. What happens if you are in a situation where you can’t maintain the weapon? Sometimes a weapon needs to operate in less than ideal conditions. I think the M16 DI system is outdated, it will be eventually replaced by some sort of piston system. The entire concept of dumping carbon directly into the action is probably not the best for reliability as has been shown over the years. Why we are the only country fielding a DI weapon system is likely due to politics and the entire dumbass concept of “it works fine, just maintain it better”. Well, I have never heard of anyone else suggesting carrying an extra AR bolt and when and if the already in place bolt gets clogged with debris, simply and easily and quickly swapping the clean bolt for the dirty bolt, maybe with a quick swab of a chamber/upper cleaning brush. But if I was going into combat I would probably do it. I don’t know if that qualifies as “weapons maintance.” Heck, maybe even have manufacturers produce two AR bolts. One with the mil-spic tolerance and the other with a looser tolerance for when the environment gets terribly unfriendly for the AR mil-spec bolt (sand, extreme cold, ice, long time in field and unable to do extensive cleaning, etc.) >> Regarding a filthy AR, the design makes it incredibly easy to swap out the bolt carrier group, and maybe the quick use of a upper brush to clean out the chamber… During the bolt change out, I will protect myself with sidearm until newly clean AR is up and running. If this (unnecessary) procedure is a “fix” for AR-15 designs, shouldn’t it also be used with all gas-operated firearms? All gas-operated firearms are, by definition, using gas pressure from the fired cartridge for operation and the fouling from the burning propellant that created this gas pressure will deposit somewhere. That “somewhere” will concentrate on the point it seals, typically a piston whether it is an external type (such as the Kalashnikov) or internal design (Stoner’s AR-15.) Excessive fouling at that spot regardless of design will cause the mechanism to cease function. That’s why many gas-operated firearms have scraper tools to perform maintenance to prevent this from happening. I’ve had the same rack-grade M16A2 and M16A4 since 2005, using the same rifles for every military competition (All Army, AFSAM, etc.) and training event I’ve done. In that time, despite shooting much more ball ammo than most Soldiers and Marines, I have removed the bolt from the carrier for cleaning less than a dozen times total, perhaps once per year or so. My maintenance procedure is a quick disassembly after clearing it, swab the bore and chamber with a Bore Snake, wipe down the carrier and inside the receiver, relube (making sure I get a drop or two inside the carrier behind the gas rings on the bolt/piston) and reassemble. The entire procedure takes less time than flossing and brushing your teeth. About once a year I use a good bore solvent and brush in the barrel, and fully disassemble (as per the TM -10 procedures) to clean the bolt, carrier, etc. I have not had a single malfunction with either rifle in this ten year span. Not one. With rare exception, problematic AR-15s that weren’t obviously broken (and every mechanical device will eventually break) was cause to excessive scraping and cleaning, with the parts worn out due to an overzealous Soldier following what his idiot drill sergeant told him. >> I think the M16 DI system is outdated Once again, the M16 is not DI (Direct Impingement), it uses an internal piston. Go read Stoner’s original patent where this is specifically addressed. Also, go review actual DI designs to observe the differences. >> it will be eventually replaced by some sort of piston system. Due to marketing hype and unknowledgeable gun owners demanding a “fix” for nonexistent problems, this is possible. I offer you as Exhibit A. The “problem” with the AR-15 is due it being fielded before being fully tested and idiot gun owners regurgitating these issues that have been fixed for a half century now. The M1, M14, and AK-47 all suffered development problems when first released. https://firearmusernetwork.com/tag/rifle-reliability/ The difference was these now-legendary firearms weren’t pressed into service until many years after their release. Consider if the Soviets had entered into a conflict like Viet Nam with the AK-47 in the late 1940s/early 1950s with the first production batch: https://firearmusernetwork.com/2015/03/08/ak-47-reliability-problems/ Having a decade to sort things out sure proved helpful. Had the timelines of the release of the AR-15 and AK-47 been reversed, the AK-47 would today be considered the unreliable rifle due to Soviet horror stories while the AR-15 with a decade of debugging would be properly credited as the reliable rifle it has since become. >> Why we are the only country fielding a DI weapon system 80 countries field a variant of the AR-15, with 15 of them being other NATO militaries. It also remains the dominant platform for Service Rifle High Power and 3 Gun/practical competition. Most of those countries going to M16 variants are going to HK piston 416 variants. Canada uses licensed Diemaco Colt’s is now looking to replace that as well. DI or whatever you want to call it is problematic in less than ideal conditions which the piston variants address that issue. For range use, DI is fine, you just drop the BCG out, lube it, run it some more. However all my friends who served over seas said, that if they didn’t ritualize cleaning even if the weapon was unfired, that they could run into issues because just the environment alone apparently would fill the weapons with a silt like sand from traveling on the roadways. Both individuals admitted to using Kalashnikov’s as back up weapons in their vehicles and in combat. One a medic, had to run back to the vehicle to get the AK after his M4 malfunctioned in the middle of a firefight. The other, a Marine used an AK for clearing houses on occasions because they were issued the longer M16A4 types which were in his words, were to damn long for CQB type work inside of small mud hut type buildings. He said the open sights and compact platform of the AK proved to be vital in a CQB scenario. Said the AK at close range is a mean weapon and he trusted it but would catch hell if he were caught using one but he did so anyways. Regarding all gas guns depositing perhaps disabling carbon on the moving parts, there is a whole lot more room in a conventional gas piston system to give plenty of room for that carbon to deposit than there is in the AR receiver and gas key. Plus, surely nobody will claim that heat and carbon is GOOD for helping a gun run. I am not slamming Ar’s as I own several and only one AK. Just saying that carbon deposits and heat are never good for running a gun. It is fine to favor DI AR’s and depend on one then and report perfect running. And I lean towards doing just that. But from an intuitive perspective, I will never feel good with all that carbon and heat being directed in the small 5.56×54 receiver and gas key. That’s pretty much where I’m at Larry. I know the M16 bolt does have gas ports to release most of that gas during firing it’s just that another good portion of that gas is left within the small area of the receiver itself. It’s also super hot so it kind of works against the lubricant you add to the carrier group. I honestly just wish they’d switch over to pistons and be done with it. I’ve had so many malfunctions over the years on DI AR’s, well maintained DI AR’s- that it kind always led me away from the AR altogether though I still own a few Colt’s for whatever reason. Truthfully I doubt I’d grab an AR if my life depended on it. AK’s for me at least, have been far more reliable which is why I own the 106FR series so I can use the same 5.56NATO domestic ammo. >> For range use, DI is fine, you just drop the BCG out, lube it, run it some more. The complaint against the internal piston (“DI”) is the claimed excessive fouling/carbon build up from firing. “The AR-15 craps where it eats” and similar, popular nonsense. This ignores the fact that Stoner’s design works on principles identical to all gas-operated firearms and merely combines multiple functions into single parts, such as the bolt and piston, and carrier and sleeve. If this were an actual problem, then the AR-15 should be more susceptible to problems during range use where the rifle is fired much more often than in the field. If “DI is fine for range use” where it is being shot more often then this “problem” doesn’t exist. >> However all my friends who served over seas said… All those I know say the opposite. Every member of the various U.S. military shooting teams that deployed and saw combat has returned claiming the AR-15 is perfectly serviceable for combat use and they continue to prefer it for competition as well. MSG Robert Kolesar, my former NCOIC and good friend, even published several articles about this in various magazines and websites. (These competitive shooters with combat experience also continue to state that competition shooting yields higher skill levels useful for combat, but that’s another issue.) Perhaps the difference is that my friends and acquaintances with combat experience overseas were actual, skilled marksmen and knew enough to not do stupid things recommended by drill sergeants and other low-skilled shooters. I’m certain you know people doing something different. Just because a somebody did something stupid in combat and managed to survive doesn’t automatically make that thing a good idea. >> He said the open sights and compact platform of the AK proved to be vital in a CQB scenario. Tested how? How much better? Measured how? He has actual numbers measured from range tests? Or is this yet another novice-level shooter making an idiot claim preached from a bar stool and based on nothing. >> there is a whole lot more room in a conventional gas piston system A gas system (all of them) must provide a gas/air-tight seal to function. If other systems have “a whole lot more room” then they aren’t sealing and not functioning. What is the actual, measured volume of space in the sleeve/carrier behind the piston/bolt in an AR-15 compared to the area in front of the piston in other gas-operated systems? My one buddy served in the Marine Infantry for four years during the first four years we went into Iraq before being injured and coming home. The other as an officer medic attached to an SF unit with eight tours in Afghanistan. Both used the AK at various times during their time over seas. Neither would say that their M16 types were ultimately reliable, reliable enough is more along the lines of it but both felt the weapons could be more reliable and worse, the weapons did fail in combat even if well maintained only because the environment itself- the dust from the roads, got into all their gear. That’s coming from two different guys, two different branches of services, both frontline combat arms, and in two different theaters of operation. >> My one buddy… So there he wuz… Well, crack a PBR and tell us another war story, uncle Yoda! >> That’s coming from two different guys Two different, random, anonymous guys? Certainly that trumps the experiences of all the deploying members of the AMU, All Guard, USARCMP, USMC WTB, and other service shooting teams (i.e., troops actually good enough to make a shooting team) and their on-going decades of competitive experience. I like how your response completely ignores providing any data from the “tests” this fellow allegedly conducted to reach his conclusion. My friend in the Marine Infantry, was among the front line invading force during the initial capture of Felluja which was the heaviest fighting American forces have seen since the Vietnam War, they took heavy casualties. He said flat out, that at times when clearing houses, he used an AK- said that the M16A4 with the ACOG sight was just to damn long for that kind of role in CQB. If they were kicking in doors or doing house to house searches, he would have his A4 slung and the AK running point. As stated, he knew he would catch hell if caught doing so but he didn’t care and he wasn’t alone as several others apparently did the same. He served four years in Iraq, Marine Infantry. The other friend not only served as medical officer attached to various SF units in Afghanistan but also a contractor with special operations for several years after doing all kinds of wild stuff. He also used the AK on several occasions, one in particular after his M4 went down right in the middle of an ambush. However he wasn’t new to AK’s, collected them for years prior to going over seas. The one he kept on his vehicle he spent time prior sighting in and maintaining, treating it like he would any other weapon he would take with him. He credits that particular rifle for the reason why he is still here today. Like I said, two different branches, both front lines, two different theaters- both credit having Kalashnikov variants for serving limited vital roles during their time in service. FYI, the friend that is Marine, when he came home, the first rifle he bought was an AK. He owns a couple of AR’s as in his words for “nostalgia” as he’s setting one up exactly like his issued A4 but probably now has twice that many AK’s in his personal collection. Thoughts, the M16 is serviceable weapon, but it does have inherent design flaws that at least some companies, HK for example, LWRC as another- is addressing. I think we will see piston fed M16 types as main service weapons within our lifetime. Just wanted to point this out also because it mirrors what my friend Mr. Marshall had seen during his visits over seas at Kalashnikov production factories. Essentially, the factories were getting over 50K rounds through their rifles without parts replacement. Some, for instance like Radom Arsenal had rifles that had well over 60K rounds through them with the original parts and Bulgaria had examples with even more rounds than that. So here is the write up. Henderson Defense out of Nevada rents C3 full auto rifles to it’s customers. They are using a broad range of Kalashnikov types along with other traditional rifles, HK, AR etc. The AK rifles on average were getting between 80K to 100K rounds down range out of them before something catastrophic broke on them- usually the front trunnion for the stamped guns. The only other rifle I’ve read about that has achieved that kind of long term use is the Steyr AUG. Anyway, here is the post from AR15.com: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_4_64/159106_AK_abuse.html “This may sound crazy but it’s fair to say that they finally suffer a catastrophic failure (cracked trunion) at 80,000-100,000 rounds. Also, we have WASR’s that have suffered a catastrophic failure and we just pull out the old trunion and barrel, grab one from a parts kit, re-rivet, re-barrel and get them up and running.” So if you own AR’s great. Pick up an AK to go with your collection so you have something to pass down to the grandkids that would actually function. Finally this, the AR is excellent for mounting optics along with keeping iron sights for back up. In addition it has probably the best overall ergonomics of any rifle out there along with parts support that is unmatched anything available within the USA. The parts themselves are drop in compatible and don’t require much in the way of actual gunsmithing to install. The rifle because of it’s unique centerline driven gas system is exceptionally accurate. The weapon itself serves well in a variety of climates and conditions as long as it is maintained. The only drawbacks I can see compared to owning HK’s, AUG’s, AK’s etc. is that the AR lacks room around the carrier and trigger components for debris- simply it is made to be an accurate weapon so tolerances are kept at a minimum. Once debris actually makes it way into the action itself, it will require extensive cleaning and is less forgiving in that area as an AK. My personal thoughts on AK’s is that no matter what you do to an AK, there is no easy way to mount an optic that is centerline to the bore. The riveting process of installing a side scope rail along with the stamping process of the receiver itself or even milling process- will allow for minute alignment differences on the rail to the bore ratio meaning even a BDC style optic might be zeroed for a specific distance yet be off several inches at greater distances. Hinged top cover mounts due to the receiver flex are also not going to hold zero that well- though some have come close. The best overall rail system for the AK is perhaps the Polish Beryl M96 style that actually mounts on the trunnion blocks themselves- but this only adopted by one country so far. Another limiting factor about the AK is the sights that at best are useable only to about 200-300 meters and that is only from a rest. I’ve shot my AK’s out past that distance with irons, even using Kreb’s peep style AK irons with William’s apertures- but it’s not easy if not down right difficult. Using a Tech Sights narrow front sight post also helps as the factory ones were made to be the width of a man’s shoulders at 100 meters- which is roughly 18-20MOA at that distance. The AK can be accurate, I’ve owned some that are 2MOA in 74 pattern either in 5.45 or 5.56NATO within ranges under 400 meters. However they are still limited by some ergonomic draw backs that can be remedied with aftermarket components- selector levers for instance, better sights, last shot bolt hold open followers, rail systems etc. Overall, the AK I’ve found to be much more forgiving in terms of durability, parts longevity and reliability but the drawbacks are noted. If was dropped in the middle of nowhere for weeks on end, I’d choose an AK. However for most applications, an AR is the better overall rifle- if anything, just for parts procurement and ease of working on the rifle. >> Anyway, here is the post from AR15.com: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_4_64/159106_AK_abuse.html Interesting. This place rents full-auto guns and goes through ammo by the pallet. AKs seem to be the more reliable choice (no surprise there) but they do break and require regular maintenance to keep running. The same place reports also handling AR-15/M4 (as well as MP5, Uzi, and other) rentals that also see large ammo volumes. You’d think if the AR-15/M4 was so terribly unreliable the owner posting this info would be the first to complain about them or just cease to offer it as a rental due to the problems. Eight pages of posts and no AR-15 reliability hating, just details of how and where AKs break when subjected to high ammo volumes. It would seem properly-maintained service firearms can normally be expected to offer good, reliable service. >> the AR is excellent for mounting optics along with keeping iron sights for back up. In addition it has probably the best overall ergonomics of any rifle out there along with parts support that is unmatched anything available within the USA. The parts themselves are drop in compatible and don’t require much in the way of actual gunsmithing to install. The rifle because of it’s unique centerline driven gas system is exceptionally accurate. The weapon itself serves well in a variety of climates and conditions as long as it is maintained. Probably might be the reason it hasn’t been discarded yet. >> it is made to be an accurate weapon so tolerances are kept at a minimum. Once debris actually makes it way into the action itself, it will require extensive cleaning and is less forgiving in that area as an AK. Possibly true. If you want perfect reliability with no maintenance, stick with a club. Even a knife or axe needs maintenance to maintain an edge. As soon as you decide on a self-actuating device with moving parts something is going to fail eventually. >> The AK can be accurate… Also true. Some U.S. troops shooting a match with AKs we ran were surprised how accurate they were. Marksmanship is more about the shooter than the equipment. I did read about that place in Nevada, they said Uzi’s break charging handle components on the topcover. HK’s seem to be pretty reliable with exception of extractor springs. AK’s they rent the most because a lot of people want to shoot them that come from over seas so if they get 80K rounds through a $400 WASR, it’s probably a good investment on their part. As far as AR’s I don’t know, they didn’t discuss it. I do remember reading about some info from Pat Rogers saying pretty much AR’s running carbine courses in his experience become maintenance sensitive. At least though they are serviceable. The AK you can replace springs and such but no dice on dropping in bolts. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/360169_What_Parts_Break_in_a_Carbine_Course_____Thread_summaries_are_on_pages_48_49.html I know the FUN group likes to focus on AR’s, which are great- it’s probably the most ergonomic design ever made. The AR is also a souless rifle and simply a tool to get the job done, whatever that may be. The end user can create what they want out of the weapon and in that respect- reflects the personality of the operator. The AK though dated in it’s concept is more handmade, the parts are hand fitted from bins where the barrel journals are measured on each piece then numbered to match the journal diamters of the barrels themselves. The engraving, stampings, welds even the early wood furniture can vary depending on production runs. Each country had it’s own way of building them, along with design changes along the way. The AK speaks more of the human spirit that despite being behind the crushing oppression of communism, the people who built them put their own artistic touch on them. Collectors know this and this comes up in discussions quite often among the most dedicated individuals. You can see it in the shades of the varnish on the iodine stained furniture. The amount of “roping” you might see in a bakelite grip or plum handguard that sometimes borderlines on absolute artistry likely because the guy pouring the mold wanted to show such creativity. The welds were something that whoever did them took great pride in making sure they are as crisp and deep as they can be- grinding the tips of the welder down after so many weapons made. Rivets formed perfectly and uniform. The inspection proofs varied but you can tell whoever did those inspections, cared about making sure they left their mark on that weapon- it was their signature if you will. Only in truly shithole regimes do you see these touches go away, almost like the people working those factories had no pride in what they were doing anymore, nothing left inside of them- not even enough to take pride in their workmanship. Mid 1980’s Romanian guns for example looked like hell, welds looked like cornflakes, and the bakelite was dull along with the lackluster nearly unfinished wooden furniture compared to similar time frames of Russian guns, Hungarian or even Polish guns etc. The interesting thing is, that once the wall came down, the iron curtain parted, the production went more toward modernizing more of the process and these touches somewhat went away- almost like the people no longer needed an outlet for their creativity as they embraced democracy. I’m not aware of any mechanical device, firearm or otherwise, being “soulless” or speaking of the human spirit. My firearms, computers, appliances, and other devices are just tools. How well and reliably they work is all I care about. The military makes me shoot the M16/M4-series because that’s what is issued. I’d be equally content to compete with anything else as all the other shooters will be using the same thing at those events and the playing field remains equal. I’m not much of an Across The Course competitor, but when I do shoot High Power Service Rifle I choose the AR-15 because it’s the proven, superior choice over other options. Same for action shooting. I’ll gladly use something else if/when it proves to be better. I like what I use because they continue to work but I have no attachment. I guess I’m soulless like that. That’s exactly the difference between the hardcore collector and those that just shoot. I have a Tula plum pistol grip here for one of my AKS74U projects that I paid well over a hundred dollars to get specifically because of the amount of “roping” that it has in it. Some would say that is crazy but when hunting down parts for a rare build as a collector- that is what interests me. There is an entire segment of the AK collecting community that would go full retard over an original Tula 83 matched topcover, bolt, carrier, and trunnion- maybe even spend five years to find the parts like I did. I once had Bob at K-Var bin dive for me searching through over a hundred populated barrels just to get a specific mold number on an AKSU front sight block for an early 80’s gun- some Russian parts got mixed in with the Bulgarian ones and the collectors go out of their way to find those parts. Then if that isn’t enough, try finding an original dated sling to that weapon, original drop case, original dated mold marked shiney plum Tula magazines with extra bonus for the white roping in those mags as well. And then if you have the sickness, the real sickness- you finish out the project with a matching dated Izhevsk Makarov that you spend over a grand for because it was made during the same time period and maybe would have been issued as a kit to some officer or tank commander during the Afghan conflict. I’ll put it this way. I have more money tied up in one of my early 80’s Tula AKS74U’s than what you would pay today for a new Knight’s SR25. I have more money tied up in my early 80’s RPK 74 or early 80’s AKS74’s that what someone would pay for fully kitted out SCAR 17s. Why? Because that is collecting, it’s interesting. I have my shooting rifles, AR’s, HK’s, etc. My SHTF rifles, modernized AK’s, AUG’s, etc. However the rare ones, the early 80’s Kalashnikovs, the ones that take years to acquire just the parts to put one together then have the components force matched, or acquire the correct mold number for the correct trunnion block specifically for that year, then have perhaps the contours adjusted on a certain part for that year of production- that is what does it for me. The master gunsmiths that can create this level of detail number in the single digits. I wouldn’t take anything for some of those guns. Museum grade pieces if you will. Or it’s the difference between the hardcore marksman interested in high level skill and those that just collect guns, museum pieces or otherwise. That is true, being able to hit your target is paramount but I also own both for those roles and for collecting. I have my long range rifles, DMR/SPR’s (though I lean toward SPR’s roles for the small cals), carbines, and collector pieces. When I was younger, I was into the collector items, now days, polymer this and that, accurate, high speed, modern etc. I could show you a fully kitted out M4A1 Block II 14.5 with the DD FDE RIS II and drag out an early Russian 74 build from the same safe. It’s about having balance as well, learning about different rifles, and how far you can take them. Gray Belanus M-16 Jams Fucking Often – With Fatal Results to The Carrier of The Gun See how M16 keeps failing time and time again https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApWJcnUUGYsc.U4jzkDoYXGbvZx4?fr=fpc-comodo-s&toggle=1&type=25050001001_cd_hp&fp=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=m-16%20jamming%20problems https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApWJcnUUGYsc.U4jzkDoYXGbvZx4?fr=fpc-comodo-s&toggle=1&type=25050001001_cd_hp&fp=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=jamming%20and%20m-16 https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0LEV1P7jldW7GQAy0NXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA2ZwYy1jb21vZG8tcwRncHJpZAMwME5fUG01RFFUTzFQQUVhQ1BtMGJBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMwBG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI1BHF1ZXJ5A20tMTYgYW5kIGphbW1pbmcgcHJvYmxlbXMEdF9zdG1wAzE0NDg1Nzg4MjQ-?p=m-16+and+jamming+problems&fr2=sb-top-search&fr=fpc-comodo-s&type=25050001001_cd_hp&fp=1 Johan Bjork Sadly M-16 Jams Fucking Often – You just know you’re in for solid journalism and unbiased research when the title of the article contains the f-word… >> The stories of our guys being found dead in Vietnam after firefights with a hopelessly jammed M-16 are legion…. Yes, the stories are legion. That’s why we keep hearing about them 60 years removed. >> … and apparently the so-called fixes the military put in place early on have not remedied the basic problem. How many dead U.S. troops were found with “hopelessly jammed” M16-series rifles in Iraq and Afghanistan? Troops that deployed with this rifle seem to like it. http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-432922.html This may come as a shock, but “Gray Belanus” and “Johan Bjork” are both posting from the exact same IP address in Finland. Universities in Finland have produced people like Linas Torvalds. Seems now those students are more obsessed with America’s current issue rifle. https://www.full30.com/video/30a1f036a5143172f5da39cf50f46360/ AK-47: Mud Test https://www.full30.com/video/753d617d16a9cb6c09526519a0740313 I can’t believe this is still going on. I keep getting notifications about this argument. For me, I run AK’s in 5.45, 5.56, and 7.62×39. My preference is in that order. Overall having spent a couple decades shooting them along with other rifles, I find the AK to be a good overall rifle. I trust them more than I trust my AR’s as I’ve had far less reliability issues shooting AK’s. I think the AR is as dated of a design as the AK is and both are outdated in my opinion but in a lot of ways- they are perfect for what they are. I like that both rifles can now be outfitted with modern optics, that both can have picatinny rails and mounts. I also like that both rifles look good “naked’ with just standard hanguards, regular sights/carry handle etc. I ‘m not one to join the rail revolution with extended rails that go nowhere so I’m fine with a basic handguard quad rail and perhaps some type of low power optic. Both the AR and the AK carry well, both designed by soldiers for soldiers, point naturally, and are simple in their design for the most part. I can wipe off a carrier group and run a bore snake down either in a matter of seconds- with a slight nod to the AK for simplicity. Bottom line, I can take silhouette headshots with an AK 74 at 400 meters just the same as I can with an M4 at the same distance. They are so close in accuracy it isn’t even an issue. If you want to run one free floated, hand load some ammo, and dump some money on optics- sure you might squeeze more accuracy out of the AR but for me I don’t care. I wouldn’t feel undergunned either way. I wouldn’t replace either in my collection with something newer either- though I do own SCAR’s, AUG’s, and HK type rifles- I will still keep my AR’s and my AK’s. >> I can’t believe this is still going on. The kids seem to like it. >> Bottom line, I can take silhouette headshots with an AK 74 at 400 meters just the same as I can with an M4 at the same distance. The most important thing. Skilled users will use either one well. So the AK47 gets two shakes to put dust inside and no pat whatsoever to get dust out while the M16 gets only one pat to get dust inside and two pats after to get dust out. Yep, totally unfair. One more shake and pat and that AR-15 would have exploded, exhuming and re-killing Eugene Stoner in the process. Obviously. Harri Romppainen http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/06/24/5-great-overlooked-semi-automatic-rifles/ Finland Gives Up New Rifle Program, Will Modernize Rk. 62 to Serve Until 2035 The Finnish Commander of the Army has announced that the Nordic country will not be purchasing 5.56mm replacements for their existing 7.62x39mm caliber Rk. 62 rifles, but instead will seek to upgrade the venerable Kalashnikov-based Valmet. Altair.com reports (machine translation below): Finland gives up the purchase of a new automatic rifle cal. 5.56 mm. Old RK 62 for the cartridge 7.62 mm x 39 will be upgraded and will be used until 2035. The prototype of the modernized 7.62-mm automatic rifle RK 62M presented at the beginning of August. Until this standard is to be adapted most of the models used by the Finnish army / Photo: MO Finland Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Seppo Toivonen said that Finland plans to resign from purchasing until the end of the decade a new, individual arms. Until now, the search for a successor was assumed previously used design, powered cartridge 7.62 mm x 39, through new models of firing ammunition 5.56 mm x 45 NATO standard in countries belonging to NATO and the widespread of the world ( Finnish ARX 160? , 2014 -11-29). Such rifles, in a small number will get only special forces soldiers for which you purchased the Belgian FN SCAR-L ( Weapons for Finnish commandos , 2014-03-13). The army decided that our old rifle, it is still an effective weapon that meets the requirements of the battlefield, so it will be used for a long time in the future , said gen. Toivonen. Thus confirmed previous reports that the Ministry of Defense in April that is widely used in Finnish armed forces RK 62 automatic rifles remain in service even until 2035. The army will have to cope with financial constraints and their implications for defense. Over the next few years we will have analyzed how many of the older kinds of weapons will be able to continue to be used and then selected to be the priorities of modernization , said the commander of land forces. Nevertheless, introduced in 1965. RK 62 automatic rifle with milled castle chamber (and its variants: RK 62 TP with a folding stock; RK 62 VV with a lateral assembly to night vision devices, RK 62 TP VV assembly and folding stock), developed on the basis of the Soviet AK (some sources state that as a reference constructions were used models of contemporary Polish PMK, produced under license in Radom), will be slightly modified. Changes may also include RK 62-76 / TP with the pumped chamber of the castle, produced in 1977-1982. By the end of the year created 200 prototypes of modernized rifles, which are to receive the name of the RK 62M. Weapons testing, made by the first soldiers from the new collection, to be launched in 2016. The weapons are equipped with a stock of adjustable length, and also obtain a new, more convenient sling in place of previously used simple strip of leather. In addition, RK 62M will be provided with a supplementary universal mounting rail STANAG 4694 standard (compatible with older STANAG 2324, the US MIL-STD-1913, popularly referred to as Picatinny ) located above the chamber castle.Before bed, on the basis of midges or directly on the barrel, it is to be located optional aluminum mounting with three short pieces of rail, located throughout the sides and bottom. The top rail is used for mounting the optical and optoelectronic sights and thermal imaging equipment and nokto-, side – for mounting flashlights, laser indicators and backlights purpose. Finnish special forces recently adopted the FN SCAR-L, and it was expected that the Finnish Army would follow suit. The Rk. 62 was adopted by the Finnish Army in 1962 and production began in 1965, replacing both the SVT-40 semi-automatic and aging Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifles. Production ceased in 1998. TFBTV included the Rk. 76, a stamped-receiver variant of the Rk. 62, in its list of five great overlooked rifles. As long as the rifles themselves remain serviceable, it’s likely that the Rk. 62 will only be usurped if another technological shift occurs, as the design is extremely sound. Harri Miettinen TFBTV included the Rk. 76, a stamped-receiver variant of the Rk. 62, in its list of five great overlooked rifles. As long as the rifles themselves remain serviceable, it’s likely that the Rk. 62 will only be usurped if another great technological shift occurs, as the design is extremely sound an extremely reliable and the accuracy of RK-95 and RK-62 comes very close to M16. This is clearly a better weapon for Alaska in blizzard at -56 F. Compared to the best AK:s M16 suffers from poor reliability (case Vietnam) because its structure makes it very sensitive to the residue left by propellant. Both of the posts above with the same first name of “Harri” are also from the same IP address and different email accounts but both from @student.uvasa.fi. As with all Finnish college students, they’re very concerned about the AR-15 and its use in the United States, particularly in Viet Nam, decades before their births. Of course, Finland’s military also rejected the FN SCAR-L as a general issue replacement of the Rk 62 but no equal amounts of hate to that one. Here’s an overview of the Rk 62: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rk_62 I have not shot this particular Kalashnikov variant but I’m sure it’s a solid, general-issue rifle. In any military, updating an existing and still-suitable mass-issue small arm will always be more cost effective than switching. While I don’t have any personal concern over what the Republic of Finland issues (now or in the 1960s), I also would have chosen to keep and update the current rifle. I’d say after owning two SCAR H, that the AK is far more robust than the SCAR series. Perhaps that is why they kept the RK 62. In addition, the SCAR cannot be completely field stripped without special tools, mainly the small piston that requires a tool to remove from the gas block. Plus the older model pre 76 was a milled receiver and I doubt they have worn those out yet. I have a SCAR and I wouldn’t trust dropping it five feet let alone surviving in constant sub zero temps. Though I like my SCARs for their modularity which I think they would serve fine on short duration missions but no way in hell would I take one into Indian country for any extended period of time without support. I’m not AR/M16 fan for many of the same reasons, durability primarily but in this case- I think even the AR/M16 is more robust than the SCAR. Well, that’s saying something :-) Again, I’d avoid switching any of these for another once established as general issue as the inevitable teething issues will be worse than continuing with a good-enough system already in circulation. I spent several years designing the most reliable carbine for all of North America. The Arsenal SLR 106FR. Now granted as you have shown in your videos that an AK can be filled with sand till failure, this one won’t fail as long as you don’t purposely fill it with sand, crossing streams, crawling through mud, and sub zero temps- it will work. It has the heavy mass of a 7.62×39 carrier coupled with the upgrades of the Russian 100 series but purposely designed to infringe on Russian patents. Unfortunately Arsenal decided to discontinue the rifle but having owned several of them, I can say they are the most reliable 5.56NATO rifles in North America- be it Colt 6920’s, Steyr AUG’s, or even SCAR L’s. One note, if you do end up crossing a muddy creak, pop off the topcover to give it good shake out- or not, and just fire it as is. Shoots about 2MOA or better, which is fine in my book. Sounds like a good one. More info: http://www.arsenalinc.com/usa/SLR-106_SERIES/ http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/07/chris-dumm/gun-review-arsenal-slr-106fr-5-56mm-ak/ The man that built the proto-type to the SLR106 series that led to the SLR107 series to my specs in the late 1990’s- is Mr. Marshall. He wants to put together a book after my suggestion and the Firearms User Network suggest- documenting every detail of his final builds before he finally retires. I think that’s a great idea. Would be a great story. Also, send to American Gunsmith (AmericanGunsmith.info) Kristo KL Niskanen See in these Youtube-videos where and when US Army is currently exercising with The Finnish Army. This all takes currently place at Niinisalo training site in Finland. This is the first time US Army is exercing in Finland. Currently there are 200-300 US Army elite soldiers training with the Finnish army at Niinisalo (2.5.2016 – 13.5.2016). See how US Army faces the simulated attack made by dozens of Finnish Leopard 2 battle tanks firing their 120 mm guns to the US positions. See how AK-47 (RK-62 and RK-95) have superior reliability in the battle field compared to the notorius M16 derivative (AR-4). Neither video features anything concerning the reliability of any weapon. Jussi Antero Miettinen UNRELIABILITY is typical for M16 and AR-15 In Vietnam War the JAMMING of M16 could only cleared by a cleaning rod which had to be assembled in the heat of the battle. In the beginning, they’re doing test to see if 5.45 deflects after passing trough think bushes. Earlier in the video one of the “experts” talk about the two. M16 has a longer sight distance and peep sight, it make is more accurate in single shot mode than AK 74. 5.45 also has a milder recoil than 5.65 AK has open shorter sight radius which makes faster target acquisition and better in full auto. The test comparison starts at 5:30 In after water submerged AK fired without problems. M16 fired only once. Internal Deformation occurred. Dust test AK fired normally. M16 was able to shot in single shot and only with the help of forward assist. 1 meter concrete drop test. AK passed this test as well. M16 had a multifunction due to deformed magazine. Armour perforation. AK penetrated 6.5mm steel M16 left only dimples. Thus UNRELIABILITY is typical for M16 and AR-15 Hey, look everybody! Another college kid from Finland that doesn’t like the AR-15. Given that you saw fit to ignore the preceding 150 comments already addressing every one of your concerns, I’m not going to answer this yet again. Speaking of reliability problems, your YouTube video link is broken. Perhaps if you personally ever get a chance to shoot these weapons at a level of skill above random plinking, rather than just watching YouTube videos, this might make more sense. AK’s will run filled with a good amount of sand as long as the hammer can reset. If the hammer can’t reset, just dump them out. AR’s just are good at keeping debris out but once compromised, you have to detail clean them. Mangosteenqueen Hell they put an Arsenal and a valmet to the mud https://youtu.be/NgP6Fea8zM8 According to alot of sources the M16 had issues back in Nam. that is mostly irrelevent to modern times though. I am not a vet or cop or anything like that but I am someone who has put alot of time and money into training. I like the AR15 platform, my Colt 6920 went 7500 rounds with only one cleaning and no real malfunctions that tap-rack-bang or a mag change couldnt fix. That 7500 rounds was not all square range stuff either , I have taken a few carbine courses that involved freezing weather, mud, rain, etc and have not ran into any issues that could be blamed on the DI system. So, for me, I am sticking with the platform. Also, the Arsenal 106 had alot of reliability issues early on. I personally had one that required the feed ramp to be fixed and to boot, the damn mags are $$ and hard to find. Just get a galil or wait for CAA or Kalashnikov USA to comeout with a less problematic 5.56 AK. For you sensitive Finnish people/person (with issues) why dont you list an actual credible source for your hate of the Stoner platform? Heres a list of guys that like, use and recomend modern AR15 variants: Kyle Lamb (ex Army SF) Pat McNamara (ex Army SF) Larry Vickers (ex Army SF) Frank Proctor (ex Army SF) Travis Haley (not sure of background) Clint Smith (Vietnam era Marine with combat experience) Max Alexander/Max Velocity Tactical (British SF) Jon Mosby/ Mountain Guerrilla (ex Army SF) Jeff Gonzales (ex Navy SEAL) the only credible instructor I have heard/read about say anything really bad about the platform was Sonny Puzikas. Who kind of seemed like he was aiming to market his Ak classes. To each their own though. I am actually a fan of the AK , imo it is both more rugged and durable than the AR but hardley indestructible or as hardy as fan boys claim: https://www.wearethemighty.com/fitness/inside-the-mind-of-former-delta-force-soldier-pat-mcnamara https://www.military.com/video/guns/rifles/ak-47-blows-up-on-a-security-contractor/663779005001 To sum this up since it can go on forever, both are good platforms with their own ins and outs. Pick the one that fits your wants and needs best. Both have served as combat arms long enough to have proven themselves capable. If your curious how Israeli SF feel about it: (You have to sign up to see the articles but this is a legit source to learn more about Israeli weapons) http://www.isayeret.com/services/about.shtml The ISRAELI SPECIALS FORCES DATABASE and web site states the following: “The truth is that the M16 is by far the more superior weapon. It’s lighter, more accurate, more versatile, and with proper maintenance it is very reliable. Indeed, it might be less sand proof then the Galil/AK47 series. However, all you need is to clean it once a day and it will work properly. Since modern armies clean their smallarms on a daily even during combat deployment this is a non-issue.” Neat blog, John M. Buol JR. . Keep up the good work 👍 >> According to alot of sources the M16 had issues back in Nam. that is mostly irrelevant to modern times though. Great point. Every issued rifle had some problems when first fielded. All of them, including those with a reputation for reliability. Yes, that also includes the Kalashnikov family. Articles on this: Every issued rifle that remained in service for more than a few years managed to work out those initial bugs. Just like the AR-15/M16, Kalashnikov’s famed AK-47 experienced initial reliability problems. One difference was the Soviets weren’t forced into fielding these initial design problems during Viet Nam. Consider if these initial, flawed copies of Kalashnikov’s design had been forced into combat instead of being rejected at the factory. I’m convinced if Viet Nam had happened about a decade earlier and the AK-47 was rushed into use, it would have the same stigma of unreliability. https://firearmusernetwork.com/ak-47-reliability-problems/ >> I am actually a fan of the AK, imo it is both more rugged and durable than the AR but hardly indestructible or as hardy as fanboys claim MR.FACTS Y’all are the most sorriest people I’ve ever seen all y’all do is blabber about which gun is best Why can’t y’all stop arguing and state the facts. The facts are is everything that y’all keep blabbing about is opinion based, both guns perform well in almost all conditions yes every now and then guns need a cleaning just to be taken care of to prevent damage all guns are human made no gun will ever be perfect or not have a problem all guns will eventually jam both ak and ar have the same chances of jamming or messing up in harsh situations. The only difference is the shape of the gun and a few parts and that’s not enough so fact is that’s an insignificant difference. The whole thing is that it’s your opinion. I do have my own opinion I love both guns one gives me an Arab feeling or Russian feeling when I hold it around and I’m like Russia he’ll yea the other I’m like Americans he’ll yea when I’m at the range there both fun so y’all enjoy what y’all buy and not blabber about who’s best there both best in today’s era till we make some magical lazer gun that’s powered buy a craftsman battery And shoots energized bunny beams while shooting explosive vodkas. Point is both are good both are fun no real difference other than shape and few parts. The ammo isn’t even a difference just chamber the barrel to the ammo you want and fix the uppers on them and they will shoot the same. The best thing about them is I like they don’t take much to clean or maintain so again remember it’s all opinion based. Subscribe to Firearm User Network by Email John M Buol Jr. The Pros and Cons of the Palmetto State Armory Redding T7 Turret Press Review Which Laser Options Are Best for Your Shotgun? 