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Linear Independent Continuous Functions
Let $C[3, 10]$ be the vector space consisting of all continuous functions defined on the interval $[3, 10]$. Consider the set
\[S=\{ \sqrt{x}, x^2 \}\] in $C[3,10]$.
Show that the set $S$ is linearly independent in $C[3,10]$.
Vector Space of Polynomials and Coordinate Vectors
Let $P_2$ be the vector space of all polynomials of degree two or less.
Consider the subset in $P_2$
\[Q=\{ p_1(x), p_2(x), p_3(x), p_4(x)\},\] where
&p_1(x)=x^2+2x+1, &p_2(x)=2x^2+3x+1, \\
&p_3(x)=2x^2, &p_4(x)=2x^2+x+1.
(a) Use the basis $B=\{1, x, x^2\}$ of $P_2$, give the coordinate vectors of the vectors in $Q$.
(b) Find a basis of the span $\Span(Q)$ consisting of vectors in $Q$.
(c) For each vector in $Q$ which is not a basis vector you obtained in (b), express the vector as a linear combination of basis vectors.
Give the Formula for a Linear Transformation from $\R^3$ to $\R^2$
Let $T: \R^3 \to \R^2$ be a linear transformation such that
\[T(\mathbf{e}_1)=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}, T(\mathbf{e}_2)=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix},\] where
\[\mathbf{e}_1=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}, \mathbf{e}_2=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}\] are the standard unit basis vectors of $\R^3$.
For any vector $\mathbf{x}=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}\in \R^3$, find a formula for $T(\mathbf{x})$.
Linear Properties of Matrix Multiplication and the Null Space of a Matrix
Let $A$ be an $m \times n$ matrix.
Let $\calN(A)$ be the null space of $A$. Suppose that $\mathbf{u} \in \calN(A)$ and $\mathbf{v} \in \calN(A)$.
Let $\mathbf{w}=3\mathbf{u}-5\mathbf{v}$.
Then find $A\mathbf{w}$.
Define the map $T:\R^2 \to \R^3$ by $T \left ( \begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}\right )=\begin{bmatrix}
x_1-x_2 \\
x_1+x_2 \\
(a) Show that $T$ is a linear transformation.
(b) Find a matrix $A$ such that $T(\mathbf{x})=A\mathbf{x}$ for each $\mathbf{x} \in \R^2$.
(c) Describe the null space (kernel) and the range of $T$ and give the rank and the nullity of $T$.
Let $P_3$ be the vector space over $\R$ of all degree three or less polynomial with real number coefficient.
Let $W$ be the following subset of $P_3$.
\[W=\{p(x) \in P_3 \mid p'(-1)=0 \text{ and } p^{\prime\prime}(1)=0\}.\] Here $p'(x)$ is the first derivative of $p(x)$ and $p^{\prime\prime}(x)$ is the second derivative of $p(x)$.
Show that $W$ is a subspace of $P_3$ and find a basis for $W$.
Find a Basis for a Subspace of the Vector Space of $2\times 2$ Matrices
Let $V$ be the vector space of all $2\times 2$ matrices, and let the subset $S$ of $V$ be defined by $S=\{A_1, A_2, A_3, A_4\}$, where
A_1=\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 2 \\
-1 & 3
\end{bmatrix}, \quad
0 & -1 \\
1 & -10
\end{bmatrix}.
Find a basis of the span $\Span(S)$ consisting of vectors in $S$ and find the dimension of $\Span(S)$.
Any Vector is a Linear Combination of Basis Vectors Uniquely
Let $B=\{\mathbf{v}_1, \mathbf{v}_2, \mathbf{v}_3\}$ be a basis for a vector space $V$ over a scalar field $K$. Then show that any vector $\mathbf{v}\in V$ can be written uniquely as
\[\mathbf{v}=c_1\mathbf{v}_1+c_2\mathbf{v}_2+c_3\mathbf{v}_3,\] where $c_1, c_2, c_3$ are scalars.
A Basis for the Vector Space of Polynomials of Degree Two or Less and Coordinate Vectors
Show that the set
\[S=\{1, 1-x, 3+4x+x^2\}\] is a basis of the vector space $P_2$ of all polynomials of degree $2$ or less.
Non-Abelian Simple Group is Equal to its Commutator Subgroup
Let $G$ be a non-abelian simple group. Let $D(G)=[G,G]$ be the commutator subgroup of $G$. Show that $G=D(G)$.
Two Quotients Groups are Abelian then Intersection Quotient is Abelian
Let $K, N$ be normal subgroups of a group $G$. Suppose that the quotient groups $G/K$ and $G/N$ are both abelian groups.
Then show that the group
\[G/(K \cap N)\] is also an abelian group.
Commutator Subgroup and Abelian Quotient Group
Let $G$ be a group and let $D(G)=[G,G]$ be the commutator subgroup of $G$.
Let $N$ be a subgroup of $G$.
Prove that the subgroup $N$ is normal in $G$ and $G/N$ is an abelian group if and only if $N \supset D(G)$.
Nilpotent Matrices and Non-Singularity of Such Matrices
Let $A$ be an $n \times n$ nilpotent matrix, that is, $A^m=O$ for some positive integer $m$, where $O$ is the $n \times n$ zero matrix.
Prove that $A$ is a singular matrix and also prove that $I-A, I+A$ are both nonsingular matrices, where $I$ is the $n\times n$ identity matrix.
Finite Group and a Unique Solution of an Equation
Let $G$ be a finite group of order $n$ and let $m$ be an integer that is relatively prime to $n=|G|$. Show that for any $a\in G$, there exists a unique element $b\in G$ such that
\[b^m=a.\]
A Group Homomorphism is Injective if and only if the Kernel is Trivial
Let $G$ and $H$ be groups and let $f:G \to K$ be a group homomorphism. Prove that the homomorphism $f$ is injective if and only if the kernel is trivial, that is, $\ker(f)=\{e\}$, where $e$ is the identity element of $G$.
Subspaces of Symmetric, Skew-Symmetric Matrices
Let $V$ be the vector space over $\R$ consisting of all $n\times n$ real matrices for some fixed integer $n$. Prove or disprove that the following subsets of $V$ are subspaces of $V$.
(a) The set $S$ consisting of all $n\times n$ symmetric matrices.
(b) The set $T$ consisting of all $n \times n$ skew-symmetric matrices.
(c) The set $U$ consisting of all $n\times n$ nonsingular matrices.
Find a Value of a Linear Transformation From $\R^2$ to $\R^3$
Let $T:\R^2 \to \R^3$ be a linear transformation such that $T(\mathbf{e}_1)=\mathbf{u}_1$ and $T(\mathbf{e}_2)=\mathbf{u}_2$, where $\mathbf{e}_1=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}$ are unit vectors of $\R^2$ and
\[\mathbf{u}_1= \begin{bmatrix}
-1 \\
\end{bmatrix}, \quad \mathbf{u}_2=\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}.\] Then find $T\left(\begin{bmatrix}
\end{bmatrix}\right)$.
Linear Independent Vectors and the Vector Space Spanned By Them
Let $V$ be a vector space over a field $K$. Let $\mathbf{u}_1, \mathbf{u}_2, \dots, \mathbf{u}_n$ be linearly independent vectors in $V$. Let $U$ be the subspace of $V$ spanned by these vectors, that is, $U=\Span \{\mathbf{u}_1, \mathbf{u}_2, \dots, \mathbf{u}_n\}$.
Let $\mathbf{u}_{n+1}\in V$. Show that $\mathbf{u}_1, \mathbf{u}_2, \dots, \mathbf{u}_n, \mathbf{u}_{n+1}$ are linearly independent if and only if $\mathbf{u}_{n+1} \not \in U$.
Rank and Nullity of a Matrix, Nullity of Transpose
Let $A$ be an $m\times n$ matrix. The nullspace of $A$ is denoted by $\calN(A)$.
The dimension of the nullspace of $A$ is called the nullity of $A$.
Prove the followings.
(a) $\calN(A)=\calN(A^{\trans}A)$.
(b) $\rk(A)=\rk(A^{\trans}A)$.
Sum of Squares of Hermitian Matrices is Zero, then Hermitian Matrices Are All Zero
Let $A_1, A_2, \dots, A_m$ be $n\times n$ Hermitian matrices. Show that if
\[A_1^2+A_2^2+\cdots+A_m^2=\calO,\] where $\calO$ is the $n \times n$ zero matrix, then we have $A_i=\calO$ for each $i=1,2, \dots, m$.
Matrix Representations for Linear Transformations of the Vector Space of Polynomials
Find Values of $h$ so that the Given Vectors are Linearly Independent
Matrix Representation, Rank, and Nullity of a Linear Transformation $T:\R^2\to \R^3$
If the Order is an Even Perfect Number, then a Group is not Simple
Determine Whether There Exists a Nonsingular Matrix Satisfying $A^4=ABA^2+2A^3$
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Nitric Oxide Sensing & The Hybrid Promoters | The Comparator Circuit | Theoretical Projects
Our hybrid promoter hopes to add to the systems already in the registry by creating a hybrid promoter that combines the bacterial promoter PyeaR and the mammalian CArG element , both of which respond to exogenous nitrogenous species. Combining the two would allow a more modular nitric oxide sensor that can be used in mammalian and bacterial cells interchangeably.
Six new biobricks produced and submitted to the registry with characterisation from fluorescence-based experiments.
Our main project has resulted in the production of a hybrid bacterial and mammalian promoter optimised for induction by nitric oxide, nitrates and nitrites. We have ligated PyeaR, a known bacterial promoter and Part BBa_K216005 (Cambridge 2009) in the parts registry, with its mammalian counterpart, CArG. The resulting hybrid promoter has been synthesised in two orientations; PyeaR (bacterial, B) upstream of CArG (mammalian, M), nicknamed (B-M); and CArG upstream of PyeaR (M-B). These orientations were submitted to the parts registry as our first two biobricks.
Each orientation of the promoter was ligated to enhanced cyan fluorescent protein (eCFP) and red fluorescent protein (RFP) to produce four new biobricks which have been submitted to the parts registry. These promoter + fluorescent protein biobricks have been characterised following transformation into Escherichia coli and induction by potassium nitrate using methods such as flow cytometry, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and scanning with a fluorometer. The data from these experiments has proved that our promoter works as we expected it to. We have also transfected M-B + eCFP into a human breast cancer cell line, MCF7, and have proved the system is flexible and can be used in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
We believe the promoters we have produced have relevant uses in cancer therapeutics, soil fertilisation and detection of emissions from industries such as construction.
Parts produced from this project:
Bacterial-Mammalian/B-M (PyeaR-CArG) Hybrid Promoter -- Mammalian-Bacterial/M-B (CArG-PyeaR) Hybrid Promoter -- B-M + eCFP -- B-M + RFP -- M-B + eCFP -- M-B + RFP
2 Experiments
2.1 Formation of B-M and M-B into biobricks
2.2 Ligation with fluorescent protein as a proof of concept
2.3 Characterisation of hybrid promoters with fluorescent protein reporters
2.3.1 Flow Cytometry
2.3.2 Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)
2.3.3 Fluorometer Experiments
2.4 Transfection of hybrid promoters into the MCF7 human breast cancer cell line
2.5 Studies into the effect of the hybrid promoter on growth of E. coli competent cells
2.6 Characterisation of PyeaR + GFP biobrick
3.1 Qualitative characterisation
3.2 Flow cytometry, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and fluorometer characterisation
3.3 Transfection of M-B + eCFP into MCF7 human breast cancer cell lins
3.4 Growth studies of M-B, B-M and PyeaR-GFP
5 Future Applications
5.1 Cancer
5.3 Agriculture and Soil Quality
6 Future Experiments
Figure 1. A graphical representation of PyeaR. In the higher image PyeaR's activity is being repressed by both Nar and NsrR preventing transcription and the ultimate expression of a reporter. In the lower image nitrate/nitrite molecules have inhibited the activity of Nar, and nitric oxide has inhibited activity of NsrR, allowing for transcription to occur and subsequent expression of a reporter.
The University of East Anglia hosts many research teams whose work focuses on studying nitrogenous species and the way in which bacteria use and modify those species. One major problem that is faced by these teams involves working with nitric oxide (NO), as NO is highly reactive with a low half life, therefore making it difficult to trace and quantitatively measure accurately. Many of the methods currently used to measure NO levels are unable to distinguish between homogenous species, such as nitrates (NO3) and nitrites (NO2), therefore the figure given for NO levels is often inaccurate as other nitrogenous species are taken into account.
The ability to be able to accurately detect NO levels is one with a great deal of potential for the future. Nitric oxide has been noted as a possible cancer therapy due to its physiological use as an apoptosis inducer by macrophages, however NO is also known to be used by cancerous cells to establish a baseline and use it to induce apoptosis and promote proliferation of a tumour; being able to accurately sense nitric oxide and go on to act on that information could be very useful to prevent the NO baseline being established by cancerous cells, but to also use NO for its apoptosis-inducing abilities. There are also other potential applications in the construction business, in 2008 NEED TO FIND REFERENCE OF PEOPLE released legislation encouraging construction companies to monitor their NO output as it is inversely proportional to carbon monoxide (a toxic substance which needs to be regulated); the ability to accurately detail levels of NO being released in these circumstances would be highly useful.
Nitric oxide is an extremely physiologically relevant molecule found within both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, where it is utilised by different enzymes and systems for various roles. The aim of the experiment was to devise a hybrid promoter that could be applied to eukaryotes and prokaryotes in order to begin to more accurately sense NO and report on its specific levels.
Figure 2. A graphical representation of the hybrid promoter in its two orientations; the top image shows B-M with the bottom image showing M-B. Also included are the restriction sites and their location within the system, with the elements being read from left to right.
The hybrid promoter was designed to take on both bacterial and mammalian elements in order to be compatible with both bacterial and mammalian cells. After research around the subject and searching the parts registry a promoter known as PyeaR was decided upon as the bacterial element of the hybrid promoter; PyeaR is found in the yeaR/yoaG operon of Escherichia coli and is associated with induction by nitric oxide, nitrates and nitrites (Lin et al., 2007). PyeaR is repressed by two main repressors; Nar, which is regulated by nitrates and nitrites; and NsrR, which is regulated by nitric oxide (Figure 1.). One of the key elements of PyeaR is that it is not repressed in aerobic conditions, allowing for easier carrying out of experiments. The PyeaR aspect of the hybrid promoter has been known throughout the project as the bacterial promoter, or simply B.
The mammalian element of the hybrid promoter was produced by nine CArG elements (repeated elements of CC(A/T)(6)GG), a promoter previously used synthetically for nitric oxide synthase as a cancer therapy (Worthington et al., 2005) and developed from the EGR1 gene for early growth response protein 1 (Scott et al., 2002). The CArG aspect of the hybrid promoter has been known throughout the project as the mammalian promoter, or simply M.
Following identification of the two elements of the hybrid promoters the B (PyeaR) and M (CArG) aspects were ligated to one another in two orientations; B upstream of M (B-M) and M upstream of M (M-B) (Figure 2.). The hybrid promoters were synthesised in a pUC57 backbone with the standard iGEM restriction sites of EcoR1/Xba1 upstream of the promoter, and Spe1/Pst1 downstream of the promoter. A BamH1 restriction site was included in between the B and M sequences in order to allow for the B and M elements to be separated, as well as for easy verification of the promoter having been ligated into the iGEM backbone in future experiments (as BamH1 does not already exist in the pSB1C3 backbone).
Formation of B-M and M-B into biobricks
The DNA for the synthesised genes of B-M and M-B had been supplied in the pUC57 backbone, therefore it was necessary for B-M and M-B to be digested from the pUC57 backbone and ligated into the pSB1C3 backbone. The synthesised gene was transformed into competent ’’E. coli’’ cells, which in turn were grown on agar plates containing 100 µg/ml ampicillin (due to pUC57 containing ampicillin resistance); colonies that had grown were then inoculated into liquid culture, and the liquid culture was subsequently mini-prepped using either the Bioline ISOLATE Plasmid DNA Mini Kit or the Promega Wizard® Plus SV Minipreps DNA Purification System. The DNA that had been extracted through mini-preps and the pSB1C3 backbone, as provided by the iGEM registry, were then digested using EcoR1 and Pst1 and a ligation was carried out using standard assembly protocol. The product of ligation was then transformed into competent E. coli cells, which were grown on agar plates containing 2.5 µg/ml chloramphenicol (due to pSB1C3 containing chloramphenicol resistance); this was done to eliminate any bacteria that had been transformed with undesirable ligation products.
The colonies that had grown were then grown in liquid culture and mini-prepped in order to extract the DNA; the extracted DNA was then sent for sequencing, and the returned sequenced matched the expected sequence. The DNA was then sent to the parts registry as the Bacterial-Mammalian Hybrid Promoter and the Mammalian-Bacterial Hybrid Promoter. The biobricks for B-M and M-B were then used for further experiments, including ligation with a fluorescent protein reporter and growth studies.
From weeks one through to five the team worked on producing the first biobricks of the hybrid promoter. Despite this proving difficult due to various reasons such as low amounts of DNA being produced from early mini-preps and ligation strategies not working, E. coli transformed by the biobrick DNA was successfully grown and proven to have the relevant resistance by the beginning of week six.
Ligation with fluorescent protein as a proof of concept
In order to test the activity of the hybrid promoters a reporter needed to be ligated. As the hybrid promoter did not already contain a ribosome binding site (RBS) both the RBS and the reporter were needed to be ligated to the promoter; in order to help improve experimental efficiency the parts registry was searched for relevant reporters that also contained an RBS. In week three two reporters were identified as BBa_E0420, a biobrick for enhanced CFP (eCFP) + RBS + terminators, and BBa_K081014, a biobrick for RFP + RBS + terminators.
Once the B-M and M-B biobricks had been created in week six work began in earnest on the fluorescent proteins and ligating the promoters to them in order to begin characterisation. Due to many set-backs with low levels of DNA and having to order more biobricks from the registry, a successful ligation of the promoter to a fluorescent protein reporter was finally achieved in week ten. In order to carry out the ligation the promoter was first digested using Spe1 and Pst1 in order to linearise the backbone downstream of the promoter; the fluorescent proteins were digested using Xba1 and Pst1 in order to remove the insert. A ligation was then carried out using standard assembly protocol and the ligation products were transformed into E. coli competent cells, which in turn were grown on agar plates 2.5 µg/ml chloramphenicol (due to pSB1C3 containing chloramphenicol resistance).
In order to quickly identify colonies of bacteria containing the promoter, RBS and reporter in a likely correct sequence a range of colonies were inoculated into media also containing potassium nitrate (KNO3) solution; this was done in order to inhibit the Nar repressor in PyeaR and result in activation of the promoter/induction of transcription/expression of the fluorescent protein reporter. Samples of the inoculated media containing KNO3 were then added to an eppendorf and spun down to form a pellet, which was viewed under a UV box and observed for fluorescence. After a week of various ligation and transformation experiments both promoters were successfully ligated to both fluorescent proteins and fluorescence of eCFP and RFP was observed under a UV box.
From these experiments four more biobricks were produced and submitted to the registry: B-M + eCFP, B-M + RFP, M-B + eCFP, and M-B + RFP. These four new biobricks were then used to further characterise the activity of the M-B and B-M hybrid promoters.
Characterisation of hybrid promoters with fluorescent protein reporters
In order to characterise the hybrid promoters ligated to fluorescent proteins a number of experiments were carried out to measure the level of fluorescent output at different concentrations of KNO3 (used to induce the promoter's activity). All of these experiments were carried out in week eleven and were as follows:
Three tubes of media were inoculated with bacteria transformed by the B-M + RFP biobrick. Each tube then had potassium nitrate added to it at different concentrations; 0 mM, 1 mM and 10 mM. The samples were grown over night and then fixed using PFA, before being run through a flow cytometer in order to count the number of cells fluorescing at the different concentrations of KNO3.
Note: This was the first time the flow cytometers at the University of East Anglia had been used with E. coli
Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)
Three tubes of media were inoculated with bacteria transformed by the B-M + RFP biobrick, and three tubes of media were inoculated with 200 µL bacteria transformed by the M-B + eCFP biobrick. Potassium nitrate was then added to some of the tubes in order to create samples as follows:
. B-M + RFP with 0 mM, 1 mM and 10 mM potassium nitrate
. M-B + eCFP with 0 mM, 1 mM and 10 mM potassium nitrate
These samples were then grown over night before being fixed with PFA and run through a flow cytometer optimised for FACS in order to count the number of cells fluorescing at different concentrations of KNO3.
Fluorometer Experiments
The main characterisation of the biobricks was carried out using a fluorometer. Five tubes of media containing 200 µL transformed bacteria and potassium nitrate were grown for each biobrick in concentrations as follows:
. B-M + RFP with 0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM and 20 mM potassium nitrate
. B-M + eCFP with 0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM and 20 mM potassium nitrate
. M-B + RFP with 0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM and 20 mM potassium nitrate
. M-B + eCFP with 0 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM and 20 mM potassium nitrate
The samples were then spun down in a centrifuge and resuspended in Tris buffer before being subjected to sonication in order to lyse the cells. The resulting solution was then spun down in a centrifuge again before the supernatant was extracted (in order to separate the proteins from the rest of the cell). The supernatant was then run through a fluorometer in order to measure the intensity of fluorescence as a method to gauge the activity of the hybrid promoters. RFP-containing samples were excited with a wavelength of 560 nm and the emission measured from 600 – 650 nm; eCFP-containing samples were excited with a wavelength of 410 nm and emission measured from 440-490 nm.
These characterisation experiments gave rise to the characterisation which is now available on the main page for all hybrid promoter + fluorescent protein parts on the registry, and the experience section of the hybrid promoters alone on the registry.
Transfection of hybrid promoters into the MCF7 human breast cancer cell line
In order to ascertain the flexibility of the hybrid promoter and help prove our original aim of producing a promoter that could be used in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes correct, the DNA for M-B + eCFP was transfected into the MCF7 human breast cancer cell line. An experiment was set up using S-Nitroso-N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine (SNAP), a nitric oxide donor, in order to induce expression of the fluorescent protein. A six-well transfection slide was produced containing:
. MCF7 cells, untransfected without SNAP
. MCF7 cells, untransfected with SNAP
. MCF7 cells, transfected without SNAP
. MCF7 cells, transfected with SNAP
The cells were then left for a day before they were imaged with a fluorescence microscope in order to observe expression of eCFP.
Studies into the effect of the hybrid promoter on growth of E. coli competent cells
Figure 3. A calibration curve produced using E. coli alpha cells grown over time. The inoculations were run through a spectrophotometer at OD 600 nm every hour and then a sample was plated in order to calculate CFU/ml over time.
As part of the characterisation of the hybrid promoters, as well as PyeaR alone (Part BBa_K216005, studies were conducted to see if the growth of the E. coli was affected by transformation of the promoters.
To being untransformed E. coli were inoculated into liquid culture and left to grow overnight at 37 ºC before being diluted down. The diluted liquid cultures were run through a spectrophotometer at OD 600 nm and their absorbance noted, before each culture was plated and once again left overnight at 37 ºC; the next morning the colonies on the plates were counted, allowing a calibration curve of absorbance at OD 600 nm against colony-forming units per ml (CFU/ml) to be set up (Figure 3.)
Following establishment of the calibration curve liquid cultures were made up of E. coli that was:
. Untransformed (otherwise referred to as alpha cells)
. Transformed by B-M
. Transformed by M-B
. Transformed by PyeaR
These cultures were then diluted down to the same starting level (an OD 600 nm absorbance of 0.2 +/- 0.1) and cuvettes filled with LB media were inoculated. The cuvettes were then placed in a spectrophotometer every hour and the absorbance at 600 nm was established; in between readings the cuvettes were placed into a 37 ºC incubator in order to encourage bacterial growth. This was repeated for 12 hours and the absorbance readings compared to the calibration curve in order to give data on the level of growth of E. coli transformed with the different promoters/untransformed over time.
Characterisation of PyeaR + GFP biobrick
In order to begin to develop experiments to characterise the hybrid promoters + fluorescent proteins experiments were also carried out on a biobrick containing PyeaR + GFP (Part BBa_K381001, Bristol 2010). In these experiments transformed E. coli was inoculated into liquid culture, which in turn had varying potassium nitrate concentrations added to it. They were then left to grow before being spun down and viewed under a UV box in order to observe. The different concentrations of potassium nitrate that the transformed E. coli was grown in were: 0 mM, 1 mM, 2 mM, 3 mM, 4 mM, 5 mM, 6 mM, 8 mM, 10 mM.
Qualitative characterisation
Figure 4. A photograph of spun-down media containing potassium nitrate (to induce the promoter) and E. coli transformed by PyeaR + GFP (art BBa_K381001). Each sample was grown with a different concentration of potassium nitrate, from left to right: 0 mM, 1 mM, 2 mM, 3 mM, 4 mM, 5 mM, 6 mM, 8 mM, 10 mM.
The figure suggests that fluorescent proteins have been expressed by the bacteria grown in media containing potassium nitrate due to the fluorescence shown under the UV box. It also suggests that different concentrations of potassium nitrate correlate with different intensities of expression due to the observable differences in fluorescence as the tubes are viewed from left to right, going up the gradient.
Figure 6. A photograph of spun-down media containing potassium nitrate (to induce the hybrid promoters) and E. coli transformed by the four biobricks containg the promoters and fluorescent proteins; the photograph has been taken from a UV box. From left to right: B-M + eCFP, M-B + eCFP, B-M + RFP, M-B + RFP.
This figure appears to show fluorescence from the spun-down pellets of each hybrid promoter + fluorescent protein that had been grown in media contain potassium nitrate; it can be inferred from this that the potassium nitrate has induced the hybrid promoter, resulting in expression of the fluorescent protein reporter.
Flow cytometry, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and fluorometer characterisation
. Graphs from flow and fluorometer
Transfection of M-B + eCFP into MCF7 human breast cancer cell lins
. Pictures etc. from mammalian transfection
Growth studies of M-B, B-M and PyeaR-GFP
. Growth study on MB/BM
BM/MB better or the same, RFP/CFP better or the same etc.
This image is a logo which represents a future application of how our biobricks could be used to produce a bacteria capable of acting as a cancer thereapeutic.
All the isoforms of NO synthases aforementioned are involved in the promotion or inhibition of the tumour cells (Xu, W. et al. 2002). Research has shown that high levels of NO can be cytotoxic /or cytostatic to tumour cells; however, at the low levels produced by tumour cells, NO signals angiogenic factors such as VEGF leading to angiogenesis and enlargement of the tumour (Xu, W. et al. 2002). Macrophages, as part of the innate immune system, produce NO to kill off the tumour. Research by Xu et al., shows that NO has greater activity when the tumour is less differentiated and hence a higher grade.
Using NO as a chemoattractant, the low and high levels of NO produced by cancer cells and macrophages, respectively can be perceived by the sensor which can target drugs directly to the tumour. An alternative method is to use oxygen as a chemorepellent so modified cells can specifically target hypoxic cells. Specificity can be increased through the use of targeting using specific peptide sequences which home onto receptors or glycoproteins which are specific to tumour cells such as the NGR peptide (Pasqualini, R. et al. 2000).
Agriculture and Soil Quality
NO can be produced by nitrifying bacteria during oxidation of ammonium (Lipschultz, F. et al. 1981). These gases can be released into the atmosphere. NO is also converted back to atmospheric nitrogen in a reductive process called denitrification. The differences in the bacterial species that compose soil flora produce and reduce nitric oxide lead to different levels of NO in soil, which can affect soil fertility and thus agricultural yield. Besides soil flora, soil composition, temperature, water levels (Davidson, E. 2012), tilling and fertiliser quantities (Civerolo, K.L. et al. 1998) can all affect the levels of NO. This is particularly significant now as the world population is ever increasing; the higher the agricultural yield the more people than can be supported. An accurate NO sensor can allow a farmer to be able to better utilise their resources and to accurately apply fertiliser, water and needed farming techniques to maximise the crop yield.
Future Experiments
. Full quantitative analysis to see where the values lie; combine with tuners for different sensitivity levels
. With different substrates (e.g. nitrite salt, NO donor)
. With different reporter/effector enzyme
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Davidson, E., (2012), Sources of Nitric Oxide and Nitrous Oxide following Wetting of Dry Soil, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56; 95–102
Lin H.Y., Bledsoe P.J., Stewart V., (2007), Activation of yeaR-yoaG Operon Transcription by the Nitrate-Responsive Regulator NarL Is Independent of Oxygen- Responsive Regulator Fnr in Escherichia coli K-12▿, Journal of Bacteriology, 189: 7539 - 7548
Lipschultz, F., Zafiriou, O.C. Wofsy, S.C., Elroy, M.B., Valois, F.W. and Watson, S.W. (1981) Production of NO and N2O by soil nitrifying bacteria, Macmillan Journals, 294; 641-643
Pasqualini, R., Koivunen, E., Kain, R., Lahdenranta, J., Sakamoto, M., Stryhn, A., Ashmun, R.A., Shapiro, L.H., Arap, W. And Ruoslahti, E. (2000) Aminopeptidase N is a receptor for tumour-homing peptides and a target for inhibiting angiogenesis, The Journal of Cancer Research, 60; 722-727
Scott S.D., Joiner M.C., Marples B., (2002), Optimizing radiation-responsive gene promoters for radiogenetic cancer therapy., Gene Therapy, 9: 1396-1402
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MCM London Comic Con Expo 2017 Gaming Roundup
MCM returned to London’s ExCEL centre in the Docklands for 3 days (26th May 2017 to 28th May 2017) and had loads of entertainment to choose from anime, comics to gaming. Out of all the three days, Saturday was the busiest as expected although somewhat quieter due to the events in Manchester, also there were more security around and bag checks but that didn’t stop many people from enjoying the event.
The likes of Nintendo, SONY and Rising Star Games had their own sections within the gaming part of MCM Expo as well as ESL (Electronic Sports League) and GAME.
Opening Time @ MCM London Expo
The first game I tried at the Expo was Nintendo’s upcoming ARMS which is seen as many as a spiritual successor to Wii Sports Boxing as both games require you to use motion controls to play with. In ARMS’ case the left/right joycons are your left and right arms respectively.
The demo was similar to the one I played at Switch hands-on in Hammersmith, but I found it to be more stable. There were 5 characters to choose from and after a small tutorial you was put into battle and had the choice of 3 weapons per arm and you are able to mix it up e.g. Boomerang on your left arm and glove on the right arm which is great for trying out different fighting strategies.
Punching is done by moving one’s hands in a similar fashion, with the position of fists contributing towards techniques, such as movement, blocking, and even the direction of blows like curving your punches. During your fight you can build up a meter which enables you to use “Flurry Attack” by pressing ZL and ZR which releases a yellow aura for your character while they release their fury onto your opponent.
My favourite characters were Spring Man and Ribbon Girl as they are the easier to play with for newcomers. ARMS has the potential to be a better example of the Switch controllers’ features as opposed to 1-2-Switch which many felt was just a tech-demo.
Arms will be released on 16th June.
Splatoon 2:
The sequel to the popular Splatoon was on demonstration at MCM Expo and was set up to have up to 8 players per single match.
Aside from some new weapons and some new arenas, Splatoon 2 feels more like an expansion than a sequel to the Wii U original as the graphics are only slightly touched up compared to the original.
Before we played the level, there was a small tutorial to get players used to the controls which is a great way to show newcomers to the franchise. There was 4 weapons to choose from include one of the new weapons (Splat Dualies)
The map we played was The Reef and the mode was Turf War which is your team has to cover the most ground with their ink colour to win. The original Splatoon had the benefit of the gamepad being used as a map to see your location as well as the other players. Splatoon 2 had to change this to using the X button to get the same feature which can be distracting as the enemy team tries to defeat you.
The game was available to play in tablet and classic controller modes and I prefered the latter for the most part as those had TV monitors to watch on.
Splatoon 2 will be released on 21st July.
Ultra Street Fighter II:
The latest version of the famous Street Fighter II has landed on the Switch with HD graphics and two “new” characters Evil Ryu and Violent Ken.
Ultra Street Fighter II is based mainly on Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994 remake of the original for SNES) and has the HD graphics from Street Fighter II HD Remix (PS3/Xbox 360). The characters Evil Ryu and Violent Ken are new to the Street Fighter II universe, but have been on other spin-offs such as Street Fighter Alpha 2 and SNK vs Capcom Chaos. Speaking of graphics/audio there is an option to switch back to the original sprites and sound effects or have a mix (HD Graphics and classic sound effects).
The game itself plays like the classic game and I was using the Pro Controller although the Joycons can be used as well, but the Pro Controller is a must have for this game and fighting games in general. Some are considered about the price for the game as the PS3/360 HD Remix is only £9.99 in comparison so some will wait for a price drop to happen before purchasing.
Ultra Street Fighter II has local and online multiplayer and is out now on eShop & physical retail for £34.99.
Other Games:
Nintendo weren’t the only company with highlights, as SONY had Tekken 7 and their VR range in store, Rising Star Games had Cooking Mama Sweet Shop and Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers (both on the 3DS). Also there were some indie developers like ASOBI.Tech and UEL Games promoting their games and talking about their development.
Farpoint VR by Impulse Gear:
This Virtual Reality shooter puts you on Jupiter and as expected uses the PS VR and a special gun shaped controller(PS VR Aim Controller) bundled with the game. The objective seems to be finding your colleagues on the planet and shooting mutant spiders and their eggs with different weapons and grenades.
Playing through this, you get a sense of actually being on the planet and looking around in 360 degrees and even looking at your gun shows it’s detail. Farpoint has some unique features such as to take a new weapon or get some grenades you hold your gun over the objects to collect them and also to change your weapon you have to swing it up towards your shoulder and whip it back down. One small flaw I had was the game putting you in flashbacks without any notice ruining the flow of your mission.
The game isn’t exactly groundbreaking based on it’s plot, but the PSVR and Aim controller really make this game a must have if you own the PSVR.
Farpoint is out now for £44.99 RRP or £74.99 with the PSVR Aim controller bundle.
Mao Mao Castle by AsobiTech:
This Space-Harrier arcade styled game has made it’s appearance in several venues such as Gamerdisco & EGX Rezzed. It’s very popular with it’s cutesy graphics and simple gameplay. You play as a cat/dragon hybrid and your goal is to reach his home which is a castle in the sky and you have to collect rainbows, avoid obstacles and cut down flowers while keeping his 9 lives. There is a dash function which is handy for breaking down walls and other obstacles, but the dash meter drops and takes time to rebuild so it must be used wisely.
Asobitech had the LEAP motion controller on show to play the game, which you hold your hand and move it over the sensor to move the cat and make a fist in order to use the dash features. This was a great way to play Mao Mao Castle has you feel part of it.
Using your hand to guide the cat/dragon through the game with the LEAP Controller.
Mao Mao Castle is expected to come out soon for Android and iOS. The demo is available on their website.
Other Events:
They were many stalls ranging from comics, anime to even food vendors offering Japanese and burgers/chips as well as the EXCEL’s range of coffee shops and restaurants. There was quite a few board games being promoted from Final Fantasy: Trading Card Game to Star Wars themed games for those who want to take a break from video gaming.
Several live action/voice actors such as Veronica Taylor (Original voice of Ash Ketchum) and KJ Apa (Plays Archie in Riverdale) were giving talks about their experiences in their respective series and signing autographs.
The next MCM London Comic Con will be at the EXCEL from 27th October to 29th October, with ticket sales being available closer to the show dates.
Visit MCM London’s website here.
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Tags: 3ds, asobitech, capcom, MCM Expo, MCM London Comic Con, nintendo, nintendo switch, PSVR, Sony
This post was written by Cyburn, posted on June 2, 2017 Friday at 4:10 pm
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The Swan Princess (OST) - The Magic of Love. Artist: The Swan Princess (OST) Album: The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (OST) Translations: Finnish English. A A. The Magic of Love It's the wrong kind of magic. Now you see him, now you don't. Used to be he'd drop anything for me. But not lately, he won't. He used to slay dragons. To keep me from harm. And come running. To my open.
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The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom (alternatively subtitled as The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure) is a direct-to-video film and the third installment in The Swan Princess franchise. It was released in 1998, directed by Richard Rich, and features the voices of Michelle Nicastro and Brian Nissen as Odette and Derek. This film follows Derek and Odette.
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The Swan Princess III and the Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure, (alternatively titled The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom) is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video musical adventure film and the third installment in The Swan Princess franchise. It was directed by Richard Rich, and features the voices of Michelle Nicastro and Brian Nissen as Odette and Derek.
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Best Games of SNES
Best Games of SNES, as voted by Alvanista's users.
1. 9.6 Chrono Trigger 2125
2. 9.4 Super Mario World 3867
3. 9.4 Super Metroid 1069
4. 9.3 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1554
5. 9.2 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1793
6. 9.1 Donkey Kong Country 2413
7. 9.0 Mega Man X 1417
8. 8.9 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble 1522
9. 9.0 Final Fantasy III (US) 454
10. 8.9 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1052
11. 8.8 Super Mario All-Stars 1046
12. 8.8 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 686
13. 9.0 Final Fantasy IV 215
14. 8.7 Top Gear 1490
15. 8.6 Super Mario Kart 1798
16. 8.7 Sunset Riders 760
17. 8.7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time 662
18. 8.7 Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald 463
19. 8.7 Mega Man X2 690
20. 8.7 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 544
These are the SNES top 20 games, as voted by our users.
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Viewty LG KU990 – Better Than The iPhone?
Viewty LG KU990 – Better Than The iPhone?
With all the hype of the current release of the Apple iPhone you would be forgiven for not being familiar with LG’s latest offering, the LG KU990 Viewty. As with the iPhone handset the Viewty allows you to navigate its menus and features with the touch of a finger. But LG have added a few features to the Viewty that the iPhone is sorely missing. Could this touch screen technology underdog really be better than the iPhone?
The LG KU990 Viewty is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera including a xenon flash and auto focus which puts Apple iPhone’s 2-megapixal offering to shame. The camera can also be switched to capture high speed motion footage and includes a unique feature that allows you to watch the video replay in slow motion. Combine this with the option to automatically upload to YouTube and you can plainly see why the Viewty is genuine competition for the iPhone.
The Viewty allows you to browse the Internet through a fast GPRS or 3G Internet connection with an innovative web browser that allows you to zoom in on areas of web pages and then use your finger to drag the page across the screen. This function is useful as the handset screen is small and trying to read a full webpage without the zoom would be almost impossible. Surprisingly the Viewty is missing a Wi-Fi option, a feature which has become very popular and almost a ‘must have’ on new mobile phones as Internet browsing becomes more popular.
The onboard 170MB memory is generous but the microSD memory can only be expanded to 2GB which is really poor when you consider that the Viewty is going to be used for capturing high quality photographs and video. In comparison with the iPhone’s standard 8GB the Viewty falls short by a long way.
The onscreen buttons and menus are easy to navigate and the photo gallery neatly allows you to drag and drop photos as if you were shuffling through a bunch of photographs laid out on a table. As with the iPhone there are some traditional buttons located under the screen that allow you to quickly answer calls or direct you to the main menu. There is also a selection of buttons on the side of the handset which allow easy use of the camera options.
At 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm the Viewty handset is smaller than the iPhone but slightly thicker. The battery life is good for a regular phone but with the other technologies included it will be necessary to regularly recharge especially if you have set the phone to vibrate each time you select a button on the touch screen.
In conclusion the Viewty is not just a clone of the iPhone. Yes the iPhone will be a lot more popular and will sell many more units due to a frantic advertising campaign and brand awareness. Yes the iPhone does look beautiful and operate a lot slicker than the Viewty. Yes the Viewty is missing Wi-Fi, but there are a few features that will help the Viewty compete with the iPhone. It has a far superior camera which includes video capture, the Viewty is open to networks other than O2 and the handset costs are likely to be significantly less than the Apple iPhone. The Viewty is kind of like the footballer playing for a small team who scores a spectacular goal but is overshadowed in the media by the big team player’s strike.
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Wisconsin Tops 6,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Setting Record
By Associated Press & Scott Bauer • Nov 6, 2020
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard test residents for the coronavirus COVID-19 at a temporary test facility set up in the parking lot of the UMOS corporate headquarters on Oct. 9 in Milwaukee.
Scott Olson / Getty Images
Wisconsin topped more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday for the first time, setting a new record as COVID-19 continues to rage across the state.
Also on Friday, a state appeals court ruled that an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration to limit how many people can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues was invalid and unenforceable. The on again-off again order, first issued on Oct. 6, had not been in effect since an appeals court blocked it on Oct. 23.
The order, had it been in effect, was scheduled to expire on Friday. The appeals court said the order issued by Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm should have gone through the rule-making process, which requires legislative approval.
Evers issued the order as a way to curb the spread of the virus, which has been surging since mid-September.
“This is another blow to our state’s response to this pandemic and our efforts to keep Wisconsinites safe,” Evers said in response to the ruling.
We will continue challenging this decision, but we can’t wait for the courts to figure this out—we need Wisconsinites to stay home and mask up, and it has to start today. It’s the only way we will get this virus under control and ensure our economy can recover.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) November 6, 2020
On Friday, there were 6,141 new cases, an all-time daily high, and 62 more deaths. To date, 2,256 people have died from the virus. The seven-day average of new cases topped 5,000, more than five-times as high as it was two weeks ago, the state Department of Health Services reported. Wisconsin ranked third in new cases per capita over the past two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins.
Evers pursued the capacity limits as part of his strategy to combat the virus. A statewide mask mandate remains in effect, but it's being challenged by a conservative law firm and Republicans who control the Legislature. Evers has blasted Republicans for not convening the Legislature to take action on the virus since they last met in April.
The capacity limit rule was first challenged by the Tavern League of Wisconsin and the appeal was taken up by The Mix-Up Bar in Amery and Pro-Life Wisconsin, which argued that its ability to hold fundraisers indoors was hindered by the order limiting capacity to no more than 25%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court also previously struck down Evers' safer-at-home order in May, saying it should have gone through the Legislature as an administrative rule.
Former COVID-19 Caseworker Urges Wisconsinites Not To Gather For Thanksgiving As Numbers Rise
By Maayan Silver & Jack Hurbanis • Nov 6, 2020
While many Americans are focused on election results, the coronavirus continues to infect people at an alarming rate. Wisconsin has seen one of the largest increases of cases in the country, breaking infection and death records on a near-daily basis.
Milwaukee County Sees 'Steepening Of The Curve' As COVID-19 Numbers Rise, Health Officials Say
By Teran Powell • Nov 6, 2020
The coronavirus is not slowing down in Milwaukee County. Health officials reported Thursday that there are more than 47,000 cases, and the county is inching up to 500 deaths.
This past Tuesday was the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county — a record 418. For comparison, Dr. Ben Weston says the county barely crossed 200 hospitalizations at any point earlier in the pandemic.
