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Drug and behavioural therapy are both effective fo...
Drug and behavioural therapy are both effective for tics in people with Tourette syndrome
Published on 15 March 2016 doi: 10.3310/signal-000210
There are effective drug and behavioural treatments for tics in children and young people with Tourette syndrome. Although most of the studies included in this review were small with risk of bias, the effects found were moderate to large and likely to be clinically meaningful.
This NIHR funded systematic review and qualitative study found that habit reversal therapy, where people with Tourette’s are taught to replace their tic with a less noticeable alternative, was effective. The drugs with the best balance of benefits and harms – risperidone, clonidine and aripiprazole – are those most commonly used in the UK.
The qualitative review suggested that there is room for improvement in the management of Tourette syndrome in the NHS. Access to care and behavioural treatments are patchy, there are long delays in diagnosis, care pathways are often absent, and there is a lack of integration in the commissioning and provision of services. This comprehensive study offers suggestions on how care could be improved.
Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics. It usually starts during childhood and continues into adulthood. Vocal tics are sounds and motor tics are body movements. Children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome may also have one or more other behavioural conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Tourette syndrome is common, affecting about one in every 100 children and young people. Treatment can be with drugs and/or behavioural therapies. Service provision in the NHS is variable, depending on the configuration of local services.
This study reviewed the effectiveness of treatments for tics and the experience of young people with Tourette’s and their parents when being cared for in the NHS.
The study had two main components: 1) a systematic review of tic treatment trials; and 2) a qualitative study of patient and parent experience.
Systematic review: 70 studies, including randomised controlled trials and controlled before-and-after studies, of drug and behavioural interventions in children and young people (up to 18 years of age) with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder were included. Meta-analyses were performed where possible. Most of the studies were relatively small and the quality of the evidence on the whole was low.
Qualitative study: Four qualitative studies were reviewed. In addition 295 parents or carers contributed to a survey via the Tourette’s Action website, and 40 people with Tourette syndrome, recruited via a national survey and specialist UK Tourette’s clinics, were interviewed.
Antipsychotic and noradrenergic drugs were both effective in treating tics in children and young people with Tourette syndrome. The effect sizes were moderate to large, and probably clinically meaningful. Compared to placebo antipsychotic drugs reduced tics (standardised mean difference [SMD] -0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] -1.08 to -0.41) amongst 75 people studied. Noradrenergic drugs reduced tics (SMD -0.72, 95% CI -1.03 to -0.40) amongst 164 people studied.
There is no evidence that the effectiveness of the drugs is modified by either tic severity or other existing illness. The authors judged that the balance of benefits and harms favoured the most commonly used medications: antipsychotics risperidone and aripiprazole, and the noradrenergic drug clonidine. In surveys, parents perceived aripiprazole as being the most helpful drug with the least troublesome adverse effects.
Habit reversal therapy was similarly effective (SMD -0.64, 95% CI -0.99 to -0.29) amongst 133 people studied. This behavioural therapy teaches people to be aware of tic urges and replace the tic with another, less noticeable response. There is some preliminary evidence that delivering the therapy via video consultation may be as effective as face-to-face.
Key themes that emerged from the qualitative review were: difficulties in accessing specialist care and behavioural interventions; delay in diagnosis; importance of anxiety and emotional symptoms; lack of provision of information to schools, and inadequate information regarding medication and adverse effects.
NICE have not published guidelines on Tourette syndrome. Many of the treatments are used off-label, meaning that tics are not their licensed indication.
The European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome recommend behavioural therapy as the first-line treatment option for most people, with habit reversal training being the recommended first choice behavioural therapy. This may be combined with drug treatment. Risperidone is recommended as first-line drug treatment, though they note that its use is limited by adverse reactions. The guidelines suggest that aripiprazole is useful in treatment-resistant cases, and that clonidine can be given especially when coexisting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is present.
This was a very comprehensive review, covering a wide range of interventions. There are some limitations. The number and quality of clinical trials was low, and the qualitative study cannot provide reliable evidence of benefit or lack of harm because there was no dosing information and no control group.
Nevertheless, the review’s findings contain some important messages.
First, access to behavioural interventions is limited. The survey found that only 25% of young people had a behavioural intervention. Future work could look into widening access through the use of mobile phone apps and video consultation. In practice, it appears that the primary intervention from paediatricians is often a trial of medication for tics – the choice of drug used is highly variable.
Second, there is a long delay in diagnosis and access to treatment. The average length of delay in diagnosis of Tourette syndrome was three years from symptom onset.
Third, clear care pathways are often absent. Care pathways for suspected Tourette’s need to be established to improve access to assessment and diagnosis.
Fourth, there is a lack of integration in the commissioning and provision of physical and mental health services. The authors suggest that Local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services should provide assessment and treatment, and offer referral and support for patients who need to access specialist centres.
Hollis C, Pennant M, Cuenca J, et al. Clinical effectiveness and patient perspectives of different treatment strategies for tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and qualitative analysis. Health Technol Assess. 2016;20(4):1-450.
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research HTA programme (project number 10/142/01).
NHS Choices. Tourette’s syndrome. London: NHS Choices; 2015.
Roessner V, Plessen KJ, Rothenberger A, et al. European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Part II: pharmacological treatment. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011;20(4):173-96.
Verdellen C, van de Griendt J, Hartmann A, et al. European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Part III: behavioural and psychosocial interventions. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011;20(4):197-207.
Habit reversal is a type of behavioural therapy that is used in treating Tourette’s syndrome. It’s based on the following two principles: 1) people with Tourette’s syndrome are often unaware of their tics, and 2) tics are used to relieve uncomfortable feelings, called premonitory sensations, that build up before tics.
The first stage of the therapy is to monitor the pattern and frequency of the tics, and identify any sensations that are triggering them. The second stage is to find an alternative, less noticeable method of relieving the premonitory sensations instead of a tic. This is known as a competing response.
Habit reversal therapy is sometimes combined with relaxation therapy.
This review is an excellent portrait of the patient pathway and the difficulties children face in achieving first of all a diagnosis of Tourette syndrome; recognition of co-morbidities and then treatment and support to the child and family in primary care and secondary care in the UK.
I have been doing a Specialist Tics and Tourette Clinic for the last six years. I fully agree with the recommendations made by the qualitative part (part two) of the study which says that improved access to assessment and diagnosis is required. I hope that this review helps children with Tourette syndrome to get holistic care all over the UK.
Dr Santosh R Mordekar, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
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Posted on May 23, 2019 by geelw
Well, this looks quite nice and grim, doesn’t it? This is Golem Gates, coming (very) soon for PC and consoles from developer Laser Guided Games and ever-busy publisher Digerati. The latest trailer is below, the game’s press release and some gorgeous multi-platform screens are below the jump. Enjoy!
Action strategy card-battler Golem Gates comes to consoles at the end of the month
Release dates confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
Austin, Texas, USA – 16 May, 2019 – Indie publisher Digerati is delighted to announce that release dates have now been confirmed for the arrival on consoles of Golem Gates. The acclaimed action-strategy card-game hybrid will launch on PlayStation 4 on May 28th, then on Xbox One (and as a full 4K gaming experience on Xbox One X) and Nintendo Switch on May 31st.
Developed by Laser Guided Games, Golem Gates is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi blend of action-strategy and card battler, pitting your conjured armies against otherworldly forces. An ancient threat surges from the Golem Gates, and only the Harbinger stands guard. Wielding the nanite-infused power of The Ash, you must protect a world ravaged by ancient wars. Choose from 100 cards (known as Glyphs) and unleash diverse units, buildings, buffs, and more in tactical combat across single player, co-op, and online multiplayer.
Randomized drawing and quick unit placement means you’ll have to adapt on the fly as you formulate your strategy. Add more forces to a battle to turn the tide, transform a scouting party into an army, place emergency defenses to respond to the enemy, or hide an outpost in a direction the enemy doesn’t expect. The choices are yours, but beware: the enemy will do the same and with the right Glyph your forces can be destroyed as fast as they were created.
Choose your Glyphs: Customize your deck from dozens of units, buildings, traps, buffs, debuffs, and techs
Streamlined tactics: Play cards/Glyphs directly into active combat and adapt at a moment’s notice to defend, flank, and fortify
Hours of unique content: Single player campaign, challenge scenarios, solo/co-op survival, local and online multiplayer, and more
Full 4K gaming on Xbox One X: Enjoy the gorgeous spectacle of science-fantasy warfare and screen-filling magical mayhem
“Golem Gates is a great title and we wanted to make it the best it could possibly be on console. Laser Guided Games’ vision has been fully retained and whether it’s enjoying the game in 1080p, full 4K or on the go, Golem Gates has been fully optimised for every console platform and its individual capabilities,” said Digerati Director Nick Alfieri.
“We are so excited that we can finally reveal Golem Gates’ release date on console,” said the game’s creator, Matt Oelfke. “It’s coming soon and we can’t wait to see how console gamers take to the game. We’ve poured our heart and soul into Golem Gates, so we hope it resonates with players.”
This one certainly looks really impressive, but yes, we’ll have to see how it plays (although I’m not really worried much if at all on that front). We’ll put in a PS4 request and see what we can see shortly.
-GW
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill rescue deal to save 2,000 jobs
January 12, 2021, 12:31 PM ·3 min read
Edinburgh Woollen Mill shopfront
A deal has been agreed for the sale of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Home and Bonmarché chains, which were on the brink of closure.
The businesses went into administration last year after a collapse in sales due to the pandemic.
Almost 2,000 staff will be kept on but as many as 260 stores could close.
The buyers are a consortium of international investors who will inject fresh funds into the business, led by the existing management team.
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which sells mid-price knitwear and other clothing to older shoppers, is part of a stable of retail brands owned by billionaire businessman, Philip Day.
Retail sales in 2020 worst on record, report says
It is understood that Mr Day will effectively lend the group the money to buy the businesses which will be paid back over a number of years.
The deal also covers two other brands in the group, value retailer Bonmarché, and Ponden Home, an interiors chain based in the south east of England.
The new owners plan to operate 246 stores across both the Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home brands, retaining 1,453 staff in those stores, the head office and distribution centres in Carlisle.
However, 85 Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores and 34 Ponden Home stores have been closed permanently, with the loss of 485 jobs.
Wakefield-based Bonmarché will retain 72 of its stores and 531 staff including head office and distribution centre staff.
The majority of its stores, 148 outlets, remain under review with staff on furlough.
Administrators representing Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home said the deal represented the best chance to save stores and jobs, given the difficult outlook for UK retail.
"We regret that not all of Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home could be rescued," said Tony Wright, partner at FRP. "This has resulted in a significant number of redundancies at a particularly challenging time of year and period of economic uncertainty."
Retail has been particularly hard hit by measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. Even when shops have been open many shoppers stayed away, wary of the health risks.
The British Retail Consortium said consumers bought 5% less last year than the year before (not including food). Much of that custom switched from the High Street to online, making it harder for chains whose customers usually shop in person. Physical stores saw sales drop by a quarter, the BRC said.
Other major brands including Topshop-owner Arcadia and Debenhams have also gone into administration, costing hundreds of jobs.
"Lockdowns have proved hugely damaging for mid-range fashion chains like Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Bonmarché whose traditional customer base has not adapted so quickly to online shopping as younger shoppers," said Susannah Streeter, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"The backers of this rescue deal clearly believe there is pent-up demand amongst core customers which will be released once the doors are flung open once more," she added.
On Monday, Marks & Spencer announced it was buying Jaeger, another brand that had belonged to Philip Day's portfolio.
Peacocks, another High Street fashion brand in the EWM group remains in administration.
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Hormel (HRL) Up 1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Hormel Foods (HRL). Shares have added about 1% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Hormel due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.
Hormel Foods Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Down Y/Y
Hormel Foods posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2020 earnings of 43 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents. The bottom line declined 9% year over year. Higher supply chain costs put pressure on the company’s bottom-line performance.
Net sales in the fourth quarter were $2,420.1 million, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,604 million. Moreover, the top line fell 3% year over year, while organic sales went down around 4%. Sluggishness in the U.S. foodservice channel as well as declines across the company’s Grocery Products, Jennie-O Turkey Store and Refrigerated Foods segments hampered top-line results. Moreover, total sales volumes were 1,209.4 million lbs, down 2% year on year. On an organic basis, volumes were down 3%. Channel-wise, net sales across U.S. retail, U.S. deli and International climbed up 7%, 1%, and 2%, respectively. However, net sales in U.S. foodservice channel declined 23%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 3.8% to $190.7 million. Further, operating margin in the fourth quarter stood at 11.4%, down 140 basis points.
Segment Details
Sales in the Grocery Products unit declined nearly 1% to $580.6 million. Volumes were also down 1%. The segment’s sales were affected by lower inventory levels as well as production limitations, stemming from the pandemic on certain center store products and lower sales for MegaMex foodservice items. Nevertheless, demand for center store brands such as Herdez, SKIPPY and Hormel Compleats were strong. Profits in the unit improved 1% owing to growth in the nut butter portfolio.
Net sales in the Jennie-O Turkey Store segment dropped 6% to $373.4 million, with volumes declining 2%. Sales were marred by weak demand for foodservice products. Nevertheless, sales and volumes for Jennie-O lean ground products and whole birds remained strong. Segment profit tanked 21% due to contraction in foodservice earnings. Also, high supply chain costs associated with the pandemic dented profits.
The company’s Refrigerated Foods generated sales of $1,308.8 million, down 5% year over year. Also, volumes were down 4%. Gains from growth in retail and deli brands such as Applegate, Hormel Black Label and Columbus as well as the acquisition of Sadler's Smokehouse were offset by significant decline in foodservice sales.
Moreover, sales in the unit were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic-led production limitations along with reduced inventory levels. Segment profit decreased 17% due to sluggish foodservice sales, high supply chain costs related to pandemic and lower commodity profits.
International & Other sales increased 8% to $157.2 million, while volumes fell 1%. Notably, the company saw solid global demand for SPAM luncheon meat. Higher sales in China were also an upside. Segment profit improved 55% on better results in China along with branded export growth and higher income from the company’s partners in Europe, Philippines and South Korea.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
The company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1,714.3 million and long-term debt of $1,044.9 million (excluding current maturities). In fourth-quarter fiscal 2020, Hormel Foods generated cash of $249.9 million from operating activities. Operating free cash flow amounted to $109.2 million. Management expects capital expenditures of $350 million for fiscal 2021.
In a separate release, the company announced a 5% hike in its annual dividend. As a result, the company new dividend rate currently stands at 98 cents per share. This marks the 55th consecutive year, in which the company raised its annual dividend. We note that on Nov 16, the company paid out its 369th straight quarterly dividend of 93 cents.
Management is impressed with growth witnessed in the international unit, as well as across certain retail and deli brands. However, the company continues to support its distributors and operators community as foodservices channel remain sluggish. Management is also cautious regarding the economic uncertainties emerging out of the resurgence of COVID-19 in certain communities.
However, the company expects to meet such challenges on the back of its strong business fundamentals across retail, deli and foodservices channels. Additionally, management expects that majority of its supply chain expenses are temporary in nature and is likely to contract when the pandemic subsides.
Additionally, the company is on track with strategic investments for boosting capacity. During the fourth quarter, it carried out the Burke pizza toppings plant expansion. Additionally, the company is on track with the opening of a new dry sausage production facility for Columbus charcuterie products. Management also highlighted that it is focusing on expanding the capacity of its pepperoni business.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed a downward trend in fresh estimates. The consensus estimate has shifted -8.18% due to these changes.
VGM Scores
Currently, Hormel has a nice Growth Score of B, though it is lagging a lot on the Momentum Score front with an F. However, the stock was allocated a grade of C on the value side, putting it in the middle 20% for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of C. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Estimates have been broadly trending downward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions indicates a downward shift. Notably, Hormel has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) : Free Stock Analysis Report
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The MolinaCares Accord Announces Support to Groundwork Ohio to Launch the Center for Family Voice
Initial $150,000 commitment to improve health outcomes of pregnant women and children
The MolinaCares Accord today announced financial support for Groundwork Ohio ("Groundwork") designed to engage families in wellness programs and policies, with coordination for the grant provided by Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Inc. This support will provide Groundwork the needed resources to launch the Center for Family Voice. Through this new program, Groundwork will explore best practices across the state and nation that successfully engage families in public services delivery to inform state, local, and programmatic policy development.
Using its findings, the Center for Family Voice will work with local partners across Ohio to implement unique engagement models that meet the diverse needs of local communities. Ultimately, the Center will drive programmatic, policy, and practice changes at local, regional, and state levels by integrating the Center for Family Voice into the decision-making process of Ohio’s family-serving systems.
"We are thrilled to support Groundwork Ohio to launch the Center for Family Voice," said Ami Cole, plan president of Molina Healthcare of Ohio. "Ensuring we have authentic insights from Ohio families about health care and social service delivery models is critical to understanding what changes are needed to remedy health inequities and help families thrive."
"Our deep commitment to equity and engagement across the state has unequivocally instructed us that parents and families are seeking deeper relationships with the systems intended to serve them," said former Ohio Senator Shannon Jones, executive director of Groundwork Ohio. "Their voices deserve to be heard. The vast health inequities in our state based on race, geography, and poverty demand we truly listen and integrate the lived experiences of families into programs, practice, and policy. We are grateful for MolinaCares Accord’s commitment to Ohio and for sharing in our vision of authentically empowering families with young children to be their own best advocates."
The Center for Family Voice is starting research on best practices of organizations nationwide and across Ohio. Implementing these engagement models will begin later in the year.
About MolinaCares Accord
Established by Molina Healthcare, Inc., The MolinaCares Accord oversees a community investment platform created to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged populations by funding meaningful, measurable, and innovative programs and solutions that improve health, life, and living in local communities. The MolinaCares Accord funds such measures through The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) established in 2020 by Molina Healthcare, Inc.
About Groundwork Ohio
Groundwork Ohio is a committed, nonpartisan public-policy research and advocacy organization formed in 2004 that champions high-quality early learning and healthy development strategies from the prenatal period to age five, that lay a strong foundation for Ohio kids, families and communities. Learn more about Groundwork Ohio at groundworkohio.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
About Molina Healthcare of Ohio
Since 2005, Molina Healthcare of Ohio has been providing government-funded, quality health care to low-income individuals. As of September 30, 2020, the company serves approximately 348,000 members through Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare-Medicaid (Duals) and Health Insurance Exchange programs across the state. To learn more, visit MolinaHealthcare.com.
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TREASURIES-Yield curve steepest in three years as market awaits COVID-19 stimulus
Kate Duguid
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By Kate Duguid
NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Treasury yield curve steepened on Friday to its highest since February 2018 as investors waited to see whether the U.S. Congress would agree on $900 billion in fresh COVID-19 relief by the end of the day.
The spread between the two- and 10-year yields , the most common measure of the yield curve, rose as high as 82.7 basis points on Friday afternoon, its steepest in three years. The spread between the five- and 30-year yields also widened, but only to its highest since Dec. 7.
The yield curve broadly has steepened this week on stimulus and vaccine optimism, as well as the Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to maintain its current pace and duration of bond buying, which pushed longer-dated yields higher. A recent move higher in longer-dated yields sparked debate over whether the Fed would alter its Treasury purchases to cap yields.
The 10-year yield was last up 1.3 basis points at 0.943%. The 30-year yield rose 1.8 basis points to 1.693%. The short end of the curve dipped, with the two-year yield last down 0.4 basis point at 0.123%.
Congress looked increasingly unlikely on Friday to meet a deadline to agree on a new coronavirus stimulus bill and instead may pass a third stopgap spending bill to keep the government from shutting down at midnight. But the move steeper in the Treasury market suggested investors still believed a deal would get done.
With Brexit and U.S. fiscal negotiations expected to stumble across the finish line this weekend, and U.S. stock market indexes lower, U.S. Treasuries "showed hardly any sympathy to established correlations," wrote Edward Acton, U.S. rates strategist at Citigroup.
"After a modest flattening rally on the New York open ... the term-structure promptly sold off back to the overnight yield and curve highs and tread water there for the vast majority of the afternoon," said Acton, noting that low trading volume - roughly 60% of the 30-day average - contributed to the lack of movement.
U.S. cities have reimposed shutdowns as coronavirus infections have resurged, leading to a jump in weekly jobless claims to a three-month high reported Thursday. Stimulus hopes, and the rollout this week of a COVID-19 vaccine, have so far allowed the Treasury market to shrug off the bleak labor market data. (Reporting by Kate Duguid; Editing by Richard Chang and Jonathan Oatis)
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Iranian military general Saeed Muhammed reportedly advocated the use of crypto to circumvent economic sanctions.
Muhammed argued for the creation of more “sophisticated” methods for international exchange using crypto.
An Iranian general has reportedly advocated the use of cryptocurrency as a way to avoid economic sanctions.
According to a report by Farsi outlet Coinit, Saeed Muhammed, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, gave a speech on Wednesday where he proposed the country using crypto-assets as a way to circumvent economic sanctions.
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We are demanding the creation of a more sophisticated mechanism (a commodities exchange) to bypass sanctions. To circumvent sanctions, we must develop solutions such as the exchange of products and the use of cryptocurrencies with our partnerships [in other countries].
Muhammed advocated crypto as a method for Iran to bolster its international investment in the face of heavy economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies. The Financial Action task Force (FATF), a global financial watchdog, has also added Iran to its blacklist over failure to comply with anti-terrorism financing regulations.
Despite the imposed regulation, Iran has become an active participant in the adoption of cryptocurrency. The government has been working with blockchain startups to bolster its financial infrastructure and its reported the central bank has provided funding for a related project.
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This brief series contains a disparate array of documents, papers and photographs about Matthews' life within and beyond his career as a journalist. This section includes materials related to Matthews' life-long interest in Italian history, culture, and thought, begun while a student at Columbia University, such as files on Columbia professor Dino Bigongiari and Matthews' support for the university's Casa Italiana in the 1960s. This section also holds various personal documents such as passports and journalist identification cards from Matthews' entire career as a journalist. Photographs, including photographs of Matthews in World War I, and a folder of material regarding the work of Spanish artist Luis Quintanilla, who served the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War, also are included here.
Box 29 Folder 7 Awards, 1950s
Box 29 Folder 8 Bigongiari, Dino and Gladys, 1940s-1960s
Box 29 Folder 9 Casa Italiana--Columbia University, 1960s
Box 29 Folder 10 Documents--Passports and Press Passes, 1920s-1960s
Box 29 Folder 11 Horoscope, 1945, undated, 1945, undated
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Box 36 Folder 2 Quintanilla, Luis, 1930s-1940s
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Festival Awards
European Discovery Award
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With Audacity and Sense of Responsibility In Front of Our Society
in 11st International Film Festival Bratislava
by Olga Markova
It is only natural for a relatively young film festival to provoke expectations of daring and venturesome art vistas, as well as experimental revelations. However, the young filmmakers generally stick to what they have learned in school. It is “by the books” that they want to test themselves and their concepts of art. Their quests are predestined by the extremely complicated and chaotic reality of life nowadays. No doubt these quests themselves will one day turn out to be works of art which provide the real picture of our age.
What we saw at the 11th International Film Festival in Bratislava was not quite different from what we watched at the golden jubilee (the 50th anniversary) of Thessaloniki Film Festival a few days before.
Very important social topics dominated the well-selected 12 films in the competition of first and second features at the IFF Bratislava: the 1994 bloody genocide in Rwanda in The Day God Went Away (Le jour où Dieu est part en voyage), a French-Belgian coproduction which won the Grand Prix for the Best Film; illegal emigration in Northless (Norteado) from Mexico; tragic physical and moral consequences of a bomb attack in Jerusalem in 7 Minutes in Heaven (Sheva dakot began Eden); aspiring to find somebody who would love you in a world full of brutality in the Russian Tale in the Darkness (Skazka pro temnotu); an entomologic look at groups of people: the community of the changing Chilean city Valdivia in Optical Illusions (Ilusiones ópticas) and a French company in Nothing Personal (Rien de personnel); inter-generational frustrations in There (Orada) from Turkey; the apocalypse of human relationships in the Hungarian Transmission (Adás), and the disillusioned juvenility of new generations in Eastern Plays (Bulgaria, Sweden) for which Kamen Kalev received The Best Director Award.
Of all the competition films in Bratislava my favorite was Northless by the young Mexican director Rigoberto Perezcano who studied film at Centro Universitario de Estudios cinematográficos. Perezcano is known for his interest in the dramatic possibilities of documentary cinema. The film was my personal discovery at the Thessaloniki Film Festival this year: I am really happy that my opinion coincided with the decision of the international feature film competition jury, headed by Theo Angelopoulos, to give Perezcano the Best Director Award. It is evident that his professional experience in documentary and his knowledge of scriptwriting prepared him very well for this feature film debut. The film participated in ”Films in Progress 14” and won a few prizes at the 56th San Sebastian Film Festival last year. Here the theme of Mexican immigrants trying to cross the border into the U.S is not just another one of many similar stories. The young creator managed to find a new visual way to tell it. His understated, warm, non-exploitative take on a young man’s failed border-crossings and the temporary life he has in Tijuana eschews melodrama or tragedy. Andres’ simple story is not unusual at all, but it is told clearly with tenderness and humanism. All the very likable characters are created with suitable visual aesthetic means. As the purpose of the FIPRESCI award is to support cinema as an art and as an outstanding and autonomous means of expression, and to particularly encourage new and young cinema, we gave our prize to this impressive debut.
An interesting peculiarity of the IFF Bratislava this year was the fact that we saw a collection of powerful portraits of women, starting with two Palestinians (Muna and Parga) in the non-competitive opening film Amreeka, an expressive debut by Cherien Dabis (USA, Canada, Kuwait). Then Galia, a survivor of a bomb attack in Jerusalem in 7 Minutes in Heaven; Angelina from Vladivostok who does everything possible to love and to be loved in Tale in the Darkness; the two excellent portrayals of Mexican women living temporarily (!) in limbo in Tijuana in Northless, and finally – Jacqueline, the Tutsi nurse, hidden by the Belgian family during the Rwanda massacres, a silent witness of the tragic events, in The Day God Went Away.
The somber tones and dark atmosphere corresponded with the problems of our time. That is why the films with comic tones such as Matthias Gokalp’s feature debut Nothing Personal and Cristián Jiménez’s Optical Illusions served as a “ray of light” with their entertaining look at the world around us.
As you remember that in the 1990s young Argentinian cinema was rising, it is now the New Chilean Cinema’s voice that can be heard. In the Bratislava programme we saw 3 films from Chile. The festival paid special attention to Israeli cinema with its 6 oeuvres and especially 7 Minutes in Heaven, the full-length debut by writer-director Omri Givon with its expressive images and evident achievements by the lead actress.
The Documentary Competition offered many intimate stories, but also movies with much broader socio-political reach. In the Short Film Competition a stage was given to ideas and experiments and half of the films had their international premiere in Bratislava. The selection offered romantic stories, social dramas, comedies and provocative tales as well.
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Qualcomm to Acquire Nuvia, Head Back Into Custom CPU Development
Qualcomm has announced that it will acquire Nuvia, one of several ARM-based startups we’ve had our eye on for some time. Qualcomm’s purchase of Nuvia caps a several-year saga in which the company has been both all-in on its custom CPU designs and conclusively out of that market.
Back in 2017, Qualcomm’s Centriq was supposed to challenge Intel’s server dominance with more cores, lower TDPs, and highly efficient performance per watt. That never happened — after developing, showing, and even shipping the parts, Qualcomm got cold feet and backed out of the market. This may have been partly due to the general immaturity of the ARM server market at the time — AMD ultimately shelved K12 and focused on x86 for similar reasons — but it’s been three years now, and the ARM server space has continued to evolve.
Qualcomm will buy the company for $1.4B and argues that bringing the company aboard will bolster development efforts around future Snapdragon processors. What this looks like is an effort to acquire a custom CPU development team, similar to how Apple bought PA Semi all those years ago. The company states that it expects to integrate Nuvia products in all aspects of its portfolio, including flagship smartphones, next-generation laptops, digital cockpits, and ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) solutions. Gerard Williams, Manu Gulati, and John Bruno will all be joining the company.
This would be Qualcomm’s second foray into designing its own ARM CPU core. While Qualcomm has previously built its own ARM CPUs, and actually outperformed what ARM had in-market at the same time, it’s been using CPUs that hew much closer to ARM’s standard Cortex A-series chips these past few years. While modern Snapdragon chips are still closely derived from the Cortex family, Nuvia’s chips promised to be something altogether different.
Will Nuvia’s CPUs Still Show Up in Servers?
One telling omission from Qualcomm’s PR is any statement regarding future plans for the ARM server market. Qualcomm makes no remarks on that topic, raising the possibility that while the Nuvia purchase may be intended to revitalize the company’s custom CPU design efforts and bring new silicon to market.
Nuvia’s projected performance per watt suggested it could seriously challenge x86 and even Apple. Qualcomm must have seen something they liked.
One of the arguments we’ve made at ET for why Apple’s M1 could be such a threat to x86 is because of what it might encourage other company’s to attempt, if Intel’s throne were truly vulnerable. I’m not suggesting that either this purchase or Microsoft’s declaration that it would design its own chips are solely due to the M1’s arrival — that’s both overly simplistic and too monocausal — but I would suggest that Qualcomm snapping up Nuvia, Microsoft’s own efforts, and the M1 itself are all examples of how x86’s monopoly is cracking around the edges.
The length of CPU design cycles means we’ll have to wait for a few more launches to see how things are truly shaping up. At the very least, we’re looking at the most interesting CPU market we’ve had in years, as AMD, Intel, and new ARM chips slug it out. Whether x86 ultimately emerges triumphant or not, the increased competition in the market will benefit everyone.
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Today, Wednesday 7th of October, we will release patch 1.1 fpr ANNO 1404
This patch will also fix some issues with the online functions (Gateway to the world) of the game. Therefore we will shut down the ANNO 1404 online servers today.
Patch 1.1 Patchnotes
The most important changes:
- A crash while saving a game could result in the online profile being lost. This error has been fixed.
- The use of special characters within the Windows user name, profile name or savegame name caused several errors (eg invalid savegames or crashes). This error has been fixed.
- Memory errors could lead to invalid savegames under specific hardware configurations. This error has been fixed.
- Ships which have destroyed a target now wait at that spot for new orders rather than returning to their starting point.
- The AI was unable to settle some islands. This error has been fixed.
- A function was implemented allowing the items offered at all three ports to be changed. The player now has the opportunity have the Items on offer changed upon payment of a fee in gold.
- Military influence areas and firing radii were visually improved to further simplify use of the military.
- Norias no longer worked properly after buying the "Mystery of the nomads' achievement. This error has been fixed.
- The "Scroll through Ships" and "Scroll through Warehouses" buttons were moved to a more prominent position above the minimap.
- The achievements "We have no time to lose" and "The Emirate" have been adjusted. The Imperial Cathedral must now be built in 7 hrs and the Sultan's Mosque in 5 hrs (previously 8 hrs and 6 hrs). In return, the condition requiring the people's satisfaction level to be "adequately satisfied" or better was removed.
- It was possible to delete savegames and screenshots in the "Gateway to the World" from within the game. This function is not planned. Effective immediately, savegames and screenshots can now only be deleted locally. If you want to delete savegames and / or screenshots online this must be done directly in the "Gateway to the World".
- Old games from an online profile could be loaded even without successful login to the "Gateway to the World". This function is not planned. Savegames from an online profile can now only be loaded once login to "Gateway to the World" was successful.
- In some cases, when creating an online profile identical ID's were given to different profiles. This could lead to a new online profile overwriting another one. This error has been fixed.
- Some special circumstances occasionally resulted in performance downturns. Errors causing this problem have been fixed.
- An error causing some interface elements to react to external input (eg, volume control on the keyboard, connecting a Logitech USB headset) has been fixed.
- In rare cases the "Fog of War" was not displayed correctly after saving / loading a game. This error has been fixed.
- In some menus the confirmation button was within the text box. This error has been fixed.
- The info bar for quests / messages has been shifted slightly upwards, so that more orders can be displayed when the bar is expanded.
- Some interface elements were still visible in Pause mode. This error has been fixed.
- There were rare cases of ships sailing through islands. This error has been fixed.
- Pigs and cows are now shown the right size on the farthest zoom level.
- Some messages were not properly / fully communicated. This error has been fixed.
- There were various minor bug fixes. (Incorrectly positioned cooldown displays, tool tips, typos, incompletely displayed text, etc.)
- It is no longer possible to use online profiles or create new ones with modified versions [MODs] of the game.
- Some interface graphics (confirmation buttons and sliders) were replaced.
- The current status of a ship is now also displayed in a tool tip in the ship selection drop-down menu in the strategy map.
Continuous play/Scenarios:
- In some cases, quest rewards were not properly transferred to the players. This error has been fixed.
- The Carpenter was still able to repair buildings during battle. This was not planned. Buildings currently involved in combat you can no longer be repaired.
- Assignments requiring the player to pay gold can now only be accepted if the player's balance allows it.
- In rare cases, a few menu items (for example, the menu of a production building) were not displayed correctly. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases, there was a significant delay before the caravel was given to the player after the delivery of the first gift for Al Zahir. This error has been fixed.
- The player could still purchase ships from Hassan ben Sahid even after their ship limit had been reached. This was not planned and has been fixed.
- In rare cases, the Trebuchet also took damage when bombarding a building. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases, some Market buildings did not send out Market carts to pickup goods. This error has been fixed.
- The effectiveness of ranged combat units (especially against military buildings) has been slightly increased.
- The effectiveness of naval bombardment against land units has been slightly reduced.
- The Emperor's Quest "Nurturing the Alliance" has been simplified. Instead of 75 contracts only 40 contracts must now be completed.
- The base chance of a ship on an expedition being successful has been reduced.
- In some cases where several ships were ordered in one shipyard, the ship limit points spent on them were not refunded if the shipyard was destroyed before the ships were completed. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases, transport ships were unable to build castles. This error has been fixed.
- The maintenance costs for Military buildings and Castles are now correctly booked correctly under "Military" instead of under "Buildings".
- The effect of the attainment "Binding handshake" at level 3 has been corrected. Before it had the same effect as at level 1.
- In rare cases, ships that were part of an assignment appeared inside an island. This error has been fixed.
- The Corsairs no longer sink ships required for quests.
- Items which the reduce building / vessel maintenance costs no longer reduce those costs to a negative level.
- In some cases the AI was able to build within the player's influence area. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases the AI was able to demolish roads within foreign influence areas. This error has been fixed.
- The use of a trade route allowed more goods to be bought from AI players than they had put up for sale. This error has been fixed.
- In some cases AI transport ships just stood still when attacked. This error has been fixed.
- Ship AI has been improved. AI ships (especially in larger ship formations) now behave more intelligently when under fire.
- Military AI target selection has been improved.
- In rare cases the AI was able to withdraw its units even though they were in combat. This error has been fixed.
- In some cases the proceeds from the sale of "favorite articles" to the AI players were not calculated correctly. The AI players now pay the corresponding (higher) price.
- The AI can no longer build a castle when the corresponding transport ship is in combat.
- The AI no longer puts "0 t" of an Item up for sale.
- The AI now builds its walls more efficiently, making it more difficult to capture an enemy AI settlement.
- The AI now also builds Carpenters at Patrician level (and higher). This improves the AI's cityscape, especially at higher levels of civilization.
- In rare cases active trading did not function properly at AI Harbors. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases the game crashed when loading mission 6 or 8. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases, the game crashed at the end of mission 8. This error has been fixed.
- Under some special circumstances, no gift was given to the player in Mission 4. This error has been fixed.
- In rare cases, players were unable to obtain the Black Pearl in Mission 7. This error has been fixed.
- In some cases the attack in the side quest "Preservation of knowledge" in Mission 5 did not start correctly. This error has been fixed.
- The quest "Glassworks" in Mission 5 was not completed if all the necessary manufactories were built before the start of the quest. This error has been fixed.
Achievements/Medals:
- In some cases the achievement "Man the battlements!" was awarded under false premises. This error has been fixed.
- In some cases the achievement "The road map in your head" was awarded under false premises. This error has been fixed.
- The achievement "Turn the hose on!" did not always unlock properly. This error has been fixed.
- In some cases the medal "Order of the Treasurer" was awarded under false premises. This error has been fixed.
- The requirement for the achievement "Who is this Robin?!" has been lowered. Now only 50 Bandit camps are needed.
- The requirement for the achievement "Eureka!" has been lowered. Now only 75 attainments are required.
- The counters in the tool tips for some successes have been corrected and now show the actual values required.
nickw1969
Do you have a link to the download, or to where it will be available from?
Zomby_Woof65
The patch will be ready for download this evening, i guess about 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. german time, means about 5 hours from now on.
Looks great. looking foward to installing the patch.
lynnkx
Junior Mitglied
Downloaded and installed - but cannot log into the Gateway so cannot play using my online profile.... maybe the Gateway isn't back up yet? - but it is just telling me it is not recognising my password and isn't telling me that the Gateway is off-line...
I can log into here and at Ubi.com OK - but the game won't log me in so I cannot play any of my saved games
The gateway is still offline.
Originally posted by Zomby_Woof65:
Thanks for letting me know it is their problem and not mine
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UT: Peaks & valleys in Smithville - Sullivan
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Peaks and valleys in Smithville
Written by Tim Sullivan
11 p.m., Dec. 27, 2011
History has been hard on A.J. Smith. So, too, have current events.
The Chargers’ flinty general manager looks better in context than in retrospect; in the heat of the moment rather than the cool of contemplation. If his days with the local football franchise are now numbered in single digits, this is more a reflection of his results than his reasoning.
Smith is almost certainly too stubborn and his aloof management style may be antithetical to the cultivation of esprit de corps or the accumulation of political capital. He has run the Chargers with such cold-blooded calculation and, at times, such apparent spite, that his anticipated fall evokes little empathy.
Yet some of his moves that have been judged most harshly in hindsight were sensible, prudent and even shrewd given the specific sets of circumstances. Not all of those moves are easily defended – you’d have to think the Chargers were a bit hasty in forsaking Wes Welker, for example – but Smith’s nine-year record of 87-56 would suggest he’s had many more hits than misses.
That Drew Brees has won a Super Bowl and Monday surpassed Dan Marino’s single-season record for passing yards does not eliminate the early bumps on his career path. It does not change the Chargers’ position preceding the 2004 NFL draft, the logic of using that position to land an elite quarterback prospect (Philip Rivers as part of a package for No. 1 selection Eli Manning), or the financial, medical and ability analyses that influenced Smith’s decision on which quarterback to keep following the 2005 season.
Looking back, Brees has plainly been the more productive player since his move to New Orleans. He has compiled a higher quarterback rating than Rivers in four of the six seasons since they were teammates and has thrown 37 more touchdown passes during that period. But he was not a franchise quarterback on the day of the 2004 draft and he attained free agency in 2005 as damaged goods, having sustained a torn labrum in the final game of the season.
The Chargers’ subsequent contract offer was heavy on incentives and short, Brees thought, on sincerity. If Smith low-balled Brees because of concerns about his shoulder, because he preferred Rivers or because he misjudged the marketplace, the Chargers would have been hard-pressed to pay premium prices for two quarterbacks or to match the six-year, $60 million deal that lured Brees to Bourbon Street.
Similarly, the timing of running back Michael Turner’s free agency complicates an equation that might seem simpler to revisionist historians. Though Turner has outrushed LaDainian Tomlinson by more than a mile over the past four seasons, 5,109 yards to 2,978, LT was fresh from a second straight NFL rushing title when Turner signed with Atlanta following the 2007 season.
Even if Smith had been tempted to trade Tomlinson at his peak on the theory that there were more miles left in Turner’s legs, it’s not clear he could have convinced team President Dean Spanos to authorize such audacity. Neither is it clear, however, that Spanos recognizes his cue to start wielding power.
If Smith is ultimately toppled by his devotion to Norv Turner, the stage was set by his curious estrangement from Marty Schottenheimer and by Spanos’ eventual decision to put an end to the dysfunction.
When a general manager stops speaking to a head coach with a 14-2 record, he is playing a dangerous game of “Him or Me.” Though Smith ultimately prevailed in that power struggle, Schottenheimer’s firing effectively reduced his own margin for error.
While Turner was hurt by the perception he had inherited an elite team needing only a nudge to win a championship, replacing Schottenheimer with a coach who had posted losing records in Washington and Oakland exposed Smith to accusations of both arrogance and folly.
At times, he seemed determined to make enemies, pouncing on slight provocation to make a standard contract squabble into something more personal (as with linebacker Donnie Edwards) or putting a rhetorical spin on another’s statement that could be interpreted as mocking (as with Tomlinson). At other times, Smith was criticized for simply making use of the leverage afforded by the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement.
All of this played a part in shaping Smith’s reputation as a hard-line executive ambivalent about his own popularity. None of it would have mattered very much, however, had the Chargers won a championship.
That they have missed the playoffs for the second straight season and are faced with extensive repairs on defense and along the offensive line is at least as much Smith’s doing as it is Turner’s. The Chargers’ recent drafts have not been nearly as productive as their selections in 2004 and 2005, and three seasons have passed since Smith put himself on notice.
“I’m not very pleased with my own contribution the last two years, personally,” Smith said in February, 2009. “I critique myself after every year. I need to do a better job. I’m not happy with some of the player personnel decisions that have been made... I need to pick up my game on my end.”
Recent results would indicate that Smith’s game has stagnated. Current events suggest that he’s history.
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Re: UT: Peaks & valleys in Smithville - Sullivan
A fair piece, I'd say.
SanDiegoRon
... old guys rule...
Agree...
Originally posted by boltfaninsanantone View Post
imo, the ball started rolling downhill when #56 decided not to have the surgury in favor of Hollywood... a cascading change of events...
Harder Charger
Nailed it...although he should have also mentioned AJ's arrogance in the Gates/VJ/McNeill lockouts which certainly didn't help the team.
I was wrong. This changes everything.
WindyCityBolt
If it were not for some dominating games over the past few years (including 2011) I would be in favor of shipping out AJ. However games like the Bolts played against the Ravens tell me there is still significant talent on this team. If we were completely devoid of talent, we would not be in games, or even be able to compete. Additionally, when a team is winning it is easy to view a team as talented, while losing certainly makes fans assume the talent is lacking. Many of these "lesser talented" players may still be great players if used properly and in the right circumstances.
That being said, this teams failures come down to the use of it's talent, which is directly attributed to lack of coaching and/or motivation. I have not been a fan calling for Turners head since this team does have the ability to dominate, but inconsistency and a downward W/L record suggests we need a major coaching change. Getting a staff in here that can motivate players and hold them accountable for mistakes is what is needed. I think it would be a regrettable mistake if AJ is let go, because love him or hate him, he will be very difficult to replace.
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Somehow the 87-56 record seems like a failure to me..... AJ talked a great game but is ultimately responsible for this team not reaching the top. I have mixed emotions on him knowing that he is hands down the best GM this organization has ever had...... but still no Super Bowl championship.
Fear knocked on the door, faith answered, there was nobody there!
Sullivan completely misanalysed two of the pieces here:
[B]If Smith low-balled Brees because of concerns about his shoulder, because he preferred Rivers or because he misjudged the marketplace, the Chargers would have been hard-pressed to pay premium prices for two quarterbacks or to match the six-year, $60 million deal that lured Brees to Bourbon Street.
That wasn't the choice, and Sullivan should know it.
In hindsight, the move would have been to trade Rivers for whatever you could get and sign Brees, as you certainly would have been able to get more for Rivers than a third round compensatory draft pick.
Now, if I offer you 2-1 odds on a coin flip and you lose, that doesn't mean it was the wrong decision to take the bet before the toss, it just didn't work out.
Similarly, I think with the information Smith had, keeping Rivers was the right move, but even if you think Rivers and Brees are pretty equal, in hindsight it's easy to see how it would have worked out better to trade Rivers for one or more very high round draft picks (although cap ramifications would weigh against such a deal).
And since GM's get paid for results, not how smart the bet is, Smith has to get marked down for this - but it wasn't his worst move.
Again, Sullivan misses the choice.
Although some here would disagree, there's no way you can trade a guy coming off a record season, and oh by the way, he led the league in rushing the following year as well.
The choice was to trade Turner for a reported first round draft pick (from Tennessee) or keep him for insurance against a Tomlinson injury.
Like any insurance, you hope you don't need to use it, and the Chargers didn't.
But it was pretty expensive insurance and again in hindsight (although I advocated trading Turner at the time) having Michel Griffin (who Tennessee took that year) would have made big difference to the Chargers going forward.
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Originally posted by CANTSTOP21 View Post
What was the Chargers' record in the nine seasons before he took over as GM? It was 59-85, and that includes the non-losing seasons of 1994-96. From 1997 through 2002, the six seasons immediately prior to Smith taking over, the Chargers' record was 31-65.
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Originally posted by humbolt View Post
If I'm in an airplane climbing up, and then it sputters and starts descending, should I wait to see what happens, or should I take some type of action?
It's not the overall record but the trend that's disturbing.
And it's not just the trend, it's the underlying problems as well.
Its not just a .500 record over the last three of four years.
It's the fact that your best players (with only a couple of exceptions) are approaching or over 30 years old, and/or pending free agents.
Your depth at ILB, WR and SS is so thin it's invisible.
You don't even really have a starting OLB opposite Phillips.
I think Smith might be able to repair it.
But he broke it in the first place.
This team needs a solid year in free agency as well as two or three above average drafts in a row to get to a consistently competitive position.
Can Smith deliver that?
He hasn't in quite a few years.
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Can Smith delver that?
Nice take, Reif. Fair and balanced.
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Reif hits the home run on this thread....good takes for sure.
"Wastin' Away Again in Chargerhaterville". FUDEAN.
FrightninLightnin
First Bolts Game? The Holy Roller
Point one: The perceived seriousness of Brees's shoulder injury had to have been the deciding factor.
I was the biggest fan (and follower) of Drew's while he was here and while he had flashes, he was a big factor in why we were in position to draft Manning in the first place. If we had picked 9-15, would the team have taken Big Ben? Not so sure.
What confounds me is the Rivers pick goes against what we have been told about the Smith/Marty relationship.
It's well documented that Marty and his staff fell in love with Phil after coaching him in the senior bowl and that they lobbied for the pick.
Smith had to know that by picking Rivers so high, they would be creating a QB controversy of epic proportions. So by drafting Rivers, Drew's fate was sealed, (until Phil's hold-out put him back and soured his relationship with the FO.)
Point 2. This I agree on 100%. There is no way on God's Green Earth you can trade LT that close to his prime. If in fact we had offers for Turner that were not taken, that is a huge mistake.
I for one think that Turner and AJ had a handshake agreement that if he were to sign the FT, Turner would be allowed to go as a FA the next season.
Crazy I know.
But I'm also the guy who firmly believes that Drew's shoulder was "enhanced" during surgery.
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Originally posted by FrightninLightnin View Post
Don't forget, Brees didn't really start playing well until after they drafted Rivers.
They were hoping Rivers would beat out Brees in training camp, but Rivers held out, ending that possibility, and then Brees had a great year.
Well said. This is kind of where I am at with Smith. I think he might
be able to fix the myriad problems the Chargers have with personnel,
but he has had some time to do that already, and he hasn't. Not having adequate depth at the linebacker position in a 3-4? Kind of an important
position in that type of defense.
Fixed it for you.
Don't forget, Brees didn't really start playing well until they got rid of David Boston and brought in Keenan McCardell and Antonio Gates emerged as a beast of a receiver and they fixed the defense.
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Them's Fightin' Herds is available now on Steam for PC!
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TFH is still relatively obscure, but there's still a good market for higher-end collectibles than what's in the Mane 6 shop currently. The fast crowdfunding success for Velvet's statuette proves that. I think if expectations continue to be met, or even outright surpassed, for statuettes of the remaining characters, it may be enough to convince larger toy companies to pick up the TFH license, which could only help TFH itself become something much bigger.
With that in mind, feel free to post any ideas you have for licensed TFH merch, and state your case for why it will be good for companies like The Toy Company, Kaiyodo, Kotobukiya, Figma, SH Figuarts and so on to invest in them.
As it is. the game does have a sizeable cult fanbase worldwide. Mostly bronies who were drawn in by what the game was originally, but also women who just love cartoon animals, and of course normies looking for a fighting game that's both easier to play and more inviting than more mainstream properties. And there are a lot of normies.
But for this particular licensing proposal, it could attract another significant demographic than just those two; fans of anime girls. And who wouldn't want to see the TFH characters reimagined as humans in a new line of Bishoujo statues from Kotobukiya?
Ideally, it would be presented in a similar fashion to these Bishoujos.
Shunya Yamashita had come up with illustrations for each LFE equine standing next to her human counterpart, with which sculptors would base the finished product on. These statues have been so successful that they've already announced three additional characters to come, along with limited editions of some of the previous releases.
Yes, I'm well aware that TFH isn't nearly as big of a property. But when you look at the average price point for these statues, it's clear that they were made specifically with bronies in mind, and not the main target audience for the show. I mean, at $100 a piece, could you imagine parents shelling out that kind of money to buy these for little girls? You can't even play with them. These statues are doing well enough on their own being sold to the smaller adult audience that runs podcasts for discussing the show, and travels across the country to go to conventions.
And like many bronies that are into TFH, I'm sure I wouldn't mind picking up an Oleander standing on a base next to a sexy human version of herself. Maybe even a Velvet or Shanty.
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Moving this thread to Fan Creations because any ideas or designs mentioned in here will be just that.
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Focus Asia Pacific | South East Asia
Cruise curtailed due to passenger with Covid-19
The cruise was curtailed on what was only its second sailing.
The “cruise to nowhere” was forced to return to Singapore’s port after a passenger tested positive.
Singapore.- Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas has been forced to return to port due to a passenger testing positive for Covid-19.
The maiden service had only just run days earlier. The curtailed trip was only the second journey. The ship had made it to day three of its four-day sailing when an 83-year-old Singaporean man tested positive for Covid-19.
The vessel began its return immediately. The man, as well as all passengers and crew who came into close contact with him, have been put into isolation. There were 1,680 guests and 1,148 crew members on the sailing.
Director of cruise at the Singapore Tourism Board, Annie Chiang, told press: “Those close contacts have since tested negative following PCR testing and further contact tracing is ongoing. All onboard leisure activities also ceased immediately and passengers were asked to stay in their cabins”.
Royal Caribbean’s managing director for Asia Pacific, Angie Stephen, said: “Those who are not close contacts of the confirmed case will be allowed to debark and take a rapid antigen test as per original procedure.
“They can then go home and will be advised to monitor their health for the next 14 days. After that, all guests will take a polymerase chain reaction test with the expense borne by Royal Caribbean.”
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What not to wear
Maryam Omidi takes a look at banned clothing around the world – and concludes that women tend to be the target of dogmatic dress codes.
Kenza Drider addresses the media as she demonstrates against the ban of the 'niqab' or full-face veil in public places, outside Notre-Dame cathedral on April 11, 2011 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Until 2010, Parisian women were legally (although not in practice) obliged to obtain permission from the police if they wished to “dress in men’s clothes”. The archaic law was eventually repealed but only less than a year before France became the first European country to publicly ban the burqa – a face veil that some Muslims consider is an essential part of their religion.
France is not alone. Banning Islamic clothing is de rigeur in a number of countries around the world. Joining France in its burqa ban are Belgium and the Netherlands (although the collapse of the Dutch coalition government, which includes Geert Wilders’ right-wing Freedom Party may result in a U-turn). Meanwhile the Uzbek authorities have taken a more subtle approach, issuing an oral ban on the sale of Islamic dress to market vendors, thereby pushing the sale of these items underground. (Images of traders sneaking women the hijab with a nod and wink come to mind.)
In Kosovo, the headscarf is forbidden in state schools, and in Tunisia and Turkey, both secular Muslim countries, it is banned from public institutions. In Turkey, the ban means women are excluded from working in courtrooms, hospitals and parliament, according to the New York Times. But public attitudes towards headscarves, which are being embraced by glossy magazines and women’s rights campaigners alike, are shifting away from the preconception in Turkey that the garment belongs to the lower, uneducated classes, the same article adds. In all these countries, from France to Tunisia, one or more of the following reasons is usually given: to prevent the rise of Islamic extremism, to liberate women or because face coverings are just plain impractical.
Moving in the opposite direction, in 2010, the Italian seaside town of Castellammare di Stabia implemented a mini-skirt ban as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour. The town’s mayor argued the new regulations would help “restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil co-existence”.
Revealing attire has under fire in other parts of the world as well. From a ban on tight-fitting clothing in the Indonesian province of Aceh to wearing cleavage-enhancing tops at chess matches to a 28-year-old mother-of-four who was barred from every nightclub in her hometown of Worcester for “being too old” for her skimpy outfits. But the definition of what constitutes indecent dress varies from country to country as Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed Hussein discovered in 2009. Hussein was jailed for a month after being found guilty of “dressing indecently”. Her crime? Wearing a pair of trousers.
In case you haven’t already noticed the pattern emerging, let me spell it out for you: all of these bans are on women’s clothing. Whether it’s a veto on trousers or miniskirts, an embargo on clothing that’s too revealing or not revealing enough, women, it seems, tend to be the targets of dress codes.
Step in the US, where “sagging” – the wearing of trousers by men way, way below the waist to reveal their underpants – is prohibited in some schools and municipalities, and Iran, the predominantly Muslim country where the headscarf is mandatory. The Islamic republic is notorious for its annual crackdowns on attire that is deemed too western for its liking. Trousers too tight? Jacket too short? Hair on show? If you’re female, in Iran and have answered yes to any of these questions then chances are you’ll have been picked up by the morality police at least once. Not wanting to discriminate or anything (the Iranian government are good like that), in 2011, the authorities declared that glamorous hairstyles and necklaces on men were a fashion faux pas.
Over in Guyana, men are forbidden from wearing women’s clothing. But before casting aspersions on the Guyanese government, perhaps Free Speech Debate should look a little closer to home. Students sitting exams are required to wear a uniform known as sub-fusc – full academic getup – based on their gender. For men this means a dark suit and socks, black shoes, plain white shirt and collar and a white bow tie. For women, it’s a dark skirt or trousers, white blouse (or shirt with collar), black tie or ribbon, black stockings and shoes and (if desired) a dark coat.
And, as FSD’s very own Brian Pellot found out, there’s no swapping of uniforms allowed. Pellot’s request to swap outfits with a fellow female student for their Gender and Development exam was met with a resounding no. In his reply, a clerk to the proctors said that while sub-fusc and gender was an “active area of discussion”, for the time being permission will not be given “for variations in individual cases on the grounds that candidates disagree with the requirements”.
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Malaysia’s parenting guidelines on how to spot gays and lesbians relies as much on clothing choice as on perceived sexual orientation. What can the clothes someone chooses to wear really tell you about the person? How integral is attire to free expression?
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/16/malaysia-parenting-guidelines-on-how-to-spot-gays-and-lesbians/
snehakrishnan June 19, 2012 at 4:15 pm
This is a major issue in my research field: women’s colleges in South India. Most of them have very strict dress-codes about length of tops, types of trousers allowed, length of skirts and the wearing of sleeveless clothing. In a city where sexual harassment is rampant, it is unfortunately very easy for institutions to claim that they are looking out for women’s safety when instituting these rules.
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Anne Tyler (born 1941), Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. novelist
Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh rock singer
Devin Tyler (born 1986), American football player
Fred Tyler (born 1954), US Olympic team swimmer and aquatics coach
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Frank Parkinson (1887–1946), British industrialist
Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1869) (1869–1911), English footballer
James Parkinson :
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James Parkinson (1730–1813), English land agent and museum proprietor
James Parkinson (footballer), English footballer
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December 19, 2018 · 3:00 pm
Football, Award Ceremonies & Coming Back: Alumni Pride During Homecoming
By: Jorge Penado, C’19
Source: Penn Alumni SmugMug
When the growing chills of late November begin to settle on campus, one of the most celebrated traditions of colleges and universities across the US arrives Homecoming. Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students to celebrate their time at their universities or colleges. While the tradition has existed since the 19th century, Penn didn’t actually officially adopt Homecoming celebrations until 1984. Nowadays, as many of you, as alumni, will know, Homecoming has become one of the staple events for alumni on campus alongside Alumni Weekend in the spring. Homecoming at Penn, though a tradition shared with any other university or campus, has its own flair that is very uniquely Penn. Events like the Homecoming Game and the Penn Alumni Award Gala have become great events to showcase the dedication of alumni. So, the question is: why is Homecoming at Penn unique? And, what are events like the Homecoming Game and Penn Alumni Award Gala like?
Source: University of Pennsylvania Digital Archives
First and foremost, it is important to consider where Homecoming at Penn started and why the story behind it is so interestingly Penn. After a chat with Director Mark Frazier Lloyd of the University Archives, I was able to hear about the history of Homecoming from a true Penn enthusiast. In its simplest form, the story of Homecoming traces back to Penn’s undeniable love and excellence in football from the 1930s to the 1950s. During this era, there was no denying that Penn was a big-time intercollegiate football power. The mere success and fame of alumni like Chuck Bednarik, or “Concrete Charlie,” who would later go on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles and help the team win the championship shows the general euphoria felt around football. All this to say that Penn had definitely built its reputation around its football excellence. While students officially began their participation in intercollegiate football in 1876, it was common for students to have played football on their own on campus and it began to make official publications as early as 1872. With this interest in mind, Penn would play their first two intercollegiate matches against Princeton and would, unfortunately, lose both games. Though the football team would lose about one half to two-thirds of their games in the beginning, the team would grow in skill through the 1880s until they got much better during the 1890s and under the coaching of George Woodruff. The rest is history! But, interestingly enough, this prowess in football would be challenged by another part of Penn’s identity that many hold dear, its status in the Ivy League.
In 1954, President Harold Stassen would sign the documents that would commit Penn to the Ivy League. In order to meet the general prestige of the Ivies, President Stassen declared that Penn would no longer give athletic scholarships because the Ivy League would not allow these scholarships to be awarded. Soon after, Penn’s football would go on to lose many of its games as the same amount of resources weren’t dedicated to football as they were before. Understandably so, this decision caused a lot of backlash with alumni who had lived through Penn’s glory days of football and were constantly drawn back to Penn’s campus by football in particular. With this backlash, alumni affairs employees would begin to lead a conscious effort in the 1950s at increasing alumni presence on campus after the dominance of football wasn’t felt as strongly. With ideas of the alumni affairs team, the event that is Homecoming eventually came to be. In essence, Penn Homecoming became a way to attract alumni back to campus in the hopes of doing it the way football did. Additionally, once Penn had lost its edge in football, there was something that alumni needed to be proud of when it came to their university. While I am still an undergraduate myself, I could only assume that, once we leave the cobblestones of Locust, alumni involvement with Penn is much different than when we’re here. For this reason, an event like Homecoming came about to draw people back and also provide something to be proud of as Penn would grow in status and achievement through the years and up until now.
Source: Penn Alumni Smug Mug
With this history of Penn’s Homecoming in mind, we can take a look at Homecoming in 2018 and how certain events continue the spirit of the initial versions of this celebration. In particular, one event that I’d like to shine a light on is the Alumni Award of Merit Gala. On November 9, the University honored the work of six distinguished alumni in a variety of fields. Fortunately, I was able to attend and see the recognition of these individuals while chatting with other alumni that came to this event. With regards to the six, the variety of fields is apparent as there was an award-winning, best-selling crime novelist, an entrepreneur who launched a website called myfirstpaycheck.com to help young professionals and many other professions. Alumni from classes of ‘65, ‘76, ‘78, ‘81 and ‘06 were recognized for their individual achievements. What united all of these alumni, however, was the fact that they have all been constantly involved with Penn whether that’s participating on a Board of Trustees or leading various projects as directors. Throughout the ceremony where each one of them was recognized, I could feel the pride that they felt for Penn come through in their speeches. This pride exists so strongly that generations of these alumni and their families have been involved with the university. Being able to witness all of these alumni and even talk to others who weren’t being recognized as an extremely interesting and inspiring night for me. After this event, that pride that Lloyd spoke about in our chat really came through as all the alumni were jubilant to be back on campus. With props rightfully due to the Alumni Relations office, it is undeniable that the pride that was once sought after the loss of football is definitely still thriving through events like this at Homecoming.