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__label__wiki	0.912666	0.912666	Nightlife » Local Events Homing's In: Arts, Nightlife, Community Events Nov 20-29 by Jim Provenzano Kylie Minono at Oasis' Drag Brunch, Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott, Haight Street Art Center trans posters, Adam Pascal in the Seth Concert Series Autumnal fun may not include large gatherings over dinner (hey, your decision), but you can burn of some calories by dancing or singing along to some arts, nightlife and community events. Author Events at Alley Cat Books The bookstore, while physically closed, hosts online events with acclaimed authors. the store is also taking mail order book purchases. www.alleycatbookshop.com Author Events at Booksmith The popular Upper Haight bookstore hosts talks and readings with mainstream fiction, nonfiction authors. https://www.booksmith.com Author Events at BGS-QD The New York City bookstore Bureau of General Services-Queer Division, located in the GBT Community Center, shots multiple online literary events each month. https://bgsqd.com/ Author Events at City Lights the historic bookstore presents online author events. http://www.citylights.com/ Author Events at Dog Eared Books Castro Online readings and chats, with in-person purchases available at the store, 489 Castro St. https://dogearedbookscastro.com/ Author Events at Green Apple Books Online readings and chats; in-store shopping. www.greenapplebooks.com "QueerWords" Podcast Wayne Goodman's online audio discussions with many notable LGBTQ fiction, poetry authors, essayists and journalists. https://queerwords.org/ BlaQ ArTed Short Film Fest American Pavilion Films Virtual debut for a diverse showcase of 38 new films between all six of the showcases — Student Short Films, Student Documentaries, Emerging Filmmaker Short Films, Emerging Filmmaker Documentaries, High School Showcase, and Emerging Filmmaker LGBTQ Showcase Films. https://www.ampav.com/ "Ammonite" Historic romance set in 1840s England between two women, played by Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. Nov 13 opening at multiple Landmark online and in-person cinemas. https://www.landmarktheatres.com "Benjamin" Quirky, anxiety-fueled gay rom-com directed by Simon ("Nevermind the Buzzcocks") Amstell and starring Colin Morgan ("Merlin," "The Happy Prince"), is now available on DVD and digital platforms, including Kino Now. The East Bay Queer Healing Arts Center—a.k.a. The Queer Arts Center—in collaboration with Spectrum Queer Media and Whippoorwill Arts, presents films by nine Black Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary emerging youth filmmakers. Nov. 22-28. $15 and up/pay what you can. Opening night is an outdoor drive-in premiere at Oakland's Chabot Space & Science Center. www.queerartscenter.com "Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes And Sadomasochism" 25th anniversary online screenings of the historic documentary, with Michelle Handelman Featuring Tala Brandeis, Patrick Califia, J.C. Collins, Queen Cougar, Amy Marie Meek, Skeeter, Wickie Stamps, Peggy Sue, Ann Soucy-West & others. https://newfest.org/event/bloodsisters/ "Born To Be" Documentary about America's first hospital center for transgender medical care; at Roxie Virtual Cinema. https://www.roxie.com/ "Dedalus" Jonah Greenstein's feature debut about inter-related straight and gay people in a disturbed rural Iowa town; viewable on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, OVID.tv & Kanopy. http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/intheaters.html "The Garden Left Behind" Winner of SXSW's Audience Award and named one of the best LGBTQ films of all time by Rotten Tomatoes, Flavio Alves's moving drama of an undocumented Mexican trans woman in New York City can be viewed online. https://www.cinematropical.com/ "Equal" New HBO Max series of docudrama about prominent figures in LGBT history, with Billy Porter, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, Sara Gilbert, Anne Ramsay and others. https://www.hbomax.com Films at The Roxie Watch independent and classic films online at the Roxie's virtual cinema. https://www.roxie.com GayBingeTV Streaming channel for independent LGBT short, feature and documentary films. https://www.gaybingetv.com/ "Holy Trinity" Named to Indiewire's "Fabulous LGBTQ Films Not To Miss," "Holy Trinity" is the story of a sex-positive dominatrix in Chicago who discovers a newfound (and drug-induced) talent for speaking to the dead. Molly Hewitt wrote, directed and stars in this wild ride of queer spirituality and alternative sexuality. https://www.fullspectrumfeatures.com/trinity "Homo Say What" Acclaimed documentary explores the origins of homophobia against men that became institutionalized in the 1950s and how that continues to negatively affect all genders and sexualities to this day. https://homosaywhatfilm.com/ "House of Cardin" The acclaimed documentary about fashion designer Pierre Cardin's online. http://houseofcardin.com/ Revry films include Bob the Drag Queen LGBTQ Films on Revry The global queer streaming network screens free and subscription-paid feature films, documentaries, short films and episodic series. New: OML, the 27.7 women's channel, featuring a new series, Socially Distant. https://revry.tv/ LGBTQ Films on Tubi The free streaming service showcases several queer films, including "God's Own Country" (2017) - won directing award at Sundance; "Hearthstone" (2016) — won directing award at TIFF; "Jeffrey" (1995) — starring Patrick Stewart; "Latter Days" (2003); "Lip Service" (2012, series); "Love is All You Need?" (2016) — starring Emily Osment; "Poison" (1991) - directed by Todd Haynes, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner; "Saved!" (2004) — starring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin, and others. https://tubitv.com/ "Monsoon" Henry Golding's touching film about a gay man who returns home to Vietnam after being away for many years. https://strandreleasing.com/films/monsoon/ "Mr. Soul" New documentary about Ellis Haizlip, the 1970s Black TV host who brought Black actors, activists, musicians, and community leaders to TV screens. https://www.mrsoulmovie.com/ Oakland International Film Festival Rent VOD feature, documentary and short films. https://theoaklandinternationalfilmfestival.vhx.tv/products "Old Show Queens" Amusing insightful interview series with gay couple Gary Gunas and Billy Rosenfield, super and and producers of Broadway shows. https://www.oldshowqueens.com/ "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life" Fascinating documentary about the gay psychotherapist and author. https://www.oliversacksdoc.com/ OutFest 2020 View LGBT films and artist discussion panels online. https://outfest.org/alwayson/ "Prideland" New interview series with Dyllón Burnside talking with Southern LGBT people. www.pbs.org "Promo Homo TV" Veteran journalist Nicholas Snow hosts an online series of video interviews with LGBT actors, directors, authors and community activists. https://promohomo.tv "Proud" Philippe Faucon's three-part dramatic film about French gay lives in 1981, 1999 and 2013. https://kinomarquee.com/ "Putting On" Season 2 of the gay reality show airs (starring Israeli-born underwear model On Mekahel); Sundays at 4pm & 7pm. https://revry.tv/ "Queen of the Capital" Josh Davidsburg's vivacious and inspiring documentary follows Muffy Blake Stephyns, a drag performer with high aspirations. Muffy and her everyday persona, Daniel, navigate the drag and bureaucratic worlds of Washington, D.C. $10. https://ondemand.drafthouse.com/film/queen-of-the-capital/ Queer East Film Festival Mini-festival of LGBT Asian films. https://queereast.org.uk/ "Sideways Smile" New comedy web series about a young queer Asian American woman's urban journey of sexual self-discovery. https://sidewayssmileseries.com/ "Smothered" Jason Stuart and Mitch Hara's two-man comedy film, now on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Revry. https://www.smotheredtv.com/ "Snowflake" Indie film dramatizes modern day political divides in the LGBTQ Community, made by writer, director and star, Jack Tracy. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/snowflakefilm "The Sons of Tennessee Williams" Fascinating documentary film about gay-run Mardi Gras crews, from their early years to today. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sonsoftennesseewilliams "Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life" Screening of the American Masters documentary about the the late gay playwright. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters "Uncle Frank" Writer-Director Alan Ball's family drama about a young girl and her gay uncle, and how they reconnect. On Amazon Prime. https://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Frank-Paul-Bettany/dp/B08KZCMFRQ 'Veneno' "Veneno" New HBO Max series by Spanish creators and directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi brings the beloved transgender celebrity of the 1990s, Cristina Ortiz, based on the memoir by Valeria Vegas. https://www.hbomax.com Virtual Streaming Room With Cinema SF Cinema SF, owners of the historic Balboa and Vogue Theaters, are keeping the spirit of movie-going alive with a series of virtual movie screenings and online chats. Proceeds from the screenings will go towards keeping the theaters alive so they can reopen after the shutdown ends. https://www.cinemasf.com/ "Where the Bears Are" New online comedy show with two mature gay men. https://youtu.be/5TQnRDc15i0 Animals worldwide have reclaimed urban spaces, as you may have seen in the news. But we need to face how our damage to the environment and abuse of wild animals may have aided the spread of disease. While we contemplate that, enjoy films of animals in the wild. Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) hosts an ongoing series of nature films and talks. openspacetrust.org cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott Cal Performances at Home Watch videos of classical and modern music concerts, and artist conversations courtesy of the Berkeley-based performing arts organization. Nov 27, 7pm PT: cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott perform 'Songs of Comfort and Hope,' a recital that's part of 16 new full-length performance aces streaming online. $15-$60 and up. Full new season schedule at www.calperformances.org Garrin Benfield Enjoy live and recorded home sets performed by the gay singer-composer. Garrin's YouTube channel The Klipptones Local jazz-pop band performs weekly streaming concerts; Fridays, Sundays and Mondays. https://www.facebook.com/klipptones/live Noe Music Online concerts in many genres (classical, folk, early music). https://www.noemusic.org/ Old First Concerts Enjoy live streaming and archived music concerts of classic, and contemporary music. https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org Online screenings of the Fleetwood Mac singer's "24 Karat Gold" solo concerts. https://www.stevienicksfilm.com/ San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Enjoy concerts and films, plus guest performers joining their Behind the Curtain series and Summer Reruns (Britney Coleman, Lisa Vroman, Billy Porter, Wilson Cruz, Adam Rippon, Britney Coleman, Laura Benanti, Andrew Lippa); plus Chasten and Pete Buttigieg, Wanda Sykes, Sharon Stone, Martha Wash and other performers. https://www.sfgmc.org/sfgmctv San Francisco Performances After several programs in celebration of their 40th anniversary were cancelled, instead, SFP offers memorable classical concerts from the past, all recorded at the Herbst Theater between 2004-2008. Concerts are audio only. http://sfperformances.org/ Adam Pascal in the Seth Concert Series Seth Concert Series Broadway, film and TV actor-singers perform intimate concerts online with pianist and musical theatre expert Seth Rudetsky. Nov. 22 & 23: Adam Pascal. Nov. 29 & 30: Patti Murin and Colin Donnell. $20-$25. https://thesethconcertseries.com/ SF Jazz Fridays at Five Jazz concerts will bring you good vibes. The acclaimed venue brings their concert series online with talented musicians. https://www.sfjazz.org Susan Werner The accomplished singer-songwriter ("Bull Durham, The Musical") performs acoustic songs with friends online, including music from her new album, 'Flyover Country' series in support of the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris campaign. http://susanwerner.com/ THEATER, DANCE, OPERA Produced by San Francisco Playhouse. Video on-demand. $15-$100. This brand new, fully staged production of Yasmina Reza's bitingly funny take on taste, values and modern art was mounted for video recording just last week at SF Playhouse's Post Street theater. Directed by Bill English, this contemporary favorite's cast of three includes Jomar Tagatac, one of the Bay Area's most versatile actors, always a welcome presence on stage... and now in our homes. http://bit.ly/ArtBAR Broadway on AirBnB Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tituss Burgess, cast members from "Moulin Rouge," "Mrs. Doubtfire," and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus classes. $10-$50. www.airbnb.com Broadway Performers For Broadway fans, Tony-winning performers perform new concerts, and classic shows are streamed as well. https://www.broadwayworld.com/ City Lights Theater Festival the San Jose theater company is seeking short play submissions for its 2021 audio season. Deadline Jan. 4, 2021. https://cltc.org/ Different Stars Musical show with a current theme: How do these emotions collide during time spent alone in quarantine? When James opens a box of artifacts from his first breakup, after months of self-isolation during COVID-19, he reckons with memories that haunt him of a first queer love gone awry; starring James Jackson, Jr., Victoria Huston-Elem, Danielle Buonaiuto, and Karl Saint Lucy. https://www.differentstars.live/ "Flamingos Forever" "A radio play in poor taste," a new script inspired by the John Waters classic camp film "Pink Flamingos," where The Queen of Filth and her family return to Baltimore for the first time since 1972. $10 gets a full download plus other goodies. https://www.queerpowers.com/homodaze-2 "The Flats" Produced by the Aurora Theatre Company; three episodes of a collaboration between top Bay Area playwrights Lauren Gunderson, Cleavon Smith and Jonathan Spector. A single ticket covers all three segments, which focus on the diverse residents of a Berkeley triplex who find themselves sheltering-in-place due to a mysterious threat. $20. www.auroratheatre.org 'For One Knight Only' "For One Knight Only" British actors (each Dames or beknighted Sirs) Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith participate in a discussion and live Q&A hosted by Sir Kenneth Branagh. Proceeds benefit theatre charity Acting For Others; presented by Lockdown Theatre. Nov 29, 7pm London Time, 11pm Pacific Time. £45 ($59 US) (www.rtflockdown.com "From Broadway to Hollywood" 42nd Street Moon's online streams of various shows. https://42ndstmoon.org/ "The Gaze: No Homo" LA's Fountain Theatre presents Larry Powell's play series of twelve short-form episodes produced through artistic protest in support of Black Lives. examines the process of building culturally specific and queer works of color in historically white spaces. New episodes each Friday, starting Nov. 20. https://www.fountaintheatre.com/now-upcoming/the-gaze "The Golden Girls, a Puppet Parody" The favorite sitcom is performed by puppets, directed by Jonathan Rockefeller; 16 episodes. https://thatgoldengirlsshow.com/ 'The Gaze: No Homo' "In Good Company" New Conservatory Theatre Center's new podcast drama-comedy, with playwrights and producers dealing with COVID in a realistic story. https://www.nctcsf.org/In-Good-Company-Podcast "It Can't Happen Here" Produced by the Berkeley Rep; audio on demand. Free. Four years ago, the Berkeley Rep mounted its stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' satirical 1935 novel about a fascist demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who becomes president of the United States. Recorded live on October 13, the four episodes are now posted for streaming. http://bit.ly/CantHappenHereBAR "Josh Kornbluth's 'Citizen Brain' " Produced by Shotgun Players, acclaimed Bay Area-based comic monologuist Kornbluth draws on his 2016 artist's residency at UCSF's Global Brain Health Institute to creatively delve into connections he sees between dementia and the current American political system. Live on Zoom at 7pm. Thursdays through Saturdays and 5pm on Sundays. http://bit.ly/CitizenBrainBAR "Live at The Lortel" Season 2 of the podcast series, with musical theatre talents discussing their art and lives. Archived podcasts include BD Wong. liveatthelortel.com The Marsh Stream The theatre producer known for acclaimed solo shows presents a variety of programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its newly launched Broadcast Platform, even interactive Bingo game nights, Marga Gomez and other talents. http://themarsh.org/marshstream/ New Conservatory Theater Company: Offstage But Online Temporarily shuttered, queer theater company NCTC is now building a digital playground for your viewing pleasure that will feature the new podcast drama, actor monologues, messages from playwrights, exercises to practice mindfulness and original material from Conservatory students. New: "The Law of Attraction," Patricia Milton's radio comedy about a self-help guru whose life goes awry; streaming thru Jan. 3. (pay what you wish-$40). Also, Quarantine is a Drag Trivia Night, with J. Conrad Frank (Katya Smirnoff-Skyy). https://www.nctcsf.org/onstage-to-online www.facebook.com/nctcsf https://www.youtube.com/user/NCTCSF Overlooked Latinas Tina D'Elia's solo show about a butch lesbian TV star and a femme fatale Nov. 13-22. http://therhino.org Play at Home Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents a bunch of short play scripts you can download and perform at home, featuring works by Julia Cho, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Miranda Rose Hall, Ricardo Pérez González and several others. www.playathome.org Live and recorded solo and group plays and performances from the acclaimed New York City theater company; "Under the Greenwood Tree," a new documentary about the 2017 production of "As You Like It." https://publictheater.org/ one of Robert Moses' Kin's dance video projects Robert Moses' Kin The acclaimed local dance company celebrates its 25th anniversary season with new video dances; five new works since March, including a major fundraiser for SF Unified School District; also free online events and paid master classes. https://www.robertmoseskin.org SF BATCO San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company streams weekly new plays, readings, arts talks, improv and more. https://www.twitch.tv/sfbatco Stream recordings of the company's performances of classic operas, and inp-person drive-in screenings at Fort Mason. Nov. 20 & 22: Puccini's La Bohème https://sfopera.com SF Playhouse Zoomlets the acclaimed SF theatre company adapts, with short online plays. Also, weekly playwright chats. Ticketed videos on-demand include Brian Copeland's "The Jewelry Box," "From Blues the Broadway" (collaborative music play), and "Art" by Yasmina Reza. Free/donations. https://www.sfplayhouse.org "The Slutcracker" Ballet Ruses performs Vanessa White's burlesque take on Tchaikovsky's holiday ballet; videotaped performance by Boston's queer-feminist dance-theatre company. Online rentals start Nov. 26. https://theslutcracker.com/ Smuin Contemporary Ballet The local dance company streams notable works, including Helen Pickett's "Oasis," Brennan Wall's "Nocturne," Rex Wheeler's "Sinfonietta" and an ongoing Hump Day Ballets series. https://www.smuinballet.org/ 'The Slutcracker' "Stars in the House" Musical savant and affable host Seth Rudetsky — with his husband, producer James Wesley — hosts Zoom chats with Broadway, film and TV stars galore. One of the first online fundraisers (for The Actor's Fund), your donations help artists of all kinds, from actors to lighting crew members. Broadway may be closed, but you can enjoy living room concerts and chats with favorite stars. www.starsinthehouse.com Theatre Rhino The local gay theatre company presents online performances of solo and other plays, including works (mostly) written and performed by John Fisher. All plays archived online. www.therhino.org We Players' Audio Dramas the innovative site-specific theatre company presents podcast-style audio re-interpretations of their recent productions, including "Wonder Storytime with Alice and Friends," and "The Odyssey." www.weplayers.org WQUR: Queer Quarantine Radio BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx Monsoon, Peaches Christ and Major Scales perform old-time radio-style thriller detective programs. https://anchor.fm/wqur Haight Street Art Center's Trans Day of Resilience art posters "After Life (we survive)" Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' multi-artist online and in-person installation of works examining survival tactics for indigenous, people of color, queer, trans and marginalized cultures; thru Jan. 24. https://ybca.org/event/after-life-we-survive/ Exhibits include "Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment," "Jenifer K Wofford: Pattern Recognition," a mural that celebrates Asian American artists, "Lost at Sea: Art Recovered from Shipwrecks," and "Chang Dai-chien: Painting from Heart to Hand." Among the outdoor exhibits is "Don't Mess With Me," a vibrant, colorful mural by Mumbai-based street artist Jas Charanjiva. Fri-Mon 10am-5pm. Thu 1pm-8pm. 200 Larkin St. asianart.org Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive Closed to the public for now, view online exhibits ("Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter," "Folk and Modern Art in Postcolonial India") and art films streamed online. 2155 Center St., Berkeley. www.bampfa.org Reopened to the public (masks and social distance requirements), the fascinating science museum includes live creatures (aquarium, terrarium) and educational exhibits. Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm. 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park. https://www.calacademy.org/ Chabot Space & Science Center Online programs (the center is closed to the public) include live science programs each Wed., 10:30am, virtual telescope viewings each Sat. 9pm. chabotspace.org Contemporary Jewish Museum Events & Exhibits Reopened to the public, the spacious downtown museum includes Stephen Berkman's "Predicting the Past: Zohar Studios, The Lost Years," an immersive photography installation about a mythical 19th-century Jewish photographer. "Levi Strauss: A History of American Style" continues through Jan. 10, 2021; "Threads of Jewish Life: Ritual and Other Textiles from the San Francisco Bay Area" continues through Feb, 28, 2021. Free/$16. 736 Mission St. thecjm.org de Young Museum The stylish modern museum located in the heart of Golden Gate Park has reopened. Major exhibits include "Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving" (through Feb. 7, 2021), "Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI" (through June 26, 2021), collections of American, African, Oceanic, costume arts and more. Tue-Sun 9:30am-5:15pm (extended to 7:45pm, Fridays and Saturdays through November for the Frida Kahlo exhibit). 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. deyoung.famsf.org Exploratorium Events Talks, and demos with a science theme, including comet-cam and more. Nov. 12, 7pm: After Dark online covers 'animal Intelligence.' www.exploratorium.edu GLBT Historical Society events & exhibits The museum reopened Oct. 1, with advance reservations required. "Fighting Back," a series that brings together community leaders, experts, historians and activists to explore lessons from the past that might be useful in formulating resistance efforts today. Online exhibits include "Reigning Queens: the Lost Photos of Roz Joseph," curated by Joseph Plaster; "Angela Davis: OUTspoken, Labor of Love," about the first ten years of Pride events in San Francisco; "Performance, Protest & Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker," "Pioneering Periodicals, 1940s-1950s," "Picturing Kinship: Portraits of our Community by Lenore Chinn" and "50 Years of Pride." $5 donation. 4127 18th St. www.glbthistory.org Gregangelo Museum Take online and in-person tours (using all safety protocols) at the 27-room mansion filled with eccentric unusual interactive artworks and performances. New: The holiday-themed "Solstice: Illuminate Your Wonder," Nov. 20 thru Dec. 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm (various dates) www.gregangelomuseum.com Forward Together's new exhibit honoring Trans Day of Resilience with works by and for trans people of color, includes posters and an outdoor Garden Gallery. Open by reservations only. 155 Laguna St. https://haightstreetart.org/ For classic art set in a stately building with an ocean view, nothing beats the Legion of Honor. European and ancient art, giant Renaissance landscapes and historic paintings, plus classical sculptures and contemporary works. From Degas, Manet, Caillebotte and Vuillard to Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts, the various collections will leave you awe-struck. Tue-Sun, 9:30am-5:15pm. Free/$15. legionofhonor.famsf.org Mercury 20 Gallery Exhibits include works by Andrea Brewster, Tara Esperanza, Fernando Reyes. Notable sale works include Chris Komater's sexy nudes of gay bear Jack Radcliffe, and Johanna Poethig's timely "Covid Spring (2020)," an archival print (15 x 20 inches). 475 25th St., Oakland. Fri-Sat 12pm-6pm. mercurytwenty.com Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Although still closed to the public, the Center offers online virtual tours and Day of the Dead activities, poetry-reading videos, music and dance concerts and workshops. 2869 Mission St. missionculturalcenter.org MOAD Film Club Museum of the African Diaspora screens award-winning films, with multiple talks and music performances online as well. https://www.moadsf.org/ NIAD Exhibits The art studio for developmentally disabled adults shares online exhibits and sells beautiful works of art. www.niadartstore.org Oakland Museum The East Bay museum remains closed, but online exhibits include "You Are Here: California Stories on the Map" (through 2022), "Black Power" and "Dorothea Lange: Photography as Activism" (both ongoing). 1000 Oak St., Oakland. museumca.org Nancy Toomey Fine Art "What Kind of Cool (Will We Think of Next)," an exhibit of collaborative works by the two multimedia artists Rodney Ewing, Tahiti Pehrson. thru Nov 30, by appointment only. 1275 Minnesota St. nancytoomeyfineart.com SF MOMA SF Museum of Modern Art Pop, Abstract, and Figurative art collections include some easily recognizable famous works, even for an art-loving amateur. Warhol, Rosenquist, Lichtenstein, to name a few. But give yourself a day to enjoy all five floors of visual treats, since the massive redesign of the building makes for an easy journey through the past century of compelling works. New exhibits include "David Park: A Retrospective" (through Jan. 2021) and "Bay Area Walls," a group mural project in response to 2020's chaotic events. Don't forget the store to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Free/$25. Mon 10am-5pm. Thu 1pm-8pm. Fri-Sun 10am-5pm. 151 Third St. www.sfmoma.org Located in The Presidio, the museum dedicated to the art of Disney films and designs re-opened Nov. 5, with online exhibits and events, including the "Happy Haunts Tour." 104 Montgomery St. www.waltdisney.org Kylie Minono at Oasis' Drag Brunch Beaux-Tanical Gardens Beaux's extra-spacious outdoor dining and cocktails series delicious food and drinks. Mon-Wed 3pm-9pm. The 3pm-10pm. Fri & Sat 12pm-11pm. Sun 12pm-10pm with Castro Drag Brunch at 12pm & 2pm.https://www.facebook.com/beauxsf Bob the Drag Queen Peaches Christ welcomes the glamorous drag star in conversation; sponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center at UC Berkeley and the UCSF LBGT Resource Center. Nov. 20, 6pm-7pm. www.eventbrite.com Bootie Mashup Adriana A and guest DJs blend pop hits to danceable grooves in livestreams, Tuesdays-Saturdays. https://www.twitch.tv/BootieMashup. Also, DNA Lounge weekly webcasts (and DNA Pizza's open for take-out). https://www.dnalounge.com/ Boy Division DJ Xander hosts the Twitch online edition of the New Wave retro-fun dance party. www.twitch.tv/deejayxander Brunch with Poppy Enjoy outdoor patio brunch and a drag show hosted by Poppy; $16 bottomless mimosas. Sundays, 11am-3:30pm. Jones, 620 Jones St. https://www.eventbrite.com Digital Pride Fest Enjoy drag and cabaret performances with Tom Goss, Bright Light, Bright Light, Divina De Campo, Trinity the Tuck, Pearl & Precious Brady-Davis, Deven Greeen & Handsome Ned, Miz Cracker, Desmond is Amazing, Manila Luzon and many more. www.digitialpridefest.com Drag Alive from The Stud Every Saturday night The Stud, San Francisco's oldest queer bar, will host Drag Alive. Vivvyanne Forevermore and Jillian Gnarling bring you a virtual Stud to help support the staff, performers and the goals for a future venue. Party with the crew of The Stud at Twitch TV: https://www.twitch.tv/dragalive Drag Queen Mukbang Online episodic mini-series of drag performers in a show sponsored by Jack Daniel's new brand, Tennessee Fire, with Patrick Starr, Gia Gunn, Eugene Lee Yang and Laganja Estranja. Saturdays. www.jackdaniels.com Frolic Quarantine The fun pursuit party goes virtual. Don your animal gear and enjoy a variety of DJ mixes. Monthly, first Saturdays. http://frolicparty.com/ GAPA Runway One of the longest running drag shows in the Castro, The Monster Show has made The Edge bar a Thursday night destination. The Monster show now comes to Twitch TV, where the performers will entertain you while they raise money for bar employees. https://www.twitch.tv/monstershowsf Gay asian Pacific Alliance's annual pageant and fundraiser, online this year, titled "Rise of the Immortals," with host Jezebel Patel, celebrity guests, DJ Rekha and more. Nov 21, 7pm-8:30pm PT. $20-$40. tinyurl.com/Runway2020 Oasis TV The SoMa nightclub's events include in-person rooftop and outdoor/parklet street events (Thursday-Saturday), including the new Meals on Heels Brunch (delivery) and in-person Brunch Bunch with food, drinks and drag artistes! Proceeds benefit the GLBT Historical Society. Nov 21, 1pm (www.dragbrunchbunch.eventbrite.com). Also, online new and archival footage from the venue's best shows; "The Golden Girls Live," "Cyberotica: the Rock Musical," "Sex and the City Live," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Live," "AbFab Live," "Star Trek Live," "Above and Beyond the Valley of the Ultra Showgirls," "Debbie Does Dallas," "Bitch Slap." Also, Meals on Heels, the hit drag dinner delivery service. sfoasis.com/ Glamamore's long-running Monday night party at Powerhouse can also be found at Twitch TV. The party is called Pillows and has been a staple of the bar for years and is currently being hosted by Mary Vice. It's better than Monday Night Football! Check it out every Monday at 9pm. https://www.twitch.tv/cashmonetdrag Quarant-Tea One of the first local nightlife fundraisers, the SF Queer Nightlife Fund presents DJs spinning hours of music for your now possibly obsessive housecleaning activities. https://www.twitch.tv/sfqueernightlifefund Quarantinis with Katya Katya Smirnoff-Skyy sings and hosts weekly Thursday online cocktail parties. www.facebook.com/katya.smirnoffskyy Queerpowers.com A new LGBTQ+ platform developed by two San Franciscans on the first day of the COCID-19 quarantine. Enjoy live drag shows, queer house parties, political broadcasts and other LGBTQ content from all over the world, uploaded hourly. Founded and curated by former Google employee Katie Bush and former Apple employee Anders Howerton. https://www.queerpowers.com/ Red Hots Burlesque Enjoy drag and strip shows, music acts and more in online performances. http://redhotsburlesque.com/ Russell Deason's Happy Hour in Exile The Bestie-winning pianist and cabaret singer brings his martini bar ambiance into your home; Mondays 5:30pm-7pm. www.facebook.com SF Eagle The famed leather bar now features wacky karaoke, DJs and other entertainments. https://www.twitch.tv/sfeaglebar Sampson McCormick The acclaimed comic shares insightful witty perspectives of a Black gay man in short clips and "Church Boy," a new 40-minute recorded show. www.sampsoncomedy.com Sundance Saloon Online Live Sundance Saloon offers online dance lessons and dancing every Sunday night. Beginning classes are aimed at novices. Learn how to dance while you shelter in place from 6-9pm. 6pm: beginning line dance for complete novices; 7pm: intermediate line dance; 8:15pm: line dance mini-marathon. www.sundancesaloon.org Sunday Funday, Events at Port Bar Oakland Yes, the bars with tasty cocktails and limited to-go and dine-out dishes is open. Sunday 12pm-8pm. Fri & Sat 3pm-12am. Tuesdays Big Gay Trivia, 8pm. Drag Queen Bingo, outside, hosted by Vicodonia Nightingale. Wed. night outdoor drag shows, at 7pm, 9pm, 11pm. Sunday Drag Brunch with BeBe Sweetbriar, Delilah BeFierce. 2023 Broadway, Oakland. www.portbaroakland.com Sunny Side Up Drag Brunch Oakland Pride presents a new weekly dine and drag brunch with host Ming Munro. $10-$100, Sundays 11am-2pm. 2044 Franklin St. https://www.eventbrite.com Trixxie Carr The wacky and talented singing performer hosts online shows. http://trixxiecarr.com/ Wild Side West The lesbian-owned super-friendly bar has re-opened, with outdoor space. 424 Cortland Ave. www.wildsidewest.com COMMUNITY, ACTIVITIES, CLASSES, PODCASTS, RADIO AXIS Dance Classes 'If you have a body, you can dance' is the acclaimed Oakland disability-inclusive award-winning company. Take a Zoom class with company members JanpiStar, Bradford Chin, movement improvisation with Artistic Director Mark Brew, or a ballet with guest teacher Robert Dekkers, contemporary style with Bianca Cabrera. www.axisdance.org Being Seen GLAAD's new podcast focuses on the Black gay and queer male experience, hosted by Darnell Moore, producer of Being Seen and singer, actor and activist, Lawrence "Miss Lawrence" Washington. https://www.beingseenpodcast.com/ Castro Country Club's Virtual Gratitude Meetings and Check-in Castro Country Club, the safe space for queers in recovery, will be holding virtual meetings on Sundays at 1 pm until they are able to reopen. The Zoom meeting room will open at 12:30 and the meeting room will remain open for at least 30 minutes thereafter for hanging out and fellowship. https://www.facebook.com/pg/CastroCountryClub/events/ Conservatory of Flowers Online Zoom classes, and outside floral exhibits. https://conservatoryofflowers.org/exhibits-events Daily Services at Grace Cathedral Grace Cathedral, the welcoming and affirming Episcopalian congregation atop Nob Hill, will be holding online services weekday mornings at 9am and Sunday mornings at 11am. Grace is also hosting online Bible study and other events. www.gracecathedral.org Fighting Racism Join fundraising support and civil rights activism through various groups: The George Floyd Memorial Fund (www.gofundme.com/georgefloyd, The Minnesota Freedom Fund (https://blacklivesmatter.com/\|blacklivesmatter.com/), Campaign Zero (www.joincampaignzero.org). 'Sex/People' Out in the Bay The long-running LGBT radio show, offline for a few years, has returned with new podcast episodes, and an extensive archive. Host Eric Jansen welcomes artists, community leaders and celebrities. https://www.outinthebay.org/ Outdoor Dance Classes Stretch, spin, sing your body electric in outdoor, distanced playground-set SF/mission and West Oakland dance class fin Hip Hop, Salsa, Cuban and other styles. Also online classes. https://dancemissiontheater.org/ Queer Powers Indie channel of chats radio shows, vintage zine archives and drag shows. https://www.queerpowers.com/ A Queer Serial New series of LGBT-themed podcasts with voice actors such as Sam Pancake ("Transparent," "Gilmore Girls"), @lgbt_history's Matthew Reimer, Radical Faeries' Will Roscoe and Joey Cain, and Chicago performers Salvio Gado and Jon Martinez, along with real recordings of pioneers including transgender entertainer Christine Jorgensen, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, and lesbian journalist Edythe Eyde. https://www.mattachinepod.com/seasontwo Queer Nightlife Talks Blog and links to talks among Bay Area nightlife organizers and producers, with community input and opinions. Tune in, offer assistance or thoughts. sfqueernightlifefund.org "Queercore Podcast" The QueerCore Podcast, hosted by August Bernadicou, elucidates radical, LGBTQ activists' dark histories; a spotlight on the catalysts who fought in the front-lines, in the back-lines and in the trenches of civil rights. The QueerCore Podcast is an opportunity for them to tell their stories in their own words, including Phyllis Lyon, Don Kilhefner, Jack Fritscher, drag rocker Jayne County and Vanguard Editor Keith St. Clare. https://www.queercorepod.com/ Rainbow Railroad International organization that helps LGBTQI people escape violence and persecution to find a path to safety — has launched its campaign to raise $600,000 in the last 60 days of 2020 to save 60 lives. https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ "Resisterhood" Website, documentary film and toolkit for women to restore their power, encourage voting and resistance. https://www.resisterhooddoc.com/ Roryography For dance class fun right off the stage of some Oasis and Peaches Christ productions, Roryography is also now online and in-person at Dolores Park's tennis courts. Sign up for classes (Fridays 6:30pm, Saturdays 1pm) at https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/1672375 or https://www.facebook.com/rory.davis.94. Sexitude D'Arcy Drollinger's fun retro-aerobic dance class returns, now in-person and outdoors at Dolores Park. http://www.sexitude.com/ Sex/People Sex talk roundtable with sex educator and podcaster Dirty Lola, intimacy educator Stella Harris, marriage and family therapist Matthew Geraths, and the Mystery Box Show's host Reba Sparrow. Nov 21, 7:30pm PT. Lifestream on YouTube. www.youtube.com link Shabbat Services With Congregation Shaar Zahav During the COVID-19 shutdown Congregation Shaar Zahav, San Francisco's synagogue for LGBTQ Jews and friends, will stream their Shabbat (Sabbath) services via Zoom. Friday nights at 7:30 pm and Saturday mornings at 10 A.M. https://shaarzahav.org/services/ Sound On MTV News brings together leading voices for "Sound On," a roundtable series igniting essential conversations through a BIPOC lens. Panelists dive into the topics of gender identity, white supremacy, allyship & more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPc5wy-iROM Stay Fresh at Home Fresh Meat Productions' new online weekly series of talks and classes to support your wellness, embodiment, breath and connection, with singing, dance and lessons in various topics. http://freshmeatproductions.org/ Taimi Talks LGBTQ personalities (Jason Wimberly, Chris Mosier, Monique Heart and others) share guest-talks on various topics, with/on the Taimi app. (Apple Store or Google Play). https://taimi.com/ The T-House Community gathering space for transmasculine and masculine of center individuals including trans men, nonbinary people, genderfluid people, butches, studs, two spirit people who identify with transmasculinity, sponsored by City College of San Francisco. Weekly online events. https://t-house.carrd.co/ Up To Us Community-led needs assessment of discussions for/with trans and gender non-conforming Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Bay Area. Nov. 22. RSVP link. Worship With Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer of Grace Lutheran Church, the first openly transgender pastor to be ordained in the Lutheran church, will be offering a variety of online services and events during the COVID-19 shutdown. For kids stuck at home there will be Kids Dance Parties on Zoom until May 1. Pastor Rohrer will also hold their Sunday services online via Facebook live at their Facebook page. Zoom Baking Classes Join a variety of notable chefs for fun tutorials on baking. Fridays 10am PT/1pm ET. www.24sixlife.com/baking-zoom-room Do you have an event to add? Email [email protected] Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Copyright Bay Area Reporter. 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__label__cc	0.535222	0.464778	fitnessfactorywitham.co.uk April 26, 2020 Alexis Silva Boston Marathon has been postponed to September The world’s oldest running marathon Boston Marathon has to postpone its time from April 20 to September 14 because of concern about COVID-19 pandemic. The city of Boston, in the morning of March 13, Washington time, banned all gatherings to avoid the risk of spreading nCoV. Shortly thereafter, the Boston Athletics Association (BAA) – the owner of the Boston Marathon – also announced the delay of this run this year, and postponed the organization time. Boston Marathon is the oldest marathon in the world, taking place for the first time in 1897. For over 100 years, despite the war, extreme weather and many periods of crisis, this race has always taken place on April every year. This year, BAA initially wanted to keep the traditional time of running. But in the context of Covid-19 becoming a pandemic and spreading at a dizzying pace, over the past weeks, the Boston authorities and seven other localities on the runway 42,195km constantly pressured the proposal to postpone. Many argue that the overcrowding of people – with 31,000 registered athletes and about 1 million athletes having a tradition of high-fives, even embracing athletes along the way – creates too much health risk. The pressure was even greater with BAA on March 10, after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a statewide emergency. The importance of the Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is one of the six most prestigious marathons in the world under the World Marathon Majors system. The remaining five tournaments are New York City Marathon, Chicago Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon and Tokyo Marathon. Besides reputation, the Boston Marathon also brings great economic benefits to the city. According to the Boston Marty Walsh award, each year, the event brings about $ 200 million to the local economy, and about $ 36 million to be donated by the athletes to charity. In order to participate in the Boston Marathon, athletes must go through the screening process according to the input that is very difficult. The organizers of this run will receive athletes registered according to the top-down performance, priority for those with high performance according to the rank: More than the 20-minute rule, more than the 10-minute rule and the 5-minute rule. According to statistics on the official website of Boston Marathon, for many years, the number of runner-outs is increasing, due to the increase in the number of registered runner, while the race is limited. In the last two years, the number of eliminated players was 5,000 (2018) and nearly 8,000 (2019) respectively. Boston MarathonCOVID-19 pandemicrunning Previous Post:6 running marathons that runners all wish to participate in (Part 1) Next Post:6 running marathons that runners all wish to participate in (Part 2) Top 6 tournaments in the Abbot World Marathon Majors series (Part 3) The important role of nutrients in gym and fitness (Part 2) badminton Bodybuilders bodybuilding Body Fitness Boston Marathon brain bleeding Cardiologist Peter Schnohr cardiovascular system cycling Daily practice daily running effect of running Exercise exercises exercise sport football gym and fitness increase fitness Kevin Levrone Latin dance London marathon M.U fans Medicaldaily Morning jogging muscle groups neurotransmission nutrients in gym Pedro Franco physical activity Physical training playing sports professional athletes Rangers Charity Foundation Relax Ricksen Rochdale running running mistakes running tips Tokyo Marathon volleyball weight loss West Ham yoga Zenit club	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line723