New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000
By Scott Neuman • Nov 6, 2020
The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases in data released Friday, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.
According to Johns Hopkins University, 121,888 new confirmed cases were added to the count on Thursday, which now totals more than 9.6 million since the first case was diagnosed in the U.S. in January. On the same day, another 1,210 COVID-19 deaths were recorded. Almost 235,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since January.
Unemployment Drops To 6.9%, But Pandemic Surge Clouds Recovery
By Scott Horsley • Nov 6, 2020
U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the economy continued its slow recovery from the coronavirus recession. Job growth slowed for the fourth month in a row.
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Review: The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1) by Peter V. Brett *spoilers*
April 16, 2013 MrsJoseph 3.0 Stars, book rage, Epic Fantasy, Epic High Fantasy, Fantasy, paperback, series, spunky spitfire heroine 5 ★★★
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Series: Demon Cycle #1
Published by Penguin Random House on March 23, 2010
Genres: Fantasy
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As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise--demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards--symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human members dwindle under their relentless assault. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Together, the will stand against the night.
So, I have sat on this review for…forever. All of my friends love this book. I actually enjoyed this book. But it gave me nightmares. Not from the subject matter – as would be expected – but from one little scene and the reactions of the character that totally ruined the book for me.
It ruined the book for me so much that I decided not to continue with the series. I have the paper copy of this book…and I decided not even to shelve it at home. Those who know me are all O_O right now. She didn’t shelve it?? WTF
How badly could it have ruined the book for me when I gave it four stars, you ask? Well, spoilers ahead. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
To start with, I don’t even think I can put my thoughts together with enough…calm to even write a real review. So I decided to go back to the group discussion I had about this book and pull/post those comments:
And now, let the spoilers commence!! You should stop reading right now if you don’t want the shit spoiled out of this book right now.
So, I finally finished. There were not too many surprises as I figured out where the author was going pretty early. That didn’t bother me because I enjoyed the ride.
I really enjoyed The Warded Man and really have only two complaints:
-WTF could have compelled the author [to write in the raping of Leesha???! After being a virgin for 27 years the fucking author has her losing her virginity by fucking gang rape???!?!? That’s just bullshit and it really lessened a lot of the enjoyment of the ending of the book for me. I fricking get the fact that a woman being raped is realistic. But guess what? I don’t read fantasy for realism! If the author wanted to rape the poor girl he should have done it earlier in the book, IMO. On top of that, if the author was going for realism he would have had to remove the quick and positively thrown together relationship between Arlen and Leesha. It’s completely unrealistic that she would be gang raped of her virginity on one day, violently protest the deaths of her ravishers the next day, and offer herself to Arlen a few days later. As you can tell, I have a major problem with this. It makes me seriously hesitate on the next book.
-My other issue is the plot line with the guys who live in the desert. It really doesn’t bother me that much. It’s really the former.
Now going back and reading the spoilers that I missed, I have to say that I agree with Ala and Colleen regarding my connection to Arlen after he became the Warded Man. He became rather blah. I also expected that I wouldn’t fall in love with Rojer and I was totally right. Not impressed by him at all.
Carol said: Totally with you on the rape/”offering” herself to Arlen. Not emotionally realistic or consistent. So much time was devoted to the sex issue with her hulking dude, and then to suffer a traumatic event and then be okay after that long history? Didn’t buy it. Besides the fact that it was unneeded.
(Me again)Yeah, I didn’t buy that at all. To me it felt like [the author looked down and said, “you know what I need here to make Leesha a more sympathetic character instead of a Mary Sue? Rape! It’ll be perfect!”
Then 2 chapters later he realized that there were no romantic relationships in the book so he decided to toss one in “for the ladieees.” Ugh.
What really pisses me off about the whole scene is that the author could have accomplished the same activity without raping the virgin. Really? You build up her virginity for almost the entire book and then have her gang raped. Thanks, Peter. That’s perfect. I appreciate that. Can’t think up anything else?
/fed up of fucking rape as “the realistic bad thing that happens to women” fucking trope soapbox
At this point, a group member directs us to a post that Brett made about Leesha getting gang raped:
Peter Brett said: “I’ve put off responding to this thread a bit, both to let everyone have their say before commenting, but also so that I could consider my response carefully. This is a difficult topic to discuss, because sexual assault is (and should be) an issue that raises powerful emotional reactions in people. Those reactions are unique to each of us based on our personality and experience, and when they clash, emotions can flare quickly. I’ve been burned by this topic before, but I’ve really been enjoying the conversation in this thread. It’s been very civil and mature.
The sexual assault of Leesha and her ensuing copulation with the Painted Man is easily the most controversial thing in The Warded Man. A small percentage of readers even say it ruined the story for them. If I went back in time and cut out a few key scenes from the final manuscript, I’d probably go up half a point or more in my Goodreads rating, sell more books, and would have to weather far fewer attacks on my character in some of the negative reviews (all of which I read).
But I wouldn’t do it. I believed then, and continue to believe now, that everything that happened in those scenes was in-character, valuable to the plot of the series, in line with reality, and something I wanted to comment on.
Sexual assault is a lot more common, both historically and even in our modern society, than most people are willing to acknowledge. One of my best friends is a sex crimes prosecutor in New York, and she will casually tell me stories that are traumatizing just to hear, much less experience firsthand. Yet people do. It destroys some victims, and brings out an incredible strength in others that they never knew was there. Strength that lets them not only pick themselves up and go on with their lives, but to approach it with a new perspective that helps them accomplish great things. I have had the privilege of knowing several of these amazingly strong people, and feel it does them a disservice to pretend they aren’t among us.
I know a lot of people enjoy a safer brand of fantasy, where some of the uglier aspects of human nature are whitewashed out. I respect that, and often share the feeling. There are times when I am in the mood for JK Rowling, and times I am in the mood for George RR Martin. Sometimes I want Terry Brooks comfort food, and other times I want Joe Abercrombie to make me uncomfortable.
With my own work, I wanted a world that felt real to me, where we see people at their best and at their worst. Sometimes the same person. We all have our demons.
With regards to what happened between Leesha and the Painted Man… their facebook relationship status is set at “It’s complicated”. I think Amber said it well that there is no “right” or “wrong” way to act after being victimized. Every person is unique, as are the circumstances they are put in. But that said, and though it is seemingly counter-intuitive, it is actually quite common for victims of sexual assault to seek out a consensual encounter soon afterward. This is for a wide variety of reasons, including but not limited to a desire to take back control of one’s sexuality, erase the previous encounter, or hedge one’s bets on paternity.
There were lot of factors at work leading up to the Leesha/Painted Man hook-up; a lot of powerful emotions. I think most people know what that feels like. It not like it’s unusual for young and sexually inexperienced people to make unexpected connections during periods of upheaval in their lives. Quite often, this leads to consensual sexual encounters that both partners have mixed feelings about afterward, but are unable to resist at the time. Heck, it’s practically on the curriculum at most universities.
I would like to point out that this particular encounter took place not “hours” after Leesha’s initial assault, but two and a half days later. It seems like less because there are only a few pages in the book for the reader to absorb the initial assault and then shift gears, but that was intentional. The characters were still disoriented, and I wanted the reader to be, too.
Both Arlen and Leesha were arguably at the lowest points of their lives, feeling ostracized and misunderstood by everyone around them, and spiritually violated. Personally, I don’t find it strange at all that they saw that reflected in one another and chose to try and take comfort in each other’s arms, even though they knew the act itself would be a stressful, emotional experience for them. The driving theme behind the story is the facing of one’s fears, and both Arlen and Leesha are terrified of relationships and what comes with them. The fact that they are both virgins in their mid-twenties in a world where most people get married and start having kids at thirteen is a testament to this, and their encounter was an attempt to face that fear.
As to the question of whether the events have changed Leesha, they unquestionably have, but changes of that sort take place over a long period of time. Immediately after, Leesha is forced to unceremoniously (if temporarily) shove all her own problems to the side and take on the responsibility of Herb Gatherer of Cutter’s Hollow and address the immediate problems facing the devastated community. That she was able to do this is a testament to her strength, but she will be continuing to deal with the ramifications of what happened throughout the series.”
And here’s how I felt about that:
Thank you very much for that link. It was very interesting. I’m tempted to send the author a pm with a link so he can know he hit a few others…
And how funny is it that gang raping the virgin is much more important than selling more books. *sadfacepalm*
But at the same time…I am not feeling his commentary…and I think that it feels like what a person who has never been violated or has ever lived in the fear of violation would say. Saying that rape is common is like saying the sun rises & sets every day. We get that. My issue is the location of the book in which the rape fell and the way he set up the rape happening. If he was looking for realism then Leesha wouldn’t have been a 27 y/o virgin to begin with considering the current state of this world. That was an authorial decision to build up her situation in that way so stop passing the buck at “sexual assault is realistic.” Men get sexually assaulted regularly as well…but I seem to notice a decided LACK of male rape in fantasy books.
I think it was also…insensitive placement rather that “realism at work.” If the rape had occurred at almost any place besides right before the end of the book…I might have had a better feeling towards it. Instead of going to bed high off of the humans’ success in finally standing up to demons I go to bed feeling dark and low with a gang rape scene floating by.
Another issue is…Damn it, Brett! Other things happen to women besides rape! That shit shows up every book and a half! I don’t want “realistic sexual assault!” I bought a fantasy book for god’s sake. Most guys don’t finish a fantasy book and think to themselves “that could happen to me” so why is it that most men feel the need to put rape in a book and call it realistic? Shit, let the woman get ripped to shreds by demon, too. Maybe disfigurement? Why wasn’t Rojer raped and Leesha disfigured? Come on! I get damn tired of “rape = realism”
I’m not going to lie, the part with Leesha being raped – even though it wasn’t graphic really put me off the whole series.
While I was reading The Warded Man I kept thinking that the set up and most of the ideas in the book were not that original but it was very fresh, you know? I felt that Brett had taken several rather old ideas but gave them a very fresh and new take that I enjoyed. There was not one single thing that happened in the book that surprised me other than the violence to women and the incest but I was really enjoying the new spin the author had.
Then gang rape of Leesha after all the other male = total jackass & female = weak & silly issues AND the author saying that the rape was there for realism just…put me off of the whole thing. I really don’t give a good damn if rape = realism. Last I checked demons attacking humans at night ≠ realism, so an author telling me that he needs to include a gang rape because it’s realistic…well, it bothers me. Add that to the fact that this particular trope has been killed, beaten and then stomped in the mud. There was nothing fresh about that trope. It has made me second guess what the author would offer in the second book and really ruined the idea of the “freshness” of this author. I have no intention of reading The Desert Spear anytime soon, maybe never.
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BEEF is also embroidered on the back of all his hats.When Arbys saw what a crowd sensation he had turned into at The Open, the fast-food restaurant chain reached out to his manager, Shaun Reddin. The company and Johnston struck a deal -- even though he had never set foot inside an Arbys.We might be a 53-year-old brand, but we act like a startup, said Arbys spokesman Chris Fuller. It was amazing to see the volume of people tweeting at him on Twitter, and that got him on our radar. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal included a night at Arbys in New York, where he tried the companys brisket and was asked to make sandwiches. Too scared that hed mess up an order, he took on another job.I was just putting the stuff in a bag and shouting peoples names, Johnston said. That was probably the most fun.Arbys also gets four days of visibility with its logo on his left chest, if he makes the cut this weekend.A long-term deal is being discussed but might not be practical as long as Johnston is on the European Tour. There are no Arbys in his native England.Then theres the look -- a 10-month-old beard that makes him stand out even more on the course. And the gut, a factor that made Daly so endearing to blue-collar America.Finally, theres that smile, which comes from a place of just being happy to be where he is.Johnstons world turned on its end when he was 17. Thats when his father, Noel, died suddenly of brain cancer. The man who put the golf club in his sons hand was gone.Reddin, the senior partner at RedRay, had followed Johnstons career as he ascended the ranks of British junior golf. Reddin believed in him enough to financially back Andrews goal to play professionally and made it his everyday job to manage Johnston.There have been many ups and downs, which included injuries and losing a tour card, but Reddins investment is starting to pay off. Beef is having his prime year -- he has already earned $945,000 on the course in 2016.And the endorsement opportunities seem to be rising. The Arbys logo, as of now, will come off after the PGA Championship, and the logo on the other side of his chest could come off too, if the moneys right. That logo, RedRay, is Reddins company.But talk to Reddin long enough and its clear that striking endorsement deals and making his money back isnt why he did it. Being along for the journey of the golf prodigy, who Reddin saved and helped get to this point, was his motivation.I cried when he won in Spain, Reddin said. The hairs stood up on the back of my neck on Sunday at the 18th on Royal Troon. Franchy Cordero Jersey . 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With a 3-0 lead thanks to Johnson, two runners aboard and no outs, the right-hander got just what he wanted -- a grounder right back to the mound. An easy double play, right? Not so fast. For some reason, Medlen whirled and threw to third -- apparently thinking triple play -- but the ball skipped past the bag and rolled toward left field. Instead of getting two outs, both runners came around to score. "It was like I blacked out, and when I woke up, the ball was in left field," Medlen said. "Its one of those plays that as youre making it, youre like, What the hell are you doing?" Manager Fredi Gonzalez wondered the same thing as he watched the play unfold. "I hope no kids were watching that," he said. "Ive never seen that before. Maybe in 10-and-under baseball, but I dont think Ive seen that play -- ever. Believe me, we dont practice that." Medlen bounced back from the miscue, giving up six hits and only one earned run, while striking out seven. 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Collegenotebook.com US Privacy Policy
Collegenotebook.com, LLC. ("Collegenotebook.com") is committed to protecting your privacy. We have prepared this Privacy Policy to describe to you our practices regarding the Personal Data (as defined below) we collect from users of our website, located at Collegenotebook.com (the "Site") and online service ("Service").
Privacy Statement Overview
Your privacy is important to us and Collegenotebook.com is committed to protecting the privacy of its users and the information that You share in connection with Our Service. Our Privacy Notice describes how We share and transfer Personal Data (defined in the Privacy Policy below) that You voluntarily provide Us and Our Privacy Policy provides a more detailed description of how We collect, process and manage Your Personal Data and informs You of Your rights with respect the privacy practices associated with the, use, and disclosure of Personal Data through the Site and Service. Collegenotebook.com may provide additional notices through the Site or Service in addition to these practices or provide You additional choices about how Collegenotebook.com may process Your Personal Data. If You have any questions about this Privacy Notice or Privacy Policy ("Privacy Statement"), please contact us at support@CONTRIB.com.
This Privacy Notice describes Collegenotebook.com"s collection, use, and disclosure of the information You provide to Us through Your use of the Site or Service, as well as the rights You have with respect to Your Personal Data. For any questions regarding this Privacy Notice please contact Us at support@CONTRIB.com.
I. What Information Do We Collect And How Do We Use It?
Information We collect from You.
> We will collect Personal Data that You voluntarily provide us, for example, when You register for, or interact with other users through the Site or Service. We may also collect Personal Data when You sign up for marketing emails, events, or other opportunities through Collegenotebook.com. Personal Data may contain Your name, email, contact information, as well as job titles, or other information You provide to Collegenotebook.com.
> Billing and transactional information pursuant to Your use of the Site and Service.
> Information regarding Your use of the Site or Service, such as the hardware model, operating system version, web-browser software and Your Internet Protocol (IP) address/device identifier.
> Statistics and information on Your use of the Site and Service, including Your IP address; device type and unique device identification numbers, device event information, broad geographic location and other technical data collected through cookies, pixel tags or other similar technologies.
> Information disclosed through the Site or Service will be made available to other users of the Site or Service, who may send You unsolicited messages. Please do not post any information that You do not want to reveal to the public.
Examples of how We use Your Personal Data.
> To provide You with Site and Service
To enhance the Site and Service
> To respond to Your requests or to manage user accounts
> To provide feedback and understand Our users
> To monitor the security of the Site or Service
> To provide You with promotional communications and materials
Information from third party sources and affiliated companies.
We may also obtain information about You through third party sources as permitted by applicable law, such as public databases, social media platforms, and reseller, channel, and joint marketing partners.
II. Sharing Your Information
We may share Your Personal Data with third parties as follows:
Service Providers.
We may share Your Personal Information with third parties, such as vendors and service providers who provide assistance with billing, payment processing, marketing, data analytics support and service associated with the Site or Service.
Business Partners.
We may share Your Personal Data with Our channel partners to fulfill obligations and requests, to deliver support, and to provide users and Our customer"s users with information about Collegenotebook.com. Collegenotebook.com does not control how a business partner may use Your Personal Data. Our business partners are responsible for managing the use of Personal Data collected in these circumstances.
Compliance with laws and for other legitimate business purposes.
We may share Your Personal Data when We believe disclosure is necessary or required by law, regulation, to protect users, the integrity of the Site or Service and to defend or exercise Our legal rights. We may also disclose Your Personal Data when it may be necessary for other legitimate purposes as reasonably determined by Collegenotebook.com.
III. International Transfers of Information
Information, including information collected in the European Economic Area ("EEA") may be transferred, stored and processed by Us and Our services providers in the United States and other countries whose data protection laws may be different than the laws of Your country. We will protect Your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Notice wherever it is processed and take appropriate steps to protect the information in accordance with applicable laws. These steps include obligations to both Collegenotebook.com and You and available on Collegenotebook.com. You may also request an executable version of Collegenotebook.com"s Data Processing Agreement by contacting support@CONTRIB.com.
IV. Information Security and Confidentiality
Collegenotebook.com maintains (and requires its subcontractors and service providers to maintain) appropriate organizational and technical measures designed to protect the security and confidentiality of any information We process. However, no organizational or technical measures are 100% secure so You should take care when disclosing information online and act reasonably to protect Yourself online.
V. Privacy Rights
You may modify the information You have provided to Collegenotebook.com at any time through Your Collegenotebook.com profile. You can also opt-out of receiving marketing communications, deactivate, or delete Your account at any time.
VI. Additional Rights for EEA users or similar international areas
If You live in the European Economic Area, or a similar international area, You may have additional privacy rights available to You under applicable laws. We will process Your requests in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If You would like to exercise any of the below rights, please contact support@CONTRIB.com so that We may consider Your request in accordance with applicable law:
> Right not to provide or withdraw consent: You have the right not to provide or withdraw Your consent at any time.
> Right of access: You may have the right to access the Personal Data that You provided Us.
> Right of erasure: You may have the right to the erasure of Personal Data that We hold about You.
> Right to object to processing: You may have the right to request that Collegenotebook.com stop processing Your Personal Data and/or to stop sending You marketing communications.
> Right to rectification: You may have the right to require Us to correct any of Your Personal Data.
VII. Additional Information
We will retain personal information We collect from You for the period allowable by law and where We have a justifiable business need to do so, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law. You can request deletion of Your Personal Data at any time and We will consider Your request in accordance with applicable law.
The Collegenotebook.com Site and Service may link to other websites or services. Other websites may also contain links to the Collegenotebook.com Site or Service. Collegenotebook.com does not control those websites or their privacy practices. The personal information You choose to give to such parties is not covered by this Privacy Notice or the Collegenotebook.com Privacy Policy.
Collegenotebook.com will review and update this Privacy Notice in response to changing legal, technical and business developments. Please review this Privacy Notice frequently to understand how Collegenotebook.com is protecting Your Personal Data.
Collegenotebook.com has appointed a Data Protection Officer to ensure continued commitment to privacy and security practices. For further information please contact Us at: support@CONTRIB.com
This Privacy Policy describes in further detail Collegenotebook.com"s collection, processing, and treatment of Your information, as well as the rights You have with respect to such information. This Privacy Policy will provide You with further technical information regarding the processing of Your Personal Data described in the Privacy Notice. If You have any questions or concerns or complaints about this Privacy Policy or Our data collection or processing practices, or if You want to report any security violations to us, please contact Us at: support@CONTRIB.com.
I. User Consent
By submitting Personal Data through Our Site or Service, You agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, as well as Our Privacy Notice and the Terms of Service, and You expressly consent to the collection, use and disclosure of Your Personal Data in accordance with the Privacy Policy, Privacy Notice, and Terms of Service. If You do not agree, You should discontinue use of the Site and Service immediately.
II. A Note About Children
We do not intentionally gather Personal Data from visitors who are under the age of 13. If a child under 13 submits Personal Data to Collegenotebook.com and We learn that the Personal Data is the information of a child under 13, We will attempt to delete the information as soon as possible. If You believe that We might have any Personal Data from a child under 13, please contact Us at support@CONTRIB.com immediately.
III. A Note To Users Outside Of the United States
If You are a non-U.S. user of the Site, by accessing the Site and providing us with Personal Data, You acknowledge and agree that Your Personal Data may be processed for the purposes identified in the Privacy Policy. In addition, Your Personal Data may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Data may be less stringent than the laws in Your country. By providing your data, You consent to such transfer. For further information please consult Our Privacy Notice.
IV. Types Of Data We Collect
"Personal Data" means data that allows someone to identify or contact You, including, for example, Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, as well as any other non-public information about You that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data. "Anonymous Data" means data that is not associated with or linked to Your Personal Data; Anonymous Data does not, by itself, permit the identification of individual persons. We collect Personal Data and Anonymous Data, as described below.
V. Information You Provide To Us
We may collect Personal Data from You, such as Your first and last name, location, phone number, gender, e-mail and mailing addresses, professional title, company name, employment history, education history, personal summary, and password when You create an account to log in to Our network ("Account"). We retain information on Your behalf, such as files and messages that You store using Your Account.
If You provide Us feedback or contact us via e-mail, We will collect Your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content included in the e-mail, in order to send You a reply.
When You post content (text, images, photographs, messages, comments or any other kind of content that is not Your e-mail address) on Our Site, the information contained in Your posting will be stored on Our servers and other users will be able to see it, along with Your profile photo and any other information that You choose to make public on Your public profile page ("Profile"). The information that You provide in Your Profile will be visible to others, including anonymous visitors who are not users of Our Service.
When You post messages on the message boards of Our Site, the information contained in Your posting will be stored on Our servers and other users will be able to see it. When You participate in one of Our surveys, We may collect additional profile information. We also collect other types of Personal Data that You provide to Us voluntarily, such as Your operating system and version, product registration number, and other requested information if You contact Us via e-mail regarding support for the Site or Service. We may also collect Personal Data at other points on Our Site and Service that state that Personal Data is being collected.
VI. Information You Provide From Facebook And Other Social Networking Sites
If You are not currently registered as a user the Service, and You click on "Sign In" using Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, Angellist, or another SNS that We support, You will first be asked to enter Your SNS credentials and then be given the option to register for the Service. In this case, We may receive information from that SNS to make it easier for You to create an Account on the Site. Any information that We collect from Your SNS account may depend on the privacy settings You have with that SNS, so please consult the SNS privacy and data practices.
(a) Information Collected Via Technology
Information Collected by Our Servers. To make Our Site and Service more useful to You, Our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) collect information from You, including Your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol ("IP") address (a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for Your visit. Log Files. As is true of most websites, We gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider ("ISP"), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the Site, track users" movements around the Site, gather demographic information about Our user base as a whole, and better tailor Our Site and Service to Our users" needs. For example, some of the information may be collected so that when You visit the Site or use Our Service again, it will recognize You and the information could then be used to serve advertisements and other information appropriate to Your interests. Except as noted in this Privacy Policy, We do not link this automatically-collected data to Personal Data. Cookies. Like many online services, We use cookies to collect information. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that a website sends to Your computer"s hard drive while You are viewing the website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once You close Your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on Your computer until You delete them) to provide You with a more personal and interactive user experience. This type of information is collected to make Our Site and Service more useful to You and to tailor the experience with Us to meet Your special interests and needs. Pixel Tags. In addition, We use "Pixel Tags" (also referred to as clear Gifs, Web beacons, or Web bugs). Pixel Tags are tiny graphic images with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, that are used to track online movements of Web users. In contrast to Cookies, which are stored on a user"s computer hard drive, Pixel Tags are embedded invisibly in Web pages. Pixel Tags also allow Us to send e-mail messages in a format users can read, and they tell us whether e-mails have been opened to ensure that We are sending only messages that are of interest to Our users. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to a User. We do not tie the information gathered by Pixel Tags to Our users" Personal Data. Flash LSOs. When We post videos, third parties may use local shared objects, known as "Flash Cookies," to store Your preferences for volume control or to personalize certain video features. Flash Cookies are different from browser Cookies because of the amount and type of data and how the data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by Your browser will not remove Flash Cookies. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash Cookies, click here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html. Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the Site. Google Analytics uses Cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site and use Services, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to Our Site. We use the information We get from Google Analytics only to improve Our Site and Service. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to You on the date You visit the Site, rather than Your name or other personally identifying information. We do not combine the information generated through the use of Google Analytics with Your Personal Data. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent Cookie on Your web browser to identify You as a unique user the next time You visit the Site and use Services, the Cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google"s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about Your visits to the Site and use of Services is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
(b) Information Collected From You About Others
If You decide to invite a third party to create an Account, We will collect Your and the third party"s names and e-mail addresses in order to send an e-mail and follow up with the third party. We may maintain this information indefinitely in Our database and may also use this information to help us establish networks of contacts, document relationships, facilitate referrals, and improve Our Services. We may also use this information to show You and other users that You may know each other or have shared contacts. We rely upon You to obtain whatever consents from the third party that may be required by law to allow us to access and upload the third party"s names and e-mail addresses as required above. You or the third party may contact Us at support@CONTRIB.com to request the removal of this information from Our database. The e-mail that is sent to Your friends will come from Your e-mail address so that Your friends know that You want to invite to Our Site and Service.
(c) Information Collected From Address Book and Contact Importing
You may use Our address book and contacts importer to upload Your contacts from other services into Collegenotebook.com. When You import Your contacts, We may indefinitely store the contact information in Our database, including Your contacts' names, e-mails, phone numbers, locations, and relationships to You, subject to applicable law. We do not store any passwords You provide as part of the contact import process. After We import Your contacts, We will use this information to help Us establish networks of contacts, document relationships, facilitate referrals, and improve Our Site and Service. We may also use this information to show You and other users that You may know each other or have shared contacts. We rely upon You to obtain whatever consents from the relevant third parties that may be required by law to allow Us to access and upload the third parties" names, e-mail addresses, and other contact information. You or such a third party may contact Us at support@CONTRIB.com to request the removal of this information from Our database.
(d) Information Collected From Third Party Companies
We may receive Personal and/or Anonymous Data about You from companies that provide Our Service by way of a co-branded or private-labeled website, companies that offer their products and/or services through Our Services, and/or companies that otherwise collect such information. These third party companies may supply Us with Personal Data. We may add this information to the information We have already collected from You via Services in order to improve Services We provide to You.
VII Use Of Your Personal Data
(a) General Use
In general, Personal Data You submit to Us is used either to respond to requests that You make, or to aid Us in serving You better. We use Your Personal Data in the following ways: facilitate the creation of and completion of Your profile for use with the Site and Service; identify You as a User in Our system; provide improved administration of the Site and Service; provide the Site and Service; improve the quality of experience when You interact with the Site and Service; send You a welcome e-mail to verify ownership of the e-mail address provided when Your Account was created; send You administrative e-mail notifications, such as information about pending job offers, security or support and maintenance advisories; respond to Your inquiries related to employment opportunities or other requests; make telephone calls to You, from time to time, as a part of secondary fraud protection or to solicit Your feedback; send You calendar invitations; and send newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials related to the Site or Service and for other marketing purposes of Collegenotebook.com.
(b) User Testimonials And Feedback
We often receive testimonials and comments from users who have had positive experiences with Our Service. We occasionally publish such Content. When We publish this Content, We may identify Our Users by their first and last name and may also indicate their home city. We obtain the User"s consent prior to posting his or her name along with the testimonial. We may post user feedback on the Site from time to time. We will share Your feedback with Your first name and last initial only. If We choose to post Your first and last name along with Your feedback, We will obtain Your consent prior to posting You name with Your feedback. If You make any comments on a blog or forum associated with Services Site, You should be aware that You have no reasonable expectation of privacy and that any Personal Data You submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send You unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information You choose to submit in these blogs and forums.
(c) Creation Of Anonymous Data
We may create Anonymous Data records from Personal Data by excluding information (such as Your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to You. We use this Anonymous Data to analyze request and usage patterns so that We may enhance the content of Service and improve Site navigation. We reserve the right to use Anonymous Data for any purpose and disclose Anonymous Data to third parties in Our sole discretion.
VIII Disclosure Of Your Personal Data
We disclose Your Personal Data as described below and as described elsewhere in this Privacy Statement.
(a) Third Parties Designated By You
When You use the Service, the Personal Data You provide will be shared with the third parties that You designate to receive such information, including other websites, Your friends, relatives and business associates. Depending on the type of access You grant to such third parties, they may also be permitted to edit the information You have provided to Us and to designate others to access and edit such information. You may change Your settings at any time as to who has access to Your information by going to Your account settings and changing Your publishing options.
(b) Third Party Service Providers
We may share Your Personal Data with third party service providers to: provide You with the Service; to conduct quality assurance testing; to facilitate creation of Accounts; to provide technical support; and/or to provide other services to Collegenotebook.com. These third party service providers are required not to use Your Personal Data other than to provide the services requested by Collegenotebook.com.
(c) Affiliates
We may share some or all of Your Personal Data with Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control ("Affiliates"), in which case We will require Our Affiliates to honor this Privacy Statement.
(d) Corporate Restructuring
We may share some or all of Your Personal Data in connection with or during negotiation of any merger, financing, acquisition or dissolution transaction or proceeding involving sale, transfer, divestiture, or disclosure of all or a portion of Our business or assets. In the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, Personal Data may also be transferred as a business asset. If another company acquires Our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the Personal Data collected by Us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding Your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy.
(e) Social Networking Sites ("SNS")
Our Service may enable You to post content to a SNS. If You choose to do this, We will provide information to such SNS in accordance with Your elections. You acknowledge and agree that You are solely responsible for Your use of those websites and that it is Your responsibility to review the terms of use and privacy policy of the third party provider of such SNS. We will not be responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such SNS; (ii) the content, products or services on or availability of such SNS; or (iii) Your use of any such SNS.
(f) Public Profile
Certain portions of the information You provide to us may also be displayed in Your Profile. As an essential element of the Service, most of the Personal Data You explicitly provide to us when You register or update Your Profile is displayed on Your Profile. In order for Your Profile to be made public, You must go to Your profile settings and then to profile visibility. By default, Your Profile is not for public viewing. Your photos, posts, friends, and other content You post to the Site are also meant for public consumption. We may display this content on the Site and further distribute it to a wider audience through third party sites and services. Once displayed on publicly viewable web pages, that information can be collected and used by others. We cannot control who reads Your postings or what other users may do with the information that You voluntarily post, so it is very important that You do not put Personal Data in Your posts. Once You have posted information publicly, while You will still be able to edit and delete it on the Site, You will not be able to edit or delete such information cached, collected, and stored elsewhere by others (e.g., search engines).
(g) Other Disclosures
Regardless of any choices You make regarding Your Personal Data (as described below), Collegenotebook.com may disclose Personal Data if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) in connection with any legal investigation; (b) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on Collegenotebook.com; (c) to protect or defend the rights or property of Collegenotebook.com or users of the Site or Service; and/or (d) to investigate or assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or Our Terms of Use.
IX Third Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third party websites. When You click on a link to any other website or location, You will leave Our Site and go to another site, and another entity may collect Personal Data or Anonymous Data from You. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites or content, or to any collection of Your Personal Data after You click on links to such outside websites. We encourage You to read the privacy policies of every website You visit. The links to third party websites or locations are for Your convenience and do not signify Our recommendation of such third parties or their products, content or websites.
X Your Choices Regarding Information
You have several choices regarding the use of information on Our Service:
(a) Email Communications
We will periodically send You free newsletters and e-mails that directly promote the use of Our Site or Service. When You receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, You may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and You will have the opportunity to "opt-out" by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail You receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below). Despite Your indicated e-mail preferences, We may send You Service related communications, including notices of any updates to Our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
(b) Cookies
If You decide at any time that You no longer wish to accept Cookies from Our Site or Service for any of the purposes described above, then You can instruct Your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting Cookies or to prompt You before accepting a Cookie from the websites You visit. Consult Your browser"s technical information. If You do not accept Cookies, however, You may not be able to use all portions of the Site or all functionality of the Service. If You have any questions about how to disable or modify Cookies, please let us know at the contact information provided below.
(c) De-linking SNS
If You decide at any time that You no longer wish to have Your SNS account (e.g., Facebook) linked to Your Account, then You may de-link the SNS account in the "preferences" section in Your account settings. You may also manage the sharing of certain Personal Data with us when You connect with us through an SNS, such as through Facebook Connect. Please refer to the privacy settings of the SNS to determine how You may adjust Our permissions and manage the interactivity between the Service and Your social media account or mobile device.
(d) Changing Or Deleting Your Personal Data
You may change any of Your Personal Data in Your Account by editing Your profile within Your Account. You may request deletion of Your Personal Data by us, and We will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor Your request, but please note that We may be required to keep such information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which case We will comply with Your deletion request only after We have fulfilled such requirements). When We delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in Our archives. We may also retain Your information for fraud or similar purposes.
XI Security Of Your Personal Data
Collegenotebook.com is committed to protecting the security of Your Personal Data. We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect Your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We also require You to enter a password to access Your Account information. Please do not disclose Your Account password to unauthorized people. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while Collegenotebook.com uses reasonable efforts to Your Personal Data, Collegenotebook.com cannot guarantee its absolute security.
XII Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify You of any changes to Our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here: http://www.Collegenotebook.com/policypage/privacypolicy?domain=Collegenotebook.com and We will change the "Last Updated" date above. You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Continued use of Our Site or Service, following posting of such changes, shall indicate Your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms of such changes. If You do not agree, You should immediately discontinue Your use of the Site or Service.
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Life history traits of the lugworm Arenicola marina
Linda | July 24, 2015 | Papers | No Comments
I have written this article in 2009 as part of my Bachelor on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Groningen. This essay aims at providing some basic information about Arenicola marina.
The lugworm Arenicola marina is an important biosystem engineer found on the muddy shores on the west coast op Europe. This 15 – 25 cm long annelid lives in burrows in the sediment where it filter-feeds on organic material in the sand. Arenicola marina is gonochoristic and annual iteroparous, showing synchronized spawning in the fall. The worms are sexually mature at 2 – 3 years of age. The juveniles live in cocoons attached to the sediment until they created their own burrow.
Introduction to lugworms
The lugworm Arenicola marina is an important biosystem engineer in the muddy tidal flats of the west coast of Europe (helpdeskwater.nl a). By bioturbation it changes the upper layer of the mud flat significantly, enabling other organisms to live there. The amount of oxygen in the sediment is greatly increased by the bioventilation of A. marina. The lugworm also serves an economical purpose, by being the most important product to bait shops in the UK and other countries.
Arenicola marina belongs to the Annelida; Polycheata: Arenicolidae.
What does a lugworm look like?
This species of Annelid worm has 6 segments with bristles at its head-region, followed by 13 segments with bristles as well as external gills. The rest of the worm is thinner and does not have bristles or gills. It has a proboscis that can be projected outwards. It does not have eyes or eye-spots.
This species of lugworm measures approximately 15 to 25 cm from head to tail when adult (Riisgård and Banta, 1998). There have been reports stating that Arenicola marina can live up to 8 years, but more reliable data is necessary (Waterwereld.nu).
Natural habitat and feeding of lugworms
The lugworm Arenicola marina inhabits muddy shore habitats from Northeren Europe to the Mediterranean. It is commonly found in densities of approximately 20 to 40 individuals per m2. It prefers clean to fine intertidal and shallow subtidal sand.
The lugworms live in a U-shaped or J-shaped burrow, approximately 20 to 30 cm deep into the sediment. The lugworms pump water into their burrow for their oxygen requirements by peristaltic movements of their body. One lugworm can pump up to 430 ml water per hour though their burrow (Baumfalk, 1979A). Water enters though the tail-shaft and leaves the burrow through the head-shaft. The tail shaft is open, but the head-shaft is filled with sediment. The worm ingests sediment from the head-shaft, and digests the organic compounds that are found in this sediment. It defecates all indigestible materials to the surface via its tail-shaft. On the tidal flat this can be found in distinctive heaps of feces called fecal mounds.
At a density of 30 individuals per m2, the lugworms turn over the top 15 cm of the Wadden Sea sediment each year (Cadée, 1976).
Fig. 1. Arenicola marina in it’s burrow. After a drawing by Volkenborn, 2005.
Predators of lugworms
Lugworms are predated by a number of fish, crabs, predatory worms and birds. Cod, flatfish and crabs will eat the tail region of the lugworm when it sticks it out of the sediment to defecate (soortenbank.nl). The lugworms can regenerate this tail region in a few days. There have been reports that the tail of the lugworm gets eaten 2 to 4 times a month (Helpdeskwater.nl a). A number of wading birds also eat the tail region of the worm, but are also capable of digging up the whole lugworm (helpdeskwater.nl a).
Reproduction and development of worms
Arenicola marina is gonochoristic and annual iteroparous. They are sexually mature at 2 to 3 years of age (Howie, 1984).
The Arenicola marina lugworm spawns in the late autumn (mid-October to mid-November), triggered by a temperature drop. All adult individuals spawn synchronously in a single spawning event over a period of 4 to 5 days. At low tide, the females release their oocytes into their burrow and the males release their sperm on top of the sediment. When high tide comes, the sperm are washed into the burrows of the females and fertilization takes place (Watson, 2000).
Early development of the zygotes also takes place in these burrows. After a few weeks of development, the tide takes them out of the burrow (Fish, 1996). They live through winter in mucus tubes or cocoons attached to seaweed or the sediment and feed on organic material. When spring comes, they have reached 6 mm in length and leave their tube. They settle on muddy sediment high in the tide region, where they created a burrow of their own. When autumn comes again, they have reached a size of approximately 3 to 6 cm in length. When winter comes, the juveniles move to lower regions of the tidal flat where the adults also live. They migrate by S-shaped swimming movements, mostly at night (Helpdeskwater.nl b).
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Kyuiin Now Available on the PSN
by Garv on July 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: News, PS3
It’s always good when games from foreign lands are made available to the rest of the world. Now, Playstation 3 players can get their hands on Kyuiin for the low price of $5.99.
MonkeyPaw Games today announces the release of Kyuiin, a classic Japanese horizontal 2D shooter making its digital download debut on the PlayStation ® Network. As with most games in the imports section, this release marks the first time that gamers will get to play this direct-from-Japan import. Today’s release of Kyuiin also marks another addition to MonkeyPaw’s growing library of Japanese classics on the PlayStation ® Network. Like most MonkeyPaw import classics, Kyuiin will be affordably priced at $5.99.
Kyuiin follows the story of a young dreamer who’s suddenly cast into a magical world of evil creatures on a flying vacuum cleaner. This special vacuum also serves as a two-way weapon. On command, the hose sucks in everything from evil baddies to bullets to arrows and allows you to spit them back out to clear your path. Alternatively, the vacuum’s power cord introduces a unique aspect on 2D shooters with its ability to effectively whip away enemies within its proximity.
The zany worlds of Kyuiin will be a delightful treat to gamers with its radical backgrounds and colorful cast of characters. From museums to decked out castles, expect to run into everything but the kitchen sink. Various obstacles from flying pans, sharp jewelry, angry bees and giant frogs will be thrown at you. Kyuiin’s chaotic environments also reward gamers by using a unique scoring system with point bonuses for using different combinations of your vacuum’s attacks in certain situations.
“Kyuiin was a title that we really wanted more gamers to experience. The wacky worlds, unique 2D shooter gameplay and enjoyable 2-player co-op support made it a classic in Japan,” said John Greiner, President of MonkeyPaw Games. “Our fans have been clamoring for more shooters, so we’re excited to make Kyuiin available for digital download today.”
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Original Introductions
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The Brief History
SFMC History
Commandants, SFMC
Commanders, STARFLEET
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STARFLEET Historians
Adeline Longshaw
In the fall of 1977, Admiral Bradbury retired from active duty to enter college and was replaced by Admiral Adeline Longshaw. One of Admiral Bradbury’s last acts was to expand Starfleet Command through the creation of ten new staff positions, including Chief of Communications, Chief of Operations, Chief of Fleet Recruiting, and Chief of Personnel. It fell to Admiral Longshaw to help fill these positions when she took over from Admiral Bradbury. She also added some new positions, including Chief of Logistics.
Since it’s founding in 1975, the vast majority of STARFLEET’s members were under the age of 18. In an attempt to help these younger members get up to speed, the USS Columbia was created as the official Academy Training ship and all members under fourteen were assigned to it as Academy cadets. Once they showed they knew the ropes, they received their commission and joined the chapter of their choice. Membership dues also rose to $4.00 for new members, with renewals remaining $3.00.
As the concept of Regional Coordinators had yet to be formed, all chapter COs sent their reports to the Command Assistance Committee (CAC). The CAC also served as a place for COs to get information and report problems. Commodore Brandt Heatherington replaced Admiral T’Ling (Donna Sutton) and Captain Pam Rhine as the head of CAC in December of 1978.
Membership continued to grow, with four hundred thirty-one members and eighteen starships by the end of 1978, including four outposts that became full chapters: the USS Saratoga in Washington State (formerly Outpost Bethulia III), the USS Lexington (Outpost Lanceator) in Virginia, the USS Farragut (Outpost Dervish) in North Dakota, and the USS Monitor (Outpost Ophiucus) in Pennsylvania.
Starfleet Communications moved to a legal-sized format (since more information could be included at a lower cost) and continued to have dozens of articles on Star Trek (including information on Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and started to include graphics for the first time.
1979 was when STARFLEET really began to grow up as a fan club. A formal Organizational Chart was put into place reflecting actual military structure to allow the club to function more efficiently. Vice Admiral Heatherington has replaced Admiral Sutton as Chief of Personnel and published a list of important announcements concerning this new structure in Issue #13 of Starfleet Communications. Commodore John Wetsch expanded STARFLEET Academy with new courses, which was continued under new Commandant Rear Admiral David C. Wilton. Chief of Communications Vice Admiral Mike Lyons continued to enhance Starfleet Communications.
At the high point of the Longshaw Administration, STARFLEET could boast 16 active starships and 35 planetary outposts (predecessor to the current Shakedown Operations Program), and a total number of 700 members by October of 1979.
Fleet Admiral Adeline Longshow passed away October 23, 2010.
Chapter Three: Brandt Heatherington
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We are thrilled to announce that, if there are sufficient numbers, we have arranged for Convention delegates to have a private guided tour of Althorp House, home to the Spencer Family since 1508, and access to the estate gardens and Round Oval Lake, where Princess Diana is buried.
The house and gardens are stunning and not to be missed!