Hopefully, this quick overview of Homecoming and the tangible pride that alumni have when relating to the university allows everyone to consider their own time at Penn. Though many who graduate from Penn go on to do amazing things in the world, alumni affairs will always welcome alumni from far and near to celebrate and have some pride about the university. As Mark Frazier Lloyd said, “Homecoming has risen to today’s wonderful compilation of events from this deep feeling of losing contact with many thousands of alumni because big-time football was gone.” Luckily, Homecoming is only getting better and will be here for years beyond us.
Filed under Homecoming Weekend featuring arts and culture, Jorge Penado, C’19
Innovation & Leadership: Penn Alumni on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
Source: Forbes.com
Every year, the American business magazine, Forbes, publishes the 30 Under 30 list of over 600 business and industry figures that have become influential to some degree in their respective industries and are under the age of 30. They select 30 individuals for 20 different categories that range from industries like Hollywood & Entertainment, Venture Capital, Manufacturing & Industry, Law & Policy and many other categories. The list itself was started in 2011 and has grown through the years with 2016 seeing over 15,000 nominations. The list has even spread around the world with regional versions of the list in Asia, Africa and Europe. With it’s growing popularity, it is interesting to see the presence of Penn alumni on these lists, and this year’s list has seen one of the highest rates of Penn alumni.
As The Daily Pennsylvanian wrote on November 20, 25 graduates, including a current Ph.D. candidate, have been selected for the lists. This is the fourth highest number of honorees from a university on the list. The three other schools ahead of Penn include Stanford University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With over 15,000 nominations but only 600 slots to fill, the process is definitely rigorous as only 4% of those nominated are selected for the ultimate list. With regards to which industry Penn alumni are participating in most, Finance leads the way with 5 honorees in this category and Social Entrepreneurship follows with 3 honorees. As the DP article states, most honorees are from the Wharton School with 13 honorees followed by the College with 9. Though all of this information is truly interesting to get an overview, it’s just as fascinating to look at some of the work these alumni are doing in their respective fields.
Source: Welligence Energy Analytics Twitter Account
One of the many honorees in this years list includes Seth Neel. Neel is one of the 30 honorees in the Energy sector who are recognized for “fueling a more sustainable future.” Neel is a current fourth year Ph.D. candidate in Statistics at the Wharton School, meaning that he’s the only current Penn attendee on the list. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Math from Harvard University in 2015. His research as a doctoral student in Wharton is focused on two general themes: the fairness in machine learning and the study of fundamental problems in differential privacy. He has published 11 different scholarly articles in the field and has spoken at various events. His participation in the field has even taken him to start his own company, Welligence, an independent oil and gas analytics firm focused on the Latin America upstream sector. Neel’s participation in the field is only growing and his recognignition in this year’s Forbes’ 30 Under 30 is greatly earned.
Source: Amazon.com
Another Penn alumni who was selected as an honoree is Emerson Brooking. Brooking is one of 30 honorees in the Law & Policy sector who are recognized for “fighting for your rights Andrew’s better governments.” Brooking received his Bachelor of Arts in 2011 from the College with a major in Political Science and Classical Studies. While on campus, he was involved in clubs like Big Brother Big Sisters and the Penn Political Review. His participation on this year’s list is due largely to his debut book, Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media. The book made the New York Time’s New & Noteworthy List, Amazon’s Best Seller List and was named Amazon’s Best Book of the Month. Besides these considerable achievements, the book has been featured on NPR, PBS, The New York Times, Time, Popular Science, Rolling Stone, Politico, Foreign Affairs and many more. The book was even praised as being “a magical combination of history, technology and early warning wrapped in a compelling narrative of how today’s information space can threaten the truth, our polity and our security,” by former Director of the CIA and NSA, General Michael Hayden. With all of these accolades under his belt, Brooking has become an expert in the field of cyber warfare.
Source: The Atlantic
The final Penn alumni selected as an honoree that this post will cover is Anna Wan. Wan is one of the 30 honorees in the Consumer Technology sector who are recognized for “seizing the moment of a personalized digital revolution.” Wan received her Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2012 from the Wharton School with a major in Operation & Information Management and Finance. During her time at Penn, she was notably involved in the Chi Omega Sorority. Her recognition on the list this year stems generally from her participation as a general manager of $2 billion Bird, a company dedicated to bringing scooters to cities east of the Mississippi River. Her position in this company has been a gradual growth as she has additionally worked at other companies like Ofo and AirBnB. While at Ofo, she notably managed over 20 teams and launched/ managed seven markets, which included the largest US market. At AirBnB, she supported executives with “strategic analysis and reporting” and worked “with Product Growth teams… to identify customer acquisition projects with greatest impact and ROI.” With all of this experience, her current position really goes to show her excellence in the field.
While there are 23 other Penn alumni who made the list and are pursuing equally wonderful endeavors in their respective fields, these three are just a quick example of the varying work that these alumni are engaging in and being recognized for. At a university like Penn, we’re lucky to have many great alumni, and this years Forbes’ 30 under 30 only shows a glimpse into the amazing things Penn alumni are doing around the world and in every field imaginable.
Meet Gulnur Kukenova: Penn Alumni’s Newest Graduate Assistant
By: Gulnur Kukenova, GED19
Graduate Assistant for Penn Alumni Relations
Hey everybody! My name is Gulnur Kukenova and I am the new graduate assistant for Penn Alumni Office.
I just moved from Kazakhstan with my family a month ago and this month was full of new information and meeting with wonderful people. It took about 15 years to apply and become a part of Penn. And now I am HERE! (Woohoo!)
This year promises to be challenging as well as much enriched with knowledge for me. It is a great feeling of inspiration when I am sitting in one class with ones of the smartest and the most collaborative people from all around the world. This year I will definitely learn a lot both from my classmates who have wonderful backgrounds and different stories that shaped their lives and from the faculty who are a great source in shaping my choices and guiding me to my ideal career path.
I am very excited to get this great opportunity to explore and get to be familiar with the Penn community and especially with Penn Traditions! I am sure that the coming year will be one of the brightest and wonderful years of my life!
Let’s start the year and make it fruitful!
Filed under Gulnur Kukenova, Uncategorized
The First Student Union: The Change Within Houston Hall
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Work-Study Student, Sweeten Alumni House
Source: Fine Art America
At the center of Penn’s campus alongside iconic buildings like College Hall and landmarks like the Benjamin Franklin Statue, Houston Hall has had a long history at Penn as a center of social, recreational, educational and cultural activity, and in 2018, the hall has over 120 years of serving the Penn community. Quite recently, the Penn community has begun to adjust to the top-to-bottom renovation of the basement’s Houston Market, completed over Summer 2018. But, with all of this in mind, it seems right to look back at the long history of Houston Hall and how this year’s renovations are just an extension of the hall’s purpose and intention that it’s adopted since its conception.
Source: University Archives & Record Center, Houston Club Booklet
As many Penn community members may be aware of, Houston Hall started as the first student union in the nation and opened on January 2, 1896. Generally, the student union was meant to serve as a university’s community center for recreation and socialization and often was the host of student affairs and even student governance which can be seen now. As the first student union in the United States, Houston had some liberty to gather influence and set the tone for what would eventually become a common center at any modern university. In particular, Houston drew its inspiration from Cambridge University and Oxford University, where the first union would be established in 1823. However, it wouldn’t be for another 70 years that Penn Trustees would decide to provide students with their own center.
After their decision, Trustee Charles Harrison would announce a competition amongst students and recent graduates who would have the opportunity to design the building. Soon after, two students, William C. Hays, and Milton Bennett Medary Jr. would win the competition and have their designs combined into the architectural style of college gothic and ultimately executed by Philadelphia-based architect, Frank Miles Day. It seemed only natural that the student center for the university would be designed by two architecture students. In order to finance the project, Trustee Harrison was luckily able to secure a donation of $100,000 from Trustee Henry Howard Houston and his wife Sallie S. Houston. Interestingly enough, the building is not technically named for Trustee Houston as it was actually named for his late son Henry Howard Houston Jr. who had unfortunately passed the year after his graduation from the university in 1878.
Once the hall was completed in 1896, the doors would eventually open to the student body. One significant activity that emerged at the beginning would have to be the Houston Club. This club was founded to, as stated in their constitution, “draw together students, officers, and alumni of all Departments of the University in a wholesome social life, and to provide for them suitable amusements and recreations.” The club would soon after establish an internal leadership which many accredit to the first semblance of student governance at Penn. Besides leadership, they also established three committees that were meant to help in the operation of Houston and included the House Committee, in charge of maintaining Houston’s various amenities, the Membership Committee, in charge of admission of new members, and the Library Committee, in charge of all reading material. Interestingly enough, Houston Club was only open to tuition-paying male students at the time, and thus, with the creation of Bennett Hall, the Bennet Club would be created as a female version of this club. As a club, this student group had much influence over the maintenance and usage of Houston Hall. However, this would only last until 1929 when it was replaced by the more inclusive Houston Hall Board, then in 1969 when it was replaced by the Penn Union Council and finally, transform into the modern Social Planning and Events Committee.
Source: University Archives Digital Image Collection
With this historical information in mind, it is possible to understand how the services that Houston Hall provides has changed over time. In particular, the original Houston Hall would be almost unrecognizable to many Penn students now and to some degree, would draw in a sense of awe for what was once provided. For example, the original Houston Hall of the late 19th century had such amenities as a billiards room, a chess room, a trophy room, a gym, a pool, and even bowling lanes! At first glance, it was amazing that Penn once had their own bowling lane which is something I’ve only ever occasionally heard in movies and would love to have on campus. But, then I consider what’s in its place now and realize that Houston Market takes up the area.
Source: The Daily Pennsylvanian
Source: Penn Today
As I mentioned, Houston Market recently went through their own renovation, valued at around $15 million, and expanded the number of dining options available for everyone. Actually, the last renovation Houston Hall underwent was about 20 years ago. This renovated Houston Market now serves from eight different stations with expanded hours. While the response has been mostly positive, there has been some discussion on the ever-changing purpose of Houston Hall. In an article published on September 20 in the DP, one contributor noted the shift from Houston being purely about student socialization to being mostly a place to work and dine. This opinion piece noted how students nowadays find it harder to locate a central place to completely relax and meet in today’s busy community and believe socializing in Houston has changed. With all of this in mind, it’s clear that Houston Hall has remained a dynamic building on campus.
Overall, the new renovations of Summer 2018 seem to be a part of the constantly evolving intent of Houston Hall. While Houston is still a place where people congregate to eat and do work, the purpose has definitely changed since its conception in 1896 as recreational activities like pool tables and TV rooms mostly exist within college houses. Even though the conversation continues on campus, this walkthrough of Houston Hall’s history has only solidified its status as a staple of Penn’s campus.
Filed under Jorge Penado, C’19, Uncategorized
Tagged as campus, history
Caught In The Sun: A Reflection on Penn Students’ Summer Activity
While the heat begins to fade on campus, it is undeniable that the summer season is winding down for Penn students. Besides returning to Philadelphia, another significant stepping stone of the summer is the end of the various summer experiences Penn students participate in. As we all begin another year, everyone has to catch up on what they’ve been doing for the last three months. Whether it’s an internship, travel or simply heading back home, Penn students are sure to have exciting and interesting stories about their summers. But, the question always comes up: what do Penn students typically do over the summer? While we’re still fresh off the heels of Summer 2018, we can look back at previous years to see what Penn students tend to do over the summer.
Published in January 2018 by Career Services, their report presents a breakdown of the results of a questionnaire surveying students on their Summer 2017 activities. [Add link/source of the report.] For starters, with over 3,000 responses, over 70% of students in all three surveyed populations worked over the summer. The next two highest activities common amongst students include completing classes and traveling or taking time off. In particular, sophomores were more likely to complete classes or travel/ take time off. Interestingly, more than three-quarters of students had a paid position. Though the report does not clarify what types of positions were held, this is amazing because there’s always so much talk around unpaid internships and how difficult they can be for students to participate in. Overall, the numbers point to an overwhelmingly involved and active summer for many students.
2017 Career Services Summer Survey
After understanding the general picture, the report additionally outlines where people were employed. For example, most Sophomores and Juniors stayed in Pennsylvania while Seniors mostly went to New York. However, most people who responded to the survey either were in New York, Pennsylvania or California. The summer destination of Penn students additionally makes sense when you consider what they were doing. Most Seniors and Juniors worked in Finance which is a clear reflection of the business-oriented mindset of many students at Penn. Most Sophomores were involved in the Education industry, though there is no detail as to what this entails. Similarly to the state, most surveyed students worked in three distinct industries: Finance, Education and Technology. With both the industry and geographic distribution in mind, the map of where people worked in becomes clearer.
If we dive deeper into the common employers for students, it’s easy to see that Penn employs the most students over the summer. Whether it’s doing research with a professor or working at the hospital, a summer in Philadelphia almost seems like a staple for many students for their time at Penn. Other than Penn, the employers tend to vary between years. Seniors worked with employers like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Juniors worked with employers like the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia or J.P. Morgan. Many Sophomores stayed within the university’s many departments such as the Perelman School of Medicine. Though there are definitely trends around what students did, there are still so many ways to diversify your experience. With this one report, it’s possible to get a picture of what students generally do, even if the results for Summer 2018 have yet to be published.
When considering that Penn is one of the largest summer employers, the scope of support from Penn becomes that much more noteworthy. Whether it’s providing research positions, opportunities abroad through organizations like the International Internship Program or On-Campus Recruiting, Penn provides many paths to finding positions over the summer. However, in addition to this, another valuable service the university has begun to provide would have to be funding for these summer opportunities. As a result of generous donors, Career Services was able to provide about $3,500 for a select amount of students to cover expenses for unpaid or underpaid experiences in the summer.
In particular, this service holds great significance to me because it funded my own summer experience. For the summer, I was fortunate enough to participate in the Department of State’s internship at the US Embassy in Lima, Peru under the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement section. For ten weeks, I was able to meet with high-ranking officials in the foreign service, participate in daily, embassy work, interact with Peruvians from all sectors, write and edit government reports and learn about regional and national politics hands-on and out in the field. All of this wouldn’t have been possible without funding from Penn to support my transportation, living expenses, and food. With their support, I had significantly less stress about financial logistics and was able to fully immerse myself in the experience, and I don’t doubt the funding made every other recipient’s summer experience that much less stressful.
US Embassy in Lima, Peru (The place I spent my summer of 2018)
Overall, while the summer season has ended for Penn students, many come back to campus with great experiences working, taking classes or simply going home. The professional culture at Penn is a staple of the undergraduate experience, and it’s always best when Penn can help smoothen that process and provide an extensive list of resources!
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Penn Serves LA Beautifies Roof for The Skid Row Housing Trust
By Michelle Wattana, C’09, and Jane Gutman, CW’73, PAR’14, PAR’16
On Saturday, April 21st, the Penn Serves LA crew partnered with The Skid Row Housing Trust, where our very own Anne Dobson, C’08, serves as the Vice President of Philanthropy! Spearheaded by Penn Serves board members Jane Gutman and Irene Park, we met at the ground level of The Six Apartments in the Westlake/MacArthur Park neighborhood. Our team gathered water, snacks, and tools and listened to Anne’s informative pep talk for the day’s activities before we headed up to beautify the building’s rooftop through re-planting drought-resistant succulents.
The Six building where we planted on the rooftop.
Penn Serves LA volunteers gather and listen to Anne Dobson, C’08, tell us about The Skid Row Housing Trust
Our group of Penn Serves LA volunteers
The Skid Row Housing Trust provides permanent supportive housing so that people who have experienced homelessness, prolonged extreme poverty, poor health, disabilities, mental illness and/or addiction can lead safe, stable lives in wellness. Many of these tenants are formerly homeless veterans. The Trust develops, manages, and operates permanent and supportive housing for its residents, and while a number of its buildings such as The Six are not actually on Skid Row itself, these buildings are beautiful, light-filled, open structures that in their very essence, exude what The Trust aims to provide – not only a place to get a safe night’s sleep, but hope, calm, and positivity during one’s greatest time of need.
Penn Serves LA volunteers plant succulents
On the roof planting succulents
The Six houses 55 tenants. All units in the building were single tenant units, as the targeted tenant is the single adult, with the average age of a tenant being 52-53 years of age. The units in the Trust’s buildings are subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). The accommodations are provided for as long as a tenant needs, allowing as much time as necessary to heal, and various support services are provided, depending on each tenant’s need. Such services include case management, medical care, substance abuse counseling, technology assistance, benefits support, and full support for relocating from the streets or emergency shelters, and into housing. It is paramount that those who have been homeless can receive all the support they need to make the transition from homelessness to independence.
With this in mind, our team eagerly headed up to the rooftop where we were met with gorgeous views of Los Angeles – from the downtown skyline to the Hollywood sign and everything in between. As hot as it was, we got down to business! Armed with gloves and shovels, the Penn Serves crew planted a vast array of succulents into squares of soil that spanned the entire length of the rooftop. Everyone was hard at work, and some residents even stopped by to chat and help!
Beautiful views of downtown Los Angeles from the roof.
In-hand with our previous event, making mosaic art through Piece by Piece, some pieces were brought to further beautify the rooftop garden. A few pieces were made fresh by volunteers on-site at the rooftop, and it was really wonderful to be able to link our events for the same cause. The beads and tiles used to make the mosaics really glistened and sparkled in the sun, adding a really cheerful touch to the little garden we had just created!
Making mosaics for the garden with Piece by Piece
Our crew had a wonderful time working our hearts out, chatting with one another while planting those succulents and piecing mosaics together. Before we knew it, we finished our tasks with time to spare! As our work came to an end, we were able to enjoy a fantastic view and the fruits of our labor. The little plants and mosaics added just the right touch to spruce up the space! The succulents, in particular, were the perfect plant for the job, as they are symbols of resilience, perseverance, and hope, and possess the ability to thrive under tough conditions. We were all reminded that afternoon, that all of us have a right to live in peace and beauty, and that even just a little light in our day can brighten things up immensely. And it was our sincerest wish that the residents of The Six would be able to enjoy the serene rooftop whenever they needed.
Working on mosaics for the garden
The finished mosaic ball for the garden
October 6 – Garden Day at a Place Called Home
About Penn Serves LA
Penn Serves LA impacts the Los Angeles community by engaging University of Pennsylvania alumni, parents and families in meaningful community service activities.
Since our founding in 2012, we have done everything from serving meals to the homeless to restoring the environment to fixing homes. Six times annually, we find another great opportunity to learn about interesting nonprofits, lend a hand and enjoy a fun experience with fellow alumni.
We invite the Penn community in Los Angeles (alumni, parents, and kids) to join us at a future event, to help spread the word and to help us plan future activities. Join us, meet new Penn people, demonstrate what service means to your kids and friends, and help fellow Quakers make a little bit of difference in our complex city!
If you have an established nonprofit that you would like us to consider for future events or announcements, please let us know. We are looking for new nonprofits to serve in meaningful ways.
Questions? Want to join our email list? Reach us at pennserves@gmail.com.
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The Penn Serves LA Team
Christine Belgrad, W’85, PAR’15 | Michal Clements, W’84 | Justin Gordon, W’05 | Jane Gutman, CW’73, PAR’14, PAR’16 | Leanne Huebner, W’90 | Jamie Kendall, W’04 | Irene Park, C’05 | Kiera Reilly, C’93 | Michelle Wattana, C’09 | Denise Winner, W’83, PAR’21
Read about our previous events:
March, 2018 – Piece by Piece
February, 2018 – HomeBoy Industries, HomeGirl Cafe, and the Guadalupe Homeless Shelter
January, 2018 – New Year Social
2016 – 2017 – Year in Review
November, 2017 – Thanksgiving Dinner with Fred Jordan Missions
October, 2017 – Penn Serves LA and TreePeople at the Audubon Center
September, 2017 – Penn Serves LA Restores the Ballona Wetlands
August, 2017- LA Works Pop-Up Day of Service
July, 2017 – Portraits of Hope
May, 2017 – Food Forward
April, 2017 – Habitat for Humanity
January, 2017 – Penn Serves LA Toasts the New Year
January, 2017 – Blankets of Love
November, 2016 – L.A. Kitchen
October, 2016 – Got Books? Penn Serves LA Staff’s ICEF First Literacy Festival
March, 2016 – Rescue Rabbits
October, 2015 – Penn Serves Picks Packs of Peppers at Westside Food Bank
September, 2015 – Penn Serves LA Reads to Kids
July, 2015 – Penn Serves LA: Harvesting a Garden for Veterans
June, 2015 – Penn Serves LA Spruces up a New Charter School
June, 2015 – Penn Serves LA Has the Giving Spirit
August, 2014 – Penn Serves LA Strikes Again: This Time with Paint!
December, 2013 – Holidays are a Time for Giving
November, 2013 – Sending Holiday Warmth to our Troops
August and September, 2013 – Serving the Environment and LA Leadership Academy
May, 2013 – One on One Outreach
March, 2013 – Habitat for Humanity
January, 2013 – Inner City Arts
September, 2012 – The Midnight Mission
June, 2012 – Turning Point Shelter
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Penn Serves LA Makes Mosaics with Piece by Piece
By Jane Gutman, CW’73, PAR’ 14, PAR’16
Inspired by a 2006 visit to a micro-finance enterprise, training and employing women with HIV to make animals and dolls using seed beads in South Africa, Piece by Piece founder, artist Sophie Alpert, returned home with a desire to replicate this model as a mosaic workshop to empower people in underserved areas of Los Angeles.
Detail of a mosaic piece the Penn Serves LA volunteers worked on during their visit.
People seeking new skills from South Central, Skid Row or other parts of LA can take training and certification classes in mosaic arts, free of charge, through Piece by Piece. The artisans primarily use recycled materials (broken tiles, china, and glass) to create mirrors, trivets, wall décor, etc. In March at our day to volunteer with Piece by Piece, the Penn Serves LA group received their own brief instruction in mosaic making: breaking up and chipping china, using thinset and other adherents, and basic design, before charging ahead with their own creations.
Penn Serves LA volunteers learn how to place mosaic pieces.
Our enthusiastic Quakers worked in groups on designs for decorating flower pots, and also took turns applying mosaic fragments on a large birdbath. Reticent at the start, everyone found their rhythm and enthusiastically worked through lunch….but food ultimately beckoned, and fortunately, Piece by Piece has their showroom at Mercado La Paloma, an inviting space in the Figueroa Corridor which was once a garment factory. This wonderful community revitalization project today provides affordable cultural, retail and culinary opportunities and serves as a vital hub for the area.
Penn Serves LA volunteers make pieces for the mosaics
Penn Serves LA volunteers place tiles on a flower pot.
The Penn volunteers learned a new skill, made friends across the decades, enjoyed Vegan Ethiopian food (for example) and shopped for handmade copper bowls, embroidered blouses or woven satchels. I came home with a magnificent mosaic wall hanging with a huge heart made up of white stones, surrounded pieces of blue and white pottery…this creation, made b a master mosaic artist, will long remind me of the heart-filled joint venture between Penn Serves LA volunteers and the Piece by Piece community.
To learn more, shop or volunteer your time, please go to piecebypiece.org.
The Penn Serves LA volunteers pose with their mosaic pieces
September 8 – Gardeneer Day with Pasadena Educational Foundation
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Penn Serves LA at Homeboy Industries, Homegirl Café, and the Guadalupe Homeless Shelter
By Michelle Wattana, C’09
Following our January social, the Penn Serves crew launched into 2018 with a full day of service! Planned by our very own Ellie Hidalgo, C’87, and Michal Clements, W’84, we started the day by touring Homeboy Industries, having a delicious lunch at the Homegirl Café, and finishing off by preparing dinner for the Guadalupe Homeless Project at the Dolores Mission Parish.
Homeboy Industries Tour
“Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” – Father Greg Boyle
HomeBoy Industries in downtown Los Angeles
We first gathered at the Homeboy headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. As we walked in, there were smiling faces everywhere and the atmosphere was bustling with a sense of optimism, hope, and productivity! We split off into two groups, headed by our phenomenal tour guides Garry and Omar, who are both working on completing the Homeboy program themselves. Kind enough to share their personal stories with us, Garry and Omar are so well-spoken, they could’ve passed as professional motivational speakers!
One of our HomeBoy guides Garry
The Penn Serves group starting the tour outside HomeBoy Industries in Downtown LA
Founded by Father Greg Boyle and members of the Dolores Mission Church in 1988, Homeboy Industries is now the largest and most successful gang intervention and re-entry program in the world. Thousands of men and women have since walked through its doors, and this wonderful organization offers several programs to assist them in rehabilitation – it’s a holistic approach, offering resources for the healing of the mind, soul, and body. Programs cover areas including education, workforce development, mental health, legal services, substance abuse, domestic violence, and tattoo removal. To give some idea of the incredible time, energy, and work provided by the organization, Homeboy Industries had 35 volunteer physicians, some of whom are based across the country, perform 11,834 tattoo removal treatments for free in the last year alone!
Homeboy Industries
Garry leads the tour
Homeboy Industries also offers several social enterprises to foster workforce development, including electronics recycling, silkscreen and embroidery, Homegirl Café, a bakery, an online market (homeboyfoods.com), catering, and groceries. At every turn, it was clear that the Homeboy and Homegirl programs were here to provide full care and support every step of the way, for its men and women looking to start a new chapter in life.
Lunch at Homegirl Cafe
Once we completed our tours, we headed into the Homegirl Café for a delicious lunch. We began with chips, salsa and guacamole, and our tables quickly filled with flavorful tacos, salads, and sandwiches.
Penn Serves LA volunteers ready for lunch at HomeGirl Cafe
Their website says it best – as one of Homeboy’s many social enterprises, Homegirl Café and Catering assists high-risk and formerly gang-involved young women, and a few young men, through an 18-month training program in restaurant service and culinary arts. Often times, this training serves as their first “real job”, as they learn to work alongside their former enemies and gain fundamental job skills in a supportive environment.
Some of the delicious food served at HomeGirl Cafe
As you can see, our group enjoyed every bite! This fantastic café is a place where you can receive mouthwatering meals, baked goods, and support the empowerment of trainees and their families, all at the same time.
As we concluded our lunch, we reflected on how grateful we were for the chance to listen to Garry and Omar, feast on the delicious meals prepared at the café, and see for ourselves the incredible impact that the programs have on the community youth who need it most. Simply put, the Homeboy and Homegirl programs are a place to heal and find peace, offering the chance to begin again with open arms.
…and onto the Guadalupe Homeless Shelter!
Pumped up from the tour and well-fueled by lunch, the Penn Serves group then headed off to the Dolores Mission Parish to prepare dinner for the homeless community in Boyle Heights. The Dolores Mission Parish, established in 1925 for the underserved Spanish-speaking immigrants of the community, saw Jesuit priests arrive in 1980 to serve a neighborhood wrought by poverty and the effects of 7-9 gangs in the two-square-mile parish. Today, there are now only three gangs, some of which are inactive – a testament to the strength and perseverance of the parish and the surrounding community. And a fun Penn fact? Our very own Ellie Hidalgo, C’87, serves as Pastoral Associate for the parish’s church and school!
Ellie Hidalgo C’87 gives Penn Serves volunteers a tour of the Dolores church
The Guadalupe Homeless Project (“GHP”) provides breakfast and dinner, as well as nightly shelter, to 45 men and 15 senior-aged women. Founded partly in response to those fleeing the Salvadoran Crisis, the men’s shelter first opened its doors in 1989, with the women’s shelter starting in 2015. GHP and its volunteers also provide assistance through coordinating workshops, providing gently-used clothing, and helping with transitioning into emergency, transitional, or permanent housing.
On our tour of the grounds, we saw the communal gathering area, sleeping quarters (the light beds are stacked neatly every morning!), clothing center, nearby affiliated school, and of course, the church where members come for services and prayer. Beautifully decorated with Christian and Salvadoran motifs, we were reminded that the church has served as a healing ground for a community riddled with violence over the past decades. Sadly, many have lost at least one family member to incarceration or violence, and the church provides a place where families can receive hope, healing, and a sense of community together, in the face of hardship.
Following the tour, it was time for us to roll up our sleeves and prepare dinner. Our board members and volunteers alike spent the previous days preparing delicious foods in bulk for the evening meal. As diners came lining up, many of whom were fresh off a long day’s work and still in their uniforms, we served roasted chicken, salad, roasted potatoes, fresh fruit, desserts, and ice-cold beverages.
Penn Serves LA volunteers preparing a meal at Dolores Mission Parish’s Guadalupe Shelter
Penn Serves LA volunteers preparing dinner
Penn Serves LA volunteers help prepare dinner
Once everybody had enough food, a few of us were able to sit down and chat with diners. To get to know who they are, hear their stories, and even listen to some songs from their homeland. All in all, it was a wonderful day of service for the Penn Serves community. We are so thankful to everyone who joined – onto the next!
Penn Serves LA volunteers at the Guadalupe Shelter
Click on these links for more information on Homeboy Industries and Father Greg Boyle’s bestselling books Tattoos on the Heart and Barking to the Choir.
Click for more information on the Dolores Mission Parish and the Guadalupe Homeless Project.
Listen to NPR’s Fresh Air host Terry Gross interview Father Boyle here.
August 25 – Gentle Barn
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Dig Where You Are: Trustees’ Council of Penn Women (TCPW) Chicago Career Women’s Networking Event 2018
By Ali Cudby C’91 WG’97
The Trustees Council of Penn Women (TCPW) held the Chicago summer women’s career networking event on June 14th. Approximately twenty-five Penn alumnae and guests gathered at the Morgan Lewis offices downtown to hear speaker Nan Alexander Doyle discuss her award-winning book, Dig Where You Are. Event sponsorship by consulting firm BCG enabled all attendees to receive signed copies of the book.
In 2008 Nan Doyal left her corporate career to spend time with ordinary men and women who have solved some of the biggest challenges facing our societies today. She wanted to understand how they had succeeded where so many more qualified than they had failed. What she learned surprised her, and was the inspiration for her award-winning book.
One story that hit close to home was that of Lily Yeh, is an American artist who was born in China and raised in Taiwan. Lily helped to heal residents in the inner city of Philadelphia through her art. She worked with children and adults to create meaningful urban art that helped rebuild a formerly blighted community.
From the slums of Mumbai, the villages of Tibet and northeast Thailand, the inner cities of Philadelphia and San Francisco, and a ghetto outside Stockholm Nan shared how a psychologist, a heart surgeon, a school teacher, an artist, and an economist applied what they knew how to do in order to help make a meaningful and sustainable change for good in the world.
In our conversation, attendees learned how believing in the potential of others, a passion to change things for the better; and a healthy dose of grit and commitment can help turn what you already how to do into an opportunity to make things better. The group also discussed the importance of listening to the people you’re trying to help, instead of coming into a situation with a preconceived notion of what will be valuable.
Nan was introduced by Ali Cudby, TCPW Executive Committee member and President of the Indiana Penn Club. Additional TCPW members attending included event co-chair Tonia Arrington, Penn Trustee Lynn Jerath, Margie Schaye, and Robin Simon.
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LA Penn Women in Tech Panel Highlights Importance of Women and Other Underrepresented Groups in Growing Field and Shares Career Insights
By Joanna Popper WG’00, Global Head of Virtual Reality for Location Based Entertainment at HP
Thanks to the Trustees’ Council Women of University of Pennsylvania and Headspace Inc. for hosting a great conversation on Working in Tech in Los Angeles on June 12, 2018. What a great group with HP, SpaceX, Hyperloop One, Fandango and AutoGravity represented. It was fun with fellow panelists, moderator and hosts Meesh Pierce W93 WG98, Shari Wakiyama WG’04, Stella Latscha ENG13 GEN13, Diana Zhou WG’16,, Michal Clements W’84WG’89 and Sean Brecker WG’03.
What did we learn:
It is important to create an inclusive environment in this fast-growing field as data shows that women and other underrepresented groups in leadership lead to better products, financials, stock prices, decision-making, and leadership
Careers are often a winding path and it is about learning along the way.
There are lots of ways to work in tech. Cutting edge VR, space, media/film, transportation, finance, and meditation industries were all represented at this event as well as engineering, strategy, marketing, business development, operations and more.
Always negotiate for a job/ raise/ promotion. Then negotiate more.
Not every culture and company fits every person. That’s OK. Find what works for you.
We also contribute to the culture of a company. Draw your lines in the sand.
Meditation is good for us.
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Oninaki, Action-RPG on Switch, PS4 and Windows PC
SQUARE ENIX® announced that ONINAKI™, the latest action-RPG developed by the talented Tokyo RPG Factory™ team, is available for the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and STEAM® (Windows).
With supervision by Creative Producer Takashi Tokita (CHRONO TRIGGER®, Parasite Eve), ONINAKI depicts the story of Kagachi, a young Watcher whose duty is to usher Lost Souls into the next world. After meeting a mysterious girl named Linne, his fate becomes entwined with blood and death. Kagachi can unleash the powers of Daemons against his foes, using them to provide unique and powerful skills and abilities during gameplay.
With highly customizable skill trees for each Daemon, fast and engaging action-RPG gameplay mechanics and a mysterious, involving story, ONINAKI is set to take players to a whole new world where death is only the beginning.
ONINAKI is available for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 system and STEAM (Windows). A free playable demo for ONINAKI is also available for download for all three platforms. This title is rated T (Teen) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
ONINAKI, free playable demo for Switch, PS4 & Windows SQUARE ENIX® announced that a playable demo for ONINAKI™, the latest action-RPG developed by the talented Tokyo RPG Factory team, is available to download for the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and STEAM® (Windows), ahead of its launch...
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When Ski Lifts Go Wrong on Switch, Mac & Windows PC Curve Digital and Hugecalf Studios’ comical construction puzzler When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is leaving Early Access on Steam (Windows, Mac). The Nintendo Switch edition of When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is also available right now, so there’s never been...
Dolls: An Imperfect Adventure for PS4, Xbox One, Switch & Windows Global video game publisher Outright Games, Whitespace Entertainment (WSE) and global next-generation media company STX Entertainment (STX), launched UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure, a new videogame set in the UglyDolls universe. Based on the highly anticipated animated franchise UglyDolls, the game...
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DESTINY 2: BEYOND LIGHT Trailer Focuses on 3 New Subclasses: Shadebinders, Revenants & Behemoths
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Destiny 2: Beyond Light will introduce a plethora of major quality-of-life improvements, never-before-seen gear and locations, and if you just can't wait to learn more about the DLC, Bungie has shared a new trailer.
According to the award-winning game developer, Destiny 2: Beyond Light will give players a chance to check out three completely original subclasses — the Shadebinder, Revenant, and Behemoth — and the newly released video does a pretty good job spotlighting their very cool (pun intended) elemental powers.
As a reminder, Destiny 2: Beyond Light is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC (via Steam) on November 10 and will be available on Xbox Game Pass from day one. The critically acclaimed game and its fast-approaching expansion will also arrive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X at a later date.
Destiny 2 players who are already thinking about purchasing the Xbox One successor should be happy to hear that the next-gen version of the FPS will not only be supporting 4K and HDR, but also the console's Smart Delivery feature — allowing you to freely pick up where you left off on the platform of your choice.
Without further ado, take a look at the "Stasis Subclasses" trailer for Destiny 2: Beyond Light down below:
A new power is born out of the ancient Pyramid Ship above Europa's frozen frontier, and a dark empire has risen beneath, united under the banner of the Fallen Kell of Darkness, Eramis. Join your fellow Guardians and bring down the empire at any cost – even if it means wielding the Darkness itself.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC (via Steam) on November 10, 2020.
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6 Tips for Responding to Online Attacks Against Journalists
By Megan Clement | November 4, 2019
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Any journalist who has been trolled, harassed, or otherwise attacked online knows how frightening the experience can be, and how isolated one can feel as a result. But newsrooms are increasingly waking up to the fact that their staff need dedicated support to deal with the growing online abuse.
Online security experts at the 11th Global Investigative Journalism Conference shared techniques that newsrooms can implement around the world.
Even without a security department, there are certain steps that any newsroom manager can take to support reporters.
For Glenda Gloria, managing editor of Rappler, a GIJN member and online media site in the Philippines that has come under attack from the government and trolls alike, combating disinformation about journalists is as important for readers as it is for its staff.
“[Even] if you don’t want to debunk the lie, you still have to do it for the sake of your core audience,” Gloria said. “When journalism is under siege, you have to keep your core.”
The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) has found that many newsrooms don’t have dedicated departments for helping journalists deal with attacks, according to the organization’s deputy director, Scott Griffen. But even without a security department, there are certain steps that any newsroom manager can take to support reporters, said Jason Reich, who leads corporate security at The New York Times.
“The tools for threat assessment lie within your hands already,” said Reich.
Here’s what newsrooms should do to make sure journalists can do their jobs without censoring themselves — or experiencing the psychological fallout of being attacked online.
There’s a lot a newsroom can do to keep its reporters safe. Illustration: Phil Ninh
Encourage Reporting
Newsrooms must build a culture of support that allows journalists to easily report attacks, Griffen said. And that culture must be imposed from the top – for example, with editors raising safety questions during editorial meetings. “You need management that understands that this is an issue and says, ‘We’re going to stand behind our journalists,’” Griffen noted. He added that it’s important for management to make sure everyone in a newsroom knows what steps to take when a journalist is attacked online.
Keep Threats on File
Journalists should not have to hold on to materials that they may understandably find upsetting or triggering, Reich said, but newsroom managers should keep files on the threats that journalists have received. This allows them to keep track of potential patterns and repeat offenders without exposing reporters on the front line to further trauma.
Debunk the Lies
When lies circulate about journalists, it can be tempting to ignore them under the mantra, “don’t feed the trolls.” But Gloria said Rappler had made the decision to debunk the false information that was posted about its journalists. She gave the example of one Rappler journalist, Pia Ranada, who was subjected to a particularly vicious campaign of lies. For a time, Gloria said, the first page of Google results for Ranada’s name was entirely made up of false allegations. Now, the first results are about attacks on press freedom.
Glenda Gloria, managing editor of Rappler. Photo: Nick Jaussi / nickjaussi.com
Do Your Own Research
In an environment like The Philippines, where attacks on independent media are spurred on by the words and actions of its president, Gloria said Rappler has had to do its own research into who was attacking its journalists. The newsroom has amassed a file of 40,000 fake accounts known as the “shark tank” to keep an eye on the disinformation campaigns against Rappler.
Form Peer Groups
Reich and Griffen emphasized the importance of peer groups where journalists can discuss threats against them. Both cited the Reuters Peer Network as an example of best practices in this field, though something as simple as a WhatsApp group could suffice for some newsrooms. Griffen said even journalists who aren’t facing abuse online should join peer networks to provide support for their colleagues who are.
Incorporate Gender into Security Responses
The IPI’s research into newsroom safety protocols found universal agreement “not only that female journalists are more often targeted in online attacks, but also that the attacks experienced by women are especially vicious and often highly sexualized.” In the case of Rappler, Gloria made the point that the newsroom was 60% female and led by a woman, Maria Ressa. It was no coincidence, Gloria said, when considering the amount of harassment the organization received.
Hannah Storm, director of the UK-based Ethical Journalism Network, added from the audience that newsrooms need to incorporate an understanding of the unique threats women face into their security protocols. That includes appointing women as security chiefs in newsrooms, which she said was still unusual in the industry.
Megan Clement is a journalist and editor specializing in gender, human rights, international development, and social policy. She also writes about Paris, where she has lived since 2015.
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Tools for Mistrust, Deepfakes, and Nightmare Scenarios from #gijnElectionWatchdog Week 4
In week four of GIJN’s project to arm reporters with tools for the toughest election stories, #gijnElectionWatchdog shared a dataset of individual swing state electors, tools for exposing deepfake videos, an app to push back against online harassment of female reporters, and key tips on impact in a low-trust landscape.
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5,000 medical technologists to be recruited soon
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said the recruitment process of 5,000 new medical technologists is underway to strengthen the medical sector.
He came up with the information while inaugurating the 2,000-bed isolation unit at Bashundhara International Convention Center (ICCB) dedicated to coronavirus patients.
Mentioning that the newly-inaugurated hospital dedicated to coronavirus patients is the second largest hospital in the world for coronavirus treatment, he said that the government has been able to prepare this hospital within only 20 days.
“It has 2,013 isolation beds. Among them, oxygen cylinders have been attached to 71 beds. It also has at least 400 more portable oxygen cylinders,” said the minister.
Plasma therapy for coronavirus treatment is also underway. Remdesivir medicine is also being produced in the country. The medicine is being stocked by government, said Zahid Maleque.
The minister said a letter has been sent to all government and private hospitals for compulsory treatment of general patients at Non-Covid Hospitals.He also requested the people not to hide any information if there are any Covid-19 symptoms.
About the government’s decision to ease lockdown, the minister said when there was an emergency, the government imposed lockdown and when it was needed to relax it, it has been relaxed following all safety rules. The government is taking decision considering all sides.
If people follow health rules properly, there will be relief from economic crisis as well as coronavirus, he added.The Health Minister also thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her timely decisions.
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What Makes Air Pollution So Especially Rampant In Delhi?
By Chris Wade
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Question: How Good Is The Nissan CVT Transmission?
Is Nissan CVT reliable?
Did Nissan fix the CVT problems?
Why are CVT transmissions so unreliable?
What Nissan models have CVT?
What years did Nissan have transmission problems?
What company makes the best CVT transmission?
How often should you change CVT fluid?
How much does it cost to service a CVT transmission?
How do you tell if a CVT is going bad?
Is Nissan still having transmission problems?
What’s wrong with CVT transmissions?
Do CVT transmissions need maintenance?
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Does Nissan still use CVT transmission?
Who makes the most reliable CVT transmission?
How do you extend the life of a CVT transmission?
SUMMARY: These problems call the Nissan CVT transmission reliability into question and can result in serious harm to unsuspecting drivers.
Nissan extended the warranty on some of these vehicles equipped with the CVT transmission from 5 years or 60,000 miles to 10 years or 120,000 miles..
Those who own Nissans have been forced to pay anywhere from $3,500 to $8,000 on average to fix Nissan CVT transmission problems. This has, in turn, forced Nissan to extend the warranties on many of their cars from five years or 60,000 miles to 10 years or 120,000 miles.
This means that more things could go wrong quicker with a CVT because there are more repeated movements of parts within the system and wear and tear can happen quicker than in other types of transmissions, which means durability and reliability might not be as good as, say, a seven-speed automatic in the long-term.
Which Nissan models have a CVT?Versa. CVT Equipped on: S Plus, SV, SV Special Edition, SL.Versa Note. CVT Equipped on: S Plus, SV, SR, SL.Sentra. CVT Equipped on: S (Optional), SV, SR, SR Midnight Edition, SR Turbo, SR Turbo Midnight Edition, SL, Nismo.Altima. … Maxima. … Juke. … Rogue Sport. … Rogue.More items…•
Several models in the Nissan lineup, such as the 2013 Altima and the Pathfinder in model years 2005 through 2007, have been plagued with transmission issues. As the worst year of all for this Nissan model, the 2012 Versa shares this defect. It had a total of 708 complaints and 145 problems.
Honda2. Which CVT Transmission Brand Is The Most Reliable? The Honda models with the CVT are the most reliable among all the lineups and CVT transmission life expectancy is the longest. However, the automakers have been working relentlessly to improve the technology.
The time interval that you can drive between fluid changes will depend on your vehicle. For example, Nissan will recommend that you change the fluid every 25,000 miles. Most manufacturers fall into a range between 30,000 and 50,000 miles.
Replacement can cost from $4,000 to $7,000, however if the fluid is changed every 40,000 to 50,000 miles the life of the CVT can be greatly extended. The transmission fluid used on a CVT is expensive and ranges from $15 to $30 a quart. The transmission’s capacity is 4 to 5 quarts.
Warning Signs of Issues in CVT TransmissionLeakage. If you see pinkish oil leak marks when you move your car out of the parking area in the morning, it can be a classic sign of trouble. … Vibration. Do you feel a bucking or shaking feel while commuting at high speeds? … Delayed Drive. … Burning Smell. … Transmission Slips.
Nissan has been generous, extending the warranty on many of these troublesome transmissions to over 120,000 miles or 10 years, which is unusual in the industry. But the problem is if it happens again after 120,000 miles, you may be on your own.
Other common problems CVT-equipped vehicle owners report include the occasional sudden loss of acceleration and overheating. Drivers complain of jerking, slipping, and shuddering. CVT belts can suffer excessive stretching and wear. Some owners have experienced transmission failure.
Most CVTs (continuously variable transmissions) need inspections and/or fluid changes. We advise owners to refer to the owner’s manual for specific guidance and to keep records of related services. Remember that unlike engine oil, transmission fluid should never burn off.
CVT Longevity The typical CVT lasts over 100,000 miles. Like any other transmission though, making sure that it’s taken care of will help ensure that you get as much life out of your transmission as you can. These are a couple of things you can do to increase the lifespan of your vehicle’s CVT.
Nissan’s XTRONIC CVT continues to evolve in its third generation with D-Step Logic Control. Nissan is a forerunner in Continuously Variable Transmission technology and its latest models are now equipped with its third-generation XTRONIC Transmission with D-Step Logic Control.
HondaThe Honda models with the CVT area unit the foremost reliable among all the lineups and CVT transmission lifetime is that the longest. However, the automakers are operating unrelentingly to boost the technology. most the newer models of the brands area unit higher than their predecessors. 3.
If you want to extend the life of your transmission, you should accelerate slowly and gradually to let the two pulleys have time to increase or decrease the diameters, the computer controlled unit will monitor all engine activities. Take it easy to drive and change your bad driving habits.
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Fairfax was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate of the Commonwealth of England, built by Peter Pett I at Deptford and launched in 1650. She was a full rigged ship and was destroyed in an accidental fire in 1653. In the British Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker).
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Vasa was built top-heavy and had insufficient ballast. Despite an obvious lack of stability in port, it was allowed to set sail and foundered only a few minutes after it first encountered a wind stronger than a breeze. The impulsive move to set sail was the result of a combination of factors: Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, who was leading the army on the continent on the date of its maiden voyage, was impatient to see it join the Baltic fleet in the Thirty Years War; at the same time, the kings subordinates lacked the political courage to discuss the ships structural problems frankly or to have the maiden voyage postponed. During the 1961 recovery, thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least 15 people were found in and around the hull of the Vasa by marine archaeologists. Among the many items found were clothing, weapons, cannons, tools, coins, cutlery, food, drink and six of the ten sails. No expense was spared in decorating and equipping the Vasa, which was also one of the largest and most heavily armed warships of its time.
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What Is Construct Validity In Research?
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The four types of validityConstruct validity: Does the test measure the concept that it’s intended to measure?Content validity: Is the test fully representative of what it aims to measure?Face validity: Does the content of the test appear to be suitable to its aims?More items…•.
Content validity refers to the extent to which the items on a test are fairly representative of the entire domain the test seeks to measure. … Content validation methods seek to assess this quality of the items on a test.
Construct validity is an assessment of how well you translated your ideas or theories into actual programs or measures. Why is this important? Because when you think about the world or talk about it with others (land of theory) you are using words that represent concepts.
For example, extraneous variables may be competing with the independent variable to explain the study outcome. Some specific examples of threats to external validity: … In some experiments, pretests may influence the outcome. A pretest might clue the subjects in about the ways they are expected to answer or behave.
Construct validity refers to whether a scale or test measures the construct adequately. An example is a measurement of the human brain, such as intelligence, level of emotion, proficiency or ability. … An example could be a doctor testing the effectiveness of painkillers on chronic back sufferers.
Construct validity means the test measures the skills/abilities that should be measured. Content validity means the test measures appropriate content.
Construct validity refers to the degree to which inferences can legitimately be made from the operationalizations in your study to the theoretical constructs on which those operationalizations were based. Like external validity, construct validity is related to generalizing.
Validity and reliability of assessment methods are considered the two most important characteristics of a well-designed assessment procedure. Validity refers to the degree to which a method assesses what it claims or intends to assess.
Constructs are broad concepts or topics for a study. … Examples of constructs include intelligence or life satisfaction. Variables are created by developing the construct into a measurable form. Variables, by definition, correspond to any characteristic that varies (meaning they have at least two possible values).
Construct validity is “the degree to which a test measures what it claims, or purports, to be measuring.” In the classical model of test validity, construct validity is one of three main types of validity evidence, alongside content validity and criterion validity.
Construct validity is usually verified by comparing the test to other tests that measure similar qualities to see how highly correlated the two measures are.
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With COVID-19, evidence is mounting that some people who have had relatively mild symptoms at home may also have a prolonged illness. It is estimated that nearly 75% of patients complain of prolonged signs and symptoms for weeks or months after making a full recovery (testing COVID negative).5 Long haulers, as they are being called, can experience mild to severe symptoms. Support groups on social networking sites have a lot of long-haulers, comprising COVID-19 survivors, who talk about and discuss the struggle to get out of bed, or to work for more than a few minutes or hours at a time, making this a real problem with COVID-19 survivors.
Overwhelming fatigue, palpitations, muscle aches, pins and needles and many more symptoms are being reported as after-effects of the virus. Over the past nine months, an increasing number of people have reported crippling exhaustion and malaise after having the virus.1 Professor Paul Garner2, of The Infectious Diseases Division at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, described his experience of COVID-19 as a roller coaster of ill health, extreme emotions, and utter exhaustion. A recent study published in Journal of American Medical Association found that in patients who had recovered from COVID-19, 87.4% reported persistence of at least 1 symptom, particularly fatigue and dyspnea.3 Post-viral fatigue was also seen in a quarter of those infected with the original severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus in Hong Kong in 20034 which makes it important to understand the post-COVID-19 fatigue. Evidence from previous coronavirus outbreaks, especially the SARS epidemic, suggests that these effects can last for years.1
A study3 from Rome with people post-COVID-19 recovery found that 53% had reported fatigue and 43% had shortness of breath an average of 2 months after their symptoms started. Similarly, a report6 from China showed that 25% had abnormal lung function after 3 months, and that 16% were still fatigued.
Speaking on the subject, eminent clinician and Past President of the Indian Medical Association, Dr. KK Aggarwal mentioned that while cytokine fatigue occurs in the first 9 days and continues up to 28 days, fatigue from COVID-19 is being seen to last for up to 3 months leading to signs of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which is a severely debilitating condition. He further added that this could start with the first signs and symptoms of COVID-19 or right after the patient recovers and could be due to prolonged exacerbation of symptoms after physical, cognitive or orthostatic exertion or stress e.g. unrefreshing sleep after sleeping for many hours. calculations, reasoning short memory, spatial disorientation are also some of the signs. Worsening of symptoms after maintaining an upright posture can also be seen in these patients. Details can be accessed on https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=898525210554041 When it comes to treating chronic fatigue, the emphasis previously has been on effective treatment of the underlying disease, with the understanding that tackling the root cause would help ease the fatigue. However, for most viral infections, there is no specific treatment, and because COVID-19 is so new, research is still underway in its prevention and treatment.
1.Nature 2020;585, 339-41.
2.https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/05/05/paul-garner-people-who-have-a-more-protracted-illness-need-3.help-to-understand-and-cope-with-the-constantly-shifting-bizarre-symptoms/
4.JAMA. 2020;324(6):603-05.
5.Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(22):2142-2147.
6.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/coronavirus-symptoms-why-7.breathlessness-and-fatigue-are-two-most-post-covid-common-symptoms/photostory/78632446.cms
8.EClinicalMedicine 2020;25, 100463.
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We at Health Patrol have been flooded with queries about how soon people can go back to their pre-COVID pandemic life after getting the vaccine. Two doses of vaccine, 28 days apart, are needed. This needs to be taken by all to complete the vaccination schedule. Protective levels of antibodies will generally develop two weeks after receiving the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. While the news is encouraging and Indian vaccination schedule has begun on 16th January 2021, experts still believe the pre-COVID times will take time to resume.
As we covered recently,a report1 published in the New York Times carried information stating the new vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick with COVID-19, butno one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus to others so until that information is clear, it is pertinent to maintain the same social distancing, hand hygiene and mask measures, that we have been following since the pandemic, because some vaccinated people could get infected without developing symptoms, and could then silently transmit the virus — especially if they come in close contact with others or stop wearing masks.
Another report2 published in the Business Insider also emphasizes that avaccine is the first step to helping us return to pre-COVID normality, but it is still not the end-all. Experts have projected that aspects of pre-COVID life will begin to resume in spring 2021 and inch closer to the old normal by the year’s end.
If vaccinated people are silent spreaders of the virus, they may keep it circulating in their communities, putting unvaccinated people at risk.Experts are not yet sure how long the vaccine will be effective, and at this time the recommendation is to get both doses and then continue to wear a mask and practice social distancing and good hygiene.Moreover, trials that have been conducted on and around the vaccines have shown that the vaccine could prevent people from becoming sick, but whether people who have been vaccinated can still transmit the virus, is still not researched in detail.
Which is why eminent cardiologist and Padma Shree Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal emphasizes in each of his weekly shows that we need to continue with the social distancing and hygiene measures that we have been carrying out since the beginning of 2020. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare also states that after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, we must continue to take all precautions like use of face cover or masks, hand sanitization and ‘do gajkidoori’ – physical distancing of at least 6 feet.3
Health Patrol carried out an extensive report on wearing masks even after the vaccination. Access the report on https://healthpatrol.in/2021/01/13/do-i-still-need-to-wear-a-mask-after-the-vaccine/
1 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-mask.html
2 https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/what-you-can-and-cant-do-after-getting-the-coronavirus-vaccine/articleshow/79652928.cms
3 https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsonCOVID19vaccineFLWEnglish.pdf
No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in India contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19. There are numerous COVID vaccines in development and each of them teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Sometimes this process can cause symptoms, such as fever, but these are symptoms that are expected and are a sign that the body is building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19.
It typically takes a few weeks for the body to build immunity (protection against the virus that causes COVID-19) after vaccination. That means it is possible a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after vaccination and still get sick. This is because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide protection.
The COVID-19 vaccination will help keep you from getting COVID-19 and efficacy results have been very promising for each of the approved and authorized vaccines thus far. Based on the current knowledge about the vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, experts believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine may also help keep you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19.
Getting vaccinated yourself may protect people around you, particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, like patients with comorbid conditions, pregnant women, elderly and other at-risk population.
COVID-19 vaccination is a safer way to help build protection, that is much needed now since COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you. And if you get sick, you could spread the disease to friends, family, and others around you. Getting COVID-19 may offer some natural protection, known as immunity. Current evidence suggests that reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19 is rare within the 90 days after initial infection.
However, experts don’t know for sure how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody (immune system) response without having to experience sickness.
COVID-19 vaccination is a crucial tool to assist stopping the pandemic. Wearing masks and social distancing help reduce your chances of being exposed to the virus or spreading it to others, but these measures are not enough. Vaccines will work along with your system to better fight the virus if you do get exposed. The combined effort of getting vaccinated and continuing to follow the social distancing and hygiene measures offer the most effective protection from COVID-19.
Health Patrol has carried out numerous reports on the possibility of reinfection and severe health risks associated with COVID-19.1Due to these health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, you should take the vaccine irrespective of whether you already had COVID-19 infection.
At this time, experts do not know how long someone is protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19—which is also because the immunity someone gains from having an infection, called natural immunity, varies from person to person. Some early evidence suggests natural immunity may not last very long. As the system learns to fight back the infection, it develops COVID antibodies. Right now, from what studies have shown, it has been suggested that antibodies may last anywhere between 3-6 months for a person, after which they can start to wane. Asymptomatic persons and those with milder cases of infection are thought to have lower immunity than others.
A recently discussed publication in this regard has been the one by Harvey et al. that concluded that antibody positivity to SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a decreased risk of future infection. The study, currently unpublished, states that using real-world data from more than 3 million people, National Cancer Institute researchers have found that people who have had evidence of a prior infection with the deadly Coronavirus, appear to have some degree of protection against being reinfected with the virus.2
Another recent study3 published on January 06, 2021 in the journal Science, reports COVID-19 patients who recovered from the disease still have robust immunity from the coronavirus up to eight months after infection. The result is an encouraging sign that the study authors interpret to mean immunity to the virus probably lasts for many years, and it should alleviate fears that the COVID-19 vaccine would require repeated booster shots to protect against the disease and finally get the pandemic under control.
We still do not know how long immunity produced by vaccination lasts until we have more data on how well the vaccines work. Both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about, and we at Health Patrol will keep you updated, as new evidence becomes available.
1 https://healthpatrol.in/2020/10/22/is-there-a-possibility-of-reinfection-in-covid-patients/
2 Harvey RA, Rassen JA, Kabelac CA, et al. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.18.20248336
3 Dan JM, Mateus J, Kato Y, et al. Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for up to 8 months after infection. Science 06 Jan 2021: eabf4063. DOI: 10.1126/science.abf4063
Earlier this week, Health Patrol published a report on vaccines being safe for pregnant women.1 Since then, we have received a few queries from women in their reproductive age desirous of getting pregnant and whether they should get the vaccine once it is available for them. The answer is YES.
However, it is pertinent to be aware of the usual body responses to the COVID-19 vaccine. Studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccination can cause fever in some patients (up to 16% of those vaccinated and mostly after the second dose); however, the study further reiterates that this risk should not be a concern when deciding whether to vaccinate a patient desiring pregnancy. Additionally, the most common symptom of COVID-19 infection itself is fever (83-99% of affected patients). Patients who experience fever following vaccination should take an antipyretic medication, such as acetaminophen pr paracetamol.2
According to the December 2020 Update3 from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, patients who conceive in the window between the first and second dose of the vaccine should be offered the second dose of the vaccine at the appropriate interval.
The CDC4 has also added to this information saying that, “Routine testing for pregnancy before COVID-19 vaccination is not recommended. Women who are trying to become pregnant do not need to avoid pregnancy after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.”
1 https://healthpatrol.in/2021/01/11/covid-vaccines-are-safe-for-pregnant-women/
2 Polack FP, et al. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine. New Engl J Med. Dec. 10, 2020 (DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2034577).
3 Update 11. December 16, 2020. https://www.asrm.org/globalassets/asrm/asrm-content/news-and-publications/covid-19/covidtaskforceupdate11.pdf
4 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/pregnancy.html#:~:text=Routine%20testing%20and%20pregnancy,an%20mRNA%20COVID%2D19%20vaccine.
Most face masks available for public use, especially the surgical ones, are disposable and are for one-time use only. Ideally, face masks should not be used once they are soiled, or the inner lining gets moist. This is also important to note because masks can rarely be sterilized to a permissible extent. If you want to reuse fabric masks or surgical masks that are triple layered, it should be kept dry so that it can last long. Therefore, one way of ensuring this could be to properly wash it, disinfect it, dry it and only then reuse it.
Another important aspect of masks reuse is that they should never be drawn down to your chin, as is commonly seen in people either eating out, or driving or talking on the phone. Because they believe the mask is a hinderance for talking or eating, they draw the mask down and keep it on the chin, which is worse, because this would then let the germs on the face or chin be stuck to the mask and when you put the mask back on, the germs enter your nose and mouth.
In a recent session, eminent cardiologist and Padma Shree Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal spoke on the issue of reusing masks and that it is incorrect to remove the mask and keep in the pocket, as was seen in a news clipping of Donald Trump, the President of USA. For further details on this, please check the link here: https://fb.watch/2SBvyni1fx/
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Qatar’s World Cup workers continue to face abuse – Amnesty report
Migrant workers who were employed by a contractor are still owned “thousands of dollars of salaries and benefits”
Several migrant workers in Qatar involved in building projects associated with the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup remain unpaid and continue to face abuses, human rights group Amnesty International said in a report published on Tuesday.
At least 78 former workers of mechanical, engineering and plumbing company Mercury MENA are owned “thousands of dollars of salaries and benefits”, the report claimed.
Originating from India, Nepal and the Philippines, the workers were subject to a “series of labour abuses committed by the company, including persistent non-payment of wages, non-provision of legal documentation and restrictions of freedom of movement”, Amnesty alleged.
The abuses were “facilitated by Qatar’s exploitative kafala sponsorship system”.
Having worked for months without pay on projects such as the $45bn Lusail City – the venue for the 2022 football tournament’s opening match – the workers struggled to “feed themselves” the report claimed.