__label__wiki	0.512494	0.512494	AerospaceMVP.com BusinessMVP.com EducationMVP.com Intel Launches Intel Saffron AML Advisor Using AI to Detect Financial Crime Government, Press Releases Finance. AI, Intel, Security Bank of New Zealand Joins Intel Saffron Early Adopter Program to Accelerate Adoption of Innovative AI Technologies in the World of Banking Intel Saffron Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Advisor uses explainable AI to enhance decision-making for investigators and analysts. Associative memory AI finds and explains multidimensional patterns so that investigators and analysts can explore emerging trends across a bank’s or insurer’s data. With an unsupervised learning approach, the AML Advisor unifies structured and unstructured data from enterprise systems, email, web and other data sources to deliver insights along with the explanation of how connections were identified. Additionally, the AML Advisor provides the transparency required to comply with ever-tighter regulatory standards. Intel Saffron Early Adopter Program partners with five select organizations to utilize the latest developments in associative memory AI to shape the future of financial services. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2017 – Intel today launched the Intel® Saffron™ Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Advisor, aimed at detecting financial crime through a transparent AI solution utilizing associative memory. Today’s launch kicks off the first associative memory AI solution specifically tailored to the needs of financial services institutions and is optimized on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. Intel Saffron’s associative memory AI simulates a human’s natural ability to learn, remember and reason in real time. It mimics the associative memory of the human brain to surface similarities and anomalies hidden in dynamic, heterogeneous data sources, while accessing an infinitely larger data set than its human counterparts. The AML Advisor surfaces these patterns in a transparent way, paving the way for “white box AI” in enterprise applications. These solutions are designed to enhance decision-making in highly complex tasks, and early results indicate they can catch money launderers with unprecedented speed and efficiency. Total financial crime is at all-time highs. According to the United Nations, the estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 to 5 percent of global GDP, or $800 billion to $2 trillion.1 In addition, in 2016 alone, approximately 15.4 million consumers were victims of identity theft or fraud, resulting in $16 billion in losses.2 “Intel Saffron’s mission is to minimize the time and effort it takes to reach confident decisions,” said Gayle Sheppard, vice president and general manager of Saffron AI Group at Intel. “We accelerate the path to decision by surfacing and explaining patterns in data with speed, precision and accuracy. The amount of data that banks and insurers collect is growing at massive scale, doubling every two years. While the quantity of data is growing, so are the types and sources of data, which means today much of the data isn’t queried for insights because it’s simply not accessible with traditional tools at scale. Investigators and analysts will depend on transparent AI solutions to meet the ever-growing demands of consistency and efficiency from a business, regulatory and compliance perspective.” Banks and financial organizations often have 50 or more applications that require use of the same personal financial data. Banks want a more efficient way to manage their data, putting an end to moving and replicating data, which is costly and increases risk. They also want visibility to the unified knowledge across multiple data sources to better serve customers. Intel Saffron AML Advisor uses associative memory AI to discover new insights for growing businesses, meeting compliance and regulatory requirements, and fighting financial crime with a suite of features, including: Knowledge Index: Unifying structured and unstructured data linked into a 360-degree view at the individual entity level, to make sense of the patterns found across boundaries wherever the data is stored. This derives knowledge that is hard to gain with vendor and database proliferation of point solutions. Continuous Learning: Unlike traditional machine learning methods, Intel Saffron AML Advisor doesn’t require domain-specific models nor training and retraining, resulting in improving the time to insight. The financial services industry faces the challenge of “What will be important tomorrow?” In this dynamic landscape, actionable insights realized in hours or days rather than weeks or months is an imperative. Work Augmentation: Intel Saffron AML Advisor reduces the human cognitive burden through automation thought processes that work with and for the investigators allowing them to focus on higher value activities. Compliance Validation: Banks collect the data necessary to comply with various regulations, but often must pay non-compliance fines in the billions due to human error or missed deadlines. Intel Saffron AML Advisor explains the rationale behind the recommendations to help banks meet compliance, mitigate fines and reduce countless hours reworking reports. Intel also introduced the Intel Saffron Early Adopter Program (EAP). This program is designed for institutions whose ambition is to lead the pack on innovation in financial services by taking advantage of the latest advancements in associative memory artificial intelligence. It allows its members to gain the first-mover advantage over the competition and define the future of associative memory AI in financial services. Expanding upon its existing relationship with Intel, Bank of New Zealand* (BNZ) has joined the Intel Saffron EAP. “We’re excited to be working with Intel Saffron on truly bleeding edge technology that will enable us to understand our customers far better than we ever have before and help them make smarter decisions” said David Bullock, director of Products and Technology at BNZ. “By staying at the forefront of AI, we can help ensure we have access to the latest, innovative technologies that enhance our business.” Intel Saffron solutions allow BNZ to take advantage of its existing big data platform to glean increasingly sophisticated insights for innovative customer service. For more details about the Intel Saffron AML Advisor and the Intel Saffron Early Adopter Program, visit the Intel Saffron financial services page. 1 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/globalization.html 2 Javelin Strategy & Research, 2017 Identity Fraud Study, https://www.javelinstrategy.com/press-release/identity-fraud-hits-record-high-154-million-us-victims-2016-16-percent-according-new Intel, Saffron, Xeon and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. SOURCE: Intel Government, Press Releases Amazon Web Services Launches Second GovCloud Region in the United States Washington, D.C. Office of Unified Communications Modernizes its 311 System on Salesforce Bank of America Launches $20 Million Lending Program for U.S. Military Veteran Entrepreneurs	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line737
__label__cc	0.544816	0.455184	Essays & Memoir Granta 153: Second Nature Advertise In Granta Magazine Masthead Featured Writing The Independent Alliance About Granta The Granta Team magnifying-glass Created with Sketch. close Created with Sketch. facebook Created with Sketch. twitter Created with Sketch. instagram Created with Sketch. ‘A typical child feels dangerously.’ New fiction from Caleb Klaces. A typical child feels dangerously. Ideally the typical carer of this typical child creates a space where such dangerous feelings are not unacceptable: they can be expressed without too much humiliation or bodily harm. Such a caring carer sets meaningful and predictable boundaries. They absorb the most difficult of the child’s difficult feelings without the child becoming shadowed with guilt for requiring such care. Ideally the carer and the child, or carers and children, who share a loving, difficult, typical household contain one another, psychologists say, like some kind of garment that is also a wardrobe. (All C needs to do is make it out of his bedroom and along the landing to his father’s bedroom. C’s father lies inside a colossal black tulip that is carnivorous. C must free his father from the tulip’s mouth before his father is digested. The great disaster is that C’s bed is soaked with piss and his father does not enjoy changing the sheets. Another great disaster is that between C and his father are his assailants and yet C’s fellow knights are at their leisure, as though the battle is won. It is possible that the knights do not see C’s assailants because his assailants are precisely the same size and shape as the bedroom. He attempts to explain this to the knights but what comes out of his mouth is C’s own language, which they do not understand. Lancelot is virtuous and pure but useless as chewed paper. Galahad is what he imagines meat tastes like. C imagines dancing with Galahad at the feast where Galahad eats all of the meat. The dance is geometric and intimate while nobody touches and he feels hard and yielding at the same time, the way that the grey trunk of Galahad’s horse is composed of clouds. C has spiky flowers in his hair, which is the way Galahad likes it. Galahad is a dark machine that dances like a father who is happy. The whole scene has the texture of a rug made from a furry animal, luxurious and sinister and C feels suddenly responsible for a death. C retreats from the awfulness of this feeling then slaps himself furiously on his stinging thighs in an attempt to bring himself back to the surface. He waits beside a mirror until the knight is tired from all of his eating and the long joust and the weight of his excellence and eventually falls asleep beside his blue plumes. C looks at the sleeping knight’s armour. He trembles at what he is compelled to do. He draws courage from his extraordinary results in his recent exam on plant biology. There are twenty-five layers of armour and when C is dressed finally he falls over with the weight into the mud on the bedroom floor. To his great relief Louise Nurding is too busy learning her lyrics to notice. How on earth does she remember the words while moving her legs and her arms in the ways that are correct? C cannot even coordinate himself to explain plant biology to his father while eating vegetable stew and making sure that his father does not cry out of his eyes. Louise mistakes the shadowy movements of his assailants for the beat. It is possible, it occurs to him, that an assailant is hiding inside Louise Nurding. He begins to cry. But it is as though everyone is looking over his shoulder at someone else who is the one who is actually crying. He is glad to feel his soft carrot-like ribs heave inside his armour. He thinks of the beached whales that he knows are blown up by explosives. He would rather they replanted the whales in the part of the rainforest that his father purchased on his behalf, the only part that will remain intact by the time C becomes a man. He thinks of all the specks of himself and of his father that have brushed off his skin and off his father’s skin and scattered around the house. He imagines that the furniture is saddened by the specks when they land. The bookshelves, with their thunderous clouds of dust, are saddest of all. They are so sad that they spend all day laughing. It is only at night that the sadness of the furniture, a hilarious daytime sadness, becomes a nocturnal rage. Like a bowling ball C’s own rage is returned to him from an obscure hole in the ground, jumpy and ready to knock down all in its way. He remembers his mission. The door of his bedroom is a horizon dot. It is indistinguishable from the column of enemy infantry cresting the black hill. He will need to be armed. He crawls to the corner where he stores his sword. For his thirteenth birthday he asked his father for a sword. This was on account of his terrible disappointment with his judo apprenticeship. It was becoming apparent that Big Mark with the handlebar moustache and the glossy shins was never going to reveal what a man truly was capable of. Manhood, C knows, is an invitation to the enemies. If he is going to be a man and defend himself from the assailants of all men, he concluded, either they would all have to wear judogi and be patient while his weak fingers found a good hold, or he was going to have to supplement his natural defences with a weapon. There is a great deal at stake. His legs sting both with piss and where he has slapped them. He must extract what is left of his father from the tulip’s acid. He picks up the sword. Its rusted blade lives in a black holster with black tassels like an anemone. It reeks of death or the charity shop. A battalion of intricate lead figurines assemble at his flanks. He painted, every night for a month, their livery pink as the inside of his father’s mouth. Since Lancelot is too busy in the mirror and Galahad is asleep these pink warriors must serve as C’s army. They hail him with their tiny collective voice. He finds their enthusiasm and smallness unbearably moving in his eyes. For the first time an optimism over saving his father. The moment is ripe for an assault on the bedroom door. But there is a problem. What if he is captured? He himself would never torture his enemies on account of the chivalric code. He cannot be sure that his assailants would be so merciful. He has been practising levitation so that when he is captured and strapped to the spiked chair that his enemies reserve for their greatest foes his own weight will not destroy him. That is the canniness of vegetarianism. He himself is made of a cork-like material that is hollower than the other humans. His body has a consistency which is more like Perceval, who has blown in through the open window and who studies the framed photograph of Aston Villa and chews gum. Perceval picks up the claret-and-blue football from the floor with drooling curiosity and brings it to his mouth. It bounces off his teeth and lands near C’s most frightening assailant, the bookshelf. C is determined to resist these books, whatever it is in them that leaves his father drifting like a plastic bag through the house, not remotely beautiful. C realises that Perceval’s stupidity provides a distraction which is an opportunity to strike. By now his father is more flower than human. If he cannot make it to his father’s room in the morning C will find nothing but a pile of bones and pollen in the sheets. C’s own room is streaked with blood. He knows that it is Louise Nurding’s blood. But Louise’s body remains immaculate. C begins to suspect that the catastrophe is taking place not in his father’s bedroom but in his own bedroom. It is the quality of a human body that is called mass, a quality that a body cannot not possess, that pushes the body down everywhere there is contact with a surface of infinitely sharp unchivalric spikes. He makes the brave decision to shed Galahad’s armour. Now he is light and light enough to make a run for the bedroom door. He has cried a dry puddle on his face. Louise holds her arms towards him. He must deny himself and Louise the bliss of that embrace. He knows, suddenly, that the urine each night is precisely the same as the acid that the tulip secretes to dissolve the body of his father, even though it is not on a biology exam. He runs towards the door with one single aim, which is to climb inside the tulip that is carnivorous.) I am particularly susceptible to the pleasures of prologues, epistles to the reader, characters introduced only to tell stories about other people, pilgrims passing the time with what you are about to read. I like the feeling (of being misled). To protect myself from it I placed it inside a frame. In doing so I discovered C’s childish misapprehension (that the father required the son’s care) has grown up to become the truth. The father is dying. The child, of course, has moved away. He has children of his own. The story opens with C’s father wondering how to break the news to his son, who he imagines, with fear and hope, is asleep in the next room, imagining his father. ‘All C needs to do is make it out of his bedroom,’ he begins, and the child is placed back inside the father (who is inside the child). We are safe. Image © Bill Badzo facebook-with-circle Created with Sketch. twitter-with-circle Created with Sketch. mail-with-circle Created with Sketch. 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__label__cc	0.670632	0.329368	(→‎Renting or Selling the House to a Non-Jew) # Some poskim say that one must search even for crumbs of Chametz and remove them.<Ref> [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14336&pgnum=348 Chazon Ish OC 116:18] writes that you need to section off chametz crumbs like chametz of a non-Jew (Pesachim 6a). See regarding checking sefarim that the Chazon Ish checked his sefarim for crumbs. See, however, Gemara Pesachim 6b that implies that crumbs aren't significant and don't need bedika. Maharam Chalavah 6b s.v. may maintains that one doesn't need to destroy a crumb less than a kezayit except for dough pieces which could combine into a kezayit. This also seems evident from Piskei Rid 6b and Rosh Pesachim 1:9. Magen Avraham 432:5 also implies that crumbs don't need bedika.</ref> However, most poskim say that there's no obligation to check for crumbs of chametz, but the places where one will have kosher for [[pesach]] food must be cleaned of all crumbs of chametz so that not even a crumb gets into the food which will be eaten on [[Pesach]].<Ref> Pesachim 6b implies that crumbs are unimportant and don't need to be checked for. [http://ph.yhb.org.il/category/%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97/04-%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A5/ Rabbi Eliezer Melamed in Peninei Halacha] says that the halacha is that one doesn't have to check for crumbs of chametz but in the areas where one will have kosher [[pesach]] food one must remove all crumbs of chametz. He brings the Shaar HaTziyun 442:60 as his proof. Yabia Omer OC 7:43, Or Letzion 1:32, and Halichot Shlomo ch. 5 fnt. 10 agree.</ref> # Chametz that is buried in the cracks in the floor or between the back of a cabinet and the wall and people can’t reach one doesn’t have to do Bedika there.<Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 433:4 </ref> 6.1 Personal Obligation to Do Bedika 7.12 Under Furniture Before the Bedika one should make the Bracha of Asher Kidishanu BeMitzvotav VeTzivanu Al Biur Chametz. [1] If one accidentally made the Bracha of Al Bitul Chametz after the fact one has fulfilled the obligation.[2] One has also fulfilled his obligation if he recites "livaer chametz." [3] One should perform bedikat chametz in the beginning of the night on the fourteenth of Nisan.[13] Generally, one may not do it earlier by day or the night before.[14] If one is praying with a minyan one should pray first and then perform Bedika. However, if one is praying at home, preferably one should appoint someone else to do Bedika while one prays, otherwise, pray first, unless one usually prays at home in which case some say one should check first and some say one should pray first.[17] Some recommend for a person davening at home that they should daven maariv at the ideal time, which is Tzet Hakochavim, and then starting the bedika.[18] Some poskim say that one must search even for crumbs of Chametz and remove them.[20] However, most poskim say that there's no obligation to check for crumbs of chametz, but the places where one will have kosher for pesach food must be cleaned of all crumbs of chametz so that not even a crumb gets into the food which will be eaten on Pesach.[21] Chametz that is buried in the cracks in the floor or between the back of a cabinet and the wall and people can’t reach one doesn’t have to do Bedika there.[22] Thirty days before Pesach a person should begin to be cognisant of the fact that he will need to clean and remove all chametz in his house. Therefore, he should not leave chametz in any place that will be difficult to remove later.[23] One who is sick must appoint a שליח to do Bedika in his place.[28] One who is an Onen, one who is in the first day of mourning, must appoint a שליח to do Bedika in his place.[29] If a person leaves one’s house more than 30 days before Pesach and doesn’t plan to return for Pesach one doesn’t have to do Bedika.[30] Nonetheless one must do Bitul when the times comes wherever one is.[31] If a person leaves one’s house within 30 days of Pesach and doesn’t plan to return for Pesach one must do Bedika with a candle the night before one leaves and then do Bitul Chametz afterwards, however the Bedika is done without a Bracha.[32] Even if one plans on returning before Pesach one should do bedika before leaving in case one gets delayed until right before Pesach when it is too late to do bedika upon returning.[33]This only applies if one left for a long trip but if one left for a short trip then there's no concern that one will be delayed. The determination of what is a long trip or short trip all depends on the circumstances. The most factor is whether one left oneself enough time to return home to do bedika even in the event of a delay.[34] Since one is not going to be home for Pesach it is sufficient to do a proper Bedika according to the law by just looking for the Chametz (though not just a superficial look) and one doesn’t have to drive oneself crazy like one does every year. [35] If one plans on returning before Pesach if there’s a fear one will return on Erev Pesach without time for Bedika one should do it before going, otherwise do it when one returns.[38] Personal Obligation to Do Bedika If a Jew was living or renting a non-Jew's house and was there until within 30 days of Pesach and then left for the duration of Pesach, there is a discussion whether he is obligated in Bedikat Chametz in the house he was staying at before leaving. Sephardim hold that if he is going to fulfill bedikat chametz in another house he isn't obligated to do bedikat chametz in the house that he is leaving since it is a non-Jew's house. However, if he isn't going to fulfill bedikat chametz someone else then he should do it in the house he is leaving since bedikat chametz is secondarily a personal obligation. Of course, bedikat chametz is an obligation upon a house that a Jew lived in where he ate chametz but it is also a personal obligation to take care of in some location.[39] However, according to Ashkenazim there is no personal obligation of bedikat chametz. Therefore, in this case since he moved out of the house and left it to a non-Jew before Pesach he was exempt from bedikat chametz in that house.[40] Some say that he it is only exempt if the non-Jew moved in before Pesach.[41] If a Jew was living or renting a Jew's house and left it within 30 days of Pesach, the owner of the house is obligated in bedikat chametz.[42] If the owner is not religious and won't do bedikat chametz a person should do bedikat chametz before he leaves the house.[43] If one's porch is roofed and fenced in, it is considered like any other room that needs to be checked with a bracha.[49] If the owner/landlord has the keys at the time of the Bedika, then the owner is obligated in Bedika.[52] If the renter has the key to the house at the time of Bedika (14th at Tzet HaKochavim) and he has made a halachic acquisition (paying with cash), then he’s obligated to do Bedika.[53] However, if the renter has the key to the house but didn’t do a halachic acquisition, many say that the owner is obligated and some say that the renter is obligated.[54] Certainly the owner or renter can be appointed a שליח by the other and fulfill the obligation of Bedika. [55] A person who rents a house for Pesach, the areas which one will put one’s food utensils and actual food should be checked perfectly well. The rest of the house should be checked well, however, the areas which are private areas and the renters are not supposed to open (explicitly mentioned or implicitly understood) the renters do not have to Bedika on those areas.[56] If someone rented a house for Pesach and it was stipulated that the owner did Bedikat Chametz beforehand and it is revealed that it isn't the case, nonetheless, the renter must do the Bedikat Chametz. Some say that the owner must pay the renter the cost of doing the Bedikat Chametz on his behalf.[57] It isn't an option for the renter to blame the owner for not having done Bedikat Chametz and live there anyway, he needs to do it himself.[58] If someone rents a house from a Jew after the night of the fourteenth one can assume that it had Bedikat Chametz.[59] One shouldn’t eat, work, or learn prior to performing this Bedika, just like one who performs Bedika on the 14th.[68] Many authorities maintain that there is no obligation to check sefarim for Chametz crumbs.[80] If one is going to check one may do so in advance and doesn’t have to wait until the night of the 14th.[81] Under Furniture A person should check under the refrigerator, stove, couches, and all moveable furniture.[86] See Selling Chametz for the main topic of selling chametz. If one is not going to be home on Pesach and sell the house to a goy, it’s improper not to do Bedika.[87] If someone sells their house and the chametz in it to a non-Jew for Pesach if he sells it on the 14th (standard sale of chametz) some say he isn't obligated to do bedikat chametz, while others hold he is obligated since it wasn't sold at that time. If he sells it on the 13th then he is certainly exempt from doing bedikat chametz.[88] Some say that one should specifically rent the rooms and not sell them in order that the rooms not become exempt in mezuzah over Pesach and then after Pesach the mezuzah's are invalid since they were exempt and then left up.[89] It’s proper to check one’s car(s) for Chametz on the night of the 14th using a flashlight. Otherwise, one should check it during the day. No Bracha is required for performing Bedika in a car.[92] This is true even of a car that will not be used on Pesach itself.[93] Public bus companies or airplane companies that are Jewish must check for Chametz before Pesach.[94] If one checked the car and it is clean before the night of the 14th some say that it doesn't need to be checked the night of the 14th.[95] One doesn’t have to do Bitul Chametz after Bedika of the Shul or Bet Midrash [99] unless it belongs to an individual in which case one should do Bitul Chametz.[100] A person shouldn’t start a job or start eating (a KeBeitzah of bread) from a half hour before Tzet HaKochavim, until one has done Bedika.[101] However, one may continue to eat fruit a half hour before Tzet HaKochavim, but not after Tzet HaKochavim.[102] A person shouldn’t start learning from Tzet HaKochavim until one has done Bedika. Some add that one may not learn from a half hour before Tzet HaKochavim and some permit until Tzet HaKochavim.[103] If one began to learn, work, or eat during the day and continued into the night, according to Sephardim one doesn’t have to stop to do Bedika, and according to Ashkenazim one must stop at Tzet HaKochavim in order to perform Bedika.[104] Even someone who is doing bedika the night before he leaves shouldn't eat or do activities beforehand after nightfall.[105] One should check using a single wax candle and not a torch (or even two candles together). [106] If one is unable to use a candle, one should use a flashlight. [107] Some say that one can fulfill the obligation with a flashlight, but the minhag is to use a candle or to begin with a candle. [108] One doesn’t have to turn off the electric lights while performing the Bedika. [109] If one didn’t do Bedika at night one should do so during the day before the sixth hour (halachic hours) and if one forgot to do it before the sixth hour one should still do it on Erev Pesach with a Bracha.[110] One can only do Bitul Chametz after the Bedika until the sixth hour of Erev Pesach. [111] If one didn’t do it before Pesach, do it on Pesach unless one did Bitul Chametz before Pesach in which case one shouldn’t do Bedika on Pesach with a Bracha.[112] If one didn’t do Bedika during Pesach, do it after Pesach without a Bracha.[113] Any Bedika not at the appropriate time should be done with a candle. [114] If one finds Chametz on Yom Tov one shouldn’t burn it but rather cover it and then burn it after Yom Tov.[115] some say that nowadays one should have a non-Jew flush it down the toilet. [116] If one finds Chametz on Chol HaMoed one should burn it but not make a Bracha if one either did Bitul Chametz or selling of Chametz to a non-Jew before Pesach. [117] Some say that if one sold one’s Chametz before Pesach and then one finds Chametz on Pesach, one should store it away with the other Chametz that’s sold to the non-Jew and not burn it.[118] ↑ Shulchan Arukh O.C. 431:1. Mishna Brurah (431:1) writes that according to the Shulchan Arukh one should check after tzeit ha-kochavim. Raavad in Katuv Sham on Rif Pesachim 2a writes that the language of the Mishna אור implies that bedika should be done while there is light outside in the beginning of the night. Ran 1a quotes this Raavad and explains it should be done at the beginning of the night so you don't delay and become lazy about it or forget. However, The Gr”a (431:1) cites the Raavad as holding that it should be done while there is light outside because that is more accurate than saying it should be done at night. See Maaseh Rav (#178) who says that the Gra would begin Bedika slightly before Tzet HaKochavim. Nonetheless, Rabbi Eliyahu Spira in Eliyah Rabbah (431:5) explains that even the Raavad agrees that one shouldn’t begin until tzeit ha-kochavim, however, at that time there still is a little bit of light outside. ↑ Baal Hameor Pesachim 4a writes that it is acceptable to do the bedikat chametz on the day of the thirteenth as long as one uses a candle. However, the Ramban (Milchamot 4a) argues that there's an insistence on night in the Gemara since a candle is more effective at night than the day. He proves this from the Yerushalmi Pesachim 1:1 as well. Raavad (Katuv Sham 4a), Ran 1b, Ritva 4a, and Maharam Chalavah 4a all accept the position of the Ramban and reject the Baal Hameor. Furthermore, the Maharam Chalavah writes that one may not do bedika on the night of the thirteenth since one may not do a complete job since it isn't the time for the mitzvah and then one will rely on that incomplete bedika. ↑ Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 1-5) ↑ Chazon Ish OC 116:18 writes that you need to section off chametz crumbs like chametz of a non-Jew (Pesachim 6a). See regarding checking sefarim that the Chazon Ish checked his sefarim for crumbs. See, however, Gemara Pesachim 6b that implies that crumbs aren't significant and don't need bedika. Maharam Chalavah 6b s.v. may maintains that one doesn't need to destroy a crumb less than a kezayit except for dough pieces which could combine into a kezayit. This also seems evident from Piskei Rid 6b and Rosh Pesachim 1:9. Magen Avraham 432:5 also implies that crumbs don't need bedika. ↑ Pesachim 6b implies that crumbs are unimportant and don't need to be checked for. Rabbi Eliezer Melamed in Peninei Halacha says that the halacha is that one doesn't have to check for crumbs of chametz but in the areas where one will have kosher pesach food one must remove all crumbs of chametz. He brings the Shaar HaTziyun 442:60 as his proof. Yabia Omer OC 7:43, Or Letzion 1:32, and Halichot Shlomo ch. 5 fnt. 10 agree. ↑ Mishna Brurah 436:31, Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:54:1 ↑ Mishna Brurah 433:46, Kaf HaChaim 433:85, Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 1-5) ↑ Gemara Pesachim 6a, Rif Pesachim 2b, Rambam Chametz Umatza 2:19, Rosh Pesachim 1:8, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 436:1. Rashi Pesachim 6a s.v. afilu holds that it is unnecessary even to do bitul if one is leaving prior to 30 days. He doesn't explain why there is no problem of Baal Yiraeh owning chametz on Pesach. The Bach 436:1 answers that chametz left out for 30 days will be destroyed by dicentrgrating, putrifying, or being eaten by rodents or bugs. Thus, it is possible on a Torah level not to be concerned for the chametz if it was left in the house for 30 days.Baal Haitur (Biur Chametz p. 120a) seems to explain that Rashi is lenient because it is like chametz that a wall fell upon. Even though it is true that even if a wall collapses upon chametz bitul is still necessary (Gemara Pesachim 31b) that is only rabbinic and might not apply in this case (see Bach). See Petach Dvir (fnt. 80 to Baal Haitur) who rejects that understanding of the Baal Haitur. The Tosfot Harosh Pesachim 6a s.v. iy, Chidushei Haran Pesachim 6a, Ran on Rif 2b s.v. garsinan dispute Rashi and all hold that it is necessary to do bitul even when you leave before 30 days and are exempt from bedika. The Bet Yosef 436:1 quotes the Ran without any dispute and Rama 436:1 codifies it as the halacha. The Gra 436:4 clarifies that it indeed a Biblical problem if one doesn't do bitul. Sephardim also agree with this Rama as the Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:12:1 writes. ↑ Shulchan Aruch O.C. 436:1 ↑ Rambam Chametz Umatza 2:19 writes that if one leaves and intends to return home for Pesach one should do bedika before leaving in case one gets delayed and can't bedika when one returns. Shulchan Aruch O.C. 436:1 agrees. Rashi Pesachim 6a s.v. dayto implies that only if one inteded to reutrn in the middle of pesach is it necessary to do bedika before leaving, otherwise one could do beidka upon returning. Ran Pesachim 2b s.v. chemso spells this out and notes the disagreement with the Rambam. He supports Rashi's reading based on the Yerushalmi. ↑ Ravyah (Pesachim ch. 426), Mordechai Pesachim n. 535, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 436:3. Bet Yosef 436:3 makes it clear that the Ravyah thinks that there is a personal obligation of bedikat chametz and the Tur disagrees. Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:49:1 notes that Shulchan Aruch follows the Ravyah even though he quotes him with the language of some say since he doesn't quote any other opinion. Also, in the Bet Yosef he answered the Tur's challenge to the Ravyah. ↑ Tur and Rama O.C. 436:3 ↑ The Shulchan Aruch Harav 436:22 writes that the Rama was specific in his language and the Jew is only exempt if the non-Jew moves in. Gra 436:15 also understood the Rama precisely like the Shulchan Aruch Harav but disagrees with the Rama that it isn't necessary for the non-Jew to actually enter. Similarly, the Chok Yakov 436:18 thinks that the Rama's language isn't precise and it is equally true that the Jew is exempt if the non-Jew was allowed in but didn't move in. Mishna Brurah 436:32 is strict for the Shulchan Aruch Harav since some achronim follow the Shulchan Aruch against the Rama to begin with. ↑ Magen Avraham 436:16, Taz 436:7, Chok Yakov 436:15, Mishna Brurah 436:29. Shaar Hatziyun notes that even though that the inference is reasonable in the words of the Ravyah, seemingly the Jew who left is still not fulfilling his personal obligation which the Ravyah believes is incumbent upon each Jew. He answers that the second Jew is a shaliach (trans. agent, Hebrew: שליח) of the first Jew. ↑ Dirshu 436:18 inferring from Shaar Hatziyun 436:29 that the only reason that the first Jew is exempt is because the second Jew is going to do the bedikat chametz on his behalf as his agent. However, if the second Jew or owner isn't religious and isn't going to do bedikat chametz, then the first Jew leaving has an obligation to do bedika before leaving. ↑ Shulchan Aruch O.C. 437:1, Mishna Brurah 437:2, Halachos of Pesach (pg 98) ↑ Gemara Pesachim 4b, Shulchan Aruch and Rama Orach Chaim 437:3. The Gemara establishes that even if the owner lied that he did Bedikat Chametz on the house, the renter can't renege on the deal since a person would want to do the mitzvah of Bedikat Chametz himself or by paying someone else to do it. Tosfot 4b s.v. hamaskir writes that we're discussing a rental that began prior to the 14th of Nissan in which case it is reasonable that the renter has to do Bedikat Chametz, otherwise it would be obvious that there is an obligation upon the owner to do it. The Ran Pesachim 1b s.v. hamaskir learns that it is discussing a rental that happened on the fourteenth on the assumption that Bedikat Chametz was done and one can't retract because people like to do mitzvot themselves or pay for them. Maharam Chalavah 4b s.v. iybaya agrees. The Ramban takes it a step further and says that even if it was stipulated explicitly that they did Bedikat Chametz it isn't a void sale since people like to do mitzvot themselves or pay for them. However, the Ramban says that people would only like to do the mitzvah themselves or pay for it if they are later going to be paid back. Certainly the owner should have done the Bedikat Chametz and if he is around the renter can force him to do it but if it isn't possible then it isn't a voided deal. This approach of the Ramban is cited by the Rabbenu Dovid 4b vharav, Maggid Mishna (Chametz Umatza 2:18), Ritva Pesachim 4b s.v. hamaskir, Ran Pesachim 1b s.v. hamaskir, and Meiri 4b s.v. hamaskir. The Rama 437:3 quotes the opinion of the Ramban. ↑ Ran Pesachim 1b s.v. hamaskir clarifies that even though the responsibility of the Bedikat Chametz was upon the owner the night of the fourteenth but if he neglected or intentionally didn't do it, the renter may not live there without Bedika. He explains that even with a non-Jew's chametz in one's house one needs to section it off with a wall of ten tefachim. This implies that it is necessary to find and remove the chametz in the house even though it isn't one's chametz. ↑ Gemara Pesachim 4a, Rosh Pesachim 1:2, Rambam Chametz Umatzah 2:17, Rabbenu Dovid 4b s.v. iybaya and Maharam Chalavah 4b s.v. ule'inyan in explaining the opinion of the Rif 1b, Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 437:2. However, the Talmid Harashba 4b s.v. garsinan thinks that we hold that we assume that the house wasn't checked. ↑ Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 8) ↑ Mishna Brurah 436:31 quotes a major dispute between the Mekor Chaim and Binyan Olam. The Mekor Chaim thinks that the rooms which were only sold on the 14th are obligated in bediakt chametz since at the time of bedikat chametz they were in the hands of a Jew. Chayei Adam agrees. However, the Binyan Olam holds that they aren't obligated in bedikat chametz since they aren't going to be sold tomorrow. Chatom Sofer 131 agrees as long as one leaves out a room to do bedikat chametz on. Eshel Avraham agrees. He concludes that this is the minhag. Nonetheless, it is better to sell it on the 13th and then certainly it is exempt from bedikat chametz. Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:54:1 agrees with the Mishna Brurah that the minhag is like the Binyan Olam but it is better to sell on the 13th. Dirshu 436:24 cites the Chazon Ish (Chut Shani p. 107, Orchot Rabbenu 2:7) and Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo Dvar Halacha 5:6) who hold that the rooms sold on the 14th are exempt from bedikat chametz. ↑ Dirshu 436:19 cites the Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Haish 3:51:36, Halichot Vahanhagot p. 15) as holding that if the rooms were sold to a non-Jew for the duration of Pesahc then the rooms were exempt from mezuzah during Pesach and afterwards even though the mezuzah's are already there it is a problem. Mezuzah's need to be taken down and put back up, otherwise they were never put up properly since they were left hanging up from when they were previously exempt (taseh vlo min ha'asuy, trans. "do it and not have it done", Hebrew:תעשה ולא מן העשוי). To obviate this issue one should rent the rooms and not sell them. ↑ Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 1-5) explained that a car is considered a vessel and not a house and as long as it is cleaned before the night of the bedika it doesn't need to be checked that night. ↑ Shulchan Aruch O.C. 431:2, Mishna Brurah 432:5-6, Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 3). Gemara Pesachim 4a forbids learning once it is the time for bedika and the Ritva writes that if learning is forbidden, certainly other activities. Meor Yisrael Pesachim 4a shows that most rishonim think that the prohibition indeed only starts at Tzet Hakochavim, however, the Magen Avraham has a nuance that it begins from a half hour beforehand and one shouldn't veer from that ruling unless there is a great need. ↑ Gemara Pesachim 4a, Mishna Brurah 431:7. Rav Ovadia Yosef in Meor Yisrael Pesachim 4a is lenient for learning within the half hour of Tzet until it is actually Tzet. ↑ Pri Megadim E”A 436:1 writes that one who does Bedika the night before leaving his house, shouldn’t eat, work, or learn just like one who performs Bedika on the 14th. Kaf HaChaim Orach Chaim 436:7 and Nitei Gavriel 28:4 agree. ↑ Halachos of Pesach (pg 86) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein, Piskei Teshuvot 431:2 saying that such is the minhag, Nitei Gavriel (Pesach v. 1, p. 112). Avnei Derech 13:100:2 cites numerous poskim who allow leaving on the lights during bedikat chametz including Mishna Halachot 15:92, Shalmei Moed p. 312 citing Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Or Letzion 3:7:7, Hagadah Shel Pesach Hachazon Ish p. 19, Chut Shani p. 59, Chazon Ovadia Pesach p. 40, Orchot Rabbenu Pesach n. 6, Shevut Yitzchak Pesach p. 34, and Hilchot Chag Bchag 5:7 p. 78. The only one who cites on the other side is that the Torat Hamoadim p. 433 writes that the Brisker Rav would turn off the lights for bedikat chametz.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line746
__label__wiki	0.613117	0.613117	Transeals Home » News & events » Hallite Shanghai Resumes Production with an Unwavering Commitment to Health and Safety Hallite Shanghai Resumes Production with an Unwavering Commitment to Health and Safety 30 April 2020 · COVID-19 updates Shanghai employees wear face masks and keep a safe distance The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it, especially when it comes to conducting business. One of the first places touched by the virus was China, where Hallite has a main office and a manufacturing facility in Shanghai — less than 700 kilometers (a little more than 400 miles) from the pandemic’s original epicenter in Wuhan. From the beginning of the global crisis, Hallite’s team in Shanghai took a proactive approach to protect employee health and safety. Best practices adopted from working through previous pandemics such as SARS and Swine Flu coupled with prevention guidelines provided by the local government and the Michelin Group were quickly implemented. Disinfection and temperature checks help office staff stay healthy The local government lockdown in Shanghai lasted for 20 days, beginning on January 23. Hallite was busy in advance, collecting information and preparing to respond to the pandemic by ordering masks, disinfectants, thermometers, and hand sanitizers. The team was ready and equipped to implement all appropriate safety measures. Such measures included taking employee temperatures twice a day, disinfecting public areas and personal items, distributing and requiring employees to wear masks, and practicing social distancing at all times. There were 638 confirmed coronavirus cases in the city of Shanghai with no confirmed cases at Hallite. Seating separation at mealtime promotes safety “Not only did we take care of our employees, but we also took care of our customers and partners,” said Vincent Chong, Managing Director for Hallite Shanghai. “For example, two customers were unable to obtain masks, so we shared what we had in stock, and we also helped distributors purchase thermometers for temperature screening. Restricted supplier deliveries and visits from outsiders to the premises are an important preventative measure that we continue to practice, keeping our community safe and healthy.” No delays in customer deliveries On the manufacturing floor in Shanghai, both Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and injection moulding machines produce a variety of both machined and moulded sealing products. With operations shuttered, constant communication and updates between staff and distributors about the production situation played a critical role in avoiding product delays to customers. By prioritizing delivery to essential end-users, like mining, for example, and working with the U.K. manufacturing team in Hampton, Hallite met the industry’s demand for hydraulic fluid power sealing products without delay. The Shanghai facility resumed production on February 12. “With production resumed, we are helping customers clear their backlogs,’’ said Vincent. “And as we move ahead, we remain focused on monitoring the global health situation to respond in a way that ensures our employees, customers, and suppliers will receive the best support now, through the recovery, and in the future.”	