The estate would open privately, just for Convention delegates, with guided tours of the house at 11.00 am on the morning of 16th August
The cost per person is £20 + vat (£24) including the private tour of the house
Althorp is only 7.5 miles from Highgate House, less than a 15-minute drive. Taxis are easily arranged by Highgate House.
Take the opportunity while you are so close to Althorp to visit - you won’t be disappointed!
You will find sprawling acres of green, picturesque views and splendid architecture. However, what people want to visit most is the burial site of Princess Diana. Her final resting place is on an island in the centre of the lake called ‘Round Oval’.
The House itself hosts stunning interiors in its 90 rooms and one of Europe’s finest private collections of furniture, pictures and ceramics. The private guided tour will be fascinating.
The estate will open the Stables Block you can enjoy refreshments in the Stables Café, browse the Gift Shop and explore the seasonal exhibitions.
Full details can be found at: www.spencerofalthorp.com
Please tick the box on the booking form to say that you are interested in visiting Althorp on 16th August.
We will let you know if numbers are enough for the private visit by 8th July. If not, then you can of course still visit independently when the estate opens at 12.00.
Castle Ashby is only 16 miles from Highgate House, less than a 30-minute drive
Castle Ashby is the ancestral home of the 7th Marquess of Northampton. The picturesque village around it offers a unique combination of easy rural shopping and a chance to see the fabulous gardens of Castle Ashby. Explore the tranquil gardens and relax over a morning coffee, lunch or afternoon tea. Do visit the interesting variety of shops in the old converted farm buildings where you will find special gifts and crafts for any occasion.
Visit the Walled Garden Tea Room and gift shop and plant centre in the gardens, which are open every day of the year. Set in the heart of the 10,000-acre estate, 35 acres of gardens are a combination of styles including the romantic Italian Gardens, the unique Orangery and impressive Arboretum.
See more information on www.ruralshoppingyard.co.uk and www.castleashbygardens.co.uk
Other places to visit in the area include:
Warner Edwards Gin Distillery.
The Warner Edwards Distillery is located in the depths of the Northamptonshire countryside in the village of Harrington less than 7 miles from Highgate House, at Falls Farm. 34 High Street, Harrington NN6 9NU. Enjoy the shop and try the product! Details available on the website: www.warneredwards.com
Coton Manor Gardens
Visit the lovely Coton Manor Gardens at Coton Road, Northampton NN6 8RQ, just 2.2 miles from Highgate House.
This peaceful ten-acre garden occupies a hillside position extending down from the 17th century manor house. Landscaped on different levels, it comprises a series of distinctive smaller gardens, providing variety and interest throughout the season, and enhanced by flowing streams, fountains and ponds. Beyond the garden, there is a magical five-acre bluebell wood and a colourful wildflower meadow at its best in the summer.
As well as enjoying the garden, there is an extensive nursery and shop and light lunches or teas from are available in the Stableyard Café.
Cottesbrooke Hall and Gardens
Cottesbrooke Hall is a wonderful Queen Anne house dating from 1702, set in delightful award winning gardens in rural Northamptonshire. It boasts tranquil gardens to visit, just 1.6 miles from Highgate House. The house itself has attractive rooms full of paintings, ceramics and objects d’art. The house is set in rolling parkland with beautiful gardens and restaurant. The remarkable 18th century landscaping of the Park, its vistas and lakes have been restored. The celebrated gardens are of great variety with many specimen trees.
Please contact us by telephone if you need any information, help or advice
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WHO IS PUTTING THE BOOT INTO THE RUSSIAN SHOE BUSINESS? STEALING DESTROYS MARKET LEADER
By John Helmer, Moscow
A week ago, Russia’s leading retailer of shoes, TsentrObuv (“Shoe Center”), was taken to the Moscow Arbitrazh Court by 99 plaintiffs, the largest group of creditors ever recorded against an insolvent business of TsentrObuv’s size and national name recognition. This is only the most recent claim to be filed against TsentrObuv and its associated companies. More than a thousand cases are pending in the arbitrazh court system nationwide.
The debts are owed to Chinese and Russian suppliers of the shoes which the TsentrObuv chain of shops has been selling. Some of the debts are owed to owners and agents for the lease of hundreds of shops; to construction companies for their fitting out; to freight delivery companies; to advertisers and employees; and to banks and trade finance houses. The debts have yet to be toted up by the court –appointed trustees; they are estimated in the trade at more than Rb29 billion – that’s $446 million.
Offshore in Cyprus, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Liechtenstein, Hong Kong, and Delaware (US), where a chain of entities has been passing the Russian cashflow of TsentrObuv through to company names and trusts controlled by the shoe group’s shareholders, the debts personally guaranteed to banks have been reported by the company at $143 million in US dollars and Euros, plus almost $270 million equivalent in roubles. That was in 2012. How much of these offshore debts is still owed is not known. Just one of the companies, Kalisto Business Corporation of BVI, was reported as owing $33.5 million about one year ago. Since then the shops have been closing down, the revenues plummeting, the number of creditors multiplying.
Sources at TsentrObuv’s headquarters in Moscow admit the group is in liquidation. But this is not a normal bankruptcy. Criminal investigations now under way in Moscow, Tomsk, Ryazan, and other cities and regions indicate that shareholders and managers of TsentrObuv have been looting the cash takings of the shops, along with loans from banks, and hiding the money offshore. Theirs has been no soft-shoe routine. Altogether, the TsentrObuv stealing scheme appears to have made off with at least half a billion dollars.
When President Vladimir Putin promised last week in St. Petersburg that the Kremlin is committed to “drastically reduce illegal criminal prosecutions”, he might have asked the Russians in the audience to look down at their shoes. If they came from TsentrObuv, the question to be asked of the Kremlin’s new “working group on law enforcement in entrepreneurial activity” is not how much prosecutors have done to protect the shoe market, but why they have done so little for so long. The affair of TsentrObuv puts the Kremlin shoe on the other foot.
The story of TsentrObuv started in 1996. The only publicly available report from the company was issued in June of 2012 as a financial summary for the year before. This says the group started with the TsentrObuv and other brand-name shoe shops in 1996, and over the next four years these retail outlets were merged into a single brand-name organization. The TsentrObuv brand company was then registered in Russia in 2005, according to this document. A second brand, with different marketing appeal and pricing, was introduced in 2008. It was called Centro.
The 2011 report runs for 36 pages, and mentions only one shareholder – Andrei Nesterov (right). He is reported as the chief executive of TsentrObuv, a member of the board of directors of Centro, and sole shareholder on a list of personal guarantees for bank loans issued and outstanding as of mid-2012. The chapter of the report on the board of directors omits to identify the names. Two have been reported in the Russian press as founders of the group in 1996 — Dmitry Svetlov and Anatoly Gurevich. They have been reported in the business press as US nationals; Gurevich reportedly owns a Delaware front company called Almi Holdings through which he continues to hold a stake in the group. Nesterov has been identified in the Russian press as owning his share in the group through a BVI front called Nolan Universal.
The 2011 report provides a partial summary of financial results for the group. These indicate turnover of Rb27.8 billion ($946 million) and profit of Rb315.2 million ($11 million). There were 718 shops in all — 528 shops with the TsentrObuv name, 137 outlets for Centro, and 53 franchisees. No auditor has attached a note or signature to warrant these results to be accurate. Debts for 2011 were said to have doubled from the previous year to Rb11.8 billion ($402 million). The list of loans reportedly guaranteed by Nesterov come to slightly more than that amount.
The report — drafted and released at a time when the group shareholders were reported to be preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) — claims the rising debt was being invested in increasing the number of retail shops. TsentrObuv has issued no further annual report or financial statement since mid-2012.
Subsequent business media reporting, partially sourced to shareholders Svetlov and Gurevich, suggests that turnover (light green bar in the chart below) peaked in 2013 just below $1.5 billion. Profit (dark green) that year dropped to half its 2011 level, or about $5 million. Borrowings (red) were evidently growing towards the $500 million mark. As earnings (Ebitda, blue) dropped, the ratio between debt and earnings jumped to 2.4. In the following year, 2014, turnover slipped, profit turned into loss, and the ratio ballooned by 38% to 3.3.
TRAJECTORY OF TSENTROBUV FROM PROFIT TO LOSS, 2010-2014
Source: (English) http://edesknews.com/repair-for-centrobuv-save-is-a-business-network-of-its-new-owner/
To the naked eye, TsentrObuv appeared to be the leading shoe retailer in Russia, way ahead of its competitors in the domestic market. One in every 20 pairs of shoes sold in the market came from TsentrObuv.
GROWTH OF TURNOVER OF TOP-5 RUSSIAN SHOE RETAILERS
(in billion roubles, without VAT; excluding sport footwear)
Source: INFOline-Analitika
NUMBER OF SHOPS OF TOP-5 RUSSIAN SHOE RETAILERS
Source: INFOline-Analitika. Both tables have been published here.
In reality, with the aid of retrospective accounting, court records, and leaks to the press by one TsentrObuv shareholder against another, what was happening turns out to be a classic pyramid scheme. Instead of investing bank loans in the expansion of trade, the proceeds of loans were being diverted offshore through fictitious supply and purchase contracts with companies controlled by manager-shareholders. New shops were being opened in order to generate the revenue to cover the rising interest costs of the borrowings. But bills falling due for shop rent, supplies of shoes, freight and deliveries, staff wages, and everything else needed to keep the retail operation going were postponed or ignored. Loose cash was also diverted.
In 2015 TsentrObuv managed to report revenues up slightly on the year before at Rb43 billion ($705 million). The dollar value of the turnover had halved on account of the rouble devaluation of November 2014. There was also a sharp drop in sales from the Ukraine and Poland.
TOP-10 RUSSIAN SHOE RETAILERS IN 2015, SALES REVENUE AND MARKET SHARE
(in billion roubles, without VAT; including sport footwear)
Source: https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/articles/2016/05/12/640703-zenden-thomas-munz#/galleries/140737492746417/normal/1
As much of the loan book remained in hard currency, and the turnover in roubles could not keep up, a crash was inevitable. This materialized when unpaid creditors and banks lost patience and filed their claims in court.
What had happened was obvious. Somehow it had escaped the notice of the bank lenders to TsentrObuv that the loan total was rising faster than revenues, and that the debt to earnings ratio was accelerating out of control. Just two banks have so filed claims in the domestic arbitrazh courts – state-owned Gazprombank (Rb8.6 billion, $141 million) and Moscow Credit Bank (no amount reported). Other bank lenders identified in the company’s 2011-2012 report are Sberbank, Raiffeisen, Otkritie, Promsvyazbank, Absolut Bank, Credit Europe Bank, and Alfa Bank. VTB has also been mentioned as a creditor in some business media.
While no audited accounts for TsentrObuv have appeared in public, the banks are likely to have required and received confidential accounts quarterly. The bankers appear to have had their eye on the shoe revenue line; they failed to detect the pyramid. Asked to explain, Gazprombank requested the question in writing by email, and then did not reply.
Who benefitted, who was responsible – to these questions there are no answers yet in the court records. Asking the questions has become a criminal matter, according to police, prosecutor and Interior Ministry disclosures in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Tomsk, and Kazan.
Instead, the Russian business media are reporting recriminations among the shareholders of the group. These include the founding pair of shareholders, Svetlov and Gurevich. Reportedly, they sold down (but not out) to Sergei Lomakin (lead image, left) and his partner Artem Khachaturyan (also spelled Khachatryan). They were well-known in the Russian retail market as investors in the Kopeika supermarket chain, which they sold to the Alfa group’s X5 grocery chain in 2010. Lomakin and Khachaturian reportedly held their stake in TsentrObuv through a Hong Kong-registered entity called Sun Investments (aka Retail Brands Collection).
Lomakin and Khachaturian are reported in the Russian press as selling down (also not out) in 2014-2015. One of the reported buyers was Dmitry Vernimont (below, right). He doesn’t appear in a shareholder chart prepared by the RBC newspaper in May 2015. Neither does Nesterov, the previously reported chief executive.
PURPORTED SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE FOR TSENTROBUV, MAY 2015
Source: http://edesknews.com/repair-for-centrobuv-save-is-a-business-network-of-its-new-owner/
At a date in June 2015 — apparently some time after this chart was prepared and published — an agreement was struck between three shareholders of TsentrObuv on how they proposed selling an equity stake they valued at $50 million, plus debts of $33.5 million. The shareholders aren’t named in the two-page agreement, and it is unclear who is referred to as “old shareholders”, “new shareholders”, and “investors”. The signatures at the end of the document belong to Khachaturian, Nesterov, and Gurevich. Here is the document as published.
This document claims that “if the New Shareholders don’t come to an agreementon issues relating to the general meeting of shareholders, then a ‘Russian roulette’ rule applies”. Whether this was meant in the customarily lethal sense, or as a metaphor for a random selection procedure, leaks from the shareholders into the business press claim the incoming new investor, and controlling shareholder for the time being, is Vladimir Palikhata (lead image, right). His investment holding, based in Moscow and in London, is called Legacy Square Capital. Palikhata, however, doesn’t appear on this shareholder chart which dates from the February 2016, several months after the payments were supposed to start according to the shareholder agreement:
PURPORTED SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE FOR TSENTROBUV, FEBRUARY 2016
Source: https://crimerussia.com/raidergrabs/palikhata-bankrotit-gruppu-kompaniy-tsentrobuv/
In the press of recent days, Palikhata is reported to be making an asset raid on TsentrObuv. If that’s true, he is the first reputed Russian raider to want to take over a company already in the hole for half a billion dollars, and under police investigation for criminal fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering. The allegations by one shareholder against others can be found in the Russian kompromat media — click for one; and click for another.
State prosecutors are not confirming the results of their investigations yet, and no criminal charges against any individual shareholder have been filed in court. There are press reports that some of the shareholders have left Russia for abroad, but this cannot be verified. A sampling of the civil recovery claims can be read here in this latest arbitrazh court file, dated June 20, 2016. Procedurally, the cases are at an early stage, and there have been no detailed findings by judges on how the money disappeared from TsentrObuv onshore into the offshore shareholder-controlled entities identified so far.
At TsentrObuv’s headquarters in Moscow, a source said by telephone that the company is “in liquidation”, though the group website is still functioning and offering a “super sale” for winter and “mid-season” shoes at Rb499 ($7.70).
Source: http://centrofashion.ru/
The company source added that she did not know what Nesterov’s current position is, or when he would appear at the office. She confirmed that before the court ordered the start of liquidation, Nesterov had been the company’s president. Nesterov was asked through the company’s press office to say if he remains a shareholder. He did not reply.
Sun Investments in Moscow, Lomakin’s and Khachaturian’s vehicle, responds to telephone and fax calls with disconnection signals.
Palikhata was asked to respond to the published allegations that he has been making an asset raid on TsentrObuv. His spokesman, Oleg Kostanaev, replied that “everything that has been reported on the Crime Russia website is nonsense and has no basis.” Asked if Palikhata is currently a shareholder of TsentrObuv, he said: “this is all nonsense and has no basis.”
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The quilt is more than just a stylish fabric, but it is meant to represent Renard. The quilt is essentially Renard himself, it’s what he represents as a person, the journey that life has taken him on, and most importantly what he held most valuable in life whether that be a personality trait, a representation of the culture and legacy he grew up with, or simply what he enjoyed most in his life. The quilt was created in great detail just this past year and it was made by his brother. His brother wanted didn’t want to think that Renard was gone so he brought him back with this quilt. He made this quilt so that Renard’s legacy will never be forgotten and he lives a embodiment of life’s wonderful adventure.
Now the color on this quilt are very vibrant and color, red, yellow, and orange are the primary colors that envelope the quilt. All these colors can represent vitality, it can be said the even though that Renard has past he still lives through this piece of art. The design of this work of art is certainly unique, a shield is incrusted with five images. Usually a shield is meant to protect and defend from harm but the medieval design of the quilt would suggest something different. Back in those times the shield emblem represented what country, clan, region, or group one hailed from. In other words it was a storyboard of the soldier, what kind of culture they lived in, the language that they spoke, the moral they had, and so on. What makes this design so significant to the overall meaning of the this quilt is that everything that we see on it, is showing us Rernard’s story and what kind of person he was.
The way that the quilt is structured holds a great importance as well. What makes those images within the shield so important that they would be bigger and independently showcased as they are? My assumption is that these are the most importantly qualities of Renard, what he most identified with. I’m sure the patches on the outside of the emblem hold their own significance but seeing as how shield emblem represented the individual the most it can be concluded that the shield patches hold a higher importance to Renard. Also if you cut the quilt in half from top to bottom the two sides almost mirror each other. This could be a deeper representation of stages to Renards life, the left side where his birthday is (March 1955) could mean is early life experiences from toddler to young adult and the right side where his day of passing is (March 1994) can represent his late stages in life. Most are the same such as the birds on the top corners but little changes are there. For example, the colors of the koi fish on the top have changed from red to blue. This could be a testament to how he might have hot headed or intemperate in his youth representing red and then more cool and level headed in adulthood as shown by the blue koi. The same could be apply to the cardinal birds in the middle edges of the shield. The cardinal flying on the left might tell that Renard was excited about life and wanted fly and explore the world while the resting cardinal on the flower might be that Renard is ready to settle down.
As mentioned before it was his brother that made the quilt and I think there could have been no other person to create the embodiment of Renard better than his own blood. Brothers hold a very special bond in a person’s life; they grow up together, live with each other through childhood, and guide each other through life’s struggles. A brother always has your back and in turn you always have theirs. A brother is your best rival to push each other and compete, as a result they grow and even stronger bond. I don’t know exactly the kind of closeness these two brothers had but it was certainly close enough for him to spend so much thought and effort to make a quilt that embodies Renard’s personality so elaborately.
This quilt is, in a literal sense, just a memorial to someone who died by tragic disease but the story and feelings behind it represent life. Renard might have passed but this quilt is a testament to the adventure he has lived. He did not let a disease be an excuse to not live out life’s most important adventure, finding your true self. In our minds we sea adventure as a great journey to explore the world but when its all said and done those will only live and die has memories, its the legacy that you embodied that will live on forever. Just like Renards, who will live forever in the legacy he has lived.
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Can you really claim that “the quilt is essentially Renard himself” when he did not create it? Isn’t the quilt, by default, an interpretation of what Renard meant to others? Is that the same thing? What does it mean, then, to have “a legacy”? Is there a connection between “legacy” and “culture” and “art”?
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis due to Cephalexin: A case report and literature review
Hamed Jafarpour1 , Mahdie Sadat Mousavi1 , Shirin Sheibani1 , Javad Ghaffari2 , Abbas Dabbaghzadeh 3
1- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
2- Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Bu Ali Sina Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
3- Assistant Professor of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. , siamakdabbaghzade@yahoo.com
Introduction: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a cutaneous reaction that can be appeared after the use of certain medications, such as cephalexin, with non-follicular sterile pustules, erythematous, urticaria, fever over 38 and leukocytosis. Cephalexin belongs to the family of beta-lactam antibiotics, which are widely used around the world to treat infections. However, cephalexin skin sensitivities have been reported worldwide once in a while. Herein, in this case, we aimed to report a patient presented with AGEP due to cephalexin usage.
Case report: A 12-year-old boy presented with warmth, skin lesions that gradually appeared on the other limbs, trunk, face, and neck after taking cephalexin powder arbitrarily on his left leg. Due to his symptoms, acetaminophen, fexofenadine hydrochloride, loxoprofen sodium and ointment including difluprednate and hydrocortisone were prescribed. Over time, the patientchr('39')s fever subsided, and 8 days later, the symptoms of AGEP, including urticaria, erythematous, and pustules in the neck and trunk disappeared.
Conclusion: Cephalexin is one of the antibiotics that is considered by doctors and patients when there is a possibility of infection. AGEP is a rare but severe reaction that can develop into skin rashes of any age and sex following the use of cephalexin, paying attention to this issue forces the patient to be careful when using this antibiotic.
Keywords: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, Cephalexin, Adverse drug reaction
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Type of Study: Case & Review | Subject: Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Received: 2020/07/3 | Accepted: 2020/12/22
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BREATHE at The Broadwater
December 22, 2020Ellen Dostal – Broadway World Like most solo productions, Philicia Saunders’ BREATHE comes from her own experiences. Unique to her telling however is the method by which she relates that story. Necessitated by a global pandemic that has forced audiences to view theatrical productions from behind a computer screen, Saunders has employed a variety of
THE FUTURE at Geffen Playhouse
December 14, 2020Ellen Dostal – Broadway World Geffen Playhouse has found its own unique key to navigating the dark days of 2020 — and still maintain that art is alive and well — with its highly successful Stayhouse series of interactive performances. These virtual offerings allow for several productions to run concurrently, rather than being limited to
STILL at Pasadena Playhouse
November 14, 2020Margaret Gray – LA Times The historic Pasadena Playhouse is empty. No ticket holders gossiping and rubbing elbows in the Spanish Revival-style courtyard. No line at the bar. Read more… Closed
MARCH at The Garage at the LGBT Center
October 28, 2020Dana Martin– Stage Raw LA’s LGBT Center and Playwrights’ Area have gone (COVID compliantly) rogue by staging high stakes drama in the LGBT Center parking garage. (The audience watches the action from within their cars, sound broadcast through a pre-set FM radio station.) March, conceived and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera and written by MJ Brown, Amir
INSIDE THE BOX at Geffen Playhouse
October 28, 2020 Jonas Schwartz – Broadway World The Geffen is hosting a game night and it’s a goofy, geeky, glorious distraction from the gloom and doom of 2020. Created and led by puzzle enthusiast David Kwong, this latest version of the Geffen Stayhouse series, Inside The Box, is a perfect way to connect with others in these isolating times.
NATHAN C. JONES: A LOVE STORY? – an online performance from The Blank Theatre
June 6, 2020Ellen Dostal – Broadway World “May you live in interesting times,” has taken on new meaning in 2020 amid the current world health crisis. No one could have imagined a scenario like this where theater doors would be forced to close indefinitely. And yet, they have. But you can’t dampen the heart of an artist
‘THE PRESENT’…AND THE FUZZY FUTURE OF L.A. THEATER from LA Observed
June 4, 2020Don Shirley – LA Observed “There is no theater in Los Angeles.” This line, or some variation of it, has been around for decades — sometimes spoken by real people, sometimes ascribed to fictional characters. It’s normally a snarky wisecrack, completely unrelated to the truth. Right now, however, this line is much more accurate than
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The LADCC/Wallis Student Reporter Event enjoys a successful third outing
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Photo by Kevin Parry for The Wallis.
This past weekend several critics from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle collaborated the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts for our third joint LADCC/Wallis Student Reporter Event.
Approximately 12 students, ranging in age between 12-18, came to the Wallis this past weekend to participate in this special event. Critics Dany Margolies, Katie Buenneke and Jonas Schwartz spent the afternoon with the students, working with them on developing their theater critique techniques.
The event began with a primer on the history of the flop musical Merrily We Roll Along, which is now playing at the Wallis until December 18, 2016.
The dozen students joined the critics for the weekend matinee performance of Merrily at the Wallis. Then everyone returned to the classroom to spent 90 minutes forming a review.
Observed Jonas Schwartz, “As with last time, when we took them to For The Record, the students were very insightful and had a clear understanding of what they saw and how to interpret.”
The critics and students discussed and compiled everyone’s critical input. The students are now tasked with composing and submitting their own critical reviews that will be published on the Wallis website in the coming week.
Everyone was pleased with another successful event.
The Wallis and Cody Lassen production of
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Runs through December 18, 2016
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
More information and tickets can be found here and here.
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by George Furth
directed by Michael Arden
Whitney Bashor, Wayne Brady, Aaron Lazar, Saycon Sengbloh, Amir Talai, Donna Vivino
with Eric B. Anthony, Sandy Bainum, Melody Butiu, Doran Butler, Max Chucker, Sarah Daniels, Kevin Patrick Doherty,
Laura Dickinson, Rachael Ferrera, Jennifer Foster, Travis Leland, Lyle Colby Mackston, Brent Schindele, Maximus Brandon Verso.
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Tags : Dany Margolies, Jonas Schwartz, Katie Buenneke, LADCC/Wallis Student Reporter Event, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, mentorship, Student Reporter, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
2016 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
Jake Broder in performance.
The critics of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle are pleased to announce the date and location of our annual awards ceremony. The ceremony and accompanying fete celebrate excellence in theater seen in Los Angeles in 2015.
This year the event will take place on March 14, 2016. It will be held at the Ann & Jerry Moss Theater at New Roads School, in the Capshaw-Spielberg Center for Arts and Educational Justice. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The show begins at 7:30 pm.
The Center is located in the Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA.
Tickets are $40.00, and can be purchased here (a small service fee applies) or at the door. There is some onsite parking and ample street parking.
For questions regarding the upcoming Awards show, please email here: 2016criticsawards@gmail.com
We hope to see you there.
“Vietgone.” Photo by Jason Niedle.
Following is a list of special awards and nominees:
The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre — Deaf West Theater Company.
The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play — Qui Nguyen for Vietgone, originally produced by South Coast Repertory.
The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theatre — International City Theatre.
The Kinetic Lighting Award for outstanding achievement in theatrical design — projections designer Jason H. Thompson.
The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre — director-choreographer Janet Miller.
The Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction — Michael Matthews.
“Hit the Wall.” Photo by Ken Sawyer.
Annual award categories
André & Dorine, Kulunka Teatro at Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Bootycandy, Celebration Theatre at The Lex.
Enron, The Production Company at The Lex.
Fences, International City Theatre.
Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Luna Gale, Goodman Theatre’s World Premiere Production, Center Theatre Group at Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum and The Theatre @ Boston Court at Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa.
The Gospel at Colonus, Ebony Repertory Theatre at Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.
McCulloh Award for Revival (plays written between 1920 and 1980)
Anna Christie, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble at Odyssey Theatre.
“Carrie The Musical.”
Photo by Jason Niedle.
Lead Performance
Angela Bullock in Watching O.J., Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA at Atwater Village Theatre Complex.
Jason Dechert in Picnic, Antaeus Theatre Company.
Mary Beth Fisher in Luna Gale, Goodman Theatre’s World Premiere Production, Center Theatre Group at Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Matthew Hancock in Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Ted Heyck in God’s Man in Texas, A Guest Production at The Blank Theatre’s 2nd Stage.
Lily Knight in A Small Fire, The Echo Theater Company @ Atwater Village Theatre.
Troy Kotsur in American Buffalo, Cal State L.A. Department of Music, Theatre and Dance and Deaf West Theatre at State Playhouse.
Emily Lopez in Carrie the Musical, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, The Transfer Group, Michael T. Cohen/Robin Reinach, Kraige Block and Joe Everett Michaels, in association with La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and The Los Angeles Theatre.
Zoe Perry in Anna Christie, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble at Odyssey Theatre.
Tiffany Royale in The Best of Enemies, The Colony Theatre.
Michael A. Shepperd in Fences, International City Theatre.
Jimmi Simpson in Trevor, Circle X Theatre Co. at Atwater Village Theatre.
Jeff Skowron in Into the Woods, Oregon Shakespeare Festival at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Sabina Zuniga Varela in Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum and The Theatre @ Boston Court at Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa.
Featured Performance
Richard Fancy in Awake and Sing!, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble at Odyssey Theatre.
Charlotte Gulezian in Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Charlie Hofheimer in Bent, Center Theatre Group at Mark Taper Forum.
Tracie Lockwood in A Permanent Image, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater.
Elyse Mirto in Figaro, A Noise Within.
Martin Rayner in Oedipus Machina, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and KOAN at Odyssey Theatre.
Bryce Ryness in Matilda the Musical, Royal Shakespeare Company and the Dodgers, Center Theatre Group at Ahmanson Theatre.
Michael A. Shepperd in Bootycandy, Celebration Theatre at The Lex.
Ensemble Performance
Orson Bean in Safe at Home: An Evening With Orson Bean, Pacific Resident Theatre.
Monica Piper in Not That Jewish, Jewish Women’s Theatre at The Braid.
John Douglas Thompson in Satchmo at the Waldorf, The Long Wharf Theatre and Shakespeare & Company Production at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Jessica Kubzansky, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum and The Theatre @ Boston Court at Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa.
Jaime Robledo, Astro Boy and the God of Comics, Sacred Fools Theatre Company at Sacred Fools Theatre.
Kim Rubinstein, Anna Christie, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble at Odyssey Theatre.
Ken Sawyer, Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
August Viverito, Enron, The Production Company at The Lex.
Rebecca Gilman, Luna Gale, Goodman Theatre’s World Premiere Production, Center Theatre Group at Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Nick Jones, Trevor, Circle X Theatre Co. at Atwater Village Theatre.
Robert O’Hara, Bootycandy, Celebration Theatre at The Lex.
Lucy Prebble, Enron, The Production Company at The Lex.
Micah Schraft, A Dog’s House, IAMA Theatre Company at Elephant Theatre.
Luis Alfaro, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum and The Theatre @ Boston Court at Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa.
Writing (Adaptation)
Stu Barker, Tristan & Yseult, Kneehigh at South Coast Repertory.
Jake Broder, Miravel, Sacred Fools Theater Company at Sacred Fools Theater.
Tim Minchin, Matilda the Musical, Royal Shakespeare Company and the Dodgers, Center Theatre Group at Ahmanson Theatre.
Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey, Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Brian P. Kennedy, Carrie the Musical, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, The Transfer Group, Michael T. Cohen/Robin Reinach, Kraige Block and Joe Everett Michaels, in association with La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and The Los Angeles Theatre.
Abdul Hamid Royal, The Gospel at Colonus, Ebony Repertory Theatre at Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.
Julie Wolf, Girlfriend, The Actors Theatre of Louisville Production, Center Theatre Group at Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Christopher Gattelli, Newsies, Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher at Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
Josh Rhodes, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman, Stephen Koos, Edward Walson, Venetian Glass Productions, The Araca Group, Carola Productions, Roy Furman, Peter May/Sanford Robertson, James Spry, Eric Schmidt, and Blanket Fort Productions, Center Theatre Group at Ahmanson Theatre.
Dana Solimando, Billy Elliot, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Angela Todaro, American Idiot, DOMA Theatre Company at The MET Theatre.
Tom Buderwitz, The Whipping Man, South Coast Repertory and The Pasadena Playhouse.
Mimi Lien, Appropriate, Center Theatre Group at Mark Taper Forum.
Don Llewellyn, Fences, International City Theatre.
Bill Mitchell, Tristan & Yseult, Kneehigh at South Coast Reperto
Martin Labrecque, Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities, Cirque du Soleil at Dodger Stadium.
Tom Ontiveros, My Barking Dog, The Theatre @ Boston Court.
Matt Richter, Hit the Wall, The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and Sixth Avenue at The Los Angeles LGBT Center.
Malcolm Rippeth, Tristan & Yseult, Kneehigh at South Coast Repertory.
Angela Balogh Calin, Figaro, A Noise Within.
Jessica Ford, These Paper Bullets!, Geffen Playhouse in association with Atlantic Theater Company presents the Yale Repertory Theatre Production at Geffen Playhouse.
Philippe Guillotel, Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities, Cirque du Soleil at Dodger Stadium.
Wade Laboissonniere, Waterfall, The Pasadena Playhouse in association with The 5th Avenue Theatre at The Pasadena Playhouse.
William Ivey Long, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman, Stephen Koos, Edward Walson, Venetian Glass Productions, The Araca Group, Carola Productions, Roy Furman, Peter May/Sanford Robertson, James Spry, Eric Schmidt, and Blanket Fort Productions, Center Theatre Group at Ahmanson Theatre.
Gregory Clarke, Tristan & Yseult, Kneehigh at South Coast Repertory.
Bruno Louchouarn, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum and The Theatre @ Boston Court at Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa.
John Zalewski, My Barking Dog, The Theatre @ Boston Court.
CGI/Video
Anthony Backman and Jim Pierce, Astro Boy and the God of Comics, Sacred Fools Theatre Company at Sacred Fools Theatre.
Nicholas Santiago, A Permanent Image, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater.
Gieselle Blair, Figaro, A Noise Within. (Hair, wigs, and makeup)
Garbiñe Insausti, André & Dorine, Kulunka Teatro at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. (Masks)
Aviva Pressman, Astro Boy and the God of Comics, Sacred Fools Theatre Company at Sacred Fools Theatre. (Live art direction)
Jim Steinmeyer, Carrie the Musical, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, The Transfer Group, Michael T. Cohen/Robin Reinach, Kraige Block and Joe Everett Michaels, in association with La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and The Los Angeles Theatre. (Illusion design)
“Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles.” Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Productions which have garnered nominations
Hit the Wall (Los Angeles LGBT Center) 7
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Getty Villa) 6
Tristan & Yseult (South Coast Repertory) 5
Astro Boy and the God of Comics (Sacred Fools) 4
Bootycandy (Celebration Theatre) 4
Luna Gale (Kirk Douglas Theatre) 4
André & Dorine (Los Angeles Theatre Center) 3
Anna Christie (Odyssey Theatre) 3
Carrie the Musical (La Mirada Center for the Performing Arts and Los Angeles Theatre) 3
Enron (The MET Theatre) 3
Fences (International City Theatre) 3
Figaro (A Noise Within) 3
A Permanent Image (Rogue Machine) 2
Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities (Dodger Stadium) 2
Matilda the Musical (Ahmanson Theatre) 2
My Barking Dog (The Theatre @ Boston Court) 2
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ahmanson Theatre) 2
The Gospel at Colonus (Nate Holden Performing Arts Center) 2
Trevor (Atwater Village Theatre) 2
A Dog’s House (Elephant Theatre) 1
American Buffalo (Cal State L.A.) 1
American Idiot (MET Theatre) 1
A Small Fire (Echo Theatre) 1
Appropriate (Mark Taper Forum) 1
Awake and Sing! (Odyssey Theatre) 1
Bent (Mark Taper Forum) 1
Billy Elliot (La Mirada Center for the Performing Arts) 1
Girlfriend (Kirk Douglas Theatre) 1
God’s Man in Texas (Blank Theatre) 1
Into the Woods (Wallis Annenberg Center) 1
Miravel (Sacred Fools Theatre) 1
Newsies (Hollywood Pantages) 1
Not That Jewish (The Braid) 1
Oedipus Machina (Odyssey Theatre) 1
Picnic (Antaeus) 1
Safe at Home: An Evening With Orson Bean (Pacific Resident Theatre) 1
Satchmo at the Waldorf (Wallis Annenberg Center) 1
The Best Of Enemies (Colony Theatre) 1
These Paper Bullets! (Geffen Playhouse) 1
The Whipping Man (South Coast Repertory/Pasadena Playhouse) 1
Vietgone (South Coast Repertory) - The Ted Schmitt Award 1
Watching O.J. (Atwater Village Theatre) 1
Waterfall (Pasadena Playhouse) 1
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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces winners for 44th Annual Awards
“Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton” – Ben Rock, director Jaime Robledo, Anthony Backman and playwright Vanessa Claire Stewart. Photo by Alyson Schultz.
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2012. The 44th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Home-grown productions handily held their own against touring fare at the 44th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, presented at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on Monday night.
Two local world premieres were among the year’s top productions: romantic musical “Justin Love” from the Celebration Theatre, and the contemporary spin on a French classic “Cyrano,” co-produced by Deaf West Theatre and The Fountain Theatre. Both shows picked up an additional four plaques for acting, writing or both.
It was a great night for Center Theatre Group, with a total of ten competitive plaques for its various venues. Artistic director Michael Ritchie accepted a special award for an excellent season that included the Ahmanson’s “War Horse,” honored for production, lighting design and puppetry. Kirk Douglas Theatre’s “The Convert” earned a writing nod for Danai Gurira, and John Hurt in “Krapp’s Last Tape” was cited for solo performance.
CTG’s acclaimed “Waiting for Godot” at the Mark Taper Forum walked off with the McCulloh Award for Revival, triumphing in every category in which it was entered. Director Michael Arabian, set designer John Iacovelli, and lead actor Alan Mandell were all singled out.
The cast of “Godot” was also one of four cited ensembles, along with Rogue Machine’s “The New Electric Ballroom” and the Colony’s “The Savannah Disputation.” The fourth, the Fountain’s “In the Red and Brown Water,” picked up an additional plaque for Shirley Jo Finney’s direction.
Wealth was spread among numerous local playhouses in an evening themed to celebrate “Theatre Everywhere.” “Jitney,” from South Coast Rep and Pasadena Playhouse, earned acting honors for Larry Bates and Ellis E. Williams. Celebration Theatre, now in its 30th anniversary season, was given the Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence, and nabbed an additional plaque for Gregory Nabours’ musical direction of “The Color Purple.”
The evening’s hosts, the LATC, had produced the winner of Ted Schmitt Award for an original LA world premiere, Evelina Fernandez’s “A Mexican Trilogy.”
Pasadena Playhouse’s costumes for “Intimate Apparel” (Leah Piehl) were honored along with those from the Theatre @ Boston Court’s “The Treatment” (Ellen McCartney). “The Bungler” from A Noise Within picked up an acting plaque for Michael A. Newcomer.
Previously announced were plaques for the career achievements of musical director David O, director Elina de Santos and set designer Stephen Gifford. The Fountain Theatre won the Polly Warfield Award for an outstanding season by a small to mid-sized theatre.
Pictured – one of three Lead Performance winners, Christine Lakin, “Silence! The Musical” with her beau. The other two winners were Troy Kotsur, “Cyrano” and Alan Mandell, “Waiting for Godot.” Photo by Newton Tak.
Splashy imports were not ignored at the ceremonies hosted by theater and TV star French Stewart. “The Book of Mormon” added to its already lengthy book of kudos with plaques for production, Stephen Oremus’s musical direction and score by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez.
“Fela!” and “Silence! The Musical” won for their choreography, the latter show picking up plaques for score and lead actress Christine Lakin (pictured). “Gatz,” which toured to REDCAT, was cited for its sound design.
Entertainment was provided by musical excerpts from nominated productions. The entire nineteen-member troupe of Anaheim’s Chance Theater’s “West Side Story” recreated that show’s “The Rumble,” and the cast of “Justin Love” closed out the evening with understandable glee.
A delectable buffet was supplied by Gwen Kenneally and her partner Rafet, from “Back to the Kitchen” Catering company, that was 50% vegan fare and 100% delicious!
Click here for a complete list of nominees.
Critic Pauline Adamek (LA Weekly, ArtsBeatLA.com) and Composer David O presenting nominees for Musical Score. Photo by Jaime Robledo.
The award recipients for the 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards are as follows:
Production:“Justin Love”; “War Horse”; “The Book of Mormon”; “Cyrano.”
McCulloh Award for Revival: “Waiting for Godot.”
Ensemble Performance: “In the Red and Brown Water”; “The New Electric Ballroom”; “The Savannah Disputation”; “Waiting for Godot.”
Lead Performance: Troy Kotsur, “Cyrano”; Christine Lakin, “Silence! The Musical”; Alan Mandell, “Waiting for Godot.”
Featured Performance: Larry Bates and Ellis E. Williams, “Jitney”; Michael A. Newcomer, “The Bungler.”
Solo Performance: John Hurt, “Krapp’s Last Tape.”
Direction: Michael Arabian, “Waiting for Godot”; Shirley Jo Finney, “In the Red and Brown Water”; Simon Levy, “Cyrano.”
Writing: Danai Gurira, “The Convert.”
Adaptation: Stephen Sachs, “Cyrano.”
Choreography: Christopher Gattelli, “Silence! The Musical”; Bill T. Jones, “Fela!”
Musical Score: Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, “The Book of Mormon”; Lori Scarlett and David Manning, “Justin Love”’; Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan, “Silence! The Musical.”
Musical Direction: Gregory Nabours, “The Color Purple”; Stephen Oremus, “The Book of Mormon.”
CGI/Video Design: Anthony Backman and Ben Rock, “Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton.”
Set Design: John Iacovelli, “Waiting for Godot.”
Costume Design: Ellen McCartney, “The Treatment”; Leah Piehl, “Intimate Apparel.”
Lighting Design: Paule Constable and Karen Spahn, “War Horse.”
Sound Design: Ben Williams, “Gatz.”
Specialty Awards:
Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones and Handspring Puppet Company for “War Horse”; David McCormick and Kelly Todd for the fight choreography of “West Side Story.”
Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence: Celebration Theatre.
Polly Warfield Award for an outstanding season in a small- to mid-sized theatre: The Fountain Theatre.
Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre: David O.
Bob Z Award for career achievement in set design: Stephen Gifford.
The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play will be presented to Evelina Fernández for A Mexican Trilogy, whose world premiere took place at the awards venue, the Los Angeles Theatre Center. The award is accompanied by an offer to publish from Samuel French, Inc.
Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction: Elina de Santos.
For an Excellent Season: Center Theatre Group.
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle was founded in 1969. It is dedicated to excellence in theatrical criticism, and to the encouragement and improvement of theatre in Greater Los Angeles.
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Beverly Hills Playhouse.
AN APOLOGY FROM BOB VERINI, PRODUCER OF THE LADCC AWARDS SHOW
Dear Friends of the LADCC:
Thank you so much for your support of our efforts at last night’s awards show. We are so pleased at the reactions to the event and the delighted reactions so many of the nominees, recipients, presenters, sponsors, and audience members have expressed to us.
I do, however, need to make a deep apology to Mr. Allen Barton and the Beverly Hills Playhouse, sponsors of the Milton Katselas Award for career achievement in direction. Mr. Barton was in attendance at the event, and was fully prepared and ready to be called on stage and present the award to this year’s recipient, Ms. Elina de Santos. Through a combination of crossed wires and missteps, all of the checks I had put in place for bringing up all of the VIPs failed, and so the presentation came and went without Mr. Barton’s participation.
We hate it when anything goes wrong, but particularly when it comes to our sponsors, whose names I read aloud in my thanks. At that time I expressed my feelings, and those of the Circle, in citing how much they do, and how far they go above and beyond, in support of the LA theatrical community. We have always sought to go above and beyond in our treatment of them at the awards event. Clearly we failed last night.
As the producer I take total responsibility for the oversight. I apologize profoundly to Mr. Barton and the Beverly Hills Playhouse, to whom no slight was intended. I also apologize to Elina de Santos, whose career and accomplishments deserved better at my hands. Finally, I apologize to my fellow LADCC members, whose commitment always to make our sponsors the highest priority I let down as well.
Bob Verini.
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LADCC Annual Awards – Monday March 18th – Host and Presenters announced
French Stewart, TV star (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) and local theatre mainstay (“Stoneface”: “Voice Lessons”) will host the 44th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) Awards on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St. Downtown. Tickets for the show and opening reception, which will start at 6:30 pm, can be reserved by e-mailing crixawards2013@gmail.com. All seats are $30.00
Stewart will preside over this year’s theme “Theatre Everywhere,” focusing on the wide geographical range within which LADCC members travel in the course of a year to see and celebrate the best of live performance. Top representatives of local institutions – including Michael Ritchie of CTG; Sheldon Epps of The Pasadena Playhouse; Barbara Beckley of The Colony Theatre; and Zombie Joe of Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre – will assist Circle members in presenting awards in 17 competitive categories as well as a host of special award plaques.