Most of the workers had stopped working for Mercury MENA between March and August 2017, having either resigned or completed the projects covered by their employment contracts. No worker had received a salary payment since May 2017, some had not received any pay since December 2016, and all were still owed their end of service benefit payments.
While the workers have now returned to their home countries, many face “greater debt than when they first left”.
However, FIFA rejected the report’s claims of having any links to the tournament.
“We have no reason to believe the reported violations of workers’ rights are in fact linked to FIFA and the 2022 World Cup,” a spokesman told AFP.
“We regret Amnesty chose to frame its statement in such a misleading manner.”
Qatar came under sharp scrutiny for its treatment of migrant workers after it won the bid to host the 2022 tournament.
While the country has announced several labour reforms since then, allegations of corruption continue to surface.
In July,UK publication The Sunday Times cited leaked emails from a whistleblower as confirming the Qatari team had paid a public relations firm and former CIA agents to distribute fake news about opposing bids from the United States and Australia.
The report said Qatar’s World Cup bid team for the 2022 tournament broke FIFA rules by running secret operations to sabotage rivals.
Read more: Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team paid for operations to sabotage rivals -report
In January, a whistleblower from Australia’s failed 2022 bid alleged that Qatar’s state broadcaster agreed a $100m payment to FIFA if it secured the finals.
Bonita Mersiades also alleged that disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter knew Qatar would win days before the December 2010 vote and phoned US President Barack Obama to inform him.
Read: Qatar offered FIFA $100m payment if it won 2022 World Cup – report
Recently Gulf states that have led a boycott of Qatar since June 2017 over its alleged support of terrorist groups have suggested the country should be stripped of the tournament.
Read: FIFA could strip Qatar of 2022 World Cup – reports
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, an architect of President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, has been charged with defrauding Trump supporters in a campaign to help build his signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said on Thursday.
As a top adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign who later served as White House chief strategist, Bannon helped articulate the right-wing populism and fierce opposition to immigration that have helped define Trump’s 3-1/2 years in office. Bannon left the White House in August 2017.
Bannon was among several people charged with wire fraud in an indictment by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through a $25 million crowdfunding campaign called “We Build the Wall,” the Justice Department said.
Prosecutors said Bannon received more than $1 million of that money through an unnamed nonprofit organization.
The White House declined immediate comment. A lawyer for Bannon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s signature effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border – a key 2016 campaign promise – has struggled amid court challenges, logistical hurdles and opposition from Democrats in Congress.
In the meantime, more than 330,000 supporters have donated to private fund-raisers and profiteers who have promised to build the wall on their own, according to a 2019 Reuters investigatihere Those efforts likewise have met with limited success.
The indictment comes as Trump trails in opinion polls behind Democratic challenger Joe Biden ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Also charged were Brian Kolfage, 38, Andrew Badolato, 56, and Timothy Shea, 49, who prosecutors said were involved in the effort.
Kolfage took $350,000 for his personal use, according to the indictment. A triple-amputee U.S. Air Force veteran, Kolfage formerly ran a company that made millions of dollars running right-wing media websites. He first pledged to send donations to the U.S. government when he launched the effort in December 2018, but then said he would use the money to hire private contractors and build the wall on their own.
Kolfage could not immediately be reached for comment.
The defendants were each charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. They face up to 40 years in prison.
The donors thought the money would go toward helping to build a border wall, prosecutors said. But Kolfage, whom they described as the public face and founder of the operation, received thousands of dollars that he used to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Kolfage is due to appear in federal court later on Thursday in Florida, while Bannon is set to appear in federal court in Manhattan. The other two defendants are due to appear in courts in the Middle District of Florida and Colorado.
The charges are being handled by the same federal office that prosecuted Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and is investigating his current lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani. The office’s top prosecutor, Geoffrey Berman, was abruptly ousted by Attorney General William Barr earlier this year.
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Acidic Vegetable Plants
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All plants need a certain level of acidity in the soil, and vegetables are no exception. Most do best in soil that is rated from slightly to moderately acidic, as the acid levels in the soil determine how the vegetables will grow. While the vegetables themselves aren't necessarily acidic, it is the soil's acid content that assures proper development and a bountiful harvest.
Acid-loving Plants
Plants that are suited to acidic soil need this component to assure that the nutrients they require are readily available, which is one of the functions of the acids that exist in soil. According to the University of Mississippi Extension, vegetable plants fall into 3 categories based on their ability to tolerate acidic soil. Watermelons, white and sweet potatoes tolerate the broadest range of acidity, while beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, English peas, peppers, radishes, eggplant, garlic, squash, tomatoes and turnips do best in slightly sweeter soil. Asparagus, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, canteloupe, onions, spinach and Swiss chard require an acidity level that is closer to neutral.
Understanding pH Levels
The acidity in soil is rated according to a pH scale that runs from extremely acidic, or sour, to very alkaline, or sweet. Acidity is dependent upon the presence of hydrogen ions that affect how soil molecules interact with each other. The neutral range falls between 6.5 to 7 and most vegetables require acidity amounts that fall below that range. The most tolerant acidic vegetables, such as sweet or white potatoes, do well in soil with a pH range of 5.0 to 6.8, while moderately tolerant vegetables like corn and carrots perform well at a pH level that falls between 5.5 to 6.8. Vegetables like spinach, chard and lettuce require neutral soil that registers a pH of 6.0 to 6.8.
Effects of Acidity on Plants
Acids in soil promote the distribution of nutrients that are important to vegetable plant growth. Different levels of acidity affect plant nutrients in different ways, making it easier for some to get to the plants and slowing others down. Without them, necessary substances, such as phosphorous and other nutrients, are prevented from moving through the soil to the plants that need them the most to survive. Phosphorous is highly affected by the amount of acid in the soil, but at very low or very high pH concentrations, it cannot move around freely in the soil. There is a very narrow margin of acidity, between 6 and 7, in which this nutrient is released and made the most readily available to vegetable plants.
Managing pH Levels
A soil test measures not only the plants' needed nutrients, but the soil's pH value as well. Most soil is suited to growing some vegetables, but even in a small area, the differences in acidity can vary enough that some will grow well in one part of the garden, but not in another. This makes testing multiple samples of soil from the same area important, as it helps to determine where amendments may or may not be necessary. Generally, soil with a low pH can be brought close to the level that most acidic vegetables need by adding limestone or wood ash. Soil that registers above 7 on the pH scale can be lowered by adding sulfur or peat moss.
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Military training in the Hijaz during early Islamic era
The expansion of the Islamic rule during early Islamic era was quite impressive. Before 629, Muhammad's rule was limited to one city Medina. 15 years later, at the end of Umar's rule, the Caliphate more or less conquered the whole Persian Empire, and took over most of the Byzantium except probably Anatolia and Greece.
Perhaps there are many possible factors for this, including leadership, zeal, unity, the exhausting of the Persian and Byzantine empires, or some people would claim divine intervention.
But my question is more about the Muslim military manpower at that time. What kind of military training was available for the Hijaz (or Arabian) population at that time? Did they have compulsory training in combat, tactics, etc? I imagine, as powerful and mature empires during that time, Persia and Byzantium must have an advanced military knowledge and training for its armies. How about the Muslims?
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Hijaz
Hijaz only a small part of Arabian Peninsula situated on Eastern bank of the Red sea. Arab groups understandably varied in their laws and customs throughout the region.
Who was the Power in Hijaz
In Hijaz, main power was the City state of Mecca. In fact, Meccans were the most prominent people among the Arabs due to being custodians of Kaaba. Meccan natives belonged to tribe of Quresh even though there was a regular presence and settlements of foreign elements in form of traders, pilgrims & slaves. It might be of interest to you that Muhammad belonged to tribe of Quresh and city of Mecca.
Division of state affairs in Mecca
Quresh had systematically divided the different affairs of the state among different branches of tribe. All these clans trained their youth in the affairs they were charged with.
Since we are discussing military only so we will focus only on branches which had military responsibilities.
Banu Abd ad-dar: They were responsible for carrying and guarding the Meccan flag in battle.
Banu Umayyad: They were charged with political command of the city even though they vied with their cousins the Hashemite for that.
Banu Makhzum: This was the power-house of Mecca. This house was charged with defense of Mecca and leading her Armies. Many of the greatest generals of subsequent Islamic Caliphate belonged to this house e.g. Khalid Bin Walid, Akrimah bin Abi jahal etc.
Custom of sending kids away to foster with bedouins
There was a custom among the city nobles to send their children to live with bedouins in desert for some time in order to learn survival skill, improving their physical state and hardening them up. Muhammad himself lived for a time with a bedouin family.
Training at Arms
Training that Khalid bin Walid recieved as a child should give you an idea. From wikipedia:
As a member of the Makhzum clan, who were amongst the best horsemen in Arabia, Khalid learned to ride and use such weapons as the spear, the lance, the bow and the sword. The lance was said to be his favorite among the weapons. In youth he was admired as a renowned warrior and wrestler among the Quraysh.
Now Khalid was son of a notable noble so of course not every boy was going to be as fortunate as him when it came to training. But it shows you that his training seems to be by no means inferior to that received by a Greek noble in Constantinople or a Persian noble in Persepolis.
Unlike rich Khalid, his Cousin Umar who eventually became second Caliph of Islam belonged to middle class. For his training wikipedia says:
According to the tradition of Quraish, while still in his teenage years, Umar learned martial arts, horse riding and wrestling. He was tall, physically powerful and a renowned wrestler.
Now we have established that at least people from upper and middle classes received martial training.
Arabian background
The Arabs before being united by Islam were in continuous warfare against each other. Feuds over water-rights and minor insults lasted for centuries. Even when threatened by a bigger and organized power such as Kingdom of Aksum, Arab tribes destroyed the invaders. (Yes Islamic traditions say that it was God who destroyed them but we are not here to discuss that. Since we know an invasion did happen and it was successfully repulsed, we can only assume it was the Arabs who did that).
What Arabs lacked was a unity and system. Otherwise they had fought countless wars with weapons comparable (At least to most extent) to their more developed neighbors. Arabs knew how to successfully exploit terrain (As Medinians did in Battle of Badr), how to successfully use cavalry to force a general rout (As Khalid bin Waleed did against Muslims at battle of Uhud), how to create fortified obstacles in path of an enemy (As Muslims showed in Battle of trench), how to carry out a siege (As Muslims showed against Medinian Jews) and there was no one in world who could teach the Arabs how to ride and how to raid. They used swords, Javelins, spears, scimitars, helmets, shields, daggers, siege equipment etc. just like their neighbors did.
Islam provided them with a system and union and thus they spilled out of their peninsula and ran over the ancient Persian and Eastern Roman Empires.
Wars with Neighboring Empires
Eastern Roman Empire and Persia surely had bigger and more established forces but they had been weakened by warring against each other and also due to incapacity on top of the leadership. Thus they were unfit to defeat the hardened horsemen pouring out of Arabia. Same thing happened with Arabs themselves when Mongols descended from the Steppes.
Between the two Empires, Persia was most vulnerable. They were plagued with corruption and weakened by court intrigues and fighting among royal dynasty. Which is why unlike Eastern Romans, Persians were completely conquered.
Superior tactics and Generalship
First Muslim commander on Eastern front decisively used his mobility to collect intel for a major invasion. Persians failed to issue an appropriate response.
Later when general invasion occurred, Persians were completely outmaneuvered by superior tactics of Khalid bin Walid which were state of the art. Khalid is not listed among best generals ever for nothing. For example in Battle of Chains, Khalid showed us the power of mobility over equipment. Persians were heavily armed and armored which hampered their speed. Khalid focused on their disadvantage and gave the Persians a merry chase until they were tired to bones. Then Khalid made short work of them. Khalid also knew exact movements of Persians while he successfully deceived the Persians in locating himself. So he employed intelligence and spy operations as well. Pictured below, Graphical representations of the Maneuvers employed By Rashidun (Red) and Sassanids (Blue) in Battle of the Chains:
Later in Battle of River, Khalid again exploited his mobility and attacked the Persians before they could assemble. Persians again showed absolute lack of strategy and military sense.
In Battle of Wallaja, Khalid executed a master piece of Double envelopment or Pincer movement and defeated numerically superior adversary, showing generalship comparable to Hannibal's in Battle of Cannae. Graphical representation of the battle and troops movements below (Red Rashidun and Blue Sassanids):
One of my personal favorites of Khalid's strategies is the one he deployed in Battle of Maraj-Al-Debaj. He defeated a Byzantine force which was twice the size of his own force with mobility and surprise. He divided his meagre 4,000 mounted lancers into four units of 1,000 men each and launched consecutive attacks from all sides to surprise and encircle the 10,000+ Byzantine Soldiers, commanded by Emperor's son-in-law himself. He won another crushing victory. Following gif will show you the battle:
Khalid fought more than a 100 battles and never lost a single one. How many generals can boast of that and what does that tell one about training and aptitude of such a commander?
It must be noted however Muslims were lightly armored unlike Persians but they made it play to their advantage.
As already pointed out by SwampYankee, you should visit the page on Rashidun Army, you would see they had the same technology as their adversary and even better organization and strategy.
So to conclude things:
Muslims had better generalship than their adversaries.
Muslims were trained in contemporary martial skills and veterans of many a civil wars.
Muslims were united under the first Caliphs.
Muslims deftly used all the weapons their foes used and at strategy they beat them.
The great Empires however enjoyed advantage in terms of resources and numbers. They had also equipped their soldiers in a better way. But they were used to set-piece battles from their experience of fighting each other and they were not ready to face the medieval Blitzkrieg that the Arabs brought with them. Same thing happened with Arabs when they focused too much on static doctrine and got conquered by mobility focused Mongols. The defeats did not stop until Mamluk Turkics of Egypt defeated the Mongol Turkics in Battle of Ain-Jalut to halt their advance further Westwards towards North Africa (It was the first time a Mongol Advance had been halted).
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Well researched. The static-mobile theory is worth thought, and has been a major theme in how history has played out in the past. – Rohit Apr 16 '17 at 5:14
A good point of departure is the wiki page on the Rashidun Army, which gives an overview of early Islamic infantry and cavalry. Also, the Military Legacy section of the Khalid ibn al-Walid wiki entry has some great info on the organization and makeup of his armies.
The "Mobile Guard" is especially famous - the exceptionally quick Islamic light cavalry.
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I'd put it down to zeal - the Rashidun Muslim armies were literally fearless and welcomed death. Any reference to Muslim armies of the period by Rome/Persia noted their fearlessness. There was a strong sense of camaraderie down command chain, in that the lower ranks of soldiers knew what they were fighting for. Compare this to the Persian system which utilized a lot of slaves.
Khalid al-Walid is one of the most brilliant generals throughout history, and his strategies pivotal to the early grand victories against the Byzantines/Persians. Khalid was undefeated, even when fighting against the Muslims earlier on. One such notable battle was the Battle of Mut'ah, where Khalid took leadership later, when Arab army of 3,000 soldiers was defeated by well over 10,000 Roman soldiers. This is where he earned his title of Sword of God. Or the Battle of Yarmouk, where Khalid defeated about a hundred thousand Byzantines with around twenty thousand soldiers.
While Khalid was later sacked, his victories had already crippled the military engines and morale of Byzantine/Persia.
The Muslims at the period were also very experienced in warfare. They started with a single city-state (Medina), and through wars and diplomacy conquered the Arabian peninsula. After Muhammad's death, the Arabians under Caliph Abu Bakr had to take back the region from rebels and 'false prophets'. The Ridda Wars involved over a dozen battles within a year, spread throughout the Arabian peninsula.
I could find little note of military during the early Islamic era, but with the very tight timeline between Muhammad's migration to Medina, their conquest of the Arabian Peninsula, and the wars during the Rashidun Caliphate, it would be fair to assume that the Muslim armies had on the job training!
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Feels like fanfic. You could be right on all points, but it needs more data to back it up. – New Alexandria Apr 24 '13 at 16:48
It's summarized from over 2000 pages of reading of reading on the subject matter. However, the firsthand sources themselves are written by the victors, and may well be fanfic. And the second sources are often biased as well and in Arabic. Which is why I've mostly cited Wikipedia on this as it's a more neutral source. – Muz Apr 25 '13 at 15:26
I think it's true the Arab Muslims are quite experienced in war. Besides having to wage war on "false prophets" after Muhammad's death, the Arab tribes themselves, even before the rise of Muhammad and Islam, were already familiar with battles. This subject is touched briefly in Reza Aslan's There is no god but God. Each Arabic tribes had three important individuals: the hakam who settle disputes, the kahin who acted as spiritual mediator, and the qa'id who acted as war leader. – deathlock May 3 '13 at 11:40
Arab tribes sometimes get into battles with each other when there are disputes that can't be solved. The losing tribes are merged into the winner clan. This kind of battles usually happen between nomadic tribes which don't have cities where they could settle in (unlike their settled merchant friends). As with the Muhammad's rise, the nomadic tribes (which already familiar with battles) are the majority of the population. At least according to Robert Betts' Christians of the Arab East. So I suppose during the Rashidun caliphate they are only continuing stuff that have been familiar for them. – deathlock May 3 '13 at 11:44
An analogy for a more common view was like the pre-Genghis Khan Mongol tribes. There were lots of inter-tribe fighting and it took an ambitious leader to redirect those tribes towards a greater goal. Once united, they directed their military experience outwards. And like other rapidly expanding military empires, they collapsed to infighting when they ran out of enemies. – Muz May 3 '13 at 16:46
"The Muslims at the period were also very experienced in warfare" said Muz, and I think that is the key, even on day one of the period. If you can lead a caravan of spice across the desert, defending it from other tribes, you already have all the cavalry skills you need. In exactly the same way, the Sioux in their day were called the world's finest light horse, and they learned from hunting buffalo and raiding other tribes. Don't underestimate the training value of fighting amongst brothers.
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Umm. Arab tribalism is utterly unlike Native American tribalism, and the Rashidun army was recruited largely from urbanized and well established Arabian city-states, not mercenary nomads. – RI Swamp Yankee Apr 28 '13 at 0:15
@RISwampYankee They were hardly 'well established, the Rashidun empire was a very young one. A lot of their early military experience involved raids and skirmishes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhammad – Muz Apr 28 '13 at 23:45
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This article has been verified for the current version (1.5) of the game.
While a major revolt is not very different from having a large nation revolt in other Paradox games, civil wars are dramatically different. A particularly weak or tyrannical ruler can see a significant portion of their characters, armies, and provinces revolt against in them in the name of overthrowing the government.
1 Triggers
1.1 Character loyalty
1.2 Cohort loyalty
2 Mechanics
Triggers[edit]
The countdown to a civil war will begin when the power base of all disloyal characters as a share of the country's total power base is greater than the state's current Civil War Threshold. The base threshold is 25%, which is decreased by tyranny and higher country rank. Larger nations therefore tend to be more prone to civil wars, as they have more powerful characters to handle and need a smaller proportion of them to be disloyal before a civil war can break out. This timer ticks up every month, and if the situation is not brought under control, the civil war will break out after 40 months. During this time, there will be an alert notifying the player that attention should be given to the loyalty of powerful characters immediately. Of course, there are also alerts as soon as a single province or a general is disloyal.
It is also possible for civil wars to be triggered outside of the usual civil war counter, most notably as one of the possible outcomes when failing to successfully convict when bringing a powerful character to trial. There are also a number of unique mission and event chains that can trigger civil wars , such as with the invasion of Magos in the Cyrenaican Opposition, the overthrow of the 20px Syracusan Tyranny, and in some of the Roman flavor events.
Character loyalty[edit]
A character's loyalty to the government is one of their most critical aspects and is important to keep in mind when allocating positions and making decisions that affect the loyalty of characters, particularly of those with a large power base. When the loyalty of a character drops below 33, that character is considered disloyal and will begin to actively go against the government, stirring up discontent in other characters, refusing to abandon their positions, armies, or governorships, and generally ignoring any orders from above. If enough powerful characters are disloyal, they will form a bloc to launch a civil war.
Power base is one of the largest factors affecting character loyalty, with powerful characters - especially heads of family - being both the hardest to keep pleased yet the most dangerous if they become disloyal. Characters of scorned families also have a significant loyalty malus, while high will significantly decrease loyalty across all characters. Monarchies must in particular contend with pretenders, particularly if they have a large amount of support, while in republics members of factions with low approval will also have a significant malus. Certain actions such as revoking positions and holdings will also anger characters, if temporarily. However, there are also a large number of ways to increase a character's loyalty temporarily or permanently, such as by making friends, granting a position or holding, giving bribes and free hands, and more. A large variety of event options can also temporarily affect loyalty either way. Over the course of the game cumulative general loyalty bonuses from inventions, laws, national ideas, and other permanent modifiers will generally tend to increase loyalty overall.
Generally, it is most important to ensure the loyalty of powerful characters by any means possible, whether by plying them with flattery and bribes or choosing event options to keep them content even at the expense of something or someone else. At the same time, power base should generally be divided up such that no character becomes too powerful and becomes impossible to keep loyal, which for instance means being wary of granting too large and army or governorship to a character that already has a large power base (especially heads of family) or splitting up armies that take up too much of the country's total military, so that its general is not too powerful.
Cohort loyalty[edit]
When commanded by a general, every cohort in an army has a monthly chance to become loyal to their commander, based on the Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance modifiers of the general, the army, the country. The total chance of cohort loyalty is a base of +0.50% per month and is increased by the general's charisma, popularity, and wealth, as well as when drilling the army, but is reduced to 10% of its normal value when not in battle. Cohort loyalty can also be gained when sacking cities in a war.
When a cohort is loyal to a character, the country pays only 66% of its normal maintenance for it, as the character it is loyal to will pay the unit him or herself.
Loyal cohorts always provide power base to the character they are loyal to and will join their sponsor's side in any civil wars, rather than following their commander - even if the two are different. This applies even if the character they are loyal to is no longer a general at all, and this means that a particularly long-lasting and/or successful general that has gained the loyalty of many of their cohorts will continue to keep the power base associated with those cohorts even if dismissed, which can be a problem if the general has become powerful or disloyal. Disbanding a loyal cohort will not remove this power base; instead, the character will gain loyal veterans that continue to provide power base even though they are no longer part of the army, and can be raised again if their sponsor rebels as part of a civil war.
Mechanics[edit]
When the civil war begins, a new dynamic tag is created with all disloyal characters as well as their friends and immediate family members joining the revolt, bringing along all held governorships and holdings as well as commanded armies and loyal cohorts and veterans. Disloyal subjects may also side with the civil war revolter, who will additionally start new wars with any nation that the parent country was already at war with. Civil war tags can be recognized by their name, which will always be the adjective of their parent nation followed by "Revolt". The flag will normally be randomly generated, but a few major states have pre-scripted flags for their civil war revolters that reflect an inversion of their normal flags:
Roman Revolt
Carthaginian Revolt
Seleukid Revolt
Antigonid Revolt
Egyptian Revolt
Macedonian Revolt
Additionally, certain event/mission-triggered civil wars will also have a unique rebellion name.
A civil war is a war-to-the-death, where territories automatically switch owners when they are occupied, and losing a civil war is considered a game over like any other annexation. Peace deals cannot be made during civil wars; the only way to end them is to completely destroy the other side, typically by destroying or decisively defeating all of their armies. Generally, unless the country is very small civil wars are a large drain on time and resources and should generally be avoided at all costs; equally, a period of civil war is a great time to strike at a now-weakened rival or even a significantly larger power that under normal circumstances would be far too strong to take on.
Strategies[edit]
Consolidate the capital region first: Since the capital region is less prone to rebellion compared to other regions, fully occupying the region helps the ruler with their power base. Conversely, expanding in other regions empowers the regional governor first, before the ruler.
Track the holdings held by family heads: A crucial source of power base for family heads is their holdings, especially if their holdings have many pops. Consider rewarding the family head with a holding with few pops after revoking one with many.
The following thread in Paradox Forum discusses more strategies suggested by players to deal with characters loyalty leading to civil war:
forum:1451459
Domestic policy State • Attributes • Characters • Civil war • Culture • Government • Heritages • Laws • National ideas • Position • Rebellion • Religion • Technology
Economic policy Buildings and Infrastructure • Economy • Food • Population • Trade • Trade goods
Provinces Region • Province • Territories • Colonization • Holding
Military Military traditions • Army • Siege • Assault • Land units • Land warfare • Naval warfare
Foreign policy Treaties • Warfare • Casus belli • Claim • Diplomacy • Subject nations • Barbarians
Script Events • Decisions • Missions
Other Achievements • Antagonist • Difficulty
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Q&A | Cathy Wilcock on tackling inequality with Manchester Migration Lab
October 5, 2017 impolitikal
Manchester Migration Lab brings together 70+ migration researchers, alongside non-academic and civil society partners, policymakers and politicians to inform debates on international inequalities and migration issues. Run jointly by the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Unit and Global Development Institute, the multidisciplinary hub prioritises sharing its work with the public in creative, accessible ways, and is currently collaborating with Take Back Theatre on a performance piece titled ‘Be // Longing’.
Sarah interviewed the Lab’s Coordinator, Dr Cathy Wilcock to find out more.
What sorts of projects and research are you running through Manchester Migration Lab?
We’re working on some exciting research bids which straddle different disciplines. We are also holding some academic workshops with leading migration researchers from all over Europe and the UK, and hosting some policy and advocacy events.
One event involves applying our research within discussions on mitigating fire risk in refugee camps, and another is on refugees and self-reliance in urban spaces. In addition, we’re holding some really exciting events with non-academic collaborators, and then there’s our international conference – World on the Move – at the end of October 2017 with a debate on Brexit.
What are some of the non-academic events?
We are developing a piece of theatre around the theme of ‘borders’ with Take Back Theatre that will show at Hope Mill Theatre October 31-November 4. The performance sessions to date have shown us just how much impact theatre can have and how it can convey so much depth in a matter of minutes. There’s been a real sense of excitement because we all realise the huge potential this work has to cut through the noise and tell the kind of stories about belonging that need to be heard.
Workshopping ‘Be // Longing’ with Take Back
We are also running a newspaper writing project with some refugee journalists where we will challenge problematic and manipulative media representations of refugees and offer our own account of ‘not the fake news’. Also, I‘ve been working on some commissions for the Manchester International Festival’s Creative50 programme based on the themes of home and belonging.
Why do you think a network like Manchester Migration Lab is needed right now?
Public opinion on migration has been irresponsibly manipulated for political and ideological reasons by the right-wing press. A lot of popular discourse is very far removed from actual facts.
Why do we need a hub in Manchester?
It’s actually quite a big achievement to get some think tanks and policymakers up to Manchester from London. Because of this, it is much easier for migration researchers based in London or the south to build relationships and to make connections. Manchester has so much to offer and I think our Migration Lab can demonstrate that.
Do you personally believe in freedom of movement? Why?
For me, it depends why, where and who we are talking about. I believe in freedom of movement within the EU and my reasoning is rooted in a rights-based approach. I reject the argument for freedom of movement which is grounded in a neo-liberal market-led approach.
Read David Hall on Fair Borders, & migration policy
I’m not in favour of 100% global open borders, because I feel that would be one way to exacerbate all kinds of inequalities between the global north and global south, as well as between the educated and non-educated, the land-owning and working classes, the young and the old. Let’s face it, only the privileged few would be able to exercise their right to move around the globe in a completely open border scenario.
How do you see the connection between global inequalities and migration?
Global inequalities cause both mobility and immobility. Poor living conditions, conflict and economic hardship are some of the main reasons that people cross international borders. However, inequality can be so debilitating that people cannot move.
Read Evelyn Marsters on migration & the storming of Melilla
Likewise, migration both causes and alleviates global inequalities. When skilled or young people leave their homeland, they take away some opportunities for its growth. However, their remittances – which in many cases exceed international aid – can contribute to reducing inequalities. Alternatively, they can create inequalities between those households that have a remitter and those who do not.
There is also, of course, the changing pattern of inequality experienced by those migrating and settling in new contexts. They are dealing with potentially discriminatory or plainly incompetent state apparatus in the asylum processes, as well as dealing with both institutional and everyday inequalities between migrants and citizens.
Be // Longing will be performed at Hope Mill Theatre from Tuesday October 31–Saturday November 4, 2017. Purchase tickets via www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk.
This interview was originally conducted by Sarah for publication in this brochure promoting the University of Manchester’s Global Inequalities research beacon.
Dr Cathy Wilcock is Coordinator at Manchester Migration Lab. Her PhD focussed on diaspora activism and peace-building, specific to Sudanese communities in the UK and the roles they play in peace-building processes in Sudan.
Sarah Illingworth is a freelance journalist and Editor at Impolitikal. She has an MSc in Poverty & Development from the University of Manchester. Read more by Sarah.
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Men of Platinum introduces its new campaign to honor men who realize what matters the most in turbulent times
Post By : IJ News Service On 11 December 2020 11:35 AM
During the last few months, we all have been faced with several challenges – be it personal or professional. And it’s true; adversity is the biggest test of character, of the values and beliefs one stands by. When faced with tough choices and standing at the crossroads only a few managed to come through and make the right choices, that was indeed their moment of truth! When they came up against dilemmas few chose the road less traveled, they redefined needs, wants, priorities and what truly mattered. They even redefined success. They created a new definition of what it meant to rise to the occasion and be a man in these times. Carving a new meaning of success. A new interpretation of their role as leaders, as achievers, as partners, as fathers and as sons
Corporate leadership in this time has been through a sea of change, altering its discourse to include values like compassion, empathy, kindness, strength, resilience perseverance and a new side of courage. Men who were looked up to by all championed masculinity that incorporated these values. They are the ones who made a real difference in a time like this and will always stand out as those rare slivers of light and hope. These are men who have met their moment of truth with astounding resilience and unwavering trust in the values that have shaped their character. These men have stood their ground and in fact emerged stronger.
The new campaign by Men of Platinum celebrates these men of character and the values they stand rooted by when faced with a crisis. They transform potential situations of trouble and despair into moments of hope & positivity. Their ‘Moments of Truth’ restore our faith in humanity and all that is good.
The campaign's thought is beautifully captured and led by a film that showcases a test of character, in a defining moment of reckoning. The film begins with the two friends acknowledging the revival and upward trend in the business post the challenges faced due to the ongoing pandemic. One of them remarks that the other could have enjoyed better profits if he had made the necessary changes while alluding to a suggested downsizing. The other protagonist, and the quintessential ‘Man of Character', immediately retorts that during challenging times, success should be redefined. In a year of unprecedented challenges, it is about displaying compassion, listening to your heart, placing a collective good over a selfish, pure profit-driven agenda. Not pursuing a narrow success of definition which is only driven by the amount of wealth one can amass. In a year like this to be able to carry your people along, tell them that their jobs are secure & win over their complete trust is part of what great leadership is all about.
Shining the spotlight on the campaign narrative, Sujala Martis, Director - Consumer Marketing, Platinum Guild International (India) stated, “This pandemic has been a challenging time across the sphere of life – when it comes to men I think it challenged some notions of masculinity & also leadership. We saw leadership take the wrong stance in combating challenges across countries and companies too. We saw the wrong notions of masculinity lead to damaging outcomes. For us, as platinum - a metal anchored in rare it was important to applaud & celebrate the other side of this narrative. Showcasing men who re-casted their role in their personal & professional lives. Setting exemplary examples of what happens when one is guided by the right set of values when empathy, compassion & courage rule your mind. Men of Platinum are the ones who came through on the test of character that adversity threw at them.”
The campaign has been conceptualized and executed by Famous Innovations. Speaking on the concept of the brand film, Hayden Scott, Group Creative Director, Famous Innovations, adds, “Keeping with the current times, our film showcases a typical scenario being faced by most corporates and individuals, with business heads being coerced to make difficult decisions. It is only a select few who remain unfazed by these challenges and are able to adapt to this 'new normal' without comprising on their integrity. This film showcases a similar moment of truth, elevating a business head to a true leader while seamlessly weaving in the values that Men of Platinum stands for - courage, honesty & integrity! "
Men of Platinum with this campaign also launched a new collection of men’s platinum jewellery that celebrates all these men of character who rose to the challenge and faced their Moment of Truth, they made the right choices true to their beliefs. Their actions and gestures have been a source of respite & hope to many.
The new integrated digital and marketing campaign aims to promote the all-new range of Men of Platinum. The campaign is a 360-degree program led by a film and supported by a robust communication plan that includes TV, Print, Digital and Influencer outreach to ensure high reach and frequency. The content across these mediums are focused to drive awareness and build appeal for the Men of Platinum category.
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Pacificwide Real Estate and Mortgage Business Announces New Brand Identity to Affirm Innovation Integration and Market Leading Position
iCrowdNewswire Jan 7, 2021 11:47 AM ET
Pacificwide Business Group, Inc., the leading real estate service brokerage and a finance and mortgage company in California, announces the official launch of their new Corporate Brand Identity Standards and Redesigned Logo. The rebranding reflects the company’s goal of integrating innovation and technologies into the business structure while growing as a market leader.
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Pacificwide New Brand Identity
As the business scaling up massively, Pacificwide leadership endeavors to bring the company’s capability to the next level with an ambitious vision for the future. “The outcome is a complete renovation of daily business operation with cutting edge information technology integration. Also, branding items, made since the company’s foundation days in 2009, are thoroughly recreated. “The old logo could no longer fully represent Pacificwide’s growing scope and value as a leading firm in the industry. It was rigid and antiquated, giving off the impression of the last decade brick and mortar corporate.”, said Pacificwide CEO Leon Le. The new changes intended to keep the company on track with the most recent trend globally, reflect its core values, and reaffirm their determination to boldly move forward regardless of future uncertainties.
The evolution of famous brands inspires the company’s new brand identity through time. The logo intends to carry the company’s vision & goal in the next decade while adapting to the world’s current trend, which is simplicity, flat, well-rounded, and borderless. Each element represents people’s mindset in 2020 and onward, where everything is easy to read and consume, fast-paced, and has no limitation. Pacificwide wants to keep up with the modern world and challenge themselves with the new look, new feel.
The main elements presented, such as the globe and the company name, remain the same. They mean whatever the company does, its mission and core values stay the same. The elimination of the 3D effect and the border above the name “Pacificwide” conveys the message of erasing all limitations and challenging themselves to learn, work, and grow indefinity. Accordingly, color and font are adjusted to bring out a clean, impactful, passionate, and exciting vibe, just like how Pacificwide has always operated.
About Pacificwide Business Group, Inc.
Founded in 2009 in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, USA, Pacificwide Business Group, Inc. is a full-service real estate and mortgage company specializing in residential and commercial real estate, financial and mortgage services, real estate construction and development, new home services and property management.
The secret to our success is our agents and unique culture. We are a vast network of agents with diverse backgrounds and abilities, united in a passion to serve our community. Our focus is exceptional customer service as we aim to make our client’s real estate experience as seamless as possible. We are not just your real estate professionals; we are your trusted friends and neighbors within your communities.
For more information about Pacificwide Business Group, Inc., visit its website at
http://www.pacificwide.com.
Email: info@pacificwide.com
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Sarah Zack receives the 2019 Early Career Award at the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network meeting in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on September 18.
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) staff have been extra busy lately helping southern Lake Michigan communities and other Great Lakes communities address coastal issues through research, outreach and education, and their work has not gone unnoticed. Sea Granters working on pollution prevention, social science and communication have received three awards recognizing their excellence in bringing the latest science to those who can best use the information, empowering people to solve problems in sustainable ways.
As part of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network meeting, Sarah Zack was distinguished as recipient of the 2019 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Early Career Award, presented in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan in September. Zack holds a dual role in pollution prevention, working for both Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and University of Illinois Extension. Since taking on the position of pollution prevention specialist in 2016, she has participated in nearly 60 outreach or education events, reaching nearly 5,000 Great Lakes residents and decision makers, scientists, veterinary professionals and students with the pollution prevention message.
“I was honored to be nominated for the award by my program administration, and shocked and grateful when I won, because I work with so many amazing, effective Sea Grant staff from programs around the Great Lakes,” said Zack. “It feels really good to be recognized, but it’s definitely the strength of my partners that make what we do so fun and meaningful. I couldn’t do it alone!”
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant medicine collection program hit its 10-year anniversary in 2018 under Zack’s leadership. During that time, over 118 tons—or 236,000 pounds—of medicine have been collected through community collection programs supported by IISG. Since 2016, seven new permanent programs have been established, bringing the total of engaged communities to 54.
Since 2017, Zack has also played a critical role in organizing the annual Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference, cohosted by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. It has grown from a one-day conference in 2016, with about 60 attendees, 15 presentations and 11 posters, to a two-day conference with over 100 attendees, 32 presentations, 15 posters and an expert discussion panel in 2019.
The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network (GLSGN) awards are organized and given by the GLSGN program leaders to recognize individual Sea Grant professionals who have shown noteworthy enthusiasm, performance, accomplishments and impact during their Sea Grant careers. Great Lakes Sea Grant individual achievement awards are the only Great Lakes Sea Grant-sponsored awards to recognize individual accomplishments during Sea Grant careers. Recipients of the GLSGN Early Career Award have worked for Sea Grant less than seven years at the time of the award.
Silver Medal for Superior Service
As part of the Zephyr Great Lakes Remediation Team, Caitie Nigrelli won a 2018 Silver Medal for Superior Service Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, presented at the U.S. EPA National Honor Awards in Washington, D.C. in July. This Great Lakes Legacy Act team successfully remediated the wetlands below the former Zephyr Oil Refinery in Michigan. The team was successful in remediating legacy contamination and restoring native habitat within this Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC), and contributing to the future removal of BUIs within the AOC.
The team was honored for exemplary problem-solving and project management to successfully remediate an extremely toxic contaminated sediment site under extreme pressure and tight timelines. They also won the Western Dredging Association 2019 Environmental Excellence Award, presented in Chicago in June.
Nigrelli works for University of Illinois Extension and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
APEX Award
Every year, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant publishes the ways in which the program has impacted communities and the region through long-term projects addressing critical coastal issues. The impacts booklet published last year, Impacts 2017: Two Great States Caring for One Great Lake, has won a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence in the category of 1-2 Person-Produced Annual Reports. IISG’s strategic communicator, Irene Miles, and graphic designer, Joel Davenport, produced the booklet together.
“This is a well-deserved award and is evidence of how hard-working, dedicated, and excellent our communications team is,” said Stuart Carlton, IISG’s assistant director. “It’s also evidence of the strong impact that Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has had in the area, helping people use science to live a more resilient life.”
APEX awards are based on distinction in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. The awards are given each year by Communication Concepts to recognize outstanding publication work in a variety of fields.
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Boyko Borisov
EU’s Poorest Member Country Smacks Down Euro As Bulgaria Refuses To Join Eurozone
September 3, 2012 September 3, 2012 by Infinite
– EU’s Poorest Member Country Smacks Down Euro As Bulgaria Refuses To Join Eurozone (ZeroHedge, Sep 3, 2012):
If one needs a shining example of why the days of Europe’s artificial currency are numbered, look no further than the EU’s poorest country which moments ago said “Ne Mersi” to the Eurozone and the European currency. From the WSJ: “Bulgaria, the European Union’s poorest member state and a rare fiscal bright spot for the bloc, has indefinitely frozen long-held plans to adopt the single currency, marking the latest fiscally prudent country to cool its enthusiasm for the embattled currency. Speaking in interviews in Sofia, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said that the decision to shelve plans to join the currency area, a longtime strategic aim of successive governments in the former communist state, came in response to deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainty over the prospects of the bloc, alongside a decisive shift of public opinion in Bulgaria, which is entering its third year of an austerity program. “The momentum has shifted in our thinking and among the public…Right now, I don’t see any benefits of entering the euro zone, only costs,” Mr. Djankov said. “The public rightly wants to know who would we have to bailout when we join? It’s too risky for us and it’s also not certain what the rules are and what are they likely to be in one year or two.“
When a parasitic technocrat asks to shake your hand, you refuse:
Of course, Bulgaria is right: at this point the only “upside” to new EMU entrants is for the unelected Brussels technocrats, who are now the butt of every possible joke, to demand said countries hand over their middle class’ wealth in order to bailout Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy and all the rest of the “wealthy and developed.” And since. in trader jargon, by not being “long” the euro, Bulgaria is effectively “short” it, expect to hear some rather disparaging statements emanating out of Europe’s insolvent core vis-a-vis the poor nation shortly.
From the WSJ:
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said concerns had been heightened by growing disputes between policy makers, some of whom back Germany’s call to give priority to fiscal discipline over growth, while others want a more expansionary policy.
Read moreEU’s Poorest Member Country Smacks Down Euro As Bulgaria Refuses To Join Eurozone
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Thanks to a big op/ed review in the Wall Street Journal, a segment last weekend on NPR’s Weekend Edition and other kind reviews like the one in this newspaper, my new book Earth-Shattering is getting some nice attention. While much of the book explores historical cataclysms that have befallen our planet and our solar system, the final section looks at our future.
Actual global cataclysms have been thankfully rare. But widespread fears about supposed upcoming Armageddons make the rounds every decade or so. We don’t have to think back too far to remember the End of Days that was supposed to unfold thanks to the Mayan calendar. Hollywood didn’t want to miss out on that one, so they created the movie 2012, starring John Cusack. Its special effects were fabulous.
Before that, there was a lesser-known Armageddon scare that was popular in places like Woodstock, caused by the planets lining up on May 5, 2000. Going back a bit further, we probably all recall the Y2K Menace, when airliners were supposed to fall out of the sky thanks to faulty computer code. And before that we had the fears associated with incoming comet Hale Bopp, which resulted in the tragic Heaven’s Gate mass suicide of 39 people in 1997. They thought a spaceship was arriving right behind the comet. And, earlier, the 1982 “Jupiter Effect” when a planet alignment would supposedly make California drop into the sea.
A clear pattern becomes apparent: First, a major upcoming astronomical event gains public awareness. Then someone writes a book, article or (these days) a blog post claiming that the impending sky-event was prophesied by Nostradamus, Bible verses or an early civilization specifically to foretell the end of the world. The combination of the actual celestial event and the purported ancient prophecy is what does the trick, and fear sweeps the world – especially in New Age circles and places like our beloved Woodstock.
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I believe the first will happen next year: on December 21, 2020. That’s when the sky will produce its most dramatic planet conjunction of our lives. Jupiter will meet Saturn so closely that the two will combine into a single brilliant “star” (at least for those who missed their last eye exam). That this happens right on the day of the Solstice will, like the Mayan Solstice affair of 2012, generate a lot of attention. It will actually be an amazing sight through backyard telescopes just after sunset on December 21. The two worlds will hover together in the same telescope field!
The next Armageddon scare after that, I predict, will be the 2027 “Darkness over the Holy Land.” Get this: The longest total solar eclipse for the remainder of the century will happen right over the Pyramids on August 2. If that doesn’t bring out the prophecies and the crazies, nothing will.
The next Armageddon – and you can take this one to the bank – will be an amazingly close call from an asteroid in 2029. On Friday, April 13 (yes, Friday the 13th!), the asteroid Apophis will just barely miss us. It will come as close as our own orbiting TV satellites: near enough to glide visibly across the sky, as seen by the naked eye. Just spectacular. But in the days and weeks leading up to it, the paranoid among us will believe that an Earth-shattering collision will indeed happen, but is being kept secret by the government.
That’s enough for now, my friends. Buy the book.
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Tuesday 5 Jumada al-akhirah 1442 - 19 January 2021
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Yes, the character of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the Qur’aan
Publication : 15-01-2007
Can you confirm if Aeisha (radhiallahu 'anha) said this about the Prophet: "His character is the Qur’aan". I have spent hours searching for the daleel but to no avail. Your help will be much appreciated.
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Yes, it is proven that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said that when describing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is mentioned in the lengthy story about Sa’d ibn Hishaam ibn ‘Aamir, when he came to Madeenah and went to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and asked her about some matters. He said: I said: O Mother of the believers, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allaah (S). She said: Do you not read the Qur’aan? I said: Of course. She said: The character of the Prophet of Allaah (S) was the Qur’aan. I wanted to get up and not ask about anything else until I died… Narrated by Muslim (746).
According to another report:
I said: O Mother of the believers, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). She said: O my son, do you not read the Qur’aan? Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And verily, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are on an exalted (standard of) character” [al-Qalam 68:4]. The character of Muhammad was the Qur’aan.
Narrated by Abu Ya’la (8/275) with a saheeh isnaad.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim (3/268):
What this means is that he acted in accordance with it, adhering to its limits, following its etiquette, paying heed to its lessons and parables, pondering its meanings and reciting it properly. End quote.
Ibn Rajab said in Jaami’ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hukam (1/148):
What this means is that he followed its etiquette and adopted its attitude. Whatever was praised in the Qur'aan, he was pleased with, and whatever was condemned in the Qur'aan he hated. It says in one report that she said: His attitude was the Qur’aan, whatever it was pleased with he was pleased with and whatever it hated he hated. End quote.
Al-Munaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (5/170):
i.e., whatever the Qur’aan contained of commands, prohibitions, promises, warnings, and so on.
Al-Qaadi said: i.e., his attitude embodied everything that was contained in the Qur’aan. Whatever it regarded as good, praised or promoted was his attitude, and whatever it regarded as bad and prohibited, he would avoid. So the Qur’aan described his character. End quote.
Secondly
One of the rights that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has over us – especially in these days when his noble character is subjected to lies and distortions – is that we should mention some of his noble characteristics and praiseworthy qualities, so that the world might know that his is one of the greatest and purest of characters.
Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Ihya’ ‘Uloom al-Deen (2/430-442):
A number of the good qualities of his character which have been compiled by some of the scholars from the reports. Then he said:
He was the most forbearing of people, the most courageous of people, the most just of people, the most chaste of people. His hand never touched the hand of any woman unless he owned her as a slave or was married to her or was closely related to her by blood (mahram). He was the most generous of people, who never kept a dinar or a dirham with him overnight. If he had anything left over and he could not find someone to give it to before night came, he would not go home until he had donated it to someone who needed it. He did not take anything from that which Allaah had bestowed upon him except one year’s supply of the simplest provisions, dates and barley, giving all of that for the sake of Allaah. He was never asked for anything but he gave it, then he would go back to his annual supplies and donate from them to those who needed it more, then he might run out before the year ended. He used to repair his own sandals and mend his own clothes, and he would help his family in the home and cut meat for them. He was the most modest of people and would not look anyone straight in the eye. He would respond to the invitations of slave and free alike, and accept a gift even if it was a cup of milk, and he would reward a person for it. He did not eat food that had been given in charity, and he would respond to slave women and the poor when they asked him for something. He got angry for the sake of his Lord but he did not get angry for his own sake. He would adhere to the truth even if that resulted in harm for himself or his companions. He found one of the best of his companions slain in an area where Jews lived, but he did not treat them harshly or do more than hat which is prescribed by sharee’ah. Rather he paid a diyah for him of one hundred camels even though some of his companions were in desperate need of just one camel. He would tie a rock to his stomach to ward off hunger pangs, and he did not refuse halaal food or and he would not eat reclining or at a table. He never ate his fill of bread for three days in a row until he met Allaah, may He be exalted, as he would prefer to give away what he had rather than eat his fill, not because of poverty or miserliness. He would accept invitations to meals, visit the sick, and attend funerals. He walked alone among his enemies without a guard. He was the most humble and quiet of people without being arrogant, the most eloquent without being long-winded, the most cheerful of countenance. He did not worry about worldly matters. He wore whatever he found, and let his slave or others ride behind him on his mount. He rode whatever was available, sometimes a horse, sometimes a camel, sometimes a mule and sometimes a donkey. Sometimes he walked barefoot, with no cloak, turban or cap, visiting the sick in the furthest parts of Madeenah. He loved perfume and hated foul smells. He would sit with the poor and offer food to and eat with the needy, honouring the virtuous and softening the hearts of people of status by treating them kindly. He upheld ties of kinship without favouring his relatives over those who were better than them, and he did not treat anyone harshly. He accepted the excuses of those who apologized to him; he would joke but he only spoke the truth, and he would smile without laughing out loud. If he saw permissible play he did not denounce it, and he raced with his wife. When voices were raised against him, he bore that with patience. He had slaves, male and female, but he did not eat or dress any better than they did. He did not waste time without striving for the sake of Allaah or doing that which was essential to better himself. He did not look down on any poor person because of his poverty or chronic sickness, and he did not fear any king because of his power. He called both of them to Allaah on equal terms.
Al-Bakhtari said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not revile any of the believers but he prayed that it might become an expiation and a mercy for them. He said: “I have been sent as a blessing, not a curse.” If he was asked to pray against anyone, whether Muslim or kaafir, he would refrain from praying against him and pray for him instead. His hand never struck anyone. If he was given the choice between two things he would choose the easier option, unless it involved sin or the severing of family ties. Allaah described him in the Torah before He sent him, and said: Muhammad the Messenger of Allaah, My chosen slave; he is not harsh or rough, and does not make noise in the marketplace. He did not repay evil in kind; rather he would pardon and forgive. Part of his attitude was that he would be the first to greet whomever he met, and if someone came to him with a need, he would be patient until the person was the first one to leave. If someone took him by the hand, he would not let go until the other person let go first. In a gathering he could not be distinguished from his companions. Allaah, may He be exalted, said (interpretation of the meaning): “And by the Mercy of Allaah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh‑hearted, they would have broken away from about you” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:159]. Allaah bestowed upon him the best attitude and conduct, and the best way of dealing with people and situations, even though he was illiterate and could neither read nor write. He grew up poor in an ignorant desert land, tending sheep, an orphan with neither father nor mother. But Allaah taught him all good characteristics and good ways, and taught him the stories of earlier and later generations, and that which brings success and salvation in the Hereafter and happiness in this world, and showed him the way to focus on one’s duties and keep away from inessentials. May Allaah help us to obey his commands and follow his example. Ameen O Lord of the Worlds. End quote.
No one should think that what we have mentioned above is no more than a nice story or an exaggeration that is not real, rather every single point mentioned is to be found in saheeh ahaadeeth that are narrated in the Musnads, Saheehs and Sunans … Whoever wants to know more may read al-Shamaa’il al-Muhammadiyyah by Imam al-Tirmidhi (available in English translation under the title “Shamaa-il Tirmidhi”).
Fourthly:
Finally, I urge you to seek help in your research by using modern computer programs, of which there are many, praise be to Allaah. They will save you time and effort, helping you to find the hadeeth you want and learn its rulings. I also advise you to buy some comprehensive books which include the ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and organize them by subject matter. Among the most important and accessible of them is Riyadh al-Saaliheen by Imam al-Nawawi and al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb by Imam al-Mundhiri. The ahaadeeth are organized by subject, and compiled from all the books of hadeeth, and the scholars have commented on them and pointed out which reports are saheeh and which are da’eef (weak), such as Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him).
I ask Allaah to reward you for your efforts and research, and I ask Him to help us and you to do that which is good.
And Allaah knows best.
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In honour of the Aga Khan’s upcoming Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University, Ismaili Gnosis presents the following primer on the Aga Khan and the Shia Ismaili Muslims. We encourage our readers to share this article widely.
I have the great privilege of representing the Ismaili Imamat — this institution which has stretched beyond borders for more than 1400 years and which defines itself and is recognised by an increasingly large number of states, as the succession of Shia Imami Ismaili Imams….The Ismaili Imamat is a supra-national entity, representing the succession of Imams since the time of the Prophet[…] today the Ismailis are the only Shia community who, throughout history, have been led by a living, hereditary Imam in direct descent from the Prophet. The role of the Ismaili Imam is a spiritual one; his authority is that of religious interpretation. It is not a political role. I do not govern any land. At the same time, Islam believes fundamentally that the spiritual and material worlds are inextricably connected.
Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV (Present Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims)
(Address to Both Houses of Canadian Parliament and Senate, February 27, 2014, Read on NanoWisdoms)
In early Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (may God’s peace be upon him and his family) was both the temporal and spiritual leader of the believers, as testified in the Holy Qur’an. All questions concerning religious interpretations, law, ethics, theology, etc. were guided by the Prophet in person; his guidance and teaching was, for all intents and purposes, the direct representation of God’s Will and Command to the believers. [Read more at The Prophet Unveiled]
Shia Muslims hold that the Prophet Muhammad – whom Holy Qur’an 33:6 speaks of as possessing more authority (awla) over the believers than their own souls – had designated his cousin and son-in-law ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib as the master (mawla; wali) of the believers and his successor in spiritual matters.
This designation was declared on several occasions and for the last time during the Prophet’s farewell pilgrimage when the Prophet Muhammad halted the pilgrims at Ghadir Khum, quoted Qur’an 33:6 by saying “Do I not have more authority (awla) over you than your own souls” and then proceeded to declare “He whose mawla I am, ‘Ali is his mawla.” This event at Ghadir Khum is attested to by Sunni and Shia sources and narrated by 184 companions.[Read more at The Prophet’s appointment of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor]
Shia Muslims thus believe that the spiritual and charismatic authority of the Prophet Muhammad and all of his spiritual rights and duties (with the exception of revelation) continue through the institution of hereditary spiritual leadership called the Imamat, with Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib as the first Imam. Sunni Muslims believe that the Prophet appointed no direct successor and recognize the religious scholars (‘ulama) as the holders of religious authority. Subsequently, all Sufi Tariqahs came to recognize ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib as the Prophet’s spiritual successor.
The Imam for Shia Muslims is the inheritor of the Prophet Muhammad’s authority and the legitimate authority for the interpretation of Islam. This Imamat is subsequently handed down by each Imam to a successor whom he designates and appoints from among his male descendants. [Read more at What is Shia Islam]
As history unfolded, Shia Muslims came to differ over the rightful succession of Imams and traced the Imamat through different lines of descent from a particular Imam. The Ismailis are Shia Muslims who affirm that Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far was the rightful Imam after the 5th Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq, and that subsequently, the lineage of Imams continues through the descendants of Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far up to the present day. Like Sufis, Mu’tazilites and other Muslim philosophers, the Ismailis emphasize a distinction between the exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) interpretations of the Qur’an. [Read more at The Succession to Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq]
The Ismailis made major political, cultural and intellectual contributions to Muslim civilization. The Fatimid Caliphate was founded and ruled by several Ismaili Imams; great philosophers like Abu Ya’qub al-Sijistani, the Ikhwan al-Safa, Nasir-i Khusraw, Hasan-i Sabbah, and Nasir al-Din Tusi were Ismailis. For most of their history, the Ismailis were persecuted by the Sunni political establishment and endured several massacres and genocides at the hands of their enemies. [Read more at The Ismailis through History: From Persecuted Minority to Pluralist Community].
The 48th Ismaili Imam, the predecessor of the current Aga Khan, was Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (Imamat from 1885-1957); he was the founder and first president of the All-India Muslim League, founder of Aligarh University, President of the League of Nations (1937-1939), and one of the founders of the state of Pakistan. [Read more at “The Imamat and Service of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III]
Today, His Highness Prince Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV (b. 1936) is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims (succeeding as Imam in 1957); born in Geneva and educated at Harvard, the present Aga Khan is the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib in the lineage of Isma‘il b. Ja‘far al-Sadiq. Today, Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV is the only living claimant to the Shia Imamat. [Read more about present Imam’s life and services at The Secret Life of the Aga Khan]
The Ismaili Muslims today are a community of ethnically and culturally diverse peoples, numbering around 15 million people spread through 25 countries, all united in their spiritual allegiance to Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV as their present Imam; the Ismailis are the only Shia Muslim community throughout their history to have present and living Imam. [Read more at The Shia Imamat Timeline]
The role of the Aga Khan as the Ismaili Imam is to provide spiritual guidance, religious interpretation and ensure the security and quality of life for the Ismaili Muslim communities. The Aga Khan has emphasised an interpretation of Islam as an intellectual, spiritual and humanistic faith that emphasises human dignity and upholds human diversity through pluralism. The Aga Khan and the Ismaili Muslims affirm the right of all Muslim communities interpret Islam in their distinct ways and recognize the different schools and interpretations of Islam as an equally earnest endeavor to practice and express the faith of Islam. With respect to Sunni and Shia reconciliation, the Ismailis affirm that the spiritual authority of the Prophet Muhammad continues in the Imamat while accepting the worldly authority of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and other Caliphs who have helped the cause of Islam, politically, socially and from a worldly point of view. [Read about the Aga Khan’s proposal for Sunni-Shia unity].
The present Aga Khan has been widely recognized for his service to humanity (data courtesy of Ismailimail): he has received 28 Title & State Decorations, 21 honorary degrees, 16 civic honours, and has delivered over 70 high profile keynote addresses including a recent speech to the Parliament of Canada. [Read about the Aga Khan’s views and interpretations of Islam at NanoWisdoms]
The Ismaili Imamat’s mandate also includes uplifting the quality of life of all the people among whom the Ismaili Muslims live; this is fulfilled through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) – a collection of development agencies who seek to improve quality of life and provide relief in the areas of poverty, health, architecture, media, governance, education, finance, economic development, building, environment, etc. [Read more at AKDN website]
The work of the AKDN is not charity in the Western sense of handouts, but rather, its mission is to restore human dignity by empowering people to become self-sustaining. The work of the AKDN agencies is based on translating the Ethics of Islam into institutional endeavors. [Read more at the AKDN Ethical Framework]
List of Ismaili Muslim Websites
Official Ismaili Community: theismaili.org
The Essential Ismaili: essentialismaili.com
Archive of the Aga Khan’s Speeches and Writings: nanowisdoms.org
Official AKDN: akdn.org
Institute of Ismaili Studies: www.iis.ac.uk
Ismaili Muslim News: ismailimail.wordpress.com
Ismaili Muslim Heritage and Culture: Simerg
Ismaili Muslim Philosophy and Theology: ismailignosis.com
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I personally think that His Highness is not only working on improving quality of life of ismaili community but the whole human race. Because it would be contradictory to what we are asked to practice by the Aga Khan- pluralism.
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Beautiful to know of this esoteric lineage, my the Beloved continue to guide and increase your lineage, I pray….
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The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
The Fulcrum
Fight Over Purging vs. Accuracy of Voter Rolls Arrives in Battleground Pa.
The Fulcrum Staff
This article first appeared on The Fulcrum
Two prominent voting rights groups are attempting to formally intervene so they can fight a Pennsylvania lawsuit that threatens thousands of names on the voter rolls in that marquee battleground state.
The suit filed two weeks ago by Judicial Watch, a conservative advocacy group, maintains the state and three bellwether counties are not following federal law requiring regular maintenance to cull registration rosters of people who have moved, died or are no longer eligible to vote for some other reason.
It is the latest skirmish over voter rolls that could alter the course of the 2020 election. Republicans argue that properly maintaining the lists is not only a federal mandate but also helps prevent election fraud. Democrats generally oppose these efforts, which they say are too often partisan crusades to suppress the vote and end up improperly disenfranchising eligible voters.
The suit claims the three suburban Philadelphia counties — Bucks, Chester and Delaware, with a combined 1.2 million registered voters — are not following the federal cleanup requirements and are refusing to turn over documents describing their maintenance efforts.
On Monday, Common Cause and the League of Women Voters asked a state judge to allow them to become defendants, because their members are among the people whose names might be removed from the rolls. (The current defendants are Democratic Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and election officials in the three counties.)
The law allows names to be removed from the registration rolls in Pennsylvania using a two-step process. Letters are sent to people thought to be no longer eligible. Those who do not respond can stay on the rolls by voting in one of the next two federal elections, but if they don't their names are dropped — at least until the register anew.
The state's 20 electoral votes will be one of the most hotly contested prizes in the fall. Last time President Trump carried Pennsylvania by 7 tenths of a point, a scant 44,000 votes, breaking a Democratic winning streak for the Democrats that started in 1992.
Polling currently shows former Vice President Joe Biden with a narrow edge in the state, where the result almost always hinges on turnout in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and their close-in suburbs like the places targeted by Judicial Watch.
Trump's victory was even narrower four years ago in Wisconsin, fewer than 23,000 votes, and it has become the site of the nation's most intense legal fight over the registration rolls — with the fate of more than 200,000 names in the balance.
The dispute is now before the state Supreme Court, which has not decided whether to reconsider a lower appeals court's unanimous ruling in February that the voters should remain on the rolls at least until the state addresses what it has conceded are flaws in its own record-keeping. Most of the disputed names are on the rolls of Democrat-leaning Milwaukee and Madison.