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line747
__label__wiki	0.651168	0.651168	Israel Netanyahu Declares 60/40 Gas Export Policy Netanyahu Declares 60/40 Gas Export Policy By Shimon B. Lifkin Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10:27 pm \| י"א תמוז תשע"ג Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (standing left), Finance Minister Yair Lapid (standing right), Governor of Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (seated left) and Minister of National Infrastructures Silvan Shalom (seated right) at a joint press conference on Wednesday to announce a new policy for natural gas exports. (FLASH90) Yacimovich Calls It ‘Robbery’ Israel took a decisive step toward establishing its energy policy on Wednesday as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that the country will keep 60 percent of its natural gas reserves for domestic use and permit the export of the remaining 40 percent. The formula, with the backing of Netanyahu, Minister of Energy and Water Resources Silvan Shalom, Minister of Finance Yair Lapid and Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer, will be submitted for Cabinet approval on Sunday. Netanyahu said that “after a series of long meetings, we have jointly decided to significantly increase the amount of gas for Israel’s use. This will supply our needs for 25 years. This is a balance between the need to ensure energy sources for Israel’s citizens and the need to export gas which will generate revenue for use by Israel’s citizens. Israel expects to earn $60 billion from gas exports.” The 40 percent export ceiling was 13 percent lower than the Zemach Committee on gas policy had recommended. The declaration follows three years of a sometimes-heated national debate, which is expected to continue before any law is enacted. While Netanyahu emphasized the 60, opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich denounced the 40. Yacimovich called the decision “a robbery of the Israeli public,” and vowed to fight it in the High Court. “The gas reserves, which belong to all of the state’s citizens, can grant the country energy independence, a dramatic drop in energy and water prices, the developing of a new industry, a great contribution to the quality of the environment, social prosperity and a great strengthening of the state’s security,” the Labor leader stated. Opposition notwithstanding, the prime minister sounded confident about the way forward. “We will bring this decision for the Cabinet to approve on Sunday. We want to get this approved very quickly. We want to export gas and fill the state’s coffers with billions of shekels,” Netanyahu added. This article appeared in print on page 7 of the June 20th, 2013 edition of Hamodia. Yacimovich Maneuvers to Block Netanyahu 3rd Term Netanyahu Tells Congressman Not to Let Up On Iran Expert Advises Israel to Diversify Gas Exports High Court Throws Netanyahu a Curve on Gas Deal Netanyahu Invites Russian Gas Companies to Israel	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line748
__label__wiki	0.567904	0.567904	World Argentina and U.S. Creditors Reach Deal in Longstanding Spat Argentina and U.S. Creditors Reach Deal in Longstanding Spat Monday, February 29, 2016 at 1:20 pm \| כ' אדר א' תשע"ו BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina and a group of U.S. holdout creditors have reached a deal meant to end a spat that has kept the South American country on the margins of international credit markets. Arbiter Daniel A. Pollack issued a statement Monday saying Argentina and a group of holdout creditors led by billionaire Paul Singer have signed an “agreement in principle.” The agreement still must be approved by Argentina’s Congress. It would have the country pay $4.653 billion to resolve all claims. The debt spat goes back to Argentina’s 2001–2002 financial meltdown, when it defaulted on $100 billion in debt. Most creditors renegotiated the debt in 2005 and 2010. But a group of creditors led by Singer refused and took Argentina to court in New York and won. Case Against Argentine President Moves Forward New Argentina Probe Says Prosecutor Nisman Was Murdered Argentine Judge Seeks Arrest of Ex-President Fernandez Argentina Judge Says Death of Prosecutor Nisman Was Murder Argentina Ex-Leader on Trial for Alleged Cover-Up in Bombing	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line749
__label__cc	0.519004	0.480996	About Nexus Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/689470/Chromasia__Rock_Paper_Tactics/ Tenneessee Nexus Games replied to Nexus Games's topic in General Gaming Whelp here's the sad news... (Spoiler alert we're shutting down and Chromasia is going away) https://steamcommunity.com/games/689470/announcements/detail/1691563671371442880 indie developer Chromasia is now on a deep sale at 33% off as a last attempt to save our company. If this fails we'll be removing the game from Steam around February when we are forced to close our doors. We have a 100% positive Steam score but sales just aren't happening, and we've been buried by steams algorithm because we haven't sold well preventing us from selling at all. If we don't sell a lot of copies at once(during these 2 days) then we'll stay buried and won't sale much from here till Feb, but maybe we'll get a few dollars to at least not be as huge of a loose when we shut our doors. So if you want the game, nows the time to buy it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/689470/Chromasia__Rock_Paper_Tactics/ We have completed our new trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcG-TDX8Yqs Also, a new Halloween update https://steamcommunity.com/games/689470/announcements/detail/1683677297999685560 I hope everyone enjoys, and if anyone has any questions or feedback let me know :) Oh, rock paper scissors are just the ground level, It's got a majority of the stuff that's in fire emblem, but with an improved UI that makes things faster, more intuitive. I'm unsure exactly what we are missing other than the usable in battle items(consumables). However I do know we have many things they don't, Such as a 3 phase combat system, not just player phase, enemy phase, but we also have boost phase that adds in a minigame game of RPS that the result of which effects your and the enemies crit rates for the following 2 phases. We have what we call level scaling where you can take any map(once you unlock it at the end of the tutorial) and adjust the levels of the enemies on every map, and as you progress you have more levels of adjustment that you can do. We also have random generated recruitable characters with PWR ratings which are kind of similar to pokemon's EV and IV systems to where the PWR effects all of your base stats(PWR is just all of the individual stat mods added together to give you an overall PWR stat so there's like probably 5,000 different characters that have 50PWR maybe more) and the higher your base stats are the more stats you gain per level. Where the difference between a 0 PWR and a 100 PWR may only be 0-5 stat points difference at lv1, but at level 200(max level) there will be a MASSIVE difference. Thanks, Despite it looks it actually has quite a dark story, but that's offset by the comedy and cuteness so that it becomes a good balance of emotions. Sadly we are still very much in the danger zone(and not the song I wish it was the song). Alright, the topic has been restored :) Please ask me any questions any of you may have. Yeah, it is. Hopefully, we'll be able to turn it around. Small YouTubers that have at least 100 views(sub count doesn't matter) avg on their videos, that cover indie games, or RPGs will work wonders. Any word of mouth will be a huge help as well and we're really thankful for everyone whos even interested in the game. Because we built it for all of the players to enjoy. I just hope that we can continue doing so. Because we enjoyed making Chromasia overall(like any job there are parts that aren't fun) We're already started on our next game, while still updating Chromasia. Yup and Linux too ^^ Financial troubles. We have to pay a fee on Aug 2nd to remain legal as an LLC, and right now sales have yet to hit double digits, We're unsure as to why, but we know that Steam sale just ended is a factor, as well as nearly no Youtubers, or streamers are willing to accept a free key to even give the game a try more or less make content on it. So no one knows the game even exists. There's probably other factor's as well, and there is no set formula on how to make a game a success. Steam is a place where many games fail, and I had thought we had things set up in a way that we wouldn't, but from the way things are going, we will. Hopefully, it'll still be available then because we are in the danger zone of having to shut down the company. Hopefully, we'll find a way to prevent this, but things aren't looking good ATM What are your laptop specs? Because the game runs on potato systems. Nexus Games started following Chromasia July 17, 2018 Nexus Games posted a topic in General Gaming Hello, I'm the lead developer of Nexus Games LLC, We are a small indie team of two with a little bit of outside help. I myself was heavily inspired by the Disgaea series in making it, and Monkey(my teammate) was inspired heavily by Fire Emblem. So you'll probably notice many similarities with those series in the game. We streamlined the combat system to make it really easy to learn and use, but still having the same depth as normal tactical RPGs (of course we had resource limits too) The game is roughly 15-25 hours long for the base story(the 3 people I know that beat it did it in 17hrs, 19hrs and 22hrs) There are 8 different endings plus secret ending(s)(not saying how many) to 100% the game it'll take roughly 50-80hrs(This is just a wild guess since I don't know anyone who's achieved it, but the one that was going for it was at 50 hours last I checked and still had a ways to go) So it's smaller than your normal AAA tactical RPG. The story is a dark one of red vs blue where the world teeters on the line of balance, but to lighten the mood there is a good dose of comedy, so you should always be in for a ride of emotions. With 64x64 high bit sprites(like those in Owlboy, but in a more simple style.) We have a nearly seamless tutorial to where it "feels" like there is no tutorial, but it's super easy to learn. Controler support, All controls are mapable and the entire game is friendly to many of those with disabilities that make it hard to game, such as different types of colorblindness, loss of limb(you can play 1 handed in many different ways), etc. We hope that all of you will give it a try, but more importantly, we hope that you all will enjoy it and it'll have a lasting good memory for you, as all kinds of RPGs have had on us. Also, it's on sale for the next 2 days I think from the time of this post. You can find a trailer on our steam page(I wish we were better at making trailers) https://store.steampowered.com/app/689470/Chromasia__Rock_Paper_Tactics/	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line750
__label__cc	0.610074	0.389926	BBC vs ISPs: Bandwidth row escalates as Tiscali wades in Outspoken broadband provider Tiscali has crossed swords with Ashley Highfield, the BBC's top technology executive, over calls he made for ISPs to lump the potentially devastating effect of the iPlayer on their business. Since the launch of the popular streaming service, the iPlayer is costing ISPs dear, with one reporting a … House rules Send corrections This topic is closed for new posts. Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:50 GMT Mo The ISPs wading in on this… …seem to suffer from a fundamental misunderstanding of what their job is. It's dead simple. I, as a customer, pay you, the ISP, to let me access stuff on the Internet. That's it. Finito. HOW you charge me is between you, me and your accountants. Working this way ensures the innovative services become popular when the market decides it's ready for them, rather than when ISPs feel like approving them. In other words, ISPs are supposed to be gateways to the Internet, not gatekeepers. If ISPs’ charging models make carrying traffic for their customers uneconomical, that's their problem. If they don't like it, they can take it up with BT, their customers, or both. Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:50 GMT Shakje "The BBC would like us to pass all those [iPlayer bandwidth] costs on to the end user," Oh, so they think that the user should pay for what they use? Obviously idiots. Why, in any imaginable situation, should the BBC have to pay for providing a service? ISPs, in selling you a service are suggesting that they can provide anything you ask for (if limits apply, limits apply), it's not like TV at all, but more like a newspaper charging people who are in it for reporting news on them because you should pay for the paper. "Oh sorry sir, I know you've just been in a car crash, but the story takes up two pages so you'll have to give us twice as much money even though it's nothing to do with you how many people actually read the story in the first place." Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:50 GMT Paul Mitchell Who's fooling who? Surely the ISPs can provide the bandwidth that their customers are already paying for, they wouldn't be taking money for services they can't provide now would they? I know, I know.... Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:50 GMT Anonymous Coward At the end opf the day, the BBC must decide if it wants to be a content provider, a broadcaster, or both. If the latter then they should expect to incur costs for transmission, if the former then they cannot expect any quality of service and pay nothing. Oi Tiscali no! Why don't Tiscali sort out their business model rather than asking for money from the BBC? This is a ridiculous state of affairs. I would have thought the idea of stop advertising unlimited broadband £6.49 would have been a better idea? Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:53 GMT Alastair Dodd Tiscali should get their own house in order and sort out their really shoddy broadband service and especially their excessively rubbish backend hauls before wading into this battle. Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:53 GMT Neil Greatorex "Always on" & "unlimited usage" are the problem here If the ISPs didn't flog their connections as such, knowing full well that they are unable to fulfill always on & unlimited bandwidth should, horror of horrors, customers take them at their word. There wouldn't be an issue. The rise of bittorrent, Youtube & iPlayer is highlighting the ridiculous contention ratios some ISP customers have to endure. Bah. Paris, cos she would never sell anything short. Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:53 GMT TrishaD Would it be possible, do you think, to arrange to pay an additional fee to my ISP to make sure that I do NOT have access to the BBC's recycled crap? Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:53 GMT Simon Cheeky gits Isn't that what their customers are supposed to be paying for? Either cap the connection or charge them extra. I don't see why the BBC should subsidize Tiscali customers just because their service is popular. Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:53 GMT Nev Go Beeb! Finally, the Beeb is sticking up for itself after being left to foot the bill for terrestrial digital switch-over costs. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:01 GMT Andrew Moore The solution... If only there was a way to transmit this stuff wirelessly... Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:01 GMT Steve Evans Hardly a shock... ...given that Tiscali's network is barely capable of handling the traffic they currently have. And their technical support can barely handle the levels of lying and misinformation required to fob off people reporting problems. Well tough shit ISPs It never occured to them that offering "unlimited" packages that cheaply would drop them in it? If they don't work out their business model right then they can't bitch when customers start using their service as it was advertised... Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:01 GMT Jess Maybe the ISPs should have been clearer about their products. (Not using terms like unlimited in a different way to the normal meaning, for example). They give the impression that they were selling a product that could be used like this, but when it costs them more money they moan. It's their fault entirely. Saying that, the BBC should provide a caching system, (a live CD, that would run on the ISP's own hardware) . Paris, well why not? Why bother with iPlayer? They're both as bad as each other. The BBC for creating these costs and trying to avoid paying for the service that they are trying to provide, and the ISPs for lying to the public about limited unlimited connections amongst other things. To paraphrase something from one of my favourite books: it's like a wasp landing on a nettle. One of them is going to get stung and you don't care which one it is. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:01 GMT Peter Thomas A bit rich? "A bit rich that a publicly-funded organisation is telling a commercial body how to run its business"... Yet it's okay that a commercial body can get away with not selling a service as advertised? And expect the publicly-funded organisation to go begging-bowl in hand for more cash? I leave Tiscali this month. Yayness. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:01 GMT Kebabster Aggresively priced? Cheap Rubbish I think is what he meant to say. I jumped ship on Tiscali a long time back cos their network couldn't handle the traffic, at peak times it couldn't even be referred to as "broadband", I'm not surprised they're complaining now. Surely the cost should be funded by the users - buy the bandwidth you intend to use through a series of capped packages. Works for me (with a decent, non-traffic-crippling ISP). Sure I'd prefer uncapped, but you get what you pay for, offer traffic-shaped, uncapped packages & full speed capped at different price points, everyone's happy. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:02 GMT Nigel Kneale Why just the BBC and not the others? So what's going to happen when YouTube et al offer high-definition videos instead of the current low-def offerings? Are UK ISPs really going to expect US websites to donate towards their costs? Tiscali are full of shit ...and that's quite well established. Here we have a man that is quite happy to run advertising campaigns full of untruths about what customers actually get for their money. Actually, publically funded bodies should be telling him how to run his business. Trading standards for one, and quite possibly the police for another. If it wasn't iPlayer using this bandwidth it'd be something else (heck, it already is something else - YouTube uses just as much). Tiscali's business model is a lie, and even if the BBC inexplicably paid to patch it up that doesn't mean a thing when there's a hundred thousand US companies will be providing bandwidth sinks just as bad if not worse in two years time. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Daniel Voyce A use for the licence fee? I for one would be happy for part of my licence fee to go towards this. I rarely(if ever) watch anything from the BBC and listen to 3.5 hours of Radio 1 a day - paying a bit of money to (and I use the term loosly) "ailing" ISP's. Id rather my licence fee money was put towards this than the cost of my (horifically crippled, limited, high contention, ANTI p2p) broadband subscription being upped. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Emj Flaky business model So, I pay for my 'unlimited' broadband connection flogged to me in some big marketing push by a large ISP. I then watch content on the BBC's iPlayer, which is just a fancy name for a website with a whole load of video. The BBC then get flack for causing this demand... Really doesn't make sense. The iPlayer is nothing particulary special - there are many sites that have provided video content for a lot longer. The only difference is the iPlayer actually gets used. Bandwidth usage has always been continuing to increase so if the ISP's were short-sighted enough that they for some god-for-known reason thought that nothing else new would come along on the Internet, then that is their problem. It would be like Ford producing a car (the Focus for example) and then the Government demanding Ford pay for the roads for the car to go on because people like that car... Really the issue falls back to the ISP's dumbass marketing departments coming up with the dumb idea of selling a product as unlimited when clearly they can't back this up. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Dave S I'll go with the majority here..... It's not the Beeb's fault if the ISPs' business model has been caught out. And why are they not asking for money from iTunes, ITV Formula 1, Youtube, (any other content provider). Change your business model, not force all licence payers to pay for your flawed pricing model. Paris because she's used plenty of bandwidth of her own over the years. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Andy Good old Tiscali - where by "good old" I mean "those bastards". Their network can barely cope with all (yes, all) their customers throttled, and noone allowed to use the network between 6 and 11pm. No wonder they're crapping themselves at the thought of this. Meanwhile, Be* manage to provide true unlimited broadband at a consistent 8Mb, 24/7, for £14. So, it's blatantly not that Tiscali can't provide a decent 2Mb or so connection at their prices; they're just too greedy, dishonest and inept. Why is only the BBC getting picked on I haven't used the iplayer so don't really know how good it is, but why is the BBC getting picked out from the crowd. So their iplayer does consume a lot of bandwidth, on a per user basis it is does use up a lot. But what about itunes, obviously far less bandwidth requirements but I'd imagine they have many more customers. Also I can download videos from my lovefilm, why don't they have to charge extra. Surely its a separation of roles I pay for the BBC product already via my licence fee, and if I want product from another site, I pay the appropriate fee or suffer the advertising. The suppliers pay for their bandwidth connection to the internet, so they do bear some of the cost at their end. If i subscribe to lots of video from the US, how does an ISP in the UK intend to recover "costs" from them? Should the BBC effectively subsidise the increased capacity that will also be used by those downloading video from overseas? No. Separately I pay my ISP for my connection. I accept reluctantly that due to the limits of the BT line (not living in a cabled area) I can only get a certain pathetic speed, and I have no real choice about this. I have checked quite carefully with my ISP and there is no cap on my usage, althought they state they will block illegal p2p (presumably legal p2p will not be blocked, I've yet to test this out), and I pay a bit more than to the bargain basement ISPs. If the ISPs want more money, they should in my view either offer the bandwidths they state "up to 8MB" is not a proper statement, and also either set unlimited download/upload tarriffs or publicly state the caps, and the consequences of breaching them. This could probably mean that we will pay more for our connections in the future, but it might be the chance to actually learn what we are getting for our money and force some honesty from the shadier end of the ISP market, as well as realism on the part of resellers and consumers alike. It also might lead to a realisation that we need to invest in better infrastructure (FTTH? Please) including in rural areas if our "knowledge/creative economy" (lest face it, large manufacturing is not really able to do much in the UK now) is to provide any benefit. Long live the universal service obligations (or something reasonably close to it)! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Andrew Storey LocalGovtITguy forgive me if this sounds somewhat like I don't care in any way whatsoever...but haven't the ISP's generally been making people pay for exactly the traffic that they Do use for some time now. How on earth can the ISP's complain because if they just cahrge people for usage - the way they do all the damned time anyhow - then they'll just make more money. Yes I understand perfectly that the amount of traffic being discussed here is significant but so is the 'I don't care one way or an other as long as the ISP's suffer' attitude that I have. Does anyone remember the unlimited offers? I know they are not sustainable but if ISP's were actualy transparrent ALL the time with their charging then what is the problem. It's the ISP's business, if they are sulking because the BBC has provided a service online that is horror of all horrors ... Popular... then isn't that their business problem, not the content provider. Why should any content provider pay an ISP because a customer of an ISP is using a service. ISP's, sorry but honestly, stop talking bollocks and do your job. Make money by charging people if you wish. Or do you feel that may put people off? Don't make me laugh. (Excuse the spelling, i'm rubbish at it) Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT vishal vashisht sponging shits... So let me get this right.....after lying to their customers about "unlimited" usage and letting their marketing idiots undercharge for broadband in the first place, ISPs are saying it isnt right to charge customers who use iplayer for using the bandwidth but it IS ok to take money from licence fee payers, many of whom ARENT tiscali customers to pay for the ISPs lack of investment in their networks. bloody cheek!!! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT gabor @ TrishaD Is there some 'beyond this world power' that drags your mouse to click on their link? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:17 GMT Ben Davies I dont understand the problem Sorry, but I'm really missing the point of the tone of the Register over this issue. The authors tone in this article, and indeed in all the articles posted by the Register regarding this issue seem to take the tone that the BBC is in the wrong here. The limitations of various ISP's is of no concern of the BBC, or indeed, any internet content provider. It is a well documented fact that ISP's have been vastly overselling thier capabilities and now are in a panic desperately trying to back peddal on the services they provide. I certainly understand thier protesting at the launch of a new, and I assume extreemley popular (if not now, in the future) bandwidth heavy service, but how they can demand that the BBC take responsibility is beyond me. If ISP's have been selling broadband cheaper than it costs to maintain, then that is thier issue. Step aside and let ISP's who know how to manage thier businesses in an appropriate manner take up the mantel (be that higher, more realist charges for bandwidth charged to the customer, then so be it). Can someone explain how this is any different for the BBC than, say, youtube or bit-torrent, or even, one of my own websites? Is this just an attempt by UK ISP's to broach the subject of tiered internet, anit-net nuetrality? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:18 GMT Dr. Mouse ISPs: Stop Whinging! We pay you for a service. That service is a connection to the internet. You have managed to get away, so far, with telling us our connection is Unilimited. Now, Shock Horror! We want to use that unlimited connection? The one we are paying for? If you have oversold your bandwidth, then tough shit. Your problem. If you have underpriced your packages assuming that we wont use it(Tiscalli, I am talking to you), then tough shit. Your problem. If you have lied about your products for so many years that you have come to beleive that it is right to do so, tough shit. Your problem. If you have done everything right, ensuring that the contention ratio is reasonable, and the price is reasonable, then you don't have a problem. Stop your belly aching and accept that you are now being found out for mis-selling products for many years. Guess what? TOUGH SHIT!! YOUR PROBLEM!!!! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:18 GMT alphaxion The thing is, all of that data has been paid for on their networks... by the subscribers who pay for the connections. If they're providing that data stream at below cost then surely that is a problem with their business model? How can it be BBC's fault if the ISP's have been tryign to get away with poor business models and practices that simply don't scale. I hope they go bust. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:21 GMT Nick Palmer You pay... ...for a contended connection to the internet with a usage policy attached. It used to be the case that this was unclear, but bluntly, anyone who doesn't know that by now probably uses a wobbly X as their signature. The BBC, whose license fee is ALSO supposed to cover the provision of distribution methods, are demanding that ISPs either choke their existing network with a massive increase in traffic, charge all their users for a honking great upgrade to network capacity, or go bust. They, of course, hope to remain entirely unaffected, and are likely to do so, since for all their snivelling about horrible ISPs not giving enough bandwidth to support them, they only allow streaming from their own servers and over their own bandwidth (that's the stuff they pay for) of low bitrate poor quality video. The high quality version, they expect YOU to distribute for them via the abortion that is Kontiki. Easy for them to play consumer champion when either way they don't have to bear the cost of it, isn't it? I particularly liked the way that that sanctimonious prig Highfield claimed that iPlayer's impact was negligible, until the stats came in and proved he was talking through his hat. Still, at least one has the wonderful spectacle of watching a queue of turkeys lining up to vote for Christmas... BBC naming and shaming? Why does the BBC feel that it needs to name and shame any ISP that can't manage the volume of traffic on its network? If the customers aren't happy with the download rates their ISP offers, they have feet. Contention ratios are there for a reason, maximum load can't be exceeded. Customers who sign up for cheap packages should realise this, businesses who over sell on the hope that worst case contention ratios are never reached need to look at their customer base and model service levels on realistic usage. All they need to do is invest in a few extra pipes and normal service levels will return. When the BBC sites are not available because a popular story has hit the headlines and too many people are trying to access the site, no one puts the blame on the ISPs for sending too much traffic to the Beeb. It sounds like too many requests is not the problem with the iPlayer. The Beeb has made its investment, time for the ISPs to either invest or drop market share. At last ISP's realise....... You cant sell Unlimited quantities of stuff if you dont have unlimited quantities to sell, I'm no genius but if you try this then sooner or later it will all fall down! Go, Tiscali! Push other ISPs out of the market by pricing your services below cost and then complain that people are using what they pay for and you need public money to survive. Take business advice from someone, please? I don't care who, even Paris would be better than whoever told you this was a good idea. Now seriously for a moment: Budget ISPs bleed money when people use their services. Let them die, it's their own fault. ISPs who provide a decent service, British call centres and products worth paying for, operate on a bigger margin and can afford the hike in bandwidth. So Tiscali goes down and their users need to make alternative arrangements. Cry me a river. Pipex would have survived it. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:21 GMT Dave The BBC are already paying for it..... The BBC have to pay their ISP (well, more like an internet peering - but im sure charges do apply) for transfer of all this data in the first place. The ISPs have absolutely no grounds for complaint - can't handle the data rate? deal with it. (ie go bust until you come up with a better business model) That said, the BBC should not dictate that the ISP cannot traffic shape etc, let them do that, let ISPs cut off the BBC - you'd soon see it's obviously many fans move to another ISP. (Regardless of your own opinion, the service is obviously popular with the mass market). I will be saddened if the BBC have to pay ISPs. StillAnnoyed So... Dos this mean that Blizzard should pay my ISP for all my World of Warcraft usage? If I can get them to pay the subscription too, I'll be quids in! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:21 GMT Kevin Gurney Should I have to pay my ISP extra to cover the costs of other subscribers using the BBC service ? Maybe the ISP's could bring out a new package that doesn't have this traffic shaped and charge extra for it so you only pay if you want to use it ? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:21 GMT Darren B As long as I don't get charged for services (iPlayer, youtube etc) i don't use I couldn't give a stuff what the ISP/BBC do about it. Tosscali more like "...There seems to be a lack of understanding about how networks are built. Either we are not explaining it properly or it is falling on deaf ears." Err, having had exposure to Tiscali broadband (thankfully not in my own home) I'd say that it was actually Tiscali who don't understand how networks work. Or about good customer services, or fair description of a product, etc. etc. The BBC will be paying a hefty wedge for uploading this data onto the internet, that is all they should have to pay. The ISPs then charge their customers for the cost of getting the data across their network. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:40 GMT Adrian Challinor So unlimited bandwidth means.... ... everything except where the bandwidth exceeds the ISP's ability to deliver it. Nice one Tiscali, I think you have just opened a huge can of worms. What next? No streaming media at all? Only email without attachments and web pages? I seem to recall a company called Freeserve offering unlimited connection time for free in those heady days when 56K dial-up was fast. And nearly crumbling themselves and Energis (their network provider, sadly no defunct) when they realised that people might just take them at their word. If I recall, didn't the Beeb talk about putting content servers closer to the customer, say in trunk exchanges? I thought that was jolly decent of them, even considering this. After all, all the Beeb needs to do is pay for their uplink service and have some decent servers. If they are doing that today (and after some tentative starting problems, they seem to be) then their oblighation is fully discharged. How long before Tiscali start traffic shaping the iPlayer traffic?And then how long before someone takes them to task for breach of contract? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:40 GMT Naich "The BBC would like us to pass all those [iPlayer bandwidth] costs on to the end user" Instead he'd prefer to charge the BBC, who would find the extra money to pay for it at the end of some magic fucking rainbow, presumably? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:40 GMT Fogcat @Nick Palmer I'm assuming you're not Nick Palmer my MP because you're not sitting on the fence. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT Tim Cook You're on the wrong side, Reg I'm surprised at the Register's reporting on this whole issue, which appears to be siding with the ridiculous comments of Tiscali and the like. Yes, the ISP business is in dissarray and that's partly as a result of the Iplayer, but it's mostly as a result of their business being structured around lies and half truths. If they can't provide the capacity their users demand, and would appear to be paying for, then they need to be honest about that. Tell customers the truth about the service they're being charged for, and introduce a new scale of charges that actually reflects the way their business works. If that's really so impossible, then put pressure on the regulator (Ofcom) to force a system where the smaller ISPs can compete fairly with the infrastructure owners like BT. But to direct this bile at the BBC? Actually make a straight-faced argument for them to pay? Utterly ludicrous. It's an impossible argument that flies in the face of every technical (or ethical) principle underlying the internet. The BBC is a content provider putting stuff on the web - no different to the Register, or Google, or Youtube, or any of the other video-on-demand players like Channel 4 or ITV - there is simply no good reason why they should be singled out for some kind of backwards levy on the "broadcast" of content they're not forcing on anybody. The Iplayer is not broadcasting, it's providing content on request to users, using bandwidth that's supposedly been paid for already by the same. If those users are exceeding some limit then just block the connection. That's the ISP's right - under the terms of whatever contract they have with their subscribers. Honest implementation (and charging) of those contracts would avoid this entire problem. The license fee is a complete red herring in this. When you compare ITV's VOD content with the Iplayer, does it become any more lighter or less bandwidth intensive because it's funded by ads rather than the public? Does Tiscali get some extra wedge from ITV's advertisers to carry their material? Of course not. The only real difference is that the BBC content is more popular, and that publicly funded bodies are always seen as soft targets when they apparently conflict with the interests of poor, defenceless private companies like Tiscali. The funny thing is, I don't remember any of these ISPs complaining all the time that the BBC were using public funds to drive internet and broadband takeup through advertising and educational campaigns, and establishing various internet "killer apps" like the BBC News website, much to the benefit of private companies like Tiscali. These things never work the other way though, do they? I look forward to the Register's positive reporting on Tiscali's tax demand to Google - surely carrying that website must be costing the poor ISPs a bob or two as well? Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT Nipsirc Erm, am I missing something? The BBC is paying for it's usage. It hosts the streams on a server/servers with a connection to the internet. It has to pay for the bandwidth/throughput the servers use. Unless of course it got it's hosting package from someone like Tiscali, who offered them an 'unlimited' allowance for 3.5p a year? I don't have to pay Tiscali if one of their poor uninformed suckers looks at my website, but they use up my allowance on my host. Why should the BBC be any different? A further comment... ...rarely does an El Reg story produce such common comments - apart from Phorm maybe. ISPs are all rubbish The governemnt should force all ISPs over to public ownership and the shareholders and managers shot for being unable to to provide decent customer service. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT Mark Re: BBC But the internet IS broadcasting. Otherwise RIAA/IFPI/et al could not complain about distributing copies of their songs over the internet just by virtue of having them on their shared drive. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT andy gibson Misuse of technology It's a misuse of technology, plain and simple. Like the roads infrastructure, the UK's data infrastructure just isn't geared to supplying large amounts of video content. Stick to letting the users watch TV content where it's supposed to be viewed - on the TV. If they miss a programme, then they should record it on their dedicated boxes (freeview with integrated hard drive, DVD recorder, SKY+, Virgin whatever, or even a good old VHS recorder). I'd much rather have a reliable fast internet connection for traditional content, rather than it be slowed down because someone missed Eastenders last night or is downloading dozens of movies from a torrents site or even legitimately from a DVD rental company. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT conan Reaffirming I find it very reassuring that so many people here consider this to be the ISPs' problem. My consicence is clear paying for a service which is "unlimited" and using as much bandwidth as I can find uses for. Too many of my friends make the argument (the same one people make about insurance companies): that if I'm using up more than my fair share of bandwidth then I'm hurting the service other people receive, which upsets me; if it's a government service that affects society, then I'm happy to reduce my consumption of the service when I don't strictly need it, because I understand that public resources are limited and others could gain more benefit from them than I. When it's a private contract between myself and a corporation, I'll do exactly what they do - try to get as much as I can for as little as possible. Paris, because she gets a lot for not very much Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:42 GMT Paul RE: By Kevin Gurney You can do that. Do what I did, and work out how much you use, and then find a package that is not unlimited. I find my BT service is very good, always fast, and cheaper than most of the unlimited ones, as I do have a cap but don't use it all (very often). By fast I mean 8 Meg service normaly runs at 6.5-7 Meg. Not perfect, but close enough to me to not mind especaly as most of my use is 6pm-9pm. Although I do not know what I am going to do now as I am leaving them, thanks to the Phorm crap, although that is a diffrent matter. @Emj "It would be like Ford producing a car (the Focus for example) and then the Government demanding Ford pay for the roads for the car to go on because people like that car..." Yeah nice one, just wait till Gordy hears that. Another Nu Blah tax! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:46 GMT David Austin This problem land square at the feet of ISP's. You give them money to provide an internet connection at a given speed (Ignoring the "Up to 8 megs" crap for this excersise), with a given amount of data. If they've priced the product so low that if people do use the full given amount at full speed, it makes a loss, then they've created an unprofitable business. Face it: It's time to price broadband at the right price, so you can make a sensiable profit, users can get reasonably uncontended services, I think the BBC are taking a sensible stance - this isn't their problem: Like YouTube, Google, or eBay, they've just created a web app that people want to use. Still, instead of sticking two fingers up to ISP's, they're trying to work with them to fix the problem. I got BT Business broadband at home, because I know I'm a heavy user, and am lucky enough to be able to pay the £38 a month for a connection that, contention aside, is no better than the £19 BT Home Broadband I could have got. I'm sure there must be a reasonably large class of users like me that a middle ground service could be offered to - Kinda "Home Professional" Broadband. You get what you pay for, but only if the ISP's will let you pay for what you want. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:55 GMT Will Leamon And who's going to pay... All the bandwidth charges for people saying the same damn thing over and over and over. Read the comments then post people. Oh and to the guy saying 'Doesn't the BBC have to pay for bandwidth' I suggest you look up how P2P/Torrents actually works. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:55 GMT 4a$$Monkey Both right and both wrong. The BBC traditional delivery method as a radio transmission was paid for by them and so it is false to claim that they shouldn’t be paying for delivery. When you are watching BBC on Freeview they are paying for the transmission. But no other internet content provider would expect to subsidies the ISPs for delivering it’s content. On the other hand ISP are supposed to deliver whatever content we request over their networks. It’s a bit ridicules to ask for a premium or subsidy just because someone came up with a popular product that uses a lot of bandwidth. There are only two ways this is going to turn out;1) We say goodbye to unmetered internet access; or 2) The networks step up to deliver the bandwidth that is demanded. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:55 GMT BeachBoy Only themselves to blame Sorry but the ISP´s have only themselves to blame, if they hadn´t spent the last 10 years playing the "my service is cheaper than yours" game, and insead concentrated on supplying quality at a premium over quantity then they wouldn´t be in the mess they are now. They have seen this coming for a while but done nothing about it, hoping technology advances would save them before it became a problem. As for Auntie Beeb, as a content originator they do pay significant chunks of the licence fee money to several major ISP´s to put the Data on the internet in the first place (I have been involved in the sale of several these pipes to the BBC) so they are paying their fair share. Its now up to the end users and their mickey mouse ISP´s to pay theirs. Internet bandwidth has been a commodity with a falling price for too long now, sorry to tell you all but like house prices this is something that is going to under go a "correction" in the near future. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:55 GMT Steve Who pays for TV transmitters? The BBC say they are not in the business of distribution yet I'm fairly certain that no-one has ever had to queue up outside Television Centre to collect their edition of the Nine O'Clock News. Using licence payer money to invest in their own content distribution network sounds like a good idea - no-one would mind if they used that money to upgrade broadcast antennae. More and more people are going to be viewing TV this way in the future so it makes sense for the BBC to start putting in their own system now so they don't end up relying on the vagaries of the market. As more and more companies try to distribute this amount of content, it's only a matter of time before one of them does a deal with an ISP to ensure that their content isn't shaped like their competitors'. After that, the flood gates are open. If the BBC starts early and invests strongly, they could even end up with spare capacity to sell on. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:58 GMT Law RE: BBC naming and shaming? Because to the average consumer it would look as though it was the iPlayer service that was slow and crap (not that it isn't) - rather than the ISP limiting the crap out of it. Naming a shaming is a start - ISP's should be only offering what they can provide - if that means them stop using the term unlimited in all their packages then that's fine by me. I don't want to BBC subsidising any ISP's - I pay more than most on broadband because I go with an ISP that delivers what they claim, thats the premium I pay. Why should a portion of my license fund ISP's that I avoid because they don't deliver?! Let the bad ones die, the good ones live... and the customer's finally get what they ask for! What next, charging the top 10 ranked websites for being popular... I can see Flickr/YouTube/Facebook turning round and spitting in the eye of any ISP who would dare suggest such a thing!! Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:58 GMT David Webb Remember the halycon days of 56k modems on an 0845 number? Back then "unmetered" internet was but a dream, but the charging was fair. You paid by the minute, if you were on for 10 minutes you would be charged the connection fee (5p) and 1p a minute, so it cost 15p for 10 minutes internet access. Then game 0808 numbers and "unmetered" internet, 56k modems could be connected without having to pay BT £300 a quarter, of course there were tiers, 5 hours a week, 50 hours a week and you paid for what you used. Then along comes ADSL and again the market changed, now you had "true" unmetered internet access, able to be online 24/7 without your ISP cutting you off every 2 hours and 30 minutes of engaged tones. The problem with that was there were no tiers, someone who only used the internet for an hour a week sending emails, was paying as much as someone who used their DSL 24/7 downloading every hentai they could find. Therein lies the problem, ISP's have to reintroduce tiers. If you want to download tentacle squid machine fifteen from some Japanese p2p application, you should be willing to pay your fair share, you shouldn't expect to be subsidised by Granny Smith who sends photos of her cats and rude turnips to Uncle Peter in Australia. The ISP model does have to change, the entire range of products have to change, the people who use their internet connections have to start paying for what they use. We have to go back to the 0845 model, only instead of being charged per minute, we are charged per GB. Yes there would be lots of "gimme my MAC! X ISP is offering unlimited internet access!" at the start, but then X ISP would go bankrupt unless they switched to a per GB pricing model, if you want to download 100GB/Month, you better be prepared to pay £200 for it instead of £8.99. Would this change the market? Yes it would, companies which invest heavily in LLU and can support an "unlimited" model would start to offer heavy competition to BT's model, BT would be forced to change their network to remain competetive with LLU suppliers, ISP's would be able to lower their costs per GB and pass the savings onto their customers and we would end up with a healthy broadband infrastructure which is able to cope, not only with current SD content, but future HD content where bandwith needs will double? Triple? Quadruple? If ISP's are unable to cope now with the issues that the iPlayer had introduced, what hope do they have on future projects? None. they need to stop blaming the BBC for what is pretty much the fault of their own creation, they need to start fixing it and introducting fair pricing, and until they actually put their house in order, the industry as a whole will suffer quite badly. Wednesday 9th April 2008 12:58 GMT richard ISPs can sod off .... they knowingly oversold - and come-a-crying when people want to utilise what they've paid for. That said this should be a doddle if they managed to sort out decent peering agreements in the UK. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Chris Newby-Robson Open Message to Simon Gunter of Tiscali Dear Simon, I think it is a bit rich to criticise the BBC as the cause of the ISPs discomfort is your failure to correctly provision your networks to meet the usage brought about by offers of “unlimited broadband”. You are caught by your own misdeeds, and I amongst many others I am certain have absolutely no sympathy with the uncomfortable position that you now find yourselves in! I use an ISP that has a “Fair Usage” policy of 50GB per month (Demon) and I believe that I pay a fair price (£24.99) per month for that service. When will you fools learn that following each other down the slippery slope of ever cheaper misleading offers for service will inevitably lead to pain like this. ISPs for years have been moaning about the lack of content – now you have high quality content from a world class supplier you cannot handle the additional bandwidth and you moan again! Why did you not lobby BT back in 2003/2004 when they altered their pricing structure for your backhaul products and central pipes from a capacity based model to a throughput model. I saw this at the time, and was incredulous as it appeared that virtually none of the ISPs protested this retrograde move brought about by Ofcom’s total mishandling of the Broadband scene, and now those tariffs are coming back to haunt you. Tough! Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Cris Page This is a joke ... right? Tiscali! I cant believe they have the brass neck to start whining about this when they run probably one of the most crippled + throttled networks in the UK. They took an ailing Pipex - already dragged down by GX and drove a stake though it. Any company that thinks it can sell "unlimited" broadband for the rediculously low sum they charge is asking for trouble - and a new dictionary. Anyone who thinks they can but a quality "unlimited" broadband connection for less than a tenner a month needs lobotomising. Tiscali, and the other "happy cappers" have ruined the UK broadband market with unrealistic pricing, and advertising double speak that brings no credit on them, their name is a joke in knowledgeable circles, sadly thier service is very Un-funny for the customers trapped on it. For them to be lecturing ANYONE on the provision of network capacity is an insult to our intelligence. He asserted providers should offer unlimited bandwidth - a pipedream in the most literal sense. Apparently Tiscali have managed it though... " Superfast, reliable broadband from just £6.49 Unlimited downloads" @Kevin Gurney >Maybe the ISP's could bring out a new package that doesn't have this >traffic shaped and charge extra for it so you only pay if you want to use it ? Try Firefly, nice and quick, you get a base amount then you pay per GB Personally I have no problem with the ISP's having BBC access as an extra option you can buy, they could save a bit more bandwidth by filtering out everything from doubleclick while they're at it. Hmm.. My telly needs electricity maybe the beeb should be chipping in to the national grid a bit more too. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Stuart Halliday Lots of Wrath - No common sense at all The ISPs designed their service around a model of what the average user would download/upload a month and charged their users accordingly. There was always a danger that some technology or service would come along which would blow this model out of the water. And guess what. Its happened again. First Peer-Peer users were the first to feel the 'Wrath' from their ISPs. Now it's users using online video players. BBC, Ch4, ITV, CH5 they're all offering video on demand. Even YouTube is about to go Hi-Res, so no doubt they'll be getting some of this 'wraft' too. Come on UK ISPs, the British Internet user is growing up. Whilst a few years ago they were quite happy to email each other, now they want to watch videos. If you run a business and your basic supply costs go up to provide the same level of service then you charge your customers more ffs! Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT David Harper How ironic Virgin Media is currently rolling out a speed upgrade for its 4Mb broadband customers. As part of the advertising fluff, the new higher speed is touted thus: "We're always looking for ways to make your service even better than before. So if you've got Broadband Size: L from Virgin Media, we'll be upgrading your service from 4Mb to a supersonic 10Mb - absolutely free. Whoosh! That means you can now download a MP3 track in 4 seconds or an episode of your favourite TV show in just 5 minutes." (From http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/existingcustomers/faster/current_service.html) Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Chris Cartledge Tiscali marketing An offer still on Tiscali's site today (and extended to 21 April) is: £6.49 a month For 1st 3 months then just £12.99 * Up to 8Mb download speed * Unlimited downloads * Free wireless router * Free set up * Free weekend UK and international calls* They do impose a "fair usage" scheme, but their business model must assume users will not take the offer at face value. It is no wonder they have a problem... Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Frank Bough ...just wants to get their fat snout into the Licence Fee trough with all the other ISP pigs. A much larger concern for us punters is the bandwidth bills the BBC must now be paying. download rates Yes AC , " If the customers aren't happy with the download rates their ISP offers, they have feet" except it wasn't until I visited my parents, used their Broadband, and fell asleep that I realised that non-technical users can be left with a contended/concentrated 256K ADSL line, I had to phone up and query why XXX had 'forgotten' the free upgrade to 640K, so after hassling they gave 3 months free subscription and also dropped the subscription rate back to the same as a new subscriber. I think many Broadband customers (the STORM Botnet?) haven't got a clue what a byte is and associate traffic with the M25. in the good old days, the telecom industry that I worked for always made a profit and had fixed backbone and transmission costs tending to zero, therefore had a choice of either trebles all round or a bit of infrastructural investment each year or both. Is FTTH happening or even planned yet in the UK?? Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:05 GMT Bo Pedersen since when........ did Tiscali ever have good business sense anyway? Tiscali has to be one of the worst isp's in existence, growth only consisting of takeover followed by packages that dont live up to the hype that surrounds them I am in a right pickle, left tiscali after they bought worldonline, who had bought screaming.net (remember those?) of course becuase a free dialup service suddenly cost more than broadband. now having been with pipex for many years, they get pipex and start to kill the service. aaarrrggghhh Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:09 GMT Mark Lockwood Looks like this one's going to run and run There's only one way to settle this without everyone getting bored; Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:09 GMT Flocke Kroes Avoiding the license fee When I got tired of the BBC, I tuned my TV and Video away from all the stations, removed the antenna and cables, then stopped paying the license. If I tried that now, I would be in trouble I have equipment capable of receiving the BBC's transmissions over the internet. I would happily use one of the ISP's named by the BBC so I could avoid paying the license fee, and so I could avoid paying for other people using Kontiki. The license fee is worth about 28 DVD films or 140 episodes of a series per year. Decide for yourself how long it would take for your DVD collection to give a better choice than BBC+commercial channels. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:09 GMT Mark Serlin What a good idea and the car manufacturers can pay for all our road upgrades, my printer mfr can pay for all the paper I use, my bath mfr can pay for all the water I wash with - hey, why can't tesco pay for my new kitchen, and my kitchen supplier pay for all my groceries? I like this.... Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:09 GMT bagginsboy Cost shifting What strikes me is the fact that the ISPs are claiming that the cost of upgrading should not be passed onto the consumer and that the Auntie should help with the costs. Hmmm, where will a publicly funded company get that kind of revenue? ISPs are trying to gather public sympathy as they know that the license fee has been somewhat of an issue in the past. Why are they not going after the likes of YouTube? I read somewhere that YouTube used that same amount of bandwidth last year as the entire Internet did in 2000 so why are they not making a fuss about that? Blame BT and Ofcom.... ISP's base there business cases on an "average user". This in turn allows them to cost out a product and price for their services. The ISP game is very competitive and their isn't much margin - trust me!. Therefore, a significant surge in usage will make much of an ISP's portfolio loss making as there network costs will increase - especially if the ISP is on the capacity based charging model that BT provide. The BBC iplayer has driven up usage and the ISP's are hurting. It's neither BBC's fault for providing a service that attracts users to sign up with an ISP or the ISP's fault for a shift in network usage. So the ISP is faced with either increasing prices - making them uncompetitive in the market or traffic managing bandwidth (ie. throttling bandwidth) to fit the existing cost model - causing the perceived quality of service to fall in the eyes of the user. Of course somebody always gains - BT. In the present situation they can only gain if ISP's have to order more capacity because of the iplayer service. They charge 10 times the cost for bandwidth in the UK compared to many other countries such as Sweden and are allowed to by a weak minded Ofcom. Maybe it's time BT's costs were pegged to what other countries pay for the same services! Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:09 GMT N1AK Their are people who support the ISPs I find it genuinely suprising that anyone here thinks the ISPs are actually right to want money from the BBC. The BBC already pays to upload the content (in the case of streaming which is claimed to be 90% of use), and the user is already paying to download the content. The single and only issue here is that ISPs are advertising a service they cannot afford to provide, they dug their grave now they can get in it. Highfield not aware of what his organisation does. "Highfield today said the BBC should not be expected to pay for distribution. "I don't think that's what the BBC is funded to do," he protested" http://support.bbc.co.uk/support/network/ The license fee payer already pays for the BBC to distribute their content globally. Only recently did Auntie have adverts for international users to recoup some of the cost of providing this content delivery network. Highfield wouldn't be the first civil servant not to be aware of all activities his organisation is involved in, open his trap and complete tit of himself. The BBC cannot expect to pump tens of Gigabits of traffic into carrier networks for free. Compromise should be reached and the cost shared. Paris, because the BBC doesn't have presence there. To be fair to tiscali I work in broadcast doing IT support, and broadcast engineers don't have a clue about networks or bandwidth (though they think they do). It is a very frustrating industry to be working in from an IT/network support perspective. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:21 GMT Albert May cause an increase in ISP Prices As a tech aware crowd we all know the ISPs have been selling bandwidth promises greater than they can provide and I personally believe priced accordingly. It’s like a gym. Everybody who joins has unlimited rights to use the gym, but if everybody turned up everyday the gym would go out of business as their costs would be so high or their quality of service would be so low. Now the ISP costs are going up due to their unlimited offers to customers but pay per use charges from BT they need to find a way to stay in business. Effectively, getting paid from both sides is a double win for the ISP and I can’t fault them for trying. It’s just business. I don’t think the BBC will pay them anything and so there is the potential for higher prices for broadband, special premium services for heavy users appropriately priced or at least caps on usage to ensure the ISPs stay in business. The reason I think they are going after the BBC is because it is affecting British ISPs and it is a British service, so there is more leverage than with a US based content provider. For the record I’m on TalkTalk which clearly states I get 40GB per month. I’m not a heavy user, so I come nowhere near the 40GB each month so I am a happy customer. If I do get into watching/downloading movies then I may need to find a new package. Required Title. At home I run Be Pro service 24Meg £22 no limits no problems.. how? because they have thier own fibre backhaul from thier own servers in the exchange they don t pay that rip off monoploy known as BT for bandwidth. Please ISP's Lease a Line run your own network dont by bandwidth from BT! Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:21 GMT Barn What are license fees for? What everyone seems to be forgetting is that the BBC is a bit different from Youtube etc, as you have to pay their TV tax even if you never watch any of the BBC channels. Yeah, the ISPs have screwed up by lying to us and failing to invest, but since the iPlayer site doesn't ask you to enter your TV license number every time you want to watch something, those of us with TVs are funding those who have no TV and just use iPlayer instead. I think the ISPs should get some money from the beeb, especially if it means there's less gardening shows and more Dr Who repeats on their channels... Tux, cos he's sad at the lack of iPlayer support for Linux... @Will Leamon I was thinking of the flash based player, seeing as I run Linux, it's the only* version available to me. Yeah, so they also use P2P, so go for the Bitorrent stolen music/pr0n/software guys instead before the BBC. Oh, that would be a bit too tricky - at least they know where the BBC is (are?). Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:21 GMT Andy Livingstone BBC v Tiscali, get tickets now. Perhaps if it had been a sensible, caring, user-friendly, supportive, efficient ISP the reactions might have been different. But Tiscali........!!!!!!!!!!! simple answer? ISPs should charge a fair price per-megabyte and in return provide a guaranteed level of service. If they fall short (say by providing less than advertised bandwidth) then they would be forced to refund their customers with free megabytes. That way everyone (users and content providers alike) pay for what they use and more efficient use of bandwidth is encouraged by default. Pressure from bandwidth consumers who are actually paying for what they use should encourage.. * ISPs blocking spam and dds from traversing their networks. * The production of operating systems that don;t rely on a 200MB download every Tuesday to keep running 'safely'. * A cleaner web with less crappy adverts cluttering it up (ironically increasing the visibility and impact of those ads that remain) * Less PTP piracy. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:39 GMT Andy Mc Re: Who pays for TV transmitters? "The BBC say they are not in the business of distribution yet I'm fairly certain that no-one has ever had to queue up outside Television Centre to collect their edition of the Nine O'Clock News. Using licence payer money to invest in their own content distribution network sounds like a good idea - no-one would mind if they used that money to upgrade broadcast antennae." Erm, except the traditional broadcast model is totally different from a public internet based one. Sure, the TV distribution network is partially funded by the Beeb. But that would be because it was entirely established for TV broadcasting and it something that anyone else can send stuff over. And we pay them to do that for us. The internet has been there for a goodly number of years, happily passing packets around, and last time I checked actually pay my ISP for any packets floating about that are addressed to me to be delivered to me. I don't recall any caveats suggesting that only certain packets were going to be delivered, depending on whether the person who sent them had also delivered a sack of cash to my ISP. They've been paid to do it already. Why should the Beeb be paying them for me to receive their data? ISPs have made the bed and now they need to sleep in it. They've been offering ridiculously cheap broadband contracts and are now finding themselves tied in for a year while consumers start using more and more of the bandwidth they've been sold. And now the ISPs are whinging because they're actually having to provide it? The ISPs shouldn't be advertising unlimited bandwidth at up to 8Mbs when they're not willing (or able?) to provide it, regardless of the infamous fine print and fair use policies that slip in. I'm with the BBC on this. For the hell of it. To continue the car analogy : Ford, in their infinite wisdom and deep pockets decide to manufacture a huge vehicle, let's call it the Humdinger. Paid for by licence payers money, so they give them away free. Millions of em, 40 feet long by 20 feet wide. They prove popular, the new Chavmobile of choice. "It's free, so i'll have three." they drone. (Whine / whinge for the proud and fortunate owner of a topiary head resembling a onetime drummer.) But the Government "pipes" ( roads ) are not wide enough. They can't all be used at once ( not a problem to most chavs as they seem to think the roads belong to them and only them at any one time). So do the Government "throttle" roads by way of congestion charges ( now there's an idea Ken/Boris/yellowy pinky Brian ) or do they, at their own expense, invest massively on new roads. I don't think so. And isn't it about time that amongst all the calls for new avatars the most important one missing is the light switch. Will the last one please switch . . . . A satisfied Tiscali user, i pay for what i get, i get what i pay for. Absolutely Hilarious Asking someone to pay the cost of the internet service they're supposed to provide? Further confirms what a ridiculous ISP Tiscali are and why no one in their right mind should pay for an internet service from them. The opinion of the BBC may well be going down in the view of consumers, but the way Tiscali have seen this as an opportunity to rip money from them (or rather our television license fees) is truly awful. You have to wonder what goes through their minds. Oh we probably already know, "operate as a company that gains profit through dirty tactics and consumer ignorance", unfortunately for them there just happens to be people out there that realise. We are the people that will never recommend such ISPs to our friends and families. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:39 GMT Eddie Someone needs to sit down.... ...and figure out the bandwidths of various web apps. As has been pointed out remorselessly - YouTube/SilverlightScreen etc use a humungous amount of bandwidth... iTunes uses a wodge of bandwidth.. Doubleclick probably eclipse them both, particularly with the ever increasing use of flash adverts. How does the BBC's usage compare with them? More bandwith per file, but a damn sight fewer files served than YouTube, I'll bet. The BBC is just a very large handle for whiny ISPs to attach a generalised whinge to, and presses several useful buttons (the BBC being a publicly funded body, for example). Alas though, we're either going to have to pay more, or watch the Internet be transphormed, and personally, I'd rather pay more (although, 26pounds for a very unreliable 4Mb from VirginMedia is already paying more) Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:39 GMT !!11oneeleven Canada anyone? Maybe the ISP's should go on strike and demand more of that "Internet money". Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:52 GMT david gomm I'm generally a fan of the BBC but... Highfield is being a total arse over this. @ Flocke Kroes actually you only need the licence for equipment that recieves LIVE tv broadcasts the iPlayer does not do this and hence does not need a licence. happy watching! (just make sure that when they do broadcast live you remember to buy a licence! - which is really going to shock the people with PC's and no tv at all.. afterall TV licence is considered a tax now.) Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:52 GMT Chris Redpath It's a good thing if you want decent connections When the dust settles, this will probably mean that ISPs start having to be transparent about exactly what you get for your money. This is a good thing for everyone - there will be cheap packages available with less data allowances and there will be more expensive packages available with higher data allowances. However, you will know what you're buying when you sign up for it. This will allow ISPs with a decent service to sell more connections at a higher rate - something which currently is limited to the market of customers who have a clue about what they want from a network. If you want to see ISP transparency in action, take a look at entanet and their resellers. Hopefully we'll see the available options blossom - no longer will the only comparison point be headline price. I'm looking forward to it. Wednesday 9th April 2008 13:52 GMT Tom Why should i pay? I for one have absolutely zero desire to watch tv, either streamed or transmitted. Why should I pay extra to finance the extra bandwidth? It seems logical to me that if you want to watch a tv programme, you do so on your tv set. The internet is too valuable a commodity to be wasted on streaming poxy soap operas etc. Just out of interest, I wonder where this sits with regard to tv licensing. If one were to watch streaming bbc content, would one need a tv license? Gimmie what I pay for!!! Oi Tiscali, I pay my ISP for unlimited access to 'tinternet for whatever purpose I choose. If I spend my time watching YouTube and iPlayer, downloading from iTunes or Audible, communicating via messenger, skype or webcam that's up to me, and that's why I have selected the uncapped broadband package I have. The supplier of the _content_ is free to charge me for it (such as iTunes with their tv shows/music videos) but not for it's distribution. That's what I pay the ISP for. If you can't get your pricing model right, and can't make good on your promises, then don't cry about the people making you look bad. If anyone else offered a service at below cost, they'd go bust. If you can't afford to provide the service, increase your rates, or shut up shop. As for the pic, it looks to me like a pick pocket or thief. Not entirely unlike a supplier who sells you the earth, charges you for it, but can't actually provide it. Sound familiar Tiscali? Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:05 GMT Paul Hatch And what about the elephant in the room Its a bit rich ISPs taking a pop at the BBC which is merely one of thousands of content providers or for that matter users for daring to use their broadband connection. They should be addressing the real villian of the peace, BT who under invests in their network and grossly overcharges for both backhaul and their final mile monopoly. Most of the final mile is over copper wire never intended for data transfer. Most people wouldnt dream of using twisted pairs of that poor quality for a 5 metre network cable let alone using it for 6km runs to the nearest exchange, burying it in the ground and letting it rot for 50 years and still expect it to carry 21st century data services. ISPs should be complaining about BTs pricing, demanding the upgrade of the final mile to fibre in the first instance to the street cabinets and the cost and rollout speed of unbundled exchanges. Alarm bells should be ringing as BTs 21CN upgrade is too little too late and compaired to what some countries are doing, already 10yrs out of date and fails to address the delapidated final mile. ISPs should be well aware that demand and expectation for bandwidth is going to track the advances in IT, moores law and should structure their network upgrades and pricing accordingly and BT should be beaten over the head to do the same. Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:05 GMT Mr Smin i'm sorry, i'll read that again... "When I got tired of the BBC, I tuned my TV and Video away from all the stations, removed the antenna and cables, then stopped paying the license. I would happily use one of the ISP's named by the BBC so I could avoid paying the license fee, and so I could avoid paying for other people using Kontiki." iPlayer is a catchup service - a licence is only required for kit that can "record television programmes as they're being shown on TV" http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp [News24 live on the web muddies the water a bit though] Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:18 GMT Spleen Re: Albert ISPs aren't really comparable with gyms. You're right that both rely on their customers only using a proportion of their "unlimited" offer, and if that proportion suddenly rises they're in trouble. But with gyms that proportion is more or less fixed. People are not suddenly going to become able to exercise for longer before becoming exhausted. And people are unlikely to suddenly become more motivated and start using dormant gym memberships in greater numbers. So when gyms 'oversell' their service, they can rightly feel secure in doing so. The increasing demand on broadband connections, on the other hand, was totally predictable. Everyone with a clue knew that once bandwidth got big enough we'd start using it for video, and high-quality and streaming at that. Companies like TalkTalk who were offering cheap unlimited broadband deals as if our use would remain constant were stupid, ignorant, short-termist or all three. If a garden shed scientist suddenly came up with a pill that allowed people to exercise for longer without becoming exhausted (or bored), and gyms were overwhelmed overnight, I'd feel sorry for them. On the other hand, if that pill had been in development for 10 years and newspapers had been full of stories about its exciting potential, and gyms had done nothing to expand their capacity or reduce their membership in preparation, I wouldn't. Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:40 GMT J.Butler Nice.... Get the BBC to subsidise their networks while at the same time relying on content providers like the BBC to drive uptake of net connections! Can no-one see the glaring problem here? I would suggest that Tiscali and the ISP's are the ones who don't know their own businesses. I paid for my internet connection, there's no use whining when I actually want to use it! I think it's time we saw a new pricing structure across all ISP's, clearly they can't provide anything like they're advertising claims... Hell, VM's service is virtually unusable it's FUP terms are so draconian. ISP's, Offcom and the ASA... these are the real problem parties here! Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:40 GMT David Barr ISPs can ram it ISPs have been selling me this content for years. Now the content is finally available they can't afford to do it? Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:40 GMT David Cornes No-one's EVER gonna read this far down, but... Who pays for the radio transmission infrastructure we all use to broadcast the Free-to-air TV and radio stations? If that's paid for out of the public purse, then I'm not sure it's fair for the BBC not to offer some similar subsidy for Internet 'broadcasting'. Unless of course, they see a future where most content is delivered by IP pipes. If they can transfer the costs of those to either the ISPs or the end users, they can ultimately divert the money they currently have to pay to broadcast into content instead. So we'll end up paying for what was once free (at least the point of reception). Canny. Re: Avoiding the license fee No, if you detune your TV, you don't have to pay the license. You will have to put up with threatening letters (unless my last threat to take them to court over their polaroid picture of a court summons being sent to me worked for others as well as me) and continuing threats even after you've told them. Me, I tell them they can come in if they are willing to pay the access charge of £25. So far they haven't taken me up on the deal... Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:47 GMT James Dunmore Like Mobile phone contracts Surely the solution is to charge like mobile phone contracts - you get x amount included a month, if you go over that, you get charged. So if someone wants to watch IPlayer day in day out, they get charged over the £8 a month (whatever), if another just checks email, they only pay X amount a month. Obviously, given current models, ISPs will have to restructure the pricing. BBC can't be blamed for this (and I'm not a big fan of the BBC) - they just provide content. Sky + Channel 4 have on demand services, don't hear them being mentioned. But surely, as the upload costs to BBC must be sky high, it'll be in their interest to push a p2p version, which will surely help ISPs, because surely some users in the same network will be viewing the same content, thus making less overall outwards/inwards bandwidth, etc. @ Gabor I see that irony is dead, then? Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:55 GMT Shabble What are ISPs for? I currently pay Virgin Broadband to shuttle unlimited amounts of data from websites to my home and back again IRRESPECTIVE of what that data is or where it comes from. I pay Virgin TV to provide me with a strictly limited TV viewing package defined by an agreement between myself and Virgin as to how much I should pay for what content. Now, if ISPs want to switch from the traditional ISP model to the cable TV model, then that's fine (or even preferable) – it’s a free country after all. However, I'm getting pretty sick of this ‘having ones cake and eat it’ attitude of the ISPs. The big ISPs have deliberately sold a service they know they cannot provide, which, in my mind, means they are conciously stealing from millions of UK customers. How they thought that no-one would notice I have no idea, but I suggest that they knew it wouldn't last and were just making as much money as they could whilst the government was turning a blind eye. If one good thing has come out of this debacle, it is the huge demonstration of just how little forward planning our big technology companies actually do, and just how little respect they have for the typical customer. A small amount of actual industry regulation would have prevented this mess from happening. Well done New Labour - big government where it opresses the masses, little government where it increases the wealth of rich shareholders. Is this what Blair's Third Way really means? Getting what you pay for?!? I wish people would stop leaving comments saying 'ISPS should give me what I pay for' Most of the people who read here are involved in IT in some form and should have at least some basic understanding of what the issue's are: BT's network dates back to the ark.. there is not enough capacity there to handle the demand - This is a p2p service .. It wont be going out over the "web" as such, it'll merely be passed between the UK ISP's and right back over BT again.. you know.. the network with capacity that just isnt there in places? Secondly - Do you have any idea how much 1mbit/sec of sustained traffic on a bt central pipe costs? Evidently not - I'll give you a clue between £160-£300. Let's assume your isp pay £160 per mbit/sec per month. £160 * 8 = £1280 / Month. So I for one support the ISP's here - The reason why the service is contended is so we can get high speed internet at a reasonable price.. who here has £1280 to shell out for their ADSL on a yearly basis.. let alone a month!! For those of you who like analogys.. I dont see people pissing and moaning as much if there's a hosepipe ban.. also.. what do you think would happen if everyone decided to turn their taps on at the same time - Do you think you'd 'Get what you pay for' then? No. If everyone connected to the same exchange picked up their landline's and tried to make a telephone call.. do you all think you'd get through? No. If everyone in the same area on the same mobile network tried to make a phone call at the same time.. Do you think it would work? No. So why is it ISP's that are taking the shit, for doing something nearly every utility provider in the UK does? Mines the one with the clue bat. Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:55 GMT Leigh Smith Entanet I too would like to give props to Entanet and its resellers. You know exactly what you are paying for and you get a damn good service at a reasonable price. So what do you do on the internet that is so damn valuable it should not be hindered by other people having the nerve to use it? How dare they have different interests and priorities to you. Just who do they think they are? I bet you have problems with kids on your lawn too. So what is the cost? Naive question alert... If a fibre runs at 30%, %60 or %90 capacity, then who does it cost? It's only a brighter than average beam of photons. If it's saturated and requires another cable, then that would require more infrastructure, but once in place surely it should cost the bulk carrier the same to run at 10% or 100% capacity. How they charge downstream consumers for those photons is another thing... ISPs should charge a realistic price to fund the services they aspire to offer, and be more proactive in helping their users and limiting the damage their zombies do. Competing on rock bottom prices to provide nolimits free-for-all for criminally infested machines is grossly irresponsible. Perhaps the law should be strengthened to make sure that minimum best practices are adhered to, to greatly reduce cybercrime. license fee ! There was an initiative (looked at by the BBC and Government, well there are the same anyway) back in the late 90's to bring internet under the same license as Radio and TV. Hence owning a computer would mean you would need a TV license, not sure what percentage of the population does not have a TV, and legally does not have a license, but I imagine it is pretty small, but if people see this as a way not to pay their license fee, ditch their TV, and use a computer, I expect it again to be considered, if this is not already part of their master plan. Imagine what the equivalent of the TV detector van would be! They are watching you! Wednesday 9th April 2008 15:04 GMT Simon Ball @David Cornes The only reason that we pay for traditional transmission via the license fee is because transmitters have no variable costs. Once the transmitter is built and operating, it doesn’t matter how many people (within range) are receiving a broadcast, the costs are exactly the same. That is not true of the internet. At present, costs are broadly a linear function of demand, and they are likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future (though hopefully those costs will fall). Attempting to make iPlayer free (or even cheap) at the point of demand via a subsidy system would result in demand rising to levels way beyond what the BBC could support under any feasible license fee. It would be exactly the same damn stupid mistake that the ISPs themselves have made by selling “unlimited” bandwidth at a fixed price. Direct charging the consumer for precisely what they have consumed is the only sensible way to price a product for which variable costs predominate. Wednesday 9th April 2008 15:26 GMT wibbilus maximus @all those saying tough shit to the ISPs A lot of you seem to be stating that because the isps have sold an unlimited service that they now have to suffer. Well it's reality check time. NOT ONE OF YOU HAS AN UNLIMITED SERVICE. Every ISP has a fair usage policy so it's actually tough shit on customers. Basically you and the ISPs have agreed that you can have an unlimited service as long as you don't use too much of it. There is SO many things wrong here that each company needs to be blamed for something. ISPs: SHOULD NOT advertise unlimited service if it is limited. They should only provide customers with what they can actually sustain (faults on the network obviously is not included in that statement as that is not always something that can be controlled) BBC: The iPlayer is a P2P sharing program in essence. Instead of streaming it realtime make it downloadable to a timelimited cache so that the bandwidth doesn't have to be used all at once (since most people will be trying to watch stuff during peak hours when they are home from work) BT: The majority of ISPs in the UK resell the ADSL connection from BT who charge massive amounts for that connection. This means that the ISPs can only operate on a very small profit margin which is worked out on average usage. All that is going to happen is that the prices for internet connections will rise which means all customers will end up paying more and the internet as a whole will get slower as lost of connections will be running at max capacity during peak times. As a side note, as the BBC is funded solely from the licence fee/goverment taxes, why should you have to pay more for what you technically already pay for? Voting with my wallet If ANY of my licence fee goes towards funding an ISP's network then I will quite simply stop watching TV and refuse to pay my TV licence. No if's no but's. I'm likely to get burned here... But I'm a Tiscali customer, and believe it or not I'm happy with them. I have their £14.99 a month package for 2mbps broadband plus evening and weekend calls inclusive. And you know what? I'm happy with this. They told me when I first signed up that the line couldn't support more than 2 meg, which knowing where my house is, age of house, where the exchange is etc is correct. So I have the 2meg package. I watch the occasional YouTube video, keep both my Windows and Linux systems patched, etc. I do a fair amount of browsing but between all of this, 2 meg is more than enough. So I'm paying for the service I receive and I receive a consistent 2 meg service from Tiscali. I have done for several months now since I moved here. I agree that their business model may have to change but everyone seems to think that the model is flawed because everyone downloads movies, P2P, extended amounts of YouTube etc. I'm a geek and I don't, so perhaps the model isn't as flawed as it might be. I was with BT before and that was a complete shambles. It took them a week to realise they had allocated 2 different phone numbers for the same physical line, and over a month to accept that they should be only charging once... @ all the ISP's out there - go fudge yaselfs Seriously if ISP's want there cake and also eat it then they should just STFU. 1) BBC isn't goverment - only the Worldservice part is goverment - but thats moot anyhow. 2) Hmm like you pay ISP for service they advertise - they now try to blackmail us indirectly via content. We as UK peeps pay the BBC already along with pay the ISP. Given those two facts I think the UK ISP's can go fudge themselves. Either sort out your service and charge customers or dont. Oh thats right you dont dare charge customers more as they already think you provide a shite service so your trying to screw the customers by indirectly charging them more thru the BBC - seriously go fudge yaselfs. But if UK isp's are happily bending over for the RIAA and that is after all extra work they should be paid from the music industry and then have a legit case of trying to screw a content provider were the customers have already technicaly paid twice for that content thru the ISP charges already and indeed TV lic, then frankly fudge em. I look forward to how the goverment and indeed goverment petitions and your customers get there own back for your out of line hissy fits, seriously bad form. Wednesday 9th April 2008 15:40 GMT Simon Hickling They shouldn't be broadcasting over the internet, they should be multicasting. I remember reading a comment (I think on Slashdot) by someone involved with a method of multicasting which packaged the data up in such a way that you never had to wait more than a few minutes for the video to start. Sounded very clever. Gives you time to get a cup of tea before you start watching. With a server caching popular packets at the exchange it could make a real difference. Of course the internet is not geared up to mulitcast as the ISPs don't want to invest in the technology, just take the money and run without giving anything back. Multicast would be great for P2P as well :-) I think Paris has been cast in multi films? Yo, Freetards! The only thing better than paying the least possible to enjoy music is paying the least possible to download it. My theory is that the freetard hordes are really government borgs trolling to eliminate choice in the ISP market to one - the government owned one. Go away, or get smart. What are the ISP whinging for? There has been streaming data for years.... Games like Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament, World of Warcraft, etc all use streaming data. There's also YouTube, Winamp TV, Channel 4, Sci Fi Channel and many radio stations that stream audio and video content... So why are ISPs just picking on the BBC? This post has been deleted by its author Let the Customer make the decision Let the ISP do the traffic shaping and blocking content. It is then up to the user to decide to stay with that ISP or find another ISP that does not block or restrict in the same way. Dont get me wrong - If an ISP advertises a service then they should be able to offer that service. A 10GB cap is a 10GB cap - If I want to watch i-Player all day fine - but only to my cap. If the ISP can not cope with the limits they set then the business model is wrong. Internet usage is changing. ISP's need to catch up. Again.. People cant read? The issue here is the BT Central Pipe - Not how much connectivity an ISP has to the net. Lets put it in more simple terms.. the central pipe is what is used to connect YOU the home user.. to the ISP's network wherever they've planned to base it - Bandwidth on this is EXPENSIVE when compared to internet connectivity in the middle of docklands for example. This is a p2p service.. all its essentially doing is passing traffic between isp's over the BT central network - Although BT are rubbing their hands together I can assure you ISP's are not. Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:51 GMT Rob Elliott Public money. I wonder if the ISP's would be moaning if the BBC wasn't a publicly funded corporation. Of course they wouldn't... They sense easy money and an organisation that might give in. Stick it to em BBC! Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:51 GMT Michael ISPs talking crap It is very simple. I pay my ISP for internet access with an agreed level of service. If they don't meet that I get my money back and leave. I applaud the BBC for suggesting they indicate those ISPs which do not restrict access to content. Why should the BBC be blamed by the public for a crap service when it is the ISPs fault. If people aren't happy with the ISP and want a better service then pay more somewhere else for it. The ISPs who offer a crappy service for minimal cost will still be able to do so, but they have the added advantage of being able to offer a premium product that gives better access to streamed data. Oh wait, that crappy service is the premium service? Really? re: No-one's EVER gonna read this far down, but... I did the bbc maby pay for transmitters but you pay for the recivers tiscali are a isp for pepol reciving so it equivlent to the mony spent on your raido and your arial That didn't read particularly well. What I meant to say is that the costs of transmitting TV depends only on the area you want to cover, and the number of channels you want to be able to transmit. How many people are watching, and how much they watch has no impact on costs at all. By comparison, the cost of internet infrastructure is very much dependent on how much you expect consumers to use it. Even if the fibre has essentially infinite capacity, the equipment necessary to light it does not, and thus is a broadly variable cost of demand. Perhaps more to the point, the cost of TV transmitter capacity is dirt cheap compared to internet capacity. It’s so cheap that they can afford to just waste 99.9% of it, and provide consumer choice not by responding to individual demand but simply by pumping out an enormous plethora of content all at once, and letting the consumer pick what he wants. Bottom line, the cost models of conventional TV broadcast and IPTV aren’t even remotely comparable. Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:51 GMT Damien Jorgensen ISPs should charge more then. If they are making razor thin profits and this pushes them over the edge, who cares? Its their own fault for offering free services Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:51 GMT mlp General consensus... Well it seems here just about everyone is agreed - it's the ISPs problem. When plus.net started bitching a couple of years ago that if you were using your connection excessively then you must be doing something illegal, people let it pass when the service they were paying for became throttled, subject to AUP and people got booted off. Other providers followed suit soon after when they realised they could get away with it. Now people have a legitimate reason to use (lots of) bandwidth and the ISP's have to sort out their shit. Admittedly the problem lies with BT and their pricing model, as discussed in Andrew's Mailbox thread... So we find ourselves in the position of having to pay to watch the BBC (again - like the licence fee isn't enough), because the (heavily regulated) BT have artificially high pricing on their wholesale product/backhaul? If your business model supports 1-2GB transfer a month (the figure quoted by plus.net as the average used at the time), then you make that the data allowance advertised/allowed in your rock-bottom-no-frills service. Tiscali don't seem to be able to support checking Hotmail at 6PM so I suspect their usage allowance is even lower. Right about now you'd expect the ASA to step in and stop people from advertising an "unlimited" product that quite clearly isn't... Nevermind the fact that the BBC has the iPlayer and it's a bit popular, doesn't YouTube account for something like 10% of all Internet traffic? Will they go to Google and ask for a hand-out... not likely they'd get told to fck off in no uncertain terms! The BBC is just seen as an easy target. Perhaps if Tiscali didn't spend so much on wanky ads and trying to buy market share they could spend some cash on actually providing the infrastructure they're over selling... Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:51 GMT system RE: Why should i pay? "I for one have absolutely zero desire to watch tv, either streamed or transmitted. Why should I pay extra to finance the extra bandwidth?" I for one have no desire to subsidise the habbits of idiots who actually believe they can buy an unlimited service for £6.50. I pay for a T.V license and for the bandwidth I use (for tiscali customers, a decent service costs at least 3 times what you pay). Why should I face ever increasing license fees to subsidise crappy ISPs I will never use? The only way to avoid subsidising large bandwidth users is to do away with all business models similar to tiscalis. When I pay for 30GB peak traffic, I get 30GB peak traffic without subsidising those who use 200GB, and without being subsidised by those who only use 2GB. This post has been deleted by a moderator Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:52 GMT sharon morgan what a cheek I think Tiscali are just annoyed that they are now being sussed by many more people and not just gamers, just how bad their networks are. They're getting annoyed that they now won't get away with shoving many many people in tight spaces. Shame on you Tiscali, trying to palm off your woes on other companies just because you're to lazy and to tight to clean up your networks and give decent people value for money for once instead of a cheap, nasty service. Do us a favour Tiscali, sell up and leave us all alone. We don't want to have to deal with you or hear about you, after moving away from your shoddy internet. Wednesday 9th April 2008 17:57 GMT Wayland Sothcott I have been forming an opinion about this for some time. As an ISP I worry that my subscribers will blow my bandwidth on P2P and more recently on Video Streams. However I also remember what I am charging them for, simply fast access to the Internet and sort of unmetred bandwidth. Someone can have a very valuable Internet experience using less than 1GB per month or they can have a pretty useless experience and blow 20GB. The reason the subscriber is paying for the Internet is to get their hands on what's out there in Internet land, not really for what I am doing for them. All those people provide all those websites that my subscribers want to look at and all I have to do is keep them online. So the fact that the BBC is providing even more for them to want means I should be happy that my service is now even more desirable. OK so the reason that as an ISP I am worried is that I am not charging them extra money for the extra bandwidth. It's simple, charge a lot more for unlimited bandwidth and charge extra for gigabytes on metred services. Effectively if allow people 3GB they will probably never hit the limit. Plenty of people will use 10, 20, 40 70 GB every month but they need to pay more. I am sure that the high usage people only do so because it's free. If it cost them even a little more they would not bother. You don't have to be the cheapest ISP, just have a price people can afford. If they can afford £10 per month but want something better then £20 is still fine. Then why not £25 or £35? The only tricky bit here is why should the subscriber pay to view adverts. Wednesday 9th April 2008 18:32 GMT Steve Liddle BBC site has 502 (Service not available) Tried to post a comment on their site, but seems they have run out of bandwidth for the day ? BBC player seems an instant stream, often at peak times and no facility to upload later, only get to watch item for 7 days and only on BBC player. Alternative clients and the like let me schedule when stuff downloads or uploads and can play films in videolan, ie full screen Unfortunately a server error occured whilst trying to retrieve this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/mt/mt-comments.cgi We are currently working to correct this Wednesday 9th April 2008 19:35 GMT Jason It's 8pm... And entanets' noc (http://noc.enta.net/) reads as follow; Central 1 = Green Expected performance 7.2Mbps The top news story is; We have today ordered additional capacity for central 5, ETA is Friday 11-04-2008. And my internet is fast as fook at this time. I pay more than most people, and I get a better service, I know exactly how much bandwidth I can use a month, and I can see exactly how much I have used so far. You get what you pay for. BBC Steamroller Right, ISP's, pin your ears back and listen to the private sector who have already been screwed by Auntie. For decades now the Beeb have been riding roughshod over independent TV producers in the UK, and doing so using public money. F'rinstance, those cute ads for Tweenies et al adorning the side of buses? Which feed right into BBC Worldwide's coffers? Who pays? Answer - you do. because they are not promoting a 'brand' they are promoting a public service channel. That is millions of taxpayers money used to promote a private industry. The BBC is a pretty bent organisation when it comes down to it (oh, and the news is crap - compare the information bytes to something like Euronews and be depressed) and they are after YOUR business. Shut down iPlayer before it is too late - it's rubbish technology anyway. Wednesday 9th April 2008 21:49 GMT Tanuki I can think of no better use for my licence-fee.. I'd really like a chunk of my licence-fee to be put towards funding the rollout of true high-speed broadband across the UK. Let's face it: the Beeb have to pay to run their broadcast transmitters; why should they expect to piggy-back on ISPs for free? In the absence of licence-fee-derived funding perhaps ISPs could offer two levels of service. One, a standard service which doesn't let you access the Beeb's questionable emissions. Another - at extra cost - which gives you everything-plus-the-Beeb. Then let the market decide. @ Anonymous Coward That's the technology I was trying to remember - the one that provides on demand over multicast. Looking on the IEEE site there seem to be a couple of techniques and quick Google suggests there are (or have been) a number of investigations into this. You don't seem to have picked up on my other point - no, there is currently no benefit from multicast due to network structure. What have my ISPs and BT been doing with the money I pay them every month? Not investing in infrastructure or planning a network structure that can cope. Given this weeks fines for water companies (another regulated industry) doing wrong by their customers, I just hope OFCOM will start to do some regulating. Wednesday 9th April 2008 21:49 GMT Cliff Anonymous Cowards The fact that the biggest slice of the anti-Beeb rhetoric comes from Anonymous Cowards suggests to me they know they're very much in the minority opinion. Me? I side with the beeb on this, whether or not there are pictures of the Tweenies on buses (which does seem somewhat irrelevant). Wednesday 9th April 2008 21:49 GMT Peter Williams I pay for web access not BBC programs I have no interest in the BBC Iplayer, have tried it in beta and will probably not use it. All I want is fast web access and I pay £24.99 a month for it, if you want Iplayer the you or the BBC should pay for it. I would be very happy for my ISP to limit Iplayer to maintain my speed. Wednesday 9th April 2008 21:49 GMT Gulfie ISPs are not the only losers... ... the paying punter such as myself is also losing out. I have watched my available bandwidth strangled to below-dial-up speeds because, according to my ISP, there is lots of iPlayer traffic swamping the network in the evenings. I can't work, my kids can't do their homework and my wife can't prepare her lessons for school the following day. Bandwidth throttling is not the answer. Neither is putting up the cost to the end user. An earlier Reg article referred to the problems with BT's commercial model and that is what needs fixing. iPlayer and similar services are not going to go away, they just emphasise the need for an uncrippled infrastructure to be built and, if BT won't adapt, somebody else will (hopefully) step in to provide proper Gb speeds to the local exchanges. As usual in "rip off Britain" it is only when the incumbant's business model is trashed that anything happens. Time for OFCOM to get involved methinks. Jacket because if I had the option I'd emigrate. I'm sick of being ripped off by big business and the Government "for my own good". Go BBC!!! I'm firmly with the Beeb here as a previous Tiscali customer. If you can't supply something as advertised, at the price that you are advertising it for then don't take up that market position. Too many ISPs are taking the low cost position rather than billing for quality, clearly stating defined limits...we had the same problem with webhosts a few years back - everyone was unlimited but when push came to shove they could supply. I'd rather know my limits, be able to work within them...and pay a fair price for my bandwidth at the time of usage. The BBC should not have to interalise someone elses costs! Wednesday 9th April 2008 21:49 GMT Chad H. Hey, ISPs. I pay for "All I can Eat", not "All you can eat thats economicly viable to provide", just "All I can eat". If you cant provide it... DONT SELL IT. Thursday 10th April 2008 01:05 GMT Dave Bell Why did it have to be Tiscali? They've never made a profit, their advertising is a blatant lie, and they won't even admit to the obvious "traffic shaping" that they're doing. If you only see their network at "peak time", it's crap. They really don't have any credibility. But Tiscali being a bunch of crooks and liars isn't sufficient to let the BBC off the hook. Thursday 10th April 2008 01:05 GMT chris tight wads, uk traffic is cheaper than intercontinental traffic These ISP's are complaining about bandwidth that originates and is transported within the UK. Yes it eats into their contended services, yes it'll raise the number of support calls and complaints from end users because of the crap iplayer performance, but it won't eat into their expensive intercontinental connections like youtube et al do. The local exchange to the home has been consistently recognised as the place that needs improving to deliver a superior broadband but none of the ISP's (not even cable) want to put their hand in their pockets to sort it out. Thursday 10th April 2008 01:06 GMT rob forrester I heart BBC I may sound like a total boy scout here but the BBC have offered an amazing service, they shaped the internet in the early days, their current web presence, in my opinion, is excellent, and i will use iplayer regularly. As others have said, its interesting to see that they havent targeted the other big loads.I watch HD clips constantly on gametrailers.com and I have surfed youtube for hours on end, and granted the quality is lower, but it must be equivilent to one or two iplayer programs a night? Surely not many people are taking in more than an hour or two. I think that this is sadly a case of "oh look they are doing well... lets get them!". thank god the BBC is standing up for themselves this time. If they want to get something back from heavy traffic why doesnt tiscali just ask some of the porn merchants for a bit of cash? Thursday 10th April 2008 01:06 GMT Anonymous Coward Just because it's not a physical product... I have PS3's for sale, just £150 each While stocks last* *OK, I only have 2 of them but I'll charge everyone who wants one £150 anyway! @tight wads, uk traffic is cheaper than intercontinental traffic Everything in your title is correct... not. except you.. like a few others has completly missed the point* 1) its p2p traffic 3) did I mention - its p2p traffic :) 4) The local exchange to the home.. and from your local exchange to your isp is commonly recognised as being where the problem is.. the problem is THE COST OF THE BANDWIDTH TO GET THE CONTENT (over bt central) TO YOU Not to exchange it between each ISP or send it over to Asia for example. 5) If everyone pissed off to telehouse and watched iplayer there, the problem wouldn't exist. 6) If you really do believe 'uk traffic' is cheaper than 'intercontinental traffic' then do yourself a favour - go and price yourself up a 1 gig connection to linx (And the associated hardware, ripe membership).. and compare it to a 1 gig connection to cogent, hurricane electric (or many many other low end transit providers).. I'll give you a clue.. the one that gives you UK + intercontinental routes works out cheaper than the one which will give you 'uk traffic'. Until you've been there.. done it.. got the associated tshirt and understand exactly what you are talking about.. you should not comment. :) Thursday 10th April 2008 05:41 GMT Lance @Anonymous Coward All content providers already pay. They do have connection(s) to the Internet and those are not free. So, you think the BBC (or anyone else) should pay that and then for the consumer as well? Then what is the consumer paying for? What you are asking for is that the ISP’s can get paid twice to provide the service? The content providers pay the cost for their pipe and the consumer and then the consumer pays as well. Thursday 10th April 2008 08:10 GMT Paul Hampson "The BBC, whose license fee is ALSO supposed to cover the provision of distribution methods" The BBC is not responsible for distribution, only transmission, which is why they don't pay for the electricity we use for our TV sets. The BBC is still incurring costs for transmission. I only hope that someone from the BBC and the other TV company's see these comments and take heart. It may be that future services from other companies will be cancelled as a result of this "Outcry" by greedy, besuited ISPs. Why is the register and the media in general not ridiculing the ISPs claims? Why do they just brush over the near fraudulent representation of services by ISPs? Why ,in short, are issues in the telecom sector always seen as a failure by civil servants like Ofcom and now the BBC. Maybe, if the register (and similar media organizations) saved some of their bile for ISPs and BT we wouldn't be having this discussion . You want to actually transfer data using the internet connection you paid for? The very cheek of it! You'll be wanting the data rate they advertised next! Thursday 10th April 2008 09:43 GMT Matt the ISP's should just stop bulls--tting everyone and trash _all_ of their "unlimited bandwidth" deals. Unless they charge realistic fees. Bandwidth isn't cheap, it isn't unlimited, and the ISP's should take responsibilty and start putting together realistic packages. Thursday 10th April 2008 09:43 GMT Mark re: laugable "For example, youtube pay millions per day for their bandwidth...obviously tiscali et al don't provide it, because they don't have the infrastructure to host a banana" But then again, youtube's millions of bandwidth cost isn't solely to tiscali customers: it's worldwide. And it's not even just £6.49 a month, either: it's £6.49 per month per customer. Which is easily enough millions per day. Sure, youtube's money doesn't go to tiscali, but then again, for many people, if there were NO youtube service, they wouldn't need more than 1MB service and how much does THAT cost? So tiscali are getting money because services like youtube exist. And do youtube get any of this? You get what you pay for. I am sure that my ISP costs me more than I would pay to use Tiscali but I have unlimited bandwidth and can speak to a real person if I need support. The saddest part of this whole farce is that the most popular iPlayer show to date is 'The Apprentice' with amateur presenter, Alan Sugar. (Source: BBC Radio 4) A wholly depressing thought considering you could be watching the wonderful David Attenborough instead. Modern life is rubbish. Thursday 10th April 2008 10:11 GMT Carl In other news today, the Highways Agency are trying to get approval to instroduce a 'Ford Tax'. It seems that more people are buying Ford cars and this is contributing to congestion on the nations roads which are already over-saturated and unable to cope with the flow of traffic. The HA are requesting that Ford be required to pay a fixed amount of money each time one of their cars uses a stretch of road... It's a joke, and I think that Tiscali are just trying to pick an online content provider with high bandwidth requirements and use it as a scapegoat to cover up for the fact that its network is vastly over-subscribed. Thank god that my migration should be complete by the 16th and they will no longer be my problem. ISPs need to come to terms with the fact that users don't just use the Internet for sending emails and viewing static web pages - those that do will sign up for some sort of 'Lite' package - so they need to stop crying like little bitches and do something about it. Let's face it, the volume of traffic isn't going to go down... Thursday 10th April 2008 10:34 GMT Steven Hewittt ISP's are twats FFS - There is no argument here. ISP's offer me an "unlimited" connection to their network. That covers all costs including the connectivity to other networks. I pay for this. The BBC pay for the peering they use to the internet. Now if the BBC pay to place data into a network that is connected (via other networks) to my ISP's, what part of the data moving process hasn't been paid for exactly? The ISP's use my money to connect their network to other networks. The BBC pay to have their data accessible from various networks, and I pay a fee set by my ISP to transfer unlimited data between said networks. Now forgive me if I'm wrong, but even taking into your account your stupid argument that it's not unlimited and is really fair use (which is stupid on the basis that ISP's sell it as "Unlimited"), then they should at least be able to maintain me having the full 5Mbps from the Beeb's site until I hit my fair use cap. (I pay for 8Mbps, but I realise due to technical constrains that it's actually 5Mbps). I have a 5Mbps (real speed) pipe to the ISP. They are shaping and limiting my traffic, and then during peek times my traffic speed goes down even further. So "unlimited" isn't the real issue. Even with caps on at 40Gb or whatever, I STILL don't get the performance as the ISP cannot give me 40Gb's of data at 5Mbps during peak times as they simply don't have the infrastructure to support even that. Let's not forget the fact that the few people here that support the ISP's are wrong. The vast majority of iPlayer traffic is STREAMING. That's NOT P2P. That's YouTube, Webcasts, movie/game trailers etc. Personally, I would LOVE to see: - No packet shaping - No Phorm - No DNS Hijacking - UK based technical support - Uncontended access - Monitoring for botnets - Network based AV (you can add yourself to the whitelist via a control panel if it's causing issues) - Ignoring any request for disconnection unless it's from the Police with a warrant - Wires only - No port blocking - ADSL Max I would happily pay £40 a month for a 50Gb cap on the above. That would be great. Thursday 10th April 2008 10:40 GMT Joe Against all odds: I'm actually with Tiscali on this one. It happens that I have a tiscali broadband package, which by-the-way works fine most of the time, and even exceeds the maximum speed (280kB/s on a 2Mb line) Now they say they offer unlimited broadband and all, with only a limit on bandwidth between 6 and 11 pm. That doesn't mean you can't use the internet, it simply means that you shouldn't use bandwidth-hungry applications, like P2P, iPlayer and so on. It's a bitch alright, but it allows everybody to experience a decent line speed in the evening, when everybody's on the internet. In France they don't usually have these requirements, and I can tell you it's a pain in the arse when there's a P2P maniac between you and the exchange. My 512 kb/s line gave me a 8kB/s trickle at the best of time (yes, it was a few years ago, but still) Now the Beebs comes in and expects ISPs to do whatever is necessary to allow iPlayer traffic to go through without a glitch. But dude, increasing a network's capabilty is fucking expensive!! You can't expect to pay so little for your broadband package, and get lightning speed DLs with a huge bandwidth! The price we pay for broadband is in adequation with the bandwidth capabilities of the line. Then somebody walks in and expect the available bandwidth to double, well who's gonna pay for that?? I personnaly don't use iPlayer, and I would be really pissed if my package doubled in price just 'cause the BBC wants to flood the network. And charging only those who use iPlayer wouldn't work, they wouldn't want to pay 3 times what others pay, and with a hike of only a few punds, well it wouldn't bring in enough cash. I understand that other applications are bandwidth-hungry, but not on the same level as iPlayer. Come on, when you think about it, soon everybody will be able to watch TV, anytime, using the internet. You can't expect the current network to cope with that, and it's not fair to expect ISPs to foot the whole bill. If a car manufacturer came in tomorrow with a car that's 6 meters wide, would you expect the coucil (and therefore the tax-payer) to widen all the roads in the country to fit that car? Hardly. Yet your right to use the roads is "unlimited"... within reasonable limits, like "you car must fit the road in the first place". The Beebs' iPlayer service clearly doesn't fit the network, which wasn't designed to cope with that sort of traffic. Seeing how much it costs to upgrade the network, I think it's fair that everybody pitches in, not just the ISPs who seem to be under the obligation to offer lightning-fast line speeds, unlimited bandwidth, at rock-bottom prices... In France (I'm French) they are upgrading the network to optic-fiber. Costs them billions!!!! But the government is helping them, otherwise there's no chance it could be done. The result in pretty impressive: 60mb/s for something like £20/month. But everybody pitched in, and no-one expected the IPSs to do everything themselves. 5 years ago, in Paris, I paid less for a 20mb line than I pay NOW in UK for a 2mb line... If we expect ISPs to upgrade the network to optic-fiber without any help, I dare not imagine what we're gonna pay for broadband then... Thursday 10th April 2008 11:02 GMT Bronek Kozicki what happened to multicast? I know, IP multicast has its share problems - but broadcasting is exactly tke kind of scenario it was designed to handle. With IPv6 around the corner, maybe the time has come to reconsider enabling it? @Joe "Now the Beebs comes in and expects ISPs to do whatever is necessary to allow iPlayer traffic to go through without a glitch" I think it's actually the user that want iPlayer traffic to go through without a glitch which I think gives us two (sensible) options: 1. The ISP ups prices and the user continues to get the service that they are paying for. Maybe they bring out an 'iPlayer and other 21st century web based content' package that is priced accordingly. 2. The ISP absorbs the cost. The only one I can see here that is suitable and sustainable is 1. If Tiscali contacted Google and said 'Excuse me but youtube is causing us big problems here, we think that you should contribute something to our costs of providing access to your website', I expect and sincerely hope that they would be told to get bent. I think that the reason Tiscali are going after the Beeb is because she is publicly funded and we know that the govt like to fritter away our money. I also don't see the issue of content providers naming and shaming why the connection may be bad, the ISPs could even work deals to turn it into advertising their new iPlayer tariffs (see 1 above). Maybe the Beeb should ask Tiscali for a bit of cash, because users that have tried to access iPlayer using a Tiscali broadband are given the wrong impression that the iPlayer app is a bag of shit (I thought this when I first accessed it through my '8 meg' max Tiscali connection - but then I accessed it through a real broadband connection and I changed my opinion). [Yeah, I know that 8mb max depends on the distance from the exchange, blah blah blah, but let's just say if I opened the window at the top of my stairs I could more or less piss all over the roof of my exchange, and I used to get 6.5Mb before all you iPlayer watching bastards stole all Tiscali's bandwidth] "The Beebs' iPlayer service clearly doesn't fit the network, which wasn't designed to cope with that sort of traffic" Very, very little of what we do now fits into the category of what the Internet was designed to cope with... "BBC wants to flood the network" Yes, that's what they're doing... Thursday 10th April 2008 11:23 GMT N No. Not "with" Tiscali here. I recently left Pipex since Tiscali fncked the service with shaping and blocking sites (iTunes for example). I didn't mind paying £25 a month for a decent service. I'm a happy Be-ing now. It's fast, effective, and slightly cheaper than Pipex was, but offers less frills. Most importantly it doesn't appear to be restrictive in use. So - if Tiscali want to mess up the internet in the UK with shoddy service then they can fnck right off. Yay Auntie! Stick it to them! Thursday 10th April 2008 11:50 GMT Peter Gathercole ISPs own fault If the ISPs sell bandwidth they cannot deliver, who is to blame? I know it may mean higher prices for us all, but I would much prefer to pay more to buy a service that delivers what I have been sold, than get a service that is unusable for much of the day. Why should the BBC, or ITV, or Channel 4 or Channel 5, or Sky, or YouTube or its clones (who all have video on demand services) have to pay for anything except the bandwidth between them and their ISP. The ISPs are asking for an unworkable charging model. The only thing that might make the BBC situation slightly different is that the high demand material may be slightly more predictible than some of the other content providers. @Steven Hewittt I'm sure you would love to pay £40 a month for such a service. If you want a rough guideline on how much it would cost to provide such a service try multiplying the contention ratio you get with the price you currently pay. Yup, you are talking about £800 a month and you can already get such a connection. It will set you back around that figure too, also known as a leased line. People have to accept they are paying for a contended service. The BBC have to accept that if they want to behave like a content provider, they should pay delivery providers such as Virgin, Sky or BT to host the content for them. That way the network operator can ringfence the traffic like they do already with video on demand. Expecting an amateurish flash based application to run at high reliable bandwith is like expecting your moped to go 70 down the motorway when everyone else is in traffic. @Carl "If Tiscali contacted Google and said 'Excuse me but youtube is causing us big problems here, we think that you should contribute something to our costs of providing access to your website', I expect and sincerely hope that they would be told to get bent. I think that the reason Tiscali are going after the Beeb is because she is publicly funded and we know that the govt like to fritter away our money." The difference here is that using your example, YouTube would be complaining that users were having to wait for videos to buffer and demanding that the ISPs do something about it for free. The difference in countries such as Sweden/Paris/Tokyo etc they get nice fast 100mbps local networks but still share the same 155mb pipe equivalent to the rest of the world. The BBC would be having the same problems anywhere else. The solution is to have the ISPs host the content like (for example) Sky or BT Vision do. It's Joe again I think that youtube and the like are VERY different from iPlayer. Look at the quality!!!! Damn image is smaller than a box of matches for crying out loud!! Plus youtube videos are short, in-between them you're not using much bandwidth. If you watch Lost on iPlayer you're using the line to full capacity for a good 40 minutes. Upgrading the network is mind-blowingly expensive, if ISPs pay for it all (which they hardly can, seeing the competition and the limited margins in this sector) you'd need to multiply your broadband package price 3-4-5 fold. Now I owuldn't be happy about that! ""The Beebs' iPlayer service clearly doesn't fit the network, which wasn't designed to cope with that sort of traffic" Very, very little of what we do now fits into the category of what the Internet was designed to cope with..." True, but iPlayer doesn't fit the network by a considerable margin. If Youtube vids were of the same quality a iPlayer, you can bet Google would have had a knock on the door long ago. It's true that the obvious solution is to up the price ocnsumers pay, but if that cost could be spread around to those who contricbute to the NEED of a better network, weel I think it would be fair. I, for instance, don't really have the cash for a £50/month line, which is what we would be expected to pay, if ISPs upgraded the network without any help. When internet first came around, my service provider was Deamon (cool name :-) Well, they couldn't hope of forking out the necessary cash to lay down phone lines: they hired them from BT for a small fee. Today, how can ISPs hope to have the necessary cash to lay down optic-fiber??? It could seem fair that they do it, but I just don't think it's economically possible, just as BMW and Mercedes are not expected to pay for building roads :-) Thursday 10th April 2008 12:49 GMT Ian Ian Crawford Why should the BBC pay ISPs to let data down their pipes. The BBC aren't actively pushing data down their networks, it is I and others like me who pull the data down, the Beeb just make the content available. How much of the ISPs bandwidth is being taken up by people downloading the latest movie or music video from providers other than the BBC? Are the ISPs going after the likes of Microsoft, for making available for download upgrades of Vista and the like ... I think not. Why single out the BBC, do they think because it's funded by the UK public it is an easy target? ISPs leave our BBC alone, if you can't handle the traffic flowing around the Internet, then get out of the business. After all this is what you do. The BBC make programs, the ISPs provide the infrastructure and I watch the programs. Who would you trust the Beeb or an ISP that says your going to get a 20Mbyte bandwidth, charges you for 20Mbytes and you get 5Mbytes. I'll tell you what ISP's, if you want to throttle my 20Mbyte connection why don't you also throttle the amount you charge at the same time or is that too technically difficult. Thursday 10th April 2008 12:52 GMT Richard Paying twice or three times? First of all its the ISPs that tell everyone their service is unlimited, then complain when people actually use the service. Some users would rarely use there connection (like me as I am away monday to friday), others used it a lot and the majority sit in the middle. It seems to me that over the past couple of years the ISPs have pursued removing the small number of high end users to increase their profitability without offering a discount to the small number of users who hardly use their service. Second don't the BBC pay to link their servers to the internet and are therefore paying for at least some of the distribution costs e.g. the pipe from their servers to the internet hubs. Thursday 10th April 2008 13:28 GMT michael @ pepol who do not get it I pay 24.99 for max speed (ie as fast as I can get it) 20gb per mounth limited the "streaming" iplayer plays smoth no loading stutetring or what ever it is fast but I am limited but I know the limite and I can move up the cost range if I want (34.99 for 50gb, 150 for true unlimited) I can even move down if I want (19.99 10gb) I get what I want the isp gets a resionable profit and the iplayer works it is the range that works and they do not promis what they can not deliver You should pay for what you use My personal view is that the BBC should publish content as they see fit - just like any other provider of content on the web. The users of content are mostly in control of how much bandwidth they use, so they should pay for any increase in bandwidth cost via their ISP. On the high street, you don't go into a shop and expect them to pay for what you take out of it, do you! I think it's about time ISP's stopped "unlimited" cliams - unless it really is - and move to a pay as you use bandwidth tariff. If a client wants a fixed and known monthley budget - and they exceed their limit - give them the option to continue (charged), or drop the line speed until the next bandwidth/charging period. Thursday 10th April 2008 16:57 GMT Sarah Yep, I understand the ISP's costs in this. Not my problem. If Virgin or whoever want to change my package from 'unlimited' to 'limited' then I expect a big, fat, pay off from them for changing the contract and admitting they can't deliver on their end of it. Which, is precisely what they do to us. ISP's you've made your bed. You've had your chance, time to burn. Thursday 10th April 2008 20:43 GMT Gary Styling ...and BT ? How come BT are getting away scott free here. For years they have failed to invest enough in modern fibre and upgrade their exchanges. For me they deserve a vast amount of blame over the UKs archaic telephone system...as does this two faced Government...say one thing and do nothing. Friday 11th April 2008 12:04 GMT Anonymous Coward All very simple really First off, no the BBC should not have to pay for upgrading the entire country's network. The ISP's should all stick money in a pot and BT should then (having stuck money in as well) be responsible for upgrading the entire country's network by replacing the copper wires with optical fibre. Ofcom should get off the pointy fence and force this to happen. Secondly - there has been a set top box invented in a university hear in the UK which allegedly makes the internet much much faster without optical fibre and does so very very cheaply. Can we all have one now please? Friday 11th April 2008 13:37 GMT Carl Ofcom aren't on the pointy fence... they're off busily slapping the beeb on the wrists for letting naughty pop and rock stars swear on live TV during the day... Friday 11th April 2008 19:08 GMT Carl Any On A Mouse Stick to content - leave distribution to distibutors It wasn't exactly unexpected, but Adobe just launched Flash Media Player. Having spent the past couple of hours nerding out to episodes of Star Trek TOS I can officially confirm that the BBC iPlayer is as dead as a very dead thing. What the hell got into the BBC's heads? That they could take on large companies that actually do this stuff for a living - and do it pretty well? BBC versus Apple, Microsoft and Adobe - it's like Bill Gates trying to write an episode of Doctor Who in hexadecimal notation, possible but pretty bloody pointless. More fun would be to take several million pounds of taxpayers money and burn it in the streets. Oh look, they just did.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line753
__label__cc	0.707449	0.292551	4.9 (37,787 évaluations) \| 340 000 étudiants inscrits Cours 4 de 5 dans Deep Learning Spécialisation This course will teach you how to build convolutional neural networks and apply it to image data. Thanks to deep learning, computer vision is working far better than just two years ago, and this is enabling numerous exciting applications ranging from safe autonomous driving, to accurate face recognition, to automatic reading of radiology images. You will: - Understand how to build a convolutional neural network, including recent variations such as residual networks. - Know how to apply convolutional networks to visual detection and recognition tasks. - Know to use neural style transfer to generate art. - Be able to apply these algorithms to a variety of image, video, and other 2D or 3D data. This is the fourth course of the Deep Learning Specialization. Compétences que vous apprendrez Facial Recognition System, Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network 4.9 (37,787 évaluations) This is very intensive and wonderful course on CNN. No other course in the MOOC world can be compared to this course's capability of simplifying complex concepts and visualizing them to get intuition. Great course. Easy to understand and with very synthetized information on the most relevant topics, even though some videos repeat information due to wrong edition, everything is still understandable. Foundations of Convolutional Neural Networks Learn to implement the foundational layers of CNNs (pooling, convolutions) and to stack them properly in a deep network to solve multi-class image classification problems. Computer Vision5:43 Edge Detection Example11:30 More Edge Detection7:57 Padding9:49 Strided Convolutions9:01 Convolutions Over Volume10:44 One Layer of a Convolutional Network16:10 Simple Convolutional Network Example8:31 Pooling Layers10:25 CNN Example12:36 Why Convolutions?9:40 Kian Katanforoosh Teaching Assistant - Younes Bensouda Mourri Mathematical & Computational Sciences, Stanford University, deeplearning.ai Choisissez une langueAllemandAnglaisArabeChinois (simplifié)Chinois (traditionnel)CoréenEspagnolFrançaisItalienJaponaisPortugais (européen)RusseTurcVietnamien Welcome to this course on Convolutional Networks. Computer vision is one of the areas that's been advancing rapidly thanks to deep learning. Deep learning computer vision is now helping self-driving cars figure out where the other cars and pedestrians around so as to avoid them. Is making face recognition work much better than ever before, so that perhaps some of you will soon, or perhaps already, be able to unlock a phone, unlock even a door using just your face. And if you look on your cell phone, I bet you have many apps that show you pictures of food, or pictures of a hotel, or just fun pictures of scenery. And some of the companies that build those apps are using deep learning to help show you the most attractive, the most beautiful, or the most relevant pictures. And I think deep learning is even enabling new types of art to be created. So, I think the two reasons I'm excited about deep learning for computer vision and why I think you might be too. First, rapid advances in computer vision are enabling brand new applications to view, though they just were impossible a few years ago. And by learning these tools, perhaps you will be able to invent some of these new products and applications. Second, even if you don't end up building computer vision systems per se, I found that because the computer vision research community has been so creative and so inventive in coming up with new neural network architectures and algorithms, is actually inspire that creates a lot cross-fertilization into other areas as well. For example, when I was working on speech recognition, I sometimes actually took inspiration from ideas from computer vision and borrowed them into the speech literature. So, even if you don't end up working on computer vision, I hope that you find some of the ideas you learn about in this course hopeful for some of your algorithms and your architectures. So with that, let's get started. Here are some examples of computer vision problems we'll study in this course. You've already seen image classifications, sometimes also called image recognition, where you might take as input say a 64 by 64 image and try to figure out, is that a cat? Another example of the computer vision problem is object detection. So, if you're building a self-driving car, maybe you don't just need to figure out that there are other cars in this image. But instead, you need to figure out the position of the other cars in this picture, so that your car can avoid them. In object detection, usually, we have to not just figure out that these other objects say cars and picture, but also draw boxes around them. We have some other way of recognizing where in the picture are these objects. And notice also, in this example, that they can be multiple cars in the same picture, or at least every one of them within a certain distance of your car. Here's another example, maybe a more fun one is neural style transfer. Let's say you have a picture, and you want this picture repainted in a different style. So neural style transfer, you have a content image, and you have a style image. The image on the right is actually a Picasso. And you can have a neural network put them together to repaint the content image (that is the image on the left), but in the style of the image on the right, and you end up with the image at the bottom. So, algorithms like these are enabling new types of artwork to be created. And in this course, you'll learn how to do this yourself as well. One of the challenges of computer vision problems is that the inputs can get really big. For example, in previous courses, you've worked with 64 by 64 images. And so that's 64 by 64 by 3 because there are three color channels. And if you multiply that out, that's 12288. So x the input features has dimension 12288. And that's not too bad. But 64 by 64 is actually a very small image. If you work with larger images, maybe this is a 1000 pixel by 1000 pixel image, and that's actually just one megapixel. But the dimension of the input features will be 1000 by 1000 by 3, because you have three RGB channels, and that's three million. If you are viewing this on a smaller screen, this might not be apparent, but this is actually a low res 64 by 64 image, and this is a higher res 1000 by 1000 image. But if you have three million input features, then this means that X here will be three million dimensional. And so, if in the first hidden layer maybe you have just a 1000 hidden units, then the total number of weights that is the matrix W1, if you use a standard or fully connected network like we have in courses one or two. This matrix will be a 1000 by 3 million dimensional matrix. Because X is now R by three million. 