Entertainment, too, will come from all over the region. Almost two dozen performers from Orange County will reunite to perform “The Rumble” from the Chance Theatre’s acclaimed and nominated revival of “West Side Story.” The cast of “Justin Love,” the smash musical that originated at Celebration Theatre – winner of this year’s Margaret Harford Award for distinguished achievement – will appear, alongside performers from “The Color Purple” (Cesili Williams); “The New Electric Ballroom” (Tim Cummings); and “Bad Apples” (Kate Morgan Chadwick, accompanied by the show’s composer/lyricists Beth Thornley and Rob Cairns.)
Ryan Johnson, nominated for his score for “Stoneface” which starred Stewart as the legendary Buster Keaton, serves as musical director for the evening, which will be produced by Daily Variety and ArtsinLA.com critic Bob Verini. Production stage manager is Heatherlynn Gonzalez. Award-winning sound designer Cricket S. Myers lends her skills to the event, whose associate producer is Peter Finlayson of Footlights Publishing.
A cash bar with great food and a silent auction (cash and checks only, please) will occupy the 6:30-7:30 hour, until doors open and the annual celebration of great L.A. area theatre begins.
ALL INFORMATION:
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre in 2012.
All tickets have been reduced to $30.00. Tickets can be arranged through crixawards2013@gmail.com, and PayPal will be accepted prior to March 18. Credit cards will be accepted at the door.
Nominees are entitled to a single complimentary ticket. Nominees please click here for important information regarding ticketing etc.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on March 18 for drinks, music, hors d’oeuvres (no full dinner) and conversation, while at a Silent Auction attendees can bid on theater and film-related items. Only cash or checks will be accepted at the auction, please. The show will commence at 7:30 p.m.
Scheduled host French Stewart is a 25-year mainstay of the Los Angeles theatre scene and a notable star of TV and film. Best known for his six seasons co-starring on NBC’s 3rd Rock From the Sun, he is a member of Sacred Fools and played the title role in that company’s 2012 production of Stoneface, The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, which has received two LADCC nominations.
In recognition of this year’s theme, “Theatre Everywhere,” representatives of theatre companies based within the geographic beat covered by members of the Circle will join Stewart and Circle members to present awards in 17 competitive categories.
The 2012 nominees are…
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Six special awards will be presented under the sponsorship of organizations and individuals to whom the LADCC is most grateful. Honors have been announced for local institutions Celebration Theatre (for sustained excellence); and The Fountain Theatre and Center Theatre Group (for their excellent seasons). The Circle also recognizes prominent individuals: David O; Elina de Santos; Stephen Gifford; as well as Evelina Fernandez for her A Mexican Trilogy, an outstanding L.A. world premiere play.
The 2012 special awards winners are…
ALREADY-VOTED AWARDS:
Three already-voted awards will be presented on awards night.
Plaques will be presented on March 18 to the following recipients:
Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Theatre, in recognition of the design, fabrication, and direction of the puppets of War Horse at the Ahmanson Theatre
David McCormick and Kelly Todd for their fight direction of West Side Story at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim.
In addition, a special plaque will be awarded to Center Theatre Group for an excellent season.
The 2012 membership consisted of:
Pauline Adamek, LA Weekly; ArtsBeatLA.com
F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
Shirle Gottlieb, Gazette Newspapers; stagehappenings.com
Hoyt Hilsman, Back Stage, The Huffington Post
Mayank Keshaviah, LA Weekly
Amy Lyons, Back Stage, LA Weekly
Dany Margolies, ArtsinLA.com
Terry Morgan, LAist.com; Daily Variety
Steven Leigh Morris. LA Weekly
David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times, Back Stage
Sharon Perlmutter, TalkinBroadway.com
Melinda Schupmann, Back Stage; ShowMag.com; ArtsinLA.com
Madeleine Shaner, Park La Brea News/Beverly Press; Back Stage
Les Spindle, Frontiers; Theatremania; EDGE LA
Bob Verini, Daily Variety; ArtsinLA.com
Neal Weaver, LA Weekly; Back Stage
The LADCC is pleased to welcome FootLights Publishing, Inc. as consultants on this year’s awards events. The mission of FootLights is to illuminate the theatre community, providing greater access to a more diverse public while at the same time offering insight into the production and process of theatre.
The LADCC expresses its gratitude to Los Angeles Theatre Center and Latino Theatre Company for their warm welcome and many courtesies.
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Volunteers needed for LADCC Awards eve – Mon 3-18-13
Los Angeles Drama Critics needs Volunteers for Monday, March 18, at the LA Theatre Center, Downtown LA.
Are you friendly? Are you fun? Do you want to meet theater professionals?
Help your theatre community – and make new friends and contacts in the process – by volunteering at the 44th Annual Awards show of the LA Drama Critics Circle.
The awards ceremony is being held on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Downtown Los Angeles.
Presenters include some of the top producers and stars working in the LA area.
The volunteer work is easy. You’ll be fed delicious food and you won’t be run ragged:
– Monday, March 18, 2013
– If you can be there during the day, you’ll run errands and help out at the talent rehearsals.
– We especially need folks from 5:30pm on to help with setup – nothing heavy – and light ushering.
– During the show (curtain at 7:30pm), we need runners to bring presenters and VIPs from the audience seating to backstage. (Quick and easy.)
– Most of the time you’ll be able to watch the show and hang out, ready to jump in as needed.
Awards chair Bob Verini (critic, Daily Variety) seeks people who are energetic with a good attitude. You can learn more, or sign on, by e-mailing Bob here.
Thanks for your consideration!
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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces Nominations for Achievements during 2012
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre in 2012. The 44th annual LADCC Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 18, 2013 at historic, heralded Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring Street in downtown L.A.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on March 18 for drinks, music, hors d’oeuvres (no full dinner) and conversation, while at a Silent Auction attendees can bid on theatre and film-related items. Only cash or checks will be accepted at the auction, please. The show will commence at 7:30 p.m.
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SO YOU’VE BEEN NOMINATED!
… (or your show has been) –
Congratulations! First thing, we of the LADCC will be hosting our fourth annual Nominees Reception two weeks prior to the Awards Show. Please watch this website (and your e-mail; and heck, watch your SPAM filter too) for more particulars really soon. If you’re a nominee, you’re invited. We hope you’ll keep this in mind: It will really help if you RSVP. We’re a small (if fierce) organization with limited resources. RSVPs help us order enough beverages and hors d’oeuvres to go around, and reduce the worry that we under-ordered. More about that anon.
What about Awards Night, Monday, March 18, 2013 you ask?
All nominations and purchases will be handled through this e-mail address: crixawards2013@gmail.com. You may ask questions there, reserve tickets, ask for a PayPal invoice (we love those), and make changes (we hate those but we know they happen).
Here’s what you need to know, and please keep reading to the end:
One (1) complimentary ticket is allotted to each individual nominee and Special Award recipient.
In other words, if you are a person named as a nominee, or have been told that you’re getting a Special Award, you’re entitled to a single comp ticket. We need you to claim it, by e-mailing crixawards2013@gmail.com. Make the reservation; it’s easy. If you don’t reserve, we regret we cannot guarantee admission.
An individual comp is allotted to each of the 8 Production nominees and 3 McCulloh nominated revivals, but the producers of those shows will pick who is to claim them. (Probably themselves.) Anyway, please don’t call or e-mail saying “I get the comp for West Side Story” or whatever, because that’s not the way that works. You’re welcome to go to your producer and wheedle to be the person who gets it, and s/he will confirm with us.
If you wish to invite one or more guests, it helps us enormously if you book both the comp and the paid tickets at the same time, in the same e-mail.
You’ll be sent a PayPal invoice within 48 hours of your reservation; it’s quick, safe, and easy to pay that way. We will endeavor to hold reservations up until 6:00 pm on show night, but the best way to ensure a seat is to pay right away.
All tickets will be held at the door. None will be mailed.
Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted at the door.
All seating is general seating.
We want to emphasize that we lowered this year’s price by 25%, to $30. We listened last year when you told us that the $40 ticket price was steep, and we hope that the lowered price will enable more folks to come to the Awards Show, whether or not they have a “dog in the hunt” as it were.
The nominated Ensembles work a little differently.
According to LADCC bylaws, a limited number of tickets are to be allotted to nominees in our Ensemble Performance category. This year, the casts of Waiting for Godot, The New Electric Ballroom, and The Savannah Disputation were so small that we have been able to set aside comps for all their actors by name; feel free to book yours at the gmail address. (Remember, you have to confirm; we can’t just hold them without any word from you.)
We wish we could invite everyone in the other nominated Ensembles – those for 42nd Street, In the Red and Brown Water, The Color Purple, and The Treatment – but those total 72 and we just can’t do it. Four (4) comps will be allotted to each ensemble, and the producers and publicists will assign them. If you were one of the cast members of those shows, kindly contact the producer or publicist to be considered for these comps. We regret we cannot allot those seats directly.
All nominees receive a nice certificate, suitable for framing.
Yep, all 85 actors in the nominated Ensembles, too. We’ll have the certificates on hand at the Nominees Reception; those not picked up will be available after March 18 through the LADCC or your show’s producers or publicist.
We will have some need of volunteers.
If you’d like to be considered as a volunteer usher or runner or some such for March 18, please contact – you guessed it – crixawards2013@gmail.com.
Dinner will NOT be served.
Lowering our ticket price is a gamble in terms of our reaching breakeven. We’re willing to take it but something had to give, and it was the dinner served at past years’ events. There will be tasty hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, but you are advised to consider consuming a full dinner prior to arriving at the LATC.
Speaking of which, the LATC’s address is 514 S. Spring Street, Downtown Los Angeles.
The historic, beautiful Los Angeles Theatre Center will be hosting us, and here, for neither the first nor the last time, we want to express our deep appreciation to them and to the Latino Theatre Company. Click here to be directed to the LATC website, where you can learn about parking and whatnot. If you don’t know them or their work, you should, so a visit to their website will pay off doubly.
Dress is….well, call it “business casual” or “whatever you’d feel comfortable wearing to an L.A. opening night.” It’s a rare necktie or evening gown that decides to attend our event, though people do tend to make an effort to look nice.
Doors will open at 6:30, and the show is scheduled to begin at 7:30.
There’s going to be a Silent Auction that night.
Lots of really cool theatre stuff and film stuff. Cash or checks only, please. Bidding will end when intermission ends, on March 18.
You know the e-mail address by now. Seriously, we are privileged and thrilled to honor the LA theatre community this way every year, and we hope you’ll join us.
Bob Verini
Awards Event Chair
Two-time winner (2011) Anne Gee Byrd.
Photo by Ed Krieger.
Program Ad and Silent Auction Info – LADCC Awards
By Sharon · Comments (3)
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Tip! Scroll down to see the latest additions to the silent auction!
Program Advertisements
Sorry! The program already went to press, so it’s too late to purchase program ads. We will, however, accept silent auction donations right up until … heck, we’ll add stuff the day of the show, if you’re so motivated.
Prefer to support the Circle with a donation to our Silent Auction? (Think: tickets to your upcoming show or season; show memorabilia; a master class. Get creative! We can help with ideas.) Donors are thanked in the program and right here on this website — and we’ll display your promotional materials next to your auction donation. Did we mention we’re a 501(c)(3) non-profit? Contact LADCCAuction@aol.com to discuss your donation.
Just Added to the Auction
JUST ADDED: Some really cool stuff you’ll have to wait and see at the auction — including movie memorabilia. DVDs, and other cool stuff Circle members have raided their closets to find.
JUST ADDED: Two tickets to the March 30 performance of Tracie Bennett in End of the Rainbow at the Center Theatre Group Ahmanson Theatre! The Ahmanson hosted nominees Fela! and War Horse (2 nominations and one award) this year. CTG has 8 nominees from its other theatres, and is the recipient of a special award for its outstanding season.
JUST ADDED: Eight books from the Cahiers du Cinema – Masters of Cinema set, ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Martin Scorsese!
JUST ADDED: A Disney-themed lot, including The Art of Cars 2!
JUST ADDED: Several lots of books, including Harold (the Hal Holbrook memoir); the journals of spalding gray; The Story of Hollywood; A Must See! (a book of Broadway artwork); and The Noel Coward Reader!
JUST ADDED: Two pieces of original jewelry from artist Camille Sharon!
JUST ADDED: Four tickets to Master Class at International City Theatre! ICT hosted nominee Ghost-Writer this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to Mrs. Warren’s Profession at Antaeus! Antaeus hosted nominee Macbeth this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets for any subscription season production at Pacific Resident Theatre!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to Having It All at the Laguna Playhouse!
RECENTLY ADDED: A huge basket o’ goodies from Rise of the Guardians, including toys, books, an “Art of…” book, an XBox game, and all sorts of other cool stuff (total value $300) courtesy of DreamWorks Animation!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to We are Proud to Present … at The Matrix Theatre!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to Trainspotting at the Elephant Theatre!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to Walking the Tightrope at 24th Street Theatre!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to Songs of Bilitis by Rogue Artists Ensemble at Bootleg Theater!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to Forget My Name, a world premiere play at Son of Semele!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two VIP tickets (including free drink and free parking) to DOMA‘s production of Dreamgirls at the MET Theatre!
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs at Theatre Asylum! Theatre Asylum hosted nominee Tape this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to a performance at The Colony Theatre! The Colony Theatre presented nominee The Savannah Disputation this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to a preview performance at the Pasadena Playhouse! The Pasadena Playhouse hosted multiple-nominee Jitney, and nominee Intimate Apparel, this year
RECENTLY ADDED: A 27 x 40 (movie-sized) poster of Val Kilmer as Mark Twain in Citizen Twain, signed by Val Kilmer.
RECENTLY ADDED: The script from Freud’s Last Session, signed by playwright Mark St. Germain.
RECENTLY ADDED: A playbill from the Broadway production of Superior Donuts, signed by members of the cast.
RECENTLY ADDED: Are You Anybody? An Actor’s Life, autographed by the author, Bradford Dillman.
RECENTLY ADDED: The Great Movies II, autographed by the author, Roger Ebert
RECENTLY ADDED: Taschen‘s Stanley Kubrick’s “Napoleon”: The Greatest Movie Never Made
RECENTLY ADDED: Taschen‘s Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot”
RECENTLY ADDED: A 14 x 22 lobby card from multiple-nominee Waiting for Godot at the Mark Taper Forum, signed by members of the nominated ensemble! (In lucite frame, ready for your wall.)
RECENTLY ADDED: Two tickets to Neverwhere at Sacred Fools! Neverwhere is an adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel. Sacred Fools gave us Stoneface, The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, a double nominee this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: A 14 x 22 lobby card from Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, autographed by Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson, and the Broadway company! (In lucite frame, ready for your wall.) Courtesy of an anonymous donor.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to any performance at A Noise Within! A Noise Within is the only Southern California company working in the repertory tradition and dedicated solely to producing classical dramatic literature — and has earned two nominations this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: Two gift certificates for two tickets each to any performance at the Fountain Theatre! The Fountain is the recipient of this year’s Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theatre, and has earned six nominations this year.
RECENTLY ADDED: A “Spa Sampler” gift certificate for Amadeus Spa in Pasadena! (Amadeus is the winner of “Best Day Spa/Massage” and “Best Skin Care/Facial” in the LA Times 2012 Reader Poll.)
LADCC is grateful to all of its silent auction donors. Watch this space for more of the exciting items we’ll have for auction at the LADCC Awards this year.
Remember to: (1) buy your tickets to the Awards Show; and (2) bring cash or a checkbook – we can’t take credit cards at the auction.
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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces Officers for upcoming year
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
At a May meeting of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, David C. Nichols was chosen as the Circle’s president for a one-year term. Nichols, who writes for the L.A. Times and other local publications, had previously held that office from 2008 to 2010.
Outgoing president Bob Verini, who has held the office since 2010, will take over as Awards Chair for the LADCC Awards ceremonies to be held next spring. Verini reviews theater and reports on film and television for Variety.
Sharon Perlmutter of TalkinBroadway.com, and five-time co-producer of the LADCC Awards show, will assume the duties of Vice President. Terry Morgan of LAist.com will serve as Secretary. Mayank Keshaviah of the L.A. Weekly will continue in the post of Treasurer. Pauline Adamek of the L.A. Weekly has accepted the newly created position of Web Content Editor.
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle was founded in 1969. It is dedicated to excellence in theatrical criticism and the encouragement and improvement of theater in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Further information about the Circle, articles by members and details of the annual LADCC Awards may be accessed on this site.
Members bios and links to their outlets can also be found here.
Communications to the Circle should be directed to general@ladramacriticscircle.com.
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2nd Photo Essay — post show at the 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Two-time winner Anne Gee Byrd, who won acting honors for both leading performance in All My Sons and featured performance in I Never Sang for My Father.
Prize recipients, nominees, critics, publicists, theater practitioners and aficionadi all mingled in the foyer of A Noise Within’s glamorous theater in Pasadena following the 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event, which was held on Monday, March 19, 2012.
For a full list of the nominees, go here.
You can now follow the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle on twitter via @LADramaCC.
Enjoy this photo essay of the convivial celebration and post-show party.
All photos were taken by Ed Krieger.
Winner of Specialty Award (fight choreography) Eric Anderson for Gospel According to First Squad.
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Photo Essay — 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards evening
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Members of the ensemble of Ebony Repertory Company, A Raisin in the Sun. (From L to R) Jason Dirden, Kenya Alexander and Deidrie Henry.
A grand time was had by all who attended the 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event. This group of professional theater critics, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC), annually gives awards for excellence in theater.
The ceremony took place Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within’s glamorous theater in Pasadena, and was co-produced by LADCC members David C. Nichols and Sharon Perlmutter.
The fun-filled show featured lively banter and comedic performances from hosts Jason Graae (recipient of the 2007 Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theater) and Lesli Margherita (nominee for Kiss Me, Kate).
In addition to handing out the numerous prizes for excellence in theater, the Awards event featured the Los Angeles premiere performance of My Husband, by Paul Rudnick, a short play added to the New York production of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. The play was charmingly performed by Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland) and Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs).
Yvette Tucker and Salvatore Vasallo also performed a sizzling excerpt from “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue,” a dance duet from On Your Toes, choreographed by this year’s Hirschhorn Award recipient, Lee Martino.
Please enjoy this photo essay that highlights the attendees, the presenters, the performers, the members, the nominees and — of course — the winners.
The evening’s co-hosts, Lesli Margherita and Jason Graae, raise a toast to all nominees.
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Home News Letter From The Editor-In-Chief Issue #9
Letter From The Editor-In-Chief Issue #9
By The Odessa Review -
The delectable and inimitable joys of the Odessa summer are upon us once again!
One can not remember who it was that pointed out that being in Odessa in the middle of summer was akin to looking at the smile of god, but whoever said it was surely correct.
The theme of the 9th Issue of The Odessa Review is that of “summer festivals”, which are proliferating in a concerted display of the cultural might of the city and the country. This issue covers the myriad music, literature, dance, film and arts festivals which are taking place now (there is even a new land art festival taking place annually in the city of Zaporizhia).
This is our second summer festival issue, and we are very much looking forward to seeing everyone at the 8th Odessa International Film Festival. The festival, which has been led by the intrepid and hard working Victoria Tihipko has become a formidable institution and mainstay of the Ukrainian culture scene. Our partnership with the OIFF goes back several years and we are very proud to offer extended coverage of the festival this year.
Something that is special about this issue, is the fact that we have returned to the work of Odessa’s favorite literary son, Isaac Babel. His work is being celebrated this year in the city, by what promises to be a massive flash mob reading, as well as the institutionalization of a literary prize in his name. In fact, The Odessa Review has not run any Babel fiction since our first issue, and so the publication of a newly retranslated story, from the newly published collection by the estimable Boris Dralyuk, should be a real treat for any Babel fanatics. An extended interview with Mr. Dralyuk is slated to appear in the 10th issue of the Journal.
Lastly, Jerome Vacher, the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Ukraine, and a great ally of the country, has just left his post in July after shepherding Ukraine through three difficult years. Vacher has been a friend and reader of The Odessa Review since our very first issue, and in a gesture of friendship, we were the first Ukrainian publication with whom he spoke about his legacy at the end of his mission to Kyiv. He says some very interesting things and it is a must read for anyone who is concerned with the future of this country.
You can read that interview here.
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Birmingham City continued their fine run of form with a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest that extends their unbeaten run to five games. The win came in controversial circumstances as ref Geoff Eltringham had to consult his fourth official prior to awarding a penalty late on in the game.
I’m not a fan of statistics but I’m going to recount a few to you to underline the success of Gary Rowett in these five games. In those five games Blues under Gary Rowett has scored as many points (11) as they had under Lee Clark in 14. Blues secured back-to-back league wins for the first time in 62 games and their second home win in three games – Lee Clark had two home league wins in 25.
The fact Blues had not won back-to-back league games for a season and a half is frightening; I realised it had been some time but that is insane – and underlines why we were in the trouble we were in for so long. To do that with essentially the same players (the only difference being Michael Morrison) also doesn’t do Clark any favours – especially after he said in his presser on the day he was fired
“But I am not too sure if things would change in terms of can anyone else get any more from them? I don’t know.
“I think I am getting everything out of the players.”
It would appear that maybe that was not true.
Dwelling on the past is something our pink and baby blue brethren are prone to do so I think it’s right and proper now to move on – at least until the weekend when we face Clark for the first time in his new role as Blackpool manager. I will admit I’m excited for the future – and for what I think Rowett can do to get more out of the players. Gleeson and Shinnie in particular are showing why they were highly rated before they came to the club – but even old stagers like Paul Robinson seem to be having a bit of a renaissance.
My one worry in all this is that fans will get carried away with the success on the pitch and forget that nothing has changed off it. By all means we should enjoy the Rowett Revolution but I would hate for people to have an almost bipolar reaction should matters in Hong Kong force the club to sell players in January. As much as I want to believe Panos has the best interests of the club at heart and would do everything he could to prevent that, I have to remain sceptical that he would – and so the ownership issue remains a sword of Damocles hanging over our head.
The word I am hearing strongly from Hong Kong is that Peter Pannu will indeed be re-elected to the BIH board and that he is once again enjoying the confidence of Carson. While I understand he’s not being paid by (or even listened to) by BCFC any more, I do wonder what trouble he is going to cause for us out in Hong Kong – and his reasons for continuing to stay with the company. I don’t think he’ll come back to Birmingham any time soon – I know he’s aware of all the antipathy towards him from most here, and with his Spearmint Rhino Gold Card not being renewed there is no need for him to be on these shores. That being said, he wasn’t here that often in the past and managed to cause issues so even that doesn’t make me feel any better about his continued involvement.
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60 Responses to “Sword of Damocles”
the magic potion is confidence Daniel shame we could fill the ground with that same confidence??/
empty seats empty seats???
maybe the re-election PP has put them off Yeah right….
Maybe their wife’s and girlfriends demanded they all go shopping and spent on the sales , rather than spent on a full price ticket to watch the change in fortunes of the blues.
Mr_Crosby says:
Years of having to watch crap doesn’t fill the ground overnight. We are a few thousand up on about 6 weeks ago.
funny that same fixture last year 20,000
Yes that was one of the rare ones we didn’t lose at home.
COB says:
That’s because it was the closing game at home around Christmas and we always sell big on boxing day, as the club are predicting for Derby this year on boxing. A side from that the atmosphere and crowd in general is Blues of old – loud and proud and really enjoying going to St.Andrews for many it’s been over 2 years (Since Chris Hughton and Europa League) since any Blues really enjoyed going to see Blues play at home.
StaffsBlue says:
Not sure… but wasn’t that Forest game £10 per ticket?
that game last year was £10 this was over double that amount
John Ramsay says:
Really delighted at the Rowett revolution, just shows how poor a manager Lee Clark was. I will however give him some credit because he did bring in most of the current players but the trouble is he hadn’t got a clue what to do with them.
You are absolutely right the one cloud on the horizon is the spectre of Pannu. I can’t understand why he just doesn’t walk away. I presume there must be some financial gain for him remaining as a member of the BIHL board.
maybe it the thought of Carson eventually sitting back in his director box that stopping them?/
Masaccio says:
The club is in a great position under Rowett and Co., we NEED to get rid of the current owners sharpish. Pannu welcome down the blues? I’d rather see David O’Leary!
Who installed this manager, let me guess they are from HK boy you got to lol
the more Rowett achieves this will strength their hand, you are not going to change anything what so ever…
PP installed on the 23th December is a real possibility, I love a bet that meeting wont get cancelled.
there maybe no need to sell in January as panos has noted we are financially fine in the BM sometime ago.
But if Gray wishes to leave in January to better his career better wages to Liverpool or anyone else, I dont think we can begrudge him.
There’s absolutely no doubt that Pannu is in it for the money, so there must still be enough to be had for him to bother. I think one thing is certain, if he is re-elected, he’ll have some detrimental effect on the club somewhere down the line.
If he is re-elected, where does that leave Pavlakis? Is his position over here secure… or does he have the Sword of Damocles dangling over his head too?
lets hope he dont have the viking blood eagle done….
Daniel are you more worried if PP is elected??
Anyone know what’s happened to bcfcforum.co.uk ?
Weaponsguru says:
There’s a problem with the supplier of the forum (Zetaboards, or something like that)
Apparently there’s quite a few down.
Dave (Blacksmith) has a forum – linked at the side of OP’s page here.
It’s called “Blues Views” and you’ll probably get some info (and a bit of banter) on there.
Back on the “main subject” though…..
Great to see GR and co doing well, but I too think we’re going to see some more turbulent times in the near future before we eventually get “the good times” back.
I can see nothing but trouble from anything to do with Pannu.
The sooner he finds something else to occupy his nasty little mind, the better!
A minor point, Dan, but LC was in charge for 12 games, not 14.
Tony E says:
The recent Panos P article carried veiled comments apparently aimed at Pannu suggesting they are not exactly pals. What affect would Pannu returning to a position of more power have on him and would his position at the club come under threat?
Richard Cooke says:
‘Spearmint Rhino Gold Card not being renewed’. A classic comment that’s drier than the Sahara Desert!! Brilliant humour, Dan, I just wish I’d thought of it!!
KRO DNM SOTV
Adam True Blue says:
Does the minor resurgence in Bih share prices have anything to do with the PP rumour mill? I hope not. Kro
Richard Granfield says:
I hope (possible in vain) that the Blues’ fans don’t abuse Clark at Blackpool.
For all his faults he cared about the club and worked as hard as any manager we have had.
Unfortunately all his hard work didn’t compensate for his shortcomings.
100% agree. I can never understand why managers get so much abuse. They obviously try their best and sometimes, their best just isn’t good enough.. and means there has to be a change. But that’s no excuse to hurl personal insults. A goodbye and thank you is enough. IMO of course.
tbh staffs our away supporters are a sensible bunch, and they have always given credit where it due. They have firmly stood by him at the away games… You will always get a few mindless idiots who will go who have got nothing better to do than hurl abuse at someone all day long.
BhamCityJulian says:
I won.t be abusing Clark but I will give loads of stick for all the rubbish he served that made the matches pure misery.
BIH may have given us Hong Kong torture but Clark gave is bona fide Chinese torture
Hear hear. No manager has ever tried harder for Blues than Lee did and, unlike a lot of previous incumbents, he didn’t leave to go to a bigger club or for a bigger salary.
Of course, whilst I wish him the best for the future, I still want Blackpool to go down this season – one less relegation place to worry about – starting with a heavy defeat on Saturday please.
I’ve got this nagging feeling he might get a result…
Clark always praised the Blues fans up to the hilt and called them Magnificent. It would be nice if they proved that again at Blackpool on Saturday.
he didn’t leave to go to a bigger club or for a bigger salary
No he didn’t. He was sacked
Yes – that was my point. Whilst he might have been useless, we can’t accuse him of abandoning us, like Bruce, McLeish or Hughton.
He left for the only club Insane enough to employ him, he was the worst manager in all my years of following blues I wish him nothing but ill.
Wishing someone ill when they’ve given everything they had for us, regardless of how incompetent they were, is simply mean-spirited petty-mindedness.
Hillfield blue says:
I see the FL have disqualified Massimo Cheillino from owning Leeds for a previous conviction in Italy for tax evasion. Didn’t Carson have a previous conviction?
I doubt it will bother him that much, it’s only until March. He’ll just do what Carson Yeung has done and install lackies to carry out his orders. Nothing much will change I wouldn’t think.
his previous was only a criminal offence in HK / China, in the UK it was only seen as a regulatory offence, so gave the Premier League an easy way out of doing what was best for the club / fans.
they are more scared of prospective owners who may take them to court, just like the Football League who banned Cellino then said he could buy the club and now ban him again, BUT only till March, why bother?
inept Fa and Leagues
WalmleySteve says:
Dan, have you heard anything about whether BIHL will try and resurrect the £9.5m convertible bonds issue to the two Board members that was proposed? I assume your sense of foreboding stems from the fact that unless they are able to resurrect this or something similar, BIHL’s cashflow position is so woeful that they’ll be forced to instruct the sale of players to prevent administration.
Another interesting article Dan and you have every right to be concerned about Pannu’s return and the affect it will have on the club.My other concern is about the success of GR and how long he will stay under the current ownership and lack of investment.He strikes me as being a young ambitious manager and a guy who thrives on success.Under the current regime I just can’t see them investing enough money to get the club out of this division and in the meantime Gary and his back up team would be a very attractive propersition.In essence we are still going nowhere with these clowns and we run the serious risk of losing a manager who could perhaps under the right circumstances lead us back into the premiership.
Mrs Crosby says:
My worry is that a bigger club will come along and tempt Gary Rowett away. It sounds ridiculous so early in his career but if is the real deal he could be a very sought after manager. Hughton gave us a year, I hope Rowett stays longer and the BIHL situation doesn’t influence any future decisions
All we can hope for, is that with Rowett’s affinity to the club, he’ll want to see the job through. Hughton had no such affinity.
I partially share your view but I think Houghton realised what was going on behind the scenes and then rightly in my opinion jumped ship.One thing is for certain we will never get promotion until we get some quality players and they cost money-you will never get promotion with a team of players who are either out of contract or loanees and I hope I’m not being disrespectful to the current squad.
I genuinely think we can come close with this squad, maybe top 10… but, as you say, without that bit of extra quality, we’ll probably fall short. Whether that’s a good thing or not, I’m not sure… but I think deep down, I hope we never get promotion with these owners in situ. That would just prolong the agony, because there’s no way they’ll walk away from that kind of money!
bluenose08 says:
totally agree art there were a lot of fans who didn’t like the way ch left but in my opinion he could see what was coming, the sale of his better players and decided the offer of premiership football with Norwich was to good to turn down. I saw some wonderful football under ch and will always remain a fan of his. k.r.o.
As i,ve said on here before.Pannu told CH that a takeover was imminent,but CH didn’t believe it.
RichardM says:
Don’t forget Burnley last season – I don’t recall them splashing too much cash (and haven’t in the Premier either…)
Burnley did
Don’t think he will go Mrs C.Tom Ross said on Saturday when asked the same question,that GR phoned him a couple of times before he got the job,saying he was desperate to have the Blues job.
cheer up all I have it on good authority from a friend (who was in the chairmans box sat) that a friend of his is about to buy blues and look to invest heavily. Hopefully an early Xmas present!
Great. Thank god all that’s been put to bed then. Merry Xmas D!!!
Friend of a friend! Always a reliable source NOT!
almajir says:
Not gonna happen.
Would that be on a Friday? ;)
Yay.Party time.
ChrisG says:
You only have to look at around this time last year when some blues fans were getting carried away saying we could make the play offs & what happened?, all the best loan players we had were recalled & the rest as they say, is history. I know that won’t happen this year as we don’t have many loanees, but as, if Dan says we were forced to sell some of our better players, we could find ourselves in the same position. The only cause for hope if that senario arises, is I think GR is a far better manager than LC.
Even with GR in charge,i don’t think this squad will get close to promotion.
Me neither. I think a finish between 10th and 12th will be a good season. They’re capable of that I believe.
jazzzy786 says:
While LC tried his best a rendition of you’re shit and you know you are is befitting. I wish him no ill will but I think Olly the world cup octopus could’ve done a better job than Lee Clark. I wonder what it would cost to buy Michael Morrison from Charlton. If we are going to give GR any sort of budget I’d be perfectly happy to see him spend all of the fifty quid on Morrison.
If we had to sell to buy Morrison, would you accept that, if it was someone like Demarai Gray that had to go?
I would accept Gray going yes.As long as we got a decent fee for him. He’s going to go sooner or later and Morrison has become a very important player for us.
As good a prospect as he is, I don’t think Gray will ever make the impact that Redmond did. Morrison could be a regular for a long time if he signed and has already made more impact IMO.
I think moving to a top team would be the worst mistake Gray could make as he would never make the team. Regular football is the only way he is going to improve. I wouldn’t like to sell him myself and though I understand the sound logic of selling Gray and getting Morrison I Ioathe the idea of selling another of our unearthed gems. If Redmond gets sold to Liverpool as some of the paper talk suggests I hope the sell on clauses provide us with enough money to stave off selling Gray and buy Morrison too.
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth'
President Bush's statement
World leaders at the G20 financial summit in Washington have pledged to work together to restore global growth.
They said they were determined to work together to achieve "needed reforms" in the world's financial systems.
US President George W Bush said that finance ministers would now work on detailed reform proposals, and then report back.
Leaders of emerging economies said the summit marked a historic shift of power away from the richer countries.
Mr Bush's successor in the White House, Barack Obama, said in a statement that he was ready to work "together on these challenges" with the G20 when he takes office in January.
"The president-elect believes that the G20 summit... is an important opportunity to seek a coordinated response to the global financial crisis," said a statement issued in his name.
The meeting brought together leading industrial powers, such as the US, Japan and Germany, and also emerging market countries such as China, India, Argentina, Brazil and others - representing 85% of the world economy.
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Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said: "We are talking about the G20 because the G8 doesn't have any more reason to exist."
Key issues agreed by world leaders at the summit included:
• reform of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
• an agreement by the end of 2008, leading to a successful global free-trade deal
• improvements to financial market transparency and ensuring complete and accurate disclosure by firms of their financial conditions
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• asking finance ministers to draw-up a list of financial institutions whose collapse would endanger the global economic system
• strengthening countries' financial regulatory regimes
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In his address at the end of the summit, Mr Bush said there was no doubt the financial crisis facing the US and many other countries was a severe one.
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He said it had even been conceivable that the US "could go into a depression greater than the Great Depression".
"We are adapting our financial systems to the realities of the 21st century," he said.
Speaking after the summit, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the group had reached important conclusions "about trade, about financial stability and about the expansion of our economies".
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The follow-up summit is likely to be in London
"It will be necessary to rebuild the whole international financial architecture, make it open and fair, effective and legitimate".
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"If there is the political will, it would be good if we could reach an agreement in the Doha round with the present US administration."
In their joint closing statement, leaders said the reforms would only be successful, if they were "grounded in a commitment to free market principles".
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> Media > A Thought From #BlackInAmerica
A Thought From #BlackInAmerica
[Influencing this post – tonight’s CNN documentary – Black in America]
I watched Black In America for a lot of reasons tonight. First, much of the documentary was shot at SLA, focusing on the incredible work of the poets of PYPM and one of PYPM teacher / mentors, Vision. Whenever you get to see people you like and care about on television, doing amazing things, you watch. But the show was thoughtful and powerful and explored issues of racial identity and how that racial identity is defined. One of the stories they followed was the evolving sense of self of a young bi-racial woman, raised by her white father.
I’ve seen a lot of bi-racial students struggle with identity over the years, and much of it has been about the word “or.” “Am I black or am I white?” And, in so many ways, that’s an impossible question that forces kids to somehow deny some piece of their identity. It strikes me that American racial dynamics — largely defined by a dominant white culture — has been so oppositional for so long that we want these kids to choose a single identity, rather than embracing the complexity of what makes them who they are. It should not be as hard for a kid to say, “I am black and I am white” or “I am Afro-Latino” as our society makes it.
I watch the kids of SLA deal with issues of race and racial identity in ways that both seem familiar to the questions of twenty-five years ago when I was their age and also deeply unfamiliar. I see them engage with the issues of race with an openness and honesty that I would have been unable to do when I was their age. But I see so many of the same challenges and issues still around. And I still see too much pain as kids figure out the complexity of who they are in a world that still wants to put people into too many neat little boxes that rarely represent the complexity of their lives.
Thank you, CNN, for focusing on the amazing poets of PYPM, and thank you for the work you are doing with Black in America. With luck, it made a lot of people think tonight.
11:00 pm Chris Lehmann Life, Media
#blackinamerica
One thought on “A Thought From #BlackInAmerica”
Sam Reed says:
I too was glued to the CNN program. (I appreciate Soledad O’Brien’s ongoing coverage of issues of race and class in America)
Knowing some of the young people and knowing the struggles of racial identity made me reflect on how I learned to navigate the complexities of race and class in America. Sadly, the stuggles that our current crop of students are struggling with over race are not much different from the ones I experienced and observed when I was coming to age as a young adult.
What is promising is that programs like PYPM give a space for young people explore who they through spoken word and performance.
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By ashuli in Breaking News June 16, 2015, 3:38 PM 16-06-15
Sad as One More Writing Site Closed...
On 14th June 2015, one more writing site closed. The site owners and the admins tried their best to keep the site running but seems like nothing worked. The site was doing improving day by day as told by few people (won't look nice writing out their names here). Been a member there since Jan 2015, since the start the site was facing one or other issue.
Earlier one of the owners, vanished with the money which was supposedly payable to the members who has reached the minimum threshold. This was a major blow to all there. But somehow they still managed to run the site. Then the name was changed to get rid off the bad reputation they earned by this kind of theft.
So the site turned to a non-paying site, many members left or stopped writing there. But many stayed back and kept on writing and were give a premium membership badge on their posts. Things seem to go in the right direction and again the tragedy struck.
Again, when it was expected that the members will be paid whoever reaches the minimum redemption amount. Again one of the owners very abruptly closed the site, saying the host deleted all the files...
Don't know what to say, but things don't look so simple, thou just my opinion but feel there was something wrong from the starting. Anyhow the site is no more, but the best part was in the last 2 months got to read very informative stuff there.
Image Credit » taken from my own phone
Fashion and Body…
Oil Pulling...
suzzy3 wrote on June 16, 2015, 4:04 PM
It sounds to me like it was a bit of scam site , look out for new sites starting up as they may do this again under another name.
oneoveralpha wrote on June 16, 2015, 4:15 PM
That had been my main writing site after Bubblews imploded, then all the issues made me a little gun-shy. Thankfully, Persona Paper has stayed steady through all the writing site troubles these last few months.
MegL wrote on June 16, 2015, 4:41 PM
It's a shame when business and administrative skills don't match up to technical ideas and innovation.
Kasman wrote on June 16, 2015, 5:09 PM
I was never a member of that particular site but it is a sad day when yet another opportunity to write and earn goes away.
inertia4 wrote on June 16, 2015, 8:26 PM
ashuli This site that closed had to be the old Elite Visitors site. I forgot what they changed the name to. But I figured as much. None of those sites will sustain themselves. I guess those disgruntled bubblers thought they knew how to do it better. Guess not. Well, we all move on. I tread lightly with new sites now. I always have that feeling with these cheesy sites that they will not be around long and I am usually right. Persona Paper is a real good site to be part of and in my opinion, so is Bubblews. I have not found anything else online better than these two sites.
BrenndaMarie wrote on June 16, 2015, 8:55 PM
Many site have seen their downfall over the past year. There are few sites out there that have lasted over two years. Good luck in all that you do.
FreyaYuki wrote on June 17, 2015, 3:26 AM
Heard the story about this site though can't quite recall the name right now. There was something wrong if people who didn't cheat or break the rules didn't get paid. I wonder if those people can report this to the BBB so they can get their money back.
Hollyhocks100 wrote on June 17, 2015, 6:28 AM
It sounds a bit iffy to me too, but I do know it feels like a personal loss when something you poured your heart and soul into folds.
ashuli wrote on June 17, 2015, 7:36 AM
Yes, for kind of business venture to be successful, both are of immense importance and somehow both were missing. But still happy I did met a few intelligent people there...
actually when it started it was not like this, but after a month or two many things changed and the site became unstable...
Yeah, never noticed your name there. Really feel very bad when a promising site gets closed abruptly...
Touchwood, just hope and wish everything goes well for this one...
yes this is about that site only. And were you a member there ?
you are very right and just hope nothing of this sort happens to this one... :)
HawgWyld wrote on June 17, 2015, 9:54 AM
Unfortunately, that is becoming all too common. It is extremely rare to see a writing site hang on for long -- that is a true drag when communities form around those and people get used to making money through them.
BrenndaMarie wrote on June 17, 2015, 10:15 AM
ashuli , I pray nothing happens to this one as well. I am down to only writing for this one and one other. Far too many sites have just disappeared seemingly overnight. Making it even harder for writers.
GrannyGee wrote on June 17, 2015, 10:31 AM
Like you, I stayed to write ... thinking it would go on to succeed. Sadly, it didn't. I was disheartened to see several people I respected ... begin to talk ugly to the other. I expected much more from them. Just before the site closed I wasn't feeling good seeing all the 'ugliness' that had begun to come through.
ashuli I was a member of Elite Visitors. But then I gave up. It seemed shaky to me and I felt it wouldn't be around for long and I guess I was right. Even after the name changes it went through.
ashuli wrote on June 17, 2015, 11:27 PM
exactly grannygee I too noticed the same thing and when it crossed the limits, even tried talking to one of the admins there but when I got a negative and "I don't care" kind of response even had requested the admin to just delete my account there...
chrisandmark wrote on August 2, 2015, 6:54 PM
It's sad how many writing sites are closing down, I used to write for a dozen sites and now write for maybe three or four (and none of them very regularly)
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Clairo to perform two new songs on Appleville charity livestream tonight
Clairo will perform some brand new material on the Appleville charity livestream tonight (September 12).
The virtual event will also feature appearances from the likes of 100 Gecs, Charli XCX, Kero Kero Bonito, and A.G. Cook.
“I will be performing two NEW songs for Appleville tonight!” Clairo, who is currently working on the follow-up to her 2019 debut album ‘Immunity’, told her Twitter followers.
(also) i will be performing two NEW songs for Appleville tonight ! tune in at 2PM LA/5PM NY/10PM UK – all proceeds will be going to @Mermaids_Gender and @bcaheritage 🔉 https://t.co/9a34G3VNHV
— claire cottrill (@clairo) September 12, 2020
The livestream begins at 5pm EST (10pm BST) and all proceeds from the ticketed event will go to Mermaids, a UK charity supporting transgender young people and their families, and Black Cultural Archives, the UK’s first national Black heritage centre.