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Vol. 112, No. 7
Case Report | July 2012
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment to Resolve Head and Neck Pain After Tooth Extraction
Patricia M. Meyer, DO, MS; Sharon M. Gustowski, DO, MPH
From the Department of Primary Care, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson (Dr Meyer), and the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth (Dr Gustowski). Dr Meyer's MS degree is in clinical research and education in osteopathic manipulative medicine
Address correspondence to Sharon M. Gustowski, DO, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76102-4567. E-mail: sharon.gustowski@unthsc.edu
Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders / Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment / Pain Management/Palliative Care
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, July 2012, Vol. 112, 457-460. doi:https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2012.112.7.457
Meyer PM, Gustowski SM. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment to Resolve Head and Neck Pain After Tooth Extraction. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2012;112(7):457–460. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2012.112.7.457.
Pain is a common occurrence after tooth extraction and is usually localized to the extraction site. However, clinical experience shows that patients may also have pain in the head or neck in the weeks after this procedure. The authors present a case representative of these findings. In the case, cranial and cervical somatic dysfunction in a patient who had undergone tooth extraction was resolved through the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment. This case emphasizes the need to include a dental history when evaluating head and neck pain as part of comprehensive osteopathic medical care. The case can also serve as a foundation for a detailed discussion regarding how to effectively incorporate osteopathic manipulative treatment into primary care practice for patients who present with head or neck pain after tooth extraction.
After dental extraction, the majority of patients have pain lasting less than 1 week that can be controlled by analgesics. The length, type, and severity of pain vary as a result of multiple factors, such as the difficulty of the extraction procedure, the patient's health status and attitude, and the patient's sex.1 Other pain syndromes that may occur weeks after the procedure—though rare—include neuropathic pain, temporomandibular disorder,2,3 cluster headache,4,5 and neck and head pain caused by somatic dysfunction.6,7 Prolonged and nonresolving pain should be investigated for such conditions as rheumatologic diseases, tumors, migraine headache, or myofascial pain syndrome.
The etiologic characteristics of head and neck pain after dental procedures are multifactorial, depending on the type of procedure, the direction and amount of force used, and the patient's predisposing factors (eg, previous injuries). Postextraction head and neck pain is not a well-documented condition, though it is seen in clinical practice. The use of osteopathic structural examination and application of appropriate osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to resolve somatic dysfunction can be offered by osteopathic physicians as treatment modalities beyond pharmacologic and surgical management—or no management at all. The following case is an example of the use of OMT to resolve head and neck pain in a patient after tooth extraction.
A 52-year-old man presented with neck pain, headache, and low back pain that began 2 weeks previously. These symptoms began after a right upper tooth extraction, as well as after he had overstretched his neck and overexerted himself while pushing a car. He believed that these events contributed to his pain. He characterized his neck pain as being like “pins and needles”—a sensation that radiated into his head without causing dizziness. The pain improved somewhat with hot showers and aspirin, and it became worse with movement. He described the pain in his back as stiffness and tightness with motion. He said that he was without weakness, paresthesia, or bowel or bladder incontinence. The patient worked as a salesperson for truck parts.
The patient's medical history was positive for hypertension, depression, and low back pain, which his primary care physician had previously managed with OMT. The patient had no known drug allergies. His current medications included lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide, 20 mg/12.5 mg daily; paroxetine, 20 mg daily; and a multivitamin. A review of systems was positive for sore eyes and a feeling of fullness in his left ear.
Physical examination revealed normal vital signs. The patient weighed 172 lb and had a height of 5 ft 8 in. Results of head, eye, ear, nose, and throat; cardiovascular; pulmonary; and neurologic examinations were unremarkable. Musculoskeletal examination yielded positive results for supple and tender cervical paraspinal and lumbar musculature with lower thoracic and lumbar tightness, but with intact range of motion.
The treating physician at the time of this initial patient visit diagnosed cervical strain and lumbar strain and prescribed acetaminophen over the counter as needed; metaxalone, 800 mg, before bedtime; range of motion exercises; and a lifting restriction of no more than 20 lb, with follow-up in 2 weeks if no improvement. An evaluation for somatic dysfunction was not performed, but the patient was referred for OMT or chiropractic treatment.
The patient did not follow up as scheduled, and he did not see an outside specialist. However, he did follow up 2 months after his initial visit with his primary care physician (P.M.M.) because of continued symptoms. At this 2-month follow-up visit, he described neck pain that radiated to the top of his head and behind his eyes, as well as down into the posterior area of his right arm. His head pain was rated as a constant 5 on a pain scale of 10. He denied weakness, numbness, or tingling. The pain would ease with exercise, hot showers, and use of the muscle relaxant.
Physical examination at the 2-month follow-up visit revealed no new findings outside of the musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal examination revealed bilateral cervical paravertebral muscle tenderness and ropiness. Cranial somatic dysfunction was present, with decreased cranial rhythmic impulse amplitude and frequency on the right side and with a right restricted occipitomastoid suture. Cervical somatic dysfunction included the occipitoatlantal joint rotated right sidebent left (ie, RRSL) and cervical vertebrae 3 and 4 rotated right sidebent right (ie, RRSR). The bilateral first ribs were found to be restricted in inhalation, with a left superior somatic dysfunction. Somatic dysfunction found in thoracic vertebrae 6 through 8 was neutral rotated left sidebent right (ie, NRLSR). A right bicep tender point was found. No tricep tender point was found.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment was performed at the 2-month follow-up visit. The cranial dysfunction was addressed using parietal and frontal lifts, as well as the v-spread technique.8 Muscle energy, myofascial release, counterstrain, and articulatory techniques9 were applied to the cervical spine. The thoracic spine dysfunction was treated using the high-velocity, low-amplitude technique,9 and the rib dysfunction was resolved using the Still technique.10
The patient reported substantial improvement in his symptoms on a follow-up visit 1 week after receiving OMT. He had resolution of his headaches, minimal residual pain in his neck, and a decrease in his arm tenderness. The patient was again treated with OMT at this visit, with complete resolution of his symptoms.
Tooth extraction is a traumatic event, albeit a necessary procedure, used to treat patients with severe dental caries or malocclusion. The physical forces required to perform a tooth extraction often exceed forces the body can accommodate without an adverse response. Rather than causing fracture or tears, the strain that is introduced into the cranial musculature and sutures can lead to misalignment of the cranial bone articulations11—a misalignment called cranial somatic dysfunction. Somatic dysfunction is, by definition, a condition in which there is “[i]mpaired or altered function of related components of the somatic (body framework) system: skeletal, arthrodial and myofascial structures, and related vascular, lymphatic, and neural elements.”12
The cranium has unique palpable anatomic and physiologic characteristics that become altered when somatic dysfunction occurs. Normally, the brain and spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, cranial and spinal dural membranes, cranial bones, and sacrum have coordinated functions and a movement pattern called the primary respiratory mechanism.12 The motion that can be palpated is called the cranial rhythmic impulse.12 Each component of the primary respiratory mechanism must be present and without somatic dysfunction for optimum function, which includes unobstructed circulation of fluids and absence of dural and nociceptive afferent input. Palpation of the cranium for somatic dysfunction is taught at most colleges of osteopathic medicine and is used in practice by many osteopathic physicians.
William Garner Sutherland, DO, proposed a mechanism for the induction of cranial strain through dental extractions.13 He theorized that the side-to-side leverage used to extract the tooth with forceps, combined with posterior occiput compression caused by the V-shaped headrest commonly used at the time, results in somatic dysfunction of the mandible, maxilla, sphenoid, and temporal bones. Although the V-shaped headrest is not commonly used in modern dentistry, the action used to extract a tooth has largely remained unchanged. The side-to-side leverage disrupts the alignment of the cranial bones and can lead to abnormal function of the muscles of mastication and strain in the dura mater. Both of these structures—the muscles and the dura—transmit painful stimuli when abnormal stressors, such as excessive stretch, are placed on them.
The particular cranial dysfunctions that are induced will vary depending on whether an upper or a lower molar was extracted. These dysfunctions can be anticipated by knowing how the cranial sutures are beveled. The following text describes the cranial strains that commonly occur. The description should not be viewed as the only cranial dysfunctions that may be present after dental extractions.
In an upper molar extraction, the maxilla is pulled inferiorly and laterally and, therefore, impinges upon the coronoid process of the mandible. These motions disrupt the normal alignment of the temporomandibular joint,13 an arthrodial joint in which the mandible articulates with the temporal bone. The temporal bone then becomes compressed into the occiput at the occipitomastoid suture. Temporomandibular joint movements include depression or elevation of the jaw by opening or closing the mouth, as well as a protrusion and retrusion motion of the jaw.8 Misalignment of the temporomandibular joint leads to restriction of motion, malocclusion, alteration of the tension of the mastication muscles, and subsequent head and neck pain.14 The patient in the present case followed this pattern, with temporal bone somatic dysfunction and occipitomastoid suture compression (Figure).
Cranial bones with muscular attachments (shown in gray) relevant to upper molar extraction, which disrupts the normal alignment of the temporomandibular joint. Misalignment of this joint leads to restriction of motion, malocclusion, alteration of the tension of the mastication muscles, and subsequent head and neck pain.
Lower molar extractions tend to compress the temporal bone at the mandibular articulation on the same side of the extraction. In a lower molar extraction, the side-to-side leverage pulls the opposite mandibular articulation inferiorly. Increased strain is induced in the sphenomandibular ligament, and the sphenoid bone is pulled inferiorly and laterally on the side opposite the extraction.
The sphenoid bone forms an anatomically significant part of the orbit, houses the cavernous sinus, and has foramina through which the orbital nerves, arteries, and veins pass. Alteration of the size or shape of the foramina can directly affect the structures that pass through them. The trigeminal nerve's 3 branches enter through the sphenoid—the ophthalmic nerve (V1) via the supraorbital fissure, the maxillary nerve (V2) via the foramen rotundum, and the mandibular nerve (V3) via the foramen ovale.6 Magoun6 describes trigeminal neuralgia in predisposed patients after upper and lower dental extractions as a result of dysfunction of the temporal, sphenoid, maxilla, and mandible bones. He documents improvement in patient symptoms with the application of various cranial techniques to these areas.6 Sphenoid strain through its effect on the orbit can also lead to dysfunctional movement of the extraocular muscles, many of which attach to the common annular tendon that is on the main body and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone.13
Libin15 proposed that the interjaw space between the maxilla and mandible bones be considered to function like a cranial suture. It is the goal of osteopathic medicine that this suture, like all other cranial sutures, have friction-free physiologic motion.15 The physiologic motion of the cranium can be disrupted by dental malocclusion, incorrectly positioned teeth, and dental trauma. The motions of the mandible and maxilla are important to address—not only when the mouth is open, but also with closure of the mouth. If malocclusion is present, the cranial mechanism will be affected through articulation of the mandible with the temporal bones and, thereby, the sphenobasilar junction. Dental prostheses must be fitted and adjusted so as not to restrict motion—especially when extending across the midline of the face. Tight dentures, retainers, or night guards can be a cause of cranial dysfunction.1
Although muscle dysfunction was not specifically addressed in the present case, the patient's pain was consistent with patterns of levator scapulae and trapezius trigger point pain. The patient described pain coming from the base of the skull and neck and radiating to the orbit and vertex and down to the right arm. A trigger point is defined as “a focus of hyperirritability in a tissue that, when compressed, is locally tender and … gives rise to referred pain and tenderness.”16 A trigger point in the upper trapezius fibers refers pain around the side of the head into the orbit. Lower trapezius trigger points refer into the suprascapular area.16 A trigger point in the levator scapulae radiates down the shoulder into the posterior arm16—consistent with the patient's description of pain without tender points within the posterior arm. The muscular component of these symptoms could have arisen from increased muscle tension related to anxiety and pain during the tooth extraction, as well as the continued cranial dysfunction that went untreated for months. Evaluation of muscular somatic dysfunction or trigger points may assist in the management of this type of condition.
In the course of a 15-minute office visit, the movements of all aspects of the face and cranium cannot be palpated and evaluated. A focus on key areas of restriction, including the occipitomastoid suture, the occipitoatlantal joint, and the temporal bones, can provide the basis of a treatment plan. Addressing these key areas with OMT can lead to clinically significant improvement in patients' cranial motion and symptoms.
Head and neck pain are common complaints addressed by primary care physicians. The present case emphasizes the need to include a thorough musculoskeletal trauma history and physical examination when evaluating patients. Cervical and cranial somatic dysfunction may be caused by dental trauma. A history of dental trauma should clue the osteopathic physician into examination of the cranium and cervical spine for somatic dysfunction. Although some osteopathic physicians consider cranial palpation to be an advanced skill, this should not preclude all osteopathic physicians from having an index of suspicion for tissue texture changes or from palpating the suboccipital musculature for such changes. If the patient's suboccipital musculature has tissue texture changes and if the patient has a history of dental trauma, an appropriate management strategy would be to perform OMT—or to refer the patient to a specialist in neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine if the primary care physician is unable to perform OMT.
We acknowledge and thank Todd Yokley, PhD, from the Department of Basic Sciences at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine for creating the illustration used in this article.
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Talking Baseball When There Is No Baseball: Reporters and Fans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexander L. Curry and Tiara Good
The 2020 coronavirus outbreak led Major League Baseball to cancel spring training and postpone the start of the regular season. Although baseball stopped, reporters continued to write about baseball, and fans continued to talk about baseball. But with no games being played, what were they writing and talking about? More than a simple examination of what these two groups are saying, the authors also examined why their focus has turned to particular topics and themes. Through a textual analysis of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) baseball headlines and Reddit posts, the authors found writers jolted out of their routines, yet still framing many of their 2020 stories to focus on the actions of players. For fans, they uncovered conversations that, in many ways, read like friends mourning the loss of a loved one.
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“The Club Management Ignores Us”: Gender-Power Relations in Women’s Football in Turkey
Pınar Öztürk and Canan Koca
This research aims to explore the gender–power relations and gendered experiences of the players in a women’s football team in Turkey. An ethnographic method and a feminist perspective were used to allow a deeper understanding of their experiences. Based on participant observation and interviews conducted with 14 players, three coaches, and one staff member, the data were analyzed via thematic analysis. The identified themes are (a) institutionalized gender discrimination and (b) compulsory femininity: being ladylike. The findings indicate that unequal gender relations in the club, influenced by institutionalized gender discrimination, determine the position of the women’s team within the club. Accordingly, compulsory femininity is continuously generated in the field. Consequently, the women’s football team remained at the periphery (and finally outside) of the men’s club.
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Elsa Kristiansen, Therese Dille and Simon Tærud Day
This commentary uses the Norwegian Football Association’s COVID-19 crisis communication strategy as an example of how federations can take an active role and use their influence to guide and be proactive in the opening of a society after a lockdown. By paying close attention to the public debate and by interviewing the federation’s communication director, the authors outlined the four phases of the strategic crisis communication—and the consequences of them in Norway. While the first consequence was the postponing of the Euro Qualifier against Serbia on March 26 for the European Championship this summer, the lockdown changed the focus quickly, and the strategy became about getting all players back on the football fields. The authors elaborated on how a major federation can (and maybe should) take a leading role by using its “voice” in the media and public and expertise to aid reopening a society after lockdown.
A Post-COVID-19 Lifestyle Sport Research Agenda: Communication, Risk, and Organizational Challenges
William Roth Smith
The cancellations and postponements of large-scale organized sport competitions provided the first indicators of the impact that COVID-19 would have on society. During the pandemic, sport media reporting has focused on cancellations. Although not receiving as much media attention, “lifestyle sports,” such as rock climbing, parkour, BMX, kayaking, or skateboarding, were also impacted by COVID-19 in ways that differ from organized team sports. In this commentary, the author draws upon select media reports and subcultural social media posts to highlight two primary impacts of COVID-19: (a) the civic organizational challenges of limiting lifestyle sport participation and (b) the influence on the social and risk-laden experience of these sports. The article concludes by detailing lifestyle sport stakeholder communication, digital sporting communities, the use of social media for organizing lifestyle sport communities, and sport risk communication as fruitful avenues for future research in a postpandemic lifestyle sports.
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Jeremy J. Foreman, Joshua S. Bendickson and Birton J. Cowden
Rule changes are not uncommon in most professional sports, and scholars often study the effects of such changes. Given the substantial increase in rule changes and the substantially different nature of new rules (e.g., safety driven) in the National Football League since 2005, the authors examined how coaches adapt to the changing National Football League in terms of coaching strategies and securing subsequent head coach positions in the labor market. Using agency theory, the authors identified agency misalignment when coaches employ strategies whereby incurring more penalties results in on-field success, but decreases their likelihood of obtaining future employment as a head coach. In addition, the authors found evidence that, regardless of the penalties accrued, former coaches who previously held more head coaching jobs, are Black, or are younger have higher chances of securing subsequent head coaching positions. However, these attributes do not increase team performance, indicating that coach-hiring decisions are incongruent with determinants of coach performance.
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Australian Football in America During COVID-19
James Bingaman
Despite its relative obscureness in the United States, Australian football has graced American airwaves since the 1990s. The outbreak of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 paved the way for the Australian Football League to be one of the only professional sports leagues broadcasting games live on American television. Although the Australian Football League would later suspend the season, for at least one weekend, Australian football was the most popular sport in the United States. This short essay pulls from news articles, social media posts, and existing literature to explore this unique time in the American sports landscape by investigating the response to Australian football from fans, the response from media outlets, and the future directions of Australian football in the United States. The increase in exposure could help the Australian Football League become the next big spectator sport in the United States as well as help grow the game at a local, grassroots level.
COVID-19 and Soccer Teams on Instagram: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility
Samuel López-Carril and Christos Anagnostopoulos
COVID-19 has given greater importance to the role of social media in sport, making it an essential way for fans to stay “in touch” with their teams. At the same time, the pandemic triggered additional actions from sport entities with the view to prove their commitment to society in an unprecedented moment of crisis. Professional team sport organizations have indeed initiated corporate social responsibility actions to collaborate in the fight against COVID-19. To explore these actions, the authors analyzed 3,906 posts on the official Instagram profiles of professional team sport organizations of La Liga (soccer, Spain), from March 11 to May 11, 2020, classifying them as philanthropic, sponsorship, or personnel engagement actions. The role of corporate social responsibility in a time of crisis and the potential of social media as a corporate social responsibility communication channel was also discussed.
Everyday Things Change: Australian Athlete Communication During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Lewis Whales, Stephen Frawley, Adam Cohen and Natalia Nikolova
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Australian professional sport leagues were impacted by temporary league shutdowns. One example is the Suncorp Super Netball, the world’s premier netball competition. This commentary paper explores the Suncorp Super Netball league shutdown from the perspective of the players. Our commentary has emerged from an ongoing ethnographic study supported by interviews with two players (a representative on the players association and a club captain) conducted during the league shutdown. Such a shutdown was the first in the history of the league, and it required an unprecedented response, coordinated by interdependent stakeholders. The authors outlined the importance of stakeholder communication in effectively navigating this extraordinary situation. In addition, the authors discussed the usefulness of technology-as-context for teamwork and leadership, given the limitations on physical interaction and geographical separation. In conclusion, the authors proposed recommendations for sport practitioners and potential research directions resulting from the coronavirus-related league shutdown.
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Integrating Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder and Mood Disorders
Chanen, Andrew M. MBBS (Hons), BMedSci (Hons), MPM, PhD, FRANZCP; Berk, Michael MBBCh, MMed(Psych), FF(Psych)SA, FRANZCP, PhD; Thompson, Katherine BAppSci, PhD, BTheol, BSW
From the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne; Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne; Orygen Youth Health, Northwestern Mental Health, Melbourne (Dr. Chanen); IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Deakin University (Dr. Berk); Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne (Dr. Berk); Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne (Dr. Berk) (all Australia).
Original manuscript received 7 September 2014; revised manuscript received 29 April 2015, accepted for publication subject to revision 24 May 2015; revised manuscripts received 30 June and 8 September 2015.
Supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship no. 1059660 (Dr. Berk).
Correspondence: Prof. Andrew M. Chanen, Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Email: [email protected]
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid construct in young people (adolescents and young adults). Both borderline- and mood-related psychopathology become clinically apparent from puberty through to young adulthood, frequently co-occur, can reinforce one another, and can be difficult to differentiate clinically. This Gordian knot of overlapping clinical features, common risk factors, and precursors to both BPD and mood disorders complicates clinical assessment, prevention, and treatment. Regardless of whether an individual crosses an arbitrary diagnostic threshold, a considerable proportion of young people with borderline- and mood-related psychopathology will develop significant and persistent functional, vocational, and interpersonal impairment and disability during this critical risk and developmental period. There is a clear need for early intervention, but spurious diagnostic certainty risks stigma, misapplication of diagnostic labels, inappropriate treatment, and unfavorable outcomes. This article aims to integrate early intervention for BPD and mood disorders in the clinical context of developmental and phenomenological change and evolution. “Clinical staging,” similar to disease staging in general medicine, is presented as a pragmatic, heuristic, and trans-diagnostic framework to guide prevention and intervention. It acknowledges that the early stages of these disorders cannot be disentangled sufficiently to allow for disorder-specific preventive measures and early interventions. Clinical staging defines an individual’s location along the continuum of the evolving temporal course of a disorder. Such staging aids differentiation of early or milder clinical phenomena from those that accompany illness progression and chronicity, and suggests the application of appropriate and proportionate intervention strategies.
adolescence, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, clinical staging, depression, early intervention, prevention, risk factor
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Keywords: HOMININ TAPHONOMY, CARNIVORES, PALEONTOLOGY, CAVE SITE
[+info] VOLUME 8. ISSUE 2&3. 2010 (2 issue)
The GD 2 fossil assemblage was excavated from a densely fossiliferous, calcified in situ hanging remnant adhering to the northwestern corner of the Gondolin cave system in 1979. At present, this sample is the only sizeable (n=95,549) Plio-Pleistocene (~1.8 million years ago) South African karstic-derived faunal assemblage sampled solely from calcified in situ sediments with minimal recovery phase temporal or spatial aggregation. Prior description of the assemblage only briefly addressed the taphonomy of the deposits; this paper presents the first comprehensive taphonomic analysis of the total macromammalian assemblage. The demographic composition and element preservation of the small mammal remains are consistent with autochthonous accumulation through use of the deposition area as habitat. The distribution of large mammal individuals across taxonomic and body size categories, representation of elements, and preserved element modifications are most consistent with allochthonous accumulation by a leopard-like carnivore with only a minor porcupine contribution. Carcasses appear to have been accumulated both relatively whole and directly into the depositional area, likely through use of the GD 2 region as a feeding retreat. Only minimal hydrological or other postdepositional resorting took place prior to excavation, although significant comminution of the assemblage likely occurred during the recovery phase processing of the calcified matrix. Integration of the results with recent interpretations of the Gondolin karstic system and primate-bearing Plio-Pleistocene South African assemblages highlight the fundamentally idiosyncratic nature of individual taphonomic measures and processes that mediated the composition of the macromammalian fossil records in karstic deposits, even those with similar primary accumulative agents or from spatially proximate portions of the same cave system.
Using Strontium Isotopes to Study Site Accumulation Processes.
Sandi R. Copeland, Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Petrus J. le Roux, Vaughan Grimes, Daryl Codron, Lee R. Berger, Michael P. Richards.
Keywords: STRONTIUM ISOTOPES, CAVE FILL, TAPHONOMY, FOSSIL RODENTS, STERKFONTEIN, SWARTKRANS, GLADYSVALE
Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in tooth enamel reflect the geological substrate on which an animal lived during tooth development. Therefore, strontium isotopes of teeth in fossil cave accumulations are potentially useful in determining whether an animal was native to the vicinity of the site or was brought in by other agents such as predators from farther afield. In this study, we tested the ability of strontium isotopes to help determine the origins of fossil rodents in Gladysvale Cave, South Africa. First, biologically available 87Sr/86Sr ratios were established using modern plants recovered from three geologically distinct areas, the Malmani dolomite, the Hekpoort andesite/basalt, and the Timeball Hill shale, all of which were found to be significantly different. Strontium isotope values were then measured on tooth enamel of rodents from a modern barn owl (Tyto alba) roost in Gladysvale Cave. The results clearly distinguished modern owl roost rodents that came from local dolomite (67%) versus those from other geological zones. We then measured strontium isotope values of enamel from 14 fossil rodent teeth from Gladysvale Cave. The average and range of values for the fossil rodents is similar to that of the modern owl roost rodents. Fifty-seven percent of the fossil rodents probably derived from the local dolomite, while others were brought in from at least 0.8 km away. A pilot study of 87Sr/86Sr ratios of fossil rodent teeth from Swartkrans Member 1 and Sterkfontein Member 4 indicates that 81% and 55% of those rodents, respectively, are from the local dolomite substrate. Overall, this study shows that strontium isotopes can be a useful tool in taphonomic analyses by identifying non-local individuals, and has great potential for elucidating more of the taphonomic history of fossil accumulations in the dolomitic cave sites of South Africa.
Investigating the Role of Eagles as Accumulating Agents in the Dolomitic Cave Infills of South Africa.
Darryl J. de Ruiter, Sandi R. Copeland, Julia Lee-Thorp, Matt Sponheimer.
Keywords: TAPHONOMY, EAGLE PREDATION, PROCAVIID, CERCOPITHECID, TAUNG CHILD, STRONTIUM ISOTOPES, ACCUMULATING AGENT
The potential importance of large raptors as accumulators of early hominins was highlighted by the suggestion that the Taung Child was killed and deposited by an eagle (Berger & Clarke [1995] Journal of Human Evolution, 29: 275-299), and it has been hypothesized that eagles might have had a significant impact on the evolution of predator avoidance behaviors in early hominins (Berger & McGraw [2007] South African Journal of Science, 103: 496-498). In this study, we compare skeletal part representation of procaviid and cercopithecid fossils from the dolomitic cave infills of South Africa to a series of modern eagle-derived bone accumulations. We supplement skeletal part analysis with data on strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) in the Bloubank Valley that allow us to source fossils to particular geological substrates. Of the fourteen discrete faunal assemblages examined, nine were inconsistent with eagles as accumulators of procaviids or cercopithecids, while five revealed possible, though not definitive, evidence of eagle involvement. A lack of support for eagles as collectors of the smaller mammals that make up their typical prey weakens the hypothesis that eagles represented a significant threat to the larger, presumably more difficult to capture, juvenile hominins. The majority of the animals sampled for 87Sr/86Sr ratios at Swartkrans were consistent with being derived from local dolomites, including four Papio specimens, while we documented a non-local origin for a single procaviid and a single bovid from the Hanging Remnant of Member 1. In contrast, all of the procaviid specimens and a single bovid specimen from Sterkfontein Member 4 exhibited nonlocal strontium signals. Turning to the Taung Child, at present a clear link between it and the original Taung faunal assemblage examined by Raymond Dart cannot be established. In addition, preparation damage cannot be ruled out as the source of several marks on the Taung skull that have been putatively assigned to eagle talon damage. As a result, the hypothesized influence of large raptors such as eagles on the evolution of predator avoidance strategies in early hominins remains intriguing but unsubstantiated.
A Multivariate Approach for Discriminating Bone Accumulations Created by Spotted Hyenas and Leopards: Harnessing Actualistic Data from East and Southern Africa.
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Travis Rayne Pickering.
Keywords: SKELETAL PART PROFILES, BONE SURFACE MODIFICATIONS, CARNIVORE TOOTH MARKS, PREY MORTALITY PROFILES, MULTIVARIATE APPROACH
Hyenas and large felids were important contributors of bones to the Pliocene and Pleistocene paleontological record of South Africa and elsewhere. Thus, discerning the taphonomic signatures of each is of great importance to paleoanthropologists who view those carnivores as predators and/or competitors of early hominins. Several neotaphonomic studies have emphasized characteristics that distinguish faunas created by hyenas and large cats. Recognizing that many of these studies contend or imply independence in variables that are actually interdependent, we conducted multivariate analyses on published data (including prey skeletal part profiles, tooth mark frequencies, anatomical patterning of tooth marks on bones, number of tooth marks per specimen [as a measure of gnawing], ungulate long limb bone [i.e., humeri, radioulnae, femora, tibiae and metapodials]) completeness and bone breakage) to demonstrate that bone accumulating behavior is quite variable for both hyenas and felids. Our results reveal that previously employed analogs are incomplete and transitory, and stress the need for more actualistic work on the topic. That work should lead to more fully realized referential analogs, replacing earlier, inferentially weak ones and providing powerful tools for archaeologists and paleontologists to use in interpreting the formation of fossil faunas. We end our recommendations with tentative endorsement of prey mortality analysis-mediated by application of actualistically derived and taphonomically sensitized prey age frequency data - as an additional method for distinguishing hyena- and leopard-accumulated faunas.
Taphonomic Fieldwork in Southern Africa and its Application in Studies of the Earliest Peopling of North America.
Gary Haynes, Kathryn E. Krasinski.
Keywords: PRE-CLOVIS, ELEPHANT BONE-FLAKING, CUTMARKS, REPLICATIVE EXPERIMENTS, ACTUALISM
Cutmarked and broken mammoth bones figure prominently in assertions that Homo sapiens dispersed into North America before the appearance of Clovis archeological culture, which is dated about 13 ka. Beside pre-dating Clovis, the bonesites differ from Clovis in that most lack lithic tools. Taphonomic studies, experimental replications, and arguments of plausibility have not perfectly supported or wholly disproved the assertions that the bonesites were created by human actions. Taphonomic and actualistic research in southern Africa reveals a wide range of noncultural and human-generated patterns in breaks, flakes, and cutmarks on modern elephant bones. These studies suggest that many (if not all) of the early modified mammoth remains do not indicate a pre-Clovis human presence.
Taphonomic Processes of Bone Distribution and Deposition in the Tufa Caves of Taung, South Africa.
Jeffrey K. McKee.
Keywords: TAUNG, KARST TAPHONOMY, TUFA CAVES
The tufa caves at Taung create a somewhat unique depositional environment for the bones that are brought in by various taphonomic agents. The Taung hominin skull, type specimen of Australopithecus africanus, and associated fossil fauna must be interpreted within the particular context of such tufa caves. Taphonomic experiments with three animals were conducted to elucidate the nature of bone distribution and deposition in a cave that is similar in nature to those in which Pliocene fossils were deposited. It was found that dry portions of the cave tend to preserve a higher proportion of the skeletal remains, and that the distribution of bones is relatively restricted. Skeletal representation of this nature parallels that found in the densely fossiliferous Hrdlika Deposits at Taung. This contrasts with the wet portion of the cave in which water activity tends to spread bones over a wider area and results in lesser skeletal representation. It may be postulated that fossils of the Taung Dart Deposits, perhaps including the Taung hominin, could have been deposited as water-borne carcasses. This taphonomic process would account for the singularity of the Australopithecus fossil and the sparseness of fossils in the Dart Deposits. Another important conclusion is that, as both dry and wet depositional processes can occur simultaneously in a single cave, sediments are not necessarily reflective of changes in conditions outside of the cave. Therefore, paleoecological interpretations of the Taung fossil sites must take into account the taphonomic agents and immediate conditions of deposition.
What Taphonomically Oriented Research at Swartkrans Cave Reveals about Early Hominid Behavior.
Travis Rayne Pickering, C. K. Brain.
Keywords: MEAT-EATING, EXTRACTIVE FORAGING, HOMINID-CARNIVORE INTERACTION
The paleoanthropological significance of Swartkrans Cave (South Africa) is as much for the inferences of early Pleistocene hominid behavior it provides as for its large samples of Australopithecus robustus and Homo erectus fossils. Most of those behavioral inferences emanate from the taphonomic studies one of us (CKB) conducted in concert with his 1965-1986 excavations at Swartkrans. After a fieldwork hiatus of 19 years, we are building on that seminal work, with the establishment of the Swartkrans Paleoanthropological Research Project (SPRP), a new round of excavations and laboratory studies at the site. The SPRP has a wide range of goals, including: obtainment of (uranium) U-series dates for speleothems distributed throughout the Swartkrans Formation; more accurate characterization of the technology and function of the site's stone and bone tools; further detailed analyses of the behaviorally informative zooarchaeological assemblages from the cave; continued investigation of burned bones, which might indicate hominid-controlled fire in the early Pleistocene. We review the entirety of this collective work, emphasizing its broader paleoanthropological significance.
Where the Wild Things Were: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Carnivores in the Cradle of Humankind (Gauteng, South Africa) in Relation to the Accumulation of Mammalian and Hominin Assemblages.
Sally C. Reynolds
Keywords: LARGE CARNIVORES; STERKFONTEIN; SWARTKRANS, SPATIAL PATTERNS, TEMPORAL CHANGES; EXTINCTIONS
This paper examines the temporal and spatial distribution patterns of carnivore species in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site, South Africa. These taxa are inferred to have played an active role in the accumulation of the mammalian faunas, including hominins. There are distinct temporal changes in the predominating large carnivores at sites across the Sterkfontein Valley and beyond, although certain assemblages from the Cradle sites show evidence of time-averaging. By the mid-to late Pleistocene, the structure of the carnivore community was altered by the extinction of the three machairodont genera (Dinofelis, Homotherium and Megantereon), the giant hyaena, Pachycrocuta and the hunting hyaena genus Chasmaporthetes. The younger assemblages from Sterkfontein and Swartkrans show increasing proportions of smaller canids and felids. Extant carnivore species show a distinctive prey accumulation bias, depending on the body size and sociality of the species concerned. Social species such as the lion (Panthera leo), spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) and black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) are common in the Cradle deposits, both in time and space, and so were probably resident species in this region. Although present at certain sites, the relative scarcity of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and giant short-faced hyaena (Pachycrocuta brevirostris) indicate that these taxa are unlikely to have been permanently resident within the catchment areas of the sites. Certain taxa such as the leopard (Panthera pardus), are present at low levels at the majority of sites, and remain active in the Cradle of Humankind to the present day. These distribution patterns yield insights into the likely contributors to the fossil assemblages of this important region.
Exotic Minerals or Ostrich Gastroliths? An Alternative Explanation for Some Early Evidence of Hominin Non-Utilitarian Behavior at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa.
Christian Tryon
Keywords: MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE, SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOR, OSTRICH, GASTROLITH
[+info] VOLUME 8. ISSUE 2&3. 2010 (10 issue)
Identifying the onset of symbolic or non-utilitarian behavior remains one of the most important issues in the modern human origins debate, and as such, early evidence requires careful scrutiny. 'Exotic minerals' dating to >350 ka are one of several possible indications of hominin non-utilitarian behavior from Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa. Ecological data suggest an alternate hypothesis that these 'exotic minerals' are ostrich gastroliths accidentally introduced into the cave rather than the result of hominin collection and transport.
A Taphonomic Study of Ochre Demonstrates Post-depositional Color Transformations.
Lyn Wadley
Keywords: OCHRE, EXPERIMENTAL FIRES, POST-DEPOSITIONAL COLOR CHANGE
The predominance of red ochre over other colors in Middle Stone Age deposits has led archaeologists to suggest that this color was chosen for symbolic reasons. While this may have been the case, replication studies imply that the dominance of red ochre in archaeological deposits can result from either anthropogenic or post-depositional activities. Yellow, brown and orange hydrated iron oxides can be transformed from yellow or brown to red, or shades of red, through heat in simple camp fires. Ochre processing areas and variously colored ochre nodules found at Sibudu Cave, South Africa, confirm the presence of both hydrated and dehydroxylated forms of iron oxide. Replications demonstrate that yellow ochre can transform to red or shades of red when it is buried in sand under a fire. Temperatures of 300 to 400 degrees C can routinely be obtained 5 cm below a small camp fire and temperatures of close to 300 degrees C can even be achieved 10 cm below the centre of a fire. Such conditions are ideal for dehydroxylating iron oxides and transforming their colors. In the past, the transformation may sometimes have been deliberate, but on other occasions ochre nodules or ochre residues present on artefacts may have been heated serendipitously through unintentional proximity to heat; thus fires lit above ancestral camp sites can cause post-depositional change to the colloids or minerals thousands of years after they were used at a site.
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When and How to Publish a Press Release
by Mira Brody - February 21, 2017
An online press release is a short, compelling news story that targets members of the media and other publishers to provide your company with instant exposure. The primary goal of a press release is to grab their interest in hopes that they will write a full article on you or at least pass our information to someone who may be interested. Press releases can increase not only your businesses’ reputation and brand, but your website traffic as well.
When to write a press release.
Press releases aren’t like a blog post; you aren’t making company announcements just because you can. Press releases are formal and cover a special occasion. Here are some reasons businesses write press releases:
New product or service
Damage control/answer to accusations
Announcing an event
When NOT to write a press release.
Here are some examples of topics that are not press release-worthy:
Slander competition
To be humorous
Announcing a trade show booth
A change of telephone number
Expression of opinion
Here’s a fun list of BAD press releases.
What to include.
Press releases are short, sweet and to-the-point. They are written so that a journalist can get the who, what, when, where and why as quickly as possible. The release should be written in third person and include a location, website and contact information. SEO keywords will enhance the visibility of a publication once it is released and an image always helps as well. Because it is the first thing they will see, the title of your press release should read like a news headline: establish the who and what right away.
Most importantly, a press release should be written by someone who knows what they are doing — the composer should understand very clearly a press release’s purpose and carefully follow all of the formatting quirks it requires.
After you’ve decided on a topic you want to tell the world about, look into when and how you will distribute your press release. Studies show the best times to publish a press release are Monday-Thursday between 8AM and 10AM. Fridays, weekends and holidays are the worst times to distribute.
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Elderly Man Dies Of Covid-19 In Jammu
KO Web Desk | January 11, 2021
KO File Photo: Abid Bhat
13 travellers test positive of virus
Srinagar: An elderly man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, even as 113 fresh cases of Covid-19, including 13 travellers were detected across the Union Territory during the last 24 hours.
An 85-year-old man from Subhash Nagar area of Jammu died at a hospital in the winter capital taking the fatality count to 1911, officials said Monday.
So far 1199 people died in the Valley while 712 have succumbed to the virus in Jammu region.
Srinagar district with 451 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (365), Baramulla (172), Budgam (111), Kupwara (94), Pulwama (88), Anantnag (84), Doda (64), Bandipora (61), Udhampur (57), Kulgam (53), Rajouri (55), Kathua (50), Ganderbal (46), Shopian (39), Samba (39), Poonch (24), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(22), and Reasi (15).
Meanwhile, J&K reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases including 13 travellers in the last 24 hours, taking the total case count to 122651, officials said. While 67 cases were reported in Kashmir Valley, the remaining 46 were confirmed by officials in Jammu division.
Giving district wise details, officials said, Srinagar reported 42, Baramulla 1, Budgam 7, Kupwara 5, Pulwama 4, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 3, Ganderbal 1, Kulgam 1, Shopian 1, Jammu 35, Udhampur 5, Rajouri 2, Kathua 2, Kishtwar and Poonch one each new case of coronavirus.
https://kashmirobserver.net/2021/01/11/elderly-man-dies-of-covid-19-in-jammu
Moreover, officials said, 355 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 169 from Jammu Division and 186 from Kashmir Valley. (With GNS inputs)
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Raging aggravations
Kate 21stC, biography, community life, D J Taylor, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, feminism, getting published, history, literary history, memoirs / diaries, middlebrow, middlebrow studies, myth, outdoor adventure, political / social commentary, S I Viehl, science fiction, space opera, the life of the times, the world of work July 12, 2019 July 12, 2019
Another in an irregular series of reviews of books I have not enjoyed. Links to earlier episodes are at the end.
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Beyond the Northlands. Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas
This book, bought at the British Museum’s bookshop, was so promising, with such a good pedigree: an exciting young(ish) scholar; a now unfashionable subject that one might have thought had had everything possible done to it; the imprimatur of Oxford University Press; and she’s a Radio Three New Generation Thinker as well. What could go wrong? Well, she’s not backward about coming forward. Six friends make up the dedicatee list, and there are five pages of acknowledgements. Perhaps I’m just from the School of Unnatural Reticence, but this excessive wordiness about herself suggested that this book was going to be more about Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough than about runes and skalds.
I began to read, and was assailed by non-academic sweeping generalisations and tone-deaf jokes. The trouble with this unreadable book is that Eleanor Rosamund is determined to make her subject popular, by making pub jokes about Vikings and blood eagles in between a page or two of respectable research-based discussion. The tonal lurches gave me an identity crisis, not knowing who I was supposed to be. On top of that, the bits I managed to hang onto in between sudden directional change seemed neither new nor based on new material. I have a large Norwegian children’s book about the Sami that I had as a present in the 1970s that covers a lot of what she repeats here. I don’t think this book is up to much.
S I Viehl, Stardoc
This looked like an interesting female-focused intergalactic medical space opera, found on a second-hand stall, which I was looking forward to reading very much. The tension in the plot is well handled, the exoplanetary setting also, the aliens are terrific, and the conflict between new space doctor and her grumpy boss is completely believable. Cherijo the medical specialist turned xeno A&E shift worker is a good lead character, though I was getting a little tired of the old-fashioned approach to relationships, in which everyone is hetero (even in space?). The ending is ridiculously overblown, but by then I didn’t care. The plot evolves into a mystery about an even more grumpy human man called Reever, and then it all goes horribly wrong because … and here are spoilers so I won’t mention them … and so he rapes her. Due to spoilers it’s not his fault, but it’s still a rape, but the unforgiveable thing is that Cherijo is aroused by the rape for several bad reasons, one of which is she has to feel conflicted emotions for Reever for plot purposes. Rape is not the way down that path. I threw the book into the recycling bin.
D J Taylor, The Prose Factory
I bought this after D J Taylor mentioned using one of my books to research it, and I have mixed feelings. As a history of 20th-century literary endeavour, following authors, reviewers, editors and publishers, it’s pretty good (with a massive caveat, see below). It fills in the gaps that I personally am not so knowledgeable about, and it gives a good sense of the dips in popularity and struggles to sell that every writer experiences. It also gives fascinating information about writers whose names I was familiar with, but had never read: Alec Waugh, brother of the far more famous Evelyn, for instance, who wrote an unexpected best-seller and is set up for life (Evelyn was not pleased). But, The Prose Factory took forever to read, as it is far too long, and too inflated with too much detail from the same memoirs (Simon Raven’s works were clearly a favourite). Thank goodness it is only about English literary life, because to have included Scotland, Ireland and Wales would have produced a book the size of a small table. And perhaps it’s a good thing that London literary life gets most of Taylor’s attention, because to have included the writing life of the ‘provinces’ would have chained me to this book for weeks more. If he had included playwrights as part of ‘literary’ life I’d have been reading it till next Christmas.
But the massive caveat about this book is that it is only about men. Yes, the inevitable Virginia effing Woolf is discussed as if she were a temporary man (proving my research on her blighting effect on women writers very nicely, thank you), so that shows that Taylor can write about women as writers, not an alien species. Brigid Brophy and Iris Murdoch are given almost a page each (were they favourites of the author? He doesn’t seem to have read any other women). There is a whole chapter about ‘Lady Writers’, and I do not think Taylor is being wholly ironic by using that Victorian phrase. It shows up the vast gaps in his ‘history’ that he wilfully ignores. He can find the space to mention the names (not the works) of many women authors of this period, but he corrals them into a box for us to point at as specimens. This is a behavioural pattern I have met before, in a thumping tome from OUP, The Reinvention of the British and Irish Novel 1880-1940, which I criticised ragefully for the same crime in an academic review once. Both sets of authors are men, probably of the same generation, and both think it’s good enough to separate out the women as if they weren’t good enough to outwrite and outsell many of the men. This makes me angry, to read this occluding, inadequate scholarship in the 21st century. The editors overseeing this book are also at fault: they should have made Taylor rewrite the whole thing to put the other half of English literary life into his book.
If you found satisfaction in reading this (an astonishing number of readers do like my reviews of rubbish reads), you may also enjoy A Small Pile of Duds, which also has links to the earlier episodes as well.
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Harriet Devine says:
I like your reviews! and particularly like it when you talk about books you haven’t enjoyed. Keep it up.
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The Dish With Ann – Billie’s Grocery
Billie’s Grocery is, in Ernest Hemingway’s inimitable words, the epitome of a ‘clean, well-lighted place.’ (Think Meryl Streep’s soaring, white restaurant in the movie It’s Complicated.)
Located in a turn-of-the-century building that Kansas City architect Nelle Peters designed, it was many years in the making with the help of architectural historian Cydney Millstein and Owner Robin Krause. It was originally the home of Luzier’s, manufacturers of fine cosmetics and perfumes. Billie’s Grocery opened in June. Said Robin: “We restored the original windows, fixed the brickwork, and duplicated and replaced the tile outside. And when I told Cydney we were just going to paint the inside white, she agreed that was a perfect way to maintain the integrity of the space.” In addition, Robin’s husband, Danny Krause, who owns a construction business called D-Konstruct, completed the interior work and built the tables.
Owner Robin Krause
Robin was born and raised in Kansas City and has had 10 successful businesses in the last 20 years. She owned Coffee Girls, the Filling Station coffee shops, and Soho Bakery. She still owns Unbakery and Juicery on 63rd Street. “I was thinking about opening up five more Unbakery and Juiceries when my landlord, Butch Rigby, approached me about this building. Billie’s Grocery was supposed to open in 2018, but the restoration took longer than I expected.”
Robin also wanted to open a restaurant with her father, Billie, who, along with her mother, owned Bill and Deb’s Café in Peculiar, Missouri. “It was a bacon and eggs type of place. When he passed away five years ago, I sold almost all of my businesses and decided to study wellness at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I was having my own health issues with adrenal fatigue, and I managed to heal myself. And I wanted to learn more about the mind/body connection.” Robin is now a certified herbalist, a holistic health coach, a yoga teacher, and a nutritional therapy practitioner. She also developed another business, apothé wellness, which sells herbal tinctures, powders, spices, and teas, which can be bought in a storefront in the Luzier building and at her restaurant. Cookbooks, dishes, and kitchenware are also available at Billie’s Grocery.
And, to honor her late father, she named her new restaurant after him. But why Billie’s Grocery? Said Robin: “Design Ranch, which did all of our design and branding, came up with that, and I think they nailed it. You know, Billie’s kind of sounds like a tire store so they thought grocery looked and sounded just right.”
Robin loves feeding people, and it has a lot to do with her own sense of happiness. “I’ve been inspired by my travels to California, New Zealand, and Spain. For instance, the recipe for my gluten-free waffles was created from ones I sampled in a Spanish café. I want to cater to everyone. It’s obviously not your typical meat and potatoes restaurant, but I want to please picky eaters and people with special dietary needs because many restaurants aren’t nice to them. But we also have a range of food. Everything is made in house, including the crème fraiche, almond milk, the sauces, even the sauerkraut. “We don’t have any fillers or preservatives. All our food is fresh. I want everyone to eat the rainbow.”
The restaurant has a gorgeous array of baked goods, and most everything is gluten free. Breakfast is served all day.
Billie’s Grocery also has a sleek, stunning kitchen adjacent to the restaurant, designated for a cooking school. It offers classes, workshops, a speaker’s series, and private parties. “For instance, we had a presentation about cleanses done right, feeding your body rather than starving it.”
For the holidays, Billie’s Grocery will offer its own house made specialty jams, jellies, hot sauces, and dairy-free charcuterie boards. “This, to me, is the fun side of the grocery. And eventually, I would like to open a location out south.”
As much as the three of us loved the spectacular interior of Billie’s Grocery, we decided on a patio lunch. The salmon mezze bowl, with smoked salmon, wild greens, caper berries, a soft egg, pickled onions, roasted tomato, crème fraiche, and sourdough toast, was like eating a sublime lox, bagel, and cream cheese sandwich. The green shakshuka with sweet and snap peas, organic kale, dill, mint, onion, garlic, avocado, green tahini, onion, eggs, and sourdough tasted like the ingredients were just picked that day from a garden. The caramelized balsamic mushrooms on grilled sourdough with bacon, brazil nut parm, and cashew-cauliflower ricotta was irresistible. The portion was plentiful, and my friend took it home to eat as a snack later. What we all agreed upon was how flavorful the sourdough bread was.
Photographer Bailey Pianalto wanted to sample a breakfast, so she took home Billie’s Breakfast Bowl (an homage to Robin’s father) which consisted of two creamed eggs, bacon, roasted potato, sautéed organic greens, mushrooms, quinoa, brown rice, avocado, and sourdough. According to her, the dish had lots of textures. The bacon was crisp and delicious, the eggs tasted rich, and the mushrooms were thick and meaty. She also shared with her husband the carnitas burrito with roasted potato, charred scallions, scrambled egg, Oaxaca cheese, Mexican salsa, and garlic aioli. It was very tender, the meat was well seasoned, and the sauce had just a hint of heat.
I knew my husband would enjoy this food, so I carried out the lemongrass coconut shrimp with bok choy, lime, sesame seed, cilantro, brown rice, and quinoa. Even though he didn’t eat it until dinner, it held up well with the creamy smoothness of the sauce, the crunchy coconut texture of the shrimp, and the savory pops of cilantro and lemongrass.
Billie’s Grocery gratifies every palate —it even has a Reuben sandwich and a grass-fed burger on a brioche. According to my friends, it’s an epicurean oasis, with each dish resembling a painting.
Also featured in the November 14, 2020 issue of The Independent
Photo credit: Bailey Pianalto Photography
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Ann Slegman has thoroughly enjoyed her various positions at The Independent since she started in 2006. She has been the managing editor and editor and is now a contributing writer for the magazine. She and her husband, Tom, are parents of two adult children who live in Brooklyn, David and Kate. Ann enjoys reading, traveling, playing tennis, bridge and Mahjong, watching Netflix shows, and walking her Havanese dog, Morris. She has written a novel, Return to Sender, and a collection of poems, Conversation.
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Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has revoked the appointment of Meru University Council Chairman Dr. Andrew Mokaya Maubi a few months after appointing him.
In a gazette noticed published on Friday, December 4, 2020, the CS announced that he had retracted the Chairman’s appointment, which had been made in March 2020.
The fired University chair had been appointed alongside five other members of the council just nine months after they were appointed.
In his place, CS Magoha has appointed Professor Monari Mwebi Bosire to serve for a period of three years.
The new appointee is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at St. Xavier University in Canada.
He has worked as the UNICEF technical advisor and lead consultant for Kenya’s Basic Education curriculum forum at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.
Bosire has also been involved in developing curriculum programs that meet current 21st-century knowledge, skills, and attitude, including competency-based curriculums to support teaching and learning in Kenya, Canada, among other countries.
He completed his MBA in post-secondary Education and a doctoral degree in teacher education from the University of Alberta, Canada.
Bosire’s undergraduate degree is in history and economics from the University of Nairobi.
Before becoming a university professor, Bosire was a high school teacher, quality assurance officer, and education administrator in the Ministry of Education in Kenya.
He was a visiting professor at Kenyatta University (KU) between July2011-June 2012, where he mentored faculty and graduate students.
In2015, the professor was a visiting professor at the Center of Research For Teacher Education and Development (CRTED) at the University of Alberta.
Between 2013-2014, he served as a director of Education at the International Centre of Humanitarian Affairs, Kenya Red Cross.
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Music is a really important pillar and key feature when it comes to making video games, it just not only set the mood for an Environment or a scene, but can translate a project’s soul into something you can actually feel. While we work on INNER we stumble across a big challenge, making music that…
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INNER is a narrative game with stealth and hacking mechanics, a psychological thriller set on a dystopian future where everyone and everything is being tracked by a huge corporation called Zenith. in the game you play as Aaron, a Spy that works in the dark market with the only purpose of destroying Zenith from its…
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Year 2033, City One. The world-ruling company ZENITH has implanted tracking chips in the neck of every human. They know who you are, where you are and what you see.
Illegal traffic and trade of information, espionage, hit man services and more are requested as missions through the DEEP MARKET, a site where people who accept these kinds of missions are called DIVERS. Players will be able to advance in the story by accepting these missions.
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KIRKPATRICK HONOREE: State Senator Gina Walsh (left), master of ceremonies for the St. Charles County Democrats First Capitol Days dinner, presented the James C. Kirkpatrick award to Shelly Buffington Hoffmann, selected for her strong support of Democratic politics, visits to our State Capitol and her work on education issues. – Labor Tribune photo
By MARY ANN HOLLEY
O’Fallon, MO – Shelly Buffington Hoffmann, a long-time political and social activist, was honored recently at the recent St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee’s First Capitol Days Banquet held at Trigg Banquet Center.
Hoffmann was presented with the James C. Kirkpatrick Award by State Senator Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) and St. Charles County Democrats President Morton Todd for her dedication and hard work for the Labor and Democratic communities.
Hoffmann serves on the Francis Howell Board of Education, is a board member of the St. Charles County Faith Labor Alliance and a former Librarian/Specialist at Francis Howell School District.
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This year’s keynote speaker was State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri’s independent watchdog. A native Missourian, Nicole is a CPA, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a working mother of three. She has years of experience in the private sector, as well as a commitment to public service.
Since Galloway was elected in 2015, she has gotten results from every level of government – from city councils to state offices. She has uncovered millions of dollars of waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement, saving Missouri taxpayers millions of dollars.
“When Missouri becomes more efficient, we save money, increase our productivity and make our state a better place to live and work,” Galloway said.
Laughlin, who organized the dinner with his wife, Mary Kay, said the annual event is not only an opportunity to network with fellow Democrats, it’s a recruitment tool.
MISSOURI Senator Gina Walsh (left) (Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1), master of ceremonies, introduces Keynote Speaker, Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway at the St. Charles County Democrats First Capitol Days banquet. – Labor Tribune photo
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In the last four years, over 750 police and corrections officers have taken their own lives. In some years, twice as many as line of duty deaths. The numbers are staggering. Discover what you can do to help prevent this tragedy from happening in your department in this critical webinar.
Tom Famolare, a retired detective from the Boston Police Department (BPD) has developed a “nuts and bolts” program to assist departments throughout Massachusetts to address this tragic subject. What was once taboo to talk about is becoming a subject none of us can ignore. Gone are the days of “he/she was cleaning their gun and it went off,” when everything was swept under the rug and never talked about.
One of Famolare’s last assignments at the BPD was with the Peer Support Unit as critical incident debriefing team coordinator. He has firsthand knowledge of and experience with the effects critical incidents have on our officers — effects that sometimes lead to the ultimate tragedy: suicide.
Famolare will present the training used by the Massachusetts Training Committee at academies throughout the state.
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Which Teams Could BYU Football Possibly Add To Its Remaining 2020 Schedule?
By Mitch Harper, KSL Sports | November 10, 2020 at 11:09 am
UPDATED: November 11, 2020 at 10:56 am
Could we see Army back on the BYU football schedule in 2020? (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football has two games remaining on its 2020 schedule. With an 8-0 record and an 88 percent chance of going undefeated the rest of the way, does BYU bother any more games?
From Kalani Sitake’s point of view, he wants to get another game.
“I mentioned after the [Boise State] game that we were hoping for 12 opportunities. We’ve ended up playing eight right now, and we have two more scheduled. So I think the window for adding a game this week has already passed, and so definitely we’ll have a bye this week. Then North Alabama afterward and then, we’ll see,” said Sitake. “But that’s something our administration controls, and I know Tom’s on top of it. If there’s an opportunity for that to happen, then great.”
Suppose BYU does add another game. What’s out there to add? Let’s take a deeper look.
BYU Football Schedule Options – Nov. 14th: Bye Week
No game will be added this week, leaving the Cougars with a much-needed bye after seven consecutive weeks without any interruption.
Coug Nation, We’ve just played 7 games in a row. With a game scheduled in 2 weeks, if we add a game this week that would make 9 in a row. Kalani will use the BYE this weekend wisely to strengthen the boys -in every way- for whatever lies ahead. Love your passion! 💙
— Tom Holmoe (@TomHolmoe) November 7, 2020
Teams with openings
Army West Point
No. 16 Marshall
Here’s where things start to get interesting. The number one target in regards to adding a game has to be Army West Point. Tom Holmoe has wanted Army on the schedule ever since he became the athletic director. Both BYU and Army ADs have taken a patient approach to potentially rescheduling this game.
This past weekend, Army’s rivalry game against Air Force was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak with the Falcons, leaving Army with only 10 games this season. With that game removed, do the Knights want to add another big game to the schedule? Few would be bigger than a game against a Top 10 opponent in BYU.
Both #BYU and Army have open dates on November 28th. Hopefully, both programs get this game rescheduled. Was going to be the first-time the two schools have ever faced off in football.#BYUFootball @kslsports
Army has another open date on December 5th, but it seems unlikely they would schedule BYU there a week before their rivalry game against Navy. The AD at Army, Mike Buddie, has stated the Commander-in-Chief trophy and Navy games are their top priorities. Do they feel playing BYU two weeks before the Midshipmen is enough time to get ready for their big rivalry game? That’s the big question.
Army would give BYU a little bit of a bump in its strength of schedule if added. The Knights are 6-1, and their lone loss was a 14-point setback against Cincinnati.
Along with Army, undefeated and 16th ranked Marshall has an open date on November 28th. Marshall has had November 28th as an open weekend since before the season. Now that both the Thundering Herd and BYU are undefeated, maybe there’s an incentive for the Thundering Herd to step out of Conference-USA play and play in a Top 25 game.
No. 19 SMU
There are a lot more options for the December 5th date. The notable options include Army, nationally-ranked SMU, and UCF. When looking at possibly adding SMU or UCF, is there anything to gain for BYU, or is there more to lose? Both SMU and UCF are good football teams. But neither would likely bolster BYU’s odds of making the College Football Playoff. Do you take that risk to possibly lose out on your chance of at least getting a big payday in a New Year’s Six bowl?
After those three, there are many teams that BYU could probably pay to come to Provo for a game. In a pandemic, where finances are tight, what’s the incentive of paying UMass to get smoked by 50 points in a “guarantee game?”
No. 22 Liberty
SEC, ACC, Big 12 teams not in league Championship Games
Here’s where a little creativity comes into play with possibly adding games to the BYU football schedule. December 19th is the championship weekend in this wild and crazy college football season. Maybe BYU considers putting a game on the final weekend to stay in the national conversation during the last weekend of games.
Undefeated and nationally-ranked Liberty has an opening on the 19th. The Flames are 7-0 and have four games remaining. Two religious, undefeated, Independent teams squaring off on Championship weekend could make a lot of sense.
Is #BYU looking to add games that could help its College Football Playoff or New Year's Six resumé?
Kalani Sitake just wants to get another game. #BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/j83XXhHmO0
But let’s think outside the box with this exercise. If there’s one thing clearly missing from BYU’s schedule it’s a game against a Power 5 team. Maybe the Cougars could target one-loss Power 5 teams who won’t participate in their league title games this season.
Assuming Alabama wins the SEC West and Clemson plays in the ACC Championship game, one-loss teams such as Texas A&M and Miami will likely be on the outside of their league title games. Would these teams consider playing BYU on December 19th to boost their Playoff resume? If you’re BYU, you want the chance to prove yourself and make a run at the College Football Playoff by playing a highly-ranked Power 5 team.
Another scenario: Don’t schedule any more games
BYU will likely try to add games. They won’t duck opportunities, but if games don’t come to fruition, maybe they stay at 10 games for the season. If that happens and they go 10-0 in those games, BYU would have a great chance at going to a New Year’s Six bowl game. The key to making it into the NY6 is to be ranked in the top 12 of the Playoff rankings.
Playoff rankings will be released every Tuesday starting on November 24th.
The newly branded “Bowl Season” will place a heavy emphasis on geography in picking teams for bowl games. A date in the Fiesta Bowl would make a lot of sense for the Playoff committee if BYU qualifies for the New Year’s Six.
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Report: Levi's, Wrangler, Lee seamstresses harassed, abused
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Pages from a report released from the Washington-based Worker Rights Consortium, photographed in Washington, Thursday, August 15, 2019. The report from labor rights groups says women sewing blue jeans for Levi’s, Wrangler, Lee and The Children’s Place in several African factories faced sexual harassment and gender-based violence and some were coerced into having sex with supervisors.
Women sewing blue jeans for Levi's, Wrangler, Lee and The Children's Place faced sexual harassment and gender-based violence and some were coerced into having sex with supervisors to keep their jobs in African factories, labor rights groups say.
In response to the revelations, the brands have agreed to bring in outside oversight and enforcement for more than 10,000 workers at five Lesotho factories, according to a report from the Washington-based Worker Rights Consortium released on Thursday.