3m. I'm using to denote three million. And this means that this matrix here will have three billion parameters which is just very, very large. And with that many parameters, it's difficult to get enough data to prevent a neural network from overfitting. And also, the computational requirements and the memory requirements to train a neural network with three billion parameters is just a bit infeasible. But for computer vision applications, you don't want to be stuck using only tiny little images. You want to use large images. To do that, you need to better implement the convolution operation, which is one of the fundamental building blocks of convolutional neural networks. Let's see what this means, and how you can implement this, in the next video. And we'll illustrate convolutions, using the example of Edge Detection.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line755
__label__wiki	0.64004	0.64004	Home / HIMAL BOOKS / English Books / Breaking Views: Engaging Art in Post-Earthquake Nepal (Paperback) Breaking Views: Engaging Art in Post-Earthquake Nepal (Paperback) Breaking Views: Engaging Art in Post-Earthquake Nepal (Hardback)Pasupatiksetra SKU: HBE 65 Categories: English Books, HIMAL BOOKS, SOCIAL SCIENCE BAHA Breaking Views: Engaging Art in Post-Earthquake Nepal Christiane Brosius & Sanjeev Maharjan 2017, pp. 148 (colour plates) ISBN 978 9937 597 37 1 (paperback) How do artists look at their lifeworld after a catastrophe such as the earthquake in Nepal 2015? What does art mean in this context, what can it ‘do’? This book is a collaborative effort responding to these and other questions. It brings together the expertise of artists and curators, an art historian and an anthropologist, to offer a set of perspectives that reflect friction, fragility and precarity as much as perseverance and resilient strongholds. Centre-stage of the book are the photographs, interviews and an installation of artist Sanjeev Maharjan. They are discussed as a careful reflection of those weeks and months after the earthquake hit, but beyond that also invite us to address the broader context of art’s role in society, and of an urbanising world in flux. Lastly, the different views in this book also facilitate the ‘breaking’ of dominant narratives of catastrophe that often overshadow individual experiences by means of heightened sensationalism. Christiane Brosius is professor of Visual and Media Anthropology at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies. With an academic background in Cultural and Social Anthropology, Art History and Art Education, her focus is on art, media and visual popular cultures in South Asia (mainly Nepal and India) and processes of urbanisation. Publications range from “India’s Middle Class. New Forms of Urban Leisure, Consumption and Prosperity” (2010 Routledge, New Delhi, reprint 2014) to “Empowering Visions. A Study on Videos and the Politics of Cultural Nationalism in India” (London: Anthem Press 2005) and, more recently to the emotional ecologies of Valentine’s Day in India. Research projects cover interdisciplinary approaches to studying single women in Delhi and Shanghai, Active Ageing in South Asia and the field of art production and urbanisation in India and Nepal. Brosius is also co-founder of Tasveer Ghar/House of Pictures: A Digital Network of South Asian Popular Visual Culture. Sanjeev Maharjan is a visual artist and art educator based in Kathmandu. He received his MFA from Tribhuvan University and a BFA in 2009 from Kathmandu University. Maharjan participated in numerous international and national exhibitions, art festivals, residencies and workshops in The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, India, Bangladesh and in Nepal. He participated in the: Kathmandu Triennale (The City, 2017); India Art Fair (Nepal Art Council Booth, 2017); Coup De Ville Triennale of Contemporary Art, Saint Niklaas, Belgium (2016); ‘”Parallel Realities”: Nepali artists between tradition and globalization’ at the Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus, Denmark (2016), the Kathmandu International Art Festivals (2009, 2012), Photo Kathmandu Photo/Jazz residency curated by Philippe Van Cauteren (2015); Abhisaran-Vijayanagar Residency curated by Amit Jain (2014), “Flooting Peers”, Chittagong, Bangladesh (2013) and the Kathmandu Contemporary Art Center Residency (KCAC, 2010). Solo exhibitions wwere “Portraits from The Shadow” at Siddhartha Art Gallery (2009) and “Repeating Bodies” at KCAC (2010). He is a co-founder of Drawing Room KTM, an artist-run studio and learning space and of Srijanalaya, a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to alternative forms of art education in Nepal. Be the first to review “Breaking Views: Engaging Art in Post-Earthquake Nepal (Paperback)” Cancel reply Maobadi THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BASIS FOR STATE-RESTRUCTURING IN NEPAL IMAP Reader: A Collection of Essays on Art and Theatre in Kathmandu $22.00 Ramaila Balkabita $9.00 Masculinity and Mimicry: Ranas and Gurkhas $8.00 Pasupatiksetra $26.00 Fired Earth: Bricks, Kilns and Workers in Kathmandu Valley $29.00	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line761
__label__wiki	0.807483	0.807483	HVA Review HVA Committee Hayes Resources Hayes Gallery Hayes History Promoting your organisation or event Volunteers List Contact HKVA HKVA Business Hayes (Kent) Village Association For Our Community Hayes Kent Village Association Hayes Life Views wanted on proposed Bromley boundary changes The political map of Bromley is being redrawn and the Boundary Commission wants the public’s opinion on the plans. It has started a 10-week public consultation on the recommendations put forward. Anyone who wants to voice their thoughts have until January 6. The consultation is open to anyone who wants to have their say on new council wards, ward boundaries and ward names across Bromley. The independent Local Government Boundary Commission has drafted the recommendations. These propose Bromley should have 58 councillors in future: this is two fewer than now. The commission also outlines how those councillors should represent 15 three-councillor wards, six two-councillor wards and one one-councillor ward across the council. Commission chairman Professor Colin Mellors said: “We are publishing proposals for a new pattern of wards across Bromley and we are keen to hear what local people think of the recommendations. “Over the 10 weeks, we are asking local people to tell us if they agree with the proposals or if not, how they can be improved. “Our review aims to deliver electoral equality for local voters. This means that each councillor represents a similar number of people, so that everyone’s vote in council elections is worth roughly the same, regardless of where you live. “We also want to ensure that our proposals reflect the interests and identities of local communities across Bromley and that the pattern of wards can help the council deliver effective local government for local people. “We will consider all the submissions we receive, whoever they are from and whether your evidence applies to the whole borough or just a part of it”. He said the commission wants to hear as much evidence as possible to develop final recommendations for Bromley. Anyone wanting to make such a submission can do so by writing to The Review Officer (Bromley), Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. Or email reviews@lgbce.org.uk The full recommendations and detailed interactive maps are available on the commission’s website at consultation.lgbce.org.uk and www.lgbce.org.uk. Hard copies of the commission’s report and maps are at council buildings. Every stroke raised £3,000 cash for The Royal National Lifeboat Institution charity Bromley GPs announce new blood test service at Beckenham’s Eden Park Surgery Local Notices Select an online Review from the list below. HVA Newsletter About Hayes Hayes (Kent) is a lovely village in the London Borough of Bromley, located in the North-West corner of Kent. It is within easy reach of London with direct trains to London Bridge, Cannon Street and London Charing Cross Stations. It offers frequent and reliable bus connections to Bromley, Croydon, Orpington, Biggin Hill and Westerham.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line764
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__label__wiki	0.761119	0.761119	October surprise: Meg Whitman’s former maid admits she’s an illegal alien AllahpunditPosted at 4:17 pm on September 29, 2010 I’m surprised Gloria Allred didn’t wait two days to hold the press conference so that it’d be a true October surprise. Well played, Democrats. Very well played. Nicky Diaz, the household worker who alleges she was fired by Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for California governor, after telling her that she was undocumented has recounted her version of what happened when she asked Whitman and her husband for help in June 2009: “I told her I don’t have papers to work here and need her help,” the worker said at a press conference in attorney Gloria Allred’s office. Whitman’s husband “was very angry and said, ‘I told you, I told you she was going to bring us problems.’ Ms. Whitman turned to him and said, ‘Calm down, calm down.’ ” She said Whitman’s husband “yelled” at her. “I was crying for fear and intimidation. With a face full of tears, I told them, ‘I believe in people. And I believe people deserve a chance. I also told them I don’t wish them any harm. I just wanted their help… She said Whitman later left her a voicemail telling her she talked to her lawyer. “She said, ‘I cannot help you. And don’t say anything to my children. I will tell them you already have a new job … and from now on you don’t know me, and I don’t know you. You have never seen me, and I have never seen you. Do you understand me?’ “ Diaz had worked for the Whitmans for nine years when all of this allegedly went down. Curiously, the voicemail she claims she received apparently wasn’t played at the presser; on the contrary, the only hard evidence Allred offered was a mysterious “document” that’ll supposedly support their allegations but which they won’t reveal until they’ve heard Whitman’s response to the charges. Hmmmmm. As for that response, it’s simple: Whitman says she didn’t know Diaz was here illegally and gave TMZ a copy of Diaz’s job application to prove it. The question “Can you legally accept employment?” is answered “yes” on page one, and government documents — including a Social Security card, a California driver’s license, an IRA W-4, and an INS verification form — are provided on pages 12-14. Good enough? Maybe not. Allred claims that Whitman did know of Diaz’s true status notwithstanding the job application, citing letters Whitman allegedly received from the Social Security Administration raising issues about Diaz’s identity. I’m sure there are plenty of people who hire illegals and happily look the other way at documents they suspect are falsified, but if that’s true in Whitman’s case, riddle me this: Why, oh why, would a woman who was planning to launch the most expensive self-funded campaign in history have waited until June 2009 to rid herself of a political liability? Whitman’s obviously had political aspirations for years; she donated more than $225,000 to Republicans since 2000 and was part of Romney’s finance team during his presidential campaign before joining McCain’s team as national campaign co-chair. Clearly she’s been inching towards a run for office since at least 2008 — in which case, what exactly was the thought process here? “Okay, let’s spend in excess of $120 million on the California gubernatorial race but … let’s not pink-slip my illegal immigrant maid, who could singlehandedly destroy my bid?” Seriously? Makes no sense to me, which makes me think Whitman really did believe that Diaz was here legally. But then, whether it makes sense is beside the point. The point is to simply level the accusation and make Whitman squirm. Like I say, well played, Democrats. For your viewing pleasure, here’s another moderate Republican extolling the virtues of illegal immigrant labor. See, Californians? All the cool kids are doing it! Update: The boss emeritus notes that Whitman allegedly received a “red-flag no-match” letter about Diaz from Social Security as early as 2003 or 2005. If that’s true, why on earth didn’t Whitman at least investigate Diaz’s legal status at the time? How could she gamble $120 mil on a campaign knowing that this political time bomb was set to go off? Tags: California Democrats entitlements Mitt Romney Republicans Social Security The Trump impeachment is deeply flawed, but he deserves conviction So it sort of looks like the MyPillow guy might be trying to get Trump to stage one last coup attempt	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line774
__label__wiki	0.697929	0.697929	John Kerry, just thinking out loud: I can’t rule out boots on the ground if Syria implodes AllahpunditPosted at 4:44 pm on September 3, 2013 By “implodes,” he means a situation where Assad loses control of his WMD and we need to go in and grab them before some fanatic native outfit grabs them first. Which is funny because, right offhand, I can’t think of anything that’s more likely to increase the risk of that happening than bombing the hell out of Syrian military units who are in charge of those weapons. I think we’re about done here, guys. The administration has “no desire” to do that, Kerry said. But “In the event Syria imploded for instance or in the event there was a threat of a chemical weapons cache falling into the hands of al-Nusra or someone else and it was clearly in the interest of our allies — all of us, the British, the French, and others,” Kerry said, “I don’t want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to the President of the United States to secure our country.” Or, to put it more bluntly: Kerry is saying we'd put boots on the ground in #Syria if we do the same thing we did in #Libya and get the same result. #wmd @AceofSpadesHQ — Chip (@cyamas) September 3, 2013 When Bob Corker asked him to flesh out the scope of intervention he had in mind in the “implosion” scenario, Kerry retreated by saying — no joke — that he’d just been “thinking out loud” during his earlier answer. So that’s where we’re at in this first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce version of anti-Baathist intervention: With members of the cabinet confused as to whether to call the war a “war”; with the president deciding reluctantly to ask Congress for authority but making no promises to abide by their decision if they say no; with America’s most famously liberal cable network beating the drums for intervention; and with the guy who ran as the left’s anti-war champion in 2004 accusing intervention skeptics of “armchair isolationism” and, willingly or not, of enabling Iran. The fact that Waffles, of all people, has ended up in the Colin Powell role of war salesman here is so ironic that the whole thing seems a touch surreal to me, like a “Twilight Zone” twist to repay all the liberals who posed as anti-war circa 2004 but who were really just anti-Bush and anti-GOP. All we need now is Joe Wilson making the case for intervention on the Sunday shows and we’ll be set. Tags: assad boots chemical ground kerry Obama Syria weapons wmd	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line775
__label__wiki	0.822676	0.822676	For some, working from home can cause ‘loneliness, isolation and depressive symptoms’ By Meghan Collie Global News Posted May 17, 2020 6:00 am Updated May 17, 2020 6:01 am 3:52 How to avoid burnout while working from home WATCH: How to avoid burnout while working from home – May 16, 2020 Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Canada in mid-March, millions of people have been working from home in lieu of going into the office each day. And for some, the benefits are plenty. “It can help (employees) be more productive and less distracted,” said Megan Walsh, a management professor at the University of Saskatchewan. However, working from home is not for everyone, and experts say there are potential negative side effects to consider. READ MORE: Canadians think they’ll continue working from home when pandemic ends, poll finds “Feelings of loneliness, isolation and depressive symptoms” are top concerns for Walsh. Working from home during a pandemic is vastly different than usual, and it’s important for both employers and employees to remember that. “The context of working from home during COVID-19 is unique in that many workplaces had to transition to work from home quickly (and) unexpectedly, and child care options for many are limited,” she said. 3:23 Knowing your rights before your return to work Knowing your rights before your return to work – May 7, 2020 “In addition, many recovery opportunities, such as social events, are now limited, which could exacerbate some of the negative outcomes.” Even after some social restrictions lift,employees may still feel overwhelmed and isolated while working from home, said Eddy Ng, professor of management at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. Ng said even outside of our current situation, people who work from home can have troubles separating and balancing their work and personal lives. “Employees who don’t feel well (even slightly) often take a day off, but are less likely to do so when they work from home,” he added. Longer hours Working at home begins to fail when individuals forgo breaks. In fact, not sticking to a schedule can have major implications for both productivity and mental and physical health. “When it comes to work breaks, it can be tempting to either not take breaks at all, or to try to ‘prove’ your productivity by doing things like answering emails while eating your lunch,” Walsh said. “It’s important to schedule breaks in your workday and to make them as much of a ‘real break’ as possible.” READ MORE: Most Canadians lose 2 hours of work per day because they can’t focus, survey finds For example, Walsh recommends eating your lunch away from your computer. Consider calling a family member or taking a walk outside to “really disconnect” from work during the dedicated break time. Not everyone’s schedule will look the same, but it’s important to do what feels right for you. “This could be the traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. structure, (or) it could be working a little in the evening to make up for child care duties during the day,” Walsh said. “It’s really about… being as easy on yourself as possible.” When an employee is working without structure, it can take a toll on both their mental and physical health. “It can predict stress, depressive symptoms, social isolation and a blurring of boundaries between work and family time,” Walsh said. “In addition, (it) can increase presenteeism, which is when workers ‘show up’ for work when they should be resting ⁠— like when they’re sick.” READ MORE: ‘I’ll be silently judged’ — Why millennial women ‘age up’ to be taken seriously at work Working from home can also wreak havoc on your physical health, especially if you don’t have a home office. “Working from home can predict musculoskeletal problems in the neck, shoulders and arms ⁠— usually from working on a computer without a proper ergonomic setup, or from not taking as many breaks as they would in the office,” Walsh said. Create boundaries To offset these negative side effects, employers need to set boundaries for employees working remotely, Ng said. This means setting clear work hours and making sure people don’t work outside of those hours, unless in extenuating circumstances. Instead of large group video calls, which are “impersonal and less effective,” Ng recommends setting up a buddy system, where two to three employees check in regularly with one another. READ MORE: 'It feels like failure' — Why Canadian workplaces should offer stress leave Walsh says communication is a key predictor of success in remote work. “Having regular online meetings and checking in with employees can help in communicating effectively and can make employees feel supported,” Walsh said. Role modelling from leaders is another predictor of employee productivity and satisfaction when working remotely. 3:30 The Future of Work: Remote working and working from Home The Future of Work: Remote working and working from Home – Apr 13, 2020 “Employers should think about their own behaviour and ensure they are role modelling practices that can help employees, such as healthy work scheduling,” Walsh said. “For example, if you’re sending employees emails late at night, this can be stressful and make employees feel that they should be doing the same.” To prevent the virus from spreading, experts recommend frequent handwashing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as much as possible and maintaining a distance of two metres from other people if you go out. 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__label__cc	0.557379	0.442621	How about a week without American culture? Posted: January 29, 2017 \| Author: Ian Pace \| Filed under: Art, Culture, Film, Literature, media, Music - General, New Music, Politics \| Tags: Abbas Kiarostami, Afrisa, arvo pärt, Basil Bunting, Bent, Bent Sørensen, Charles Reznikoff, Charlotte Moorman, David Lynch, donald trump, Dušan Makavejev, Dziga Vertov, Family Guy, Franco Evangelisti, Gavin Bryars, Harry Smith, Henning Christiansen, henri pousseur, Hugh Masekela, illiam Carlos Williams, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, john cage, John Cassavetes, karel goeyvaerts, Kenneth Anger, kevin volans, King Sunny Ade, Lorine Niedecker, Louis Andriessen, michael nyman, Minimalism, morton feldman, Nagisa Oshima, Nam June Paik, Prince Nico Mbarga, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, René Clair, Sam Fuller, Sidney Lumet, South Park, theresa may, Yuji Takahashi, Zhang Yimou \| 10 Comments The worst fears of many about a Trump presidency are coming to fruition, especially with the implementation of the federal orders banning entry to anyone from born in one of seven Muslim countries (though not the worst, like Saudi Arabia or some of the Gulf states, with strong business links), or who holds dual nationality. Not to mention the ongoing plans for the Mexican Wall. And Britain’s excuse for a Prime Minister has offered Trump a full state visit, before tootling off to sign a lucrative arms deal with another dictator, President Erdoğan of Turkey. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world….. But getting angry may not achieve anything, least of all convince the millions of Americans who strongly support Trump’s actions, and previously have shown ferocious support for capital punishment, horrendous rates of incarceration of those convicted of petty offences, an insane gun culture which causes annually over 10 000 more deaths of Americans (at the hands of other Americans) than any other cause, use of gas-guzzling cars for small journeys and contempt for the very idea of climate change, not to mention neo-imperial military action against many other countries who are not necessarily compliant towards the US. The issue is, to me, why we continue to legitimise a tacit view which assumes that the United States stands at the centre of the world, but only economically and militarily (both of which might be able to be shown with some degree of objectivity), but in cultural and intellectual terms too? With this in mind, I have a proposal, which I will implement in a hard-line form for the duration of February, and recommend to others in milder manifestations. How about, first of all, going a week without partaking of any culture produced in the US? I do not want to limit this in terms of ethnicity, allegiance, ideology, and so on, simply down to where it was produced, as far as this can be ascertained fairly. So, just put on hold for now, any novel, poem or play from an American writer, any music produced by American musicians, any American visual art, any American films or TV, and so on. Then see how many times this becomes an issue, and this may give some indication of the extent to which your cultural habits are dominated by US culture. Try and make a point of seeking out something from elsewhere instead. For example: If you were going to watch South Park or Family Guy, how about looking into some comedy and animation from elsewhere? There has been loads of such work from Eastern Europe over an extended period – this blog should give some pointers. If you were going to listen to any African-American popular music, how about trying something from one of the 54 countries in Africa instead (or by African diaspora communities in countries other than the USA)? Try some of the work of Afrisa, or Prince Nico Mbarga, Hugh Masekela or King Sunny Ade, just to take a few of the most obvious examples? If planning to listen to American minimalist music, how about trying some non-American alternatives? For example, the work of Louis Andriessen, Michael Nyman, Kevin Volans, Gavin Bryars, Arvo Pärt, Karel Goeyvaerts or others? Some might dispute the use of the term ‘minimalist’ for some of these, but assertions of unity amongst even the classic American ‘minimalists’ look less and less tenable all the time. Nyman himself just today pointed out to me that when he coined the term ‘minimal music’, it was when reviewing a performance at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1968 of Springen by Danish composer Henning Christiansen, played by Charlotte Moorman (US) and Nam June Paik (Korea, moved to US in mid-30s). If planning to watch an American film, think of the many other countries with such important film industries as well, and how about watching an Italian, Russian, Iranian, Chinese, Nigerian or Argentinian film instead? From these and many many other countries, there is a vast amount to see, of all types. Just avoid the easy option of watching one of the usual blockbusters, and seek out something different. Post-1945 American art is endlessly celebrated and anthologised – why not check out what was being produced in France, Sweden, Italy, Japan, during the same period? And so on and so forth. I intend to do this for the whole of February, but my suggestion to others is this – try doing it for a week, and then the following week, limit US culture to no more than a third of what you watch/read/listen to/etc (which is still a huge percentage), and stick to that for the rest of the month. Do this for the sake of diversity and to challenge the notion that the country which now has Trump as President, and refuses entry to millions of people of Muslim origin, should continue to exert cultural hegemony as well. This is not kneejerk anti-Americanism – I have in my office at work hefty volumes of poetry of William Carlos Williams, Lorine Niedecker and Charles Reznikoff which I had hoped to get round to soon, but they can wait. Instead, I will have a read of the new volume of the poetry of Basil Bunting which I received recently. I will have some works of John Cage and Morton Feldman to practice in advance of a concert in Oxford in early March, but as far as listening more widely to these, I have spent vast amounts of time before – I would sooner spend more on Franco Evangelisti or Henri Pousseur or Bent Sørensen or Yuji Takahashi. And lots and lots of recordings of Sardinian, Iraqi and Japanese traditional musics on which I’d like to spend more time. And films I have and have been meaning to watch from Dziga Vertov, René Clair, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Dušan Makavejev, Zhang Yimou, Abbas Kiarostami, Nagisa Oshima. And many others which are lighter fare. Sam Fuller, David Lynch, Harry Smith, Kenneth Anger, Sidney Lumet and John Cassavetes can wait, great though they all are. An further, an invitation: do leave a comment here with recommendations, of any period, genre or whatever, of any type of books, plays, films, music, art, etc., from all the other countries in the world. Imagine, as John Cage said, that the US is just one country in the world, no more, no less. None of this will stop Trump, for sure, nor is it a substitute for pressing political action. But just perhaps, if a great many made a conscious effort in this respect, the hegemonic power of the United States in general upon people’s minds might be diminished and become more proportionate to its undoubted cultural achievements. Bright Futures, Dark Pasts: Michael Finnissy at 70 – Jan 19/20, Conference/Concerts at City University Posted: January 13, 2017 \| Author: Ian Pace \| Filed under: Art, Culture, Film, History, Literature, media, Music - General, Musicology, New Music, Politics, Theatre \| Tags: aaron einbond, alexander benham, alexander lingas, andrew toovey, ben smith, bernice chitiul, chris newman, christopher fox, christopher redgate, city university of london, claudia molitor, gregory woods, howard skempton, ian pace, jonathan powell, larry goves, lauren redhead, laurence crane, maarten beirens, marcel duchamp, matthew lee knowles, max ernst, michael finnissy, morgan hayes, nancy ruffer, Patrícia Sucena de Almeida, roddy hawkins, roger redgate, the history of photography in sound, tom wilson \| 1 Comment Click here to book tickets for the conference and/or the concerts. On Thursday January 19th and Friday January 20th, 2017, City, University of London is hosting a conference entitled Bright Futures, Dark Pasts: Michael Finnissy at 70. This will feature a range of scholarly papers on a variety of aspects of Finnissy’s work – including his use of musical objets trouvés, engagement with folk music, sexuality, the influence of cinema, relationship to other contemporary composers, issues of marginality, and his work in performance. There will be three concerts, featuring his complete works for two pianos and piano duet, played by the composer, Ian Pace, and Ben Smith; a range of solo, chamber and ensemble works; and a complete performance (from 14:00-21:00 on Friday 20th) of his epic piano cycle The History of Photography in Sound by Ian Pace. The concerts include the world premieres of Finnissy’s Zortziko (2009) for piano duet and Kleine Fjeldmelodie (2016-17) for solo piano, the UK premiere of Duet (1971-2013) and London premieres of Fem ukarakteristisek marsjer med tre tilføyde trioer (2008-9) for piano duet, Derde symfonische etude (2013) for two pianos, his voice/was then/here waiting (1996) for two pianos, and Eighteenth-Century Novels: Fanny Hill (2006) for two pianos. There will also be a rare chance to hear Finnissy’s Sardinian-inspired Anninnia (1981-2) for voice and piano, for the first time in several decades. Keynote speakers will be Roddy Hawkins (University of Manchester), Gregory Woods (Nottingham Trent University, author of Homintern) and Ian Pace (City, University of London). The composer will be present for the whole event, and will perform and be interviewed by Christopher Fox (Brunel University) on his work and the History in particular. The composer and photographer Patrícia Sucena de Almeida, who studied with Finnissy between 2000 and 2004, has created a photographic work, continuum simulacrum (2016-17) inspired by The History of Photography in Sound and particularly Chapter 6 (Seventeen Immortal Homosexual Poets). The series will be shown on screens in the department and samples of a book version will be available. Patrícia Sucena de Almeida, from continuum simulacrum (2016-17). The full programme can be viewed below. This conference also brings to a close Ian Pace’s eleven-concert series of the complete piano works of Finnissy. A separate blog post will follow on The History of Photography in Sound. All events take place at the Department of Music, College Building, City, University of London, St John Street, London EC1V 4PB. 09:00-09:30 Room AG09. Registration and TEA/COFFEE. 09:30-10:00 Performance Space. Introduction and tribute to Michael Finnissy by Ian Pace and Miguel Mera (Head of Department of Music, City, University of London). 10:00-12:00 Room AG09. Chair: Aaron Einbond. Larry Goves (Royal Northern College of Music), ‘Michael Finnissy & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: the composer as anthropologist’. Maarten Beirens (Amsterdam University), ‘Questioning the foreign and the familiar: Interpreting Michael Finnissy’s use of traditional and non-Western sources’ Lauren Redhead (Canterbury Christ Church University), ‘The Medium is Now the Material: The “Folklore” of Chris Newman and Michael Finnissy’. Followed by a roundtable discussion between the three speakers and composer and Finnissy student Claudia Molitor (City, University of London), chaired by Aaron Einbond. 12:00-13:00 Foyer, Performance Space. 13:10–14:15 Performance Space. Concert 1: Michael Finnissy: The Piano Music (10). Michael Finnissy, Ian Pace and Ben Smith play Finnissy’s works for two pianos or four hands. Michael Finnissy, Wild Flowers (1974) (IP/MF) Michael Finnissy, Fem ukarakteristisek marsjer med tre tilføyde trioer (2008-9) (BS/IP) (London premiere) Michael Finnissy, Derde symfonische etude (2013) (BS/IP) (London premiere) Michael Finnissy, Deux jeunes se promènent à travers le ciel 1920 (2008) (IP/BS) Michael Finnissy, his voice/was then/here waiting (1996) (IP/MF) (UK premiere) Michael Finnissy, Eighteenth-Century Novels: Fanny Hill (2006) (IP/MF) (London premiere) Max Ernst, Deux jeunes se promènent à travers le ciel (1920) 14:30-15:30 Room AG09. Chair: Lauren Redhead (Canterbury Christ Church University).Keynote: Roddy Hawkins (University of Manchester): ‘Articulating, Dwelling, Travelling: Michael Finnissy and Marginality’. TEA/COFFEE. 16:00-17:00 Room AG09. Chair: Roddy Hawkins (University of Manchester). Keynote: Ian Pace (City, University of London): ‘Michael Finnissy between Jean-Luc Godard and Dennis Potter: appropriation of techniques from cinema and TV’ 17:00-18:00 Room AG09. Chair: Christopher Fox (Brunel University). Roundtable on performing the music of Michael Finnissy. Participants: Neil Heyde (cellist), Ian Pace (pianist), Jonathan Powell (pianist), Christopher Redgate (oboist), Roger Redgate (conductor, violinist), Nancy Ruffer (flautist). 19:00 Performance Space. Concert 2: City University Experimental Ensemble (CUEE), directed Tullis Rennie. Christopher Redgate, oboe/oboe d’amore; Nancy Ruffer, flutes; Bernice Chitiul, voice; Alexander Benham, piano; Michael Finnissy, piano; Ian Pace, piano; Ben Smith; piano. Michael Finnissy, Yso (2007) (CUEE) Michael Finnissy, Stille Thränen (2009) (Ian Pace, Ben Smith) Michael Finnissy, Runnin’ Wild (1978) (Christopher Redgate) Michael Finnissy, Anninnia (1981-82) (Bernice Chitiul, Ian Pace) Michael Finnissy, Ulpirra (1982-83) (Nancy Ruffer) Michael Finnissy, Pavasiya (1979) (Christopher Redgate) ‘Mini-Cabaret’: Michael Finnissy, piano Chris Newman, AS YOU LIKE IT (1981) Michael Finnissy, Kleine Fjeldmelodie (2016-17) (World première) Andrew Toovey, Where are we in the world? (2014) Laurence Crane, 20th CENTURY MUSIC (1999) Matthew Lee Knowles, 6th Piece for Laurence Crane (2006) Morgan Hayes, Flaking Yellow Stucco (1995-6) Tom Wilson, UNTIL YOU KNOW (2017) (World première) Howard Skempton, after-image 3 (1990) Michael Finnissy, Zortziko (2009) (Ian Pace, Ben Smith) (World première) Michael Finnissy, Duet (1971-2013) (Ben Smith, Ian Pace) (UK première) Michael Finnissy, ‘They’re writing songs of love, but not for me’, from Gershwin Arrangements (1975-88) (Alexander Benham) Michael Finnissy, APRÈS-MIDI DADA (2006) (CUEE) Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912). 21:30 Location to be confirmed Friday January 20th, 2017 Christopher Fox in conversation with Michael Finnissy on The History of Photography in Sound. 11:30-12:30 Room AG21. Chair: Alexander Lingas (City, University of London). Keynote: Gregory Woods (Nottingham Trent University): ‘My “personal themes”?!’: Finnissy’s Seventeen Homosexual Poets and the Material World’. Concert 3: Michael Finnissy: The Piano Music (11): The History of Photography in Sound (1995-2002). Ian Pace, piano 14:00 Chapters 1, 2: Le démon de l’analogie; Le réveil de l’intraitable realité. 15:00 INTERVAL 15:15 Chapters 3, 4: North American Spirituals; My parents’ generation thought War meant something 16:35 Chapters 5, 6, 7: Alkan-Paganini; Seventeen Immortal Homosexual Poets; Eadweard Muybridge-Edvard Munch 17:50 INTERVAL (wine served) 18:10 Chapter 8: Kapitalistische Realisme (mit Sizilianische Männerakte und Bachsche Nachdichtungen) 19:35 Chapters 9, 10, 11: Wachtend op de volgende uitbarsting van repressie en censuur; Unsere Afrikareise; Etched Bright with Sunlight. What characterizes the so-called advanced societies is that they today consume images and no longer, like those of the past, beliefs; they are therefore more liberal, less fanatical, but also more ‘false’ (less ‘authentic’) – something we translate, in ordinary consciousness, by the avowal of an impression of nauseated boredom, as if the universalized image were producing a world that is without difference (indifferent), from which can rise, here and there, only the cry of anarchisms, marginalisms, and individualisms: let us abolish the images, let us save immediate Desire (desire without mediation). Mad or tame? Photography can be one or the other: tame if its realism remains relative, tempered by aesthetic or empirical habits (to leaf through a magazine at the hairdresser’s, the dentist’s); mad if this realism is absolute and, so to speak, original, obliging the loving and terrified consciousness to return to the very letter of Time: a strictly revulsive movement which reverses the course of the thing, and which I shall call, in conclusion, the photographic ecstasy. Such are the two ways of the Photography. The choice is mine: to subject its spectacle to the civilized code of perfect illusions, or to confront in it the wakening of intractable reality. Ce qui caractérise les sociétés dites avancées, c’est que ces sociétés consomment aujourd’hui des images, et non plus, comme celles d’autrefois, des croyances; elles sont donc plus libérales, moins fanataiques, mais aussi plus «fausses» (moins «authentiques») – chose que nous traduisons, dans la conscience courante, par l’aveu d’une impression d’ennui nauséeux, comme si l’image, s’universalisant, produisait un monde sans differences (indifferent), d’où ne peut alors surgir ici et là que le cri des anarchismes, marginalismes et individualismes : abolissons les images, sauvons le Désir immédiat (sans mediation). Folle ou sage? La Photographie peut être l’un ou l’autre : sage si son réalisme reste relative, tempére par des habitudes esthétiques ou empiriques (feuilleter une revue chez le coiffeur, le dentist); folle, si ce réalisme est absolu, et, si l’on peut dire, original, faisant revenir à la conscience amoureuse et effrayée la letter même du Temps : movement proprement révulsif, qui retourne le cours de la chose, et que l’appellerai pour finir l’extase photographique. Telles sont les deux voies de la Photographie. A moi de choisir, de soumettre son spectacle au code civilise des illusions parfaits, ou d’affronter en elle le réveil de l’intraitable réalité. Roland Barthes, Le chambre claire/Camera Lucida. Eadweard Muybridge – A. Throwing a Disk, B: Ascending a Step, C: Walking from Animal Locomotion (1885-1887).	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line785
__label__wiki	0.772624	0.772624	CRISIS in Six Scenes: Miley Cyrus Is Not A Woody Allen Fan EntertainmentAaron Fernandes - September 3, 2018 0 Blac Chyna Goes Clubbing in London With British Boyfriend 30-year-old reality star BLAC CHYNA was spotted out and about with a mystery man in London, ENGLAND! Chyna, while wearing... EntertainmentAaron Fernandes - December 15, 2018 0 Leah Remini Claims Scientologists RUN AWAY From Her! 48-year-old 'Second Act' star and former Scientologist Leah Remini claims that members of the Church of Scientology RUN AWAY... Ariana Grande & John Legend Duet For Final ‘Beauty & The Beast’ Trailer Ariana Grande and John Legend duet for 'Beauty & The Beast' is previewed in the final trailer for Disney's... FashionAaron Fernandes - September 16, 2019 0 Naomi Campbell Wears a TRANSPARENT DRESS to Charity Event 49-year-old legendary supermodel Naomi Campbell turned lots of heads at her 'Fashion For Relief' charity event held during London... 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__label__wiki	0.778006	0.778006	Home News Mayor Roque, ex-Freeholder Munoz formally end feud with board appointment Mayor Roque, ex-Freeholder Munoz formally end feud with board appointment West New York Mayor Felix Roque and former Freeholder Jose Munoz formally ended their feud, both expressing excitement about the future after the board of commissioners appointed Munoz to the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue Board. [fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPLCCIcvuEQ&feature=youtu.be[/fve] The resolution was unanimously approved (5-0) at another meeting essentially devoid of controversy last night. Roque, who will be in Ecuador over the weekend to help earthquake victims, told Hudson County View after the meeting that he has forgiven Munoz for what happened in their rocky past. “[It’s] very simple: I look at the big picture. I concentrate on what’s important and what’s important is this town. He cares about this town. So, we both had different opinions, now we’re actually coming together, like many people out there: we’re thinking about the better good.” Munoz was the key witness for the government in a federal hacking case against Roque and his son, Joseph, who allegedly to take down recallroque.com. The mayor was acquitted of all charges in October 2013. The former freeholder, who now works at the Hudson County jail, also had a bright outlook on the opportunity to serve on the board. “I thank Mayor Felix Roque, and the West New York Board of Commissioners for giving me the opportunity to again serve the community,” he said in an email. “I look forward to working with Mayor Roque on issues that are important to the residents of our town. It is important to move West New York forward.” Coincidentally, Munoz replaces Joe Roque on the board, who will now serve on the North Hudson Sewerage Authority instead. Munoz’s term expires at the end of the year, while Joe Roque’s runs until April 21, 2021. Both boards offer a roughly $5,000 stipend to their members. The North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue Board also has appointees from North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken and Guttenberg (the five municipalities the department serves) and Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner serves as the board chairman. For those following along closely, a peace treaty between Roque and Munoz doesn’t come as a complete surprise. In January, the Town of West New York settled a superior court lawsuit between Roque and Munoz for an undisclosed amount. Sources, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said the settlement “wasn’t a substantial figure” and was” well under a $100,000.” Then last month, Munoz was one of several old Roque enemies who attended the mayor’s fundraiser at La Reggia in Secaucus. West New York commissioners finally take first step to dissolve parking authority Complete battle royal erupts at last West New York meeting before May 14th elections Roque calls for no evening parking fees for residents, opposition again questions timing West New York officials table add-on resolutions about undocumented immigrant IDs For West New York ballot, Rodriguez slate gets Column A, Roque team in Column E Roque re-election team drops off 5,700 petitions before West New York deadline felix roque north hudson regional fire & rescue west new york board of commissioners Previous articlePolice: 53-year-old man killed in accident at Global Container Terminal in Bayonne Next articleWest New York Police Director Antolos receives contract extension LETTER: Our public servants need to uphold their oaths and ‘denounce these insurrectionists’ Emergency repairs underway for 12-inch water main break on Hudson Street in Hoboken 18-year-old Jersey City man sentenced to 18 years in state prison for killing 16-year-old Vinnie Gumbotz April 22, 2016 7:58 am at 7:58 am You can’t make this stuff up , only in WNY . Another anti who sued the town and won got a nice settlement with big bucks is bought off with a job . Munoz previously accused Vega of kissing the ring of Roque now Munoz kissed Roque’s ass to get his job as a commissioner on the north Hudson fire & rescue board and also works at the Hudson County Jail . Another greedy politician who can’t get enough of Tax Payer’s money . George Martinez April 22, 2016 10:52 am at 10:52 am I guess Freeholder Rodriguez is DONE. 3 Million in law suits and everything is FORGIVEN. WNY Deserves what it gets good for Munoz very smart strategic move. All the poor souls that killed themselves to support Wiley’s team must be going NUTS. I hope they take care of Anthony Defino he deserves to be taken care as well as David Rivera and Barquin. Where is Silvio these days ? Manny Diaz is playing a great chess game for Cosmo. Marco April 22, 2016 11:41 am at 11:41 am More proof that these so call reformers (Munoz) could care less about WNY and only care about themselves. Another sell out. WNYER No More April 22, 2016 12:58 pm at 12:58 pm Felix Felix Felix. Wipe that egg off your face. Must suck to have all that money and still be rendered powerless, voiceless, and apparently without b**. It’s nice to see you finally neutralized. Thank you Mayor Sacco! It was long overdue. And I don’t even care that it means that people like Munoz are brought back into the fold… Because everyone will do what they’re told anyway! Felix is the laughing stock of the county, just the way it should be. William Giles April 22, 2016 7:02 pm at 7:02 pm So, Roque resigned from the North Hudson Sewerage Authority in March and Myrli Sanchez replaced him. Now, one month later, Joe is on the board, so in effect Roque is back on the board with Joe being his mouth piece. Patrick Chu April 29, 2016 10:21 pm at 10:21 pm Wait! Patrick Cullen, Jose Munoz, Myrli Sanchez, they ALL NOW have jobs in town, being appointed to boards, sucking tax payer money. What about the people who helped these b*****? Wait! They will soon get a job too? A job for the clown David Rivera? I am moving out of town ASAP. Taxes can only go up, run as fast as you can out of WNY. The money is used to pay for these incompetent people Myrli: did you tell people that you got a degree online from an UNACCREDITED university? Tell your husband to stop ripping off poor people with his church. After recent murder, Hoboken officials host public meeting at housing authority North Bergen police sergeant on life support after self-inflicted gunshot	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line792
__label__cc	0.538083	0.461917	Content tagged with Mobile Applications I'm One Of Sprint's First WiMax Customers I became one the first customers in the United States to have real WiMax service today. So far (after a few easy-to-fix bumps), so good. Nokia Abandons Business Market -- What Does It Mean For Your Company? Nokia this week announced that it will stop marketing and developing its own software services for business customers. What does that mean for companies using Nokia solutions? T-Mobile Concerned Over FCC's Free Wi-Fi Plan The mobile operator claims recent tests near Seattle prove the free service would interfere with its cellular network. Nokia Prepares 'iPhone Killer,' Changes CTO The Symbian S60-powered smartphone dubbed "Tube" is expected to include Nokia's music player, DVB-H mobile TV support, and various GPS applications. Windows Mobile Internet Explorer 6 To Pack In Full HTML Browsing To Compete Pretty much the first thing I do when I review a phone running the Windows Mobile platform is to download Opera Mobile. Why? Because the mobile version of Internet Explorer is sadly lacking, especially when it comes to that whole HTML thing. In order to remain relevant in the increasingly crowded mobile browser market, Microsoft is making sure the next version of mobile IE includes HTML capabilities. Snow Seen On Mars The Phoenix Mars Lander detected snow falling from the Martian clouds about 2.5 miles above the planet's surface. Mobile Broadband Group Forms To Counter Wi-Fi Led by the GSM Association, the group plans to spend more than $1 billion promoting a Mobile Broadband service mark to signify the alternative to Wi-Fi and WiMax in a range of notebook PCs. RIM's BlackBerry Storm For Dummies: Fake Storms Appear In Verizon Stores You know a product launch is nearing when the dummies show up at retail locations. No, I'm not talking about your fifth cousin. A CrackBerry Forum user recently visited a Verizon Wireless retail store and was pleased to discover mock-ups (a.k.a, "dummies") of the BlackBerry Storm to play with. Verdict? It's heavy. Nokia Releases the Tube Samsung Samples 'Smallest' 2 Gb Memory Module The next-generation memory style is expected to increase from 29% of the DRAM market in terms of units sold to 72% by 2011, according to IDC. BlackBerry Bold Finally Coming? It appears that the Boy Genius was able to get its hands on an internal Best Buy image indicating that the oft-delayed BlackBerry Bold will be available at the retailer Oct. 26. But I have to wonder if all these setbacks Apple Unlocks Its Own iPhones For Hong Kong Apple also may be looking to expand into more Chinese markets by unlocking the iPhones for other wireless standards beyond GSM. Leap Wireless, MetroPCS Sign Roaming Deal The companies agreed to roaming deals, spectrum swapping, and settling all outstanding litigation between them. IBM, ARM Join On Mobile-Device Chip Technology The results of the partnership will be used in logic, memory, and interface products for the customers of IBM's Common Platform technology alliance, such as Chartered Semiconductor and Samsung. WiMax Makes Its Long Awaited Debut WiMax has resembled the networking industryï¿¼s next budding princess. While a great deal of talk has centered on when the technology would debut, much of it has been shrouded in secrecy and duplicity. Well, for some lucky few businesses, the wait is finally over. iPhone Round Up: 3G Available Unlocked, App Reviews Require Ownership, Apple Lowers Output A whole lot has been happening in iPhone-land lately. The 3G iPhone is now available unlocked...in China. If you want to write a nasty note about an iPhone Application, you're going to have to pay for it first. Lastly, Apple has lowered the number of iPhones it will manufacture this year, but has raised the number it thinks it will sell. Can Android Save Motorola? According to an insider, Motorola is looking to increase the size of its Android development team sevenfold. Could deploying an Android handset be the key to righting Motorola's listing ship? Check Out Samsung's 8-MP Touch-Screen Phone Well, it appears that Samsung will be taking the touch-screen goodness of the Omnia and combining it with the camera powers of the Innov8. The company appears to be readying an 8-megapixel touch-screen phone, and details have leaked out.