Fans can purchase a golden ticket for Appleville, which will grant them access to a virtual moshpit, bonus tracks uploaded before the event, and audio highlights uploaded afterwards. Tickets and more information can be found on the Appleville website here.
Last week (September 7), Clairo responded to rumours that she is set to feature on Lana Del Rey’s upcoming album ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’. “I’m not!!” The singer said in reply to a tweet suggesting she could appear on the record. “But I’m sure it’s going to be great.”
In August, the star shared a cover of Carly Simon’s ‘Nobody Does It Better’ on her Twitter page. Clairo played keys on the lo-fi cover, which only saw her perform a snippet of the 1977 song.
It followed several other covers Clairo has shared in 2020, including versions of Anna Domino’s ‘Everyday, I Don’t’ and Johnny Flynn’s ‘Brown Trout Blues’.
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Scripps Interactive, WPP invest $50 million in Refinery29
This investment brings the total funding of Refinery29 to date to $80 million.
By Nick Krewen
Scripps Network Interactive and WPP Ventures have funded digital lifestyle media company Refinery29 to the tune of $50 million, some of which is earmarked for new video content aimed at an audience of modern women.
The money will be used to “accelerate its mission to become the global media company for a new generation of women, powering inspirational, smart entertainment and discovery tools and resources across lifestyle categories,” Refinery29 representatives said in a statement.
The New York-based company will target the funds to develop its own video and entertainment content and increase its connectivity via content and technology to mobile and social platforms.
Co-founded by co-CEO Philippe von Borries, Refinery29 has expanded its core style content to target a female audience with coverage of politics, culture, food and technology.
Scripps Networks Interactive chief development officer Joseph NeCastro will join Refinery29’s board of directors, as will a yet-to-be-named representative of WPP Ventures.
The $50 million investment joins an earlier round of $30 million furnished by the Stripes Group, Floodgate, Lead Edge Capital, First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures and the Hearst Corporation.
Staffed by 250 employees in New York and Los Angeles, Refinery29 is visited monthly by 25 million unique viewers, reaching one out of four Millennial women, according to March 2015 ComScore stats.
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QC places 4 more areas under special-concern lockdown - The Quezon City government announced Tuesday that four new areas have been placed under special-concern lockdown following an increase in COVID-19 cases ...
The member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization released a strong message warning that European missile defense and unilateral military action may work to destabilize international security and strategic stability around the world.
The harsh statement was released by President Dmitry Medvedev and his counterparts from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Moscow on Tuesday.
The leaders made specific mention of the missile defense system that the United States is currently constructing in Eastern Europe, just miles from the Russian border..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/politics/csto-nato-russia-medvedev-kazakhstan-257/
Jesusa Bernardo said...
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Asymptomatic health care workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working in Oklahoma
by Carmen Forman
Published: Sat, November 28, 2020 1:04 AM Updated: Sat, November 28, 2020 1:21 AM
The Oklahoma State Department of Health will allow nurses that have tested positive for COVID-19, but aren't exhibiting symptoms of the virus, to continue working in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is allowing health care workers who have tested positive for COVID-19, but aren't exhibiting symptoms of the virus, to continue working at hospitals and long-term care facilities.
But the Oklahoma Nurses Association opposes allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 positive nurses to continue working, and called the recommendation a “reckless” solution to the state’s staffing shortage.
Travis Kirkpatrick, Health Department deputy commissioner, said asymptomatic health care workers can only be used as a last resort during short periods of time where it is absolutely necessary. The agency reviewed the question after some long-term care providers expressed concerns that they would be unable to continue offering care without this allowance.
“Because some Oklahoma hospitals and nursing homes are experiencing staffing shortages, the Oklahoma State Department of Health is allowing asymptomatic staff who previously tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working,” Kirkpatrick said in a statement. “This is something already happening in many other states, and we ask that it only be used as a last resort in emergencies and extreme staffing shortages.”
Medical staffers who have tested positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to treat non-COVID patients. Hospitals and long-term care facilities will mostly be asked to self-regulate and come up with their own protocols to keep COVID-positive workers from interacting with non-COVID workers and patients.
Critics have said it would be difficult for health care employers to keep COVID positive and non-COVID workers completely separate when they share many common spaces in the entrances, hallways and restrooms of facilities.
Kirkpatrick stressed that state officials did not make this decision lightly, and only health care workers who have volunteered to work while they are asymptomatic should be allowed to work.
"No nurse should ever be forced to work when they are asymptomatic," he said.
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The state's Nurses Association fired back, saying it is unreasonable to ask asymptomatic COVID-19 positive nurses to work because it endangers their safety, the safety of their patients and could increase the spread of the virus.
"Why would we imperil our nurses, patients, and other health care staff by resorting to the use of asymptomatic COVID-19 positive nurses when we haven’t exhausted other strategies?" the group said in a statement.
The Nurses Association also criticized Gov. Kevin Stitt for not responding to a letter the group sent earlier this month detailing its recommendations to help hospitals with staffing concerns.
The group said that until Oklahoma takes additional steps to reduce the spread of the virus, like imposing a widespread mask mandate, it's unreasonable to ask asymptomatic COVID-19 positive nurses to work. Some Oklahoma cities have implemented local mask mandates, but Stitt has refused to implement a statewide mask mandate.
Dr. Scott Michener, chief medical officer at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, said the state's decision on asymptomatic medical workers is baffling.
"To me, that just seems like the most insane thing," he said. "You won’t mandate a mask, but you’re going to let COVID positive health care providers work? It seems like the logic is backwards."
Without offering specifics, Health Commissioner Dr. Lance Frye said the Health Department is working with various medical and health care groups to help increase the number of available nurses and other medical professionals. Many health care experts have said Oklahoma has long had a nursing shortage that is now being exacerbated by the pandemic.
Oklahoma is competing with other states for nurses, and the Nurses Association is asking the state to use some CARES Act funds to attract more nurses, said Jane Nelson, the group's executive director.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises most asymptomatic health care workers can return to work at least 10 days after first testing positive for COVID-19.
In the event asymptomatic health care professionals continue working, they should continue to submit to temperature checks and wear personal protective gear at work, the CDC says. If the worker develops even mild symptoms of COVD-19, they should cease working.
Carmen Forman
Carmen Forman covers the state Capitol and governor's office for The Oklahoman. A Norman native and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, she previously covered state politics in Virginia and Arizona before returning to Oklahoma. Read more ›
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Worried that Downpour will be too "casual."
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^Maybe if you die and have to start twenty minutes earlier (which would be slightly rediculous, save points should be about every ten minutes, or at least avaliable every ten minutes, i typically go back to save points many times) then you have to fight enemies again but the puzzles will already be done as you have done them, which would be a good idea because there's only annoyance to doing puzzles twice, not challange, and you can't exactly do it better the second time and have more health items. Also, I think you can skip scenes in any Silent Hill game. It was always so annoying in Final Fantasy when you couldn't skip scenes. Part of the reason I stopped playing the first Kingdom Hearts was because of that.
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You can't skip scenes in Homecoming if they involve optional dialogues. I had to replay the whole scene before Scarlet a hundred times. I was so annoyed to hear it all over again that I muted the sound eventually and didn't turn it on until I beat that bi*ch. I never had any problem with saving the games or replaying scenes before Homecoming really.
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KiramidHead wrote:
and the limited inventory made collecting ink ribbons a real bitch.
That's an excellent point. I'm not always a fan of being slavish to realism, but sometimes realism enhances the gameplay... when you have a limited inventory, letting small items like ink ribbons take up no space makes a lot of sense. I'm really hoping this is something Vatra will be aware of when they design the inventory in Downpour.
alone in the town wrote:
The easy answer is "anything that isn't making players repeat the last twenty minutes of puzzles and cutscenes". Or, if we can't get past that classic videogame trope, make it so that enemy placement, or even the solution of puzzles, are randomized. At least that way you're getting something new out of the experience of repeating everything and it doesn't bore you.
You make a great point. In fact I would say that the #1 thing the Silent Hill series needs is more randomization. The problem with death is that there has to be some sort of penalty or no one will take the enemies seriously, but if the penalty is annoying the player will just be frustrated. But if your play-through is different every time, then playing sections over isn't nearly so bad, and might even be fun. Seems like the best possible solution to me.
Doctor Eggnog wrote:
then you have to fight enemies again but the puzzles will already be done as you have done them, which would be a good idea because there's only annoyance to doing puzzles twice, not challange, and you can't exactly do it better the second time and have more health items.
That's true, but maybe they could just design the game so that there's an opportunity to save after every major puzzle. I don't like the idea of auto-saving in a non-linear game, but maybe they could just place save points after every major puzzle, or give you the opportunity to save by having a prompt come up "save yes/no?" Auto-saves are annoying because you might not always want to save, but nothing wrong with save prompts.
The ability to skip scenes seems pretty ubiquitous now. I think most developers have learned their lessons... I don't see Downpour having that problem.
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^With any luck the dynamic weather system will go some way towards creating the randomisation you're hoping for, at least outdoors anyway.
Too cold to start a fire
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I'll take the river down to still water
And ride a pack of dogs
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I can imagine lightning striking Murphy... Hehehe
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^ I can imagine that happening leading up to the UFO ending, I want 2 joke endings like SH2 had, and about 6 endings all together,
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I love the Silent Hill Series. The games: Homecoming, Origins, and Shattered Memories, did nothing wrong whatsoever, they were developed well, and did things different. Just because they were not by Team Silent doesn't mean that they're bad games. I believe in this series. I believe that one day, we can have a game that will make all Silent Hill fans Happy. I believe that Silent Hill Downpour can achieve this.
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Sounds like it. I want them to go further with it, and have lots of different monster types and rare monsters, but we'll see how it goes.
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there was an interview with Tomm in which he stated that the harder it rains defines how many monsters you'll see in the general area....so if it's rainy very hard, you'll end up fighting like 3 or 4 monsters like what was seen in those earlier "combat" vids.
So i guess if it's just drizzling or slightly raining you'll run into either one monster or none at all...so idk...it all comes back to balance....will the raining be srcipted in a way that when there is 3 or 4 tough enemies on screen, you can run away without risking leaving important items behind? I like to search an area completely before i move on to the next section, so i hope they at least have that gameplay element sorted out, so that we don't miss any important iformation during those scenarios...
I would love it to have randomized rainfall, with a sprinkling of scripted ones. Perhaps similar to Tillerman's (awesome) solution to fixing SM. If it were truly random, you'd have to be on your toes all the time.
If they had that, & balanced it in a way that would prevent it from storming too often (Having too many monsters/too much combat), I would be set.
^ Random Rain Encounter! Level up Rain Resistance! Rain Grinding! (lol)
I think it's great that more rain means more combat because that's exactly how I would've done it! I'm glad there are multiple difficulties because it sounds like the game would be much easier on replays otherwise once you know where everything is you would go through a lot less random battles (because that's basically what they are it sounds like, and I doubt there's any reward for fighting more battles, so people would try to avoid them, and get better at that on replays, which again is why I'm happy that there are multiple difficulties).
Anyway, this has been the most exciting news for the game so far for me. This is the first time I've actually wanted to buy it! ...
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the whole rain idea is actually very interesting and i look forward to it
I hope the game is like SH1 where you're forced to go up a difficulty level each new fear.
^ Blaeh, never liked that. Closest I liked to that was how the Extreme modes in SH3 worked, because that was gradual. But difficulty choices are kinda pointless if they aren't, you know, choices.
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I think part of the problem with Resident Evil (Code Veronica in particular) is that they would only put two type writers in a fairly large area, and the limited inventory made collecting ink ribbons a real bitch. Code Veronica was especially mean about inventory managing and item conservation. You had to play through a fairly lengthy section of gameplay (at least on a first time playthrough) before you got to the first item box. It gets worse when you play through more of the game only to discover you were literally inches away from item box that you couldn't reach because the game just had to force you to go through the obnoxious metal detector hurdle. This is on top of the fact the game would spawn groups of seven zombies in areas you had already cleared- nope, I'm ending the rant here before my head explodes from the anger.
Once you go through the metal detector, you will set off it.
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Gigi Hadid is rumoured to have hooked up with Lewis Hamilton Gigi Hadid is a 25 year old American Model. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. Gigi Hadid is a member of the following lists: American television personalities , American female models and American Muslims. Help us build our profile of Gigi Hadid! Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have been dating since Nov
We love you all. And Hadid wrote: "Breakup statements often seem impersonal because there is really no way to put into words what two people experience together over a few years.
I'm forever grateful for the love, time, and life lessons that Z and I shared. I want nothing but the best for him and will continue to support him as a friend that I have immense respect and love for. As for the future, whatever's meant to be will always be. According to The Sunthe couple quietly split earlier this month after "drifting apart" due to hectic work schedules.
They have crazy work schedules that would put pressure on any relationship.
The same source alleges that the breakup was amicable and "they both have respect for each other. Fans were also quick to notice that Zayn unfollowed Gigi's sister Bella on Instagram a few weeks ago too. The singer showed off his ink while revealing his new matching evil eye bracelet with Gigi, and fans noticed that it includes lines from the poem "On Marriage" by Kahlil Gibran.
Zayn has shared the poem on his Instagram story before, so we know he's a fan. Of course, the name and the subject of the poem, which is about love and marriage, got fans thinking and wondering if this means the soon-to-be parents are about to take the next step and get engaged. It would make sense, considering the timing and the circumstances, so we will just have to wait and see what's next in this love story.
Gigi Hadid, her mom Yolanda Hadi and even Gigi's brother's girlfriend, Dua Lipa, have all expressed how excited they are about Gigi's pregnancy, but one person who hasn't made a public comment about the news is the dad-to-be, Zayn Malik.
Despite that, the singer apparently "couldn't be more thrilled" to be starting a family with Gigi. Now, though, the couple is reportedly "solid," which is good to know because with a baby on the way, things are about to get real serious, real fast.
Yup, you read that right. According to Entertainment TonightGigi is pregnant with her first child with Zayn. Once Gigi and Zayn got back together at the end of last year, it was like they never skipped a beat and knew what they had was special. The couple and their families are overjoyed.
TMZ also reported the story and is saying that Gigi is 20 weeks along, which means hopefully a gender reveal will be coming very soon. It seems like Gigi and Zayn are social distancing together right now during the coronavirus pandemic. Gigi posted pics from her 25th birthday celebration on Instagram, writing that she was so happy to spend it with her "quarantine family," and who was there? Zayn, of course!
In another set of pictures, we see more of Gigi's celebration, including a shot of Zayn embracing his girl in the sweetest way. Had the sweetest day celebrating my 25th birthday with my quarantine family, who made it so special for me, along with all the love I felt from all over the world! Thank you to everyone for the birthday messages, I carried you with me yesterday!!
I will never forget my 25th bday!
This is a dream come true. It seems like after a rocky few months, the pair is going strong again and enjoying their time in quarantine together. Just like all of us, Gigi seems to be a little bored while currently social distancing in order to stay healthy during the COVID pandemic. So, she took the time to go through her camera roll and posted some throwback pics on Insta.
It's unclear if Gigi and Zayn are currently self-quarantining together right now or if they are in their respective homes. Not only are Gigi and Zayn seemingly back together, but they were each other's valentines this year!
Gigi Hadid has been in relationships with Tyler Cameron , Zayn Malik ( - ), Joe Jonas , Cody Simpson ( - ), Nick Jonas and Patrick Uretz . Gigi Hadid is rumoured to have hooked up with Lewis Hamilton . Gigi Hadid is a 24 year old American Model. Born Jelena Noura Hadid on 23rd April, in Los Birth place: Los Angeles. Jun 07, � Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have been pretty consistently happy for over two years now, with only one minor breakup that thankfully only lasted a few weeks. Here's the full break-down of everyone's Occupation: Assistant Editor. Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have been off and on for years, but they keep a low profile with their relationship. The two were first reported to be dating in , after Gigi was first photographed Author: Lauren Weigle.
Between this act of public admiration and Gigi's previous Instagram story see belowwe can pretty much say with certainty that the pair has gotten back together for the third time. Hopefully we will start to see more of them together very very soon. After months of speculation, Gigi seemingly just confirmed that she and Zayn are back together!
The model posted a photo on her Instagram story, showing off her bedside table, which features a pic of the pair cuddling. This comes just a month after the two was spotted out in NYC twice in one weekend, celebrating the birthdays of both Gigi's mom and Zayn.
According to reports, Zigi reunited around the holidays and everyone in the Hadid clan is very happy about it. Zigi seems to be back together once again!
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Zayn and Gigi haven't percent confirmed that they're dating, but Gigi dropped a major hint that has lead fans to believe things are heading in that direction. Gigi posted a photo of her cooking on Sunday afternoon, tagging Zayn's mom and mentioning using one of her recipes.
Hopefully she'll share the recipe with the world one day," she wrote on Instagram. Well, not only did Zayn's mom repost the photo on her own stories, but she also added a separate post featuring Gigi from an account called defendzigi where Gigi reveals that her favorite restaurant is "her boyfriend's mom's house. So basically, Gigi and Zayn are on good terms again and might even be getting back together, especially after recent rumors of their possible reunion. Hopefully, everything works out for these lovebirds this time.
Gigi might have moved on, but Zayn still seems to be hung up on his big split. While Zayn might still be hung up on his breakup, the source also noted that friends have been supportive in having Gigi move on from Zayn and that Gigi and Zayn weren't good around each other.
It seems like Gigi has finally moved on from Zayn following their split in January. The model was spotted on back to back dates with Bachelorette alum Tyler Camerongetting her roped up in a love triangle involving the most recent Bachelorette Hannah Brown after she tried to win Tyler back despite not giving him the final rose.
Anyway, this drama hasn't stopped Gigi and Tyler from hanging twice in two daysbut what does her ex, Zayn, think about all this?
This time, though, Zayn has remained silent, so it's unclear how he feels about Gigi's new man. Maybe the two are on better terms these days, and he's OK with her moving on.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Zayn followed Gigi on Instagram again and they could not be more excited. Of course, this doesn't mean that the couple is officially back together, but at least this proves that things are going well between them. Shortly before he followed her back, Gigi liked his post about his recent cover of "A Whole New World" that will be featured in the Aladdin live-action movie.
Now, Zayn is setting the record straight. So, there you have it. Gigi is living the single life these days, so of course that leads to speculation that she is dating every guy she is seen out with. Things were no different when the model was spotted hanging out with her good friend Samuel Krost recently.
Their hangout sesh caused many tabloids to assume the two were dating, especially after they were seen getting very close just a few days after they were initially seen together. Krost worked on the festival, booking the musical acts despite having no experience in talent booking.
Samuel also used to date Selena Gomez, a friend of Gigi's. The model was not too happy with the speculation that she is dating Samuel. She took to Twitter to voice her frustration. Meanwhile, it seems like Zayn saw those pics of Gigi and Samuel as well, because he went on a Twitter rant the same day, that some are assuming was regarding Gigi.
Mar 13, � - Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) March 13, Original story, PM: After two years of dating, rumors are swirling that Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have decided to call it quits. m Followers, 1, Following, 3, Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid). Apr 28, � Gigi Hadid is pregnant with Zayn Malik, according to a report by TMZ. They began dating in , and broke up in , before reports emerged that they had gotten back together in December
Obviously, we don't know what these cryptic tweets are about, but the timing sure makes it seem like he was venting about Gigi and the fact that she just might be ready to move on. Ever since Gigi and Zayn broke up in January, the public has been trying to figure out what is going on between them. Despite reports that they were no longer together, Zayn continued to profess his love for his ex on Twitter and Gigi was even spotted leaving the singer's apartment at one point.
Sources now are saying, however, that the two are definitely broken up.
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Vinod Aggarwal is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), a Joint Venture Company between AB Volvo of Sweden and Eicher Motors Limited.
He has been associated with Eicher Group from 1983 and since then has handled various assignments across the Tractor, Trucks, Buses, Gears and Engines Businesses. He took over the role of the Group CFO in 2006; President of Eicher Trucks and Buses in 2009; CEO in July 2010 and Managing Director in October 2016.
He was intimately involved in Eicher Group restructuring culminating in creation of the Joint Venture between AB Volvo and Eicher Motors.
A Commerce graduate from Punjab University, he is dually qualified as Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant.
Over the years, he has won several awards for his contribution to the commercial vehicle industry including the “CV Man of the Year” twice in 2019 and 2014. He was awarded as the “Best CEO- Medium and Heavy Duty truck makers” in 2016 by World Auto Forum and the “Hall of Fame 2015” by Manufacturing Today. In 2019, he was inducted into The Economic Times Polymers Automotive Hall of Fame.
R. S. SachdevaCOO - Eicher Trucks and Buses
R. S. Sachdeva is the Chief Operating officer - Eicher Trucks and Buses. He is responsible for design and development of the complete product range of Eicher branded Trucks and Buses, as well as for the development of the new range of Engines.
An Automobile Engineer by qualification and passion. He has been associated with the organization since 1991 and has 29 years of experience in Eicher and has worked in various positions in Automobile Design and Development.
Akash PasseyPresident- Bus Division, VECV
Akash Passey is President of Bus Division at VECV, responsible for both Volvo branded and Eicher branded buses in India. He has a vast experience of close to 30 years in the commercial vehicle industry. Having started his career in 1991 with Eicher Motors, he has worked for over 23 years with the Volvo Group where he has served in various roles globally. In his last assignment, as Sr. Vice President of Volvo Bus Corporation, Akash was responsible for business in the International Region covering Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, China, CIS countries and India.
Anders HagerEVP and CFO - VECV
Anders Häger is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial officer (CFO) of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (VECV), A Joint Venture Company between AB Volvo of Sweden and Eicher Motors Limited.
Anders holds Master’s degree in Business Management from University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Anders first joined Volvo Group in 2003 and was Senior Vice President of Controlling and Strategy at Group Trucks Technology (GTT) before moving here, a position he has held since 2012. Prior to GTT, he was Head of Business Control for Volvo 3P from 2003 to 2012.
Before joining Volvo, he had various senior managerial positions in the Swedish Gas Company AGA and also in the German engineering company Linde.
S S GillSVP - International Business, Company-Owned Retail, Non-Automotive Engine Business, Brand and Communication - VECV
S. S. Gill is Senior Vice President, heading the International Business, Company-Owned Retail Business (COCO) for India, Non-Automotive Engine Business and Brand & Corporate Communication of V E Commercial Vehicles Ltd.
A mechanical engineer by qualification, he has been associated with the organization since 1992. During his 28 years of experience, he has worked in various positions as Business head, in Sales, Marketing, After-market, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, Quality, Purchasing and Manufacturing - in Trucks and components business.
B SrinivasSVP – Strategy and Product Planning and Bus Business - VECV
B. Srinivas is the Senior Vice President, Strategy and Product Planning, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. He has 26 years of experience in Eicher and has worked in various positions in Strategy, product planning, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, purchasing, global sourcing, capacity enhancement, supplier quality assurance, Production planning, procurement and product development.
He has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Diploma in Materials Management and PG Diploma in Industrial Engineering & Management.
Rajesh MishraSVP and CDO - Business Processes and Systems - VECV
Rajesh Mishra is the SVP & CDO – Chief Digital Officer.
Rajesh Mishra is responsible for group wide initiatives on Process transformation and IT Solutions. He has more than 27 years of Industry experience in IT and Large scale transformation Programs. He has done his Graduation and Post - Graduation from BITS, Pilani.
Aditya K ShrivastavaSVP - Manufacturing Operations - VECV
Aditya K Shrivastava is the Head of Manufacturing Operations and is responsible for production, manufacturing quality, procurement, part distribution Centre (VEPDC) and logistics.
An engineering graduate with 27 years of rich experience in automotive and heavy engineering industries, He has been associated with VECV since Dec 2011.
Hitendra MishraSVP - Eicher Engineering Components
Hitendra Mishra is Senior Vice President and Head of Eicher Engineering Components, “an independent Business Unit” responsible for making components and Transmission Assembly.
He joined Eicher in the year 1992. He is credited with a paper on ‘Six Sigma Improvement’ published in journal (ICFAI University Press Journal 2007). He is a Mechanical Engineer from (Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra), and has done his PGDM from XLRI Jamshedpur.
B DINAKARSVP – Volvo Trucks India
B Dinakar is Senior Vice President of Volvo Trucks India and is recognized as a highly competent Leader for enhancing P&L scenario and developing new markets.
He has been associated with the organization since 2015. He has been a successful Business Head with a 31-year track record of aggressively growing sales and improving profitability in heavy duty truck and capital equipment business operations in India. He brings in additional experience in positioning efficiency for Growth.
He did his Mechanical Engineering in 1986 and is a Scholar from Ross School of Business-Michigan, USA.
Vishal MathurSVP – LMD Trucks Business – VECV
Vishal Mathur is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Sales & Marketing of Eicher Trucks in Light & Medium Duty Range.
Prior to taking up this role in June 2017, he was Head of Sales for LMD trucks for 3 years, and prior to that he was head of West Zone for all product lines including aftermarket, comprising large markets of Maharashtra, Gujrat, MP & Chhattisgarh.
A mechanical engineer by qualification, he has been associated with the organization since 1996. During his 24 years of experience, he has worked in various roles in Sales, Marketing, After-market, Quality, and Manufacturing in Commercial Vehicles and in Royal Enfield.
Ramesh RajagopalanSVP – Aftermarket and Network Development - VECV
Ramesh Rajgopalan is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Aftermarket & Network Development function of Eicher Trucks and Buses in India. He has a rich experience of more than 30 years in various areas of sales, marketing, aftermarket and customer services. Prior to joining VECV, he was heading aftermarket function at DICV.
He has pursued Automobile Engineering from Anna University and holds a Certification in Applied Leadership from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gagandeep Singh GandhokSVP – HD Trucks Business - VECV
Gagandeep Singh Gandhok is the Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture). He is responsible for Sales & Marketing of Eicher Trucks in Heavy Duty Range.
He has been associated with the organization for more than 17 years of experience. Began as a Management Trainee at Eicher and since then has been in various leadership roles of Sales and Marketing. Pro 8000 Series is a noteworthy project he partook in apart from many more ambitious projects.
He has pursued Mechanical Engineering and holds an MBA in Marketing from University Business School, Punjab University - Chandigarh.
Suresh ChettiarSVP - Volvo Buses India
Suresh Chettiar is responsible for Volvo Buses India operations. He brings with him over two decades of Volvo Buses and Volvo Group Trucks experiences - having held senior leadership roles across commercial and marketing functions. He has driven market development of Volvo’s high-end buses in India. A mechanical engineer by qualification, Suresh has keen interests and insights into various domains of public transport such as evolving multi-modal travel patterns, public private partnerships and advocacy of best practices through global benchmarking.
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Welcome & Transition
Veterans & Families
EarlyON
Family Separation & Reunion
Adult Support Services
Deployment Resources
Children’s Support Program
Deployment Library
Deployment, Departures & Reunions
When the military member is away...
Are you receiving the support you need during your partner’s absence?
Learn about our Deployment Services. We will discuss the roller coaster of deployment and its effect on families. If your spouse has been away often, come and share your knowledge and experience with others.
Throughout their careers, Canadian Forces personnel are required to serve time away from their families for a variety of reasons for varying lengths of time. The term "deployment" usually brings to mind images of Peacekeeping, although military personnel are deployed at other times as well – for operations and exercises, both domestic and abroad, and for extended periods of temporary duty associated with military courses.
The MFRC recognizes the significant physical and emotional demands placed on military families as a result of deployment or extended duty, and together with 8 Wing and national military authorities, provide a number of services designed to assist those who are coping with separation for whatever reason. The Deployment Services Coordinator offers support, information, and resources to parents and families of regular and reserve force members who are absent from their home due to operational requirements. Some of the services offered are support groups like Community Connection and What About Me, resources and information specific to deployment, education about the deployment cycle, mail and package drop off.
Warm Line
The Warm Line Program is a confidential phone service offered to families who have a loved one currently away due to military duty. Trained and caring warm line volunteers who understand the military lifestyle and it’s ups and downs are ready to lend a compassionate ear. Whether you are looking for specific services or just need someone to talk to our volunteers are here to help!
For more information or to register for the service please contact our Deployment Coordinator.
For more information please contact Daniela Kavanaugh:
daniela.k@trentonmfrc.ca
Support Services Available
Deployment Support Area
Deployment information, bulletin board, packaging table with supplies.
Deployment Information Package
Includes: A Family Guide to the Military Experience, with useful base and community resource information, and collected articles regarding deployment.
Family Information Line
1-800-866-4546. Toll free, bilingual telephone service serving the families and loved ones of CAF personnel.
A confidential telephone service provided by volunteers to ensure that partners of military members remain connected to base resources and community services during deployment, extended duty and/or training.
Available at the MFRC: Mail drop off, fax machine, computer & printer, internet access.
Deployment Cycle Workshops
Pre deployment, post deployment, emotional cycle of deployment, reunion, reintegration, critical incident stress, effects of deployment on children.
Family Care Plan
Your Family Care Plan is designed to ensure that you have a plan in place to care for your family in the event of an emergency callout, planned deployment or unforeseen situation.
Emergency Child Care Services
Assistance in finding emergency childcare and completing your family care plan. Limited funding available for emergency situations and up to 72 hours respite care during deployments.
Deployment Respite
A respite break may be available to you in the event your partner is away on deployment or training. Please contact Daniela Kavanaugh for further details and approval:
Unwind and chat with others living through the various stages of deployment or separation. Learn from local guests, enjoy a variety of hands on activities, and learn tips for yourself and/or your children going through deployment. Free child care is available for ages 0 - 11 years old. The group runs three times a month, opn select Wednesdays and Saturdays. For specific dates and to register, please see the link below or contact Daniela Kavanaugh.
Running concurrently with Community Connections, this is a deployment support group for children ages 6 - 11 years old who are or will be experiencing separation from a loved one due to the military. Children will have a chance to learn coping skills, talk about their feelings, and meet other children from military families in a fun, interactive, and non-judgemental environment. Registration is required.
January Deployment Group Calendar
Operational Stress Injury Social Support
OSISS Family Support Group the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.
For more information contact Dee Leroy (Family Peer Support Coordinator)
(613) 392-2811 ext: 5058
Dee.Leroy@OSISS.ca
For anyone who has a loved one suffering from an OSI please visit: www.osiss.ca
Information is key to the successful navigation of an extended absence. A compilation of helpful on-line and published resources is listed below.
Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)
R2MR Pre-Deployment Training
MFS - A Family Guide to the Military Experience
During Deployment
Mail Guidelines
Write To The Troops
While You Were Away – Deployment Resources & Activities
National Defence and the Canadian Forces Home Page
R2MR Post Deployment Training
Military Kids Connect - Connecting, Coping, Deployment & Games
Joey’s Mom Is Going Away
Student Deployment Journal - available at the MFRC
My Mom Is a Soldier
SISIP Financial
CF Member Assistance Program
8 Wing Trenton Military family members can send “care packages” to loved ones overseas.
The free mail service should not be used if the member is due to return to Canada within four weeks of mailing date. Items cannot be traced using this service and delivery times are varied and not guaranteed. Morale Mail Service is not recommended for sending personal property or items of any significant value.
No Charitable donations and/or humanitarian aid is permitted to be sent through this service (in accordance with policy issued by the VCDS).
More instructions for mailing overseas and all other Canadian Overseas shipping addresses can be found at: http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/write-to-the-troops/mailing-instructions.page
Families may drop off their morale mail to the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre (the Base Post Office picks up mail/parcels every Tuesday and Thursday).
Location: 50 Rivers Drive East, Trenton, ON
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Canadian Forces Morale Mail Guidelines from Canada to Theatre
The Morale Mail service provides families and friends with Canada a cost-free alternative to using Canada Post to send care packages to those serving at a CAF deployed operation. A Canada Post International Air/Surface Shipping Label must be completed and attached to the respective parcel, and a detail list of contents must be inscribed in the bottom left-hand corner of the parcel to include quantity, description, weight (if known), and value. Parcels without the proper customs documentation /labels will take additional time to be processed and may be refused. Note: senders are encouraged to place their address and phone number on the top left corner of the parcel thus enabling the CF Postal Service to contact them should there be address or content concerns.
Families and friends within Canada may send letters and parcels to Canadian Forces members, DND employees, CAFPSA personnel, and CAF Contractors.
Delivery Time Frame
Because Morale Mail is often sent only once weekly from locations across Canada, it may take up to 28 days or longer from the time of mailing to delivery to the addressee in Theatre.
Size Requirements
The following are specific guidelines for this service (Note: oversize and overweight parcels will not be accepted):
Weight: Maximum 20 kg (Approx 44 lbs)
Size: Two conditions must be met regarding size: maximum length is one meter (Approx 39’); the maximum length plus girth is two meters (Approx 79”)
No article may be sent by mail if their nature or packaging may expose postal employees to hazards, or damage other items of mail. Mailing the following items is strictly prohibited by Canada Post and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF):
alcohol, beer and wine
tobacco products, cigarettes and cigars
weapons, including replicas Knives
explosives, radioactive materials or ammunition including inert ammunition
flammable liquids or solids
compressed gas, aerosol cans (i.e. shaving cream, air fresheners, etc.)
corrosive fluids
obscene magazines or pictures
perishable items
Lithium Batteries (unless mounted in a device)
Additional mailing prohibitions may be placed on parcel contents by the Host Country. It is the sender’s responsibility to ensure that they comply with the prohibitions listed above and host Country prohibitions for mail. A list of Host Country restrictions can be found at www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGintdest-e.asp .
Example of parcel/letter done properly and ready to send:
Return Address (top left corner)
Name + Phone Number (top left corner)
Deployed Member's Rank/Initials/Name
Unit/Section
Operation Name + Location
PO Box # STN FORCES
Belleville, ON, K8N 5W6
List of Contents + Monetary Value
Addresses for overseas operations
OP IMPACT – Kuwait
RANK, INITIALS, NAME UNIT/SECTION
OP IMPACT (KUWAIT)
PO BOX 5006 STN FORCES
BELLEVILLE ON K8N 5W6
OP IMPACT – Baghdad, Iraq
RANK, INITIALS, NAME
OP IMPACT (BAGHDAD)
OP IMPACT – Jordan
RANK, FIRST NAME, LAST NAME
OP IMPACT (JORDAN)
OP CALUMET Sinai, Egypt
RANK/INITIALS/NAME
UNIT/SECTON
CCMFO
OP HAMLET – Haiti
OP HAMLET
CFS ALERT – Alert, Nunavut
CFS ALERT
OP REASSURANCE – Latvia
SECTION/UNIT
OP REASSURANCE (eFP LATVIA)
OP REASSURANCE – Romania
RANK / INITIALS / NAME
SECTION / NAME
OP REASSURANCE (Romania)
OP ADDENDA – Kabul, Afghanistan
OP ADDENDA (Kabul)
BELLEVILLE, ON K8N 5W6
OP UNIFIER – Ukraine
INITIALES /NOM
OPÉRATION UNIFIER (Ukraine)
CP 5214 SUCC FORCES
Children's Support Program
The official flower of the military child is the Dandelion.
The children’s deployment support program offers support to children and their parents who may be experiencing challenges due to the military lifestyle. This support is offered in one on one sessions or in groups for both parents and children. Topics that are range from coping with separation due to deployment or training, adjusting to moves, parenting and building resiliency skills in children.
We are available to meet with you and your family before a deployment to ensure that you have a plan in place to stay connected as a family and to adjust to any changes that may occur.
If you are getting ready to deploy or are going away on training please do not hesitate to contact Kendra Bickford:
What about Me:
What about Me is a deployment support group for children age 6 to 11 that runs every Wednesdays night from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. This program offers support to children who are or who will be experiencing separation from a loved one due to the military lifestyle providing, them with fun hands on activities to develop coping skills. Some of the activities that we do are flat me’s, relaxation, hug pillows and memory boxes. It is not mandatory for children to attend every session but they must pre-register by Monday at Noon by calling (613) 392-2811 ext. 4582.
Surviving Deployment: A guide for military families
by Karen M Pavlicin
Learn what to expect, how to prepare, and how to personally grow as individuals and families. Your survival gear will range from a sturdy toilet plunger to the fine art of letter writing. You’ll manage financial changes, help children express their feelings, and discover a renewed appreciation for everyday life. Solid information. Practical checklists. Personal stories from hundreds of families. Awarded the Military Writers Society of America’s Gold Medal for best reference book.
Life After Deployment: Military families share reunion stories and advice
Life after Deployment captures the tender and moving stories of military families during their reunion. Service members and their spouses, parents, fiancées, and children share the joy and anxiety of homecoming, the adjustments of living together again, and how they coped with anger, depression, PTSD, injuries, grief, and other challenges. Some families had fairytale endings. Most worked hard to rebuild their relationships after much time and change. A few suffered great losses. These military families talk candidly about what their experience was really like, offering hope and advice to others who walk this journey. Awarded the Military Writers Society of America’s Gold Medal for best reference book.
A Year of Absence: Six women’s stories of courage, hope, and love
by Jessica Redmond
Six Army wives struggle to make it through their husbands’ 15-month deployment to Iraq in this true story by Jessica Redmond. A young lieutenant’s wife comes dangerously close to alcoholism. Marriages are pushed to the breaking point by the constant strain of the long months apart. Each morning the women anxiously scan the headlines, wondering if they still have a husband, if their children still have a father. Some form friendships that become their lifeline. Others somehow find courage despite their isolation.
I’m already Home Again
by Elaine Gray Dumler
A book designed to help families find unique and wonderful ways to stay connected and in constant communication when they are apart. This is a practical guide to fun and in expensive ways to stay in touch while on assignment or deployment.
The Unexpected War
by Janice Gross SteIn and Eugene Lang
The unexpected War is a riveting story about how Canada slipped into war with mounting casualties and grim battles in Kandahar. It tells the story of how Canada's leaders chose to send soldiers to Afghanistan and the politics behind these decisions. “it reads like a whodunit. From the players, the private conversations, and the presumptuous bravado in the Canadian and American corridors of power, this is the inside story” Sally Armstrong
Fifteen Days
by Christie Blatchford
This is a very informative and emotional book to read, not one to tackle when a family member is deployed. Christie Blatchford has an ability to connect with her readers and subjects. She won the respect and trust of the soldiers, gained over the course of several trips to Afghanistan and hundreds of hours of interviews. The soldiers share breathtakingly honest accounts of their desire to serve, their willingness to confront fear and danger in the battlefield, their loyalty towards each other and the heartbreak occasioned by the loss of one of their own. Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex and deeply affecting picture of military life in the twenty first century.
In Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
by Greg Mortneson and David Oliver Relin
Greg Mortenson, and journalist David Oliver Relin recount the journey that led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully establish schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to promote peace with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote communities in central Asia. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world—one school at a time.
Deployment Library for Kids
My Red Balloon
by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
A boy takes his red balloon to greet his Navy dad, who has been away at sea for months.
by Mary Redman, Illustrated by Christina Rodriguez
Amanda understands her dad is making the world a better place, but it doesn’t make his deployment any easier. After mulling over ways she can support her dad, Amanda creates a small wishing tree in her room, writing her hopes and prayers on yellow ribbons that she ties onto the branches. As Amanda wishes for her dad to enjoy good meals, make new friends, and return safely, the little tree comes to life with yellow ribbons of hope. Includes information about wishing trees.
Deployment - January 2021
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HomeCarolina Hockey NetworkHurricanes struck by Lightning, lose 3-1
Hurricanes struck by Lightning, lose 3-1
Carolina couldn’t recover, suffer second loss in a row
January 5, 2020 Peter Koutroumpis Carolina Hockey Network, Carolina Hurricanes, Triangle Sports Roundup
Peter Koutroumpis
RALEIGH, N.C. – For the second straight game at home, the Carolina Hurricanes dug a hole for themselves and couldn’t climb out of it.
It was only two days prior when the Hurricanes were unable to complete a comeback against the Washington Capitals.
It looked as though nothing had changed with a day of practice as they suffered another loss, a 3-1 result against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on Sunday.
Lightning keeper Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 stops to earn the win while Petr Mrazek stopped 23 pucks in the loss for the Hurricanes.
It took until the third period for Carolina to end the Lightning netminder’s shutout bid when Andrei Svechnikov sniped his 18th goal of the season with 8:12 remaining in the game.
Before that, Mitchell Stevens, Steven Stamkos, and Brayden Point all netted goals to create a 3-0 deficit that the Hurricanes worked to overcome, but couldn’t.
“We weren’t ready to play – at the end of the day, the first two periods we didn’t do anything,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
“We can’t expect to win that way. We were flat. Tough to find someone who was having a great game out of our group. Disappointing for sure.”
Stats (NHL.com)
On Friday, captain Jordan Staal said it, and following the game, assistant captain Jaccob Slavin said it: “We dug ourselves a hole we couldn’t get out of.”
The numbers don’t lie.
Heading into this matchup against the Lightning, Carolina held a 3-9-0 record when trailing after one period.
Those numbers became relevant when the Hurricanes gave up goals to Stevens and Stamkos just over two minutes apart and trailed 2-0 after barely five minutes of play.
Trailing after two, the success prediction of earning a win didn’t appear much better at 4-10-0.
Thus each of those stat lines clicked upwards in the loss column.
After losing to two of the NHL’s more experienced and talent-laden teams, Carolina’s fine margin for success was fully exposed.
If the combination of speed in all three zones, pace of puck movement, and physicality is not at 100% for 60 minutes, the Hurricanes will play from behind.
Slavin concurred.
“We gotta be ready to go on time. What makes us successful for a full 60 minutes, and there are some nights when we do that and dominate. But then there are nights like this where we’re digging ourselves a hole. We gave them everything they got. It’s not something we can afford to do.”
It’s not they are not trying, but keeping up the intensity level they need to play with is challenging.
Both opponents simply timed their pace of play accordingly, anticipated jumping into passing lanes to intercept passes and made the most of their chances against a defense that left Mrazek on his own for the most part.
“They played a good game, they played it simple,” Brind’Amour pointed out.
“They didn’t beat themselves and stuck to what they needed to do, got ahead. They didn’t press in the third, they just hung back. Good game by them.”
“You’ve got to weather that storm,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.
“For a shot-volume team, we kind of kept them off the board. To get the goals early and make them play catch-up is beneficial to us.”
Trouble ahead?
Sitting in the first wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference currently, the Hurricanes (24-16-2) will have to try to replicate their latter-season finish from a year ago.
What makes that task especially daunting is that they hold a 3-8-1 record against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Though not time to panic, the message may be clearer that ‘the jig is up’.
Metro Division teams as well as the rest of league know what Carolina’s game is.
As they admit, if they don’t play ‘their way’, they’ll be chasing more than they’re leading.