The labor rights group investigated Taiwan-based Nien Hsing Textile factories in Lesotho — a poor, mountainous kingdom encircled by South Africa — after hearing from a number of sources that women who sew, sand, wash and add rivets to blue jeans and other clothes were facing gender-based violence.
Managers and supervisors forced many female workers into sexual relationships in exchange for job security or promotions, the report says. In dozens of interviews, the women described a pattern of abuse and harassment, including inappropriate touching, sexual demands and crude comments.
When the workers objected, they faced discrimination and retaliation, the report says. The factory managers also fought union organizing, it says.
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While most of the employees are from Lesotho, managers were both locals and foreign. And female workers told investigators even male colleagues were molesting them.
"Male workers like touching females in a way that is not appropriate," one worker said.
"The foreign national managers slap women's buttocks and touch their breasts. They sometimes take them home for sex," another worker said.
Their testimony in the report is anonymous to protect their privacy.
Levi Strauss & Co. vice president of sustainability Michael Kobori said as soon as the company received the Worker Rights Consortium report it told Nien Hsing "that this would not be tolerated and required them to develop a corrective action plan." A spokesperson for The Children's Place said it informed the firm that their ongoing relationship "depends on effectuating significant and sustained changes."
Levi's, The Children's Place and Kontoor Brands, maker of Wrangler and Lee jeans, said in a joint statement they want all workers, especially women, to feel "safe, valued and empowered."
The U.S. companies are funding a two-year program, in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development, that establishes an independent investigative group where factory workers can raise concerns.
Factory owner Nien Hsing has agreed to work with Lesotho-based unions and women's rights organizations to develop a code of conduct and enforcement actions.
"We strive to ensure a safe and secure workplace for all workers in our factories," Nien Hsing Chairman Richard Chen said in a written statement.
Besides its mills and manufacturing facilities in Lesotho, the company also has facilities in Mexico, Taiwan and Vietnam.
About 80 percent of garment makers around the world are women, according to the Global Fund for Women.
As awareness of sexual harassment and abuse has soared with the #MeToo movement in recent years, women's rights groups have pressured apparel makers in Asia to end gender-based violence.
The Global Fund has been working for several years in South Asia to improve workplace conditions at apparel makers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam, teaching female garment workers about their workplace rights.
Rola Abimourched, a senior program director at the Worker Rights Consortium, said the Lesotho agreement should serve as a model for the rest of the apparel industry to prevent abuse and harassment.
"Hopefully this is something others will see and build on, so we can collectively make an impact far beyond any single country," she said.
(Copyright 2019 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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KU Drops Heartbreaker to Texas Tech, 66-65
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LAWRENCE, Kan. –
Despite an outstanding effort from senior Shaquina Mosley, who fell just one rebound shy of a triple double, the University of Kansas fell to Texas Tech, 66-65, Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Mosley finished with 18 points, a career-high 11 assists and nine rebounds playing all but one minute for the Jayhawks (6-15, 0-8). Junior Taylor McIntosh also had a strong game for KU, tying a career best with 15 points and adding five rebounds.
Texas Tech (14-8, 5-3) led by seven points with just over five minutes to play, but Kansas battled back, eventually using an 11-4 run capped by two Mosley free-throws to knot the game at 63-63 with 1:27 left on the clock.
After Texas Tech made two free-throws, McIntosh converted on a jumper, tying the contest for the seventh time with 39 seconds remaining. However, a LoVonda Henderson free-throw put Texas Tech up by one and Mosley’s attempt to win the game fell short, securing the victory for the Red Raiders.
Freshman Danielle McCray scored 15 for Kansas. KU turned 22 Tech turnovers into 25 points, including 12 on fast breaks. The Jayhawks also grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, converting them into 10 second-chance points.
KU will next be in action when it travels to Texas A&M on Feb. 3. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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The London Review of Books site has a long review of the snappily titled The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City For Ever by Christian Wolmar.
Two points stand out. The first is that the man whose vision lead to the first underground line, Charles Pearson, was born in the eighteenth century.
The second is Lord Palmerston's reply when, at the age of 79, he was invited to attend the opening of the Metropolitan Railway. He said that at his age he would rather stay above ground for as long as he could.
Election Points: Brian Sedgemore
I am off to deliver more of those leaflets soon, but here is today Election Points column from Liberal Democrat News.
Mention the war
This is no longer the Basil Fawlty election. In the last few days of the campaign everyone is mentioning the war. And none more effectively than our newest recruit, Brian Sedgemore.
As I have a lot of leaflets and letters to deliver here in marginal Harborough, I shall let Sedgemore write this column for me. He made his last speech in the Commons on 23 February in the debate on the government’s attempt to introduce house arrest into Britain. Here are some highlights of that speech:
"Our debate here tonight is a grim reminder of how the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are betraying some of Labour's most cherished beliefs. Not content with tossing aside the ideas and ideals that inspire and inform ideology, they seem to be giving up on values too. Liberty, without which democracy has no meaning, and the rule of law, without which state power cannot be contained, look to Parliament for their protection, but this Parliament, sad to say, is failing the nation badly.
"As we move towards a system of justice that found favour with the South African Government at the time of apartheid and which parallels Burmese justice today I am reminded that our fathers fought and died for liberty – my own father literally – believing that these things should not happen here, and we would never allow them to happen here.
"How on earth did a Labour Government get to the point of creating what was described in the House of Lords hearing as a “gulag” at Belmarsh? Despite savage criticisms by nine Law Lords in 250 paragraphs, I have heard not one word of apology from the Prime Minister or the Home Secretary.
"Many Members have gone nap on the matter. They voted: first, to abolish trial by jury in less serious cases; secondly, to abolish trial by jury in more serious cases; thirdly, to approve an unlawful war; fourthly, to create a gulag at Belmarsh; and fifthly, to lock up innocent people in their homes. It is truly terrifying to imagine what those Members of Parliament will vote for next."
Writing in the Guardian, Michael White described Sedgemore as “well read, music loving and grumpy”. I have the feeling that he will feel at home with us.
Tony Blair's grasp on truth
This seems a good time to point you towards this quotation from Francis Wheen on my other blog Serendib.
Headline of the Week
We go back to the Shropshire Star for:
Floods at knee height as torrents flow
Shepperton Babylon again
One of my favourite books of recent months in Matthew Sweet's Shepperton Babylon, which I reviewed here earlier. (I also quoted Gilbert Adair's review of it on my anthology blog Serendib.)
Now it has another admirer. Daniall Quinn has written a full and favourable review of it on his blog The Obscurer - with the added interest that he was a schoolfriend of Sweet's.
Cleobury Mortimer is revolting
In March we quoted some little-known lines of G. K. Chesterton:
But we are the people of Cleobury Mortimer, and we never have spoken yet.
Mock at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget.
Well they have spoken now. The Shropshire Star reports:
Banner-waving protesters have persuaded councillors to block plans to build 102 new homes in Cleobury Mortimer in a victory for people power.
Angry residents armed with banners stating "Enough is Enough" and "Locals Know Best" made their feelings of opposition clear at a meeting yesterday of South Shropshire District Council's development control committee.
And following the protest, the committee refused, by seven votes to three, to give Westbury Homes reserved matters permission for the new development at Catherton Road and at Lacon Childe School.
This could just be the start of the Revolution.
H. L. Mencken foresees George W. Bush
Apologies for all the initials, but click here.
Iraq, Iraq, Iraq
As you have probably heard by now, the Guardian has published part of the Attorney General's advice to the Prime Minister over the legality of the war against Iraq. (I would have posted this news earlier, but Blogger was behaving strangely.)
Now the Guardian has published some analysis by Jonathan Freedland:
So what will be the political effect? It could make those angriest about the Iraq adventure angry all over again. That's bad news for Labour, which has spent much of this year trying to soothe the ire of its supporters, persuading them to "move on". Since the Iraqi elections in January, the government has been like a parent tiptoeing around a sleeping baby, hoping nothing will disturb his slumber. With this revelation, a plate has fallen off the sideboard and crashed noisily on to the floor.
Blair lying row: God steps in
Prime Minister Tony Blair's election campaign plane has been struck by lightning during a flight.
Ladybird: Peter and Jane
The other day, in the course of a posting on Tory education policy, I mentioned the Ladybird Keywords reading scheme. A search has turned up a New Statesman article on this series of books by Malcolm Clark.
Clark, thank goodness, gives short shrift to the argument that the books should be burnt because they are too middle class and dated (all those white faces and short trousers). When I was little I had a much loved copy of Little Black Sambo and I grew up to write half a dozen articles for the Guardian, so there is a limit to how much parents and teachers should worry about this sort of thing.
What Clark does do is use these books to highlight two recent and unfortunate changes in British society.
Those wide expanses of seashore and countryside on Planet Ladybird are seen as totally safe. There are no overprotective parents, no teachers dreading accidents or subsequent inquests, no lawyers waiting to sue when Peter stumbles during a jump over a stile. Nor are there any dirty white vans prowling along B-roads on the off chance.
Public space was not thought to be dangerous then, and this is not just nostalgic idealisation. I grew up in a small town in the early 1970s. The vast public park really did have attendants. It also happened to have well-tended flowerbeds and a boating pond. These days, you have to train your dog to tiptoe over the syringes. The war memorial is covered in graffiti and there isn't a police station for ten miles. If you sent Peter and Jane there to fly a kite, you'd kit them out in bulletproof vests first.
In fact, the entire old Ladybird project had an indefinable public-spiritedness about it. This partly reflected a strain in British culture that went all the way back to Samuel Smiles's Self-Help and the Victorian reference libraries. The quest for knowledge was seen as an uncomplicated and enjoyable pursuit, one in which young citizens should be encouraged to share.
So once you had learnt to read, you could move on to a panoply of different subjects, each featured in its own dedicated little tome, from the lives of biographical figures, such as Captain Scott or Robert the Bruce, to significant moments in history, such as the civil war. You could learn about "wind and flight", or even Australasian mammals.
It is easy for Liberals and the left to dismiss such views as nostalgia. But the past is too important to be abandoned to the Tories.
Labels: Ladybird Books
Michael Powell and British landscape
The latest online edition of the film magazine Screen has been posted on the British Film Institute website.
It includes an essay by Mark Duguid on the director Michael Powell and his "constant, almost spiritual fascination with British landscape". Powell was clearly a reader of the Shropshire Star:
Gone to Earth populated its raw Shropshire countryside with an almost fairytale cast of innocent young maidens, malevolent lusty squires and well-meaning but foolish vicars.
There are also articles about the rediscovered films of Mitchell & Kenyon, the late Sir John Mills and George Cole.
My Pope joke
The Pope is working in his office in Rome. A cardinal rushes in.
"Holy Father! Holy Father! Christ has come back to Earth and he is riding up to the Vatican on a donkey. Whatever shall we do?"
The Pope thinks for a moment and says: "Look busy."
Walton Hall, Wakefield
I spent last night at Waterton Park Hotel near Wakefield. The hotel incorporates Walton Hall, the traditional home of the Waterton family, which sits on an island in an artificial lake.
I thus came across Charles Waterton, the 19th century naturalist and eccentric. He may well have been a friend of Lord Bonkers' grandfather.
There is a better photograph (if you ignore the helicopter) of the Hall here.
Those Tory health plans in full...
Who now remembers the Armenians?
Armenians around the world have commemorated the 90th anniversary of the killings of hundreds of thousands of people by the Ottoman Empire
reports the BBC
For more background on the Armenian genocide read this article by Robert Fisk, which was published in the Independent on 28 January 2000:
"Who now remembers the Armenians?" Hitler asked, just before he embarked on the destruction of European Jewry. Precious few, it seems. As the memorial day for the Nazi genocide against the Jews was proclaimed by Mr Blair this week, there was not a single reference to the slaughter of one and a half million Armenian Christians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. The world's first holocaust - and Hitler's inspiration for the slaughter of the Jews - was ignored.
Tim Worstall has posted his latest weekly round up of the best in British blogging here.
Now he even has a sponsor.
The Liberal Democrats' secret weapon
Lord Bonkers writes: In the last ten days of the campaign, highly trained sheep will be released across rural constituencies to sing "Jerusalem," "The Land" and other Liberal anthems, thus increasing the party's vote. Here Charles Kennedy is seen rehearsing two altos in "Lloyd George Knew My Father."
Peter Wyngarde
For a splendid site dedicated to this 1960s icon (and considerable actor), click here.
Don't throw away your old election leaflets
Don't even recycle them (except the policies, of course).
Send them to these people:
We are aiming to create a digital archive of the leaflets, posters, postcards and newsletters produced by the candidates and political parties contesting the 2005 General Election. Please send your leaflet donations to: Leaflets 2005, PO Box 4312, Wolverhampton WV11 3WZ.
Vote Liberal: Get Liberal
Here is today's Election Points column from the estimable Liberal Democrat News.
Gone to the blogs
When Labour supporters run out of arguments why you should support their party, there is one they fall back on. Put crudely, it runs “Vote Lib Dem, get Tory”.
It has cropped up in recent columns by Johann Hari, Polly Toynbee and Nick Cohen. As a website I saw the other day said, it is the equivalent of Squealer in Animal Farm telling everyone that if they did not support Comrade Napoleon they would have Farmer Jones back.
Thanks to a posting on Nick Barlow’s blog What You Can Get Away With (www.nickbarlow.com/blog), we know that this argument is nonsense.
A ‘blog’, in case you are wondering, is a weblog. A website where individuals record their thoughts and experiences. Political blogs provide a rich source of debate and new arguments – just the sort of explosion in publishing it was hoped computers would bring about. A good starting point is the digest of blogs by Liberal Democrat supporters at www.libdemblogs.co.uk.
Anyway, what Nick shows is that no amount of Labour supporters switching to the Liberal Democrats will lead to a Conservative government. Assuming that the Tory vote stays the same, a 5 per cent swing from Labour to the Lib Dems would still see a comfortable majority for Blair. And a 10 per cent swing would bring about a majority Labour government too.
Not even a 15 per cent swing would see Michael Howard in Downing Street. Nick calculates that it would produce 280 Labour MPs, 230 Tories and 107 Lib Dems. And if we got an even bigger swing from Labour it would start winning us Tory seats too.
In short, no amount of Labour supporters switching to us will produce a Tory government. The truth is “Vote Lib Dem, get Lib Dem”.
We have a little time before the snooker, so here are a couple of thoughts for the second half of the campaign.
First, as a tribute to Donald James Kennedy, Anon.’s observation that “politicians are like nappies – they should be changed regularly and for the same reason”.
Second, Winston Churchill on Stanley Baldwin: “He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened”.
You may just feel that has some contemporary resonance.
Labels: Michael Howard
The politics of anti-social behaviour
There is a good essay on this subject by Dolan Cummings on the Spiked website:
Fifteen years ago, the term "antisocial behaviour" was barely in use. Through the 1990s the term grew in currency, as the perception increased that community was breaking down and that people's behaviour, in particular young people's behaviour, was deteriorating. Concerns about social problems increasingly became focused on individual behaviour rather than the economic or structural factors that had hitherto dominated politics.
A political approach based on fear and distrust, which encourages the belief that every minor irritation is the tip of an iceberg, is never going to overcome public anxiety.
A new Liberal blog
I have added a new link to the "Lib Dem blogs" on the right: Taken Liberally.
The Premiership top three
When Chelsea play Manchester United the result is a niggly game with an undercurrent of violence.
When Arsenal play Manchester United the result is a niggly game with an undercurrent of violence.
When Chelsea play Arsenal the result is a sporting game with a good atmosphere between the teams.
Can anyone spot the common factor in the niggly games with an undercurrent of violence?
Opportunities in Newham's parks
If you want a picture of what is wrong with British politics, you could do worse than look at the job advertisements in the Guardian Society section each Wednesday.
Today's outstanding ad - it takes up the best part of a page - comes from the London Borough of Newham. It has the slightly worrying heading "Opportunities in Parks".
And what opportunities they are:
Head of Parks: £46,300 - £49,000
Parks Development Manager (Engagement): £30,600 - £33,100
Parks Development Officer (Engagement): £27,000 - £29,000
Parks Development Officer (Planning & Delivery): £27,000 - £29,000
Assistant Parks Development Officer (Planning & Delivery): £24,100 - £25,600
That's five posts with an annual salary bill somewhere between £155,000 and £165,700. You are left wondering how much money will be left to pay for staff or amenities in the parks themselves.
Worse than the cost, though, is the attitude that the advertisement reveals. Take the job description for the Parks Development Officer (Engagement):
The post provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled communicator, with a focus on building and enabling the active involvement of local people.
The essence of radical politics is the belief that the poor are as good as their masters. The early Labour leaders wanted the workers to run their own industries.
That belief in the abilities of the masses has been abandoned by many on the public-sector left. They now see their role as a quasi-therapeutic one, delivering services to a population whose members lack the ability to run their own lives.
Nothing could be more patronising than the belief that the people of Newham need professional staff "enabling" them before they can use their local parks. The sad thing is that the people behind this advertisement flatter themselves that they are dangerously left wing.
John Prescott does it again
The BBC gives a transcript of an exchange between the Deputy Prime Minister and a journalist from the South Wales Argus. It includes the immortal words:
Why are you asking me about this, I don't care, it's a Welsh situation, I'm a national politician.
Only one thing worries me. Prescott sounds so coherent that you wonder whether it can be an accurate transcript.
Tony Blair defends his deputy: That's John. Working-class people swear and punch each other. They told us about them once at Fettes.
Labels: John Prescott
Moral relativism and the Pope
There is a good article in today's Guardian by the philosopher Julian Baggini. In it he takes issue with the moral teaching of the new Pope:
this crude dichotomy between the absolute moral truths of the church and the so-called laissez-faire relativism of the modern secular world is crassly simplistic.
You can read it for yourself, and Simon Titley has quoted it extensively in this posting on Liberal Dissenter, so I will not quote any more from it here.
Instead, here is a relevant thought from Joseph Schumpeter which is discussed favourably by two of my favourite modern philosophers: Isaiah Berlin in Four Essays on Liberty, and Richard Rorty in Contingency, Irony and Solidarity. It runs:
To realise the relative validity of one's convictions and yet stand for them unflinchingly, is what distinguishes a civilised man from a barbarian.
Labels: Richard Rorty
Who should I vote for?
Good news from the Scotsman:
The Liberal Democrats have emerged as the surprise choice of the "internet generation", according to the UK’s most- visited political website.
The results of a questionnaire on the Whoshouldyouvotefor.com site also suggest that Labour and the Conservatives have a long way to go if they are to win the elusive "young vote".
Whoshouldyouvotefor.com only launched last Tuesday, but already more than 200,000 people have taken the test that asks their opinions on policy areas. The results, released last night, found that 43 per cent of respondents expressed views most closely aligned with the Liberal Democrats.
A lot of people are posting their questionnaire results, so here are mine. I am pleased to say they are more or less what I expected.
Your expected outcome:
Your actual outcome:
Labour -60
Conservative -27
Liberal Democrat 54
UK Independence Party 4
You should vote: Liberal Democrat
The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.
Take the test at Who Should You Vote For
The Tory campaign: A view from Down Under
There is an interesting report in The Australian. It supports my recent argument that the Tories' much vaunted "dog whistle" strategy is no more than a rerun of William Hague's 2001 core votes campaign.
Better than that, it suggests that the strategy is gaining us more votes than the Tories:
One senior Tory said: "This is a core vote campaign, along the lines of 2001. It is much more professionally organised, thanks to Lynton Crosby (the Australian strategist running the campaign).
But in Australia, Mr Crosby does not have to worry about the threat from a third party.
"What seems to be happening here is that when we make a hit on Labour, the Liberal Democrats get two-thirds of the benefit."
Enjoying the natural world
Stephen Moss, writing in the Guardian today, pays tribute to the Collins New Naturalist series. The hundredth volume, The New Naturalists by Peter Marren, is about to be published.
Moss sets out the series' origins:
In 1945, just after the Allied victory in the second world war, a series of books was launched that would revolutionise the way we experience nature. Published by Collins, the New Naturalists were an instant success. They combined fine writing, scientific rigour, and, most important of all, colour illustrations - a welcome antidote to the monochrome austerity of wartime. For a postwar generation eager to use their new-found freedom to travel and explore the countryside, these books were a gateway to a brave new world of wildlife-watching.
He contrasts this with children's experience of the countryside today:
My own children - and millions of others who have grown up since the 1970s - have, through no fault of their own, missed out on these essential childhood experiences. We have cosseted and protected them: encouraging them to stay at home, away from the dangers of traffic (real) and the fear of paedophiles (exaggerated). Where once every classroom had a nature table laden with bits and pieces collected from the wild, in today's schools these have been quietly removed because of a misguided obsession with health and safety.
As you will know by now, all this appeals to this blog's prejudices. But there are a couple of other notable points in Moss's article.
He reports that:
In 2003 an English Nature report, Nature and psychological well-being, concluded that those of us who have regular encounters with wildlife have a markedly lower incidence of mental disorder, and better emotional and mental health, than those who do not.
This is the same point that I made in an article for OpenMind magazine last year.
And Moss, writing of modern children's lack of contact with nature, argues:
Ironically, one of the milestones in the protection of our natural heritage may be partly to blame.
The 1954 Protection of Birds Act was the first step to virtually eradicating the odious practice of organised egg-collecting, in which a handful of misguided kleptomaniacs wrought havoc amongst populations of rare birds, such as the red kite and osprey. But by criminalising the taking of any bird's egg, our legislators inadvertently cut off one route in which many of today's older naturalists learned their trade, the schoolboy pastime of "egging".
Writing in BBC Wildlife magazine, television presenter Bill Oddie was well aware of this paradox: "The honest truth is if I hadn't been an egg collector, I very much doubt if I would have become a birdwatcher. It was my egg-collecting experiences that taught me all sorts of skills and techniques. This isn't a justification, but it is a fact."
Hardly politically correct, but I am sure there is something in it. Moss's observation reminds me of the great Victorian nature writer Richard Jefferies. In his The Amateur Poacher he records that his early interest in the natural world had a strong sporting component, but that he came to see things differently.
With his finger on the trigger he "hesitated, dropped the barrel and watched the beautiful bird" and:
watching so often stayed the shot that at last it grew to be a habit ... Time after time I have flushed partridges without firing, and have let the hare bound over the furrow free.
However you come to it, the natural world is something to be enjoyed. Too often, modern environmental thinking fails to reflect this important truth.
Labels: Richard Jefferies
The dog whistle strategy
Here is Friday's Election Points from Liberal Democrat News. Sorry for the delay in posting - I have been in Shropshire. I even saw the offices of the Shropshire Star!
Whistling in the wind
The Conservatives are fighting this election on what insiders call “dog whistle” issues. In other words, their campaign concentrates on subjects that tickle the Tories’ core voters but leave the rest of us cold. This approach is the brainchild of Lynton Crosby, the Australian strategist hired by Michael Howard. (He’s one economic migrant the Tories do approve of.)
So when you read a speech by Howard you have to work out what diehard Tories will hear him saying. It can be very different. Let’s try a few sentences from the launch of the Tory manifesto on Monday.
Of course, we have moved on.
Don’t worry, we haven’t moved on.
People are realistic about tax.
I want tax cuts and more public spending. And I want you to repay the national debt too.
People long for more police on the streets, to enforce respect, discipline and the law.
We fight for liberty and then people go and do exactly as they please.
People long for their children to be taught in disciplined schools.
When I was a boy we got six of the best every day. Made me what I am.
Cleaner hospitals.
Matron. Hattie Jacques. Bed baths. Nurse, the screens!
Surely it's not that hard for an island nation to control its borders?
The doctor’s as black as your hat and my Women’s Weekly smells of curry.
Will the dog whistle strategy work? Of course not. The idea that the Conservatives lost in 2001 because William Hague did not appeal strongly enough to traditional Tory voters is ludicrous. It’s like saying that Michael Foot lost in 1983 because he wasn’t enough of a socialist.
After a brief attempt to win back the middle ground (involving a baseball cap and the Notting Hill Carnival) Hague did nothing but appeal to traditional voters. He flattered their every prejudice, even telling them that, under Labour, Britain would become “a foreign country”.
The only wonder is that Michael Howard has found ways of being even more right wing than Hague. What the Tories should do, of course, is tell their core voters a few home truths and try to appeal to voters beyond this increasingly narrow enclave.
As long as they follow their present strategy we Liberal Democrats have little to fear.
Matts on the carpet again
The Dorset Echo reports:
Tory hopeful Ed Matts was embroiled in a new fuss over election photos today after using a picture of Olympic gold medallists in his campaign leaflets.
Will Camilla save the royal family?
The reign of our present Queen falls neatly into two. Until 1979 or so, the royal family was idolised by many and ignored by the rest. With the exception of state occasions like the Coronation, it did not impinge greatly upon people’s everyday lives if they did not want it to.
All that changed after 1979. Whether it is all Mrs Thatcher’s fault I don’t know, but there is no doubt that this change took place around about the time she came to power, and it may well be that the economic policies she pursued played a part in it. For the royal family became part of celebrity culture. In part this move was forced upon them: in part it was eagerly embraced.
Whatever its causes, this development was a disaster for the royal family. The essence of monarchy is that it is – or more accurately appears – to be immutable. It must feel like a still point in a rapidly changing world.
By contrast, celebrity culture demands constant movement. Celebrities must be in the news every day and be constantly rising or falling in public esteem or they cease to exist. Equally, the media machine is voracious and knows no boundaries. Few can survive long in this world and maintain any trace of dignity.
The Princess of Wales was not killed by paparazzi photographers, but her death was the natural outcome of the celebrity process because it made the best possible story. One fears for Prince William’s future in this world and particularly for the woman he eventually marries.
What is the answer to this problem? There are two possible solutions: the first is to conclude that monarchy is impossible in the modern world and abolish it. The second is to attempt to change the nature of monarchy in order to make it less vulnerable to the excesses of the media.
The strongest case for a republic is that monarchy is an inherently ridiculous system. If one were designing a constitution on logical principles one would never come up with an hereditary head of state. But I am aware that many of the things I most value – test cricket, British Liberalism, rural Shropshire – are not just the result of planning from first principles. To a large extent they have just happened. So I am not sure how much force this argument has.
A better argument for a republic is that monarchy has failed in just the area where its advocates claim it is strongest. It has become supremely undignified. It is hard to imagine a senior politician – say Roy Hattersley or Geoffrey Howe or Shirley Williams – becoming involved in the sort of scandals that have dogged the royal family for the past 25 years.
However, those who favour a republic have a duty to come up with the means by which a British president would be elected or appointed. A popular idea on the left is to make the Commons speaker head of state. But that would put his or her fate in the hands of the majority party in the House, which would be extremely dangerous for the future of democracy. So there is more work to be done here by republicans.
The other approach is to change the nature of monarchy. The fashionable call used to be for a “bicycling” monarchy in line with the Dutch or Scandinavian model. In many ways, though, we used to have a more modest monarch than we do today – if not a bicycling one then at least a horse riding one.
George VI was at heart a dull country gentleman forced to become King by his glamorous brother’s abdication. Elizabeth II’s style – all those corgis and headscarves – has been equally uninspiring. It is only when the monarchy tried to become modern that it became controversial and unpopular.
So perhaps Camilla’s scruffy hair, green wellies and dislike of publicity represent the royal family’s best hope. The less the monarchy interests us, the more likely it is to survive.
Tory confusion over education
Michael Howard, reports the BBC, has pledged to put phonics at the heart of teaching in schools:
Mr Howard said repeated studies had shown that the system of phonics, where children are taught words through the sounds that form them, was the best method for teaching language
It would be interesting to know how he squares this promise with the speech that he made on 24 March 2005 setting out his vision of "The Britain I believe in":
Just as parents know best what is right for their children, so professionals have the clearest vision of what is right for our schools and hospitals.
Government should trust and support teachers in their mission to pass on the best of what has been thought and written to the next generation.
It seems that the Tories will only "trust and support" teachers who do what they are told.
How to benefit from research findings while allowing room for individual judgement is a problem for all parties. The Tory approach is to say whatever a particular audience wishes to hear and pretend there is no problem at all.
Speaking for myself, I doubt that phonics are the be all and end all of reading. My mother taught me to read from the Ladybird keywords books (with the original illustrations,* mark you), which used a strictly look-and-say method. It never did me any harm.
* "When Peter and Jane first appeared in the early sixties, Jane was dressed in pretty dresses with hair ribbons, and Peter had short trousers. Peter did boys things, and Jane did girlish things.
Now ten years later, Ladybird were getting attacked by people who were saying that they were too middle class, that boys no longer wore shorts, they wore jeans. Girls no longer had hair ribbons, they wore jeans, and we had to spend a fortune on altering all the illustrations to bring Peter and Jane up to date. The alterations to Ladybird represented a social document showing exactly what had happened."
(From an interview with former Ladybird employee George Towers.)
Labels: Ladybird Books, Michael Howard
Ricin plot: More doubts
Two articles cast further doubt over the story the mainstream media have been reporting.
Bill Durodié, on the Spiked website, points out that there was no ricin and sign of a conspiracy either:
Notably, all of the supposed co-conspirators in this case have been cleared of the charges, so there was no evidence of an organised al-Qaeda 'cell' either. The jurors should be commended for reaching this verdict in the context of the constant bombardment about sinister individuals and organisations to which we have all been subjected since 9/11.
And in the Guardian Duncan Campbell writes about some of the ironies of the case:
All the information roads led west, not to Kabul but to California and the US midwest. The recipes for ricin now seen on the internet were invented 20 years ago by survivalist Kurt Saxon. He advertises videos and books on the internet. Before the ricin ring trial started, I phoned him in Arizona. For $110, he sent me a fistful of CDs and videos on how to make bombs, missiles, booby traps - and ricin.
Was there a ricin plot?
Spy blog has a useful posting casting doubt on the media's treatment of this story. It looks in particular at the BBC's coverage.
Postal voting scandal
As the evidence of a serious problem accumulates, two useful sources of information and comment are the blog Postal Voting and the one belonging to John Hemming.
Valerie Singleton
The property pages of The Times give an unexpected insight into the life and career of this icon of wholesome 1960s childhood.
Now read about Valerie Singleton's plans to publish her memoirs.
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I mean, how difficult is it to keep a hospital clean?
Honourable Fiend has the answer:
About 12 years back, Fiend spent some time working at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. During that particular Tory-era NHS experience one particular ward had a recurring problem with MRSA infections.
So they emptied the affected ward, and the one on each side. All three were denuded of everything. The beds were disposed of. The laundry, incinerated. Every last piece of furniture removed and destroyed. Affected and potentially-affected patients internally quarantined for pre-emptive treatment with antibiotics.
The three bare-shell rooms remaining were steam-washed, hosed down with disinfectants from corner to corner and re-floored and repainted from scratch. Beds and other equipment were replaced with brand new stock.
And after all this? The next case of MRSA took four days to materialise.
Misleading headline of the week
The BBC News website reports: Oily fish 'hope' for Alzheimer's.
I bet they don't.
Charles Kennedy as he happens
One new project Richard Allan has already become involved with is setting up a campaign blog for Charles Kennedy.
Goodbye to Westminster
Helen Rumbelow, writing for The Times' election log (as they call it), describes the scenes as MPs leave Westminster, some of them for the last time. Not all of them will know tonight that it is for the last time, of course.
Rumbelow writes:
for the ones standing down, today is a day full of sentiment. It felt historic to meet Gillian Shephard, almost in tears as she took her final goodbyes to the place, and Virginia Bottomley in most nostalgic mood. Before I get carried away, Tony Banks, that retiring firebrand Labour MP, was rushing to his car with no regrets. "I don't want to fade away like an old fart," he told me.
Meanwhile, one voluntarily retiring MP seems very happy about his decision. Richard Allan, the Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Hallam, has renamed his blog Political Times as Post Political Times and reports his plans for the future there.
Something close to a whimper
Thanks to a stroke of editorial genius, House Points has been rechristened Election Points for the duration of the campaign. Here is Friday's column from Liberal Democrat News.
Inspiring hope
The 2001 general election campaign began with something close to a whimper. The saturation coverage of the Pope’s death and funeral, together with the lull before we all show an unprecedented lack of interest in the royal wedding, quietened everybody down.
The most significant event of the week has been the verdict of the election court in Birmingham. What matters is not that Labour was guilty of fraud. All parties have broken the law in their time, although the industrial scale offending alleged in this case is something new. What matters is that they were completely unconcerned about the possibility of fraud.
This carelessness had its source in two of New Labour’s greatest faults. The first is its obsession with reaching targets, no matter what distortions they cause. In this case the target was an increased turnout. The second was its embarrassing desire to get “down with the kids”. Even a normally sensible figure like Robin Cook told us that young people weren’t familiar with pencils, so traditional polling booths had to go. We should learn from the numbers voting in Big Brother and Pop Idol, we were told, as though little girls phoning in ten votes for Gareth Gates offered a model for parliamentary elections.
Where people are motivated to vote they will queue all night and even cope with pencils. The problem is that in Britain they are not motivated. The two main parties are too close and everything is too centralised for your vote to make much difference.
It is worse than that. As Nick Cohen argued in the Observer last Sunday, the Conservative campaign is built on fear. It is designed to motivate their core voters by stoking fears of gypsies, murderers and paedophiles, and confirm everyone else’s view that politicians are all as bad as each other and it is not worth voting.
Nor is Labour ignoring this tactic. In Hartlepool their leaflets say: “The Liberal Democrats’ crime plans would mean the killers of James Bulger could not have been brought to trial and would let young troublemakers run riot in Hartlepool knowing the courts could not touch them.”
Launching our campaign in Newcastle, Charles Kennedy said: “We're going to address people's hopes, not play on their fears.” That is the answer to low turnouts.
I'm worried about my pussy
Over at Whittingon's Diary, Susan Kramer's cat is doing his best to write a satirical diary of what is, so far, a very dull election campaign. Please drop by and cheer him up.
Shiraz and Chardonnay for all
Peter Hain has been talking more nonsense than usual. The Observer reports him as follows:
'There's now a kind of dinner party critics [sic.] who quaff shiraz or chardonnay and just sneeringly say, "You are no different from the Tories",' he said.
There is something ludicrous about the way the educated, metropolitan elite which runs this government pretends to be simple and men and women of the people. It is the spirit which saw Tony Blair telling his local paper in Sedgefield that his favourite meal was fish and chips, while admitting in an Islington cookery book that it was fresh fettucine garnished with an exotic sauce of olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes and capers.
Hain is particularly prone to this sort of thing. I remember a column he wrote for the New Statesman just after he had been selected to fight Neath. It contained every cliche of Welsh life, up to and including miners marching out of the pit with daffodils in their buttonholes singing "Myfanwy".
So let's have no more nonsense. New Labour grandees are richer and more effete than the great majority of their critics. They drink at least their share of Shiraz and Chardonnay, and probably much choicer wines too.
Left-wing politics should have at their heart the wish to see the finer things of life made available to all. The idea that wine is something funny or wicked drunk only by the rich is just the sort of attitude that Hain should be trying to change.
Unfortunately, although he began as a Young Liberal, he fell amongst Trots at Sussex University. He kept these prolier than thou attitudes when he made Blair his god rather than Marx.
Liberal Democrat Battle Bus
Choosing the right staff is very important in an election campaign.
Asbo Concern: The website
Those nice people at Asbo Concern have now sent me a link to their new website. You can find it here.
Sir Paul Marsden: A tribute
Matthew Turner points out the great man's place in history.
Non sequitur corner
The doctorvee blog has picked up my posting from earlier today about the apparent threat to use an Asbo to curb free speech.
Someone has posted this comment there:
As I said, these things are open to abuse - but until you’ve had your house broken into 8 times within a year (and I have!) by the same smackheads - it’s easy to take a flippant approach.
Can I respectfully point out that breaking and entering has always been a crime and ask how banning free speech in a Wiltshire village will deter smackheads?
Asbos: It gets worse
Today's Guardian reveals that Antisocial Behaviour Orders, or the threat of them, are now being used to threaten free speech:
A man who published jokes about the Pope's death on a spoof village website was yesterday threatened with an antisocial behaviour order.
This is not the news
There are two news stories that used to appear regularly 20 or more years ago but do not today.
One involves air crashes. In the 1970s the loss of an airliner, sometimes with hundreds of casualties, seemed to be reported on a monthly basis. While fashions in news change, if this were still going on it would certainly be reported, so we can take it that air travel is a lot safer than it used to be.
The second news story involves people swimming the English Channel. Shivering figures larded with goose grease used to appear on our screens regularly, but we don't see them any more. What is going on?
Thinking about it, the most popular story in this category was that a particular child had become the youngest person to swim the Channel. A little research reveals why we don't get these any more.
Dover Museum's website records that the youngest person to have made the crossing is Thomas Gregory, who did it in 1988 at the age of 11. The same site records that since 1994 the rules have forbidden solo attempts by swimmers under the age of 14. Another example of modern safety culture, or were there a series of unfortunate drownings that the authorities hushed up?
Thinking about it, the sort of news stories we don't get nowadays tells us a lot about our society and the way it has changed. There are no more great industrial strikes any more and we don't hear of several Formula 1 drivers dying each season as we used to. The picture is of a safer but less colourful world.
More on Asbo Concern
I still can't find a home page for this organisation, but there are more details here.
Ann Keen in hot water
The Evening Standard reports:
A Labour MP has been accused for the second time in a week of using schoolchildren to distribute "party" propaganda.
Ann Keen, MP for Brentford and Isleworth, sent a letter to secondary schools highlighting Government moves to encourage students to stay on after 16.
Some headteachers refused to send the letter on to parents on the grounds that it would be inappropriate while at those schools that did get involved, parents complained about their children arriving home with the letter.
A few days ago she was accused of using a primary school and nursery in Chiswick to distribute a letter hailing the recent Budget's new cash for education.
The question, of course, is why the schools' heads allowed anything of the sort to take place.
A song for the Lib Dems
Over at Liberal Dissenter Simon Titley has been seeking his readers help in choosing a campaign tune for the 2005 general election.
By a happy chance his final choice is the song that was my very favourite when I was four years old or so. Read his choice and the reasoning behind it here.
Blair's traditional values
Tony Blair made an immediate bid for the Daily Mail vote yesterday by having himself photographed in front of the last boys in Britain still to wear sailor suits.
A few more days of liberty in England
The government will not attempt to force its ID card bill through before the general election, reports the BBC.
Asbo Concern
There is an article by Matt Foot in today's Guardian advertising the launch of the group ASBO Concern:
The reason for the diverse nature of Asbos is the ridiculous breadth of what constitutes criminal anti-social behaviour under the Crime and Disorder Act 1988. You can be served with an order if you have behaved in a way "likely to cause alarm".
If the argument of Straw, Blunkett and Clarke is right and people are "terrorising" housing estates, why haven't the police arrested the "terrorists"? Surely they would be liable for arrest under, say, affray, harassment or perhaps even terrorism laws.
ASBO Concern, which does not seem to have its own website yet, will be launched on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Friends Meeting House, London.
Not as fast as we used to be
One of the beliefs we have grown up with is that sporting performance improves year by year. But it seems that things are more complicated than that.
Alan Buckingham writes on Spiked about the crisis in British long-distance running:
Despite an estimated £2.2 billion of government and lottery spending on sport each year, both at elite level and club level distance running is getting slower. In 2003 not only was the fastest British male marathon runner eight minutes slower than in 1985 - a chasm in competitive running terms - he was also slower than Paula Radcliffe.
The picture is mirrored at the club level. During the 1980s the qualifying time to obtain guaranteed entry to the London Marathon for a senior male was 2 hours 40 minutes; today it is 3 hours. Put another way, if the old qualifying time still remained, this year a mere 186 British male runners would have made the standard.
His article reminds me of a piece in the Guardian last year by Peter Radford. He showed that there is plentiful evidence that the times recorded by professional athletes in the eighteenth century were much faster than the records set by Victorian amateurs. So much so that the first four-minute mile may well have been recorded 150 years before Roger Bannister achieved his feat.
Red kites over the Chilterns
Amid all the postings about the general election, it is pleasing to find this one by James Oates, the Lib Dem candidate in Wycombe:
As we walked we caught sight of the most dramatic of all of the creatures of the hills - a Red Kite. These magnificent birds, extinct for so long in England, were of course reintroduced to our area a few years ago. Since that time, they have thrived. Indeed, as we walked we saw more and more of the birds as they soared over the woodlands behind Skirmett. We lost count after 27 individual birds.
People who like this sort of thing will also be interested in the Ospreys at Rutland Water.
Lord Bonkers writes: And quite delicious they are too.
Chelsea players and my vocabulary
Richard Ingrams' magazine The Oldie used to have (and may still have) a feature called "Still With Us". It contained articles about people you thought were dead but turned out not to be.
Someone who falls into this category is Brian Mears, the chairman of Chelsea FC before Ken Bates. He is interviewed by Bryan Cooney in this piece from the Sunday Herald. I am posting it partly because I am a Chelsea fan and partly because Cooney is the first football writer in 29 years to teach me a new word.
In 1976 Brian Glanville described the young Ray Wilkins (still sometimes known as Butch Wilkins in those days) as a "gamin" figure on his England debut. Here Cooney calls Peter Osgood "pavonine", which my dictionary tells me means "of or resembling a peacock".
To be fair, the journalist done great.
Iain Right, Right, Right (Lab, Hartlepool)
Harry's Place has a good posting on the right-wing populist campaign that the by-election victor Iain Wright appears to be running. One of his press releases runs:
The Liberal Democrats’ crime plans would mean the killers of James Bulger could not have been brought to trial and would let young troublemakers run riot in Hartlepool knowing the courts could not touch them.
And so on and on.
My Name is Legion by A N Wilson
Unwilling to let Whittington take up all my blogging time, I have made a new posting to my anthology blog Serendib.
It is an extract from My Name is Legion by A N Wilson. This is a gutsy novel about modern Britain and the tabloid press; the extract I have posted looks at the self-contradictory belief system of his Daily Legion, which owes more than a little to that of the Daily Mail.
Having read it a couple of weeks ago, I now remember My Name as Legion as no more than a superior airport novel. But I may be biased by the fact that I bought my copy at Aberdeen airport.
Tim Worstall has posted his latest round up of the best of British blogging here.
Vidal is always good value, and this interview is no exception:
I'd say the downward skid certainly began with Reagan. I came across a comment recently, someone asking why we had gone into both Grenada and Panama, two absolutely nothing little countries who were no danger to us, minding their own business, and we go in and conquer them. Somebody said, well, we did it because we could. That's the attitude of our current rulers.
Thanks to Charlotte Street for the tip.
Whittington is back
By popular demand, if only in the cat world, Susan Kramer's cat Whittington is writing a diary of the forthcoming general election campaign. You can find it here.
Susan Kramer will be the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Richmond Park constituency, which is currently held by another Lib Dem woman, Jenny Tonge. I helped Whittington write what has a claim to be the first British political blog when Susan stood in the first London Mayoral campaign.
Reading Lord of the Flies today
I went to school in an era when it is was pretty much obligatory to study William Golding's Lord of the Flies for O level English Literature. In those days the novel was presented to us as an allegory about original sin, although my English teacher contested this conventional view and asked how civilisation ever arose if evil is inherent in man in the way that Golding appears to argue.
The conventional view, however, is still offered by this website for modern-day high school students in America:
We see the innate evil within the boys which is a reflection of the evil within the entire mankind.
I wonder if we do still see this. One of the characteristics of forgeries is that they are much easier to detect 50 years on. When one looks at Han van Meegeren's fake Vermeers today, some of the faces have a distinctly 1930s look. Presumably people at the time could not see this: they were to close to the era in which the forgeries were made.
Reading Lord of the Flies today it seems to me to have a strong scent of 1950s England that critics at the times were unable to detect, again because they were too close to that decade. As I wrote the other day, the 1950s - and in particular their educational practices - now seem very strange to us. This was brought home to me by a couple of books I read recently: Simon Gray's The Smoking Diaries and Tim Jeal's Swimming With My Father.
Gray's book is fun though ultimately insubstantial, but Jeal's memoir of parents is a book that stays with you. I quote here two passages from it which convey well the mentality which a certain sort of 1950s education gave rise to:
Schools like Boarzell seemed to be preparing boys for a harsh life on the frontiers of an Empire, which, by 1953, was doomed. Soon I took on, as my own opinion, the regulation view that boys who complained about physical hardships, such as cold showers in February, and playing rugby on frozen pitches, were contemptible. Even before I came to this conclusion my letters home needed no vetting. Only recent new boys tried to express what they felt, rather than what they soon knew they ought to feel. It was strange how we added rules of our own to an already rules-bound existence. Our prohibition on "sneaking" to a master about bullying, or thieving from tuck boxes, might have enabled us to hold out in a German prison camp without betraying the location of an escape tunnel, but in the 1950s it merely meant that our daily lives were much nastier than they need have been.
I never mentioned to my parents the mauve and purple bruises that dappled my buttocks in term time and which earned me admiring comments in the showers. My fear of being guilty of unmanly whingeing only partly explains my reticence. I may have feared that my parents' sympathy would pierce the defensive hide I was trying to grow. Worse still, if I told them how I really felt, and they failed to remove me, how would I be able to think that they still loved me?
Jeal is describing private education of 50 years ago, not today, though his bruised bottom should get me a few hits from the dirty mac brigade. And a little reticence would be welcome in our emotionally incontinent age.
Nevertheless, having read Swimming With My Father I am less inclined to see Lord of the Flies as a timeless allegory. Its violence and the tribalism seem exactly what one would expect from a group of boys who had been subjected to British prep schools for boys in the 1950s.
Anyone following the link to the 1976 Five Nations in the previous post may be interested to know that the D M Wyatt who came on as a replacement for England at Murrayfield is now Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
English rugby: The bad old days
The death the other day of Charles Kent at the early age of 51 brings back memories of an era when one did not so much support the English rugby team as suffer with it. (We heard faint echoes of them in the international season that has just ended.) Every selection seemed to contain half a dozen new caps, and the coaches were obsessed with elaborate tapped-penalty moves which never, ever came off.
Kent's selection - he won five caps at centre in 1977 and 1978 - was based upon the insight that if England tried to string more than two passes together they invariably dropped the ball. His approach upon receiving the ball was to run headlong at the opposition's midfield with an almost insane courage, whereupon the English pack (a strength even in those dark days) would wade in to support him. His was not the only selection of those days based upon despair of winning by more conventional means: England fielded a remarkably chunky scrum half - Mike Lampkowski - throughout the 1976 Five Nations.
England were not helped by the ramshackle nature of their club rugby. The best players were scattered amongst dozens of clubs which seldom played one another. Nevertheless, the talent was there: the bulk of Bill Beaumont's 1980 grand slam XV, playing as North & Midlands, had beaten the touring All Blacks several years previously.
As the Irish hooker Ken Kennedy said at the time: "England have the players; what they have to do is find the selectors who will pick them."
Heading for the Swiss border
Here is today's House Points column from Liberal Democrat News.
Last farewells
The adjournment debate before the Commons rose for Easter saw several MPs make their farewell speeches. With everyone expecting the election to be called early next week, last Thursday offered the final chance for most backbenchers to be heard in this parliament.
Sir Teddy Taylor, standing down in Southend East, has been an elder statesman for as long as anyone can recall. You have to be venerable to remember Tory MPs in Glasgow. He is so venerable he used to be one.
Such speeches are often sad, but Taylor’s felt sadder than most. He spoke of his opposition to devolution and all things European. You sensed a career spent swimming against the tide, and that the tide had won.
Another cause of this melancholy was his concern that young people are no longer interested in politics. He described meeting a group of 17-year-olds. A few hated the government, but had no enthusiasm for the Tories either: “There was no capitalist pig stuff or anything like that. They just thought that they were totally irrelevant and they had no views on them at all.” Only one intended to vote Liberal Democrat. But that was one more than intended to vote Labour or Conservative.
Taylor contrasted this with his own student days when “everyone was involved in a party or movement of some sort”.
Perhaps the idea that young people ought to be madly political relies on a rosy view of the 1960s (or, in Taylor’s case, the 1950s). Maybe you need to have lived a bit to become politicised – to have lost a job or seen the legal system at work.
And maybe the increasingly long apprenticeship we impose upon teenagers – mentored and counselled to within an inch of their lives – saps their confidence. Meanwhile the health professions are inventing a new category of “young adults”, convinced no one can cope with mainstream services until past 25.
A happier note was struck by our Richard Allan, who is leaving voluntarily for a career outside. “I have the fake passport printed and the tunnel dug,” he told the House.
In such cases it is usual to disguise yourself as a Flemish factory worker and head for the Swiss border. I hope he sends us a postcard when he gets there.
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This song was written by Dave Goulder. I know it from the Martin Carthy album Landfall.
The January Man
The January man he walks the road
In woollen coat and boots of leather
The February man still shakes the snow
From off his hair and blows his hands
The man of March he sees the Spring and
Wonders what the year will bring
And hopes for better weather
Through April rains the man comes down
To watch the birds come in to share the summer
The man of May stands very still
Watching the children dance away the day
In June the man inside the man is young
And wants to lend a hand
And grins at each new colour
And in July the man in cotton shirt
He sits and thinks on being idle
The August man in thousands take the road
To watch the sea and find the sun
September man is standing near
To saddle up another the year
And Autumn is his bridle
The man of new October takes the reins
And early frost is on his shoulder
The poor November man sees fire and rain
And snow and mist and wintery gale
December man looks through the snow
To let eleven brothers know
They’re all a little older
And the January man comes round again
To take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so well
For the January man is here for
Starting each and every year
Along the road for ever
Lord Bonkers' last diary of the year
This is Lord Bonkers' contribution to Liberator 315. He also has his own website.
After writing the item on football in Rutland I discovered that the Pukka Pies people are one of the major shareholders in Leicester City. That explains a lot.
You will often find me in New York, perhaps enjoying a Nick Harvey Wallbanger in one of Manhattan’s more exclusive bars. A few days ago I visited a club where the famed comedian Woody Allen has been known to appear and, sure enough, he turned up that evening. Some of you will be familiar with Allen’s work because our own Dr Evan Harris regularly recites one of his monologues word for word at the Glee Club. Funnily enough, Allen’s party piece consisted in a word for word recitation of one of Dr Harris’s Conference speeches. The audience joined in and a good time was had by all. Yet, was it just me, or did I gain the impression that my fellow revellers had heard this particular turn a little too often?
Catching up with business after my sojourn in America, I call in at Cowley Street to give Lord Rennard the benefit of my advice. Whilst there I pass the kitchen and find Miss Fearn busy rubbing in. She tells me that she is baking a cake for our erstwhile benefactor Mr Michael Brown. I reply that I find this a fitting gesture: if a chap stumps up a couple of million for your party, the least you can do when he finds himself in the jug is send him the occasional Genoa cake or Victoria sponge. Amongst the dried fruit and candied peel I notice a sturdy metal file: Miss Fearn has always been blessed with sound common sense and a warm heart.
A highlight of our party’s Conference are the early morning prayer meetings organised by the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum. I seldom attend them myself, being occupied with the eggs and b at that hour, but those who do assure me that their outstanding feature is the virtuoso performance put in upon the organ by none other than our own Professor Webb. Hearing of this, I have long tried to persuade him to come to the Hall to play upon my own steam instrument, which was installed by my grandfather to mark the arrival of Gladstone’s first ministry. Webb finally accepted my invitation last week, and I have had men stoking the boilers ever since to ensure a fine head of steam. Whilst I tucked into the kedgeree this morning Webb serenaded me with a selection of favourites: "Kumbaya", "We Shall Overcome", "D’ye Ken John Peel?" and so forth. I had just requested "The Land" when a low rumbling noise was heard. I urged Webb to ignore it, and was waving my napkin in lieu of a ballot in my hand, when the organ exploded. Fortunately. no one was hurt, although Webb sported a blackened face when we finally dug him out of the wreckage. The result is that I have given up the day to telephoning for estimates to have the blessed contraption repaired.
The talk nowadays is all of "road pricing"; here in Rutland we have been doing it for years. It happens that in order to drive between our little nation’s two principal cities - Oakham and Uppingham - it is necessary to cross a narrow neck of the Bonkers Estate, and in order to dissuade people from undertaking unnecessary journeys, I levy a toll on each vehicle passing that way. I am not one to blow my own trumpet (as my regular readers will know), but I can claim to have been concerned about this global warming business for longer than most: after all, I have been charging a toll for years.
Perhaps because of my efforts to combat global warming, the day dawns cold and blustery; I therefore resolve to spend it in my Library amongst my papers. I soon turn up an old issue of the Radio Times carrying an article on the programme "I am Rather Well Known. May I Leave Now Please?" Though long forgotten, this was quite the thing in its day and frequently challenged "What’s My Line" and "Muffin the Mule" for pride of place in the ratings. IARWKMILNP (as it was popularly known) featured a number of celebrities of the day staying in a country house and suffering various indignities - an unsuitable choice of wine with the fish course, being obliged to go for a country walk when they would have been quite happy with the newspaper - to the amusement of the viewing millions. It was quite a coup when I was able to arrange for Clement Davies, then Liberal leader, to take part in the programme. That year the other contestants included such luminaries as Sherpa Tensing, Pat Smythe the show jumper, Gilbert Harding, Dame Anna Neagle and Wally Hammond. Unfortunately, poor Clement was voted out in the first round when the viewers‘ postcards were counted; I have always suspected low dealing from Muffin the Mule’s agent, as he had hoped that his client would take part. Nevertheless, our victory in the Torrington by-election came shortly after IARWKMILNP was shown, and I flatter myself that the show played no small part in it.
Association football is not what it was, what with all these foreign millionaires taking over. Chelsea is in the hands of a fellow called Abramovich who made his fortune buying and selling polonium; West Ham has just been purchased by an Icelandic biscuit magnate; Aston Villa has been sold to an American called "Randy Lerner" (what can the board have been thinking of?) In Rutland these matters are on a more stable footing, with the teams having remained in the control of the moguls of the pork pie and Stilton industries. This has done much for their financial stability over the years, though perhaps less for the players’ waistlines. So it is that today I travel to watch the Oakham Dynamos, only to see them soundly defeated.
I read that one of Blair’s confidants is feeling rather sore at being hauled in for questioning by the boys in blue and hopes to live to see the Prime Minister himself enjoying hospitality under similar circumstances. One of the best things about being the possessor of a well-established peerage is that one does not live in fear of Scotland Yard’s finest knocking on one’s door and demanding to know how one came by it. I am proud to say that my ancestor William de Bon Coeur came over with the Conqueror (even if some historians maintain that he was obliged to return to Normandy shortly afterwards).
Lord Bonkers, who was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West 1906-10, opened his diary to Jonathan Calder.
Labels: Evan Harris, Lord Bonkers
The Liberal England year: Part 2
Part 1 ended with June. In 2006, the next month was...
I rhapsodised about A Canterbury Tale, complained about the sums the BBC was paying to Jonathan Ross and Chris Moyles and disclosed my 10 most overrated films.
A possible saviour of English cricket was glimpsed. We did not know then how much he would soon be needed. Meanwhile I questioned the validity of Charles Kennedy's attempt to present himself as a man of strong opinions who had been neutered by the system and exposed the connections between John Reid's authoritarianism and his youthful Communism.
A couple of Guardian articles got it wrong on race and the government's contortions over choice in education found it supporting sectarianism in Northern Ireland. I had an article on Charles Kennedy printed by the Guardian's Comment is Free.
PC Basha was in the news for no good reason, while I discovered the story of the first school shooting (a bombing in fact) and more of the history of Bonkers Hall.
This month saw the death of my stepfather, since when blogging has been lighter. Nevertheless, Lord Bonkers helped me out and there was the story of David James MP and the Loch Ness Monster.
A parent complained about a swearing teddy bear from Shropshire and I pointed out one of the reasons why England are losing in Australia. And there was always Lembit to cheer us up.
Last year I had the idea of looking back on the past 12 months of this blog, but did not get round to doing it. Now Mark Valladares at Liberal Bureaucracy has inspired me by doing something similar. So here goes...
This blog is not without influence: on 6 January I wrote Charles Kennedy must resign and on 7 January Charles Kennedy resigns. I was also inspired by the travails of Oaten to write a survey of past Liberal scandals. By the time it appeared Simon Hughes was in the Mulligatawny too.
I explained why I voted for Chris Huhne as leader. Much good it did him, though nothing that has happened since has persuaded me that this was the wrong way to vote. Mostly, though, I was concerned with Miss Marple.
A new Lib Dem star was born. Not Ming, you booby, but Elspeth. Me? I questioned government support for elite athletes and visited the New Art Gallery, Walsall.
Badgers threatened democracy in Southend, I wrote about the first car bomb and the BBC showed The Lost World of Friese-Greene.
A full month: I contributed to The Little Red Book of New Labour Sleaze and wrote several postings on education - the best of them largely a quotation from John Stuart Mill. I also had a go at both Polly Toynbee and David Aaronovitch and recalled the lost hobby of MP spotting.
I discovered the unexpected educational history of David Lammy, helped in the Bromley by-election and might have been killed by the Shropshire Star.
Part 2 this way.
Labels: Polly Toynbee
Repatriating powers from Europe
Liberal Review has rediscovered my review of The Orange Book and reprinted a couple of paragraphs.
Rather to my surprise, they read quite well.
The Oxen
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock,
"Now they are all on their knees",
An elder said as we sat in a flock
By the embers in hearthside ease.
We pictured the meek mild creatures where
They dwelt in their strawy pen,
Nor did it occur to one of us there
To doubt they were kneeling then.
So fair a fancy few would weave
In these years! Yet, I feel,
If someone said on Christmas Eve,
"Come; see the oxen kneel
"In the lonely barton by yonder coomb
Our childhood used to know",
I should go with him in the gloom,
Hoping it might be so.
Lembit in the clear
On Thursday we reported that the Shropshire Star had reported that Lembit Opik is "to be quizzed by Liberal Democrat officials following nationwide publicity surrounding the new love in his life".
Today the fount of all useful knowledge says:
Liberal Democrat leaders in Mid Wales have called off a meeting with Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Opik over national publicity surrounding his personal life.
In a statement, they said they were “fully satisfied” that the end of his relationship with TV weather presenter Sian Lloyd, and his new affair with Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia, was “entirely private”, and had “no political implications”.
Mind you:
But in Newtown, members of the public shouted “cheeky cheeky” at Mr Opik as he walked up Broad Street in the town centre yesterday.
Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol
There is a good seasonal entry by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the OUP blog looking at the extraordinary career of this Dickens story.
He ends on a thoughtful note:
one wonders what Dickens would have made of the regular sight in London or New York of happy audiences leaving the movie theater after a seasonal showing of Scrooged or The Muppet Christmas Carol and carefully stepping over the beggars on the sidewalk.
Labels: Dickens
Putting on the veil
Brendan O'Neill writes about the hijab on Comment is Free and gets it right:
When a woman donned the burka in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan she became just another blue sheet drifting through the streets, indistinguishable from all the other women; a nobody, a non-person, just as the Taliban desired it. But when a woman in Britain puts on the hijab or niqab or burka, she immediately stands out from the crowd and turns heads.
It is the Islamist equivalent of becoming a goth and going out in public with jet black hair and garish black make-up: you know people will gawp at you and wonder about you. That is partly why you do it. Those who claim that young British Muslims' penchant for putting on the veil shows the rising influence of radical Islamism, of outdated, archaic beliefs, are missing the point. The fashion for the veil is very contemporary indeed.
How the child protection industry stole Christmas
Over-cautious child protection policies are blighting Christmas events – from the vetting of Santas and bell ringers, to bans on parents taking photos of Nativity plays...
...says the Manifesto Club.
Touch my bum this is life
The Shropshire Star reports:
Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Opik is to be quizzed by Liberal Democrat officials following nationwide publicity surrounding the new love in his life.
And adds a little ominously:
Increasingly people in Montgomeryshire have been voicing concern in recent months that their MP was making headlines in national newspapers for reasons other than his political work.
My title, of course, is taken from the Cheeky Girls' classic "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)".
One of the finest films ever made
I have been known to write enthusiastically about Jack Clayton's 1967 film Our Mother's House - its music in particular.
But I am nothing next to Scott Murray in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Gloriously photographed by Larry Pizer and with an unforgettably haunting score from Georges Delerue, this film is near perfect. Bogarde has never been so compelling or sinister, a group of child actors never so uniformly stellar. Tender, bittersweet and unlikely to ever be forgotten, this is one of the finest films ever made.