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line797
__label__wiki	0.501414	0.501414	Home News Nuclear France warns that Iran’s nuclear threats approach a “red line” France warns that Iran’s nuclear threats approach a “red line” Jean-Yves Le Drian told Europe 1 radio: “This initiative is unwelcome. It shows a sort of irritation. It is always dangerous to flirt with the red lines, but the initiative was taken… remains totally within the framework of the Vienna (nuclear) deal.” He continued: “If they go to a higher level then yes the agreement would be violated, but they need to realize that if they do then they will expose themselves to new sanctions and the Europeans will not remain passive.” This came after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Monday that he had ordered Iranian scientists to prepare to increase uranium enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses, following Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the deal in May. Iran also informed the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that the country has “tentative” plans to produce the feedstock for centrifuges (machines used to enrich uranium). Tensions have been rising between Iran and the West, ever since Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal on May 8, calling the international accord deeply flawed and citing that it was not in the US’s national security interests. Trump announced that he would be reimposing unilateral nuclear sanctions on Iran, which would come into place in November and would also affect foreign businesses that traded with Iran. A kick in the teeth for Europe European powers have been struggling to save the deal, which was supposed to curb Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, so these comments must seem like a kick in the teeth. They want to preserve the nuclear deal to protect their own trade deal with Iran and also because they say this is the best way to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but then Iran threatens to restart its nuclear programme. Europe has already warned Iran to stick to the terms of the 2015 deal, or they will be forced to withdraw from the deal too and reimpose sanctions of their own. Of course, Iran never really ended its nuclear programme, so they have already violated the deal. Therefore, France is well within its rights to withdraw from the accord and reimpose sanctions. Le Drian’s comments came just one day after Benjamin Netanyahu urged France to focus on tackling Iran’s regional aggression, as economic pressure would kill the 2015 deal anyway. Previous articleIran’s Supreme Leader Faces Predictable Pushback on Anti-Western Rhetoric Next articleIranian people want regime change To Make Iran Compromise on Nuclear Issues, European Policy Should Focus Elsewhere Tehran Builds New Nuclear Site in Fordo, Breaches JCPOA Fakhrizadeh’s Death Causes Confusion Among Iranian Officials Iran: Ayatollahs’ Losing Bet on Sanctions Relief NCRI Exposes New Covert Nuclear Sites in Iran	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line799
__label__wiki	0.601466	0.601466	The Irish Advantage Travel Tech News Ireland: the world’s top destination for travel tech Ireland may not be the center of the universe but when it comes to travel tech, it should be. As an island nation, travel – and travel technology in all its forms – has always been of vital importance to Ireland. It’s why St. Brendan pipped Christopher Columbus in voyaging to America by a mere 900 years. Being an island on Europe’s western periphery ensured Ireland played a central role in the history of aviation too. Iconic aviators from Alcock and Brown to Charles Lindbergh all made a beeline for these shores. Antrim’s Lilian Bland was the world’s first female aviation engineer and when the Atlantic was first crossed from east to west in 1928, an Irishman, James Fitzmaurice, was on board. For a time, the modest Limerick port of Foynes, still famous for its flying boats, was the actual epicenter of commercial aviation. Ireland’s journey to becoming one of the world’s great travel tech hubs This aviation heritage helped inspire further successes, from creating the modern duty-free shopping concept to developing aircraft leasing as a standalone business. Today, well over 50% of the world’s leased commercial airlines are managed from Ireland. “It’s why, if you look around at the key figures who dominate air travel, you’ll see people such as Michael O’Leary of Ryanair, Alan Joyce at Qantas, and Willie Walsh at IAG,” says John Magill, senior development advisor with Enterprise Ireland, the trade and innovation agency. Certainly, as a country with a widespread diaspora, the Irish are well used to traveling. And as the land of the “Hundred Thousand Welcomes”, it is renowned for its hospitality too. All of this helps explain why Ireland is today one of the world’s great travel tech hubs. Meet Ireland’s travel tech innovators In recent years, it has given rise to world-beating innovators, such as Hostelworld, the world’s leading hostel-focused online booking platform. It has helped spawn CarTrawler too, the world’s leading B2B travel technology platform providing transport solutions to almost one billion passengers annually, and Roomex, a leading hotel booking platform for business travel. “We have a cohort of people who love this industry and who have a passion for it,” explains Magill. It’s why Ireland is home to one of the most active Travel Massive chapters in the world, he reckons. Travel Massive is the community for travel industry founders, leaders, and creators. “In Ireland, it’s all about getting people to events so that they can help each other out.” This collegiate spirit is very strong across all of Ireland’s start-up ecosystem, but particularly so in travel tech, he says. Ireland’s traditional strength in ICT feeds into travel technology too. “When you tell the world you are writing your software in Ireland, nobody blinks. For the last 40 years we have been the second-largest exporter of software in the world,” he says. The fact that artificial intelligence is increasingly driving the travel industry plays to Ireland’s strengths, giving rise to a new crop of high flyers. These include companies such as Boxever, developer of a personalization platform that uses data and AI to make customer interactions smarter. It works with airlines around the world, including Ryanair, Viva Air Group, and Hong Kong Express. Specialist room revenue agency Revanista provides AI-supported yield optimization and channel management to hoteliers. Planitas provides leading airlines with total flight revenue optimization software, while Arvoia’s AI technology is used by travel companies to deliver a personalized booking experience to customers. Datalex is a leading provider of e-commerce and retail software solutions to major airlines such as Delta, JetBlue, and Virgin Atlantic, while Aerospace Software Developments (ASD) develops applications based on RFID identity chip technology for the aviation and aerospace sectors. “From engineering and technology right through to innovative tour operators such as Topflight, who have expanded into new markets such as UK school tours, travel is something we are really good at,” says Magill. Global reach of Irish travel tech companies The fact that major travel tech companies such as Airbnb, Google, Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor all have their European hubs, and in many cases EMEA HQs, in Ireland also feeds into its unique travel tech ecosystem, points out Máire P. Walsh, SVP Digital Technologies at Enterprise Ireland. Irish travel tech companies have global reach too. CarTrawler is working with Alaska Airlines, Datalex with Air China, and Likewhere, which provides travelers with a personalized content experience, is working with the Hilton Hotels group. Flightman, whose software syncs data exchange between aircraft and airline ground systems, is working with Delta Air Lines. Coras is revolutionizing the way event tickets are sold online. Campsite booking specialist Campsited has secured funding from Motley Fool Ventures, a clear sign that “major US venture players are interested in Irish capability,” she says. “In essence, Irish travel tech companies have core technologies to empower stakeholders to transform the customer journey, drive operational efficiencies, and unlock greater profitability through dynamic pricing, ancillary revenues, and personalization,” says Walsh. “Ireland is a travel tech hub with very many leading companies in the market – across ancillary revenues, dynamic pricing and booking technology – taking you along the entire customer journey, from pre-ticket booking to post-trip.” Máire P. Walsh, SVP Digital Technologies, Enterprise Ireland Ireland’s travel heritage enables it to see clearly the problems travel companies have, while its tech heritage helps it to develop innovative solutions. “It’s not just transforming the customer journey but driving operational efficiencies and building new revenue streams – brand new opportunities are opening up that really have an impact on the bottom line,” says Walsh. The advent of Online Travel Agents (OTAs) has long since shaken up the travel industry, disintermediating the traditional connection between providers and customers. The right travel tech can bridge this gap. “The travel industry has realized that the most important part of their business is their customer. They recognize the need to own the customer journey. To do that they have to make sure that the journey is seamless, that they are able to meet customers across every device, in their own time zones, reaching out to them at the right time, with the right offer,” says Walsh. Irish travel tech companies are helping them do just that. “Airlines have figured out the value of ancillary revenues but hotels and cruise ships have not. There is now a massive opportunity for them to do so, and to further extend that relationship so that the customer doesn’t have to go to loads of different places to get things done.” Irish travel tech companies already have a wealth of experience in the core areas “where there is an urgency for revenues”, she says. “Enterprise Ireland can connect you with these market leaders and the advanced technologies they have developed that are driving profitability across the travel industry.” For travel tech, Ireland is the premier destination. Learn more. 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__label__wiki	0.501497	0.501497	Home > IGEA News > Australian video game industry strides towards $3 billion Australian video game industry strides towards $3 billion Sydney, Australia – 2 March 2016 – The video games industry has today announced another year of strong growth, with sales of interactive entertainment reaching $2.83 billion in 2015. The continuing trend of double digit year-on-year growth saw total sales up 15 per cent from 2014, which is comprised of hardware, packaged games, subscriptions, digital sales and mobile games. The research released by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) found that the industry saw digital sales grow by 27 per cent over the last year to $1.589 billion to surpass traditional retail sales, which had also increased by 2% to $1.243 billion. Market data from NPD Group Australia found that the rapid adoption of the current generation console hardware has driven growth of software and ancillary products including, accessories, interactive toys and games and subscription cards. Now in its third consecutive year, additional research on the digital games market, commissioned by IGEA from analyst firm Telsyte, confirmed that the popularity of the current generation consoles has led to increased digital game downloads this year. Similarly, PC game downloads have also increased and mobile games continue to be largest segment of the digital games ecosystem. “It has been another very strong year of growth for the Australian video games industry,” said Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA. “Digital sales continue to surge in Australia as consumers become increasingly comfortable purchasing downloaded versions and additional content of their favourite games. The current generation of consoles have been adopted rapidly by Australians, highlighting that gaming culture has become well and truly mainstream in the intervening years. This has had a flow on effect to the increased sale of both packaged games and digital content.” “With that being said, there was very clear evidence that there is still a strong appetite for traditional retail purchases, as Telsyte’s research shows that 39 per cent of consumers citing a preference for physical copy for gifting and to collect.” Overall, the wide variety of content delivery mechanisms within the industry has been a key component of its overall growth. While some specific sectors within the video games industry fell in 2015 such as hardcopy PC games, the increased growth from other sectors, most notably within console and mobile gaming, bolstered the market as a whole. Arguably as the largest entertainment industry globally, the innovation and variation within the industry points to further growth in years to come. “Interactive games remains the standout performer in the entertainment industry and in 2015 continued to lead the way in innovation and popular culture,” says Foad Fadaghi, Managing Director, Telsyte. Key highlights from NPD Group Australia: Video games industry growth has been led by the console sector, with current generation (Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U and Sony PlayStation 4) consoles increasing in sales volume compared to 2014 by 9 per cent Console software was the best performing category experiencing 13 per cent growth in revenue over last year Strong platform sales had a flow on effect to other areas, as the console accessories market grew in value by 12.2 per cent over 2014 data Over half (59 per cent) of game units sold were classified as G, PG or M Key highlights from Telsyte : Digital is now greater than half of the total games market accounting for 56 per cent of sales Digital extras, which include season passes, map packs and game expansions, boomed with 53 per cent growth in 2015 Games publishers are increasingly adopting the in-game purchase business model which is greatly contributing to the growth of digital extras market Physical products in the games market remain important with consumers indicating a preference for physical copies when purchasing as a gift or as a collectable or where there might be technical limitations such as download speeds or data caps IGEA has provided a review of the state of the video games industry in Australia since 2009 using commissioned research from NPD Group Australia. With the rapid growth in downloads and mobile gaming, the NPD data has been augmented with research from Telsyte to provide a complete view of the Australian interactive games and entertainment industry. Source: The NPD Group Australia ** Source: Telsyte – IGEA Digital Market Monitor, 2015 IGEA has created an Infographic to support the 2015 Australian sales data which you can download here. About the IGEA The IGEA is an industry association representing the business and public policy interests of Australian and New Zealand companies in the computer and video game industry. IGEA’s members publish, develop, market and/or distribute interactive games and entertainment content and related hardware including mobile and handheld games. For more information, please visit www.igea.net. Media spokespeople available: For interviews with Ron Curry (IGEA) contact Daniel Silburn, Espresso Communications (+61 2 8016 2200) For media interviews with Foad Fadaghi, Managing Director, Telsyte, please contact him directly +61 2 9235 5851, For media interviews with Luis Gil, NPD, please contact him directly on +61 2 8257 6465 MaxHomework – online homework help every day 24/7 with you making your help me with my homework order! Hi, I thought this article might interest you: Australian video game industry strides towards billion https://igea.net/2016/03/australian-video-game-industry-strides-towards-3-billion/	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line805
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__label__wiki	0.523342	0.523342	You are previewing: Horseman’s Island Horseman’s Island Oliver, Marjorie Mary Hook's Hollow Make Me a Star Caroline Canters Home Heroines on Horseback Catherine and the Conways are spending their holidays in Ireland, at the Conway’s home, Sheen Hall, from which they can see Horseman’s Island. Country Life, London, 1950, illus Stanley Lloyd Westminster, Philadelphia PA:, 1950. Catherine and the Conways are spending their holidays in Ireland, at the Conway’s home, Sheen Hall, from which they can see Horseman’s Island. A long ago Sir Francis Blakeney once raced his enemy Sir Dennis McNare in a race across the causeway to the island to decide who owned it, and Catherine finds she has to ride a similar race against a McNare, as well as solve the mystery of the red-headed boy, and a series of mysterious thefts. Hook’s Hollow Riding Days in Hook Hollow, 1944 Horseman’s Island, 1950 Land of Ponies, 1951 Other edition Marjorie Mary Oliver Marjorie Mary Oliver wrote some of the earliest pony books: books which focused on children and their adventures rather than telling the story from the pony’s point of view. The books also broke new ground by being illustrated with photographs. These have a huge period charm today, showing as they do a world where it was perfectly acceptable to ride in your swimming suit with no hat. The books themselves are charming. I am particularly fond of Sea Ponies, which is perhaps the most intense evocation of a lost world. The Hook Hollow series have wonderful Stanley Lloyd illustrations, and some exotically named children who have straightforward holiday adventures. These really are wonderful escapist reading, reflecting a world which possibly never really existed, though we all probably wish it had. Marjorie Mary Oliver wrote her first three books with Eva Ducat. Oliver was born in London, and started her career training to be a ballet dancer. She left that (apparently rather abruptly) 'to live among horses'. She broke in and trained horses until she was married, and her own children lived among horses in much the same way as the characters did in her books. Marjorie Mary Oliver’s books were so popular in America that she went on a lecture tour there in 1950. I have been unable to find any biographical information about Eva Ducat. Sea Ponies is the hardest of the books to find, and is almost impossible to find with its dustjacket. The other titles are all reasonably easy to find as long as you don’t mind copies without dustjackets; The Ponies of Bunts and Ponies and Caravans are hardest to find with dustjackets, but not horribly expensive when they do turn up. The Bunts series The Ponies of Bunts Sea Ponies Ponies and Caravans Riding Days in Hook's Hollow Lane of Ponies Moor series Menace on the Moor Mystery at Merridown Mill The Riddle of the Tired Pony Dustjacket of A-Riding We Will Go Many thanks to Henry Sotheran Ltd for the picture of Sea Ponies. Thank you to Amanda Dolby for her help with the pictures.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line817
__label__wiki	0.524283	0.524283	You are previewing: The Pageant The Pageant Mackenzie, Kathleen A Stable for Jill Stars Don’t Cry The Adventures of Black Beauty Come Show Jumping With Me London girl Della has no interest in the country or horses, after a fall put her off. Then her parents have to go abroad, and the only place Della can stay is with her horse-mad uncle, aunt and cousins, who are so obsessed with their horses they can barely even acknowledge her when she arrives. Evans, London, 1964, illus Violet Morgan. 176 pp. Reprinted 1975, White Lion, 176 pp. London girl Della has no interest in the country or horses, after a fall put her off. Then her parents have to go abroad, and the only place Della can stay is with her horse-mad uncle, aunt and cousins, who are so obsessed with their horses they can barely even acknowledge her when she arrives. Della keeps a diary, having little else to do until the village pageant provides a means to unite the family. Not only does Della take part in the pageant, she also has to face her fear of horses when one of her cousins is seriously injured. Kathleen Mackenzie Kathleen Mackenzie’s pony books are not generally as dripping with ponies as most books in the genre. She was more interested in families and their relationships than in ponies, not being a rider herself. The pony content of her books is still just about enough to keep the enthusiast interested. Kathleen Mackenzie is also notable for having some of the best and worst dustjackets in the pony book world: Jumping Jan reached the final in a poll on my forum for the best; Nigel Rides Away and the reprint of Prize Pony both did well in the worst dustjacket category. Kathleen Mackenzie (1908–1993) was born in the Argentine, but returned to England when she was three. Her books often feature large families, for which she had plenty of models. Her father was one of ten, her mother one of 20, and she herself was one of eight (her sister, Violet Morgan, illustrated her books). She started writing when young, and was also interested in the stage, for which she wrote and produced plays. She and her family lived in Cornwall, where they put on pageants, and put on plays at the Minack Theatre. Not as easy as it was when I started this website. Most of her books are still reasonably easy to find. Jumping Jan, Red Conker and Minda are becoming more expensive, particularly with their dustjackets. The Badgers of Quinion is virtually impossible. Vicky and the Pentires is very hard to find. Green Fox and The Four Pentires and Jimmy are both tricky to find with dustjackets. Source and links Dustjackets of her books Kathleen Mackenzie’s family The Minack Theatre Many thanks to Ivan Tammas for the photographs of The Badgers of Quinion and Four Pentires.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line818
__label__wiki	0.617384	0.617384	14 January 2020 17 June 2020 John Pistelli Joan Didion, A Book of Common Prayer A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion Joan Didion, though a journalist and a novelist, is a lyric writer. Purporting to give facts or tell a story, she conveys her own sensibility. I praised her for it when reviewing Play It as It Lays, as good a lyric novel as I’ve ever read; compare her to Eliot, Stevens, Moore, and even Poe, I said. A Book of Common Prayer, her 1977 third novel, makes such praise difficult. Didion’s sensibility is still the main event, but then this is supposed to be a political novel. A political novel against politics, yes, but even that should tell us something about why political people do what they do and believe what they believe, and Didion’s narrator—sounding like the voice of Didion’s essays—doesn’t know that or anything else: I am an anthropologist who has lost faith in her own method, who stopped believing that observable behavior defined anthropos. I studied under Kroeber at California and worked with Lévi-Strauss at São Paulo, classified several societies, catalogued their rites and attitudes on occasions of birth, copulation, initiation and death; did extensive and well-regarded studies on the rearing of female children in the Mato Gross and along certain tributaries of Rio Xingu, and still I did not know why any one of these female children did or did not do anything at all. Let me go further. I did not know why I did or did not do anything at all. Our narrator is a 60-year-old American woman named Grace Strasser-Mendana. Upon retiring from anthropology, she married into the half-American ruling family of Boca Grande, a fictional small Central American country. Upon her husband’s death, she is “in putative control of fifty-nine-point-eight percent of the arable land and about the same percentage of the decision-making process in La República (recently La República Libre) de Boca Grande.” Between the country’s faux-revolutions, which are really proxy wars among her late husband’s feuding brothers, she takes to her laboratory and pursues biochemistry on the theory that it will prove more easily explicable than human behavior. She is also dying of cancer. The focus of her narration, though, is not her own story, but that of an American (more specifically, Californian) woman named Charlotte Douglas. Charlotte mysteriously arrives in Boca Grande, and the contradictions of her behavior—and the fact that she is being watched by the U.S. government—puzzle the ruling family. Both Charlotte’s brother-in-law Victor and her son Gerardo fall in love, or at least lust, with her. She is an obscure mixture of the helpless, the willful, the naive, the seductive, the ignorant, and the capable. Grace, fascinated and frustrated by her, becomes obsessed with learning about her past. In other words, Didion in this novel splits into two characters the two sides of her essayistic persona and of Maria Wyeth from Play It as It Lays: the tragic/bathetic waif, drifting beautifully toward doom, and the unflappably cool (but at bottom outraged) observer of the catastrophe. The fusion of these two figures into one accounts for the glamor of Didion’s most famous work, but here she makes the more traditionally novelistic choice of giving us an immoderate protagonist chronicled by a more balanced observer. As the block quotation above shows, Didion takes a Conrad novel like Lord Jim or Heart of Darkness and—in addition to focusing it on women rather than men—strips it down until it becomes a prose-poem made up of incantatory sentences and fragmentary paragraphs. This formal challenge might have yielded an interesting novel, but the problem for A Book of Common Prayer is that its central conflict requires more depth than Didion can give in this style. Why has Charlotte Douglas come to Boca Grande? She has come because her daughter, Marin (“sweet Marin”), has joined the revolutionary left and become a terrorist and hijacker. (The Patty Hearst story is the inciting headline here.) Charlotte’s second marriage, to a crusading lawyer named Leonard Douglas, has broken down, and a reunion with her first husband, Warren, Marin’s father, a seedy adjunct professor who seduced Charlotte when she was his student, proved abortive. So Charlotte comes to Boca Grande to wait for her fugitive daughter, since a radical leftist might stop over, if only to make the revolution, in a fragile Central American pseudo-republic. [I]n a certain dim way she believed that she had located herself at the very cervix of the world, the place through which a child lost to history must eventually pass. Its status as “the cervix of the world” presumably entitles this fictional country to its jeeringly emblematic name, “Big Mouth.” It is as symbolic of marred and martyred motherhood as is the Gothicized Southern California of Play It as It Lays. Grace, for her part, loves the country for its “opaque equatorial light,” evocative of nothingness, even as she scorns its poverty, its politics, its corrupt ruling class, and its indolently poor populace. Marin never does come to Boca Grande, but Charlotte, in her child-like innocence and unknowing corruption, gets fatally caught up in its power struggles. The novel, then, is Grace’s elegy for this innocent destroyed by a corruption in which Grace herself was complicit. We might even read Charlotte as Grace’s surrogate daughter (at 60, Grace is old enough to be the younger woman’s mother). Charlotte performs various good works in Boca Grande, assisting with vaccination, family planning, and cultural development. Grace, who regards the country as a place of almost natural oblivion, a satisfyingly purgatorial backwater, feels superior to these acts, but can’t help admiring Charlotte even as she scorns her, as in this moment when Charlotte is outraged to discover that the country’s revolutionaries have been using crates of cholera vaccine for target practice: I think I loved Charlotte in that moment as a parent loves the child who has just fallen from a bicycle, met a pervert, lost a prize, come up in any way against the hardness of the world. I think I was also angry at her, again like a parent, furious that she hadn’t known better, furious that she’d been wrong. We love and hate children for the same reason, Didion implies: they are still capable of believing in the world’s goodness, while we adults most certainly are not. In Marin, this belief has soured into radicalism’s forcing the world at gunpoint to be good. Didion here echoes Dostoevsky’s conservative critique of the left from Demons: a generation of irresponsible liberals, typified by Charlotte’s combination of California decadence with blinkered optimism, casually knocks down the social structures that allow for orderly human development and thereby rears a generation of nihilistic terrorists. Marin’s ideology expresses itself in the circular logic of a cult, a mere hypnosis into terror: “The fact that our organization is revolutionary in character is due above all to the fact that all our activity is defined as revolutionary.” The reader is not surprised to learn that Charlotte’s second husband, the radical lawyer Leonard Douglas, is himself a collaborator with international terrorism. Her first husband, Warren, only seems worse than Leonard because he is an abuser, but Grace feels some affection for him—Didion seems to expect us to feel some affection for him too—since he at least has the dignity of not believing in anything. Meanwhile, says Didion, the world is not ruled by principles or ideologies, but only by quarreling men, and it is best to stay out of their way. Grace tries to explain this to Marin when she finds her, but Marin can only repeat Marxist platitudes: A daughter who chose to believe that her mother had died on the wrong side of a “people’s revolution.” “There was no ‘right side,'” I said. “There was no issue. There were only—” “That is a typically—” “There were only personalities.” “—A typically bourgeois view of the revolutionary process.“ A typically novelistic view, as well, since novelists deal in personalities rather than abstract absolutes. It is here that this novel falters. Didion may believe that revolutionaries are either fools (Marin) or frauds (Leonard), but she should be able to portray characters who convincingly hold radical views rather than just satirical caricatures. At no time are we given a glimpse of what might draw a young person to the conclusion that only a violent alteration of the social structure can end suffering. Or rather, we are given a glimpse—of pervasive poverty, imperialism, cruelty, and violence—but only through Grace’s cynical eyes. For Grace, the poor you will always have with you, and it seems to be their own fault that they’re poor anyway. At the novel’s end, she openly declares, You will notice my use of the colonial pronoun, the overseer’s “we.” I mean it. I see now that I have no business in this place but I have been here too long to change. This is one viewpoint, but a novelist—unlike a lyricist—is responsible for giving us multiple viewpoints. Dostoevsky was a much more thoroughgoing right-winger than Didion when he wrote his mature novels, but he knew and expressed what motivated his radical characters. I still differ from Barbara Grizzutti Harrison’s famous censure of Didion; Harrison simply holds Didion’s politics against her, whereas I hold it against her that in this case she has written a stylish anti-political tract, but not a political novel. And great novels are even more persuasive than stylish tracts. Didion’s case against the left would be much more powerful if Marin were a complex character; then we would experience her fall as tragic. Instead, it is only garish, cartoonish. Didion’s sexual dystopianism is also flat in this book. In keeping with her general conservatism of despair, Didion doesn’t sympathize with feminism because men are so awful, sex so doomed, that there’s no point trying to change anything. Which, again, is one viewpoint, but it is only belabored, not elaborated, when the male characters are a tiresome procession of one-dimensional ghouls in service to a view of sex as inherently injurious: I recall once telling Charlotte about a village on the Orinoco where female children were ritually cut on their inner thigh by their first sexual partners, the point being to scar the female with the male’s totem. Charlotte saw nothing extraordinary in this. “I mean that’s pretty much what happens everywhere, isn’t it,” she said. “Somebody cuts you? Where it doesn’t show?” So A Book of Common Prayer fails the novelistic test of dramatizing worldviews in conflict, even though, unlike its distinguished precursor, it claims to tell us something about the world and the views that comprise it just by virtue of its being an international political novel. The lyric poet, though, should at least quarrel with herself, as Yeats once said. If we do consider Grace and Charlotte, as I suggested above, different facets of one psyche dispersed over the narrative, then the book comes alive as a dialogue between self and soul. Grace may hold Marin in simplistic contempt, as if the girl were some part of her psychology she’s simply cast out, or projected as enemy onto the political landscape; but she feels great tenderness and even admiration for Charlotte. Charlotte is an American, a Californian. She may be a deluded and even fantastical optimist, but we can’t help but admire a certain quixotic drive even in these flaws. She is like Grace’s (or even Didion’s) unsullied younger self, setting out in hopes to help or at least to understand the world. There is a scene where Charlotte argues about family planning in Boca Grande with Gerardo. He complacently advises that the family planners continue implanting IUDs in the country’s feckless women, but Charlotte protests that they should be taught to use diaphragms, which would give them more control over their reproductive choices. Grace observes: I think that this was perhaps Gerardo’s first exposure not to the norteamericana in Charlotte but to the westerner in Charlotte, the Hollister ranch child in Charlotte, the strain in Charlotte which insisted that the world was peopled with others exactly like herself. The final phrase is ambiguous. On the one hand, thinking everybody is exactly like oneself is provinciality and arrogance; on the other hand, it is egalitarian in its refusal to look down on the other. Perhaps Charlotte’s American and Californian universal liberalism is a viable midpoint between Marin’s terroristic communism and Grace’s aloof conservatism. Maybe people can, in the singular and the collective, govern themselves wisely. The novel, with its counsel of skepticism, its narrative of doom, and its tone of bleary despair in the opaque light, gives us no reason to hope so. But if she were not hoping, then why would Grace even bother with this elegy? What else is she praying for? Previous John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich Next Clive James, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line824
__label__wiki	0.604918	0.604918	I, Jonathan, collaborate closely with writers to launch and advance their careers. This includes paying careful attention to their respective priorities, communicating my strategies and any concerns straightforwardly, and negotiating fair terms from third parties with a resolve acquired through long experience of the business. On first becoming an agent in 2002, at Curtis Brown, I was immediately responsible for an extensive and very diverse list of inherited clients. My plan when founding JPLA in 2008 was to draw upon the breadth of that prior experience, and of my own enthusiasms, to establish a rounded portfolio and commensurately robust independent agency. By 2012 this first stage of the mission had been accomplished, with some notable successes along the way. Among my reasons for leaving Curtis Brown had been desire to give a bit more than my spare time to an existing client’s ambitious digital publishing venture, one which might lead to a new source of income for one or two categories of author. From the outset I informed my authors of this peripheral interest, making promises which I kept by taking on very few new clients while completing a finite task for said venture in 2013-16/17. Now I am back in expansion mode and looking for suitable writers with long-term potential who may feel at home with a down-to-earth independent agency. My enthusiasms and track record belong in joined-up pockets across literary and quality commercial fiction and non-fiction. In fiction: literary and well-written novels including pacey thrillers. In non-fiction: accessible estimable writing with commercial potential by journalists, experts, scholars, figures who stand for something in the public eye and anyone with a fascinating, well-written story. (Subject areas have been further outlined under ‘Representation’). Translation rights are handled by an international network of respected co-agents, some of whom I’ve worked with forever. All other rights management is bespoke, depending on the nature of each client’s output. (Slightly more detail can be found under ‘Associates’). JPLA is based in Clapham, London, which is handy for my ever-productive commute from Winchester and just fifteen minutes from my club in Soho. AAA Code of Conduct Clients (Books) Clients (Books) Associates Personal Speaking 020 7603 6830 info@jonathanpegg.com Site by Think Creative Portrait of JP by Charlotte Machin Rooftop view by Century Club Wingate Square by Ipsus Developments Ltd Copyright © Jonathan Pegg 2018	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line826
__label__cc	0.500503	0.499497	Subscribing on: List of the accepted articles for future issues. Vol 21 no 1 (February 2021). Yuli Puspito Rini Faculty of Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin Agus Kuncaka Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara PO BOX BLS 21 Yogyakarta 55281 Ngatidjo Hadipranoto Save to Mendeley Save to Zotero Keywords HPLC QSAR TiO2 adsorption antioxidant biodiesel catalyst characterization chitosan eugenol extraction heavy metals immobilization kinetics methylene blue molecular docking photocatalyst silica synthesis transesterification zeolite Indones. J. Chem. indexed by: Home > Vol 1, No 2 (2001) > Rini Study of the Gold Extraction Using Tetra N-Butyl Ammonium Chloride-Chloroform https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.21947 Yuli Puspito Rini(1), Agus Kuncaka(2), Ngatidjo Hadipranoto(3) (1)&nbspFaculty of Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin (2)&nbspDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara PO BOX BLS 21 Yogyakarta 55281 () Corresponding Author The existence of the AuCl4- ion in the solution as the function of pH before performing the extraction of gold in the system of tetra N-butylammonium chloride (TBACI) -chloroform has been studied. The experimental data showed that AuCl4- ion was hydrolyzed at pH 5-10 and, an amorf dark-brown precipitate was appeared at pH 11-14. Amount of gold in the solution at pH 14 before extraction was around 70%. Study of the extraction has been carried out by investigating the influence of pH and TBACI concentration on the extraction efficiency. The experimental result indicated that TBACI was very efficient extractant for the extraction of gold from aqueous halide with the efficiency higher than 99%. The extraction of Gold in the TBACI-chloroform was effective at pH 0-4 with minimum concentration of TBACI 10-3 M, and the calculated Kex (extraction constant) was 5.07x10-4. extraction; extraction efficiency; extraction constant [1] Anil, K.D.E., Schripad, M., Khopkar, S.M., dan Chalmers, R.S., 1970, Solvent Extraction of Metals, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, London. [2] Brown, T.L., LeMay, H.E., dan Bursten, B.E., 1997, Chemistry The Central Science, Edisi ketujuh, Prentice Hall International, Inc., New York. [3] Cotton, F.A., dan Wilkinson, G., 1980, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Edisi keempat, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 966-980. [4] Lee, J.D., 1991, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, Edisi keempat, Chapman & Hall, New York. [5] Parker, S.P., 1983, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Mc Graw Hill Company, New York, 425-428. [6] Pecsoc, R.L., Shields, L.D., Cairns, T., dan McWilliam, I.G., 1976, Modem Methods of Chemical Analysis, Edisi kedua, John Wiley & Sons, New York. [7] Saptohardjo, A., dan Nurhadi, A., 1990, Konsep Dasar Kimia Analitik (terjemahan dari Khopkar, S.M., 1985, Basic Concepts of Analytical Chemictry), UI Press, Jakarta. [8] Welcher, F.J., 1964, Organic Analytical Reagnets, Edisi pertama, Vol. 3, D. Va Nostrand Company, Inc., New York. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.21947 Abstract views : 694 \| views : 452 Copyright (c) 2010 Indonesian Journal of Chemistry Indonesian Journal of Chemistry (ISSN 1411-9420 / 2460-1578) - Chemistry Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. View The Statistics of Indones. J. Chem.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0074.json.gz/line833

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