That’s what has happened over this past weekend.
Now, seeing the worst that he’s seen more or less, it’s up to Brind’Amour to find a way to reenergize his group to reach another level.
“I haven’t had one of those (games) really all year. That was the first one where I can say I was really disappointed in that,” he concluded.
“The first one I can say all year that we had nothin’. Certainly weren’t ready to play the way we need to win.”
Notables: Carolina finished 0-4 on the power play, 32-136 (23.5%) overall…On the PK, the Hurricanes went 2-2, 124-152 (81.6%) overall…Svechnikov is now tied with Teuvo Teravainen for the team lead in points (41). Svechnikov has recorded more career goals (38) and points (78) than any other player selected in the 2018 NHL Draft… Also earning an assist on Svechnikov’s goal, defenseman Brett Pesce posted his 99th career assist tonight to extend his assist streak to three games. He has matched both the longest assist streak and longest point streak of his career.
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All Your Fanfiction Belong To Us: What The Fuck Is Kindle Worlds?
Amazon is now monetizing fan-fiction.
I mean, I guess?
The press release (with scads more detail) is right here.
I am of two minds on this. Maybe three minds. MAYBE A ZILLION MINDS.
I’m generally pro-fanfic. Like, I know some authors get their browneyes puckered over other people splashing around in their kiddie pools, and I understand that gut-level reaction — but me, I think if you have an audience willing to write fan-fiction about your work, you’re pretty fucking lucky. And it’s always half understood that fan-fiction is fan-fiction. Non-canonical. Utterly apocryphal. Yeah, whatever, sure, Spike and Angel can fly the Serenity through the Stargate and they can fight Darkseid and 69 each other on a bed of glittery vampire dust.
Woo! No problem. High-five.
And this appears to be a way to sanction fan-fiction — it’s not like, Amazon deciding to just allow people to sell it wantonly. It appears to have author (or at least publisher) approval behind it. And authors get paid! I like when authors get paid. Because mouths! To feed!
So, my concern here isn’t actually financial — like, this isn’t theoretically that different from someone licensing your work and your world to, say, the comic book space. Or to an RPG or video game. Or even to film or TV. (Though the percentage here seems likely far less.)
The weird thing is what happens to that comfortable space that separated canonical from non-canonical. Like, one assumes that the fan-fic remains officially non-canonical — and yet, people are paying for it. And getting paid in return. Which lends a kind of intellectual and emotional legitimacy to it. And allows for a very weird thing to happen: it lets the licensed fan-fiction to become, in theory, bigger than the material that spawned it.
And even if it doesn’t become bigger it still grants it a kind of territory in the canonical space. Someone might read Book 3 of the Miriam Black series, The Cormorant, and say, “But this doesn’t refer to that time when she time-traveled back to the Old West in that novella, Booby Nuthatch.” And you’re like, “That wasn’t real, though, someone else wrote that.” But then they say: “I PAID FOR IT SO IT FELT REAL TO ME” and then they sob into your shoulder and you wonder suddenly how they got that close and should you call the police? Probably.
That’s a pretty serious shift in authorship and authenticity.
Which is breaking my brain right now.
How much say does an author get?
How much veto power does Amazon or the publisher get?
Does this place too much power in Amazon’s hands (HAHA TOO LATE)?
Or does this put more power back in the original author’s hands?
Does this further remove legitimacy from unpaid fan-fic?
Do these pantaloons make my thighs look fat?
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Like, if I had to make a judgment, I’m 51% this being a good thing, 49% this being a THING I CANNOT WRAP MY HEAD AROUND FUCK IT I DON’T KNOW
*detonates the Internet with the push of a comical red button*
Anyway. Interesting. Say what you want about Amazon, but they’re some crafty-ass trilobites.
What are your thoughts, Oh Goggle-Eyed Readership?
smithster
May 22, 2013 @ 10:11 AM
My question: How are they getting this fanfic? Coz I wrote some like 10 years ago on http://www.fanfic.net, and if there’s money in that shit I want in.
Genius idea. Folk have always written fanfic, and the Amazon machine has found a way to monetize it. This could be *enormous*, or, you know, not. Either way, kudos to Amazon for trying something new*.
*And by “new”, I mean, of course, “very similar in concept to Angry Robot’s WorldBuilder Experiment (TM)”
My first thought is ‘erk’. Nothing complex or insightful, just ‘erk’. I’m already weirded out by the concept of fanfic, i mean, I wrote some, I get the drive, but I’m not sure I like the idea of other people playing with my toys.
I was a posessive, selfish child.
My gut reaction to this is aaargh arrgh no no no but is that just me being a brat?
Paul Weimer (@PrinceJvstin)
The problem and issue of rights is what counts here–does this mean Amazon is trying to take the IP of the author and hold its keys?
deadlyeverafter
Holy shit, what? Sure, imitation and flattery and stuff, but HEY THAT’S MY STUFF. I feel that. But it is also of the mindset that any publicity is good publicity, and if this is a way to embrace the future of publishing to keep it alive, then by all means, let’s do it. If people are interested in a story enough to want to imitate it, then go, reading! Money for authors is money well spent, regardless of the means. Unless it’s blood money somehow, then no.
Nathan Hall
Man, this is squishing my mind-grapes too. One of my first thoughts: what if a piece of fan-fic then gets picked up for movie rights? Or if a publisher decides that someone else’s version of your characters is more in line with their profit motive than yours? Could authors get dropped from their own series? Or end up with a series where they only intended one book?
See? SEE?
*headasplode*
thenoirguy
What if a movie studio exec writes his own fan-fic then accepts THAT as cannon and pays himself the rights to make his own movie?
May 22, 2013 @ 1:23 PM
And what if you write a new book in your own series and suddenly get contacted by fan-fic person selling their work in your world that has some similarities to what you’ve put out, even though you never read the fan-fic. Can said fan-fic writer now sue you, the actual author of the series, for “stealing his/her ideas?”
Which is basically what happened to Marion Zimmer Bradley at one point and she ended up shelving the book she had created rather than publish it and risk a lawsuit.
Does the true author get say in what can and cannot be published in their setting? If I’m writing a rousing action tale of family friendly sword and sorcery that I’m trying to keep clean and of a certain respect, can fan-ficer write a snuff-porn with bestiality and publish it? What will that mean for the franchise if people begin to relate that work to my own?
Also, does the writer get any say in whether their work is a part of this or is it solely in the purview of the publishing company?
UrsulaV
…I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that if you’re a studio exec, you’re not going to write fan fic for Amazon and risk having to fight them for copyright over a measly royalty on a 3.99 book, just so you can make a movie about a property you’ve already for the rights to.
Technically, the original author of Vampire Diaries (one of the properties in question) has already been dropped from the series because she signed a work-for-hire contract. (See http://io9.com/5756378/the-author-of-the-vampire-diaries-has-been-fired-from-her-own-book-series)
D.W. Coventry
Does it make a significant difference if the original author’s work exists within its own self-contained ‘verse? For example, if I write up a crazy fanfic where the Amazing Amy from Gone Girl becomes a lesbian firefighter, does that muck up the creative origins as much if I make a wildly popular Dresden Files spin-off? It may be an intellectual distinction since fan fiction seems to grow on those established universes to a much greater degree than stand-alone works, but I wonder if the real concern here is that when you build this intricate universe in your mind that other people can start moving in and claiming real estate. Not many creators make the transition from closed ‘verse to open ‘verse gracefully (Lovecraft, perhaps, but he helped by dying).
In terms of Rights, Amazon has licensed the content from Warner, who hold the rights. I don’t know about Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Wossnames, but The Vampire Diaries, though written by a single author, was never owned by the author, but by a packaging house. There are no rights implications here, guys – it’s all perfectly legal and above board.
Kate Haggard
Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars is owned by the same packager, Alloy Entertainment, which also develops the shows of those properties (and others).
EldritchGirl
Do not want. So much do not want. Miles and miles of do not want.
I don’t understand why they’re doing this. I know fanfiction has gained a bizarre sort of legitimacy based on stuff like 50 Shades of Gray (which was Twilight fanfiction), but this seems like a truly bizarre experiment. What publisher would alloy this? What author would be fine with others being paid for their own intellectual property? The problem of canon is also very interesting.
I wrote my own fanfiction when I was younger and I still think it’s a fine way to find your voice and hone your writing chops, but it isn’t something that should be publishable. Does that make sense? What’s to stop people from going full out Cassandra Clare here?
Is it wrong that I hope this idea goes down in flames? Does that make me a bad person?
Jeff Xilon
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this is a cool, fine thing. IF the original author (or rights holder in the case of work for hire) gets to opt-in or not to Kindle Worlds then I can’t see the bad. If an author is uncomfortable with it they just don’t sign up. If they are comfortable with it, well there it sits waiting for them. Same thing goes for the readers – if Amazon makes it VERY clear that what you are buying is someone’s take on another author’s work then there’s no problem there either.
It’s funny because I was just laying out in my brain a blog post I want to write tomorrow about my love of song “covers” and how shared worlds in fiction are sort of like that and how I’d like to see more room for it in the universe of fiction.
darkforetold (@darkforetold)
100% this comment.
jeffo
Reading the press release, Amazon is paying royalties to the rights holder (i.e., original author/publisher) as well as the author of the fan fic. It also says, “Amazon Publishing will work with them to establish content guidelines that balance flexibility and openness for writers with what’s reasonable for the franchise.” So, it requires opt-in from someone in charge of the original work, and it sounds like that person will get the option to nix stories or directions they don’t like.
I’m really not sure how I feel about this.
Also, who would want this? What is the market for this? Would you pay to read fanfiction…?
My mind is literally imploding right now. Someone send help.
Elaina M. Roberts
I’m not keen on the idea. I played around in the fanfic kiddie pool several years ago when I decided to give this writing thing a try again. It was a place to work on certain aspects of writing without having to concentrate on all aspects – you could work on plot elements without worrying about characters or worlds because they already existed, or you could rebuild the world without worrying about plot/characters, or introduce an original character without worrying about plot/world. I looked on it as a type of writing prompt/exercise with the added bonus that it was something I truly loved (and still do). But I don’t think any of my stories should earn me money because they’re, essentially, just exercises while playing with someone else’s toys.
If you have a story, a character, a world, or a plot that you feel is good enough to throw to the circling reader-sharks, then take the time, love, and care to make it completely and entirely your own. Take those lessons in character, plot, etc and put them together into something completely new, and yours, and (hopefully) awesome. Take off the arm floaties and sink or swim on your own merit without remaining tethered to another person.
This statement
“Amazon Publishing will acquire all rights to your new stories, including global publication rights,
for the term of copyright.”
Is a bit all encompassing, All my new stories, I could get a better deal off of Old Nick, at least he will keep me warm and toasty for ever. Where I am copyright is fifty years after death. Does it mean something else in the USA?
This will go to the heart of intellectual property law. Perhaps a music-industry model might help – paying for the rights to use someone else’s work (if someone else is going to make money off it). You know not everyone will be happy with this, and what if the authors disagree with how the story was developed or the quality of the work? What if they lose fans to the fanfic writer, who then essentially hijacks their story?
*mind boggling*
I think that when things like 50 Shades started being published—as self-professed fan-fiction, not just as badly written erotica (from all I’ve heard)—it started breaking down the boundaries a bit. My experience with fan-fiction was weird Harry Potter erotica a friend of mine wrote in middle school—and it was all a bunch of teens writing weird Hogwarts hookups, badly. If “fan fiction” is just well-written work inspired by something already written, then have at it. If fan fiction is a jumbled mess of bad writing, nonsense plots, and stealing pre-written characters, then I think it should stay in fan-fic forums where people who want to read it can read for free.
Corey Reid (@barsoomcore)
Canonicity is really interesting because it’s simply a question of declaration — something is canonical if a recognized authority SAYS it is.
When I was building up the DINO-PIRATES OF NINJA ISLAND setting site ( http://dino-pirates.com/dponiwiki/canonical/True/ ) this was a problem I considered — what if people started creating islands that didn’t fit with my view of the setting? Should I require approval before their content could appear?
Like you, I’m a big fan of people engaging with stuff they like, and I recognize that everyone’s vision is going to be subtly different. So I hit on a simple solution — I’d allow any and all created content to exist, but I’d provide a bit of curation, as the “owner” of the setting. I’d just declare that some islands were canonical and some were not. People are welcome to ignore my decision that way, of course, but by providing that guidance I can at least share with folks MY vision for the DINO-PIRATES setting.
And nobody can refute that — it’s just MY opinion, but if my opinion carries weight, then it’s of value.
I think the steady “mainstreaming” of fan fiction ultimately gives more power to the individual creators. ANYONE can just put up a “canonical” list of stuff (some fan-created, some, uh, creator-created). And some people’s canonicity judgements will carry more weight than others. Joss Whedon’s judgements on Buffy fanfic, for example, will probably carry more weight than some “official” list by whatever media conglomerate currently owns the rights to the TV show.
Maybe. Big media conglomerates have proven pretty good at staying in control of their properties, so maybe they’ll stay on top of this.
It’ll be interesting, whatever happens.
Craig Payne
Well, there’s plenty of precedent for non-canonical fiction written and sold with accompanying fiction already. There’s many Star Trek novels, which are probably some of the more extensive range, but I’ve also seen officially published books for Smallville, Charmed, Star Gate, even Quantum Leap! I don’t see this as being much different, except that it will prove easier for people to enter the market.
They keep presenting this as “monetizing fan fiction” when what it actually is is “blowing the gates open for tie-in fiction.”
Even the terms they present are bog-standard for licensed tie-in work.
To be honest, I think it’s a great thing. This gives more budding authors a chance to get their work out there AND write for the “worlds” they enjoy. Let’s remember that Kindle Worlds is only for certain licenses. In saying that, it doesn’t mean that Fan Fiction Author A can suddenly write fan fiction for Random Author B’s work, and get paid for it. I think most authors that are worrying about this won’t, exactly, have to worry.
PLUS, if you are one of the lucky authors Kindle Worlds approaches about licensing for fan fiction, you get a cut for any fan fiction stories that sell. It’s free money to you. What’s NOT to like?
Popular shows like Vampire Diaries (a license for Kindle Worlds), etc., have huge fan fiction followings already. I think this is a genius idea by Amazon, and makes a huge stride toward “Hey, look! Publishing is for everyone! WHEE! Confetti!”
A++ Amazon. You know where it’s at.
Annie Carroll - Writer
Down in the fine print, Amazon lists the specific titles on TV shows that are eligible for this experiment. They are all licensed from the producer. So it appears that at least for now, no one is going to be making gazillions off fan-fiction of BlackBirds unless you agree to license it to Amazon.
Jessica Fritsche
Regardless of the weirdness about canon vs. non-canon (which is making me facepalm already), this just made me push back from my desk and go “AW HELL NAW!”
“Amazon Publishing will acquire all rights to your new stories, including global publication rights, for the term of copyright.”
A WORLD OF NO, AMAZON.
Ifeoma Dennis
Thank you, Jessica.
May 22, 2013 @ 12:00 PM
Not to harsh your “Amazon is DE DEVIL” vibe, but that’s absolutely standard for licensed work.
Tanya Philp
Exactly what I was thinking!
Ooops. Typo in that last post: “title of TV shows”
Ben Delano
I would only be interested in LOOKING at this if there are series bibles, because I’d want to deconstruct them. I would not write in the worlds they have, nor would I read them. Maybe something interesting would come along in the future. For now, I want to see series bibles, for my own study in making them.
ProducerPaul
Ben, if you want to see a good series bible, Google “battlestar galactica bible” and see how Ron Moore did it. It’s pretty thorough.
Yeah, I’ve gone through that, the one for Gargoyles and one for ST:Voyager.
But more! MORE MORE MORE!
Somebody does something a little different in each one that gives me an idea how to make my own better.
It’s not all THAT different from the scads of Star Trek novels or the Star Wars EU, which are soft canon at best (and sometimes contradict each other.) What caught my eye was that Amazon takes ALL rights, apparently forever. How does that compare to a typical tie-in contract?
In my experience, at least, that’s exactly how work-for-hire contracts work for tie-ins. The four Trek short stories I wrote all had contractual elements that made it clear anything I made up wasn’t mine to keep. And I was ok with that because, hey, I’m writing Star Trek and getting paid! Woo!
As for this overall concept, I think it’s brilliant. IP owners don’t have to pay advances to writers writing in their universes now. 🙂
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im_not_a_lizard
Many different kinds of not okay with this. I turned to fanfic when the ending (amongst other things) of a popular glittery saga which will remain nameless *cough* left me so cold I may as well have been in Siberia (the shitty end). And yeah I found some weird shit and some creepy shit and some downright shitty shit BUT I have also read the most wonderful, complex, character-driven, plot-spectacular fics. I have met fantastic and interesting people (also dull and shitty ones but they’re easily weeded out). Fanfic has brought me a world of awesome and made me a better writer.
I, and most of the fanficcers I regularly talk to, are not okay with this Amazon bullshit, although our reasons differ from yours. We were epically not okay with the Master Of The Universe pull-to-publish (it became a popular trilogy now known as 50 Shades). There is a large section of us that are not okay with p2p and I know several fanficcers/blogs that regularly pass around lists of p2p books so that they can be easily avoided.
Our biggest objection though has little to do with money, (although we find it quite distasteful to make money of the back of someone else’s success but fanficcers are hardly the first to do that – and this is actually a much longer, indepth reason as to why so many fanficcers are not okay woth p2p that I won’t go into here), and more to do with someone commercialising our favourite hobby. We talk about books, all the time. My twitter feed sometimes reads like the world’s biggest book-club. Most of us are grown adults. We have boring-arse grown adult lives. We read books and talk about them. If we love the world/characters/dynamics sometimes we like to fic about them. We do it in our spare time. We do it together. We read over each other’s fic and critique it. We do it for fun, we do it for our own enjoyment and, most importantly, we do it for free. Most of us are tired of people fucking with our hobby and Amazon are the latest in a long line to try and commercialise what we see as a spare-time fun activity. So no, I am not okay with this latest fuckery and most of my fanficcer friends aren’t either.
In conclusion – no, no, no and fuck no.
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand this much at all. Seems to me that what you’re describing is a situation where some of this fanfic community has their own version of “fake-geek-girl syndrome”. I mean, how is your community harmed by other people doing their own version of your hobby their way? Do you honestly mean to say that just because the particular subset of fan fiction writers that you belong to have a particular ethos about it that no one else is allowed in the club unless they meet your criteria and do it your way? What makes fan fiction as a hobby so special that it can only be practiced one way? And most importantly if some people are over on Amazon making some money off of it how does that stop you and your friends from continuing to do what you’ve always done?
My Fiction Nook
Has it occurred to you that if an author licenses his/her book to Amazon, the evil empire can then declare all fanfiction of that book illegal unless it’s being published through them? In plain English, let’s say Amazon acquires the Twilight license (sorry, Lizard) and then says, okay, all fanfic for Twilight must now be published through Amazon. Do you see how that what we pursue as a hobby for the love of the original books could then be taken from us?
I’m with Lizard on this. NO, NO, NO AND FUCK NO!
You are aware that fanfic IS technically violating copyright law, specifically as covering Derivative Works, right?
That the rights-holders could (and in some cases, have) send out Cease & Desists NOW, if they chose to?
So how does this “take away from you” something which you only enjoy now because nobody has bothered to come after you?
I don’t want to ignore what you asked here, but I can’t really add anything more than Gareth already did. Fanfic is already illegal if the rights holders choose to raise a stink over it.
athenagrayson
The part you may not be understanding is the “Fan” in “Fan Fiction.” Traditionally, fandoms have been “safe” places, where shared love of the original work has baked in a certain sense of community, along with a shared shorthand about the work, and also a shared understanding that everyone in the community is doing it because we all love the same thing. When you monetize it, you get the P2P people, whose motivations then become murky–are they in the community because they love the original work like the rest of the fans, or are they poseurs, there to fleece the geeks and essentially cash in on someone else’s love.
And yes, fandom has always had its Huckster’s Room, but it was just that–the room where all the vendors sell their collectibles. Clearly marked, with operating hours after which, everyone could all be just fans again and geek out over that one plot twist from season 3 or vote on our favorite walk-ons or minor characters. You could count on not being sold to outside the Hucksters’ Room or business hours. You could believe your fellow fanficcers…cared. Sure, it may be naive or overly optimistic or unrealistic, but there you go.
May 29, 2013 @ 7:34 AM
Few days late on the reply, but I’m going to toss it out there anyway.
What you describe sounds very nice, but I still don’t see the problem. It seems to me that people who are part of this noble, for the love only, fandom will simply refuse to take part in Amazon’s plans. They’ll neither write stories for it nor pay for the stories that others do write for it.
The people who participate in Amazon’s fan fiction world will be off over there doing their own thing and this very nice sounding other fandom you write about will continue to do their thing for the love.
No harm no foul.
I get worried when I hear sentiments like “fleece the geeks” and “cash in on someone else’s love”. It sounds like a desire to police things to protect others from themselves. That’s something that often bothers me. If someone pays to read some Amazon produced fan fiction I would never assume they had been fleeced or exploited. I’d assume they made a rational choice of how to allocate the twin resources of money and free time that are theirs to spend the way they will. It all reminds me of the people who complain that Kickstarter being used by famous people is somehow exploitative. I hate that idea too.
I prefer to believe that so long as no one is lied to about what they are being offered then choice is rarely a bad thing. Something that fan fiction writers seem to be ignoring is that there just might be other fans of these properties who would love to read some of the fan fiction that will be produced under the Kindle Worlds umbrella who would not be interested in heading over to fanfiction.net for any number of reasons. Similarly, there may be writers who’d love the chance to hone their craft and make some money doing it by working with the safety net of an existing world and built-in fan base. That does not make them exploitative hucksters.
So yes, it’s great that there is this culture of fandom that is fan fiction writing as some of you know it. But when you start tossing around concepts that sound like “we are the true fans” or laying ownership and setting rules to how the act of writing fan fiction must be done then it stops being a culture and starts becoming a cult.
Just for my own clarification–what’s “pull-to-publish”? Is that what we used to call “filing off the serial numbers?”
Yes, that’s it exactly. P2P or Pull2Publish is taking your fanfiction, changing the character names and some other identifying things and then selling it as oh-so-original fiction. Nevermind that the characters aren’t your own creation. The most widely known P2P is probably Fifty Shades of Fuckery. I mean, Grey.
Well, it has a long and glorious tradition (Bujold, I’m looking in your direction!) but you have to do a LOT more than just change the names….
Not anymore. I spotted one book in Target the other day that was littered with reviews copped straight from the Twilight fan-forums on which it was originally published as Twilight fan-fic. And it came out from one of the big 6 (I forget which one, though). The *publisher* made no secret that it was fan-fic with the serial numbers filed off, and actually played the angle to boost the sales. It’s hella weird when your big sales angle is that you *are* copying somebody else’s stuff.
From the perspective of someone writing fan-fiction, this looks pretty sweet, except for the clause that says all your future word-babies belong to Amazon. I’m really not cool with that, so that definitely needs some explaining. On the other side, as long as things are properly licensed and everyone understands what is and isn’t “official”, I’m not sure there’s a problem. If anything we might see the cream start to rise to the top, as people rightly refuse to pay good money for any old shite. I can write ludicrous stories where people inappropriately hump each other until the cows come home, but nobody in their right mind is actually going to lay down their hard-earned for that crap, so it will sink to the bottom of Amazon’s rankings and into deserved obscurity. There is good fanfic out there, but it’s largely hidden among the wish-fulfilment pen dribblings of the scary cat ladies (and gentlemen) of this world, maybe this will help to bring some of it out into the light.
I happened to start writing fanfiction as a way to exercise my creative muscles after being on a writing hiatus for a long time and genuinely like it BUT there are a lot of terrible fanfiction stories out there with horrible syntax, poor grammar, bad style, walls of text, etc. and it can be read FOR FREE. Why pay for something when you don’t have to, especially of the chances of buying something close to illegible are high.
Personally, I wouldn’t bother. Now, what I would do is convert my fanfiction, remove all the fanfiction elements and publish as my own, going by the way of many other authors who have done the same and still retain copyright over my work.
As an aside, I’ve seen people on fanfiction break out into typed out brawls and flaming over canon vs, non-canon, Mary Sue OC self-inserts and having characters written out of character. I can only imagine the controversy that would exist if there was a fee attached. Also, many of these fanfiction writers tend to use song lyrics and real life figures in their work because they don’t know any better, especially about intellectual property and libel. I can see the lawyers already salivating over this.
As noted above, the current IPs are licensed from YA book/show packager Alloy, which is owned by Warner Bros. So it’s less like monetizing fanfic and more like crowdsourcing ghosts. Most of the terms (like pay, rights to original content, and use of content) arent that different from working with Alloy directly. Right now, at least. Obviously things can get pretty sticky pretty fast if/ when non-packager IPs come into play.
I’m not a fan of monetizing fanfic. I mean, some pretty big names have been crucified by the fan community for it (before they broke out with their original fiction). But if a self-pub bed author wanted to create a shared world (like the original wishes Lovecraft had for his mythos or, say, your Blackbloom experiment from a while back), this wouldn’t be a horrible way to go about it.
firexieDelphine
I was under the impression that fan fics are “tolerated” even if it’s a clear IP breach because it’s for fun, not for profit. If this is what it seems and people starts profiting from it, then I guess it can be prosecuted in full force, isn’t it?
Hum, sorry about that. I should know by now to actually read the source before posting about it…
CJ Jessop
I don’t think it will bother me, because I don’t intend to licence my world to them. But for writers who may be done writing in a particular world and ready to move on, it might be a good way to earn some extra cash by allowing others to utilise the world they created. I supposed it all depends on being sure you don’t want to go back to it later, because yeah, the canon issue would crop up.
I have mixed feelings about this. I myself am a fanfic writer (~theurbanspaceman on fanfiction.net ). Even when I’m writing ‘original’ material, I always write fanfic on the side as well. Would I be able to sell it? I honestly don’t know. My fanfics aren’t an outlet for my own sexual desires, so that’s lost me a huge chunk of the fanfiction market already. ‘My’ characters mostly don’t get to have happysexyfuntimes, and even though there’s sometimes sexual tension between characters, it’s not always acted upon.
Although I’m aware that some writers do write officially for TV series/games etc, and said books are considered mostly non-canonical, I’m still a bit leery about reading that sort of stuff. I’ve had one or two bad experiences (read a novelisation of Baldurs Gate, wish I’d had bleach to hand with which to cleanse my eyes, it was that dire). I’m also acutely aware that published =/= good quality, and that if a bunch of really bad (IMHO of course) fanfics are published this way, it will sully the already tarnished name of fanfic even further.
Personally speaking, 99.9% of my fanfics are not based on books, because I just don’t feel right using other authors’ characters. I do most of my fanfics around games, and some TV shows, which tend to have multiple writers’ input and makes me feel less uncomfortable. Plus, I feel there is more freedom to explore non-book characters. Dunno why.
So, like you, mixed feelings.
JD Savage
Write your own story, you fucking hack. Put in the time, dig into your own brainpan and loose some juicy tome noodles of your own. Publish fan fic and the world should go all Disney on you, (You know nobody messes with the mouse. Dark suits with guys in them show up at your door and you’re never seen again).
But seriously, I never got the whole fan fiction thing. I know some people do, and that’s … well, it’s fucking weird. Write your own stuff or shut up. The world doesn’t need your particular view of Luke Skywalker and his daddy issues.
tigs (@syzara)
Fuck you too.
Now we’ve that out of the way, even if you don’t like to read it yourself, It is a good exercise for those people who want to become part of a team. Screen writers, play writers, movie writers, they all need the exercise to write characters and plot and universe which were invented by someone else.
Or do you consider these people hacks to?
Jack Badelaire (@jbadelaire)
Completely in agreement. Robert Jordan wrote Conan pastiches back in the day. Then he went on to write books with seven-figure advances. Doug Wojtowicz started off as a Mack Bolan/Executioner fanfic writer and is now one of the series’ top wordsmiths. Countless authors cut their teeth writing Cthulhu Mythos fiction. Everyone needs to dial down their rage a little.
lornareid
Can’t help but agree with this. Not only that but the length of some pieces of FF are crazy… that person could have produced two or three novels out of all that hard work – their own legit work, too, but instead, nahhh.
Kelly A. Harmon
On the surface, I think this is a pretty genius idea by Amazon. I’m all for writers making money on writing. (Sadly wishing I’d written fanfic so I could capitalize on stuff I might just have lying around.)
That being said, the “rights” issue bothers me significantly. Hypothetically speaking, if Warner had a huge publishing company, and I had sold rights to it for a trilogy or two, of which people were writing scads of fanfic… would Warner have the right to give over my world to Amazon while they held the rights? Without my consent? What happens when the rights return to me? Presumably Warner still gets to profit off my world…?
It’s starting to look awfully murky.
New contracts can prepare for this. It’s going to be pretty interesting to see how big publishers with high-profile ‘world’ assets will interpret the contracts they have. Fallout should be pretty interesting to watch.
Marie A
I agree with you that Amazon–crafty trilobites. But a good thing? NOOOOOOO! I agree with im_not_a_lizard, ’cause I’m too lazy to read all the other comments and “lizard” is clearly too cool to even own an apostrophe.
Besides the blatant grab at a buck (and, yeah, making a living, yada yada, but tired of obvious money grubs), sanctioned fanfic is…what? What the heck is it? It’s confusing, that’s what. It’s like James Patterson and Thomas Kinkade crap, that’s what. Life-juice suckers.
Remember when your parents started saying, “Groovy,” or “Jiggy with it” or “Sha-zizzle” or whatever it is you crazy kids say these days, then it wasn’t cool any more. Ick.
So now there’s going to be “fan-fic” and “real fan-fic.” At some point, it’s going to get all Pussy Riot in the Internets.
Sherri @badgerangyl
Okay, jumping in here.
Technically, they’ve already been doing this. Look at, for example the amount of Phantom of the Opera spin-off Kindle books there are. (NOT NAMING MINE SO NOT A PLUG) I wrote one of those. And so far, I’m enjoying royalties of 70 percent — which equals out to about $30 a month. It’s a niche market. Erik’s lovely to play with, but people aren’t as into PotO as they were twenty years ago.
Now, I guess with these big time WB type shows or whatever the hell it is they’ve licensed, there’s more money to be made and had, as people will buy this because it’s popular right now.
WE WILL NOT TALK ABOUT WESLEY CRUSHER TEENAGE F**K MACHINE. That stuff is cray-cray.
Really all this means to me is that they’re going to open the floodgates and let the teeny-boppers who are into these shows — Vampire Diaries? WTH is that? — write shockingly bad stuff. And the other teeny-boppers will eat it with marshmallows and demand more. (DISCLAIMER: I like fanfiction. I write fanfiction. Lots of fanfiction is actually good. But the majority is far too Mary Sue for words.)
Right. TL;dr. Doesn’t matter so long as they’re not taking stuff that they haven’t licensed from writers of original work.
Oh, I don’t know. Erik is a lovely, lovely individual to play with. Can I play with him?
You can play with Erik! He’s public domain. I’ve reserved the rest of my characters, though. 🙂 *Snorts at the self important assumption that anyone here has read my work*
I think this is a messy, messy business model. What sort of copyright protection do the FF authors have? (And more importantly, who can afford to go up against a company like Alloy or Amazon?)
There have been a few instances of “authors” trolling the FF sites and taking the ideas and stories that are already there and written in full, and publishing them as their own work. Even a few smaller vanity publishers approaching FF authors and saying “publish with us or we’ll get someone else to do it for you.” What’s to stop this from happening on a large scale? Who protects the rights of FF writers who have no desire to sell their work? Doesn’t this leave a lot of people vulnerable who only wanted to celebrate their beloved author’s world?
And this is another concern that have many people over at fanfiction.net in a tizzy. There is no protection really. Fanfic is a legal gray area. Though, i would gather someone who saw their words copied and pasted from someone else and they made money off of it, the “original” author could invoke the Berne Convention and have it removed, though they would never really be able to sue for lots of damages without actual copyright registration.
Read the author’s section (linked from the first page linked in Chuck’s post). They’re clear about the copyright issues — and it’s standard licensed-fiction stuff:
1) You own the copyright on the stuff YOU created that’s 100% original.
2) The Rights-Holder for the setting owns the stuff they created (i.e. the setting stuff, the official characters, etc.)
3) In return for getting paid under this program, you agree to license to the rights-holder, for free, the right to use the stuff you created in later works that THEY might create. (Again, standard licensed-fiction stuff — if you play in somebody else’s sandbox, they get to use the castle you built.)
I did some work on the STAR TREK role-playing game, and created some elements of Vulcan history, which was later used (without credit or any further pay) in episodes of ENTERPRISE. That’s how it goes.
Wide Sargasso Sea, Alan Moore’s Lost Girls, Death Comes to Pemberley, And Another Thing…
Aren’t these all basically paid fanfiction? Or is it OK when established writers do it?
Reay Jespersen
I like that authors at least have the option of signing on to this, so they know what they’re getting into and must thus be cool with the can o’ worms it may come packaged with.
I don’t like the ownership grab that Amazon is making for anything written under this umbrella: the originals don’t belong to them, but the literally infinite potential stories spun off of those originals are now Amazon properties.
I propose authors approached for signing up for this turn it down and instead open up their own shops for this kind of world expansion: ‘Here’s my contract for Licence To Fanfic, which says you can write anything you want based on my characters or setting, but we evenly split any money earned from your work, and I get final say on all matters of development for other media.’ Gives any prospective fanfic writers the keys to the kingdom, but with the understanding that the original creator gets his due and ultimately decides the future of that creation.
danielahampton
I’ll only give Amazon fan-fic credence if the author has complete veto power.
I believe that this is crucial. Absolutely fucking crucial.
Melinda Primrose
I’m getting bad feelings about this. Not the authors getting paid. Paid is good. But I’ve traveld many a road in the fanfic-verse and it’s not a pretty road. How many more brothers hooking up with sisters stories will now be written? Or brothers with brothers? Or blatent self-insertions? I love that Amazon is thinking outside the box on this, just not sure it will work as intended.
My 2 cents,
Jim C. Hines » Amazon Jumps Into the Fanfic Business
[…] found out about this through Chuck Wendig’s post here, wherein he talks about the press release and proceeds to fragment his own brain into tiny, shiny […]
Sarah Z.
This smacks of trying to get ahead of a future E.L.James but without the bother of having to sanitize it from the source material. So let’s for arguments sake say, Jane Doe Writer puts out a fan fic that takes off. People love it and buy the hell out of it. Jane writes another one. Same results. Then Jane thinks, why not take my original characters and do something with them outside this world. How would that work? If Amazon retains copyright, that screams to me, stay away. It looks like Warner Bros and Amazon are hedging their bets that pouring attention into the dark corner of fan fiction will bring them another gold rush like 50 Shades.
This looks like something that might be fine for hobbyists but I can see amateur authors getting screwed over big time if they use Worlds as a vehicle to help polish their skills. It seems like something that is too good to be true. Are fan-ficcer aware of standard publishing returns? Do they know a fair deal when they see one. If I am getting paid for my work, I’d like it to be on my terms. And someone else retaining the copyright doesn’t sit well with me.
heidi(8) (@travelingheidi)
Lawyerish/fanficcer rambles at http://heidi8.tumblr.com/post/51070804679/its-kindle-worlds-were-just-living-in-it but in sum, this has the potential to be a massive impact on fan creativity, fandoms, gift culture and creative writing, but from a legal perspective the existence of this project shouldn’t have any impact on stories that are shared freely (although it might impact people selling their fic on sites like Lulu).
If they’re selling on Lulu or anywhere, they’re already violating copyright, and are only getting away with it because nobody has bothered to come down on them like a ton of bricks yet.
A few years back I wrote a fan-fiction for the manga/anime series Naruto. I updated with a new chapter every 3 months or so, and people by and large enjoyed it. In the end it acquired roughly 250k ‘hits’ which in my mind was a big deal. Hell some dude even plagiarized it as his own work. Interesting story actually, since I only learned about it when one of his readers accused me of plagiarism.
So with this past history in mind, I’m a little puzzled about the implications of this. At the moment it is an experiment using a collection of licensed and agreed upon IPs. This is all fine and dandy. But what happens when someone sends a darn good short story based on an IP that isn’t on the list, and Amazon’s eyes turn to dollar signs?
I always imagine what an asshole would do with this in-road. On one hand it is another means for budding writers to take their first tentative steps into the ‘professional’ zone, but on the other it is a gateway for a rapid Supernatural fan-girl to legitimize her loin-frothing tale of Win-cest should the prose be of an above-average quality. What if the author, the creator of the IP, disagrees with their work but no longer has the clout to close the gate when mutton comes dressed as lamb.
I think a ‘watch and see’ approach is best at this junction.
As I understand it, those works are no longer under copywrite. That’s the difference.
Sean Cummings
A couple of quick observations.
1) The smartest minds in publishing are at Amazon right now.
2) I have no idea how many people are members of fanfiction.net, but that and other fan fiction sites have a built-in market – Amazon is going to make a killing.
C) Amazon gets social media. Regular publishing is breathlessly trying to catch up.
Good. Now I can write the correct ending to Red Widow. And 666 park avenue. And more Boba Fett schlock romance. This is awesome, and really weird, and when do we all go to court for the heap big law suit?
Amazon Presents: Fan Fiction « DL Thurston
[…] with the non-canon. Right there in the Kindle store, right there on your reader. Chuck Wendig, in commenting on this, says it perfectly: Someone might read Book 3 of the Miriam Black series, The Cormorant, and say, […]
Do not want at all. I’ve been reading and writing fanfiction for over a decade. I’m neck deep in multiple fandoms, all of whom are up in arms today over the idea that we’d even WANT to be paid for our endeavors. It reminds me of the way we commercialize holidays. Fanfiction is not for profit. End of.
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Fun with Plastics
Plastics has been around since just after the end of the Civil War, believe it or not. They're so much a part of life today that most people can’t even imagine them existing during the Victorian Age. For the first time, man was able to replicate materials found in nature, such as ivory and tortoiseshell.
The most common plastics are either thermoplastic or thermoset. Essentially, a thermoplastic substance can he molded into shape by heat and pressure, and once cooled to room temperature, it will harden and retain its shape until exposure to heat makes it pliable once again. Some of the most valuable and collectible pieces, made from thermoplastic, require careful preservation because they aren’t indestructible. They can chip, crack or break if handled improperly and they often discolor with age.
Nitrocellulose celluloid was the first man-made thermoplastic material that gained world-wide success. John W. Hyatt of Albany, New York, developed it in 1869, in an effort to win a cash prize for creating a substitute material for ivory in billiard balls. Celluloid's greatest virtue was its ability to be molded into articles that imitated the expensive and scarce substances found in nature, such as coral and amber.
By the turn of the 20th century, celluloid had made its appearance in nearly every American home. It could be found in washable cuffs and collars, dresser sets, jewelry, fancy hair combs, decorative boxes and albums, advertising premiums, and even in the production of toys and movie film, even though it was dangerously inflammable.
Learn more about Celluloid.
Molded Phenolic Resin, or Bakelite as it’s commonly known, was the world's first synthetic thermoset plastic, developed in Yonkers, New York., between 1907 and 1909 by Belgian-born scientist Len Baekeland. Initially, he was trying to create a varnish for bowling alleys by combining phenol and formaldehyde, but instead he ended up with a translucent amber resin that permanently set into a solid. The inventor devised a fabricating technique that involved grinding the hardened resin and combining it with dense fillers like slate dust or asbestos, then compression molding the substance.
Manufacturers called it Bakelite and fabricated the material into a wide variety of articles that required heat resistance and durability. Westinghouse was the first to use Bakelite in its electrical components and shortly there after others began producing car distributors, knobs and dials of the unique substance. Other practical applications soon followed, and by the late 1920s. radio and clock case manufacturers were using the strong, dark plastic to mold them.
Early Bakelite objects were generally very dark because makers needed to add dense filters to each batch. The most common colors were black, brown, maroon, dark green, and butterscotch. In 1927, Bakelite Corporation’s patents expired and other manufacturers like Durez and American Phenolics began production of compression molded thermosets. But Bakelite also found its way into flatware handles and pieces of Art Deco jewelry.
In 1924, a group of scientists from British Cyanide began to experiment with thiourea formaldehyde and after several years developed a thermoset material they called Beetle. The production technique involved saturating cellulose fiber with a chemical solution, then grinding it into molding powder. In 1928, they introduced their new plastic, which they hailed as "the great white hope," because it was just as strong as Bakelite but could be produced in pure white, as well as a rainbow of colors. The Beall Shop was opened in London for the express purpose of selling plastic goods made exclusively of this material.
The following year, 1929, American Cyanamid Company purchased patent rights and began to manufacture Beetleware. Others soon joined the bandwagon with names like Bandalasta. Linga Longa and Plaskon. Most of the items fabricated were picnic sets, cups and howls, clock and radio cases. But consumers soon discovered that the "Great White Hope" wasn’t as durable as it was once thought to be since the cellulose used in the molding powder had a tendency to absorb moisture which resulted in cracking and chipping.
In 1927 after Bakelite's patents had expired, the America Catalia Corporation was founded. This aggressive company manufactured a purified form of phenolic resin that did away with the dense fillers so essential to the molding of Bakelite. Their production methods also offered a variety of translucent, opaque, mottled and variegated decorative effects.
The success of Catalin prompted other plastics manufacturers to venture into the area of cast phenolics. Bakelite Corporation recognized its competition and began to fabricate cast phenolics as did Fiberloid of Springfield, Massachusetts., and the Marblette Corporation of Long Island City. New York . Each company made a fair amount of buttons, jewelry, toy parts, gaming pieces, umbrella handles, and trinket boxes, but the biggest money maker was in radio cabinets, of which Catalin had become the leader.
Commonly called Plexiglas or Lucite, acrylic is a synthetic thermoplastic resin developed in 1931 by Rohm and Haas in Germany. It resists shattering and is crystal clear. Its first successful application was in the manufacture of airplane cockpit shields under the trade name Perspex. Manufacturers recycled scrap acrylic into dentures beginning around 1935. In 1936, Dupont introduced its brand of acrylic under the trade name Lucite. The beauty and durability of translucent acrylic resin made it a fine choice for molding vanity wares, jewelry, household accessories, small novelty items and even postwar mid-century modern furniture.
Acrylic production boomed after World War II when designers began to recognize its durability. Makers fabricated it into stylish compacts, whimsical jewelry, and trendy purses. Elegant Lucite vanity sets replaced old-fashioned celluloid on ladies’ dressing tables, and novelty items began to appear in kitchens. One of the most recognizable of these are the watermelon tumblers from H.J. Stotter. And vintage fashion accessories are at the forefront of acrylic collectibles.