Lib Dems and a basic income
Stumbling and Mumbling asks:
Are the Lib Dems moving towards advocating a citizens' basic income? Though this speech by Ming Campbell doesn't explicitly say so, the move is implicit, in two senses.
Apologies for the break in service
I am sorry not to have posted anything here for a while. I have been busy with work and family responsibilities since the death of my stepfather last month.
I don't intend to stop writing this blog, but may not be able to post as often as I used to.
Has Inspector Knacker already interviewed Blair?
The First Post's mole sifts the evidence (if moles can sift).
Market Harborough Rail Users
The week's good cause: Harborough Rail Users.
Harborough woman gives birth to cat: Latest
In February of last year I reported that a Market Harborough woman had given birth to a cat in 1569. Well, news was almost slow to reach us.
Now the Scotsman has more on the tale.
Kew was like that
My House Points column from Friday's Liberal Democrat News.
Carrying the banner
I was never a member of CND, even in its second heyday in the 1980s. But I did end up carrying the Richmond banner on a march.
That was because I had been out recruiting Liberal members. One charming family asked me in, offered me a sherry and, though they declined to join the party, made a donation. We fell to discussing the forthcoming march. I said that I had some sympathy for CND but did not support all its views. They convinced me that you didn’t have to like everything about an organisation to march with it. Kew was like that.
What worried me about CND then was its conviction that if Britain gave up its nuclear weapons we would set a moral example to the rest of the world. That attitude always seemed a leftover from the Empire. Britain getting rid of its weapons would not have made a blind bit of difference to anyone.
Which brings us to Monday’s statement on Trident by Tony Blair. I don’t buy the argument that Britain giving up its nuclear weapons will influence other nations. If I were the dictator of a rogue state – and I have had offers – determined to have nuclear weapons, I would not be influenced by what Britain did either way.
For Liberal Democrats there are two questions to be answered and our apparent new policy of cutting back the warheads and waiting to see what happens does not really engage with either of them.
The first is whether we think Trident too expensive because we see a greater need for troops and conventional weapons in the future. The answer to that depends on how we see Britain’s role in the world. Under Paddy Ashdown we were all in favour of intervention overseas to safeguard human rights. Now we are more sceptical.
The second question is whether we could sell that idea of unilateral nuclear disarmament to the British people. Blair certainly decided that it could not be done – he threw away his CND badge and invented New Labour. And it has been suggested to me that the working party that drew up our new policy on Trident was more afraid of the Daily Telegraph than Britain’s enemies.
Labels: Richmond upon Thames
Why England are losing in Australia
Well, one reason anyway.
Two-nil down, England must think about changing their team. Yet their next match is little better than a beer match - a two-day game in which an England Invitation XI will play another invitation team. And the England side will include three retired players: Alec Stewart, Robin Smith and Adam Hollioake. This is hardly a fixture calculated to give England's fringe players serious practice. And the picture was hardly better before the first test.
It didn't used to be like this. I have in front of me Mike Brearley's book on his 1978-9 tour of Australia when his side beat a weakened Australia 5-1. Before the first test that year England played four four-day matches and there were more later in the tour, including one against Western Australia in which England were bowled out for 144 and 126 but still won by 140 runs.
A few years later this was still the norm. Someone told the young Phil DeFreitas not to go on the tour simply for the experience but to try to force his way into the test team. He did try and succeeded, forming part of England's opening attack last time we won in Australia.
Quite how someone like Liam Plunkett could set himself to make the test team is hard to see. There are simply no serious matches for him to play in.
This is not a sinister Australian plot. It is just one more way in which commercialisation threatens to ruin sport. Which TV station wants to show England vs New South Wales when they could be televising another one-day international?
Labels: Mike Brearley
The cry of the wheway
It was good to see Rob Wheway quoted extensively in the Guardian yesterday on the decline of children's outdoor play and of community more generally:
As we turn a corner into the road where he grew up with his parents, two brothers, two sisters and plenty of playmates, he recalls his childhood. "We knew all the neighbours and everybody looked out for one another," he says
Most neighbourhoods are no longer like that, he admits, "which helps to explain why fear is spreading among adults about those children who are out on the streets, particularly the older ones. When I go on to estates, people complain about youngsters [but they are] doing nothing more than they themselves did at that age. Kids have always been noisy, just as teenagers have always 'hung around'. It only becomes frightening when you don't know them or their parents."
The whole article is in accord with the grazed knees and jumpers for goalposts ethos of this blog.
Rob was a stalwart of the old Liberal Party and, though I met him at the Lib Dem Conference a couple of years ago, I believe he is now a Liberal councillor in Kidderminster.
His name gave rise to one of Lord Bonkers' favourite birds - an honour it shares with the hamwee.
Merry fuggin Christmas
A seasonal story:
Harrods has sacked a Father Christmas who made "inappropriate" remarks to customers at its flagship store in Knightsbridge.
Carnival of the Liberals
Those nice people at Carnival of the Liberals have included my posting on the Orkney satanic abuse case in their selection of the 10 best Liberal postings from the last year.
As you would expect, there's lots of good stuff to enjoy. The Carnival also has a home page.
English cricket: It gets worse
Last summer this blog got very excited about the Yorkshire leg-spinner and batsman Adil Rashid. We rejoiced at his magnificent county debut and all-round performance for the England under 19 team.
Now news reaches us that he has been resting since then with a stress fracture of his back. It doesn't sound too serious, but we hope the saviour of English cricket will be fully fit again soon.
We shall have to win back the Ashes in 2009.
Labels: Adil Rashid, Cricket
The Telford Panther
Only in the Shropshire Star.
Labels: Shropshire
It was 30 years ago today
Benjamin Britten died on 4 December 1976.
To mark this anniversary, Tony Palmer's Prix Italia-winning documentary about Britten, "A Time There Was", has been released on DVD.
Digitally restored, it features a wealth of performance extracts and interviews with a host of Britten's friends and colleagues, including Leonard Bernstein, Imogen Holst, Janet Baker and Peter Pears, as well as his siblings, staff and Aldeburgh associates.
Labels: Aldeburgh, Benjamin Britten
Greer: Take your Golden Bull and stuff it
I won't hear a word against Germaine Greer. She may be batty, but she is magnificent.
In today's Guardian she tells the Plain English Campaign what it can do with its Golden Bull award. She rightly argues that the campaign is guilty of ignorance and crude anti-intellectualism.
A couple of thoughts on Trident
First, where did this new Liberal Democrat policy come from? As Linda Jack points out, it has been approved neither by the party's Federal Policy Committee nor by Conference.
The last I heard a working party was drawing up a new policy to bring to FPC. Someone suggested to me that it was not clear from its proceedings whether the party was more worried about the threat from international terrorism or the threat from the Daily Telegraph.
Second, the performance of the Conservative benches in the Commons today showed that the party has learnt nothing from its error over the Iraq war. They seemed outraged that the Liberal Democrats were disagreeing with a Labour government - a strange position for a Conservative to hold.
Deep down the Conservatives still believe that this government is insufficiently pro-American and that one day the people will turn to them as a result. Yet I suspect that the voters who are going to desert Labour next time because Tony Blair has not been close enough to George W. Bush form a very select group.
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A depressing and harrowing book
The Daily (Maybe) has been reading an encyclopedia of executions. He writes:
I don't believe I've ever read such a depressing and harrowing book.
Want to be depressed and harrowed too? Read his posting.
Tim Worstall's Britblog Roundup
No. 94 is now in place.
Labels: Britblog Roundup
Naked to the ballot box
The BBC website reveals (a couple of days after it was on the Today programme):
A relative of Labour icon Aneurin Bevan will fight his old seat as a Tory in next year's Welsh assembly election.
Great-great-nephew Thomas Goodhead, 24, an Oxford law student, will be Blaenau Gwent Conservative candidate in May.
Thinking woman's crumpet beaten in Canada
Bloomberg.com reports:
Stephane Dion, a former environment minister who entered politics a decade ago to fight separatism in his native province of Quebec, won the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race today.
Dion beat former Harvard University academic Michael Ignatieff, the race's front-runner throughout the nine-month campaign, on the fourth ballot.
Cameron: Back me and lose
Conservative leader David Cameron has told his party it must back his drive to modernise or face a fourth consecutive general election defeat.
Obviously, Cameron feels obliged to play down the difficulty of the task he faces in bringing the Conservatives back to power. If he is to become prime minister, it is overwhelmingly likely that it will take him two elections to get there.
The really hard thing for him will be to avoid being knifed by his party after he loses the first of those elections.
From pig to man, and from man to pig
Today's House Points from Liberal Democrat News.
Explosive questions
Adam Ingram, the defence minister, had to defend British forces’ use of cluster bombs last week. Martin Caton, the Labour MP for Gower, used an adjournment debate to call on the government to support international moves to ban the weapons.
You can see why. A cluster bomb contains anything up to 2000 bomblets, many of which fail to explode at the time and can maim and kill civilians years afterwards. People are still dying in Vietnam from bombs dropped by the Americans. In Kosovo unexploded bomblets have caused more deaths than landmines. As many as 70 per cent of the bomblets dropped by Israel on Lebanon may have failed to explode, and Hezbullah used them against civilian targets in Israel too.
Ingram began by complaining about something Willie Rennie had said at prime minister’s questions. Willie had claimed that Ingram “strongly advocated” the use of cluster bombs.
Given the enthusiasm with which Ingram went on to defend their use, it is hard to see what he was complaining about. Besides, I doubt that Lib Dem MPs had forgotten his performance at the first defence questions of this new parliament.
Then Tim Farron had asked why the government was refusing to support a ban. In reply Ingram has asked where it would end. Did Farron want British troops to have no weapons at all?
If that doesn’t win this year’s Most Stupid Reply by a Minister Award there will be a stewards’ inquiry.
Ingram is not the most attractive figure on the government front bench. Thinking of him, it is hard not to remember the end of Animal Farm. You will recall there was a terrible row when Napoleon and Mr Pilkington simultaneously played the ace of spades: “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
Both must have looked like Adam Ingram.
And beyond his porcine qualities, Ingram’s performance in Caton’s adjournment debate tells us something important about the way this government has lost the plot. Once Labour ministers were photographed on the beach at party conference, taking part in the campaign against land mines.
Today they are opposing the same pressure groups by defending the use of cluster bombs.
Labels: Willie Rennie
You're sure of a big surprise
There is no doubt about the story of the day in the Shropshire Star:
Storm over ’swearing’ toy
Bosses at a Shropshire toy-making factory have defended a talking teddy bear which a customer accused of swearing.
Supermarket giant Tesco pulled the bears from the shelves at one of its Midland megastores after a customer complained.
Tesco chiefs have been investigating the claim to ensure it was a one-off. But bosses at Telford-based Golden Bears are adamant the toy does not swear.
Not that everything to do with teddy bears in Shropshire this is week is so amusing. On Monday the Merrythought factory in Ironbridge - Britain's answer to Steiff - closed down.
Sarah Teather goes one better
I have been known to poke gentle fun at the tendency of Liberal Democrat education spokesmen to complain about "a two-tier service". (Try Wednesday, Monday, Sunday or Tuesday.)
Tonight I can reveal a worrying development: Sarah Teather has sighted the first three-tier service.
Church conversion
We all know that Britain is becoming a more secular society. Churches are being converted into nightclubs.
But not in Shropshire:
Nightclub converted into church
For some reason this reminds me of Cows - a situation comedy written by Eddie Izzard. The cows in question lived in a barn conversion. It used to be a cottage and they converted it into a barn.
Bad Sex in Fiction Award 2006
Iain Hollingshead has won the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award 2006 with his first novel Twenty Something.
Fisking Central has an extract.
White House aide "ashamed" at treatment of Blair
Powerful stuff on the front page of tomorrow's Times:
In a devastating verdict on Tony Blair’s decision to back war in Iraq and his “totally one-sided” relationship with President Bush, a senior US State Department official has said that Britain’s role as a bridge between America and Europe is now “disappearing before our eyes”.
Kendall Myers, a State Department analyst, disclosed that for all Britain’s attempts to influence US policy in recent years, “we typically ignore them and take no notice — it’s a sad business”.
He added that he felt “a little ashamed” at Mr Bush’s treatment of the Prime Minister, who had invested so much of his political capital in standing shoulder to shoulder with America after 9/11.
The story quotes Ming Campbell:
“These remarks reflect a real sense of distaste among thinking Americans for Mr Blair’s apparent slavish support for President Bush . . . The special relationship needs to be rebalanced, rethought and renewed.”
Look too for Denis MacShane making a fool of himself.
Arthur Marshall and Monty Python
There is nothing new under the sun, not least in comedy. I once had a letter published in the London Review of Books pointing out that Christopher Isherwood had exploited the comic potential of the name "Darling" long before the writers of Blackadder.
I thought I had discovered a similar example the other day. In his Whimpering in the Rhododendrons - a lighthearted social history of the English prep school - Arthur Marshall recalled that:
Another headmaster had a rich voice with a trace of a Yorkshire accent and was unable to pronounce the letter "r", the boys naturally looking keenly forward to the Passiontide lesson in Chapel, "... and Bawabbas was a wobber".
I wondered if the Monty Python people had read Marshall's book before writing The Life of Brian. Probably not, given that the film came out in 1979 and the book was published in 1982. So it is just a coincidence.
Another headmaster Marshall mentions was in the habit of beginning prayers with: "Dear Lord, doubtless Thou knowest that in the Daily Telegraph this morning..."
Who's the tosser now?
The Sun puts it nicely:
In the same month the Tories launched a website to try and teach us about debt problems, figures revealed today show the party owed £35million in unpaid loans.
The Conservatives have the biggest debt burden of a major political party, according to statastics released by the Electoral Commission, which is monitoring how many loans are paid.
It just goes to show that inside all of us lives a conniving, dirty little parasite, the tosser within. He wants you to spend, spend and keep spending until you’re in terrible debt.
Graham Roope
Graham Roope, the former England batsman and notable slip fielder, has died at the age of 60.
When I was young, he was one those batsman (Peter Parfitt, John Hampshire, Frank Hayes) who would regularly be picked for a couple of tests and then be dropped, only to reappear again a couple of series later.
A few years after that, Matthew Engel suggested that there were three rules for new selectors:
Never interrupt the Chairman of Selectors;
Don't have more than two glasses of port after dinner;
If in doubt, drop Randall.
Roope suffered from a similar attitude on the part of the selectors.
Cricinfo, as ever, has the best obituary. It records that he was batting at the other end when Geoff Boycott completed his 100th century during the Headlingley test in 1977. What it doesn't say (and the story in confirmed by the Craven Herald) is that he was also batting with John Edrich when the Surrey opener reached the same landmark that season.
Uncanny, wasn't it?
Labels: Matthew Engel
Save Our Waterways
As well as the Liberal Democrats' Canal Cuts Are Nuts campaign, there is a Save Our Waterways site. Both exist to protest against the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs's cuts in funding for the inland waterways.
The real political issue behind this, as I have argued before, is the way that money for "rural affairs" goes overwhelmingly to subsidise the farming interest, even though the rural economy takes in much more than just agriculture.
Labels: Canals
Narrow boat wars
Britain's canal users took to the water yesterday to protest about cuts in the funding of British Waterways. The navigation was blocked by boats in many places, including Foxton in Leicestershire and Market Drayton in Shropshire.
Chris Huhne and the Liberal Democrats have launched their own campaign on the subject: Canal Cuts Are Nuts.
Photograph borrowed from the Malcolm Saville Society site. (Well, I was on that walk.)
Labels: Canals, Foxton
Nick Clegg: Why we need a Freedom Bill
The Liberal Democrat shadow home secretary has an article on the eGov monitor site:
The current Labour government is addicted to legislating; this has led to the curtailment of freedoms, confusion in business and crisis in our public services. In less than a decade in power the Blair government has clocked up over 50 Home Office Bills and created more than three thousand new criminal offences. They have added over a hundred thousand new pages of legislation to the statue book; the equivalent of more than two hundred copies of ‘War and Peace.’
A cricket-loving cat
Matthew Turner points us to the Virtual Stoa and Chris Brooke's cat Enkidu.
Labels: Cats, Cricket
Who is helping Alan Johnson's campaign?
The Daily thinks it knows.
Labels: Alan Johnson
Labour disarray in Rochdale
Interesting news from a seat the Lib Dems won from Labour at the last election.
LabourHome reports:
Labour's parliamentary selection process in Rochdale is in disarray. The constituency party's general committee was due to draw up shortlist last Saturday (November 18). However, things came to a halt when the local party passed a motion of no confidence in the selection process.
Local members were unhappy about the number of people allowed on the shortlist. It had been understood this would consist of six names. However, regional Labour Party officials ruled that, as only two women had applied, there should be a shortlist of five: two women and three men.
Local members were concerned that the shortlist was deliberately being manipulated in order to exclude Afzal Khan, a Manchester councillor, who had received the highest number of nominations.
English footballers' nicknames
My theory is that the historic underachievement of the England football team is inextricably linked to the poor quality of our footballers’ nicknames.
So writes Duleep Allirajah on Spiked. Hear him out:
It’s just as well Ferenc Puskás defected to Spain rather than England, otherwise he’d have ended up being called Fezza.
David Cameron's great-great-great-great-great-granddad
As Britannia.com tells it:
William succeeded his brother, George IV, and was welcomed with open arms by the British public, who had grown weary of the excesses of the fourth George. William possessed an unassuming character, exemplary private life and disdain for pomp and ceremony. Court life became somewhat lackluster, adding to the generally low opinion that had formed concerning the monarchy. William did little to counteract such feelings, but never generated the embarrassment and scandal of his Hanoverian predecessors.
Information on Cameron's descent from the Sailor King here.
Tories are tossers says Vince Cable
Go, Vince, go:
"This new Conservatives web site is an insult to hard working people who through rising house prices, and pressure on family budgets have no alternative but to borrow.
"It is also an attack on almost all British students who are being forced into debt by top-up and tuition fees, as well as living costs.
"This is the kind of insensitive crass nonsense one might expect from a party led by rich young men, who have never had to balance a budget in their lives.
"To describe people in debt as tossers shows just how out of touch the Tory party still is.
"Given that the Conservatives themselves are in £26m of debt, and that the last Conservative Government were responsible for the highest level of repossessions on record, as well as plunging thousands of families into negative equity, maybe they should get their own house in order before criticising others.
Editor's note: David Cameron is the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of William IV (from the Scotsman via Recess Monkey).
Labels: Vince Cable
Assembled with spare parts from other politicians
It's Friday, so it must be time for my House Points column from Liberal Democrat News.
Centrist compulsion
Somehow the different parts of Ruth Kelly do not fit together. The deep voice and the urchin haircut. Her humble background and the expensive private schools she attended - Millfield’s prep school and Westminster. Her rapid rise to cabinet rank while having four children. She is a minister assembled with spare parts from other politicians.
An Australian heckler once called out to the England spinner: “Lend us your brain, Tufnell, I’m building an idiot.” On Monday, opening that day’s debate on the Queen’s speech. Kelly had been given the brain of the most uncritical Labour loyalist. She unfolded a tale of how, in 1997, the government had inherited a country mired in misery. Today, we are all basking on the sunlit uplands of prosperity and peerless public services.
Kelly’s portfolio - ‘Communities and local government’ - is also made up of parings from other ministers’ responsibilities. Which is why the ensuing discussion ranged so widely. Joan Ruddock talked about Palestine: Charles Hendry talked about young offenders. Andrew Smith was concerned about unitary local government and climate change: Elliot Morley was concerned about reusable nappies.
For the Liberal Democrats, Andrew Stunell called for a revival of local democracy: “Public participation in elections is at its lowest level ever. The scope for independence for local councils to meet the needs of their communities has been more restricted by this government than by any previous government.” Andrew’s remedies for this were to return the national business rate to the control of local councils and also the “huge sums of money being spent by quangos in each local authority area”.
Ruth Kelly’s approach was very different. Talking about the need to isolate Mulsim extremists, she said: “It is … important that we build up the government office network and work with local authorities.” This look forward to a growth in quangos - a shadow local government run from Whitehall. At best, elected local councillors would be offered the change to work with this government apparatus.
This urge to centralise should not be a surprise coming from New Labour. Last week, Beverley Hughes, the children's minister, suggested parents would be taught nursery rhymes by the new ‘national parenting academy’.
Unlike Ruth Kelly, Labour policy fits together only too well.
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Polly puts the Tories off
Not everyone in the Conservative Party wants to see its philosophy bought in from La Toynbee. British Politics has the quotes.
The sty's the limit
Norfolk MP Richard Bacon has called for pig farmers to get a bigger role in providing school meals.
Michael Moore biography
I have been sent a copy of Emily Schultz's biography of Michael Moore (the American film director not the Lib Dem MP).
If anyone is interested in reviewing it for Liberator, please drop me an e-mail.
Independent comment is free
In an unannounced move, the Independent seems to have made its comment articles freely available. In recent years you have had to pay to access most of them.
Thanks to Chicken Yoghurt.
How Conrad Black ate the Conservative Party
A good article by Geoffrey Wheatcroft in today's Guardian. He looks at the malign influence that Conrad Black, Barbara Amiel and their followers had on the British Conservative Party through their control of the Telegraph titles and the Spectator.
They used this control to push American-style neoconservative policies, yet as Wheatcroft says:
What always struck me was how dissonant such views must have seemed to ordinary English Tories. They aren't like that at all; not ideological, not fanatical, not even very pro-American or keen on the Iraq war. So David Cameron has noticed, even if the new owners and editors of the Telegraphs haven't.
He suggests that the fact that Black and many of his group were Canadian led them to try to be more American than the Americans. And he has particular fun with Mark Steyn.
Steyn is a good film critic, able to write intelligently about unintelligent films. But the fact that for several years his was the predominant voice on foreign affairs in the British Conservative press was simply bizarre. Wheatcroft says:
For some reason, Steyn no longer writes for the Telegraphs and Spectator as he used to, pronouncing from New Hampshire with enviable self-confidence on the affairs of Iraq or anywhere else.
Apart from predicting that George Bush would win the 2000 presidential election in a landslide, Steyn said at regular intervals that Osama bin Laden "will remain dead". Weeks after the invasion of Iraq he assured his readers that there would be "no widespread resentment at or resistance of the western military presence"; in December 2003 he wrote that "another six weeks of insurgency sounds about right, after which it will peter out"; and the following March he insisted that: "I don't think it's possible for anyone who looks at Iraq honestly to see it as anything other than a success story."
I also recommend Wheatcroft's book The Strange Death of Tory England.
Sandy Walkington to fight St Albans again
The Hertfordshire Advertiser reports:
More than two decades after he twice fought the St Albans Parliamentary seat for the Liberal Democrats, Sandy Walkington ... is hoping to make it third-time lucky.
Sandy was overwhelmingly selected as his party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the next General Election at a standing-room-only hustings meeting at Sandringham School Hall on Saturday.
He was the Liberal/SDP Alliance candidate for St Albans in 1983 and 1987, standing against Tory Peter Lilley on both occasions and polling more than 20,000 votes each time.
Sandy said this week: "I have always regarded winning St Albans for the Liberal Democrats as unfinished business. We know that we won the St Albans part of the constituency in 1983 when it was twinned with Harpenden.
"St Albans is now a three-way marginal at Parliamentary level but has a clear Liberal Democrat local government majority in terms of councillors elected and votes cast. My task is to convert that local government majority into a LibDem victory at the next general election."
Polly Toynbee in a nutshell
It's not surprising the government is outraged by some local campaigns.
For a critique of today's column see Factchecking Pollyanna.
Respect to Tim Worstall too.
The tallest MP ever
Last year I reported that, at 6' 7", Sir Louis Gluckstein was the tallest MP ever. He represented Nottingham East between 1931 and 1945.
It seems that the current Tory MP for Shrewsbury, Daniel Kawczynski, beats him by a short head.
Live blogging The Return of the King
I'm off to listen to The Westminster Hour, but it's not looking good. The orcs are winning a lot of line-out ball and the elves are making too many simple handling errors.
Now Frodo has been caught by a spider.
Next day. Damn! I wish I'd stayed up now.
Another guilty pleasure
Remember Q magazine's list of guilty pleasures? I posted my own list back in August and have just thought of another one:
Bright elusive butterfly of love - Val Doonican.
A village called Milton Keynes
Distinguished blogger Paul Linford believes that "until the 1970s Milton Keynes did not actually exist as a place".
Not so.
I refer the Hon. Gentleman to a posting on my anthology blog Serendib. In his Buckinghamshire Footpaths, published in 1949, J.H.B. Peel wrote:
In Broughton you turn rightward along a lane into Milton Keynes, as fine a small English village as you are likely to encounter in these parts, or, for that matter, in any other parts.
Milton Keynes is a homely place. Fields encroach upon the dusty by-lane, and brim over the scattered cottages. There is nothing here of the conventional beauty spot, for indeed no one seems to have heard of the place, save the handful of its inhabitants; and these think so well of it that they rarely leave it, and then only upon compulsion like Falstaff.
I have known and loved Milton Keynes since I was a boy, but at no time in my legion pilgrimages thither have I met a stranger.
Iain Dale is a brave man
You have to admire someone who dares meet Ron "Chopper" Harris and Anne Widdecombe in the same afternoon.
Brian Glanville adds: The presence of rugged defenders like Eddie McCreadie and Anne Widdecombe gave Chelsea players like Charlie Cooke and Alan Hudson the time and space to express themselves.
Liberator 314 published
Liberator 314 has been published and the magazine's website now carries some of the articles from it. These include Commentary and Radical Bulletin, as well as Lord Bonkers' Diary (which I posted here the other day).
This issue also includes an article by David Boyle, who reviews the three books of Liberal Democrat essays that appeared for the Brighton Conference: Community Politics Today, Liberalism - Something to Shout About and Britain After Blair.
I shall not quote all of it here, so let me quote one paragraph at random. Writing of Liberalism - Something to Shout About David says:
That said, it includes a chapter that, for me, beats all the others in any of the books: Jonathan Calder’s brilliant essay about policy towards children, in which he asks why it is that, the more children’s rights are asserted, the less rights children seem to have.
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"Read this or the corgi gets it"
My House Points column from yesterday's Liberal Democrat News. It's remarkable how far a corny pun can get you.
It’s the goat I feel sorry for. One minute it is leaping from rock to rock (or whatever it is that goats do); the next is has been slaughtered, skinned and had some appallingly right-wing policies inscribed on its hide.
For the Queen’s own copy of the Queen’s speech is traditionally written on goatskin. Some historians believe that this practice is where the phrase "nanny state" comes from.
Certainly, last year’s goat died largely in vain. The Tories have published research showing that half of the 30 bills she was made to announce last year ("Read this or the corgi gets it") have failed to make it into law. They have been scrapped, delayed, watered down or amended because they have turned out to be unworkable.
Should we hope that this year’s beast will turn out to have made a more worthwhile sacrifice? There were useful measures on pension reform and climate change in the speech, but it is hard to feel enthusiastic about many of the other measures it contained.
The overwhelming feeling is that we have been here before. As this was a New Labour speech, it promised more criminal justice legislation. Yet the government has reached the point where it is bringing in new laws to overturn its own ‘reforms’ of a few years ago.
As Ming Campbell said: "After nearly ten years in office the government and the Prime Minister are still chasing the same elusive goals and the same elusive headlines."
If there was a theme to the speech it was not the ‘security’ – lumping together international terrorists and unruly teenagers as though they are part of the same problem – we were promised beforehand. Instead its theme was ‘mistrust’ – mistrust of the British people.
We were promised a rush towards identity cards, an end to jury trials in some fraud cases and powers to detain mentally ill people who have committed no crime. Elsewhere there were hints that, if he becomes prime minister, Gordon Brown will again seek to bring in powers to detain terrorism suspects for up to 90 days.
Ming talked of "a rush from judgement towards legislation. The government suffers from a statutory addiction."
He was right. Hey Tony, leave them goats alone.
Paul Keetch to leave the Commons
Liberal Democrat Voice tells us that Paul Keetch is to stand down as MP for Hereford at the next election. As the site adds:
Keetch’s seat will be a prime target for ambitious PPCs - with a majority of just 962, Hereford is winnable next time, but needs a lot of attention. Paul Keetch has pledged to work closely with his successor.
As a service to those ambitious PPCs, here is a link to the Hereford tourism site and a picture of the catherdral.
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Why did Charles Kennedy miss the Queen's speech?
The Scotsman has the (wholly creditable) answer.
A short history of John Reid
Blood & Treasure reminds us of some of the less glorious incidents in Reid's political career.
There's nothing that has not appeared on this blog before, but we can't be reminded too often.
"Blair's policy is not new and is similar to President Bush's policy"
The Guardian sends out a weekly e-mail on politics called The Backbencher. You can subscribe via the paper's website.
The latest issue has a good story on the White House's comment on Tony Blair's recent comments on Iraq and the Middle East:
You thought Tony had suggested that engaging with Iran, Syria and the Middle East peace process might be the key to sorting out Iraq? How wrong you were.
The Backbencher always enjoys the White House's Setting the Record Straight feature, and this week it tackles the misreporting of the PM's speech on Monday. DC-based reporters claimed Tony had shifted his position. London-based ones said he wasn't proposing anything new and, if he was, certainly tried not to give that impression.
If you think those reports don't necessarily contradict each other, then you are wrong. Got that? Wrong. The line to take is this, and it's underlined for emphasis: "Prime Minister Blair's Policy Is Not New And Is Similar To President Bush's Policy."
More on the White House site.
The man who fought Edwina Currie and lived
Anders Hanson has more on his scoop from yesterday.
Disgruntled Radical
Welcome to another Liberally minded new blog: David Grace's Disgruntled Radical.
Beverley Hughes: Worse than the cure
On Sunday the Observer reported:
Many parents have lost confidence in how to bring up their children properly and feel inadequate, isolated and unsupported in coping with the pressures of modern family life, the government has warned.
Mothers and fathers often feel 'disempowered' as parents, and find it particularly difficult to enforce rules so their child does not misbehave, according to Beverley Hughes, the Minister for Children and Families.
In an interview with The Observer, Hughes voiced alarm that parents have much less faith than previous generations in their abilities to raise and guide their children, and wanted help to deal with their conduct.
I think there is a lot in what she says. The trouble is that the cure she proposes is quite likely to make things worse.
For the Observer report continues:
Hughes will announce plans tomorrow for a new National Academy for Parenting Practitioners to provide useful, reliable advice to parents and children's experts on what has been proven to work, which will start work in autumn 2007.
If you are told that an an activity needs a "national academy" is that likely to make you more or less confident of your own powers as someone without formal qualifications?
And there is something odd about the idea that the new academy will advise children's experts. Shouldn't it be the experts who are advising the state?
You don't have to be mad to write for The Times...
...but it certainly helps.
Matthew Turner points us to an article by Tim Hames from last month:
if the Americans opted to liberate Pluto tomorrow I would think to myself (i) that is a little odd, (ii) is it worth the effort when the place is not formally a planet anymore? and (iii) how can we ensure that there are seats in their spaceships for the Parachute Regiment?
Granny-bashing Labour councillor "fought with Edwina Currie"
As Anders Hanson demonstrates, Liberal Democrat blogs have all the best stories.
See you later, aggregator
Political Opinions brings together postings from British political blogs of all persuasions.
A bride too far
Yesterday's Sunday Times had an article on Elspeth (wife of Ming) Campbell's memories of her father Major-General Roy Urquhart.
As everyone knows by now, Urquhart was the character played by Sean Connery in the film A Bridge Too Far:
During the course of filming Urquhart got to know Connery and “because they both loved whisky and golf, they got on quite well”.
With apologies for the headline.
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For Remembrance Day
At a Calvary Near The Ancre
One ever hangs where shelled roads part.
In this war He too lost a limb,
But His disciples hide apart;
And now the Soldiers bear with Him.
Near Golgotha strolls many a priest,
And in their faces there is pride
That they were flesh-marked by the Beast
By whom the gentle Christ's denied.
The scribes on all the people shove
And bawl allegiance to the state,
But they who love the greater love
Lay down their life; they do not hate.
Thanks to Stephen Tall and Benjamin Britten for inspiration.
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BritBlog Roundup
Tim Worstall's latest selection is in place.
"Small minds in some grey zone of human experience"
My House Points column from yesterday's Liberal Democrat News.
In 1774 Edmund Burke (who was an Irish Whig and not the English Tory that most English Tories imagine) told his Bristol constituents that “Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” In other words, MPs and councillors should do what they think is right, not what they think will be popular.
I was reminded of Burke’s words by the artwork Another Place -- the sculptor Antony Gormley's collection of 100 cast iron statues on Crosby beach. There a local Conservative councillor and prospective parliamentary candidate was quoted as saying she thought the work “brilliant”, and then persuaded the council to have it uprooted.
If you think something is brilliant, shouldn’t you be campaigning for it rather than against it?
A more complicated example was to be found on Monday when Henry Bellingham opened a debate on firework nuisance. The Tory MP for North West Norfolk (he lost the seat to Labour in 1997 and won it back in 2001) began with extravagant praise for a constituent who had collected a petition calling for an outright ban on the sale of fireworks. She was “indefatigable, resolute, determined and passionate”.
Yet it turned out that, despite helping deliver the petition to Number 10, Bellingham did not agree with her. He spoke engagingly of the pleasure he had derived from a recent family firework display. His tenuous argument was that unless the House agreed to further restrictions on fireworks a total ban was inevitable.
That counts as trying to slip your judgment through unobserved in a conspicuous display of industry.
Still, it was not the silliest argument we have heard on fireworks lately. Barry Sheerman described bonfire night as a “cataclysmic disaster” for the environment. Not just a disaster, you note, but a cataclysmic one - the very worst sort.
Never mind that the press could find no expert opinion to support him: Sheerman’s views are perfectly in tune with our times. As Anthony Gormley said of the removal of his sculptures: “There is no logic to this other than small minds in some grey zone of human experience wanting to deny the unusual … This is another example of risk-resistant Britain.”
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Take me to your leader
The Shropshire Star tells us:
Britain is “wide open” to alien visitors and a department meant to look into UFO sightings has virtually “closed down”, a former Government expert warned today.
On the positive side, the report does mention Lembit Öpik once.
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On the Brighton buses
During the last Liberal Democrat Conference I commented on Brighton and Hove's delightful practice of naming its buses after prominent local residents.
I have now found a page that lists all the people who have been honoured in this way and provides links to short biographies of them.
Hours of fun.
Simon Hoggart was once known as "Helene Middleweek"
At least that is what he said yesterday:
They made a wonderful row. Lord McNally, leader of the Lib Dems, then the lord speaker with whom, under the name of Helene Middleweek, I was at university, which makes me feel very old.
Apologies for lack of posting
I am sorry for the lack of posting this week. My stepfather died on Wednesday afternoon aged 89 and I have been busy supporting my mother and doing grown-up things like informing relatives and registering his death.
I have a little time between appointments now, so let's see if I can post some of the flippant material for which this blog is noted.
Hunting on election day
Paul Walter is aghast that Dick Cheney has spent polling day hunting. "You couldn't make it up," he writes.
That is nothing.
Julian Critchley wrote in his memoirs A Bag of Boiled Sweets:
David James, who retired from Parliament as Member for Dorset North in 1979, was dotty. His reputation for eccentricity dated from 1964 when as Tory MP for Brighton, Kemptown, he lost his seat to Labour by seven votes. When, a few days after Alec Douglas-Home's defeat (and my own at Rochester), I went to Conservative Central Office to interview the then chairman of the party John Hare, I murmured some words of sympathy. We had, after all, just lost a general election after thirteen years in office.
"It's all that silly bugger David James's fault," cried Hare. "The fool spent most of the three-week campaign in Scotland looking for the Loch Ness Monster." Indeed, he had, and the tabloid press had been full of it. The papers claimed that every so often a cable would arrive from some godforsaken Scottish village addressed to the Kemptown Tory agent "Have almost found the Monster. Hope all goes well with the campaign."
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Graham Poll and Chelsea
The people at Stamford Bridge are convinced that Graham Poll is biased against them.
Of course he is. He only booked John Terry twice on Sunday yet he sent him off.
A Shropshire Star classic
Joy over compost accolade
Civic leaders in Newport are wriggling with delight after their cemetery worm farm won an international accolade.
Lord Liverpool: Goodness gracious me
Moonlight Over Essex has discovered that Lord Liverpool, the long-serving but little remembered 19th century Tory prime minister, had a grandmother who was part Indian.
The belief that Winston Churchill had American Indian ancestry, by contrast, does not appear well founded.
Britain's largest cave rediscovered
The BBC records another triumph for the East Midlands:
A cave believed to be the biggest in Britain has been unearthed in the Peak District in Derbyshire.
Titan is thought to be almost 460ft (140m) deep, as high as the London Eye, sculpted out of limestone by rain water over millions of years.
Local potholer and underground explorer Dave Nixon led the team that discovered it, near Castleton.
He began searching for it after reading an account by an obscure 18th century academic in a university library.
Startling new research on reading
From the BBC:
Struggling young readers make dramatic improvements when they are given tailored one-to-one coaching by expert teachers, research suggests.
Who would have thought it?
Lord Bonkers' latest diary
Liberator 314 is out, so it is time to reproduce the latest Lord Bonkers Diary.
The morning’s newspapers are full of reports that the authorities once feared that militant Suffragettes were plotting to assassinate Asquith. The first Lady Bonkers, I am proud to say, was a great supporter of ‘Votes for Women’ and never slow to take action to further her cause – an observer once remarked that had she thrown herself under the King’s horse, the beast would have been stopped in its tracks, if not shunted back several yards. She was also, it has to be admitted, a crack shot, able to bring down a passing widgeon with a single barrel, who would often borrow my gentleman’s collapsible travelling rifle range if she was staying in Town. Yet I have no hesitation in maintaining that she was never involved in any scheme to bump off the Prime Minister: the unfortunate injuries suffered by the Master of Elibank here at the Hall one winter’s morning were agreed by all impartial observers to be entirely his own fault.
To York to conduct some delicate negotiations with the Joseph Rowntree Trust. You may recall that during the recent Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton Sir Menzies Campbell (as his friends call him) announced the establishment of a fund to help women and other minority candidates, the first £200,000 of which was to be provided by the aforementioned charity. Ever anxious to do my bit on behalf of the fairer sex, I asked some of our lady candidates what the greatest problem they face is; the general view was that having to look after children is a fearful bind when there is a constituency newspaper to distribute to one's deliverers or an interview to be given to one‘s local radio station. I have therefore reserved a number of places at the Bonkers' Home for Well-Behaved Orphans for the sole use of the children of female Liberal Democrat candidates in target seats. I wish to emphasise what an attractive offer this is: Here at the Home we offer what may fairly be called "wrap-around" care - particularly since the new wall was erected. We have also taken on board today's concern about child obesity, as anyone who studies the diet we offer will see. The purpose of today's negotiations in York was to ensure that the £200,000 was paid directly to me: the last thing we wish to see is this fund wasted in paying for red tape and pen-pushers.
Should one worry at reports that North Korea has tested its first atomic bomb? I think not. It happens that I visited Pyongyang recently and am therefore able to reveal that the people in that unfortunate land are poor as church mice. From my observations it is simply unthinkable that they could afford all the uranium – or whatever the boffins at the Ministry put in the wretched things – needed to make an A bomb. Nevertheless, one should not underestimate the ingenuity that smaller nations can display when planning their own defence: here in Rutland we were making good progress with a weapon employing extra mature Stilton (though it was eventually ruled illegal under Article IV of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention). Some will ask what explains the seismograph activity detected in Korea at the time of the supposed explosion: has it not occurred to them that one million peasants dressed in identical boiler suits and all shouting “Bang!” at the same time will have a tolerably large effect?
My own breakfast television station has enjoyed a chequered history – and one time it had to be rescued by a glove puppet named Rutland Rat – but these days it is on a firm footing. Watching the news I am shocked by the scenes it portrays: people without shelter, without food or drink, without hope. Yes, the people queuing to get into the Conservative Conference - simple-minded folk who ask no more than a chance to call for the return of the birch or applaud Ian Smith's regime in Rhodesia - are in terrible straits. My duty is clear: I have the Bentley loaded with luncheon baskets and set off for Bournemouth. I arrive to find a shadow minister pleading with the doorman: “But don’t you know who I am?” The doorman ponders a moment and replies “No.”
I have given strict instructions that should that swarthy little Maradonna fellow turn up at the Home he should be shown the door - and quite possibly the rough end of an orchard doughty too. He has a record of using illicit substances and some of us have not yet forgiven a certain handball yet either. All in all, he is not a suitable person to be a parent, as these “children’s rights campaigners” one hears quoted everywhere would no doubt agree. Incidentally, it is pleasing that these campaigners are devoting their efforts to keeping children in orphanages: at one time they used to try to spring them.
Passing through Winchester I feel suddenly peckish and – “any port in a storm” and all that – enter a McDonald’s restaurant. The table service proves disappointingly slow, but I am able to attract the manager’s attention eventually. The minion he dispatches to take my order is strangely familiar and when he asks “Um large or um regular?” I am able to put a name to a face. “Rising Star!! I exclaim, “What the devil are you doing here?” “Examining career opportunities after I leave Parliament” he says in his best Westminster voice, before lapsing into broad Cherokee: “Rising Star find new job. Um squaw make heap big trouble.”
To St Asquith’s where, I am happy to report, after poor Kennedy’s recent “difficulties with the script,” the Reverend Hughes is word perfect. His reading is taken from one of the gospels and I think there is a lot in what it has to say.
I am informed that my negotiations with the Rowntree Trust have borne fruit to such an extent that that august institution has donated two million pounds to the Liberal Democrats - no doubt there is something about my share to be found in the small print. After our experience with Mr Michael Brown, I hope that the party will exercise due diligence and ensure that Rowntree’s is a bona fide company. No doubt there will be volunteers to test its products.
Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West 1906-10.
Gunpowder, treason and plot
Walking across Market Harborough last night, I was intrigued that the best firework display was that taking place at the town's Roman Catholic primary school.
The Commons needs a cat
Tim Worstall argues that "our civilisation is disappearing down the plughole, sucked into a vortex of our own gross stupidity".
His evidence?
The Commons is infested with mice. Fair enough, old, Victorian, building, a thousand or two people wandering around, lots of cafeterias and dining rooms, lots of people using take away trays to eat at their desks and so on: sure, there will be mice around. It's even rumoured that the mice have become immune to poison and the pest control people doubt that they'll be able to eradicate them.
Now, given the accumulated human wisdom that is our inheritance as a civilization, what would be a rational thing to do? Why, for example, does damn near every farm in the country have a few cats sunning themselves on the hay bales (and those that don't usually have a couple of terriers scurrying around the yards)? Yes, well done, we'll control the mice by bringing in a predator or two.
Can we do this in the Commons?
The work appears to have forced the mice out into the open. Requests for a House of Commons cat to do its traditional job of catching vermin have been rejected by the "authorities" on health and safety grounds.
You have to admit he has a point. Tim does not give a link to the news story he is quoting, but there is a short item on the subject here.
Islam and Liberalism
Theo "As I look out over this magnificent vista..." Butt-Philip has details of a John Stuart Mill Institute event being held at the National Liberal Club on 13 November.
Polly Toynbee is a snob
Here she is in today's Guardian, commenting on the IPPR report on British teens:
The number of badly behaved teens in Asbo-type trouble, drinking, taking drugs and having too-early sex mirrors the proportion born poor in their generation. As Nick Pearce, the IPPR director, says, this is all about class - again. There is no great mystery, no strange British pathology or innate savagery in our genes. These aimless, uncared-for young people are the price paid (mostly by them) for gross inequality of opportunity and reward.
Radical politics used to revolve around the belief that the poor are as good as the rich. In Toynbee's hands it has degenerated into the belief that the children of the poor - all of them - are a delinquent underclass. This is the crudest prejudice.
And Toynbee's answer? Inevitably, it is:
All schools should become "extended" 8am-to-6pm havens by 2010, offering breakfast, tea and after-school activities and activities that only the middle classes take for granted.
Why not take the children of the poor into care and have done with it? Clearly, the less time they spend with their parents the better.
House Points: The Iraq inquiry debate
My column from today's Liberal Democrat News.
When Tobruk fell to Rommel on 29 June 1942, two Conservative MPs tabled a motion of no confidence in the direction of the war. Churchill mounted a robust defence of his premiership and received the support of 475 members. Even so, there were 25 votes against him and 27 abstentions.
That is how the Commons behaved when Britain was fighting for survival. On Tuesday, by contrast, ministers repeatedly told the House that even holding an inquiry into the Iraq war would be a mistake. In the clunking words of Margaret Beckett, there was a danger of "sending the wrong signals at the wrong time".
To be fair, as football managers say, it was William Hague who made the point that Commons debates were held about military events at the height of the first and second world wars. “People didn't say we mustn't ever debate these things because it might encourage the Germans."
But let’s see what Hague was saying last time the Iraq war was debated in the Commons. This was on March 18 2003 and it took the country to war. In those days life was simpler: “there are powerful moral arguments on the side of military action”; “in some of the opposition to the government's stance there is a hint of appeasement”; “The prime minister has put before the house the right decision. He deserves the support of honourable members in all parts of the house.”
And Hague was not alone. There were saner voices from the Tory benches - Kenneth Clarke, John Gummer and Douglas Hogg all voted against the government - but his party was largely enthusiastic for the Iraq war.
Iain Duncan Smith (remember him? me neither) said: “I hope and believe that … the suffering of the Iraqi people will be short-lived.” John Maples said: “If we withdrew our support for the alliance at this late stage, we would destroy the credibility of our foreign policy for a generation.“ Boris Johnson appeared to be calling for Zimbabwe to be invaded too.
Above all, Charles Kennedy was barracked unmercifully because the Tory benches were outraged that he was opposing the government.
The moral, as I am sure William Hague would agree, is that people should remember their country’s history. But we Liberal Democrats remember 2003 as well as 1942.
Walberswick to Dunwich
Last summer I walked along the sea wall from Walberswick to Dunwich. I am glad that I did, because it may no longer be possible.
The washing away of sea defences on the Suffolk coast could have caused irreparable damage to a nature reserve that is home to one of Britain's rarest bird species, it was revealed today.
A combination of a surge tide and strong north-westerly winds destroyed a mile-long section of shingle and dune bank between Walberswick and Dunwich, north of Ipswich, yesterday.
It goes on to say that it is unlikely that the sea wall will be repaired because of the costs involved and the government's policy of "managed retreat" for vulnerable coastal stretches.
Dunwich is famous as the town that was lost to the sea, although ultimatley the changing course of the River Blyth had more to do with its decline than its eroding cliffs did.
Anyway, here is a plug for Bridge Nurseries and its tearoom and a picture of one of Dunwich's lost churches.
CCTV and the decline of public life
In my essay in Liberalism: Something to Shout About I wrote:
Then there is the depopulation of public space over the past 30 years. Semi-official figures like park-keepers and bus conductors have disappeared, largely out of a desire to save public money, and been replaced by technological alternatives. The result is a landscape less friendly to children - you try asking a CCTV camera for help if you have lost the bus fare home.
Inner Hippy has a post on the same theme, which takes the analysis further:
So what is the cost of saving all this money? An environment where people no longer feel protected by authority and where kids/hoodies/drunks/idiots are empowered to assume ownership of these public places - all because the boundaries have been removed. Cameras do not provide boundaries, they provide an intrusive and antagonistic presence that people do not respect or trust.
I am also reminded of a passage from Alexei Sayle's novel The Weeping Woman Hotel which I posted on Serendib:
those into whose charge fell the open spaces during the 1960s were having none of that old malarky - they couldn't quite explain to you how a bandstand could be oppressive of racial minorities while simultaneously putting down women, they just knew it somehow did.
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Who is Guido Fawkes?
Not the chap with the pointy beard and the barrels of gunpowder, but the distinguished political blogger.
Tim Worstall points us to a Wikipedia article that gives the answer.
Another curiosity
The Nottinghamshire oilfield that helped win the Second World War:
Right at the very time the U-boats were having their best successes in the North Atlantic, the Oil fields surrounding Dukes Wood were having their most successful year, thanks to a large part by the efforts of the Americans who came over to drill the extra 106 wells needed at this vital time.
Because these oil wells were situated largely within wooded areas they managed to keep the knowledge of this strategic target from the attentions of enemy aircraft.
Not only were Americans recruited for this war effort but Italian prisoners of war were also used. By 1945 almost 240 wells were being operated and production had totaled 400000 tons (about 3 million barrels).
Respect to Charles Kennedy
Charles's contribution to the Iraq inquiry debate yesterday deserves to be celebrated.
First, a personal note:
Let me put on the parliamentary record the genuine gratitude of myself and my family to colleagues on both sides of the House, in all parties, for the expressions of goodwill and support that we have enjoyed and much appreciated over the course of the past few months. I am particularly grateful to be contributing to this debate, on this of all issues, which probably consumed more of my time as leader of the Liberal Democrats than just about any other, short of fighting general election campaigns.
Then some acute political points:
I recall the role played by the Conservatives. I do not want in any way to shatter the convoluted consensus that the former leader of the Conservative party, who is now its foreign affairs spokesman, sought to fashion earlier, but we should remember the time when Conservative Members were shouting out things like “Charlie Chamberlain”—showing, I always felt, a paucity of knowledge of the history of their own parliamentary party—and failing to ask the pertinent questions about what became known as the dodgy dossier.
I can tell the House—as I had my briefing in No. 10 a few minutes later—that the Prime Minister was as taken aback as anyone when the then Leader of the Opposition, the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith), emerged from No. 10 Downing street and announced on its steps that war was now both inevitable and desirable, which was not even the official position of the Government at that point.
Non à Halloween
The BBC reports encouraging news from France:
Halloween is said to be dying in France after a short-lived bonanza, according to media reports.
It seems the festival, which came to prominence in the late 1990s, is in decline because it is perceived as "too American".
An association called No to Halloween - which was set up to combat the trend - has now wound down as a result of the festival's waning appeal.
It said Halloween was artificially inflated to serve commercial interests.
Norfolk Blogger does not like the new festival either. And I had my say last year:
good honest begging, involving some creative effort and hours of shivering on street corners, has gone. It has been replaced by a form of demanding money with menaces: Trick or Treat?
Curiosity of the Day
The result is in and (rustle, rustle) the winner is The Kinema in the Woods at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire.
When Mark Oaten nudged Edward Heath
There is a review of Greg Hurst's biography of Charles Kennedy on the Social Affairs Unit website. It includes a quotation from the book which reveals a hitherto unremarked service rendered to Kennedy by the member for Winchester:
Lib Dem MP Mark Oaten emerges as a Kennedy loyalist. This extended to an important role at Prime Minister's Question Time. Kennedy's performances were hesitant but his team:
became aware that the somnolent posture of Edward Heath beside him made the visual impression still worse. Each week thereafter Mark Oaten made a point of squeezing onto the bench next to Edward Heath and giving the former Prime Minister a vigorous nudge just before Charles Kennedy rose to speak.
Duncan Hannah
More on the painter of "Mystery at Nevill Holt" (or "Mystery at Bonkers Hall", as I think of it):
These days Duncan Hannah is known for his nostalgia-ridden figurative paintings that take their inspiration from 1930s England. But 25 years ago he had a brief career as an underground film actor, appearing in a series of black-and-white movies by Amos Poe that sought to transplant the Parisian cool of the early Nouvelle Vague to the heroin-infused punk-rock milieu of New York's Lower East Side.
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Home » Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout Hobbled by Public Distrust
Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout Hobbled by Public Distrust
by Lightlynews.com · On December 7, 2020 · In Europe/World
MOSCOW — Aleksei Zakharov, a Moscow economics professor, received the Russian coronavirus vaccine injected into his higher arm over the weekend.
Getting the shot was a straightforward resolution, he stated — not as a result of the Russian authorities stated it was secure, however as a result of scores of Russians have shared their expertise with it on social media.
“I belief the grass roots assortment of data way more, in fact, than what the state says, no less than earlier than the testing outcomes can be found and printed in a medical journal,” Mr. Zakharov, 44, stated in a phone interview Monday, already away from a gentle fever — a side-effect of the vaccine. “There’s no secure, no-risk choice right here. Either you get the vaccine otherwise you danger getting sick.”
Russia made its coronavirus vaccine obtainable totally free in latest days to academics, medical staff and social-service workers youthful than 61 in Moscow. But much more than within the West, a scarcity of belief is hobbling Russia’s rollout of a vaccine: the nation’s scientists could effectively have made nice strides in battling the pandemic, however many Russians are usually not able to consider it.
That mistrust looms giant as Russia races to roll out the vaccine whereas dealing with the fiercest onslaught of the pandemic but, with some 500 deaths per day.
The authorities, partly, has itself in charge. President Vladimir V. Putin proclaimed in August that Russia had turn out to be the primary nation on the earth to approve a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, to nice fanfare within the state media, though it had not been examined in a large-scale medical trial. Mr. Putin stated the vaccine labored “successfully sufficient,” given the well being emergency, however critics charged that he was dangerously short-circuiting the lengthy established course of for creating secure vaccines.
Russia made its coronavirus vaccine obtainable to most of the people, with academics, medical staff and social-service workers youthful than 61 in Moscow invited to obtain pictures totally free at native clinics.Credit…Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
In analysis afterward, an unbiased polling institute, the Levada Center, discovered that the first-in-the-world bombast could have solely deepened Russians’ suspicions: in October, 59 p.c of respondents stated they might not get a coronavirus vaccine, even when it was voluntary and freed from cost.
Denis Volkov, Levada’s deputy director, stated the everyday response on the matter in focus teams was: “On the one hand, we’re pleased that we’re first. But we received’t get it ourselves — let it undergo the trials.”
“I’m not planning on getting vaccinated as a result of half the individuals say it’s not a very good thought,” Valery Patrin, a 21-year-old jazz orchestra musician, stated in an interview in Moscow on Monday. “There’s no approach the vaccine will probably be examined usually.”
Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition chief now recuperating in Germany from a nerve-agent assault, himself voiced doubts in regards to the security of the vaccine on Saturday, calling on high authorities officers to get vaccinated themselves “beneath the attention of medical doctors and journalists.” While many members of the Russian elite — from high enterprise executives and governors, to the editor of the Kremlin’s RT tv community — have stated they’ve already gotten the vaccine, Mr. Putin himself has not, although he says his daughter has.
The Russian authorities entity that makes the vaccine now being distributed says its product is 95 p.c efficient, however outdoors specialists are skeptical of these claims. The title of the vaccine, Sputnik V, suggests the Kremlin views the vaccine as a part of its competitors with the West: Sputnik was the primary satellite tv for pc launched by the Soviet Union, in 1957, a excessive level for Moscow throughout the Cold War.
“Our Sputnik V is unpretentious and dependable, just like the Kalashnikov rifle,” the state tv host Dmitri Kiselyov stated on his present final month, describing the Russian vaccine as superior to the one codeveloped by the American firm Pfizer.
A vial of the Sputnik V vaccine throughout a medical trial in September.Credit…Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
At a state-run neighborhood clinic within the neighborhood of Golyanovo, on the outskirts of Moscow, on Monday morning, a gradual stream of people that had beforehand signed up for a time slot on-line introduced identification and paperwork displaying they labored in training, medication or social providers. Clinic workers checked sufferers’ medical data for points like allergic reactions or having obtained a distinct vaccine within the final 30 days, then carried out a fast checkup.
“I consider that earlier than referring my sufferers, I have to be a pioneer,” a 38-year-old doctor, Lyudmila Soboleva, stated as she waited for her shot. “I must get vaccinated myself.”
A nurses eliminated a vial of the vaccine, containing 5 doses, from a particular freezer displaying a temperature of -36 levels Fahrenheit, and waited for it to thaw. Along with the half-milliliter shot of adenovirus-based vaccine, the sufferers obtained a stamped immunization certificates and a pamphlet explaining that nausea and fatigue have been regular unintended effects.
Before leaving, they signed as much as come again for a booster shot in three weeks.
“We have one feeling: satisfaction,” stated Maria V. Sokolova, the clinic’s head physician. “After all, we have been the primary to develop a vaccine, and now we’re the primary on the earth to start vaccinations.”
Indeed, Russia is pushing forward with its vaccination approval and administration one step sooner than Western international locations, although the rollout has been hobbled by manufacturing challenges. On Wednesday, the nation’s well being minister, Mikhail Murashko, stated that greater than 100,000 individuals had already been vaccinated with Sputnik V, together with members of the army.
Partly as a result of the Kremlin has so brazenly rushed its vaccine into use, 59 p.c of Russians say they won’t take it.Credit…Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
But that may be a fraction of the nation’s inhabitants of 140 million. If Russia’s vaccination effort is to succeed, it seems doubtless that it’s going to rely on constructive phrase of mouth. Over the summer time, the polling agency Ipsos discovered Russians to be extra skeptical of a coronavirus vaccine than the general public anyplace else within the 27 international locations polled.
Only 27 p.c of Russians belief the official information on the coronavirus, in response to Levada. Of those that don’t, about half consider the numbers are too excessive, and half consider the numbers are too low. The mistrust, Levada’s Mr. Volkov stated, is consistent with Russians’ general disenchantment with Mr. Putin after years of financial stagnation.
“There is a disbelief in official data, by default,” Mr. Volkov stated.
And but, there are additionally many critics of Mr. Putin who nonetheless see Russian-made vaccines — three are in Phase three trials — as their nation’s finest path out of the pandemic. Some Russians taking part within the trials have been sharing their antibody-test outcomes and unintended effects in teams on Facebook and the Telegram messaging app.
The volunteers’ common conclusion: the Sputnik V vaccine does seem to coax the physique to provide Covid-19 antibodies, largely with out severe unintended effects. The organizer of 1 Facebook group of trial volunteers, Vera Smirnova, stated she usually criticized the federal government herself however was dissatisfied that many Russian liberals reflexively rejected the vaccine due to its affiliation with the Kremlin.
“It makes me very unhappy. The worth of this will probably be human lives,” stated Ms. Smirnova, who’s 42 and works as a college teacher in Moscow. “I feel this can be a second through which, maybe, we have to attempt to belief the authorities, as a result of within the coming months we received’t have another choice.”
Oleg Matsnev, Ivan Nechepurenko and Sophia Kishkovsky contributed reporting.
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The Mildenhall Treasure
(thing) by Scriblerus Tue Nov 19 2002 at 18:59:18
Or: Better Treasure than a Book. Better Book than a Movie.
Roald Dahl fans may recognize this title either on its own or as part of the collection in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. One of my childhood favorites, I didn't realize until many years later that the story is based heavily on the accounts of those involved in the actual 1942 discovery of this very real treasure, now housed in the British Museum.
And there is no movie. Yet.
The Mildenhall Treasure appropriately takes its name from the town of Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, a county perched precariously between Cambridge and the sea. One has one's choice of neighbors.
The town is currently better known for the RAF Mildenhall air base--one of the United States Air Force's largest installations in the United Kingdom--and the Mildenhall Air Show, a military dog-and-pony affair annually displaying to the civilian population of England what can be seen by civilian populations elsewhere every day, for free.
Romani Ite Domum!
1700 years ago, however, the area was (tentatively) controlled by another empire, one that had rather exquisite taste in roadways and aqueducts but was nonetheless largely unappreciated by the Anglo-Saxon inhabitants.
In the 4th Century, much of England was in fact Roman Britain, an Imperial outpost where centurion troops and ambitious holiday-makers alike could set up villa and get down to some serious partying. Scores of trinkets left behind by rich and poor have been recovered, dug out of gardens and farms--but one family in particular hosted what must have been a very fine dinner after which no one bothered to clean up. In fact, they probably buried the stuff when their party was crashed by the locals, who by this time in history were making many a pass at the gate.
The Motherus Lodus
Partial contents of the Mildenhall Treasure:
Flanged silver bowl with lid; made in Gaul. Lid made separately later. 23cm diameter.
Flanged silver bowl; late Roman. 30cm diameter.
Large fluted silver bowl, 40.8cm diameter.
Medium silver platter; "belonging to Eutherios" etched on underside. 18.5cm diameter.
Medium silver platter; "belonging to Eutherios" etched on underside. 18.8cm diamter.
Ladles, several, assorted; silver, Dolphin handled. Approximately 15.2cm long.
Three silver spoons; likely a set with the fluted bowl.
Three silver spoons; marked with Greek chi and rho, alpha and omega. Only overt Christian markings in the treasure.
Two silver spoons; marked with names Papittedo and Pascentia and 'vivas'.
Large silver dish; niello/silver sulphide engravings. 55.6cm diamter.
The Great Dish, or Oceanus Dish; highly engraved with Bacchic imagery. 60.5cm diameter. 8256 grams.
That last, to the Americans among you, is about two feet in diameter--eigteen pounds of silver. Enough to keep you in fillings and free of werewolves for many, many years.
All in all, the Mildenhall treasure contains 34 separate pieces of Roman finery. It can be seen, along with most of Greek and Egyptian history, in the British Museum, and is the largest cache of Roman art history discovered on British soil.
Finders Keepers?
That's complicated. I don't want to ruin Dahl's story for you, but Britain had and has rules about this sort of thing: Treasure Trove. It's Common Law, so no definitive written version exists, or did in the 1940s.
Stated briefly, and thoroughly oversimplified--Treasure Trove is limited to objects of precious metal buried with intention of recovery and of which the owner cannot be traced. If you're lucky enough to stub your toe on something you think could be valuable, have to report it to the coroner, who may make a Treasure inquest. If the inquest calls 'Treasure Trove!' the haul reverts to the Crown (see Gritchka's wu under Treasure Trove for the latest manifestation of the law).
But the finder gets rewarded, according to a valuation done by 'reliable' sources, of which the British Museum is one. The Finder, I say. Not the landowner. The landowner has no right to monetary compensation whatsoever, even if the Finder was trespassing, poaching, or just skipping merrily along holding a lottery ticket he no longer needs.
Which is why Mr. Rolfe, the owner of the land under which the Mildenhall Treasure was discovered, didn't get a brass farthing. But that's the simple part.
So here's why you want to write your laws all down, should you ever become King or Queen of anything important.
So You Say You Hate Your Boss?
Mr. Rolfe hires Mr. Ford to plow his fields. Mr. Ford is too busy to do this, so he in turn hires Mr. Butcher. No doubt you already see where this is going.
Mr. Butcher--not a rich man, nor well versed in law, unfortunately--is plowing away, about ten inches deep, when the peg attaching tractor to plow snaps. Investigating, he discovers the tip of a very profitable iceberg. But he can't dig it out on his own, and so goes to his immediate employer for help. Ford returns with him and together they dig up the lot.
But Ford knows the law, and knows just as well it wasn't his eye that spotted the stuff first. So he manages to convince Butcher that the stuff is all made from pewter--common enough in England, and worth about as much to the Crown as Wallis Simpson. Ford takes the stuff home, polishes it up, and leaves it in a drawer for three years, waiting, one presumes, to move it safely.
Top Tip, Metal Detectors--silver oxidizes to a nice green/black crust. Pewter doesn't.
CUT TO: Four years later, 1946. The war's over. The Germans lost. Butcher ain't gettin' any richer. And Ford is still shining up his spoons at home.
And then he gets a visit from a Dr. Fawcett, who, nosy parker, spots a spoon left out in open view and starts asking questions. In short order, the millicents are on the case and claims are being made.
Given the amount of time gone by, and other mitigating factors, the government decided to chuck Ford and Butcher a thousand pounds each. So Butcher rather got the short-end there, as had Ford not suckered him he would have been entitled to 100% of the value--
Between 500,000 and a million pounds.
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MANGA.TOKYO > Event Coverage > Events > Tokyo Game Show 2019 Event Report
Tokyo Game Show 2019 Event Report
Tokyo Game Show 2019 (TGS2019) is the biggest gaming event in Japan and took place this year at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from 12-15 September. 260,000 visitors attended within these four days and got to experience the next generation of gaming with new announcements, pre-release game tests and attending other exclusive events by creators.
The showcasing of the worldwide development of 5G was one of the most exciting attractions this year. With 5G, communication will be taken to a new level as standards are risen for high-speed, high-volume data transfers. Fighting games in particular will benefit from this new technology, as mobile phones were previously incapable of transferring the required data in real-time. With 5G it will be possible to fully enjoy such games on a mobile device. At the docomo booth at TGS2019, visitors were able to try out games such as Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 on mobile phones and experience battles without any lag thanks to 5G. Although the main focus seems to be simple fighting games that anybody can play, there will surely be new games developed that wouldn’t be possible without 5G.
Enthusiastic fans look upon the games with a critical eye
Perhaps the game attracting the most interest at the venue was Death Stranding (Sony Interactive Entertainment), which has been shrouded in mystery since its announcement 3 years ago. It is the newest work by video game director Hideo Kojima, who is well-known for Metal Gear. It will be released on 8 November 2019, but visitors were able to try it out at the event.
Players around the world complete the mission as Sam
One of the highlights was the movie-like video by director Kojima
Director Kojima also appeared on stage to talk about the game and introduced it as a ‘Social Stranding’ game. The player enters the story as the character Sam Porter Bridges and embarks on an adventure with a mysterious baby in a world where humans have been isolated and separated from each other by something called Death Stranding.
All players are Sam. However each Sam is from a different world.
The goal of the mission is to deliver something, but the goal is far away
One of the unique points of the game is that items, hints and ‘likes’ left by other players are important to your playthrough. Similar to Metal Gear, there will also be exciting action gameplay where you are expected to sneak up on enemies without being noticed.
Another game to look out for is Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix), which will be released in March 2020, as well as Dragonball Z Kakarot (Bandai Namco).
Dragonball Z Kakarot (Bandai Namco) is an action RPG that lets you experience the world of Dragonball as Son Goku (Kakarot)
The Final Fantasy VII photo spot was very popular
Each booth was showing videos of their newest games on big screens. Most of the videos had been edited into compilations showing various highlights of each game, all of them very high quality. Among these, perhaps the most unique was made by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The video itself had already been released on YouTube back in July, ahead of TGS. It is titled PlayStation®4 Lineup Music Video Yume no Naka e ft. Suis from Yorushika’.
Although there are 12 completely different games appearing in the video, they are all cleverly linked together through the animation. These games will be the highlight of the summer and are weaved in expertly with original animation, so any anime fans out there should definitely give it a watch. The music video features exciting clips of upcoming PS4 games and animation produced by Masanobu Hiraoka, who worked on the ending sequence for Little Witch Academia. The song ‘Yume no Naka e’ is based on the 1973 song of the same name by Japanese singer Yosui Inoue, which was daringly arranged by Asahi from Necry Talkie (also known as vocaloid producer Ishifuro) with vocals by suis from Yorushika. The movie can currently be viewed on YouTube.
There were also many creators from overseas showing off their works. China, South Korea, Malaysia, Germany were just a few of the nations who had game creators at the venue charming the visitors with works that had an international flavor.
As we are talking about TGS, what is a game convention without cosplay? On the night of the 14th there was a special cosplay event called Cosplay Night.
The stage of Cosplay Night.
Picture spots were also available outside during the day.
TGS2019 also hosted an e-sports tournament which decided the Japanese representative for ‘eFootball Winning Eleven 2020’. While e-sports are well-established around the world, they are still yet to properly come to prominence in Japan, so a special event was held including this tournament and other e-sports matches. These events are sure to have raised interest in Japanese e-sports.
The Puzzle Dragon battle of the e-sports exhibition match
The next Tokyo Game Show will be held from 24-27 September 2020, once again at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.
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Color-your-own Electoral College map
Phillip Torrone
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By Phillip Torrone
@adafruit
November 2, 2008, 7:47 pm PST
Elizabeth writes in –
When I was a kid, I remember using crayons on a map as the election returns came in, as we tallied the votes for each state. I wanted to do that again this year, so I mashed together a map and put it on flickr to share with my friends.
I put this together from a free map found at http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html, and the number of electoral votes for each state. You can watch the presidential election returns and keep track as they come in, or you can start coloring ahead of time as you imagine different scenarios.
The number of electoral college votes for each state is based on population figures from the 2000 census. There are 538 votes total. A majority of 270 is needed to win.
Full sized image here…
2012 Electoral College Map
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Makers, Drones, and the Future of South Africa’s Imperiled Rhinos
Justin Leto
Justin is the Founder and first CFO of Nova Labs, a nonprofit makerspace and community innovation lab located in Reston, VA. He can be reached at leto.justin [at] gmail [dot] com and on twitter @letojj.
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By Justin Leto
November 15, 2013, 5:28 am PST
This is the first in a series of posts reporting on the Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge fact-finding mission to South Africa.
Can the makers, students, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs of the world build a drone that could aid the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa?
Can they do it for under $3,000?
Like any great challenge, extreme constraints often lead to opportunities for innovation. That’s exactly what the Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge hopes to achieve. Fifty seven fearless teams from 14 countries have already signed up to compete and more are expected to follow (Registration is still open. Design concepts are due by Jan. 31, 2014).
As the Guardian reported last month, rhino poaching has hit a new record in South Africa:
If the trend continues at its current pace, more than 1,000 rhinos could be killed in 2014, putting the species on the brink of a population decline that the ministry has said could lead to the end of wild rhinos in about a decade.
Complicating matters is the sheer vastness of Kruger National Park, where most of the killings are taking place. UAVs could help rangers monitor a much larger area, but many available UAV solutions are either too expensive or not optimized for the mission.
Team DIYElectronics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal put it this way:
We believe the use of open source software combined with highly configurable open source hardware is the solution to Wildlife Conservation UAVs, cutting costs and saving Rhinos.
Over the next 10 days I’ll be traveling with other members of the Wildlife Conservation leadership team on a fact-finding mission to South Africa. Here’s a preview of what I’ll be reporting on:
We’ve been granted special access to the park and its officials as part of our visit. One of our goals is to be the eyes and ears for teams. We’ll be surveying the terrain and interviewing rangers and security professionals to elicit their specific requirements so teams can incorporate them in their designs. We also expect to see some wildlife!
Programming Note: DIYDRONES Christiaan van Vollenstee will interview the wcUAVc leadership team via Vodcast from Kruger National Park on Nov. 20 at 6pm South African Time. To join the show please add diydronestv@gmail.com to your google circle.
Demo Flights of UAVs
We’ll be viewing numerous demo flights of various UAV designs both in Kruger Park and at other locations around South Africa.
Hackerspace Visit
I’ll be visiting House4Hack, a hackerspace in Pretoria. Members have formed a team to compete in the challenge. I’ll tour the space, talk to members about the competition’s design challenges and check out some of the projects they are working on.
About Your Blogger
Me, outside Nova Labs. (Members can be seen doing some woodworking in the reflection).
You may be wondering how I came to be involved with the UAV challenge. I credit the primary organizers who approached me due to my work at Nova Labs, a nonprofit makerspace in Northern Virginia. Organizers saw the potential role that the maker movement and open source hardware has in crowdsourcing low-cost, innovative solutions to the world’s biggest problems. I’m excited to have this opportunity and will be enthusiastically promoting the challenge and the efforts of makers around the world.
About Nova Labs
Since our founding 2 years ago, we have quadrupled our membership, doubled in size and are looking to expand to 10,000 sq ft. We support a community of over 1,000 makers and offer an array of equipment and programming, including STEM programming for kids. To see some of the projects we’ve been working on, visit our website and our Flickr Stream.
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It’s nothing new for albums to premiere online before hitting record stores (do those still exist?), but the debut of U2’s album on MySpace Music marks a big moment for the service. The latest release from arguably the biggest band in the world, the ...
Pop Music 2008: MySpace Weighs in With Its Own Very Different List
Earlier this month, both iTunes and Last.fm revealed their most popular artists, songs, and albums from 2008. Today, MySpace has followed suit with a list of its own – The Top 8’s of ’08 - revealing yet more differences in the type of music that user...
Since Twitter Won’t Sell, Who Should Facebook Buy?
The hot rumor today is that Facebook and Twitter held “several weeks of serious talks” about an acquisition recently, which have since come to an end after the two were unable to reach an agreeable price for the microblogging service. Alas, there are...
What's Your Favorite Music Site?
This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services. Based on the developments of the past year, the future of music may very well be free. The record labels are suddenly willing to work with...
MySpace Signs Deal With Indie Label IODA
Written by Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins
MySpace Music just sent over an announcement that they've signed a deal with IODA, an indie music label. The partnership promises to add over "one million new songs into MySpace Music's growing indie catalogue." The IODA roster includes thousands of ...
Facebook is So Launching a Digital Music Service
The long-standing rumor that Facebook will launch its own digital music service is back in the news today. According to The New York Post, the social network is in talks with a number of existing players in the online music space regarding what the p...
MySpace Karaoke's New Video Feature Lets You Lock Eyes With Your Listeners
Written by Paul Glazowski
Earlier today we noted the arrival of The Karaoke Channel Online in the sing-along ventures market. Interesting enough, MySpace Karaoke too is pushing its name out into the news cloud to mark the debut of video support as well as a redesign, a new re...
Discover New Music through Sound Analysis With Mufin (20 Invites)
Up until now, discovering new music online has been mostly either a social experience through services like iLike and Last.fm, or a function of the wisdom of the crowd determining “most popular tracks” on big music stores like iTunes and Amazon. Toda...
More Free Music: Teen Social Network Kiwibox to Get Universal’s Catalog
The future of music may very well be free; at least on social networking sites that can sell targeted ads against it. The latest site to get in on the growing trend is Kiwibox, who is announcing a deal this morning with Universal Music Group to strea...
Imeem Retools as MySpace Music Looms
As the first website to offer free, full-track streaming music from all four major record labels, Imeem has quietly been able to grow into one of the most trafficked social networking sites, with nearly 28 million (self-reported) visitors per month. ...
Why the New MySpace Music is So Damned Disappointing
I’ve mulled the idea of writing this opinion for several days now. Mostly because I've wanted to give this one decent try before crying foul. But I’ve demurred enough. There’s no getting around it. MySpace Music is really, really bad. First, some kud...
MySpace Music: It’s All About the Activity Stream
MySpace Music launches officially this evening, featuring an enormous collection of free streaming music from all four of the major record labels (EMI apparently signed on at the last minute) and several intriguing features for music discovery and mo...
MySpace Launches a Self-Service Ad Solution; MySpace Music Can't Be Far Behind
MySpace appears to have soft launched their self-service advertising platform this evening. First spotted by Nick O’Neill over at SocialTimes, the platform would appear to be targeted at MySpace’s large musician community, offering them options for t...
MySpace Music Sounds Like Advertiser Heaven
As we noted last Friday, MySpace Music will be stepping up its content offerings substantially later this month, with partnerships made between itself and the major record studios Sony BMG, Universal and Warner going further than an ordinary “commerc...
PaidInterviews Gives Signing Bonuses for a Job Well Done
Written by Kristen Nicole
A lot of companies want to make the job search process as easy and streamlined as possible, and that includes newcomer PaidInterviews, which debuts at DEMOfall 08 today. Combining automated match-making with a monetary incentive for job seekers, Paid...
HeyCosmo Virtual Personal Assistant Makes Phone Calls to Schedule Your Life
When I dream of the day when I can afford a personal assistant, I imagine passing off all the tasks I hate spending time on, like making phone calls. While there are a handful of emerging personal assistant services like PageOnce leveraging the Web's...
Circos Relaunched: Search for Food and Bed Via Consumer Reviews
If you’re in search for two things of major importance each day, they undoubtedly are 1) food, and 2) a roof. Which is why a search engine by the name of Circos, which we spotlighted briefly back in January and has just been re-launched, is so compel...
Virtually There: Three Exciting New Features for There.com
Written by Doriano "Paisano" Carta
There.com has long existed under the massive shadow of its more successful competitor, Second Life. Well, they've decided to shake things up a bit and give the Goliath of 3D virtual worlds a run for the money by announcing three new features: Faceboo...
Splashtop's Answer to Dell: 15 Million and More Deals with HP, ASUS
Just last week we heard of Dell's upcoming Latitude On feature, which allows you to immediately access certain applications on your computer upon opening your notebook, effectively bypassing the Windows boot up process. Powered by Intel, this Latitud...
Garmin GPS Gets Social with Buddy Beacon Integration
uLocate, the location-based application provider, has teamed up with Garmin to push its Buddy Beacon feature that allows you to find your nearby friends. It works in reverse, too - your friends can find you as well. This was all built on WHERE's Budd...
Simplified Media Consumption Service Regator Launches Public Beta
Regator, the feed reader and blog search engine that has been in private beta for about a month now, is launching its public beta, which a lot of people can be happy about. Mashable's Paul Glazowski sang Regator's praises with his review of its priva...
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Gov nominates two to Superior Court
By: Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff June 7, 2012
Gov. Deval L. Patrick has announced the nomination of Boston attorneys Heidi E. Brieger and Paul D. Wilson to the Superior Court bench. Brieger joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 1992 and has served as chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit since 2007. She began her legal career in 1986 as a ...
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Extensive Guide on Creating a Persuasive Landing Page [Free eBook]
By: Jim Harding July 25, 2019
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Ask any marketing specialist and he will tell you that the rst crucial step that you need to take when establishing a professional online presence is developing a web page. But if your goal is to generate leads, conversions and sales, then a killer landing page is your best choice.
Unlike other web resources that you can come across on the contemporary web, landing pages are built with the primary goal to engage the users and drive them towards conversions by making them take speci c actions. What kind of actions do we mean here? Well, this may be a subscription to your company’s newsletter, a visit to the of cial web page, purchase, lling in an online form, and so on and so forth. Unlike a fully-featured website, a landing page is a single page that has the main objective of getting the users click through to your main goal.
When it comes to the content that a landing page will include, one needs to keep in mind that every word that you share should serve to conveying one message. All texts should be focused on promoting the bene ts of one speci c product or service. It should stick to explaining the values that people can draw from this speci c solution.
The design of a good landing page is focused on supporting the main objective. The simpler and clearer a landing page is designed, the easier to scan through and comprehend the message it is for your audience. A good landing page design shouldn’t compete for the users’ attention. On the contrary, it should be built in a way that draws attention to the most meaningful areas unintentionally.
The ultimate goal that landing pages pursue is making people click. So, both texts that you share and the design of the page should re ect this. What are other elements that we need to take into account when working on the design of a landing page? What tricks should we consider when creating a persuasive copy? Keep reading further to nd it out.
In the modern age, you do not need to be a design or coding pro to get started with a landing page. You can simply choose any of the pre-designed solutions and upload it with your own written and visual content. No matter if you work with a ready-made design or build a landing page from scratch, make sure that you follow these simple rules.
• De ne the primary goal. What do you want the landing page to achieve? Keep stick to it and do not confuse your visitors by going in different directions.
• Make a clear statement of the value and bene ts that people can draw from your offer. Let’s consider the following example of EOS landing page. As you reach it, you see a clear statement in the header and a list of bene ts that you can draw from a speci c solution below.
The message is clear. By choosing the software, you will be able to build impressive landing pages for a mobile app hassle-free while simply making use of a number of pre-designed layouts and modes.
• Be useful. A persuasive landing page should connect with the users’ wants and
fears. In order to bene t from this tip, you need to know your target audience, their needs and desires. Because of focusing on the needs of their users, Carelogger managed to increase their conversion rate by 31%.
• Don’t try to sound too clever. The simpler you express your thoughts, the easier it is for your audience to get the message. This is exactly what Mailchimp does perfectly well.
• Add a sense of urgency to CTAs. Ask people to act NOW while providing them with a speci c deadline.
• Add several CTA buttons to one page. You never know when a person who has reached your landing page receives enough information to take an action. That’s why, it
is recommenced to add 2 CTA buttons at least. May one be somewhere at the top of the page, right next to the area where you highlight your main objective. The second one can be placed somewhere at the bottom of the page, inviting the audience to take an action after looking through the entire copy.
• Use the power of visuals. We all know that a picture is worth a thousand words. People are more captivated with visuals than pure texts. So, accompanying your texts with images will help you better deliver the objective to the audience. What kind of visuals should one opt for? Well, everything depends from the business niche. A rule of thumb that we should always keep in mind is accompanying texts with images that are related to the topic that you are talking about. Custom illustrations will get the job done ideally. That’s the technique applied to the following design.
• Use videos. Will you prefer watching a video rather than reading a copy? I bet a video will be your choice! Let your visitors do the same while adding a short video
clip demonstrating the things that you talk about on the landing page. People are
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As soon as you have worked out the design and uploaded the landing page with texts, it’s high time to think about the ways to make it work and engage the audience. In order to make people talk, you need to drive traf c to the page. How? Here are a few effective tips to consider.
• Send the landing page as an email campaign to subscribers. • Share links to it on the popular social media platforms.
• Add a link to the content of blog posts.
• Make the landing page SEO-friendly.
• Run a PPC ad campaign on search engines, linking to the landing page.
Now, as you know how create a persuasive landing page and make it work, run A/B tests to see which of these techniques will appeal to your target audience. Understand your visitors and their desires. Keep on improving. Get inspired by pro crafted landing page designs, and may your copy look and sound persuasive, bringing you an impressive boost of conversion rates.
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MRM EXCLUSIVE: What Happens to Your Tickets When the Internet Goes Down?
2 Min Read 8.28.2017 By Rosie Atkins
At the heart of any business is the point of sale — it’s one of the most integral but somewhat tenuous parts of running any business. Unfortunately, it takes just one outage — of internet connectivity, of the POS service provider, or of any third parties used for payment processing — to bring it all crashing down. Understanding the cause of any outage and how to troubleshoot are pertinent to maintaining exemplary service during such incidents. Lengthy outages disrupt employee productivity and can result in lost tips and lower overall revenue because of slower turnaround times and dissatisfied guests.
North American companies have cited losses of up to $700 billion annually as a result of IT outages. In 2015, Starbucks reported a loss of several million dollars within just a few hours of a point of sale system failure. As more restaurants shift to cloud-based platforms to manage POS logistics, preparedness for service interruptions is critical.
As more restaurants shift to cloud-based platforms to manage POS logistics, preparedness for service interruptions is critical.
Outages and other disruptions in connectivity and technology failures are inevitable. However, restaurateurs can take certain steps to be proactive and combat the extent of repercussions due to these incidents. These steps include training key staff to become familiar with incoming internet wiring, access points, and routers, as well as other mission-critical networking. Other options include having a commercial internet connection plan, which includes more powerful and resilient connections intended to support high-volume, mission-critical solutions compared to a home connection.
Although one can use best practices to reduce the risk of internet disruptions, these things are not always entirely preventable, and it’s necessary to have a documented, practiced backup plan in place. Having staff members who are competent in using the system in offline mode is critical. Make sure staff members are well-versed in the documented plan and able to continue when there is a disruption by conducting periodic drills.
Lastly, not all restaurant POS vendors are created equal, so it’s important to do some background research on vendors. Find one that will provide the support you require through internet disruptions. Be sure to access and look through any records of how the vendor has handled past incidents. You can inquire about its status page to review this information. It should display a good history of regular updates. Lack of updates in the Apple’s app store (for iOS) and Google Play (for Android) are indications that the specific vendor doesn’t devote enough resources to stability and security — this is a warning flag.
The vendor should also have clear, precise documentation regarding offline mode that ensures, at the very least, that it accepts credit cards and split checks and can fire kitchen tickets during outages. Most importantly, it is essential to have open communication channels with the vendor so it can notify you immediately of any incidents and can provide you with phone and chat support during these situations.
Having a supportive restaurant POS vendor, proactively planning for disruptions, and preparing to work in offline mode will ensure these disruptions will only be small hiccups in the business day as opposed to major complications.
Rosie Atkins
@GetUpserve
Rosie Atkins is the vice president of product management at Upserve. The company's restaurant management system offers a complete suite of solutions purpose-built for restaurants.
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by Jess Murray
Eat. Teach. Love
Fionna Heiton could be Christchurch’s very own Julia Roberts. From getting over a relationship breakup by leaving her job in New Zealand and travelling to the Himalayas, to finding her future partner and starting her own international charity in Nepal: It feels like Eat. Pray. Love got a Kiwi revamp.
Our main character came to a crossroads in her life and, having always loved exploring the Port Hills, wanted to escape and explore the world’s most famous mountainous region: The Himalayas. So, in 1998 the English as a Second Language teacher packed up her rental cottage on Kilmore Street and set off for Nepal.
It was there in Kathmandu, within a few days of arriving, that she met her love interest, Durga Aran, while working for British charity Water Aid. Fast-forward to 2001, the pair were raising their twin toddlers – Rhona and Jamie – when the parents became troubled to learn about the Nepali school system.
In 2001, the mean years of schooling for the country’s 24 million people was just 2.5, according to UN data. In comparison, the mean years of schooling for New Zealanders was 11.5.
“Hundreds of thousands of children across Nepal spend their days in dark, dirty, empty classrooms, taught by poorly trained and demotivated teachers,” says Fionna.
This was the motive that brings us to the climax of the story – the first steps. The family travelled to the village area where Durga was raised, in between Kathmandu and the Tibet border, with the goal of creating a quality early childhood centre.
“We borrowed a jeep and drove up to the remote hillside village each day. Our days were long, hot and dusty,” remembers Fionna.
“But the need was so clear and we knew that simple activities and changes could make a world of difference for the children.”
Thus, First Steps Himalaya was founded, a charity that has been making a difference in transforming lives and working on the ground in Nepal for over 10 years.
“With the help of generous donors, classrooms are developed from dirt floors to carpet. Rooms are cleaned and painted. Wooden pallets for seating are replaced with low tables suited to young children. Most rural Nepali early childhood classrooms start with only a single chalkboard, but after being refurbished by the charity, the children have access to crayons, paper, books and quality, culturally appropriate learning resources.”
Having built a teacher-training centre in 2015, the team now run effective, hands-on teacher training courses across Nepal, empowering rural teachers to create simple, engaging lessons.
After learning how to make resources from things they can find in their village, teachers can then transform their own classrooms into safe and stimulating learning environments.
“We strongly believe the key to bringing about positive change in rural Nepali schools is the quality of the teaching,” says Fionna.
Recently returning to Christchurch, after a period in Nelson, reruns of the past came flooding back to our protagonist.
“I am so grateful for all the support we have had from friends in Christchurch, the rest of New Zealand and around the world. There is such a massive need in Nepal, and we are only just scratching the surface. First Steps Himalaya will be there for the long haul.”
So, what’s next for Fionna Julia Roberts Heiton? We would not be surprised if Hollywood came knocking on her door with a story like that.
For more information or to donate visit the charity’s website.
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HomeBloggerPro-Ukrainian blogger disappears in separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine
Sep. 07, 2017 at 7:38 pm
Pro-Ukrainian blogger disappears in separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine
Two weeks in the past, Stas referred to as his mother to mention he changed into on a bus coming into Donetsk town, within the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine. He was planning to go to her and his grandmother the next morning. She becomes excited. Stas had been visiting for work for days in different elements of Ukraine, and she or he neglected him. However, Stas did not show up at her home that morning. He has been missing due to the fact that telephone name on 2 June, feared forcibly disappeared with the aid of the separatist Donetsk government.
I met Stas, 27, in Donetsk remaining yr. A seasoned-Ukrainian blogger and an everyday contributor to RFE/RL, he wrote under the name of Stanislav Vasin. An underground reporter in an area controlled via Russia-subsidized separatists, Stas posted compelling chronicles of lifestyles inside the DPR, from shooting and shelling to neighborhood infrastructure and cultural occasions. With the warfare in Japanese Ukraine dragging on for 3 years and no lead to sight, his blog has become a completely unique window into existence on the opposite facet of the “line of contact” for many Ukrainians who have no get right of entry to separatist-controlled areas.
Stas made no mystery of his seasoned-Ukrainian views and hopes for last defeat of the Russia-backed separatists. I examine his blog every so often and on a piece-trip to Donetsk, I sent him a message introducing myself and suggesting we meet for a coffee. He requested me to name him Stas, quick for Stanislav, but it by no means crossed my thoughts this became his actual name. Only after his disappearance did I find out from RFE/RL and other media that he had changed his surname for safety purposes, however, kept his first name as part of his Internet identity.
Stanislav Vasin.
Late in the nighttime, we sat in an almost abandoned café for over an hour speaking especially about the climate of uncooked worry inside the DPR. He described himself as “probably the most effective person in Donetsk who dares speak his thoughts freely [online].”
He said that he additionally knew a few others inside the broader separatist-controlled territory who spoke severely of the de-facto government on social media but he had never met them in character. “When I say I recognize those human beings, it’s now not quite correct,” he explained.
“It’s a substitute that I recognize of them and that they know of me. We don’t recognize the real names. We don’t recognize wherein the others stay, except that we’re all on this side of the line of touch. The prerequisite of survival is total anonymity. I preserve a remarkable low profile, stay away from people. Even my mom has no idea what I absolutely do and the way I stay.”
On three June, when Stas didn’t show up, his mom, overcome with fear, went to the rental Stas rented in Donetsk. The door to the rental become locked. She waited until late at night time, to no avail. The subsequent day, the landlord opened the condo for her. The vicinity seemed to find it irresistible were ransacked. She rushed to the police and filed a missing man or woman file. She went to the DPR’s Ministry of State Security to investigate if they had detained her son, but they refused to allow her in. The Ministry is the maximum feared corporation inside the DPR, because of its recognition of operating without oversight, arbitrarily detaining people and retaining them incommunicado.
Two weeks later, the police nonetheless have no statistics approximately Stas – or as a minimum none, they’re willing to share. Neither Stas’ mom or editors recognize where to show. Stas’ position as a pro-Ukrainian blogger and journalist, coupled with the DPR’s disturbing report of detaining dissenters incommunicado for prolonged durations, supply strong grounds to be worried that local protection officials have forcibly disappeared him. Human Rights Watch has documented numerous instances whilst DPR State Security Ministry officials have forcibly disappeared those who had been or had been the notion of being, seasoned-Ukraine, preserving them without acknowledging it for several weeks.
If Stas is indeed in DPR custody, the de-facto authorities should straight away quit his forcible disappearance by using acknowledging his detention and launch him.
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Regional Enterprise Survey 2015
Turkey, 2015 - 2016
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Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
The Enterprise Survey is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy's private sector. Firm-level surveys have been conducted since 1998 by different units within the World Bank. Since 2005-2006, most data collection efforts have been centralized within the Enterprise Analysis Unit. The Enterprise Surveys are conducted across all geographic regions and cover small, medium, and large companies. The surveys are administered to a representative sample of firms in the non-agricultural formal private economy. Data is used to create indicators that benchmark the quality of the business and investment climate across countries.
The Turkey Regional Enterprise Survey (RES) was conducted between August 2015 and June 2016. The objective of the survey was to gain an understanding of what Turkish firms experience in the private sector.
The RES builds from the methodology developed for the standard Enterprise Survey of the World Bank and creates a baseline dataset with full geographical coverage of the private sector in Turkey, in the period 2015-2016. Data is used to create statistically significant business environment indicators that are comparable across all regions (NUTS 2) of the country.
Data from 6,006 establishments was analyzed. Stratified random sampling was used to select the surveyed businesses.
The survey topics include firm characteristics, information about sales and suppliers, competition, infrastructure services, judiciary and law enforcement collaboration, security, government policies, laws and regulations, financing, overall business environment, bribery, capacity utilization, performance and investment activities, and workforce composition.
The primary sampling unit of the study is an establishment. An establishment is a physical location where business is carried out and where industrial operations take place or services are provided. A firm may be composed of one or more establishments. For example, a brewery may have several bottling plants and several establishments for distribution. For the purposes of this survey an establishment must make its own financial decisions and have its own financial statements separate from those of the firm. An establishment must also have its own management and control over its payroll.
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v01, edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution
All variables are named using, first, the letter of each section and, second, the number of the variable within the section, i.e. a1 denotes section A, question 1 (some exceptions apply due to comparability reasons). Variable names preceded by the prefix "TU" indicate questions specific to the Turkey RES, therefore, they may not be found in the implementation of Enterprise Surveys in other countries. All other suffixed variables are global and are present in all Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank. All variables are numeric with the exception of those variables with an "x" at the end of their names. The suffix "x" denotes that the variable is alpha-numeric.
The scope of the study includes:
- characteristics of establishments;
- infrastructure and services;
- sales and supplies;
- degree of competition;
- innovation;
- capacity;
- land and permits;
- crime;
- finance;
- business-government relations;
- use of consulting services;
- labor;
- business environment;
- expectations,
- perception of obstacles.
Geographic Unit
Regions covered are selected based on the number of establishments, contribution to employment, and value added. In most cases these regions are metropolitan areas and reflect the largest centers of economic activity in a country.
The whole population, or universe of the study, is the non-agricultural economy. It comprises: all manufacturing sectors according to the group classification of NACE Revision 2.0: (group C), construction sector (group F), services sector (groups G and I), and transport, storage, and communications sector (group H and J). Note that this definition excludes the following sectors: financial intermediation (group K), real estate and renting activities (group L) and all public or utilities-sectors.
Primary investigators
Stratified random sampling method was used to select the sample.
Three levels of stratification were used: industry, establishment size, and region.
Industry stratification was designed in the way that follows: the universe was stratified into four manufacturing industries and four services industries- Food (NACE 2.0 codes 10), Textiles and Wearing apparel (NACE codes 13 and 14), Fabricated Metal, Machinery and Motor Vehicles (NACE codes 25, 28, 29), Other Manufacturing (NACE codes 11, 12, 15-24, 26, 27, 30-32), Construction (NACE codes 41, 42, 43) Wholesale and Retail (45, 46, 47), Transport (49, 50-53) and Other Services (NACE codes 33, 55, 56, 58, 61, 62, 79, and 95).
Siize stratification was defined as follows: micro (less than 5 employees), small (5 to 19 employees), medium (20 to 99 employees), and large (100 or more employees).
Regional stratification was done including eighty-one NUTS 3 regions: Istanbul, Tekirdag , Edirne, Kirklareli, Balikesir, Çanakkale, Izmir, Aydin, Denizli, Mugla, Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Usak, Bursa, Eskisehir, Bilecik, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova, Ankara, Konya, Karaman, Antalya, Isparta, Burdur, Adana, Mersin, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Osmaniye, Kirikkale, Aksaray, Nigde, Nevsehir, Kirsehir, Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartin, Kastamonu, Çankiri, Sinop, Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya, Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüshane, Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt, Agri, Kars, Igdir, Ardahan, Malatya, Elazig, Bingöl, Tunceli, Van, Mus, Bitlis, Hakkâri, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Mardin, Batman, Sirnak, and Siirt. However, for precision purposes, the minimum number of observations required for a minimum level of precision of 7.5% of estimates of proportions with a 95% confidence interval was guaranteed for these regions grouped into 26 NUTS 2 regions: TR10, TR21, TR22, TR31, TR32, TR33, TR41, TR42, TR51, TR52, TR61, R62, TR63, TR71, TR72, TR81, TR82, TR83, TR90, TRA1, TRA2, TRB1, TRB2, TRC1, TRC2, TRC3.
The sample frame consisted of a listing of firms from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The quality of the frame was enhanced by the verification process conducted by the three contractors. However, the sample frame was not immune from the typical problems found in establishment surveys: positive rates of non-eligibility, repetition, non-existent units, etc.
Given the impact that non-eligible units included in the sample universe may have on the results, adjustments are needed when computing the appropriate weights for individual observations. The percentage of confirmed non-eligible units as a proportion of the total number of sampled establishments contacted for the survey was 3.8% (1,646 out of 43,421 establishments).
Survey non-response must be differentiated from item non-response. The former refers to refusals to participate in the survey altogether, while the latter refers to the refusals to answer some specific questions. Enterprise Surveys suffer from both problems and different strategies were used to address these issues.
Item non-response was addressed by two strategies:
a- For sensitive questions that may generate negative reactions from the respondent, such as corruption or tax evasion, enumerators were instructed to collect the refusal to respond as a different option from don’t know.
b- Establishments with incomplete information were re-contacted in order to complete this information, whenever necessary.
Survey non-response was addressed by maximizing efforts to contact establishments that were initially selected for interview. Attempts were made to contact the establishment for interview at different times/days of the week before a replacement establishment (with similar strata characteristics) was suggested for interview. Survey non-response did occur but substitutions were made in order to potentially achieve strata-specific goals.
The number of contacted establishments per realized interview was 0.14. This number is the result of two factors: explicit refusals to participate in the survey, as reflected by the rate of rejection (which includes rejections of the screener and the main survey) and the quality of the sample frame, as represented by the presence of ineligible units. The share of rejections per contact was 0.07.
For some units it was impossible to determine eligibility because the contact was not successfully completed. Consequently, different assumptions as to their eligibility result in different universe cells' adjustments and in different sampling weights. Three sets of assumptions were considered:
a- Strict assumption: eligible establishments are only those for which it was possible to directly determine eligibility.
b- Median assumption: eligible establishments are those for which it was possible to directly determine eligibility and those that rejected the screener questionnaire or an answering machine or fax was the only response. Median weights are used for computing indicators on the www.enterprisesurveys.org website.
c- Weak assumption: in addition to the establishments included in points a and b, all establishments for which it was not possible to finalize a contact are assumed eligible. This includes establishments with dead or out of service phone lines, establishments that never answered the phone, and establishments with incorrect addresses for which it was impossible to find a new address. Note that under the weak assumption only observed non-eligible units are excluded from universe projections.
Dates of Data Collection
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Private contractors conduct the Enterprise Surveys on behalf of the World Bank. Due to sensitive survey questions addressing business-government relations and corruption-related topics, private contractors are preferred over any government agency or an organization associated with government, and are hired by the World Bank to collect the data.
The Enterprise Surveys are usually implemented following a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, a screener questionnaire is applied over the phone to determine eligibility and to make appointments; in the second stage, a face-to-face interview takes place with the manager, owner or director of each establishment. All Enterprise Surveys are conducted in local languages.
The implementation of the survey was split into three areas, each covered independently by a separate contractor: Barem, Ipsos-Turkey and Yontem Research.
Ipsos-Turkey
Yontem Research
Three different versions of the questionnaire were used. The basic questionnaire, the Core Module, includes all common questions asked to all establishments from all sectors. The second expanded variation, the Manufacturing Questionnaire, is built upon the Core Module and adds some specific questions relevant to manufacturing sectors. The third expanded variation, the Retail Questionnaire, is also built upon the Core Module and adds to the core specific questions.
All firms had January 2014 to December 2014 as their last complete fiscal year. For questions pertaining to monetary amounts, the unit is the New Turkish Lira.
Data entry and quality controls are implemented by the contractor and data is delivered to the World Bank in batches (typically 10%, 50% and 100%). These data deliveries are checked for logical consistency, out of range values, skip patterns, and duplicate entries. Problems are flagged by the World Bank and corrected by the implementing contractor through data checks, callbacks, and revisiting establishments.
Enterprise Analysis Unit World Bank enterprisesurveys@worldbank.org
Confidentiality of the survey respondents and the sensitive information they provide is necessary to ensure the greatest degree of survey participation, integrity and confidence in the quality of the data. Surveys are usually carried out in cooperation with business organizations and government agencies promoting job creation and economic growth, but confidentiality is never compromised.
Citation requirements
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name);
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation;
- the survey reference number;
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online).
World Bank. Turkey Regional Enterprise Survey (RES) 2015, Ref. TUR_2015_RES_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Archive where study is originally stored
https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/portal/login.aspx
DDI Document ID
DDI_TUR_2015_RES_v01_M_WB
Development Data Group DECDG World Bank DDI Documentation
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Milton Obote Foundation: Press Statement – “Termination of Membership of Hon. J.M. Akena” (26.10.2017)
Author nilspeacePosted on October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017 Format ImageCategories Africa, Civil Service, Development, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, PoliticsTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Ankoli, APC, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Betty Amongi, Buganda, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Betty Amongi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Land Grab, Land titles, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peasant, Peasants, President Museveni, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Property, Rebecca Kadaga, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, TDA, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on Milton Obote Foundation: Press Statement – “Termination of Membership of Hon. J.M. Akena” (26.10.2017)
Opinion: Mzee continues to be hostile to any voice, but himself!
“I have come here,(Buddu FM) mainly to undo the lies peddled by unscrupulous people on radio stations” (…) “I have been polite, but when time comes I will get hard at people who spread lies about the government” (…) “The reason why am here is to detoxicate because many people having been poisoning the public with false information” – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Radio Buddu (09.09.2017).
President Museveni had yet another radio show explaining his plans with the Land Amendments and Constitutional Change. As his party and his henchmen has blocked Besigye to do the same. Therefore, National Resistance Movement (NRM) is clearing the air for the President. So when he does that, he should spring some enlightenment, instead he is attack the opposition and the other radio stations.
President Museveni could have told why he and his cronies were blocking Besigye from different radio stations, while he was on his own. Also, why Museveni at the same time stopped an on-air talk-show. Instead, days after he is grasping for air and assaulting them. Mzee, never liked opposition or visions who is not his own. Museveni and NRM have never really been about Multi-Party Democracy or visions for governance.
I am not surprised that Museveni is attacking the opposition and other media for questioning his vision. That has always been lies, since he is the truth-teller who has never told a little lie. He was supposed to step-down twice, he said once Presidents was not supposed to overstay in power. There are countless of lies in the over 30 years in charge. So when he says other people’s lies, he is throwing stones in a glass-house.
Also, when he warns media of having other voices than his. He proves his megalomaniac and controlling sense. Museveni and NRM are the only one for him. Mzee wanted to crush the opposition after the General Election of 2016. The President will really silence the media for his sake, therefore the Amendment cannot be that great if he has to warn the media.
That is automatically lies, since he has to use time for a Radio Campaign to muster support. Mzee is really on thin-ice dancing with the stars, when he has to muster threats instead of policy. When he has to silence and shuffle his deceptions to the airwaves. He spoke afterwards of that, but who cares when he goes all anti-mode and all in to win. It doesn’t matter what sorts of words he says, since he has already put distrust to any voice other than his.
I don’t believe a single word Museveni says, but that is because of decades of deceptions and play the facade. You are naive if you believe this man. President Museveni has used all tricks in the book. The Constitutional Amendment are only out for one thing: Make it easier for the government to take titles and land. So this is to sell-off land to investors and cronies, so they can short-change the public. That is the story the President will not tell. Therefore, what I am writing is a lie and also whatever “what-his-face” is saying on the radio whose not the President. Peace.
Author nilspeacePosted on September 10, 2017 September 10, 2017 Categories Africa, Civil Service, Development, Economic Measures, Economy, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Ankoli, APC, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Buddu FM, Buganda, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Land Grab, Land titles, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peasant, Peasants, President Museveni, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Property, Rebecca Kadaga, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, TDA, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on Opinion: Mzee continues to be hostile to any voice, but himself!
Opinion: NRM are cowards for blocking Besigye’s radio campaign!
Just as the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni stopped his national radio trip for traveling abroad for a conference of some kind. The Opposition leader and the People’s President Dr. Kizza Besigye was planning of having his own radio campaign to counter the peddling lies of the President concerning the Land Amendment.
Because the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are questioning the motives of the Constitutional Amendment and the possible land-grab. That will hurt to be listening to in the villages. That is why the Amuru land-grab has hurt the plans of the government and their sugar factory agreement with the foreign investors. Clearly, Besigye speaking ill of it will bend the lies and mask of the government. This is something the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and Museveni cannot deflect. Therefore, even as Besigye had paid Voice of Kigezi or 89.5 FM – The Trumpet, we’re paid 1,000,000 million shillings for participating in a talk-show on the radio. This one time payment was paid on 8th September , as the show was scheduled yesterday. But the Radio was blocked by the government to air it. The same radio station that hosted the President on the 4th September. But when Besigye tries on the 8th September its blocked. What childish play by the government!
You know your speeches and arguments are weak tea, when you cannot be disowned or having other organizations question your actions. Your know your attempt of change of laws is disgusting, when the opposition cannot question it on air. Another radio station Besigye was blocked from was the Kabale Radio station, 94.7 FM Freedom Radio. To this radio station Besigye paid 500,000 shillings. So half million shillings for the time, that he couldn’t use. So Besigye has paid two radio station 1,5 millions shillings, but we’re blocked by both. The Mbarara and Kabale based stations.
That Museveni and NRM are cowards, that he has to continue with foul-play is just proving his belittling of fellow citizens. It’s just like NRM can have rallies and demonstrations for the Article 102 Amendment in Arua, but if the FDC would have a counter demonstration, they would be arrested, detained and blocked for doing so. The Police would use the Public Order Management Act, even as the Opposition had informed and notice as by law. Still, the Police would interfere and shut it down. But the NRM and NRM Youth can walk the street with banners and demonstrate for the cause.
The same is now shown with radio campaign of Museveni, but when Besigye tries to do the same. He is blocked. Its cowardice and show how little margin of error there is for others, but Museveni is the royal king who can do as he wants. Museveni can put shackles on anyone, but he can do as he pleases. No boundaries for the misuse of power, as he uses it by any means. Peace.
Author nilspeacePosted on September 9, 2017 September 9, 2017 Categories Africa, Civil Service, Development, Economic Measures, Economy, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, Tax, TransparencyTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Ankoli, APC, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Buganda, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Land Grab, Land titles, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peasant, Peasants, President Museveni, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Property, Rebecca Kadaga, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, TDA, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on Opinion: NRM are cowards for blocking Besigye’s radio campaign!
Opinion: President Museveni Defense of the Land Amendment is to be calling out the ones against it – ENEMIES!
The man who wants to sensitize and usually talk about the Republic as one, the Ugandan Republic. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on this Radio Campaign to defend and promote the Constitutional Amendment on Land Reform. The first interview has no showed his true character, since he is calling the ones who disagree enemies. He cannot manage to come with sufficient arguments to defend it. Like the issues inside Uganda will not be solved this. This here is not made for development of infrastructure or industrialization. The ability to grab land and without the issues they have today with the titles.
That is why the land titles and deeds are so important. The Republic should make it hard to take land, since this can be conned away from the villagers and citizens in general. Because the state made arrangements with investors and plantation owners. That is what most likely will happen. Because that is what President Museveni has done and tried to do as long his been the Executive of Uganda.
Just read the quotes from radio interview yesterday.
Favorable quotes from the Radio Show on Voice of Kigezi FM:
“We are the only country in the region and may be in the world, who legislated to give land to the people; otherwise elsewhere, land belongs to government” (…) “The challenge that the government has is land owners who reject government compensation and run to court thereby making government projects stall. I even wonder what these liars mean by “government grabbing people’s land” and Ugandans must know these liars as their enemies and enemies of Uganda because they are against the development of the country” (…) “They are the same people who talk of unemployment amongst the youth but go on to frustrate government projects such as those in the energy and transport sectors that provide incentives for investment. They even frustrate investors directly as you are aware of the Amuru sugar project that has stalled for 6 years due to the same people” (…) “We need mass industrialisation to develop our country but these saboteurs continue to frustrate investors. I call upon all Ugandans to rise up against these people who are enemies of Uganda” (…) “We even risk denting our country’s image internationally and being isolated because of the character of these people. We have to expose and shun them; otherwise the rest of the world will misunderstand us” (Museveni, 2017).
The President, the government and his cronies will clearly find ways to spoil it. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the President will use the Land Amendment to make sure the projects and developments benefiting them will appear. President Museveni have to call the ones who stand against him “enemies”. He must surely dislike Mama Mabira, but she has switched to his team, so “no”.
This amendment will not create industrialization, the land issue will be more dire. Since this gives more power to the state. The state will overpower the citizens, the land can be taken away from them. President Museveni has no issue pushing this, because the earnings of profits and taking the land from the citizens will benefit the President and the NRM. This will not be for the greater good, it will be used as pawns for the citizens, that is why the ones who stand against it is enemies. They are not opposition, but enemies, because he fears the ones who oppose it.
The President should discuss it with manners, but he doesn’t, President Museveni has to address the ones who are disagreeing with him, as enemies. That is just proving his lack of thinking of democratic ideas and spirit, but he wanted to get rid of opposition parties after the recent elections. It fits with his modus operandi.
But that the ones standing in his way, are ENEMIES. Set worrying signs, they are not fellow peers, they are not of another opinion, but enemies. The warfare and bush-war spirit is still alive, because he has rig and cheat to win elections. He wouldn’t win in a fair fight. That is something the President knows. President Museveni should discuss the Constitutional Amendment with just words, not like this. However, the old man doesn’t know better or cannot change his character. Peace.
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – ‘President Museveni explains his radio land campaign’ (05.09.2017) link: https://www.yowerikmuseveni.com/president-museveni-explains-his-radio-land-campaign
Author nilspeacePosted on September 5, 2017 September 5, 2017 Categories Africa, Business, Civil Service, Development, Economic Measures, Economy, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, Tax, TransparencyTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Ankoli, APC, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Buganda, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Land Grab, Land titles, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peasant, Peasants, President Museveni, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Property, Rebecca Kadaga, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, TDA, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on Opinion: President Museveni Defense of the Land Amendment is to be calling out the ones against it – ENEMIES!
President Museveni on Radio-Tour to explain either [Land Amendment] or (Land Grab) 101!
In the coming days near you, if you listen to the radio-channels of Voice of Kigezi, Radio West, Voice of Tooro ,Spice FM, Point FM and Radio Buddu. From today at 19:00 Uganda Time, the radio will filled with reasoning of Mr. President, His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Who for the moment are still trying to figure out a way of spoiling his own age and birthday, but that is for another day.
Right now he is on a quest to prove the validity and reasoning behind the Land Amendment in the 10th Parliament. The reason for the government sudden need to take more power and have the capacity to take land away from the current landowners and titles from the locals. That without following the current provisions and compensations for land. Because that is hassle, the state needs it for cheap. That is why the President will go on tour explaining, the brilliant legal scholar of Kahinda Otafiire and his minions. So that the people who listens will understand, that the reasonable theft of their livelihood is for the common good and that is just to follow the Don, follow the President no matter what. Here is the amendment in question!
“Amendment of Article 26:
“(3) Where the owner of property or any person having any interest in or right over property objects to the compensation awarded under a law made under clause (2Xb), the Government or local government shall deposit with court for the property owner or any person having any interest in or right over the property, the compensation awarded for the property, and the Government or local government shall take possession of the property pending determination by the court of any dispute relating to the compensation” (Otafiire, 2017).
“(4) The owner of property or person having any interest in or right over the property shall have a right to access the compensation deposited with the court referred to in clause (3),at any time during the determination of the dispute” (Otafiire, 2017).
“(5) Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the time within which any dispute referred to in clause (3) shall be determined” (Otafiire, 2017).
This provision of the law is not to make it better, by law it makes the state more powerful and the frugal mind can possess the land and develop on it. They will take the laws in their hands and make sure the developers get easier access, without having to make sure the facilitation or the boundaries are kept, in this spirit this quick transition is made for less transparent system and for more land grabbing in the hands of cronyism and of the state. This will only benefit the elite and the ones who wants to build sugar factories and plantations, without having to care for the locals, who has been living on the land for generations.
The speeches and his words, better be stellar, his lies better be sufficient and his stamina, better be top notch. Since, the way he will explain this otherwise, will be disastrous, since in the grand scheme of things. This is taking the hand that feeds districts and beating them with a stick. He better, come with some sort of play and some sort of argument that makes cow shit, look like chocolate. Because that what he needed be. Nothing else, just which, he needs to sprinkle the cow-shit and call it hot-fudge sundae. There is nothing else to do. Peace.
Otafiire, Kahinda – ‘Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2017’ – 08.06.2017 – Uganda Gazette No. 33, Volume CX, Bill Supplement No. 7
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Opinion: Akena are officially a NRM-Stooge, as he was heckled defending the Land Amendment!
You know that the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) are losing its value, when the leader of the Party is heckled in Lira. This is after the proposed agreement between UPC and National Resistance Movement, that have led to UPC Ministers in the growing cabinet of the 10th Parliament. Where even the wife Betty Amogi proposing and working for the constitutional amendment, who gives the state easier access to land. Because of this, UPC Leader Jimmy Akena has tried to promote the Land Amendment, but wasn’t meet with love.
“As Mr Akena was trying to explain the merits of the amendment, hundreds of people who felt the area legislator was not making sense in his presentation shouted him down. “If we do not want to listen, I can sit down. I will sit but you give me this one minute…If you ignore [to understand] what is existing, you are not going to help yourselves,” Mr Akena said. The former Otuke District councillor, Ms Dina Bua, said it was “useless” to give Mr Akena more opportunity to talk about land matters. Mr Akena said: “I have heard somebody saying that this law is not relevant. This is the law of the land today.” (Oketch, 2017).
This here is the proof of the fall of the UPC. When Akena, the leader who ousted Olara Otunnu, are now heckled in Lira. Certainly, he sees now how the people understand the newly proposed law. That will make the land more accessible for the government to takeover. Akena are now really a stooge of the NRM. He is under the umbrella of UPC, but that is just convenient. Still, his acts and his words could have been ordered and sanctioned by Museveni.
There is now no difference between the NRM and UPC now, I called them a few months ago NRM-Lite, but that was to soft. They are far-stretched organization connected with the NRM and following the NRM way right now. Sounding and acting alike, there is not really different between Akena and Museveni, the only difference are the NRM are running it all from the State House. Akena are now trying to show his loyalty and making sure NRM see the need for him. Peace.
Oketch, Bill – ‘MP Akena booed during debate on land amendment bill’ (14.07.2017) link:http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/MP-Akena-debate-land-amendment-bill-Lango-Obote/688334-4056988-9ieqj1/index.html
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President Yoweri Museveni Age Con-undrum!
It is strange how this becomes a thing, how these sort of things suddenly means so much. That is because someone loves to rewrite history and also his own. Since the Age Limit of the Presidential Candidate is fixed in the 1995 Constitution and Article 102(b). Which states the age that a President can have when running. For the old liberation hero, or liberator are trying to liberate himself from his past and his age. So he can run without amending the constitution, even if he has already pigeon-holding it.
Article 102 states: “A person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is—
(a) a citizen of Uganda by birth;
(b) not less than thirty-five years and not more than seventy-five years of age; and
(c) a person qualified to be a member of Parliament” (Constitution of 1995).
So in Mbarara, St Luke Kinoni Church of Uganda, the archives there are settling that Yoweri Museveni was baptized on the 3rd August 1947. In the first edition of the Mustard Seed he himself remembers: “The third childhood memory I retain was when we were baptised, along with Mzee Amosi Kaguta and Esteeri Kokundeka, on the 3rd of August 1947, at Kikoni Rwampara. By that time, I was almost three years” (Yoweri Museveni, Sowing the Mustard Seed, 1997). If his memory is correct when writing in 1996/1997, then he would be born about 1944 and would be 73 years old in 2017.
Well, there are documents proving it difficult to know his age. He got married on the 25th August 1973 at Christ Church at Turnham Green in London. Where he married his wife Janet Museveni. At this document. At this document he was an Army Officer and bachelor at the age of 27 years. That means he was born in 1946. This would mean that with this document and some easy calculation, say that the President is 71 years old.
The the latest official document is the birth certificate of Mohoozi Kainerubaga Tubuhaburwa who was born on the 24th April 1974, where Yoweri Museveni was the father and the mistress Hope Rwaheru. At this document it said his birthplace was Tare, Rwanda, but also said he was 30 years old. Another different was his occupation, he was an Operative in the Uganda State Research Bureau. This means again he was born in 1944. To settle him again to be 73 years old.
So there is a few lies somewhere as the documentation of his life is seemingly showing different ages and times. So he is twice said to be born around 1944, while his marriage certificate from United Kingdom says something else. What is inspiring is that on 25th August 1973 in the United Kingdom as he got married to Janet he was 27 years old, but by the birth of his son Muhoozi, he became 30 years old at the Loitokitok General Hospital, Coast Province in the Republic of Kenya, on the 24th April 1974. All of this is inspiring how the President could be 27 years old in United Kingdom and in Kenya, in the year after become 30 years of age. Also, either he was an operative at the Uganda State Research Bureau or he was Army Officer. This again proves how the records are differing in quick phase.
His documentation even says he was born in Tare, Rwanda, so if it wasn’t for the coup d’etat and the bush-war. Than he would have been dismissed for his birthplace, but none will challenge him on that. Then again to be running for 2021. He would no matter how you see it be older than 75 years, by both admissions. Since you have to add the years in-between 2016-2021. So with being either 71 or 73. Means you will add 4 years to the tally. It means if he was 71 years old, means he is 75 years old in 2021 and the other 77 years old. Which means he is to old to run!
But it is allowed to question the paperwork and difference in it, as it is in such short time, such massive differences! Peace.
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This is what the Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2017 do: It makes it easier for the State to grab land!
The Constitutional Amendment Bill has been criticized and created worry, since the National Resistance Movement (NRM) have worked for and to get their leader to stay in charge and executive as long as he pleases. That is the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. So the article 102 (b) could easily been seen as possible change to fit the life and the age of the aging President. Instead, the gazetted bill of retired Major General Kahinda Otafiire is about making it easier for the state to compensate and take land from civilians. Since they want to make more cheap and make it legal to take land. If so make it easier to settle in court. This is clearly making the road development and pipeline building cheaper, also giving the government more power. Just by looking at the text from the government. Take a look!
“The purpose of the Bill is to resolve the current problem of delayed implementation of Government infrastructure and investment projects due to disputes arising out of the compulsory land acquisition process. The problem of delayed Government projects has caused significant financial loss to the Government amounting to millions of dollars in penalties paid to road contractors for redundant machinery at construction or project sites as the courts attempt to resolve the disputes, most of which relate to quantum of compensation” (Otafiire, 2017).
Original Article 26:
“26. Protection from deprivation of property.
(1) Every person has a right to own property either individually or in association with others.
(2) No person shall be compulsorily deprived of property or any interest in or right over property of any description except where the following conditions are satisfied—
(a) the taking of possession or acquisition is necessary for public use or in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; and
(b) the compulsory taking of possession or acquisition of property is made under a law which makes provision for—
(i) prompt payment of fair and adequate compensation, prior to the taking of possession or acquisition of the property; and
(ii) a right of access to a court of law by any person who has an interest or right over the property” (Constitution of 8th October 1995)
So now the part of the article 2 (b) was already giving the citizens and land owners set of rights, but not telling how the procedure for compensation for possible value of the land and neither loss of possible costs of moving. The new part of article 26, is about giving the courts rights to find compensation and awards to fellow citizens property.
What is new is even as the pending award and compensation to the land owner, the government still has right to take possession of the land. Which means the government even if the land owner or the one who has the title of the land has to move before the case is settled in courts. This means that the government can cease the land and later pay the people who lives on the land. So if the state and need to build infrastructure or any other project, they can take possession of the land and pay-off the ones living there later.
The Parliament can put a time-table for the possible ending of land dispute, but the possession is already cleared by the state. Therefore, the loss of possession and pending time depends. The real issue isn’t only the dispute, but no consideration of the loss of title, livelihood or even the possible all other costs like moving to another property or housing. This should have been taken in consideration when writing new standards. This one only gives positives to the state, but the citizens and owners of land titles get the hurt.
It is easy to see the Republic/State are the ones winning with the change of article 26 in the constitution not the citizens. The changes of the law is only to benefit the state and the ones acting by orders of the state, not for the citizens. This should be itself worrying as there are no part that is positive for the citizens in the amendment. The land can be possessed and has to wait for the time-table put forward by the Parliament and within that time while the dispute happening hopefully get compensated. Clearly, this is only giving more powers to the state, while taking away the total ownership of land. Since the state can possibly take possession and pay the title-owner later. Peace.
Author nilspeacePosted on July 13, 2017 July 13, 2017 Categories Africa, Budget, Business, Civil Service, Development, Economic Measures, Economy, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Infrastructure, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Ankoli, APC, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Buganda, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Forum for Democratic Change, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Land Grab, Land titles, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peasant, Peasants, President Museveni, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Property, Rebecca Kadaga, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, TDA, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on This is what the Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2017 do: It makes it easier for the State to grab land!
Project abolish Article 102(b) is to extend the life-long Presidency of Museveni!
The National Resistance Movement and their henchmen are working hard to get this done in time. So their master and chief can continue to rule. The same they did when they abolished term limits in 2005. Before the 2006 General Election. The NRM and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have made this into a sport of how to make the Constitution of 1995, a useless work of art. They can soon be used as a toilet paper, since the legal value get lost when it is amended to fit one mans paradigm, instead of fitting the whole Republic of Uganda. Previous Constitutions has been abolished and changed with the one made in 1995, because the 1962 and 1967 for instance had serious flaws, they also either gave limited presidential powers in the 1962 and abolished kingdoms in the 1967, while making the President an Executive as well in 1967. Now they are planing to amend it just for one man, which is insane. And it just talk of one article in the whole law. It is this one!