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Modem poly plastics
During the years between World War I and World War 11, technology advanced at an incredible rate. The invention of rayon, polyester and nylon literally changed the way mankind looked at fashion. Viscous nylon, commonly known as vinyl, found its way into the upholstery realm as well as in toy manufacture. Polyethylene made its debut as Tupperware and became as common in the kitchen as designer Russel Wright's colorful Melmac dinnerware. By 1950 plastics had infiltrated nearly every area of American life.
Today baby boomers of the postwar era are reclaiming their childhood memories by collecting all manner of plastic items made during the 1950s through the 1970s. From hard vinyl Barbie and GI Joe dolls to polystyrene Plasticville model railroad buildings, Aurora and Revel model kits and Renwal dollhouse furniture, Bolero Thermoware, Stotter vinyl placemats, and Rubbermaid products, to name a few. Some plastic collectibles are commanding phenomenal selling prices. Fortunately for beginning collectors, there were hundreds of thousands of plastic novelties and toys produced during this time.
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"GROOVEHAMMER"
Lauded as "the most exciting band of 2014" via Front Magazine, UK's THE HELL have been raising eyebrows and wrecking havoc in the hardcore scene with the release of their critically acclaimed and despised debut album "You'reListening to The Hell".Love them or hate them, THE HELL are here to stay as they've signed a worldwide deal with PROSTHETIC RECORDS to release their sophomore offering "Groovehammer", due out on July 8.
Featuring “big riffs, memorable hooks and enough shout-along moments to guarantee pandemonium at any gig,”(Metal Hammer) "Groovehammer" was self-recorded, mixed and mastered at Titan Studios in Watford, UK and features thirteen venomous, in-your-face hardcore anthems. The band will proceed to decimate audiences at several of the year's top European festivals including Sonisphere, Copenhell & Hevy Fest!
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Tweaking TABOR to free up funds for rebuilding after emergencies
Posted on December 7, 2013 by thetabor
By Alicia Caldwell
The way Sam Mamet sees it, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is its own disaster for communities trying to rebuild after an emergency.
The executive director of the Colorado Municipal League said TABOR imposes unreasonable restrictions on local governments as they try to replace important government infrastructure, such as water and sewage treatment plants.
Mamet, who discussed the issue on a segment of The Roundup, a public affairs discussion conducted by members of the Denver Post editorial board, said some tweaks to TABOR are needed.
He emphasized that the proposal would not involve a major rewrite of the constitutional amendment, but rather a few targeted changes, such as defining an “emergency,” and making clear that grants received by communities trying to rebuild would not count toward their TABOR-defined spending limits.
Mamet called the changes “surgical.”
Read more: Tweaking TABOR to free up funds for rebuilding after emergencies – The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/opinioncolumnists/ci_24671095/tweaking-tabor-free-up-funds-rebuilding-after-emergencies#ixzz2mpF0805O
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Should TABOR be dismantled? No
Voters have right to decide state, local taxes
By John Suthers
Two supporters of Amendment 66 look at projected figures showing the initiative’s defeat and the victory of Proposition AA (a tax on recreational marijuana sales). (Ed Andrieski, The Associated Press)
Should TABOR be dismantled? Yes
Former Congressman David Skaggs and former state Sen. Mike Feeley have filed a lawsuit contending that it’s a violation of your federal constitutional rights to allow you to vote on whether or not to raise your state and local taxes. Because taxpayers and not legislators have the final say on tax increases, they think we have “too much democracy” in Colorado.
I’m confident the courts will ultimately conclude otherwise.
Reasonable people can and do disagree about the wisdom of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). And many Coloradans, including myself, believe it’s far too easy to amend our state constitution. But there’s nothing unconstitutional about allowing voters to decide important issues, including whether to raise their taxes.
The plaintiffs claim that letting citizens decide whether taxes are raised violates the “Guarantee Clause” of the U.S. Constitution. In the Guarantee Clause, the United States guarantees each state will have a “republican form of government.” It was intended by our founders to suppress any lingering monarchical tendencies in the original states. They wanted to ensure that Virginians couldn’t make George Washington or Thomas Jefferson a king of their commonwealth, even if they wanted to. The constitutional provision was intended to preserve power to the people, not take it from them. Continue reading →
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Take back the power to set state fiscal policy
By David Skaggs and Mike Feeley
When we were new members of the Colorado legislature in the 1980s and ’90s, we hoped colleagues would see the merit in bills we introduced and, of course, approve them. It didn’t take long to realize that fellow legislators would be more skeptical about our ideas — as we would be of theirs.
Our proposals — often drawn from conversations with constituents — were subject to scrutiny in committee hearings, floor debates and endless conversations with all manner of interested parties.
That challenging and sometimes tedious process demonstrated then, as it does now, the wisdom of the Founders in drafting a constitution that requires every state to have a “republican form of government,” a representative democracy.
The Founders recognized that the public interest is best served when complex and controversial issues receive careful review by representatives who have the time, commitment and expertise to hold hearings, take testimony, examine evidence, debate their differences and work out necessary compromises. That is the way a diverse society with often conflicting interests can resolve difficult issues responsibly and respectfully. Continue reading →
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Home » Front Page Slider » Reward Increased to $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender
Reward Increased to $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender
The reward for Manuel Raul Maese, 64, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender and this month’s featured fugitive, has been increased to $8,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip is received in the month of October. Maese is a high-risk sex offender wanted for indecent exposure and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Maese has ties to El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He has been wanted since March 2015 and has an extensive criminal history in El Paso County, including a conviction for indecency with a child and six convictions for indecent exposure. For more information or updates in the event of his arrest, see his wanted bulletin.
Maese is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 210 pounds. He has an extensive history working as a commercial truck driver. He has used the alias of “Manuel Montalvo” in the past and may also be known as “Manny.”
One offender from the Texas 10 Most Wanted Program is featured each month in hopes the higher reward money from the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division will generate additional tips. The higher reward amount will only be paid if the tip comes in the same month the fugitive is featured. So far in 2018, Texas Crime Stoppers has paid $31,500 in total rewards for anonymous tips that resulted in arrests.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of the three following methods:
Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted – and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.
Information and photo courtesy of Texas Dept of Public Safety
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Is the Life You're Living Worth the Price You're Paying to Live It?
What toll does it take, over time, if you get too little sleep; skip breakfast or settle for something unhealthy; struggle with a relentlessly challenging commute; attend meeting after meeting with no breaks in between; pump yourself up through the day with multiple cups of coffee or sugary snacks; deal with hundreds of emails that accumulate in your inbox; remain at your desk for lunch if you eat lunch at all; push through fatigue in the afternoon; head home at night feeling exhausted, but continue to check email through the evening; work on the weekends; and limit your vacations to no more than a week or two, if you vacation at all?
Consider the story of the boiling frog. It may or may not be true, but the point it makes certainly is. Toss a frog into a pot of boiling water and it instinctively jumps out, self-protectively. Next, place the frog into a pot of cool water. Not surprisingly, it swims around, happily. Now heat the water up very gradually and what does the frog do? It acclimates to untenable circumstances — and slowly cooks. The frog doesn't notice what's happening to him, until it's too late.
We're experiencing the same phenomenon. Facing ever more demand, complexity and uncertainty, our initial response is to push ourselves harder and more relentlessly, without taking account of the costs we're incurring.
Physiologically, we move into hyperarousal — flooding our bodies with stress hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol. It's an automatic response to the experience of threat, and it provides an instant source of energy.
"Allostatic load" is a term coined by the neuroscientist Bruce McEwen that refers to the physiological consequences — most especially on the brain — of chronic exposure to relentless demand. When fight-or-flight hormones circulate in our body for too long, keeping our arousal high, they become toxic — not just physically, but also emotionally and mentally.
The most immediate problem with the fight-or-flight state is that our pre-frontal cortex begins to shut down. We become reactive rather than reflective. We lose precisely what we need most in these complex times: the capacity to think analytically and imaginatively; to embrace nuance and paradox rather than choosing up sides; and to take a long-term perspective rather than making the most expedient choice.
It's not good for us, and it's not good for companies.
The antidote, well understood by trauma researchers, is to give people practical and specific ways to lower their physiological arousal — to get out of fight or flight. If you're hyperaroused — and vast numbers of us are, much of the time — you must learn first how to regularly relax your body. Only then is it possible to calm your emotions, quiet your mind and make wiser choices.
In the trauma community, it's called self-soothing. In the workplace, it's about using simple strategies to buffer relentless demand by taking more conscious and regular care of our most basic needs.
Our most fundamental physical needs, beyond food, are to move and to rest. Sleep is the foundation of physical energy. All but a tiny percentage of us require at least 7-8 hours a night to feel fully rested and even small amounts of sleep deprivation take a significant cognitive toll.
We also operate best when we take renewal breaks at least every 90 minutes during the day. Breathing deeply for as little as a minute, for example, can completely clear the body of cortisol.
Movement is a second, more active way to change channels and to build physical capacity. The best way to move is to regularly challenge our current comfort zone — to push our heart rate into the aerobic and anaerobic zones at least four times a week, for at least 20 minutes at a time, and to train with weights at least twice a week.
Even if you don't do that, it's immensely valuable to get up and move at least several times during the day — and even better, to get outside. Above all, our goal should be to increase our oscillation over the course of the day — moving between relaxation at one end, and more active forms of energy expenditure at the other.
At the emotional level, our core need is to feel safe, secure and valued. The most reliable way to ensure that happens is to move flexibly between valuing, appreciating and taking care of others — which builds trust and appreciation — and taking care of ourselves. One without the other is insufficient. We need to regularly refuel ourselves with positive emotions just as much as we need to renew ourselves physically.
The more attentive we are to meeting these core needs, the less likely we are to feel overwhelmed and exhausted, and the more sustainably high-performing we're capable of becoming.
By: Tony Schwartz
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LinkedIn Liftoff – LOGIN
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Facebook has over 3 billion users worldwide. The UK has the highest proportion on Facebook accounts of any country or region in the world and many people visit their Facebook newsfeed many times a day.
Facebook is a place for you to interact with your existing and potential clients and customers in an informal way. Facebook is the perfect platform for you to show the personal side of your business.
Our Facebook training is useful for companies who have their own marketing department but who do not the experience in social media and would like to learn how to manage Facebook themselves. We would suggest tailor-made Facebook training carried out in-house. I will design the sessions specifically to match your marketing needs.
Alternatively, anyone is very welcome to attend our Open Facebook Training courses which are held in Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield or St Albans in Hertfordshire.
There are two aspects to our Facebook training:
1. Facebook Page and Group Management
With the recent changes to the visibility of posts on Facebook Business pages, it is now difficult to drive visitors to and engagement on your Facebook page. We are increasingly encouraging businesses to use Facebook Groups which allow you to interact directly with ALL your audience.
2. Facebook Advertising
The main change to the platform is that Facebook Pages which represent companies, brands, causes and communities are finding that their posts are only being viewed by between 10% and 20% of their fans depending on the ‘quality’ of the post. Posts including images and videos are more likely to be shown to your audience.
Gone are the ‘golden’ years of building a Facebook community merely by using regular activity. Now that Facebook has shareholders to satisfy since its listing last year, there is the need to increase advertising revenues.
In order to benefit from such a large, active audience, we advise companies to set aside a budget for Facebook advertising. And it’s cheap…..you can grow followers from less than £10 a day and with an advert there is less need for endless content creation on the form of posting. In other words, the ‘pay to play’ advertising model, once set up and well monitored is less demanding on time than posting content three or four times a day and hoping that engagement will draw additional followers.
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Robert Vigil
Half Nambe Pueblo and half Non-Pueblo, Robert Vigil was born to parents Joe and Alice Vigil in 1965. He first learned the method of making pots with clay coils while in high school in Texas. Then he returned to the pueblo and began to learn from folks like Virginia Gutierrez, his cousin Lonnie Vigil and then from Juan Tafoya of San Ildefonso Pueblo.
Robert has been active as a Nambe potter since 1990 working with micaceous jars, bowls, vases, figures and polished redware. Robert doesn't create giant storage jars like his cousin Lonnie as he much prefers to work on a smaller, more intimate scale, and coloring his micaceous pots with fire clouds and other variations produced by the reduction method of firing. There is an elegant purity to his simplistic and understated forms, a deep reflection of his soft spoken manner and gentle spirit.
Robert has told us he prefers the simple shapes and forms and even his carving is gentle. He gets his inspiration from the clay: "I just sit down and start and the clay forms itself through my hands." He's lately been teaching others at his pueblo how to make pottery the traditional way as he doesn't want to see that tradition get lost over time.
He has participated in shows at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, at the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show and at the First Micaceous Pottery Market in 1995 in Santa Fe.
Pieces of Robert's pottery are on display at the Minneapolis Art Institute in Minneapolis, MN, and at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA.
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Nambé Pueblo
The main kiva at Nambé Pueblo
Nambé Pueblo was settled in the early 1300's when a group of Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) made their way from what is now the Bandelier National Monument area closer to the Rio Grande in search of more reliable water sources and more arable land.
At first they settled mostly high in the mountains, coming down to the river valleys in the summer to grow crops. Eventually, they felt safe enough to stay in the valleys and slowly abandoned the high mountain villages.
When the Spanish first arrived, Nambé was a primary economic, cultural and religious center for the area. That attracted a large Spanish presence and the nature of that presence caused the Nambé people to join wholeheartedly in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to throw out the Spanish oppressors.
When the Spanish returned in 1692, their rule was significantly less harsh. However, the Spanish brought horses into the New World and as the number of Spanish increased, so did the number of horses. That brought more and more raids from the Comanches as they came for horses and whatever else they could carry away. The Comanches were finally subdued by Governor Juan Bautista de Anza in 1776 but by then, the impact of European diseases was being strongly felt. A smallpox epidemic in the late 1820's virtually ended the making of pottery at Nambé.
The Nambé pottery tradition is similar to that of Taos and Picuris in their use of micaceous clay slips but Nambé potters also used to produce white on red and black on black products. When Lonnie Vigil began producing his micaceous clay masterpieces about 25 years ago, he almost single-handedly jump-started the revival of pottery making in the pueblo.
Nambe Pueblo at Wikipedia
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Micaceous Clay Pottery
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Micaceous clay pots are the only truly functional Pueblo pottery still being made. Some special micaceous pots can be used directly on the stove or in the oven for cooking. Some are also excellent for food storage. Some people say the best beans and chili they ever tasted were cooked in a micaceous bean pot. Whether you use them for cooking or storage or as additions to your collection of fine art, micaceous clay pots are a beautiful result of centuries of Pueblo pottery making.
Between Taos and Picuris Pueblos is US Hill. Somewhere on US Hill is a mica mine that has been in use for centuries. Excavations of ancient ruins and historic homesteads across the Southwest have found utensils and cooking pots that were made of this clay hundreds of years ago.
Not long ago, though, the making of micaceous pottery was a dying art. There were a couple potters at Taos and at Picuris still making utilitarian pieces but that was it. Then Lonnie Vigil felt the call, returned to Nambe Pueblo from Washington DC and learned to make the pottery he became famous for. His success brought others into the micaceous art marketplace.
Micaceous pots have a beautiful shimmer that comes from the high mica content in the clay. Mica is a composite mineral of aluminum and/or magnesium and various silicates. The Pueblos were using large sheets of translucent mica to make windows prior to the Spaniards arriving. It was the Spanish who brought a technique for making glass. There are eight mica mining areas in northern New Mexico with 54 mines spread among them. Most micaceous clay used in the making of modern Pueblo pottery comes from several different mines near Taos Pueblo.
As we understand it, potters Robert Vigil and Clarence Cruz have said there are two basic kinds of micaceous clay that most potters use. The first kind is extremely micaceous with mica in thick sheets. While the clay and the mica it contains can be broken down to make pottery, that same clay has to be used to form the entire final product. It can be coiled and scraped but that final product will always be thicker, heavier and rougher on the surface. This is the preferred micaceous clay for making utilitarian pottery and utensils. It is essentially waterproof and conducts heat evenly.
The second kind is the preferred micaceous clay for most non-functional fine art pieces. It has less of a mica content with smaller embedded pieces of mica. It is more easily broken down by the potters and more easily made into a slip to cover a base made of other clay. Even as a slip, the mica serves to bond and strengthen everything it touches. The finished product can be thinner and have a smoother surface. As a slip, it can also be used to paint over other colors of clay for added effect. However, these micaceous pots may be a bit more water resistant than other Pueblo pottery but they are not utilitarian and will not survive utilitarian use.
While all micaceous clay from the area of Taos turns golden when fired, it can also be turned black by firing in an oxygen reduction atmosphere. Black fire clouds are also a common element on golden micaceous pottery.
Mica is a relatively common component of clay, it's just not as visible in most. Potters at Hopi, Zuni and Acoma have produced mica-flecked pottery in other colors using finely powdered mica flakes. Some potters at San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Jemez and San Juan use micaceous slips to add sparkle to their pieces.
Potters from the Jicarilla Apache Nation collect their micaceous clay closer to home in the Jemez Mountains. The makeup of that clay is different and it fires to a less golden/orange color than does Taos clay. Some clay from the Picuris area fires less golden/orange, too. Christine McHorse, a Navajo potter who married into Taos Pueblo, uses various micaceous clays on her pieces depending on what the clay asks of her in the flow of her creating.
There is nothing in the makeup of a micaceous pot that would hinder a good sgraffito artist or light carver from doing her or his thing. There are some who have learned to successfully paint on a micaceous surface. The undecorated sparkly surface in concert with the beauty of simple shapes is a real testament to the artistry of the micaceous potter.
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Relishing the Waves, Not the Crowds, in Mexico
April 11, 2010 by jim.pickell
Filed under Press
In Todos Santos, Mexico, on the Baja Peninsula, surfers keep their favorite spots to themselves.
By DANIELLE PERGAMENT
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IT was a blazingly bright afternoon on Cerritos Beach just outside Todos Santos, Mexico. The air was hot and dry and smelled like frying fish. Neighborhood children jumped up and down in the shoreline ripples as their parents lingered at picnic tables with tacos and icy beer. Out in the water, a dozen surfers were lying on their boards, waiting to paddle as the next swell approached.
Squinting in the sun, Mario Becerril, a surfing instructor who has lived in this town for a decade, watched more surfers walking with boards under their arms toward the water’s edge. “When I first moved here, this beach was almost completely empty,” he said. “But people are finding out what we’ve always known. This is a very friendly wave.”
A few miles inland, the dusty little downtown of Todos Santos boasts a clutch of sophisticated galleries against a backdrop of brick colonial buildings. “This was a rough place even 10 years ago,” said Michael Cope, owner of Galería de Todos Santos, a gallery-slash-Asian restaurant, as we sat in his courtyard surrounded by weighty stone carvings, abstract oil paintings and small fire pits. “When we first moved here in the ’90s it was difficult to find a decent painter. Now international collectors come here.”
A wisp of a town near the south end of the Baja peninsula, Todos Santos may not be quite sure whether it’s more surf hideaway or art haven. But the hundreds of expatriates who have moved in over the past couple of decades know what they don’t want it to be. That would be Cabo San Lucas, 50 miles farther south at Baja’s tip, with a harbor full of cruise ships, a beach full of monster resorts and souvenir shops full of T-shirts that promise “One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.”
When they’re feeling friendly, Todos Santosians say that they go to bed when Cabo is going out. When they’re feeling less so, the comments are not as gracious. “Cabo is more for people who cut the necks off their Corona T-shirts,” said one expat waiter.
“This is unspoiled Mexico,” said Lisa Harper, who owns the Rancho Pescadero hotel, which opened last fall 10 minutes outside of Todos Santos. “It’s relatively undeveloped and we have an amazing water culture; it’s what Cabo was like 20 years ago. There’s nothing left to discover in Cabo. Here, we’re on the edge of being discovered, but we still have great little nooks that are untouched.”
Those nooks have started drawing a certain kind of traveler to the area — the kind that comes to spend a few days browsing fine art, surfing the breaks and taking in the vibe of an older, more traditional Mexico. What the newcomers find is a miniature, seaside Santa Fe, complete with good food and stylish hotels.
My second night in town last month coincided with the kickoff of the seventh annual Todos Santos Film Festival, a four-night event that showed 12 feature-length movies and dozens of short films about Latino culture or created by Latino filmmakers.
“Our first year, we had only four films and no one had heard of us,” said Silvia Perel, the festival director. “This year, we have a full house every night.”
Just wandering around the half dozen blocks of town, it was obvious that the festival was in full swing. It was a warm night and sidewalks were crowded with people talking about what they’d just seen, walking in small groups to the next venue, or heading over to the Todos Santos Inn for a post-movie glass of wine.
In the 19th century, long before it was a hideaway for tourists who don’t think of themselves as tourists, Todos Santos was the sugar capital of Baja. A century later, it was a sleepy little village that attracted the attention of an American painter and sculptor named Charles C. Stewart. According to local folklore, in the early 1980s a census taker knocked on Mr. Stewart’s door and, seeing his work, made a note that Todos Santos was an artists’ colony — despite the fact that there was only one. It took a few more decades, but over time Todos Santos quietly became a refuge for an art crowd.
At the same time, surfers were arriving to escape the growing congestion in Cabo. And they aren’t all that eager to share all their discoveries. When I asked Mr. Becerril what beaches he likes to surf on when he isn’t teaching, he became quiet.
“It’s just that they’re not that well known yet and locals like to keep it that way,” he said apologetically.
Surfers and artists aren’t the only migrants in the area. Leatherback turtles, once plentiful in Cabo San Lucas but pushed out by the big resorts, have started seeking refuge here. But they need help.
“It’s too cold for the hatchlings this far north,” explained Francesca Dvorak, the field coordinator for the Leatherback Restoration Project. “As soon as they nest, we have to relocate the eggs to warmer ground so they don’t freeze.”
The group built a greenhouse on the beach to protect the hatchlings, and now the nesting turtles have become their own attraction, eagerly watched as they lumber up onto the beach to lay their eggs.
“They look like giant S.U.Vs coming out of the ocean,” Ms. Dvorak said.
My last day in Todos Santos started at 5 a.m. Those giant SUVs lay their eggs only at night, so there I was: numb to the bone and careering down an untouched stretch of beach on an all-terrain vehicle, the Pacific barely visible in the blackness, clinging to my guide, a burly man named German (pronounced her-MON). There were no turtles that morning, but German and I glimpsed another predawn ritual: A pickup truck pulled up to the beach and four surfers jumped out, grabbing their boards out of the back. They had sneaked out under the cover of darkness so tourists wouldn’t get wind of this place.
For the moment, Todos Santos seems to have the perfect surfing balance: a steady stream of surfers, year-round waves and great breaks, like Playa Cerritos, and (with apologies to the locals) the emptier Playa San Pedritos and Playa La Pastora, just north of town.
“It used to be that you could run naked on the beach and no one would notice,” said Mark Waters, an American expat who has been surfing in Todos Santos for 20 years. “Let’s just say you can’t run naked anymore.”
Maybe so, but there are still no major surfing competitions, surf shops or Quiksilver representatives in Todos Santos.
And the surfers and artists have made great companions in this town. The former have managed to keep prices down and taco stands busy (the best fish tacos this side of anywhere are at Taquería El Parguito on the corner of Santos Degollado and Del Huerto), while the latter have attracted the more sophisticated travelers and new hotels.
A few years ago there were only a couple of places to stay: Hotel California, a gallery-plus-hotel (with no relation to the Eagles song), and the charming, colonial Todos Santos Inn.
Then in 2007 came Hotelito, a brightly colored take on modern Mexican architecture. In November 2009 it was joined by Ms. Harper’s Rancho Pescadero, a sexy beachside hotel. Most recently, there’s the Guaycura Boutique Hotel and Spa, which was nearing the end of its construction in March. (In addition to a spa and rumored high prices, Guaycura is bringing Todos Santos its first elevator.)
Despite the concerns of the locals, Todos Santos, a one-traffic-light town, is small by any measure.
“It’s still a podunky town in the middle of nowhere,” said Mr. Cope, the gallery owner. “It’s just that now it’s a podunky town with 800 gringos.”
Fly into Cabo San Lucas and rent a car to drive an hour and a half north to Todos Santos. A recent online search found round-trip flights from New York on American, United, Continental and Delta with one stop starting at around $300 for travel in May.
Most places around Todos Santos are down long dirt roads and do not have proper addresses. Hotels and restaurants use kilometer markers off Highway 19, which is the main highway through the area.
Rancho Pescadero (KM 62; 52-1-612-135-5849 or, in the United States, 910-300-8891; ranchopescadero.com) is the prettiest hotel around and has a fantastic restaurant, seaside daybeds and 12 rooms starting at $185.
The charming colonial Todos Santos Inn (Calle Legaspi 33, Todos Santos; 52-612-145-0040; todossantosinn.com) smack in the center of town has a cozy bar for post-dinner drinks. Double rooms start at $125.
Hotelito (52-612-145-0099; hotelitotodossantos.com) has a lively bar and modern pool area and is located just outside the town center. Call for directions. Rooms start at $90.
[Note: CalyCanto Casitas is a boutique resort community with vacation rentals on a gentle slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Rent your own 2BR Casita, with full kitchens, high speed broadband, satellite television and Palapa roofs. See www.CalyCanto.com].
Suki’s (Calle Hidalgo, between Rangel and Cuauhtémoc; 52-612-145-0847) has a great selection of Asian dishes — try the pad Thai — and is tucked away in a lush, tiered garden.
Café Santa Fé (Calle Centenario, 4; 52-612-145-0340), whose owner hails from Milan, serves authentic Italian food; the margarita pizza and pesto spaghetti are highlights.
Galería de Todos Santos (Calle Juárez; 52-612-145-0500; galeriadetodossantos.com) has the best collection of Mexican art in town.
Galería Logan (Calle Juárez y Morelos; 52-612-145-0151; jilllogan.com) features the work of the expatriate artist Jill Logan.
Gabo Galería (Calle Márquez de León; 52-612-145-0514; [email protected]) is open a few hours a week (call ahead) and shows the work of the area’s most renowned artist, Gabo.
The Leatherback Turtle Restoration Project (52-612-145-0353; todostortugueros.org) will take guests on nightly patrols.
Mario Becerril (52-612-142-6156; mariosurfschool.com) teaches surfing at all ability levels.
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NEWS: From the New York Comic Con to COP21
By Luiz Rampelotto, EuropaNewswire. After Comics Uniting Nations was featured at the 2015 NY Comic Con, EuropaNewswire interviewed Sean Southey, CEO of founding partner PCI Media Impact. Southey spoke to the origins of the project, its humble beginnings and ambitious vision for the future. He previewed the next big release: a comic on climate change, set to come out during the crucial COP21 climate change talks in Paris.Read More →
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Guess What Holiday OFA Is Celebrating This December? -- Have You, At Long Last, Sir, No Sense of Shame? -- By Dan McLaughlin, RedState
Just when you think Team Obama’s “everything is an occasion for list-building, fundraising and community organizing” attitude can sink no further, you come across something like this, from Organizing For Action, Obama’s tax-exempt political organizing arm that, among other things, runs his Twitter account. Yes, OFA is inviting its members to sign up to hold an organizing event to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Newtown school shootings. OFA’s email to its mailing list lays it out:
“OFA will give you the resources you need to ensure your event is a powerful reminder of what we lost a year ago, and a reminder that we as a nation need to do more to prevent gun violence and keep our communities safe,” the organization said.
The email contains a link to a page on my.barackobama.com where users can log in and create an event.
“Despite overwhelming public support for expanding background checks for gun sales, Congress has failed to act,” the organization says. “Join local supporters as we remember Newtown and ask Congress: What will it take to make our communities safer?”
No instructions are included for helpful decorating tips or suggested refreshments; maybe you need to request the “resources” to get the full details on how to throw your Newtown shootings party.
Me, I’d suggest saying a silent prayer
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Senaiho Update 2: School Bullying in Yamanashi JHS: How people who file complaints for official harassment get harassed back.
Posted on April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 by Debito Arudou, Ph.D.
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Hi Blog. Here’s a second update from “Senaiho”, who has given Debito.org important updates (previous ones here and here) about overzealous enforcers of school rules in Japan’s compulsory education system acting as what Debito.org has long called “the Hair Police“. This phenomenon particularly affects NJ and Japanese of diverse backgrounds, who are forced by officials to dye and/or straighten their naturally “Non-Asian” hair just to attend school.
Bullying is rife in Japanese education, but when it’s ignored (or even perpetuated) by officialdom, this feeling of powerlessness will leave children (particularly those NJ children with diverse physical features targeted for “standing out“) and their families scarred for life. (As discussed at length in book “Embedded Racism“, pg. 154-5.) As reported on Debito.org at the beginning of this year, after months of playing by the rules established by the local Board of Education, Senaiho finally lodged a formal criminal complaint against his daughter’s school officials, and it’s smoking out hidden documents.
The update is that The BOE is simply engaging in obfuscation and coverup. After attracting some (domestic) press attention (which didn’t itself cover the racial-discrimination aspect of this happening to a child of international background, for having the wrong natural hair color/texture), the local government has decided (as you can see below) to investigate not the case (to prevent something like this from ever happening again to another student), but rather how not to get sued. Official transcripts are also indicating testimonies grounded in rumor, not fact, without direct input from the victimized family. And for good measure, we now have the time-worn bureaucratic tactic of smothering claimants with documents to consume all their free time. All while Senaiho is attempting to take this out of local lackluster investigative hands and into criminal court, by filing a criminal complaint.
The interesting news is that according to a recent article in Japan Today (full text after Senaiho’s dispatches) is that forcible hair cutting like this is seen as (generally distasteful) corporal punishment (taibatsu) elsewhere (in conservative Yamaguchi Prefecture of all places, home constituency of PM Abe). In that case, apologies were forced by the students, top-down pressure put on the teacher to reform, and the teacher being relieved of some of his duties. Let’s keep an eye on Senaiho’s case, for if his criminal complaint succeeds, it will be a template for others on how to take cases of abusive teachers out of the hands of evasive, “see-no-evil” Boards of Education, and protect diverse children from the cookie-cutter conformity of Japan’s JHSs and SHSs. Debito Arudou Ph.D.
From: Senaiho
Subject: officials meeting transcripts
To: Debito Arudou <debito@debito.org>
Hello Debito,
On the way to the prosecutors office yesterday we picked up a copy of all the documents the city office has concerning us. We made the disclosure request about a month ago. We have gone over most of it and I can report to you and your readers about the contents.
I have to begin by saying that we are only allowed to see documents that relate to us directly, so in the picture I sent, you can see we have the minutes of meetings between elected officials and heads of departments and their staff. Everything that does not relate to us is redacted, however if you hold the copies under a strong light, it is readable. I won t dwell on any of that for now. What I can say without a scientific survey, is that about 90% of the discussion about us in these meetings discussed how to avoid being sued. There was never anything discussed about how to make things right, or how to do anything properly, it was all a discussion on how to avoid, confuse, delay, and obfuscate. There was a small discussion on who might be personally responsible if a suit occurred, and the impression I got was they were all out to minimize their own personal responsibility by shifting the blame to some other department or person other than themselves. There was some discussion on the effect of the mass media, again trying to strategize a way to make themselves look better in some light. The remainder of the discussion was about a rumor some official had heard from someone in our neighborhood that we requested the teacher to cut our daughter’s hair and that we were in fact glad that they cut it. How ludicrous! We now know who the source of this non fact is.
Since some of these comments were made by elected officials, we have the right to demand clarification from these officials on the exact meaning of some of their statements which we will soon do.
So anyone who has ever wondered what these well paid officials do with some of their employed hours, now you know. Senaiho
Subject: council meeting transcripts
We got another major data dump from the city office yesterday and are trying to sort through that now so have several balls to juggle. I think this might be a little difficult for your readers to grasp, so I will try to explain what these meeting transcripts are about and the issues we have with it.
1. There is an elected official on the town council by the name of Takei Toshihisa, you can find his name in the documents. He states several times in meetings that he has heard a “rumor” that he keeps repeating that my wife gave permission to the teacher and in fact asked her to cut our daughters hair. This is an outright lie. At first they tried the narrative that my daughter gave permission to the teacher to cut her hair, but now they are trying to make my wife the trouble maker by supposedly asking the teacher to cut our daughters hair. This is the tactic of shifting the blame from the perpetrator, i.e. the teacher and trying to place the focus of the cause of the trouble onto the victims, or in other words blame the victim for the accident. This was the strategy from the beginning by the B. of E. and the town council member is just following that line.
2. This town council member also tries to change the language of the incident and insists on downgrading the title of it from a “school accident” to something less serious, like “school incident”. By doing this he thinks it will lessen the seriousness and their liability in case they are sued. Just calling something by what it is not, will make it go away or lessen the impact of it. Here he shows that he has no understanding of what his job is as a member of the town council. Their job is oversight of the functions of the city government. When the B. of E. was not doing their jobs and following the law we petitioned the town council to oversee them and make them do it. You can see by these transcripts they are in fact not doing it.
3. Its not in these transcripts, but another member of the town council who happens to support our cause told us that she heard from this Takei san regarding us as people; “These people are a problem.” I suppose he has some deep seated hatred of mixed marriages and their offspring residing in “his” town. We plan on filing a complaint petition about what he says and the job he is doing which is our right as a citizen. I hope more people will do the same in their area.
If our case is taken up by the prosecutor it will be because of the fact that we have mountains of evidence showing what we claim. As you may know most cases get dismissed because of a lack of evidence. We started collecting it from the day we suspected our daughter was being bullied. We have recordings, pictures, statements from witnesses, documents, many bytes of stuff all on google drive. Without it we would be nowhere today. I cant stress this enough. Senaiho
Japan Today article:
High school teacher in hot water after forcibly giving male student a buzz cut
Apr. 4, 2019, courtesy of JDG
By Koh Ruide, SoraNews24 TOKYO
https://japantoday.com/category/national/high-school-teacher-in-hot-water-after-forcibly-giving-male-student-a-buzz-cut#comments
Not too long ago, teachers from a Japanese school made media headlines when they went to the extreme of cutting off 44 students’ hair for not meeting the dress code. And it appears a similar incident has happened again, this time in Kudamatsu Technical High School in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
In late autumn last year, a male teacher in his forties allegedly grabbed an electric hair clipper and gave one of his first-year male students a buzz cut, causing the boy take a leave of absence from school shortly after.
When approached by the principal in December, the teacher claimed he did it because his hair was too long.
But it seemed the problem ran deeper, as the educator had often hurled verbal abuse at his homeroom class, calling them “morons”, “idiots” and “stupid”, earning him a stern reprimand from the principal. When classes resumed in January after the New Year holidays, the teacher’s personality had apparently changed for the better, an improvement the principal thought not important to warrant reporting to the local Board of Education.
But all 40 pupils of that class and their parents had not forgotten that the educator forcibly cut someone’s hair, and furiously launched a petition to the board in February this year calling for his disciplinary dismissal.
In an effort to appease them, a meeting between school, Board of Education, students and parents was held on March 15, where the teacher officially apologized for his mistakes.
“Forcibly cutting students’ hair amounts to corporal punishment,” a board spokesman said firmly.
The educator’s role has now been shifted from homeroom teacher to assistant teacher, away from tasks that involve student-teacher interactions. “The current situation is still under investigation, and we will consider the feelings of the parents and students with regards to the teacher’s future,” said the principal.
“I deeply regret that it has come to this. I failed to report to the Board of Education because I thought the issue was solved with the teacher correcting his behavior, but I should have done so,” the principal apologized.
Source: Nikkan Sports via My Game News Flash
Nikkan Sports original article, courtesy of AnonymousOG：
教諭が生徒の髪を丸刈り 保護者らが懲戒免職を嘆願
[2019年3月25日 日刊スポーツ]
山口県立下松工業高の40代の男性教諭が昨年秋、担任するクラスの1年生の男子生徒の髪が長いからとバリカンで頭を丸刈りにした上、「病院に行け」などと乱暴な言動をしたことに端を発し、クラスの生徒40人全員と保護者が2月、同県教育委員会に同教諭を懲戒免職にするよう嘆願書を出していたことが25日、分かった。同校は嘆願書を提出されるまで、教育委員会に事態を報告していなかった。
男性教諭は18年秋、当該男子生徒の頭をバリカンで丸刈りにした上「病院に行け」などと言い、その後、生徒は同12月に学校を休んだという。高橋等校長（57）は、日刊スポーツの取材に「バリカンで生徒の髪を切ったのは事実。教諭からも『髪が長いから切りました』と報告があった」と認めた。その上で「生徒が休んだ理由の1つに（バリカンで髪を切ったことが）あるかもしれない」と語った。
県教委の関係者も、嘆願書が提出された事実を認めた上で「一般論として、了承を得ずに髪を無理矢理切ったなら体罰」と言及した。それを受け、高橋校長は「なぜ切ったかは現状はっきりしておらず、県教委が生徒にヒアリングを行っています」と、当該教諭が生徒の了承を得て髪を切ったか否かは調査中だとした。
当該教諭には、以前から生徒に「ボケ」「アホ」「バカ」などと乱暴な言動を浴びせるという情報が学校に寄せられていたという。そのため、高橋校長は18年12月に当該教諭に対し「事実か分からないが、もし子どもたちにそういうことを言っているなら改めなければならない。（クラス）全体がいる中で『病院に行け』などという言葉はいけない」などと指導したという。
その後、今年1月に入り、同教諭の生徒指導が「人が変わったくらい」（同校長）改善されたように見えたため、教育委員会へ一連の事態について報告しなかったが、2月に嘆願書が出された。学校側は15日に教育委員会同席の上で生徒、保護者と分けて説明会を行い、教諭は謝罪したという。高橋校長は「子どもたちにとって12月までの言動、考えが変わったのだろうか？ と疑問があったのでは」と説明した。
同教諭は嘆願書の提出後に担任を外れ、生徒に関わらない業務をしており、ホームルームなどは副担任が対応しているという。高橋校長は、同教諭を来年度、担任から外すことを検討していることを明かし「今の状況だと難しいと判断している。生徒、保護者の気持ちを踏まえて配慮する」と説明した。
その上で「学校が、こういう状況になっていること自体、大変申し訳ない。私が見て（教諭の生徒指導が）変わったと思い、県教委に報告しなかったが、昨年12月の段階で報告すべきだった」と謝罪した。
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46 comments on “Senaiho Update 2: School Bullying in Yamanashi JHS: How people who file complaints for official harassment get harassed back.”
Jim Di Griz says:
Obviously they are now terrified of being the one ‘left without a chair when the music stops’.
Clearly, their focus on responsibility and avoiding it shows that they now fear someone will be held accountable and lose their job or more.
And it doesn’t matter who ends up losing their job (or more), the fact that someone did will make sure that no one will do this again.
Rumors? Yeah, that’s nice, but any evidence? No? Then it’s meaningless. Acting on rumors? Seriously, WTF?
Maybe you should ask them about a ‘rumor’ you ‘heard’ that the teacher in question has an ‘unhealthy interest’ in your daughter, and see if they want to act on that, or if they agree rumors have no value?
senaiho says:
One thing I sort of hinted at and I think most of the sharp people here got is the narrative they tried at first claiming my daughter gave the teacher permission to cut her hair. Someone more sophisticated obviously pointed out that she is a minor so that won t fly, so they changed it to the “rumor” story to her mother asking the teacher to cut it.
I would normally be tempted to do the eye for an eye rumor thing, but they have done a pretty good job of digging holes and falling into them themselves.
TJJ says:
lol. true enough, so far. But if anyone tries that ‘rumor’ thing in front of you, here is how to deal with it.
“Well I heard a rumor that her mother gave permission to cut her hair”
“Who did you hear that from?”
“I can’t remember who I heard it from but I definitely heard it”
“If you can’t remember who said it then your memory is not reliable.”
“Well I remember but I can’t tell you the name because this is a subject of an ongoing legal case (i.e. yours)”
“There is no law in Japan that says you can’t tell me the name of someone who told you something. It is not against the law for you to tell me. It is just your decision not to”
“I can’t tell you because it is not fair to put their name in public”
Anyone can lie anonymously and only a fool would believe such a lie. If you state your name to back up your claim then maybe I would pay it some attention, otherwise not.
In the press conference the B of E gave the end of Feb. a reporter asked the head of the B of E that question and he replied “a neighbor.” What he failed to mention is that this neighbor was at the time a member of the B of E so we know exactly who this rumor mill is. It’s all recorded for posterity.
Baud says:
seems classic passive aggressive, but how many of the below so clearly describe Japanese societal norms?
“Other examples of passive-aggressive behavior might include avoiding direct or clear communication, evading problems, fear of intimacy or competition, making excuses, blaming others, obstructionism, “playing the victim”, feigning compliance with requests, sarcasm, backhanded compliments, and hiding anger.”
— Sarcasm, not so much. 🙂
Good work Senaiho
I am cheering you on from the sidelines. Thank you for your continued updates.
D in Aichi says:
Two things you should (always) keep in mind (which I’m sure you’re doing)
a) ask questions in writing and get answers back in writing, (signed, stamped etc) — keep written records for EVERYTHING
b) should you speak to anybody – RECORD the entire conversation – get their names on the recording as well as the day/date and time
cynical.nj says:
Rooting for you, Senaiho!
We have taken this to the next step yesterday by hiring a new lawyer who will shortly be starting the court process of suing the perpetrators for racial discrimination and bullying. A long process but necessary as the three year statute of limitations will run out for our case in the next month or so.
We got a call from the former lawyer we had today. She wanted a piece of the law suit we will be soon filing against the Yamanashi city government. Not sure how she found out about that. I assume all lawyers in a small country like Japan talk to each other. Anyway we gave her some document fetching chores as crumbs to placate her. She was the one who totally folded in the face of the finger pointing by the B of E, so called, third party investigation committee. Not my favorite flavor of lawyer.
It’s awfully nice when lawyers call you asking for work instead of the other way around.
Not sure how she found out about it? I wonder if your new lawyer knows about their duty of confidentiality to the client? (which is one duty that japanese lawyers do have)
Ask them whether they know about their duty of confidentiality to the client and whether they have been using your name when talking about your case to their friends. What would the bengoshikai think about that kind of behavior? Perhaps your lawyer thought you were just gaijin so it didn’t matter.
I hate to tell you how many lawyers we went to who refused to help us. Then this lady lawyer agreed hesitatingly to take us on, I paid her, then when a hot wind blew she dried up and blew away. In the meantime my wife went full bore on social media and the lawyers came out of the woodwork to offer their services. After we filed the criminal complaint , and that was in the papers, a few lawyers started contacting us asking to have a piece. Our lady lawyer friend was among these. They seem to be a very privileged class in Japan able to pick and choose work that suits them. Wish I could do that.
Supporting you and your smart family Senaiho!
You seem to be on the cusp of a good chance now for a little bit of long-awaited vindication. I wish you nothing but success and will follow your trial.