“Article 102: 102. Qualifications of the President.
A person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is—
a citizen of Uganda by birth;
not less than thirty-five years and not more than seventy-five years of age; and
a person qualified to be a member of Parliament” (Uganda Constitution of 1995),
It is the Article 102(b) “not less that thirty-five years and not more than seventy-five years of age”. This is the sentence and law that are planned to change. Since it doesn’t fit the aging body of President Museveni. The NRM are preoccupied with getting enough votes and finding the right code to change the one that is giving way to Museveni. The change isn’t the make the Republic better or governance better. It would be only because it fits the paradigm of Museveni. His life and his aging body.
This is not for betterment or making steady progress, this is so the NRM MPs and NRM Caucus, the review of the Constitution is only for the purpose of making the longevity of Museveni legal. So he doesn’t breach his own Constitution. Even it makes the Presidential parts and articles pointless. Make the law and the codes into perfect for him. Not making it wonderful for Ugandans, because this is making it so he can rule for life. This isn’t in solidarity or wishing to make a difference. Only because the President is soon 75 years old and he wishes to rule in old age like President Mugabe and others. That is the motivation. Nothing else, the rest is hogwash, bullshit and propaganda.
This will only benefit Museveni and the cronies who are loyal to him. No-one else… the only one benefiting is Museveni and his yellow party NRM. The abolishing of Presidential Age Limit isn’t for the greater good, it will not stop famine, higher inflation and battle unemployment. It will not create better development of agriculture or anything else. More or less making sure the State House and all the other powers will be Museveni to own. That is why he speaks of Ugandans and Ugandan values like he understands it all. Also, that he has to look into every single problem and sanctions provisions for the changes and who gets the needed help. No-one else matters since it has get the needed decision from the President.
President Museveni has a plan and that is to stay in power beyond his constitution for the second time. Changing it when needed be, there will clearly be happening because the Article 102 will be made for him. This has been talked about ages and now it will happen. If not before he turns 75 years old. Peace.
Author nilspeacePosted on July 6, 2017 July 6, 2017 Categories Africa, Civil Service, Development, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags 10th Parliament, 10th Parliament of Uganda, 1986, 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, Age Limit, AK47, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Americans, Ankoli, APC, Armored Personell Vehicle, armored Personnel Carrier, Badru Kiggundu, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, Bart Katureebe, British Interests, British Officials, Buganda, Catholic, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, CDU, civil war, CJ Bart Katureebe, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Commonwealth Election Observation Monitoring, Commonwealth Observer Group, Conservative Party, Constitutional Amendment, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, Dokolo, Dokolo North, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye Arrest, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, East Africa, EC, EC Uganda, Election Rigging, Election Violence, Electoral Annihilation, Electoral Commission, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Financial Intelligence Authority, Financial Statement, Forum for Democratic Change, Fraudulent Victory, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Election, General Election 1980, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, Go-Forward TDA, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Kafeero Ssekitoleko, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, Hon. Paul Amoru, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, Idi Amin, Idi Amin Dada, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, IMF, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, International Monetary Fund, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kafeero Ssekitoleko, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Killings, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kololo Airstrip, Konrad Adenaur Foundation, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, Mambas, Manufactured, Martin Aliker, Military Commission, Military Police, Milton Obote, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, Nakifuma County, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Neo-Colonial, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRA 1986, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Amoru, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peaceful Attitude, Peasant, Peasants, Police Interfers in Politics, Pre-Ticket Ballots, President Museveni, President Obote, Presidential Age Limit, Presidential Election 1980, Private Bill, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Rebecca Kadaga, Rebel Force, Removal, Revolt, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, South Sudan, Sowing the Mustad Seed, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, Supreme Court, Tanzania, Tanzanian Troops, TDA, Tear-Gas, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf Lule9 Comments on Project abolish Article 102(b) is to extend the life-long Presidency of Museveni!
CEG – “Re: Petition of the Amendment of Article 102(b) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, as Amended” (04.07.2017)
Author nilspeacePosted on July 5, 2017 July 5, 2017 Categories Africa, Civil Service, Development, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags 1986, 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, 9th Parliament, Absent MPs, Acholi, AK47, Alice Alaso, Altered Results, Amama Mbabazi, Amama Mbabzi, Americans, Ankoli, APC, Armored Personell Vehicle, armored Personnel Carrier, Badru Kiggundu, Baganda Kingdom, Baganda Leader, British Interests, British Officials, Buganda, Catholic, CDF Gen. Katumba Wamala, CDU, civil war, COG, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Col. Kizza Besigye, Commonwealth Election Observation Monitoring, Commonwealth Observer Group, Conservative Party, Consultative Council, CP, cronyism, Democratic Party Uganda, Democratic Values, DPU, Dr Badru Kiggundu, Dr Badru M. Kiggundu, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Dr. Kizza Besigye Arrest, Dr. Martin Aliker, Dr. Milton Obote, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, Dr. Specioza Kazibwe Wandira, Dr. Warren Smith Kizza Besigye Kifefe, EAC, East Afican Community, EC, EC Uganda, Election Rigging, Election Violence, Electoral Annihilation, Elegu, Elegu Border Point, End of Tenure, Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu, FDC, Financial Intelligence Authority, Financial Statement, Forum for Democratic Change, Fraudulent Victory, Fred Omach, Gen. Kale Kayihura, General Election 1980, General Katumba, Gilbert Bukenya, Go-Forward, Go-Forward Group, Go-Forward TDA, GoU, Government of Uganda, Governmental Institutions, Guerrillas, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, H.E. Paulo Muwanga, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, His Exellency, Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Hon. Eddie Kwizera, Hon. Gilbert Bukenya, Hon. Olara Otunnu, Hon. Paolo Muwanga, Idi Amin, Idi Amin Dada, IEC, IEC Uganda, IGP Gen Kale Kayihura, IGP Kale Kayihura, IMF, Independence, Independent Electoral Commission, Independent Electoral Commission Uganda, International Monetary Fund, John Magezi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, JPAM, Junta Administration, Kahinda Otafiire, Kakamba School, Kale Kayihura, Kampala, Katumba Wamala, Killings, Kisoro, Kizza Besigye, Kizza Besigye Kifefe, Kololo Airstrip, Konrad Adenaur Foundation, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi Retreat, Legitmacy, Liberate, Liberation, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Maj. Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Malpractice, Mambas, Manufactured, Martin Aliker, Military Commission, Military Police, Milton Obote, MPS, Museveni Family, Nakasero Hospital, NALI, National Assembly, National Importance, National Resistance Army, National Resistance Movement, Neo-Colonial, Nilotic, Northern, Northern Uganda, NRA, NRA 1986, NRM, NRM MPs, NRM Regime, OAU, Obote, Obote administration, Olara A. Otunnu, Olara Otunnu, Organisation of African Unity, PAC, Paolo Muwanga, Parliament of Uganda, Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere, Paul Ssemogerere, Paulo Muwanga, Peaceful Attitude, Peasant, Peasants, Police Interfers in Politics, Pre-Ticket Ballots, President Museveni, President Obote, Presidential Election 1980, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Rebecca Kadaga, Rebel Force, Removal, Revolt, Ruling Party, Rwanda, Salim Selah, Samson Kisekka, Serere District, South Sudan, Sowing the Mustad Seed, Speaker of Parliament, Special Force Command, Speciosa Kazibwe, Tanzania, Tanzanian Troops, TDA, Tear-Gas, The Constitution Amendment Act of 2005, The Democratic Alliance, The Democratic Alliance Uganda, The Electoral Commission, The Electoral Commission of Uganda, Tito Okello, Uganda, Uganda EC, Uganda Electoral Commission, Uganda General Election 2016, Uganda National Liberation Army, Uganda National Liberation Front, Uganda Patriotic Movement, Uganda People Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Congress, Uganda Peoples Defence Force, Uganda Peoples Defense Force, Uganda Police Force, Uganda Police Force - Special Force Command, UK, UN, Unconstitutional, Unfinished Parliamentary Work, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Republic of Tanzania, UNLA, UNLF, Unobserved, UPC, UPC Heartlands, UPDF, UPF, UPF SPC, UPM, Vote Rigging, Voters, Votes, war, Western Uganda, Winnie Byanyima, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni, Yusuf LuleLeave a comment on CEG – “Re: Petition of the Amendment of Article 102(b) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, as Amended” (04.07.2017)
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What genre is 'Goodnight Julia' from Cowboy Bebop?
Goodnight Julia is a sax solo from Cowboy Bebop anime series. Cowboy Bebop has Bebop genre jazz songs but Goodnight Julia doesn't sounds like bebop to me. I want to know this kind of genre , also recommend songs similar to Goodnight Julia sax solo.
Here is the link to sax solo.
I think sax played in this song is tenor sax , I very much like the sound of tenor but cannot find songs. Please recommend songs which has some good lyrics and tenor sax.
P.S - Maybe I sound confused and complicated but I am new to Jazz.
jazz similar-artists bebop
edited Jul 30 '16 at 0:34
The tenor sax solo is played by Joshua Redman – PiedPiper Jul 24 '19 at 14:23
You're right, "Goodnight Julia" is certainly not bebop!
In terms of a genre, it might be more trouble than it's worth to put a label on it, but smooth jazz might be the best option for this piece.
As for other tenor sax pieces, I can't recommend much with lyrics, but you might want to check out Dexter Gordon, one of the most famous jazz tenor saxophonists of all time. His solo in Watermelon Man is really famous and starts at 2:45. You really can't go wrong with Dexter Gordon!
I'd go as far as to call it a jazz ballad. Some of my favorite jazz ballads are John Coltrane and Duke Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood, Ella Fitzgerald's Round' Midnight, the Count Basie Orchestra's Lil' Darlin', and My Foolish Heart and The Peacocks as performed by Bill Evans (though he is a pianist). I'm four years late on this but hey, maybe you're still listening.
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Medicine | Culture Collide | 10/11/13
October 29, 2013 / Leave a Comment
by dklee13
Click here to check out the other bands that I saw perform at Culture Collide 2013
Brad Laner of Medicine.
Shoegazing is a sub genre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. As per its entry on Wikipedia, “The British music press—particularly NME and Melody Maker—named this style shoegazing because the musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes.” One of the biggest UK acts to arise from this musical movement, was My Bloody Valentine (a band that I opted not to see at 2013’s FYF Festival). Pitchfork Media has hailed Medicine as the closest thing to being an American answer to My Bloody Valentine. I had to check them out.
Medicine founder, Brad Laner, is perhaps one of the most accomplished Los Angeles musicians in the indie rock scene. Having played on more than 300 albums, he has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Savage Republic and Rick Rubin. After over a decade of the band being on hiatus, band members Laner, singer Beth Thompson and drummer Jim Goodall recorded and released the highly regarded album “To The Happy Few” earlier this year.
To be honest, I wasn’t all too familiar with Medicine’s catalog of music. Truth be told, growing up, I wan’t that big of a fan of the “genre” of shoegazing. It was only somewhat recently when I started to get into M83‘s music that I started to look into the genre. But where M83 is more pop-synth rock, Medicine’s brand of shoegazing is massively more psychedelic rock with silky vocals and wall of expert guitar playing and driving drums. It was a great set, and I have money that this set was much more entertaining than the My Bloody Valentine set at FYF Festival, which I heard was plagued with technical difficulties. US-1 : UK-0.
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Blue light towers have received 793 calls in the last 22 months. None were emergencies
Lauren Walike
Andy Sherar | Mustang News
After a campus-wide email was sent announcing two emergency blue light towers would be temporarily unavailable, the value of the system is being called into question.
From January 1, 2018 to October 23, 2019, University Police answered 793 calls from blue light phones, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. None of the calls were a result of the blue lights’ intended use.
“None of those [calls] were emergencies, and in the majority of cases, the caller did not say anything after the activation and no one was at the location when an officer arrived.”
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The phones are tested quarterly to ensure each one is fully operational, Lazier wrote.
Misuse of the blue light phones through pranking, harassing calls or false alarms is a crime by state statute according to the University Police Department website.
“If a call on one of these phones is made accidentally or as a joke, it does take officers away from their normal duties and could divert them from an actual emergency,” Lazier wrote.
Activating the phones is the same as calling 911. The blue light phones are to be used in instances where police, fire or medical assistance is needed.
If a phone is accidentally activated, the caller should stay on the line to tell police and wait for an officer to arrive to confirm the call was not an emergency, Lazier said.
The blue light phones will continue to be active on campus in case of emergency situations. None of the blue light phones have been disconnected due to accidental activations or lack of use.
If a blue light phone has a non-operational sign, call 911 or UPD at 805-756-2281 for an emergency situation.
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apples while breastfeeding
The risk of allergies is minimal, and the benefits from them are beyond doubt. Recommend green apples, which do not cause allergic reactions and increased gas production in the intestine. They contain few calories, but they have a beneficial effect on digestion, normalize metabolic processes, which is very important when breastfeeding. Even an eternally busy little baby mommy can occasionally indulge herself with such a dessert. Nobody can call the most delicious, especially since "there is no friend for the taste and color". But, according to Dr. Sears' website, if you're not getting enough fluids you could become fatigued. A mask from such a product, in combination with olive oil and honey, has rejuvenating properties. As a new mom, it may feel hard to find time to do anything during the day... even eat. This is another weighty argument for the refusal of a nursing mother from tempting bright fruits. The best way of drinking apple juice while breastfeeding is to make it fresh at home, add no artificial sweeteners to it and consume it at room temperature. But the final decision, whether it is possible to eat red apples to a nursing mother, basically depends on the reaction of the newborn. "Green papaya is a great source of galactogogue which helps induce lactation-enhancing milk production," Zeitlin says. Updated August 27, 2019. Clavicle fracture in a newborn during childbirth. In addition to the classic recipe, there are more simple options in cooking, which can take advantage of busy moms. And with pleasure they eat this dish - tender apples from the oven, with or without fillings. Yellow fruits are nutritious, rich in organic acids, vitamins, bioactive substances, which is important for breastfeeding. Why are fresh apples with breastfeeding temporarily prohibited? In the seeds there are essential oils, in the skin - flavonoids, in the leaves - glycoside amygdalin. Nevertheless, they are very pleasant to taste and interesting from a culinary point of view. Taking too much can be harmful for you and your baby. You know the saying, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away?" And only with the appearance of the baby they begin to doubt: is it possible for the nursing mother to wash the apples? An important clarification: the pie should be cooked at home, from quality ingredients. Just drink it … Nobody counted, but one can confidently assume that most of all this category of women is eaten by apples and bananas. Attracting beautiful fruits and modern women, especially pregnant and lactating. But this option is for the future, when the child's tender digestive system adapts to the usual food, including the favorite fruits of his mother. But, despite their outward appearance, they're actually a fruit. The same ingredient makes citrus and strawberry allergenic. Many people like to sprinkle dessert with powdered sugar, but to the nursing mother, extra sugar is useless. This … When lactation should begin with a small piece, for several days gradually increasing the portion. Most mothers lose weight after having a baby. If desired, you can add cinnamon, vanilla, raisins, other fruits and berries, but first make sure that these ingredients are not allergenic. Limitations of the nursing mother's menu after childbirth are understandable: the newborn needs time to adapt, including the digestive system, to new nutritional conditions. Additionally, Zietlin says strawberries have a high water content, which helps with hydration. Plus, "some of the foods anecdotally believed to be galactagogues fall in line with a healthy diet" anyway, and fresh fruit definitely qualifies as a beneficial addition to your daily menu. Doctors do not doubt whether it is possible for a nursing mother to compote of apples. However, sometimes the usual fruits also cause negative consequences, for example, intense gas formation. Perhaps, only vitamin C is more in fresh fruits. As Zietlin says, phytoestrogens help regulate milk producing hormones in the body and can increase lactation. The readiness is indicated by the transparency on the outside and the softness inside. Green color confirms the safety of the fruit for the baby and nursing mother. Acidic drink best quenches thirst, does not provoke gazikov at the kid. Red apples, as a rule, are sweeter, and this has a bad effect on the digestion of the baby: causes fermentation and bloating. Start with a pinch added to the compote, pastries, tea. It is even believed that these are the ideal apples for breastfeeding. It is important only to expand the diet in a dosage, taking into account the specific situation and individual characteristics of the child. Therefore, it becomes clear whether it is possible for a nursing mother to have apples in this form and why. Work out yours here. Uzvar from dried fruits toddler is absorbed better than any canned compote or juice. Fruits to avoid while breastfeeding: 1. The stomach of expectant mothers is very sensitive. Avocados pack a lot of potassium (more than the banana) at around 975 milligrams in a single avocado, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In this regard, nursing mothers prefer home fruit. All fruits are not created equal. Apples, until this month (he just turned 2 in July) have always hurt his stomach. Water is best, but can get boring, so here are some tasty, hydrating drink options. Let's try to find out what is the use of feeding mum from dry apple slices. And it is reasonable to ask those who are categorically against: if you can have tropical bananas, why can not imported apples be breastfed? Here are some snack ideas: But now the fertile time of pregnancy is over, and there comes an equally responsible period - the feeding of the child. If desired, the formed notch is filled with honey with raisins, nuts, cottage cheese. Cinnamon gives a specific flavor and taste, is a source of flavonoids, iron, calcium, manganese. The answer to the question, whether it is possible for the nursing mother to have green apples, is positive. While there are also side effects of custard apple during pregnancy, do not forget the benefits associated with it. The mixes can be cooked porridge and yogurt. moms and can really help keep up that milk supply. Spice liquefies blood, which is dangerous after delivery. Although the amount that passes through breastmilk is largely unknown, it's been confirmed that antioxidants do indeed pass through to the baby, which may help prevent disease in infancy according to a study in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. If you suspect that's what's going on, just stop eating apples for a while and see if the gas improves. But as mentioned, not all fruits are created equal when it comes to breastfeeding On the other hand, when breastfeeding a woman needs not only healthy food, but also dishes that cause appetite and pleasant emotions. The benefits of eating apples during pregnancy include protecting the unborn child against asthma attacks later in childhood. Cook with or without skin, until the slices are softened. Answer : Hllo dear u r lacting mom .yes apple cider vinegar s completely safe during breast feed .you should strictly avoid consuming unpasteurized apple cider vinegar while nursing, as it can easily carry the harmful bacteria that leads to intestinal illnesses. Therefore, neither in baking, nor in a duck with apples, the allergenic danger of red apples does not disappear anywhere. In apples, there are many vitamins, minerals, vegetable fiber. Neither apples nor bananas are included in the list of forbidden fruits, and the nutrients contained in them are vital to the mother organism. The ingredients from which the favorite pastry is baked are generally safe for the child as well - if there is no exceptional sensitivity to eggs, sugar, apples. lean proteins, a wide array of veggies, and whole grains is imperative for breastfeeding Carefully read the rules and policies of the site. diet chock full of breastfeeding-geared nutrients, Blueberries have the highest potency of antioxidants. Unites their undoubted benefits and uneatable taste. She also adds that new moms should aim for about 120 milligrams of vitamin C per day, which would be about two small oranges. Question: Is It Safe To Take Apple Cider Vinegar While Breastfeeding? Uzvar is preparing longer, about 0, 5 hours. Safety measures To Be Taken While using Apple Cider Vinegar While Breastfeeding Guarantee you consume only the pasteurized type of apple cider vinegar during this sensitive period as dangerous microscopic organisms like E. coli, salmonella and cryptosporidium are destroyed during pasteurization. It is often used to soothe intestinal spasms thanks to pectin present in it; Prevents urinary infections: Apple cider vinegar is extremely useful in keeping at bay all kinds of urinary infections. Dried apples during breastfeeding are combined with raisins, nuts, prunes. Well in the case of breastfeeding mothers, it isn't just any old apple. Maternal Diet. Avocados are also a great source of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins and essential in cell growth for moms and babies. Eating pineapple while you’re breastfeeding is completely safe. Like other innovations, it is better to apply cinnamon for the first time in the morning, in order to be able to observe the behavior of the baby during the day. Cantaloupes have 50 grams of Vitamin C, according to the USDA, which is roughly half of a breastfeeding mom's recommended daily amount. Especially useful and safe are baked apples when breastfeeding. Some fall into the category of "galactagogues." Can I breast-feed apples and. Red color, caused by pigments, signals the danger of allergies. Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Apple is safe in the amounts found in food. You can also contact us! Updated January 31, 2017. And if the knot is fresh, lemon juice. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)recommend the following fruits as these are all excellent sources of potassium, and some also contain vitamin A: 1. cantaloupe 2. honeydew melon 3. bana… Or any old fruit, in … But there are limitations when, how much and in what form these fruits will be most useful. In addition to those foods, adding two servings (around two cups) of during breastfeeding is maintaining an adequate milk supply. This is one of the products that contribute to the production of mother's milk. Can you eat custard apple during breastfeeding? Pineapple: Pineapple is one of the few fruits that you will also have to avoid while breastfeeding. Updated February 21, 2019. Pectin may prevent a type of cholesterol from accumulating in the arterial walls. Can the nursing mother apples, regardless of color, or color - the decisive factor in choosing a variety? Yes. Reducing Nausea. Green Papaya According to Mobi Motherhood, a common fruit that is used by Asian mothers who breastfeed is green papaya, or the papaya premature to its ripened stage. Blueberries have the highest potency of antioxidants of any fruit, according to WebMD. So if you're looking for fruits that'll help with your flow, here are nine of the best picks for breastfeeding moms. Both the pasteurized and the hard cider are fine while you're breastfeeding, certified lactation consultant Leigh Anne O'Connor, IBCLC, tells Romper. This is because acidic foods like citrus fruits, pineapple, and tomato do not affect breast milk, as these foods do not change the pH balance of maternal plasma. Breastfeeding and weight loss. Classical Uzvar is made from a mixture of dried fruits - apples, pears, raisins, dried apricots. Despite the fact that they contain vitamins of several groups, useful for activating the peristalsis of cellulose, which is necessary for hemoglobin iron; but does it all need a newborn and is there no threat to his health? Cook local, not processed imported apples. Pigment is contained in the skin. It is not subjected to long-term transport and storage, therefore it is better to preserve juiciness and useful ingredients. The above recommendations will help to avoid trouble from such apples during breastfeeding. Cinnamon is a popular spice, although it does not grow in our area. All rights reserved. Fiber activates the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. In the color scheme, warm, from yellow to red, and cold white-green shades are reflected. But if a woman ate fruit during pregnancy without undesirable consequences, then it is likely that there will be no problems with the baby either. As dietician and nutritionist, Brigitte Zeitlin, founder of BZ Nutrition, explains to Romper, eating It has antimicrobial and antifungal properties, prevents flatulence and spasms, regulates acidity of the stomach, cleanses the body. It is … These smooth and sweet cuties pack some serious phytoestrogens, which mimic the activity of estrogen in the body. Therefore, women in any condition do not deny themselves the pleasure of savoring crispy fruit, not doubting its benefits. Apples contain large amounts of a soluble fiber known as pectin. At some women at thoracal feeding can provoke a headache, apathy, hypostases, an eruption. For the mask take a baked apple, a few drops of butter, a spoonful of honey. They may also help relieve constipation, which some people experience after giving birth. Consolation is that almost immediately, in the first days of breastfeeding, you can enter into the diet baked fruit. Dried fruits preserve vitamins and other useful components in concentrated form. Some lose all postpartum weight after just a month. Healthy snacks will help you to keep up your energy levels while you're breastfeeding and adjusting to life with a new baby. Your baby will be consuming between 200 to 1000 calories from your breast milk each day. Apple cider vinegar pills are also safe while breastfeeding. Even such an innocuous dessert, like apple pie, raises concerns: is it possible for a nursing mother to eat a pie with apples? But at the same time to monitor whether the baby is not reacting to chicken eggs or sugar. Too many prunes while breastfeeding can lead to more diaper changes for your baby; Even the fruits which are not included in this group and are considered ‘safe’ to have during breastfeeding can also cause issues if they are consumed without properly washed. And buying imported, scrape and scald them with boiling water or cut the skin. When breastfeeding, how many calories should moms and babies consume? Drink it should be warm, about half an hour before feeding the baby. fruit per day can provide new moms and their babies with even more crucial Yellow, red, green, sour and sweet, tasty and useful too about them. availability of fruit in any season of the year; absence of exotic and allergenic components; variety of taste depending on the variety; availability of useful ingredients: vitamins, iron, pectin. Compote of dried apples is an excellent preventative against gastrointestinal diseases. FAQ’s: Q1. To avoid such trouble, apples can not be abused, used in moderation and peeled. Such compote of apples with breastfeeding mother is allowed to drink immediately after birth, a trial portion is half a cup. If signs of anxiety are present, and they are clearly related to nutrition, then the nursing mother should stop eating apples and return them to the diet only after a few weeks. No overseas exotic species of one kind can boast of such an abundance and variety of varieties. Fruits like these are high in citric acid, which might irritate your … A big No. Thus, the question is positively solved, whether it is possible for the nursing mother to have apples contained in baking. Custard apple during early pregnancy, however, should be taken after advice from our doctor for safe side. All iLive content is medically reviewed or fact checked to ensure as much factual accuracy as possible. Dietitian recommendations for nursing mothers are as follows: Replenishing the diet of the mother with yellow fruits, you should choose organic apples. Use charlotte with apples for breastfeeding should not every day, and less often, as a dessert. So make sure you're really maximizing your meal and snack times. The drink normalizes the stool, increases lactation, cleanses the intestines, protects against colds. In fact, citrus fruits are great for nursing moms, either as a snack or as part of a meal, since they’re full of vitamin C. You may have heard that the acid in citrus fruits can upset baby’s stomach, but most babies actually have no problem after mom eats citrus. Note that the numbers in parentheses ([1], [2], etc.) Add 1.5 cups of flour, 1 tsp. Red fruits contain a particularly valuable trace element - easily digestible iron, so increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood. When excessive dosage worsens the taste of mother's milk. But others say they just don't seem to lose the extra pounds while still breastfeeding. Keep in mind that herbal and other "natural" treatments in general are not without risk for nursing moms - herbs can be just as pharmacologically active as meds from the … Poisoning with canned fish, meat and vegetables. One medium banana contains about 450 milligrams of potassium, but don't think you have to turn into a monkey. Washable apples are useful fresh; in the spring they have few vitamins, only fiber remains. For comparison: in an incomplete cup of dry slices contains more fiber than in a large fresh apple. It should be not raw but baked fruit. Choose a ripe fresh fruit, before they are washed well. Fresh fruit in the mother's menu should appear no earlier than the third month of breastfeeding. 85% of the pulp is water. Can the lactating mother of apples be red if they are the ingredients of the dishes? Arun Mamachan Xavier, Kavita Rai, and Amitha M. Hegde (2011) Total Antioxidant Concentrations of BreastmilkâAn Eye-opener to the Negligent. Imported apples are dangerous because of the content of preservatives and wax base, which forms a protective film on the surface. Acetic acid, enzymes, micronutrients, and bioactive compounds present in ACV are found to have medicinal values .But can ACV be used while breastfeeding, or does it … If everything is normal, a portion of apples with breastfeeding can be increased. What Foods Cause Gas While Breastfeeding? From the Greek âgalacta,â meaning milk, galactagogues are foods that are thought to help increase milk production, according to Healthline. And so, there are some stand-out fruits to eat when you're breastfeeding. If you're a breastfeeding … It is not for nothing that this forbidden fruit Eve seduced Adam, and the apple of discord caused a serious quarrel of mythical beauties. The fruit is also super high in fiber, which will help moms feel fuller and aid in preventing constipation. The recipe for apple pie: 2 eggs knocked down with a fork with 0.5 cups of sugar, pour a glass of kefir, mix again. U.S. Geological Survey. To prevent allergies, do not soak the red fruit. In addition to people prone to allergies, such varieties are not recommended for pregnant women, people with diseases of the cardiovascular system and ulcer of the 12-colon. But is it possible for the nursing mother to have cinnamon with apples, because her main task is not to worry about her own figure, but about the health and development of the child? Apples with breastfeeding will not only enrich the ration and the mother's body with the necessary substances, they will be filled with energy, but they will also help to cope with some digestive problems, for example, constipation. The Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259723/, Brigitte Zeitlin, founder of BZ Nutrition, This article was originally published on Aug. 9, 2016. The mixes can be cooked porridge and yogurt. Consuming green apple during the early phase of pregnancy is good for reducing the pain. And if in general the answer about whether it is possible for the nursing mother to have fresh apples is understandable, then there are restrictions on the wet ones. Is it possible for the nursing mother to have apples to cook compote from them, and which ones are better-fresh or dry, local or imported? In favor of whether it is possible for a nursing mother to have apples, the following facts say: Green apples are especially useful in anemia, because they have the most iron.
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Poll: Voters Trust Trump Most to Keep America Safe
Trump bashed Clinton on trade. (Rob Kunzig/Morning Consult)
By Morning Consult Polling
June 22, 2016 at 5:30 am ET
A slim plurality of voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton to keep America safe following the Orlando terror attack, according to a new Morning Consult poll.
The presumptive GOP nominee edges his Democratic counterpart, 41 percent to 37 percent, with more than one-fifth of voters saying they didn’t know or had no opinion. Trust for the candidates breaks cleanly along partisan lines: Republicans trust Trump over Clinton by a huge margin (80 percent to 8 percent), while Democrats trust Clinton over Trump similarly, 71 percent to 12 percent.
But among independents, almost four in 10 (38 percent) voters trust Trump, compared with 26 percent for the former secretary of State and first lady.
Men backed Trump over Clinton, 47 percent to 35 percent, while the Democratic nominee was slimly favored by women, 38 percent to 36 percent.
Banning Muslim Travel
Following the Orlando shooting, Trump reiterated his call for a temporary ban on Muslims traveling to the U.S. Overall, Americans are largely split on the idea. Almost half (48 percent) said they support a ban, 40 percent said they oppose and 11 percent said they didn’t know or had no opinion.
There is a major divide on this issue along party lines. Almost half of Republicans (49 percent) said they strongly support this proposal, compared with 26 percent of independents and 16 percent of Democrats.
When asked if voters support or oppose a temporary ban on immigration from various countries, there was most support for a ban on immigrants from Syria and Iraq (56 percent and 55 percent, respectively).
Again, we see a strong partisan divide, and those who chose security issues as their top concern when voting for federal office (45 percent of Republicans, compared with 27 percent of independents and 23 percent of Democrats) also showed the strongest support for these proposals.
Republicans showed the most support for this proposal for every country in the list. More than 7 in 10 Republicans said they supported banning immigration to the U.S. from Iraq (76 percent), Afghanistan (78 percent), Libya (75 percent), Saudi Arabia (78 percent) and Pakistan (71 percent) and eight in 10 Republicans support a travel ban from Syria.
Roughly half of independents supported a travel ban for Iraq (53 percent), Afghanistan, Syria and Pakistan (50 percent), Libya (54 percent), and Saudi Arabia (45 percent).
Democrats were the least likely to support bans on immigration from these countries. Forty-one percent support a travel ban from Iraq, 39 percent for Syria and 37 percent for Pakistan.
The national Morning Consult survey polled 2,001 voters from June 15-18 for a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. See the toplines and crosstabs.
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After Watching Biden Deny Reade’s Claims, 1 in 4 Democrats Want a Different Nominee
61% of Democratic voters believe the former VP’s denial after watching video clip
Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Del., on March 12 to deliver remarks about the coronavirus pandemic. According to a new poll, 26 percent of Democratic voters who saw Biden's denial of sexual assault allegations made by former Senate staffer Tara Reade want the Democratic Party to select a different presidential nominee. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By Eli Yokley
May 4, 2020 at 6:12 pm ET
26% of Democrats, including 40% of those under the age of 45, said the party should select a different nominee.
The party’s younger voters and women are less likely to view Biden’s denial as credible than older or male Democrats.
38% of all voters say elected officials should resign when facing credible accusations of sexual misconduct, down 18 points since late 2017.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s unequivocal denial of Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation is considered credible by most Democratic voters, according to a new Morning Consult poll that showed a video of his comment, but more than a quarter of the party’s rank and file nonetheless want the presumptive nominee replaced.
Twenty-six percent of Democratic voters in the May 2-3 survey said the party should select a different candidate for the 2020 general election, while 61 percent said Biden should still be the one to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
Support for replacing Biden atop the ticket was driven by the party’s youngest voters, a group that mostly backed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Democratic primary and is more likely to view the former vice president with skepticism. Forty percent of Democrats under the age of 45 said the party should pick a different nominee, compared to 15 percent of those ages 45 and older.
The responses came after respondents were shown a 35-second video clip of Biden’s first interview on the subject, where MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski detailed Reade’s allegation and asked point-blank if he sexually assaulted her.
“No. It is not true. I’m saying unequivocally: It never, never happened. It didn’t. It never happened,” Biden said in the interview.
A Morning Consult/Politico survey conducted May 2-3 posed the same question to voters but only provided details of Reade’s allegation. It found 28 percent of Democrats said Biden should be replaced atop the ticket, within the sample’s margin of error of 3 percentage points.
Biden’s response was deemed credible by 61 percent of Democrats, but the issue revealed generational and gender lines: Younger Democrats, at 53 percent, were 14 percentage points less likely than their elders to consider Biden’s answer credible and Democratic men (68 percent) were 12 points more likely than Democratic women to believe Biden.
Among the overall electorate, 41 percent said Biden’s denial was credible, while 38 percent said it was not.
The poll, which surveyed 1,991 registered voters, has a 2-point margin of error.
While Reade’s allegation that Biden sexually assaulted her when she worked in his congressional office during the 1990s has put the former Delaware senator under the microscope, Trump faces over two dozen allegations of sexual misconduct, including an allegation of rape that emerged last year by the writer E. Jean Carroll but fell largely on deaf ears.
Reade has not spoken on camera about her allegation, but is looking to do so.
“I’m digesting and processing everything he said,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “I will respond.”
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In the absence of that platform, 41 percent of voters, including 26 percent of Democrats, said they view her allegation as credible. By comparison, amid Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination fight in 2018, 38 percent of voters — and 65 percent of Democrats — initially found Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against him to be credible, a figure that increased after her highly publicized testimony.
The latest Morning Consult/Politico poll found 28 percent of voters had heard “a lot” about Reade’s allegations, compared with 33 percent who said the same in the first survey conducted after Blasey Ford detailed her allegations against Kavanaugh. Both of those surveys had a 2-point margin of error.
Thirty-six percent reported hearing “some” about Reade’s charges. Among Democrats, 62 percent had heard at least some about the allegations, compared with 69 percent of Republicans and 59 percent of independents.
Democrats were also far more likely in 2017 to believe allegations of sexual misconduct against two other Democratic politicians, then-Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota (48 percent credible) and then-Rep. John Conyers of Michigan (43 percent credible), a Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted at the time found.
Voters’ views about political consequences for politicians who are facing credible accusations of sexual misconduct have shifted since that December 2017 poll, when allegations against Franken, Conyers and Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore moved the ongoing #MeToo discussion into the political arena.
Since the poll conducted that month, the share of voters who said a politician should resign in the face of credible allegations has dropped 18 points, while the share who said the decision should be made at the ballot box increased 10 points. (Respondents were shown this question before viewing the MSNBC clip.)
While most Democrats and independents in 2017 agreed that the elected official should resign, independents are now evenly split and only a plurality of Democrats still hold that view. And while nearly half of Republicans used to back resignation for such officials, a plurality now says the voters should decide the politician’s future.
Among the overall electorate, a separate Morning Consult poll tracking the 2020 presidential race, conducted April 27-May 3, found Biden’s standing unchanged in a head-to-head matchup against Trump, with 46 percent supporting him and 42 percent supporting the incumbent.
This story has been updated to include additional polling data.
Related: What Younger Democrats Want to See in Joe Biden’s Running Mate
Eli Yokley
Eli is a senior reporter at Morning Consult covering politics and campaigns.
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The final podium of the Covid-19 compressed 2020 MotoGP season neatly encapsulated so many parts of this strange and fascinating year. On the top step stood Miguel Oliveira, his second victory in a breakthrough year for both him and KTM. Beside him stood Jack Miller, the Ducati rider taking his second podium in a row. And on the third step stood Franco Morbidelli, arguably the strongest rider of 2020, outperforming the 2020 Yamahas on a 2019 M1.
The podium was emblematic in another way, too. All three riders were racing for satellite teams: Oliveira for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team, Miller for Pramac Ducati, and Morbidelli for the Petronas Yamaha SRT squad. Furthermore, Morbidelli's third place finish wrapped up second spot in the MotoGP team championship for Petronas Yamaha, behind the factory Suzuki Ecstar squad and ahead of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team.
It was the first time since Qatar in 2004 that the podium had consisted solely of riders in satellite teams. The 2004 race was won by Sete Gibernau, who finished ahead of his Gresini Honda teammate Colin Edwards. Ruben Xaus was third across the line, nearly 24 seconds back, riding a D'Antin Ducati. Xaus finished ahead of the two factory Repsol Hondas, Alex Barros crossing the line 6 seconds before Nicky Hayden.
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What Will The 2021 WorldSBK Grid Look Like?
Submitted by Steve English on Mon, 2020-12-21 09:45
Same old, same old in WorldSBK season. Jonathan Rea walking away with his sixth consecutive title. Kawasaki doing the same with the manufacturers title. No matter what happens Rea and Kawasaki have all the answers and the title all sewn up.
That’s the narrative spun by many about WorldSBK but the reality is very different. Rea and Kawasaki might have won the titles, but this was a challenging season for both that ended with the ZX10-RR clearly outmatched at two of the last three rounds. Ducati had the bike to beat in 2020 but too many riders fighting with one another.
Yamaha are close, very close, and have a hungry rider line-up. The return of a full-blooded factory effort from Honda showed lots of encouraging signs. BMW were a write off this year but still claimed two pole positions and have an all-new bike coming for next season. The future is brighter for WorldSBK than it has been for many years.
New era?
The season began with a classic in Phillip Island. Three great races and a tenth of second the combined victory margin. It was a terrific blend of strategy and different bikes. It encapsulated why WorldSBK is looking forward rather than to the past. We don’t have to look at the “golden age of Superbikes” any longer. We’re living one. Seven different riders won races. Ten riders stood on the rostrum.
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Only Marc Márquez Threatens Wayne Rainey´s “Unbeatable” Podium Appearance Percentage Record
Submitted by Dennis Noyes on Fri, 2020-12-11 23:24
Records are made to be broken and, generally, they are. For example, it seems inevitable that even Usain Bolt´s record of 9.58 from 2009 will eventually fall, given the progress of sprinters since Jim Hines won the 100 meters in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in 9.95 seconds, a record that lasted 15 years.
Someone someday will probably break Lionel Messi´s 2012 record of 91 goals in a calendar year, although I can´t imagine anyone ever beating Will Chamberlain´s 50.4 points per game from the 1961-62 NBA basketball season. That record just might deserve the adjective “unbreakable.” In FIM Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing, there are several records that stand out, some that promise to be around for a long, long time.
Back in 2012, just before Marc Marquez entered the MotoGP class, I was discussing with MotoGP statistician Dr. Martin Raines which important records were the most unlikely to be broken, at least in the short-term future. I recall that seven of the most impressive were:
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Portimão Moto2 & Moto3 Review - Neil Morrison On Two Titles Clinched, Remy Gardner's Win, Sam Lowes Digging Deep, And Raul Fernandez Dominating
This was as fun as it looked. The grandstands may have been empty and the paddock quiet, but the Algarve International Circuit lived up to its billing as a spectacular circuit. Not since Turkey’s fabulous Istanbul Park in 2005 had grand prix racing come to a new venue as jaw-dropping and thrilling to the naked eye.
Riders raved about the swoops, the undulations and the blind crests. Sunday showed the 4.6km layout could provide half decent racing, too. For the opening races lived up to the surroundings, with Moto2 and Moto3 serving up vintages high on adrenaline, spectacle and stress that had the championship fight go right the way to the wire. Here are some of the big talking points from the small classes on the last weekend of the season.
Italian Revival
For Enea Bastianini, his directive was clear: a top four finish was enough for a first world title no matter where his rivals finished. If Sam Lowes wasn’t victorious and Luca Marini was, he simply needed a top eight. Thoughts that the Algarve International Circuit (a track unknown to him but not his three rivals) could throw up a banana skin were dashed early. Enea was an impressive fifth at the close of day one.
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Portimao MotoGP Subscriber Notes: Local Knowledge vs Fast Riders, Yamaha's Conundrum, And Suzuki Sinking Without A Trace
According to Albert Einstein's Special theory of relativity, time slows down as your speed increases. The faster you go, the slower time appears to pass. That would explain why the Covid-compressed 2020 MotoGP season has simultaneously felt like it was taking forever and is over in the blink of an eye. 14 races in 18 weeks was brutal on everyone involved, an intense schedule which had everyone working at light speed yet struggling to keep up. You would have to go back to the 1960s to find a season that was so short. But back then, they were fitting 8 races into 18 weeks, not nearly double that.
At least we had a fitting stage for the season finale. In a season with highs and lows, holding the last MotoGP round of 2020 at the roller-coaster which is the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve was fitting, a metaphor for the year made physical. But did that location give the winner, Miguel Oliveira, an advantage at what was effectively his home race? Was he, like Nicky Hayden at Laguna Seca in 2005, better able to unlock the secrets of the Portimão track because he had ridden here so often?
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Portimao MotoGP Saturday Round Up: Fairy Tale Time At Portimao?
Are we in for a fairy-tale ending to the wild ride that has been the 2020 MotoGP season? The odds are very good indeed, if only because qualifying has laid out so many different scenarios for a fitting end to the year. We already have a fairy-tale ending to qualifying, Miguel Oliveira the first Portuguese rider to take pole, at the first MotoGP race to be held at Portimao, the first race in Portugal since 2012.
Could Oliveira convert his maiden pole into a second win? There is plenty of reason to think he might do exactly that. The Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider has pretty good pace – he looked comfortable posting low 1'40s in FP4 – and the riders with better pace are some way back on the grid.
Or maybe it is Franco Morbidelli's opportunity to stamp his authority on the 2020 season, taking a fourth win to clinch second in the championship and demonstrate once again that Yamaha made a mistake in overlooking him for the factory team, and in choosing not to provide him with a 2021-spec M1 for next season.
Dream come true?
Or perhaps it is Jack Miller's turn for victory, to make it ten winners in a season and break the previous record? It would be a fitting reward for the Pramac Ducati squad, after the Australian came so very close to beating Morbidelli at Valencia last week.
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Portimao MotoGP Friday Round Up: Fun, Fear, And Finding Setup At Roller-Coaster Portimao
Whenever a journalist gets a little too excited over a rider's lap times after FP2, and starts asking them what it means for the race, they inevitably get slapped down with an old racing aphorism. "It's only Friday," riders will say, whether they are at the top of the standings, at the bottom, or somewhere in the middle. Being fast is nice on a Friday, but there is still a long way to go until the riders line up on the grid on Sunday. An awful lot can, and usually does change in the meantime.
That old adage is exponentially true on a Friday at a brand new track where nobody has ridden before. Especially an extraordinary track like Portimao, which snakes all over the Algarve countryside like a roller-coaster hewn into the hills. The track is so different, and so difficult, that there is still a huge amount of work to do before anyone can start to draw conclusions. Add in the fact that Michelin has brought four fronts and four rears (with two different hard tires front and rear), and you have a huge and complex puzzle to solve before Sunday. Two 70-minute sessions on Friday helped, but were still nowhere near enough.
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Portimao MotoGP Thursday Round Up: How To Approach The Last Race With Nothing On The Line
And so the voyage into the unknown begins. MotoGP kicks off its final round of this fundamentally weird season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao. The combination of the final round, a new circuit, and the Moto2 and Moto3 titles still at stake meant that it was a long and grueling day of interviews, media debriefs, and press conferences, with barely a moment to catch your breath or a quick bite to eat in between.
It started off with the Asia Talent Cup graduation ceremony, which finished just before the MotoGP rider debriefs were due to start. At the same time as the first batch of debriefs, there were the press conferences for the Moto3 and Moto3 championships, featuring the three title contenders in each class. More debriefs, and then the MotoGP pre-event press conference, this time with the line up expanded from six to seven riders. A final debrief – Valentino Rossi – and then the last press conference of the day, an hour-long discussion with the six MotoGP factory bosses, looking back at the season.
It was a long day. Growing up, my mother used to warn me of the perils of watching too much TV, telling me I risked developing square eyes. Nearly half a century later, I think I finally understand what she meant. Of all the information that was poured into my brain during this everlasting day, I'm not sure I managed to retain any of it.
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Valencia Moto2 & Moto3 Review - Neil Morrison On A Moto2 Thriller, Diggia's Downfall, Lowes' Fortitude, And The Vicissitudes Of Airline Seats
Submitted by Neil Morrison on Thu, 2020-11-19 22:42
Joan Mir wrapped up the MotoGP title with a round to go. But the junior classes will go right to the wire after two dramatic encounters at the Valencian Grand Prix. Moto2 produced its best race of the year, Moto3 its biggest winning margin of the year. Here, we look at last weekend’s big talking points in the junior classes.
Chaos reigns in vintage finale
As fun and open as Moto2 has been this year, a race wasn’t decided on the final lap (Jorge Martin’s controversial penalty at the Styrian GP aside) from round 1 to round 13. Here, it would have been hard to conjure up more drama if events had been penned by a Hollywood scriptwriter.
Once European GP winner Marco Bezzecchi hit the front on lap five, it was hard to see a way back from his pursuers. But by Sunday lunchtime the wind had picked up considerably from the morning, making the Moto2 machines nervous and twitchy. “With the wind, I really struggled,” said Bezzecchi. “The bike was very nervous, I had little grip.” This surely played a major part in the nature of the top five: just 0.8s covered first to fifth after 25 laps.
As did Di Giannantonio. He and Bezzecchi had more than a second in hand over the pursuers with five laps remaining. But the Speed Up man’s two moves pushed them wide, allowing the rest back into play. It was a finale to remember.
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Portimao MotoGP Preview: 2020's Final Unexplored Frontier
Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2020-11-19 01:11
And so a strange and unexpected season draws to a close. Fifteen rounds of Grand Prix motorcycle racing – fourteen rounds of MotoGP, after the premier class were forced to skip the opening race at Qatar at the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic – were far, far more than we expected in the early months of the year. It is a credit to Dorna, the manufacturers, and to the teams that we have made it this far. It hasn't been easy, and it meant squeezing a punishing schedule into a very brief period of time, and limiting the number of tracks and countries MotoGP visited, but in the end, we got our money's worth.
So it is fitting that we end the 2020 MotoGP season at a brand new venue MotoGP has never visited before, the first new track since Buriram joined the calendar in 2018. The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve at Portimao (more correctly spelled Portimão, but like most English speakers, searching for diacritics on my keyboard is so foreign that I cheat by skipping straight to the Anglicized version of the name) is set just inland from the Algarve, Portugal's southern coast, amid a vast swathe of golfing resorts.
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That time a music legend joined the band
Posted on October 21, 2017 in Culture, Music // 1 Comment
Wayne Jackson is on the far left playing in Uncle Eric's Backstairs Creepers at the King Billy in October 1985
Bluesman ‘Uncle’ Eric Whitehouse recalls an unexpected guest member of his band from America…
I’ve spent my entire adult life messing with music – live music – and that takes you to some strange and wondrous places, both mentally and physically. For me, it’s the joy of performance and meeting of minds and skills that produces a real fusion of talents that transcends the sum of the parts and, sometimes, sires a new greater whole beyond. I love bands.
I love the camaraderie, the rivalry, the egocentricity, the comradeship, the “us against the world” mentality of a travelling band. I love the gigs ( first there, last to leave), the van (broken down?), the dodgy managements, crazy people, mad cap japes, and, oh yes, the boring bits (usually waiting). Just occasionally, something happens that is way beyond the everyday and bordering on the bizarre.
Thirty years ago, for a short time, I was privileged to know someone who was a musical hero to me, to have this guy play in my band as a rank-and-file member, to hear at first hand his modest stories of his part in musical history, and to realise his story was social as well as musical history. It was a bit like meeting The Beatles. His name was Wayne Jackson ( WHO?…. go on, GOOGLE IT!).
Wayne was the trumpet player with Otis Redding and all the 1960’s Soul Stars, a Stax session man, leader of the Markeys and Memphis Horns, Rufus Thomas, Aretha Franklin, ‘Dusty in Memphis’, James Taylor (Who he really hated), Robert Cray, he’s on U2’s ‘Angel of Harlem’ and, Peter Gabriel’s’ ‘Sledgehammer’, Oh, and a small matter of twenty eight tunes recorded with Elvis for his comeback in ‘68. MY GOD!!! THIS MAN KNEW ELVIS!!! He was also Jerry Lee Lewis’s cousin!
It happened like this. In the mid 80’s the Black Lion (now the Wig & Pen) was the hub of the local music scene and my band, The Backstairs Creepers, played a gig/jam night every Thursday. The band were all young men in their 20’s so I called them all ‘brother’, to emphasise the co-operative nature of the venture, but they were twenty years younger than me and so responded by christening me ‘Uncle’.
There was a regular crowd of hippies, punks, rockabillies and odd people in funny clothes who came to see us and one of them, an American girl called Kynde (Cindy!) asked Steve New, our bass player a favour. “My uncle’s coming over from The States next week, he’s a trumpet player and he’d like to play with your band”, she said. Steve said “OK”.
The next Thursday, on my way to the gig, I went to pick up Stan Bowles, our keyboardist, and when I got to his flat he was playing a tape of the ‘67 Stax/Volt Tour. Although the stock in trade of our band was down home boogie, we also covered jump jive and even soul.
I looked at the personnel on the record and there he was – Wayne Jackson – my latest ‘soul brother’! Then it got surreal. At The Lion, we launched into our first number and I saw Cindy pushing through the crowd with a guy in a leather jacket, carrying a trumpet in a sling. “Can I play?”, he asked in a southern drawl. “Sure” said I. “What key?” said he. “A” said I …….”Cool, man…sooo cool!!!”
We got to the last number and I called ‘Cant Turn You Lose’. The sax player asked Wayne if he knew the riff – “ I wrote it”, says Wayne. At the end of the gig, I introduced the band…”And from Memphis, Tennessee, on Trumpet, Wayne Jackson”.
The crowd roared their approval, although I realised no one knew that they were in the company of a rock’n’roll legend. I may have kissed his feet!
Afterwards we got to talk and have a pint and Wayne said he would like to play with us while he was in England doing some recording (it turned out to be ‘Sledgehammer’) and some radio shows. I eventually gave in and said “yes”.
He was staying at Cindy’s flat in Jimmy’s End, and I remember going round one night to pick hjm up for a gig, being invited in, and when he opened the wardrobe, seeing a row of immaculate mohair suits, just like Otis and the Stax Band wore! Also, one night we had a gig in St Albans and he flew back from a radio show in Paris, got a taxi from Heathrow, and was on stage on time for us in the pub. One day, Steve New went to see him recording in Peter Grbriel’s studio, outside Bath, and Wayne excused himself from the company (which included Kate Bush) “because Steve and I have a gig with our band tonight” (Uncle Eric’s Backstairs Creepers, Black Lion, Northampton).
This lasted about five weeks and Wayne did every gig and also played round town with Fred Chase and Rockin’ Roger Sayer. It was at this time that the social significance of who this man was began to dawn on me. Like me, he treated all band mates as equals, and consequently all men as equals, regardless of ethnic origin. Steve Cropper said when you entered Stax Records you left your colour at the door. I frivolously inducted him as a ‘brother’, only to find out that he really was!
Of course, it couldn’t last, and Wayne announced he was going home next week. Pete Bowles? took some pictures of us at the King Billy, and Wayne’s last gig was a Black Lion Thursday. At the end, we shook hands and agreed to have a last drink in the middle room. Wayne drank draught Guiness with vodka chasers (he liked a drink!) and he told me his story.
How his high school band, ‘The Royal Spades’, morphed into the ‘Markeys’ and then into the ‘Stax Band’. Playing the Chitlin’ Circuit in a segregated south where, not only could you get barred for having black musicians in the band, but also for having white men in black venues; about Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, and about how he moved to Nashville in the 70’s for the studio work when the Memphis scene petered out.
He told me about Elvis and how he and Booker T. and Co. made the great comeback sessions and ‘In the Ghetto’, before being sidelined for Californian musicians. He gave me his address and phone number and said “Come and see me sometime”.
I’ve never been too good at forward planning and I have never been sycophant, but for the first time since I was six, I asked for his autograph on a old piece of card which happened to be at hand. He wrote: “Eric – you keep right on rockin’ I love you – Wayne Jackson”. We said our goodbyes as the sun came up and I never saw him again.
Wayne Jackson died last year, but I am sure his memory must live on. His autograph hangs on the wall in my flat and sometimes, when it’s cold and dark or when I’m feeling low, I look at it and tell myself “Brother Wayne says I gotta keep right on rockin’………..That’s what I’m gonna do.
For this is the word!!
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John Fortescue // May 28, 2019 at 1:58 am // Reply
Uncle Eric is a colossus on the music scene. And, a nice man also. I’m a fan.
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Land prices soar to record highs
Prashant Mehra
Residential land prices have soared to new highs across capital cities, compounding Australia’s housing affordability problem.
The median lot price increased 8.5 per cent to $256,683 in the 12 months to June, according to the latest Housing Industry Association-CoreLogic Residential Land Report.
As a result, the cost of vacant land in Sydney jumped over $1,000 per square metre for the first time, HIA Senior Economist Shane Garrett said.
“The speed at which land price is increasing is a concern as it compounds the housing affordability problem,” Mr Garrett said.
Real progress on affordability would require improved financing of housing infrastructure, monitoring and timely reporting on land release, and speeding up the zoning and sub-division process, he added.
Residential land prices rose the most in Melbourne, up 19.6 per cent over the year.
Price growth remained strong at 9.8 per cent in Sydney, while Adelaide saw an eight per cent increase and Perth had five per cent gains.
Brisbane prices were nearly flat, up just 0.1 per cent over the 12 months, while Hobart was the only capital city to experience a reduction in median land price, recording a 15.8 per cent decline.
“Record high lot prices over the past five quarters are likely to have contributed to worsening affordability and influenced the unprecedented level of high-density residential development that is currently under construction,” CoreLogic commercial research analyst Eliza Owen said.
Home sales across the capital cities have continued to rise in recent weeks, but the auction market has softened, with the clearance rate drifting below 70 per cent.
New and prospective infrastructure developments such as the east coast’s inland freight rail and a second Sydney airport may open up employment opportunities outside of the metropolitan regions, which may stimulate housing demand in more affordable areas, Ms Owen said.
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Warning after mother-of-three dies following liposuction in Turkey
A postmortem found Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose died from peritonitis and multi-organ failure after complications from liposuction.
Sunday 3 January 2021 12:13, UK
Image: Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose died after having surgery in Turkey
The husband of a British woman who died after liposuction surgery in Turkey is warning others over the risks of health tourism.
Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose, a 38-year-old social worker and mother-of-three, died in August after buying an overseas package deal for treatment.
Image: Mrs Bamgbose (centre) had three children
Her husband, Moyosore Olowo, is now suing the firm and the surgeon for £1m, claiming medical negligence, and proceedings have been issued in the Turkish courts.
Mr Olowo told the PA News agency: "She was the backbone of the family.
"My wife was an excellent mum. My son has special needs and she was a calming influence on him.
"Now I am left alone caring for the children and it is really, really painful."
Mrs Bamgbose had decided to look abroad for surgery after finding it was too expensive in the UK. She settled on a £5,000 package for a treatment in Izmir.
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Mr Olowo said that after the treatment, his wife began to experience severe abdominal pain and that four days later, she was seen by another specialist at the hospital.
He said he then flew to Turkey, where he claims he was told by staff at the hospital that an error in the initial procedure had led to complications.
Mr Olowo said that after returning home to take care of his family he received a WhatsApp call from the surgeon telling him his wife had died.
Image: The social worker and her husband had been together for 15 years
The couple, originally from Nigeria, had been together for 15 years.
Mr Olowo described his "beautiful" wife as his "best friend".
A postmortem by North West Kent coroner service found Ms Bamgbose had died from peritonitis and multi-organ failure following a complication from the liposuction surgery.
Her husband said she had suffered low self-esteem after giving birth to her three children, Morayo, aged 13, Eyitayo, 10, and Titilayomi, seven.
Mr Olowo, a Network Rail contractor, said he had not be able to return to work since her death because of childcare commitments.
He advised people looking to have surgery in Turkey to "not go".
"I am not going to label all medical practitioners in Turkey as below par, but there is the language barrier," he said.
Mr Olowo said he feared communications issues may have contributed to signs of complications being missed.
"Do your due diligence, but remember the rules and regulations are different over there," he added.
"If something goes wrong you will want to be in your home country."
Mr Olowo's Turkish lawyer Burcu Holmgren, of London Legal International, said: "I warn everyone who wants to book surgery in Turkey to not use an agent firm, speak to your surgeon directly, speak to their patients and never pay for a package deal of flights, hotel, surgery, etc.
"There are incredible surgeons in Turkey and they are too busy operating, they won't be getting into deals with agencies to bring patients to their clinics. So please do your research and be careful."
The clinic and doctor have both been contacted for comment.
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By Irina Slav - Apr 30, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT
An Irish-based company has designed CO2-sucking metal columns that can clean up part of the carbon emissions released by cars. The company plans to install 1,200 such “metal trees” in the United States after a two-year test in Arizona proved they work, Reuters reports.
Silicon Kingdom Holdings says its method of carbon capture is cheaper than others and it’s also effective: the 1,200 columns to be erected in the U.S. in the next stage of the company’s climate change fighting efforts can remove the annual emissions from 8,000 cars, or 36,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide. This may not be a whole lot given there were more than 270 million cars on U.S. roads last year, but it is a start.
The start will be a pilot project that will probably take place in California, according to Silicon Kingdom Holdings. If that goes well over the planned two-year period of operation, the technology can be scaled to installations 100 times larger.
The technology Silicon Kingdom Holdings mimics the way actual trees absorb carbon dioxide and, according to a chemical engineering professor who was not involved in the project, belongs to a carbon capture industry segment that has a great potential.
Direct carbon capture, or sucking the compound directly from the air, is a new field of research with only a few companies active, Jennifer Wilcox from Worcester Polytechnic Institute told Reuters. The reason is that the technology is more expensive than non-direct carbon capture methods. However, this is not the case with the Silicon Kingdom Holdings metal trees. Their technology, according to the researcher who invented it, Klaus Lackner, costs less than US$100 per ton of pure carbon dioxide.
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Last chance for Brazil's Rousseff to save mandate: newspaper
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff stands in a vehicle during a civic-military parade to commemorate Brazil's Independence Day in Brasilia, Brazil, September 7, 2015. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has one last chance to stem a growing political and economic crisis before being forced to step down, one of the country's leading daily newspapers said on Sunday. In an unusual front-page editorial, Folha de S.Paulo said Rousseff needs to take "drastic measures" including additional spending cuts and tax hikes to make up for a 2016 budget gap that has cost Brazil its investment-grade rating from Standard & Poor's. Rousseff, a leftist who was re-elected by a thin margin in 2014, is facing impeachment calls as her government struggles with a deep economic recession and a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras that has implicated several of her political allies. In a cabinet meeting on Saturday, Rousseff ordered her ministers to find an additional 15 billion reais ($3.9 billion) in budget savings, daily Estado de S.Paulo reported on Sunday. Folha, which tends to lean center-right, said deep budget cuts are needed for the government to gain credibility before demanding more tax hikes that will face strong popular opposition. "The country, however, has no choice" but to accept higher taxes, Folha said. "Neither has President Dilma Rousseff: if she bends under the weight of the crisis, she will have no option other than leaving her presidential duties and, eventually, the position she holds." Folha also called for an end to some pension benefits and economic subsidies, as well as temporary cuts in health and education programs that are currently mandatory. A spokeswoman for Rousseff declined to comment on the editorial. (Reporting by Walter Brandimarte; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Paul Simao)
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