The trouble with lawyers in Japan is that us westerners think that lawyers are on our side because that’s how our legal system works. No, they work for the Japanese legal system. Sure, they want our money, but at the moment when the Japan’s interests outweigh yours, they will abandon you.
I Should have expressed what I said above in more detail.
The trouble is that westerners expect Japanese lawyers to have the same powers, and to be bound by the same rules of ethics, that western lawyers are.
But Japanese lawyers don’t and aren’t.
Japanese lawyers don’t have any powers over police matters. None. So they can’t make sure Japanese police interrogate you in the correct manner. They can’t even do that simple thing. Western lawyers can make sure the police follow all the rules of disclosure of evidence and so forth, but Japanese lawyers can’t. They don’t have that power.
Japanese lawyers also don’t have the same ethical duties that western lawyers have. There is no cab rank rule in Japan, for example. The cab rank rule says that if you are qualified to take on someones case and are not otherwise constrained then you have to take on that person’s case, regardless of how you feel about them. It is because everyone deserves legal representation.
No such rule in Japan. A lawyer can refuse to represent you for no reason at all.
Japanese lawyers collude with each other to their own benefit, over the benefit of their own clients, and that would be illegal in any western country. We saw this in the Seinaho case where one lawyer was appointed to an investigative committee because he had access to the plaintiff’s lawyer and could persuade him to abandon his client. I have seen similar cases happen before where a senior partner hit another subordinate lawyer in the face and no other lawyer would take up the assault charge.
All it took was another lawyer pointing their finger at her and she wilted away like spit on hot asphalt. And this was AFTER I gave her a lot of money to represent us.
Can you get your money back? Hired a J lawyer for an immigration issue a decade ago. Went to detention to see a friend, the lawyer basiclaly just accompanied me and I had to do all the questioning and making sure the friend was OK etc. The lawyer just said “so desu ne” to everything the police Japan’ Splained to us.
Friend appealed. Same answer immediately (No). Was deported/ 5 years later, still not allowed in (despite the ban being for 5 years).
Gulf says:
I really wish you all the best Seinaho, especially your daughter.
Really rooting for you on the sidelines, and also very thankful for all the data you are sharing with us (and Debito is publishing & hosting).
If the Ministry or the legal system end up taking the correct steps, this may be a catalyst for improvement and against bullying. And that will benefit all kids in this country.
“…who has given Debito.org important updates (previous ones here and here) about overzealous enforcers of school rules in Japan’s compulsory education system…”
It should be noted that they are not overzealous enforcers of school rules. They are unrepentant transgressors of school rules. The school rules say no dyed hair. Yet they enforcers want to force kids to dye their hair. Absolute nonsense.
We heard from the prosecutors office today that our case has been accepted. This might not seem like a big deal but given the fact that most cases like ours never reach this important stage for a variety of reasons, lack of evidence, lack of witnesses, you name it, it matters greatly. What happens next depends on many factors, the investigation will start or actually continue, but instead of a n.j. and his crazy wife demanding justice, it will have the weight of the Public Prosecutors office. A big difference.
Most likely the city office will contact us and offer a pittance to drop the case. We refuse, the process continues to criminal court. I am in virgin territory here. We will shortly be filing a civil suit against the city office and the original perpetrators which is a long process also. Anyway we are not patting ourselves on the back but we will be quietly celebrating this evening. Thank you all again and Debito for your support.
AnonymousOG says:
“Most likely the city office will contact us and offer a pittance to drop the case. We refuse, the process continues to criminal court.”
Yes, exactly, please do that. By refusing to drop the case, the criminal court will demand un-redacted documents in which you and your lawyers will find sufficient evidence about the emotional suffering caused by particular name-able individuals public workers who committed particular law-violating actions, plus new evidence about many even larger violations of the law will also probably be found now that some prosecutor seems to have decided, “I don’t like these particular individuals’ actions, I’m gonna’ bring ’em down.”
By the way folks, as we all know, once a judge in Japan has decided to give bail, it implies that the arrested person in question probably will be given a suspended sentence (meaning no prison time) (meaning in Japan the future trial and even sentence is usually already predetermined by the judge and lawyers in the backroom pre-trial agreement meetings), just as conversely the judges in Japan usually do NOT give bail to folks whom the judges already have decided will receive prison time.
And usually, once a prosecutor in Japan has decided to prosecute some folks, it implies that the defendants in question probably will be prosecuted hard and will probably be found guilty of something, either the original charge or something else, since prosecutors in Japan usually ONLY take on the cases they are sure they have enough evidence (or, ahem, have immorally illegally hidden enough exonerating evidence) to win easily.
So finally, this fact about Japan’s court system is good news for once: since that prosecutor has decided to prosecute some folks, it implies that the defendants in question probably will be prosecuted hard and will probably be found guilty of something, either the original charge or something else.
“We will shortly be filing a civil suit against the city office and the original perpetrators which is a long process also.”
Yes, exactly, please do that. Refusing to drop the criminal court case, no matter what pittance they try to bribe you with (they will be forced by the courts to pay much more, so simply continue towards showing all the evidence in criminal court [and having the judge demand they show all their documents, everything!!!], go all the way), and then, concurrently, the civil suit. Criminal court progress and civil court progress, congratulations about steadily moving forward, may your family see as much justice as possible in both courts. 🙂
Thank you for this information. Like I said this is uncharted territory for me.
I did hear that the teachers charged were to be put on “administrative leave” for the duration of the investigation. With pay of course! The principal involved retired the end of the school year in ’18. Also the prosecutors will decide whether it is a cooperative investigation or uncooperative which is where they go on and take everything out in boxes Carlos Ghosn style.
I want to point out that we did ALL of the work of gathering evidence and submitting it to the prosecutors in a form acceptable to them, which SHOULD have been done, or would have been done by the police, in a truly civilized country. Japan just paints itself as a first world country over its tribal rust.
Well, this is true, but screw ’em, you’re doing the right thing and should be proud of yourself for not being fobbed off by a whole system designed to keep you down. Well played sir! Enjoy your celebration tonight!
Senaiho: You have a very righteous cause. It is easy for me to say this from behind a keyboard and not having to go through all you are going through but a huge kudos to you and your wife for taking this to the limit and I hope you let this play out completely. Thanks for sharing this here. The treatment given to your daughter was barbaric and I truly admire what you and your wife are doing.
Congratulations Senaiho for getting to this important stage! You have grit and they can’t continue to ignore you anymore. Thank you for updating us, and we are eagerly awaiting a promising result.
If something goes off the rails I think it would be worth for all of us readers to use social media to bring it to worldwide attention, because it is a disgrace what happened to your daughter, how it was ignored by the officials (“the reason for the bullying was not investigated closely”, is what they said. They did nothing.) and finally, how it was reported in the news where the actual act of bullying was simply not discussed, and just a fake apology for letting the issue fester was given.
Unacceptable anywhere else but Japan
In my previous experience in Japan when things don’t go the way powers- that- be want them to go, they resort to “unconventional” means which is usually some form of intimidation in which the police do absolutely nothing about.
If we experience anything like this, you fine folks here will be the first to know.
Scipio says:
Well done Senaiho. I have no dog in the race. I have no children and 25 years has made me just indifferent about Japanese society and its ‘ways’. However this is about universal decency and a moral injustice done to your daughter, which your average Japanese on the street would think was wrong. Again, well done and although we’re not there in flesh, we are there in spirit; as is that average Japanese.
We were contacted by a representative of the city head yesterday (shchou) who hinted that the head of the city would like to meet us to discuss “terms” which I assume means some pittance in return for dropping the criminal charges.
We have not decided about whether to meet him or not, whether to be attented to by legal representation or not, whether this is just another ruse to stall and delay, or not. I am against it, but not strongly against as I just don’t trust them.
Well, the mayor is a public worker, and he wants to meet you during his public working hours, so you have the legal right to record him. 🙂
One option is to tell him while pulling out the camera/phone, “Bouhan Kamera for the court: I’m recording audio and video to show the court you public workers committing more criminal actions.”
The other option is you can simply record audio secretly (with an actual digital camera with microphone, or a recording app on your cell phone, either way you can stealthily pre-prepare in your pocket the “switched on, recording in advance” camera/app） and simply not mention it to the working public workers the fact that this legal recording is taking place.
Not mentioning you are recording seems like the way to go, since you already know you have the legal right to record working public workers, there is no need to announce “I’m recording you”, and there is no benefit in announcing that, because suddenly they would change their sentences and try to hide their illegalities, and they also would suddenly become oscar-winning actors pretending to be goodhearted moralistic individuals trying to help the big bad “misunderstanding” foreign monster.
By not mentioning you are recording, chances are higher that the mayor (or one of the other public workers under him) will say something illegal (because they all assume they can just lie later about what they said, if questioned later by a prosecutor or a court judge, and they all assume they will be believed over you in such a “he said, she said” situation) so since they are making such assumptions just let them also make the erroneous assumption that you don’t have a recorder switched on in your pocket.
Imagine this: you switch on the recorder in your pocket in advance, you walk into the mayor’s office, the mayor says some illegal things trying to coerce you to drop the case, you secretly record the whole conversation without mentioning you are recording, then you submit court documents in which you CLAIM “I am quite sure the mayor said illegal sentences A, B, and C.” and then the mayor assumes this is the standard “Japanese claimant versus Foreigner claimant” situation, so he starts bold-faced LYING to the prosecutor and to the court judge basically saying, “This foreigner misunderstood me, I never said such sentences, I would never say such sentences, this foreigner’s claims about what I said during that meeting are absolutely incorrect!” and THEN once he stupidly has written or spoken such false statements to the prosecutor and to the court judge, THEN you suddenly reveal to the prosecutor and to the court judge your recording of the lying mayor, which means you suddenly have proved on the record that the mayor indeed committed illegal actions A, B, and C (for example: his offering you a bribe to drop the case, his threatening that if you don’t drop the case you’re going to have trouble, etc.) and even better: you suddenly have proved on the record that the mayor committed the ADDITIONAL illegal action of LYING to the prosecutor and LYING to the court judge, which will be a big problem for that mayor, since (regardless of the relatively minor, non-imprisonable, nature of the original sentences which the mayor was lying about to cover up) the bottom line is LYING to police officers, prosecutors, and/or judges, is itself a major imprisonable crime, ala Martha Stewart “making false statements” conviction. 🙂
So yeah, I would go listen to (and of course record, without mentioning the recording) the mayor stupidly speaking various sentences meant to motivate you to drop the case, and I would even feign ignorance like Socrates/Ali-G/Borat to get the mayor to start feeling comfortable enough to relax and hopefully the mayor will then start saying even stupider stuff, all of which you will tell the prosecutor and the court judge about later, and then when the mayor is asked about that he will start lying to the prosecutor and to the court judge about what was supposedly said during this meeting, and then finally after the mayor has officially lied to the prosecutor and the court judge, THEN I would suddenly release to the prosecutor and to the court judge (and to media outlets, and to the mayor as well) the audio evidence proving the mayor lied to the prosecutor and the court judge: which was an imprisonable crime, Mr. Mayor! 🙂
We will meet and record everything of course. The problem from our perspective is how can you return 3 years of our daughters life? How can they fix her and our mental anguish? How can they reverse the damage from all the lies, the delays, the obfustication? How can they reverse the time wasted by their bogus third party investigation? You can’t put a monetary value on this although they will try.
If they had done the right thing from the beginning instead of going to the dark side they would not be in criminal court now.
Yes, exactly, the situation is just as you explained.
The criminal court judgement (and then the civil court judgement) can NEVER fix the suffering of the victim and family.
The only thing the upcoming judgements can do is: penalize the criminal actions committed by those specific public worker individuals, for justice and hopefully for future prevention of such crimes.
Dear judges, please properly penalize these specific public worker individuals for the criminal actions they committed, your strong judgements today will help prevent such crimes by others in the future.
I meant to say they wouldn’t be looking at criminal court as it’s still a ways off. Lots of things need to happen yet.
I would meet him, and record the whole conversation without telling him you are doing so. He is a public working and you are meeting him in his role as such, so I think you have the right to record it (any legal opinions on that?).
Meet with him. See what he has to say. You don’t need a lawyer, just record everything with a pocket voice recorder. Don’t sign or agree to anything. You can bring a friend as a witness.
We met with the prosecutors at the end of last week, here is a brief summary. We were not allowed to be present when our daughter gave a statement, but it appears she was not able to give a detailed account of the hair cutting incident enough for the prosecutors to be able to take it further. They did an investigation and of course the teachers denied doing anything, so without any other evidence, video, witnesses, etc. They don’t have enough to proceed. Very disappointing. It seems the law in Japan that applies is for FORCED haircuts, but without proof and a traumatised victim unable to recall the event, it’s a dead end. That leaves us with only the civil suit avenue.
— Not surprising. Thanks for the update.
I’m sorry to hear this.
But I am glad you pursued this avenue to its end, if only for your own peace of mind.
And I sincerely hope that this whole experience has given your daughter a healthy distrust of authority and those who seek it. That’s invaluable in Japan, more so than elsewhere.
It would have been nice to have a criminal conviction even if it would have most likely been a slap on the wrist before going into civil court, but we gave it our best shot. We waited as long as we could for our daughter to heal somewhat from her experience with the worry that she might bury it, which is how it worked out.
Thanks again for your and others support.
Sorry to hear this. You fought the good fight. The police sinply didn’t want to let you proceed against the government. There were witnessess ie, the other students, of course. Video?? Video of the crime happening? That’s what they needed? Oh lord how weak.
Video? Why didn’t the police just lock up the teacher until they confessed? That’s how it works here, right?
Of course they aren’t going to do any of that fancy western style ‘investigation’ stuff! That’s like something from fiction! Sherlock Holmes or something!
Nope, confessions all the way.
They have already confessed to doing it, they just didn’t admit it was forced.
Obviously have been coached.
Yes, absolutely. It’s like something out of Kafka.
Teacher(s): admit to cutting the hair
Jurisprudence: forced haircuts are violence
No proof of either parental authorization or forced haircut
Common sense: teachers don’t usually cut students’ hair
Parents: have diligently collected evidence of bullying at school
And now, according to the flawed logic of the police, they don’t have enough to proceed!!!
They use the term “black box” to say that they can’t prosecute a rape case that happened in a room (not only in Shiro Ito’s case, I think), but apparently something that happens in front of the whole class is also a black box case!
Huge respect for doing all this to protect your family, Senaiho.
Yeah Huge respect Senaiho. You did right by your daughter and your family. You were just up against a stacked deck.
I never want to hear again about Japan’s low crime rate. The alleged low crime rate is a manufactured statistic dictated by police (i.e. government) policy.
What organization is available to the public for redress against unjust police actions? I actually don’t know, but I know what they are in my own country. Do such similar apparatus exist in Japan? For complaints against police? Are they also handled by the police – that would be funny (not really though – It would be horrifying).
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As surprising as it may seem, the girls didn’t talk much for a couple days after Alexis had her first threesome. But on the third day, Alexis agreed to meet Ashley for dinner, wondering with cautious anticipation what her sister might have in mind next.
“So, you seem to me enjoying your, um, experimenting do far,” said Ashley as the girls sat down on her couch with Chinese takeout. Ashley, once again, wore a top that showed half her stomach, and Alexis had even decided to wear a top that exposed a couple inches of her belly and a fair amount of cleavage. Ashley would make her change into something more revealing if she didn’t show a little skin, Alexis had reasoned as she picked out her outfit.
Alexis still couldn’t believe how slutty her big sister dressed – or how slutty she acted, for that matter. Thinking back, she couldn’t remember the last time she saw Ashley in “normal” clothes. Well, the crop tops were normal for Ashley. She could probably count the tops she owned that were long enough to cover her belly button on one hand.
“Yeah, it’s been – it’s been a lot of fun,” replied Alexis finally.
“Yeah, you’re starting to become quite the little slut,” said Ashley with a wink. “There’s still a long way to go, though, you know?”
“Yeah,” replied Alexis.
“I mean, lots of stuff you haven’t tried yet. I was just wondering where you are with all of it and wanted to see if you’re ready to experiment a little more.”
“I don’t know Ashley,” said Alexis. “I’ve done a lot lately. Would it be OK if I had some time – maybe during Christmas break I could think about it some and then see what we want to do. You know, I have to study for exams anyway.”
Ashley, convinced that Alexis had learned enough for one semester, nodded and agreed.
The girls finished their dinner and Alexis left uneventfully after catching up on the latest gossip and recalling the sexual encounters the two girls had experienced that year.
Of course, Alexis continued to give the guys a show from her dorm window two nights a week or so. She would get so stressed studying that she would just rip her clothes off and fuck herself hard, fucking her pussy and ass and sucking her dildo clean every chance she got. She was really attracting an audience, and she always covered her face.
Ashley, meanwhile, continued to serve as a slut for whoever she could pick up at a club or fraternity party, always willing to open her legs, always dressed to please.
Christmas break came and the girls went home to live with their dad for a month. Nothing eventful really happened during the first three weeks, except Alexis continued her ass-to-mouth exploits with her dildo and Ashley occasionally went to a party, always dressed like a whore, always coming back late, always winking at Alexis when she asked how her night was. She always seemed to leave some sort of indication that she was out getting laid, whether it was the smeared makeup or messed up hair or cum-stained clothes.
The girls went shopping one day, too, and Ashley again wore a top that left lots of her stomach exposed. The girls sat down and had lunch, and Ashley’s thong rode up well above her jeans in the back. Alexis, of course, told her about it, but Ashley just smiled and said, “I know,” afterward, Ashley bought a similarly short top for Alexis and even convinced her to change into it and walk around the mall wearing it.
“You don’t find it humiliating? Wearing stuff like this? Ashley, I’ve never seen you really covered!” Alexis said, laughing.
“Yeah, maybe a little.”
“Well we are home now – not in college! I’ve seen people I know and stuff – what are they thinking when they see us like this? They’re going to think I’m a slut! Especially this time of year!”
“Yeah, Alexis – if you hadn’t figured it out yet, lots of people know I’m a slut. I actually kinda like it – it turns me on.”
“Yeah, that sounds just like you, Ashley,” replied Alexis. The girls laughed and continued to walk through the mall, Ashley strutting her body and Alexis slowly becoming more comfortable in her attire. The girls finished shopping after a few more stores, and Alexis was relieved to only be seen by one person she recognized, other than Ashley of course.
The girls left the mall and stepped out into the cold. Alexis folded her arms across her bare stomach, shivering. Ashley, on the other hand, adjusted her hair, allowing her shirt to ride up and show even more skin as the hem flapped in the cold breeze.
A few days later, while the girls’ father was at work, Ashley left to go see a friend, leaving Alexis home alone. Seizing the opportunity, Alexis pulled out her dildo and began another ass-to-mouth performance, hoping to finally satisfy the urges that had plagued her for the last couple days. She was on her fourth round of switching from her ass to her mouth when Ashley barged in the bedroom unannounced.
“Ashley!” Alexis shouted.
“Whoa, you are really going at it!” Ashley exclaimed, laughing.
“Damn it, I was so close!”
“Come on, güvenilir bahis it’s not like I’ve never watched you fuck yourself.”
“Yeah, but I was – “
“You were really into it. I heard you all the way down the hall.”
“Did you hear me moaning, or – “
“I heard everything. The moaning, the begging, you calling yourself a filthy slut – I bet you really want someone to watch you right now don’t you?”
“Oh my god, I can’t believe – “
“Don’t be all prudish on me! So you like to be called a slut – I like it too. I love it, actually. And I know how much you love being watched.”
“So what, you’re just going to sit here and watch me fuck myself and listen to me tell you what an ass to mouth slut I am?” Alexis noticed at that exact moment that she had completely stopped masturbating, but she was still more horny than ever.
“You would just love that, wouldn’t you? Well guess what, I have to go shower.” Ashley quickly unzipped her low-rise jeans and slid them off along with her panties, stopping to dip two fingers into her pussy. When she pulled them out, Alexis could see that they were unmistakably covered in cum. Before she could ask, Ashley began to explain.
“I just went to meet a couple of guys for a quick fuck,” Ashley said. Slowly, she lifted her fingers to her lips and began to lick off the remnants of her slutty day. She sucked her fingers for a few seconds, teasing Alexis as she swallowed the cum. “See, I can’t watch you – I have to shower.”
“Ashley, wow,” said Alexis.
“What, are you jealous? There are plenty of guys out there who would be up for a quick meet and fuck. Go find some if you want it.”
“No, I just want someone to watch. I don’t want to fuck guys around here. I feel like I’d get a reputation!”
“Yeah, that you’re easy and a slut? You think everybody doesn’t know I am? Come on. And if you really just want someone to watch, open up your computer and let somebody watch!”
“Wh- what do you mean?” Asked Alexis.
“Come on, you know. There are websites where you can get naked for a stranger. Show your tits, show your pussy, even fuck yourself for them. Whatever you want to do.”
“Oh – wow – really? Can you show me? Is it safe?”
“Sure.” Said Ashley. She opened up Alexis’ laptop and brought up a site and clicked a few buttons and keys. Within a few minutes, there was a guy on the screen chatting with Alexis, who was in bed completely nude.
“You can type to him,” said Ashley. “You have no idea who he is or where he is. And that’s half the fun!”
“Wow…” Alexis’ voice trailed off. “Ok, I’m going to show him how I have fun.”
“Go right ahead. I’ll be in the shower.” Alexis turned to the computer and began typing some words.
“Wow, you’re already naked!” The guy had typed.
“What do you expect?” Alexis typed back. “Isn’t the point to be naked?”
“Yeah, but some girls will barely flash you their tits before they run away. So what do you like to do on here?”
“This is my first time,” typed Alexis.
“First time and already naked!”
“Yeah, my sister showed me this site just a few minutes ago.”
“Is your sister there? Is she naked too?”
“Haha. She’s in the shower.”
“Oh. Well you have a really sexy body.”
“Thank you,” typed Alexis, blushing. She moved the laptop to show her face, as she realized her face wasn’t in the screen.
“Wow, and your face too!” The guy said. He thought about telling her that most girls that use the site don’t show their face, but he thought better of it and said nothing.
Slowly, Alexis built up her courage and began to rub her pussy lips with her right hand.
“You like that?” She asked, stopping for a moment.
“Oh yeah. Want to do it together?”
Alexis plunged her fingers into her pussy as the guy brought out his cock and began to stroke it.
“This turns me on so much!” The guy wrote after a couple minutes of watching each other masturbate.
“Me too! I love being watched!” Alexis wrote back.
“Yeah. And I love watching and shooting a load of cum on a hot girl!”
“Want me to make you cum? I love ass to mouth and I want to show you something…”
“Wow, definitely!”
Alexis needed nothing more. She grabbed her dildo and plunged it deep into her ass, becoming more aroused with each thrust as she slid the dildo deeper and deeper into her ass. Looking at the computer, she could see him stroking his cock to her as she fucked her own ass.
“Wow, just wow,” he typed.
“Do you like watching me fuck my ass?” She responded, pausing for a moment.
“Yeah, that’s so sexy!”
“Well I like you watching me. I’m really just a little slut and want to show you.”
“You like being watched?”
“I loooove being watched. And being called a slut. ;)”
“You really are a little slut”
Alexis thrust the dildo deep in her ass and pulled it out. Positioning her face in front of the webcam, she slowly slid her dildo out of her ass and into her waiting mouth as she began türkçe bahis to type, holding the dildo in her mouth with her lips.
“This tastes really nasty but I love doing it.”
“Wow, you slut!”
“Thanks. It really makes me super horny.”
“You like tasting your own ass?”
“Love it. Its nasty and humiliating and really turns me on.”
Alexis continued to suck on the dildo in her mouth, savorong its nasty taste as she did so. She sucked as she looked directly at the webcam, wanting her viewer to see the sultry look on her face and see exactly how tasting her ass made her feel.
Soon, Alexis was pounding her ass with the dildo again, turning to show him how deep she was taking it. She thrust hard, turned the dildo in her ass, pulled it almost all the way out, and thrust it in again. Alexis was taking as much as she could stand.
“You really are an anal slut, aren’t you?”
“Yes,” she replied, holding the dildo with her lips again. “If you were here I would beg you to fuck my ass and then suck your cock clean.”
“Ohhhh that’s so hot!”
Alexis shoved the dildo deep inside her mouth, tasting her ass again as she forced it into her throat. Swallowing her ass-flavored saliva, she smiled and began thrusting he dildo in her ass again. For another couple of minutes Alexis fucked her ass hard with the dildo. Removing it, she sat up and typed again.
“I want you to shoot your cum all over me,” she wrote.
“Beg for it slut,” came the reply.
“Please, please shoot your cum on me while I taste my own ass! I love being watched while I fuck my own ass and taste it. Please, please please give me that cum!”
Alexis placed the dildo into her mouth yet again, letting him watch as she slowly licked every inch, sticking her tongue out and licking it as if she was teasing a cock.
“I’m a filthy ass to mouth slut,” Alexis said out loud to the webcam. Even though the guy couldn’t hear her, he read her lips perfectly. She placed her face near the webcam, giving him a close up view as she rammed the dildo into her throat, abusing her face for him as she tasted the nasty toy.
It only took a moment. Seconds later, he began to shoot his load. Alexis took the dildo out and opened wide, giving him a nice big target on his computer screen. He didn’t miss.
Alexis quickly thanked him and soon found another viewer to satisfy her desires. This time, she placed her ass near the webcam, moving her computer closer to her body to give the guy a show. She fingered her ass as she fucked her pussy with the dildo until she made him cum also.
Then it was on to a third guy. Alexis started right off by telling him she loved to show off and that she was a huge slut and needed to be watched. She begged him to call her nasty names, which he was all took happy to do. Finally, Alexis had a thunderous orgasm as she slid three fingers into her ass and fucked her pussy rough, showing him up close. She then sucked her dildo and her fingers until the guy shot his load onto her face.
Ashley, meanwhile, had finished her shower, put on a minimal amount of clothing, and was about to go for her second booty call of the day when she heard her sister scream from her bedroom.
“God, goooood yes I’m such a fucking ass to mouth slut and I love being watched while I taste my ass!” Ashley stopped to listen as her sister, moaning in ecstasy, degraded herself, not knowing Ashley was intently listening. She left with her sisters voice ringing in her ears, and she came hard while being roughly used by her “date” and thinking about her sister’s self-degradation and new obsession with tasting her own ass.
The sisters didn’t talk much for a couple days, mostly because Alexis was too busy showing off for strangers online and Ashley was too busy going out and getting fucked. But they did speak, and Alexis made certain to let Ashley know she had a good time online, but that it wasn’t nearly as good as the real thing. Every so often, Ashley would catch her sister moaning or even screaming, and could not help but stop and listen or even walk in and watch.
The night before the girls were going to head back to campus, Alexis came into Ashley’s room.
“Ashley – I thought about what you said, and about what we talked about.”
“About what?” Ashley inquired.
“About me trying new things and, you know – just – being more of a slut.”
“And?” Ashley stopped packing and looked at her sister intently.
“Well, I’ve been getting bored showing off online. It was fun at first but I guess I’m just getting used to it now. I’m going through five or six guys before I even get off, and that’s if I only do it once. I mean, I guess what I’m saying is – I want to be a slut, Ashley. I’m ready to try new things and everything.”
“I hoped you’d say that,” Ashley said. She stepped closer to her sister, her cropped sweater not hiding her tits or her stomach particularly well. Her thong rode up as she bent over to pick up a bag from the floor. “Here are some – some clothes I want to give you. You might güvenilir bahis siteleri call them a little slutty, but to me it’s just normal clothes. I hope you’ll be wearing more revealing clothes from now on, so I want to give them to you.”
“Ummm, thank you,” said Alexis.
“Ready to be a slut,” repeated Ashley. “Ready to have some sexy fun this semester?”
“Yeah. I mean, Ashley, I’ll be a slut at school. I really don’t want to be one here. Like, if I get a reputation there or whatever, I mean, I thought about it and I want to be a slut so that’s ok – it’s part of the deal I guess. But I don’t want to have a reputation here – I’ve heard people talking about you here. Everyone knows you’ll have sex with anybody. I don’t want that – not here.”
“Then let’s get you a reputation on campus!” Said Ashley with a wink. “There a party next weekend, first weekend back. Want to go with me?”
“Sure,” said Alexis, smiling wide. She knew her sister had something planned. Truthfully, after having a month to consider it, Alexis had realized that having a reputation for being a slut was a small price to pay for having as much fun as she was having actually being one. And the more she thought about it, the more the idea of being the “school slut” aroused her. She was actually going to do it.
Alexis arrived at Ashley’s apartment as planned on the night of the party, and soon after, the girls were on their way, walking to the scene of the event. Although it was barely twenty degrees, Ashley was dressed in her usual revealing attire – this time it was a white cropped sweater. The neckline was cut in a “u” shape, reveaing a hint of cleavage, and there was an inch-wide slit directly between her breasts, so deep it revealed the front clasp on her sultry red bra. A three-inch strip of cotton fabric was all that separated the bottom of the slit from the top’s hem. Her low rise jeans exposed her pelvic bones, and her pierced belly button was squarely in the middle of her completely exposed midriff.
Alexis wasn’t completely covered either, opting for a small, black tie-front cropped sweater, complete with a v-neck to expose her cleavage, and tight, high-waisted jeans that sat just below her navel. She also wore a short denim jacket that didn’t really cover that much, but at least it would keep her marginally warm as she strutted to the party.
“So, what are we doing tonight?” Alexis asked playfully as the girls walked.
“Just wait and see,” said Ashley.
“Being sluts?” Asked Alexis.
“Oh, you know it! Slut!” Ashley replied. Alexis couldn’t have been more excited.
When the girls arrived at the party, Ashley immediately took off Alexis’ jacket and threw it in a corner. Alexis offered no objection. The girls made their way to the kitchen to get a drink.
“Sorry, we uhh – we don’t really have much booze,” said a guy in a backwards hat to the girls as they walked in.
“What?! Why?” Said Ashley.
“First weekend back, we just didn’t have time to get a bunch. We didn’t realize how many people were coming.”
“Well maybe I can change your mind about that?” Ashley half asked and half stated.
“How’s that?” Asked the guy, a crooked smile sneaking its way onto his lips.
“Like this,” Ashley said. She reached her arms to just under her breasts and, grabbing both her sweater and bra, lifted up, exposing her breasts to the dozen or so people standing in the room.
“Wow, you really know how to do it,” said the guy, handing Ashley a beer as she returned her clothing to its original location. She had flashed for about fifteen scones, which was enough to arouse her a little, but left her wanting more.
“Go on, Alexis, you want a drink, don’t you?” Ashley prodded. Smiling a semi-reluctant smile, but knowing how much she wanted to show off, Alexis slowly untied her shirt and then unclasped her strapless bra from the back, letting her shirt fall open at her sides, exposing her perky tits. She handed the bra to the guy as she took a beer from his hand, not bothering to tie her shirt until she had quickly downed the beer and received another.
From that point forward, knowing the girls would flash their tits if it meant getting booze, the guys wouldn’t dare give either of them a drink without getting something in return. Alexis tried to keep count of the number of drinks she had, and the number of times she flashed, but she soon lost count.
An hour or do later, after probably a half dozen flashes for each girl, Ashley stepped up onto the coffee table as a dance song started playing on the stereo system. With probably thirty people in the large room, she unclasped per her bra and pulled it out of her shirt, the outline of her nipples becoming visible to all through her sweater.
“Wooooo!” She shouted. Smiling and laughing, she tossed the bra aside and lifted her sweater up, exposing her breasts to the whole room. She reached out for Alexis’ hand, pulling her up onto the table, and began to dance.
Alexis didn’t need much encouragement. After all, her new mission was to engage in slutty behavior at every opportunity. She quickly untied her shirt for the seventh time (she thought) that evening, and, not to be outdone, slipped it off over her arms and tossed it into the crowd of guys.
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A Night with Step Dad
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Home newsitems French Economy Minister LeMaire +EU Commissioner Vestager: with GAFA Tax =EU Sovereignity+Technology
French Economy Minister LeMaire +EU Commissioner Vestager: with GAFA Tax =EU Sovereignity+Technology
Written by ACM
*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- An exceptional and well attended EU Parliament's joint Hearing from its Economic and Monetary as well as Tax Fraud/Evasion and Financial Crime Committees, followed by a Citizens' Consultation event, Together with EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, at the prestigious Strasbourg's Town Hall, (there where CoE had been Created by European Heads of State/Goverments 70 Years ago), offered a Timely Opportunity for the Young but already Experienced French Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, (former EU affairs and later Agriculture Minister, etc), a key Political Ally of President Emmanuel Macron, to Strongly Urge for EU Decisions at the forthcoming December 2018 EU Summit in Brussels, to Tax the Big Rich Companies exploiting Internet services, and making Fortunes of Billions € by harvesting European Peuple's Data free of charge : all Foreign and all American, such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (GAFA) etc.
A quite Popular Idea at this Side of the Atlantic Ocean, but also facing some Concerns by certain EU Member States, so that its Final, Total and Prompt Adoption of all those relevant Measures wouldn't seem obvious to everybody, as Debates with several Positive, but also hesitaht MEPs revealed...
But Bruno Le Maire, backed by EU Commissioner Vestager, Highlighted an even Stronger Inventive, apparently able to Boost Wider Support even among those currently hesitating : Such a demonstration of EU's Financial Sovereignity, could and should also Help to settle another Big Issue in nowadays Global Digital landscape : To Develop, in parallel, a much Needed European Giants' Industry of brand New Digital Products at the World Wide Web, by mastering Modern Key Technologies !
- When even our European SMEs, Craftsmen, Independent Workers, etc., are Taxed sometimes from 12% up to 25%, but the Global US Giant Company "Google" doesn't pay, practically, No Taxes, f.ex. while based in Ireland, it's Not Acceptable !, he Criticized, applauded by several People.
-"Don't be Afraid !", he vigouresly launched to Sympathizers, after some Other Critics (f.ex. a MEP) had found Pretext in certain Other EU Member States' alleged Hesitations, in order to make Pessimist Predictions for that Project to Tax GAFAs.
+ "I Won't Stop !", vowed Bruno Le Maire, Adding that, for Europe, to "Be Sovereign, is Also to have Our Own Technologies", in order to Build "an Industrial Plan" for EU Member Countries, "All Together", as he highlighted.
- For that purpose, we (EU) must Attract the Best Researchers, Invest, and Coooperate, the key French Minister resumed in a nutshell.
++ And, Then, "if we (EU) Open up", in International Trade, concerning Digital/Internet products, "they (mainly the USA's Big Companies) Must Open" too !, stressed EU Commissioner Vestager.
Vestager has Recently become World Famous for having dared ask "Google" to pay considerable Taxes from the Profits it makes in Europe.
- "I am Not for a Trade War", ensured Le Maire. But, "I believe in Solidarity between European Businesses", and in the "European Preference !", he added, pointing, f.ex., at the use of French-European "QWant" Search Engine, etc.. (While some still Remember that Good European Search-Engine "All The Web", which was finally Bought by USA's "Yahoo", and "killed" by simply incorporating it partly in its own engine)...
- Meanwhile, f.ex. for "the Protection of (personal) Data", the key French Minister pleaded for "a European Way" to do such things, which would be "Not the American Way", "Neither the Chinese way", as he said.
- To those MEPs who claimed that there were still Obstacles inside EU Council, citting f.ex. Ireland (where "Google" and/or "Apple" for Europe are Headquartered, etc), and/or Germany, allegedly "afraid that the USA may react by Taxing their Car Exports", etc, he calmly Replied by reminding that he was in favor of a close Franco-German Cooperation in main EU affairs, pleading for a Joint Position "at the End of the Year" 2018, as well as that he had "Spoken about that with Wolfgang Schäuble", (ChristianDemocrat/EPP,when he still was Minister for Financial affairs, before becoming, recently, President of the Bundestag : See ..., etc), and that the new German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, (Socialist), would be now favourable to GAFA's Tax. For that purpose, he plans to Visit Germany and even Ireland, (with which he said that a Solution meeting its real, legitimate interests, could be found).
Obviously, by Highlighting the prospect to build a European Digital Industry, Germany may be more Motivated to play the game... Chancellor Angie Merkel, (as well as a lot of Mainsream German Medias), had already shown a lively Interest to Boost Independent European Digital products, as early as since the aftermath of the 2013 Snowden Scandal on US Mass Spying even on EU Countries' Officials, (as an unforgetable EU Summit, October 2013 in Brussels, had clearly shown : See, f.ex., among others, also : .....)
- "Together, We (EU's key Countries) can be Strong. But, one Alone, would be Swept away by Globalisation, Bruno Le Maire warned, as a matter of general principle.
- At any case, "Digital Taxation" is an "Important" Issue, where "we (EU) Need better Monitoring", while France vowed to use, during the "Next Year" (2019), its G7 - G20 Presidency in order "to Fight Better against Tax Evasion" at Global level, Bruno Le Maire anounced.
But the most obvious Question, spontaneously popping up for anyone who followed Both MEPs' and EU Citizens' Debates Today in Strasbourg, naively but sincerely and logically is :
- "When shall we have a good European SmartPhone ?"...
Something, indeed, that even the experienced ChristianDemocrat/EPP Party's President, former Long-Time Strasbourg's MEP and Chairman of the EPP Group in EU Parliament, Joseph Daul, had vowed to Discuss with the New French President, already since 2017...
A fortiori, when one knows that even the 1st Mobile Phone in the World, as well as the 1st evolved SmartPhone, were Both built in Europe in the Past, by Finland's Nokia, (which has Recently returned back to Independent Production).
But Minister Bruno Le Maire, who Saluted Friendly "Eurofora" (which had been Invited to Both Events), when he Arrived Today in Strasbourg, had, afterwards, to run fast to catch his TGV for Paris, so that this key Question was practically postponed for later-on...
In a last-minute, surprise move, New EU Chairman, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, anounced a proposal in Strasbourg to open an EU Parliament debate on Europe's Identity in the ranup to 2009 Election :
- "I am conscious of the fact that there is, today, a real Crisis on Europe's
Identity", he replied earlier to a question by Greek MEP Ioanis Varvitsiotes, who had asked him to "advance beyond those who don't really want a Political Europe",
- "Why not a real Debate on what is Europe's Identity ?", proposed
Sarkozy, in this regard.
- "EU Parliament could organize such Debates", he suggested :"It's
better for EU Parliament, than for National Governments, or EU Commission, to
define what is the European Identity", the French President proposed.
A diplomatic way to avoid obstacles by some Governments and/or some Brussels' bureacrats, reportedly opposed to really free and popular, critical European debates on hot political issues..
Sarkozy brillantly won the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in France in 2007, in the line of the principles anounced at an important Speech in Strasbourg, February 2007, about a Political Europe, and a European Identity on issues which matter to the People.
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Montreal Music Shows This Week: Jesse Potter, El Coyote, The Firing Squad & Enzo S and more
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By Tanu Oberoi Mar 29, 2018 Mar 29, 2018
Hello dear FTB readers and welcome to another edition of Montreal Live Music Shows This Week.
We have an eclectic mix of recommendations for you, from avant-guard progressive metal to authentic electro-pop. We also have some great local alt country/bluegrass as well as maritime acoustic folk rock coming your way.
Since there’s nothing positive to say about the rain and snow on its way to Montreal, let’s keep things on the up and up and focus on the live music!
Come See What the Maritimes Are Blowing In
Nova Scotian Jesse Potter brings his heartfelt solo act to Barfly to showcase his latest songs filled with creativity.
Hailing from an ocean side town in Annapolis Valley, Potter draws inspiration from the crashing waves of his hometown, and the awe-spiring nature that surrounded him growing up.
Inspired by jazz, gypsy music, folk, and pop, he brings his unique brand of adult contemporary acoustic jazz to Montreal on his first cross Canada tour. But make no mistake, he’s been grinding away at developing his sound for several years; he has a full LP out produced by Scott Hupman of The Hupman Brothers, and has played well known festivals back home like Lunenburg’s Folk Harbour Festival and Wolfville’s Deep Roots Music Festival.
Musical inspirations include Andy And Ariana, Micah O’connell, Adam Bazinet, and Chris Robison.
“Everything is constantly influencing my music. When I’m writing a song, my environment, the people around me, what sounds I heard throughout the day, and even the way I’m positioned affect how the song turns out in the end.”
Potter has a great uplifting and positive vibe on stage so come show your support for this very special artist:
Montreal’s own folk rock outfit Temporary Flings open the show. It is the brainchild of two songsmiths Shawn Thicke and Jean-Marc Grenier. Both had a hard time finding the right musicians to work with, but once they met, the chemistry sparked immediately and they came up with four songs right off the bat the first time they jammed.
Influenced by classic bands like Led Zeppelin, The Hip, and Dave Matthews Band, the misfits teamed up with rockers Zacharie Robert on bass and Jas Bat on drums to complete the lineup.
“Our songs tell stories of outcasts, underdogs, criminals, dreamers, and romantics in search of redemption”
Jesse Potter performs with Temporary Flings at Barfly, 4062A St-Laurent, Friday, March 30, 8pm
El Coyote: A Happy Accident
Alt country folk outfit El Coyote will be launching their first album of all original material at Casa this week. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Gilles Castilloux at The Treatment Room; the go to studio for big names like Plants & Animals, Stars, Wintersleep, and We Are Wolves.
The band was a happy accident resulting from casual Friday night jams for local musicians with busy careers to let loose, have some fun, and get through the winter. But as the weeks went by, everyone around the table started to realize that there was something more to this. Originals started to appear and by springtime, a full album worth of material was ready.
El Coyote is a great blend of country, americana and bluegrass that comes with a lot of heart and soul. And the vocal harmonies are stellar.
El Coyote by El Coyote
El Coyote perform at Casa del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent, Tuesday April 3, 8pm. Tickets $13/$15 available through Casa del Popolo
March Is For Metal
Indiana progressive metal band The Contortionist come to Montreal to rock the stage and promote their latest album Clairvoyant. The band has been part of over 22 concert tours so far. The hardworking metallers, influenced by bands like Deftones, Meshuggah and Dream Theatre, have four studio albums and three EPs so far.
Lyrically, The Clairvoyant album has a melancholy vibe. Unlike their their previous album Language, which was more upbeat, this time around the lyrics focus on death and the darker side of that.
The Contortionist is one of those bands that is the opposite of bands like Slayer, Killswitch Engage, or AC/DC who do the same thing album after album. Instead, they are taking the route of bands like Pink Floyd and Mastodon and experimenting with new ideas and sounds each album.
The band started off releasing their first album of typical heaviness: down tuned guitars, with big riffs and lots of chugging. Solid album but nothing that set them apart from the dozens of other bands doing the exact same thing.
Three albums later, with a new vocalist, the band is coming into their own. The atmospheric vibe gives their single Reimagned a dreamy feel, and you can hear pop influences within.
The Contortionists perform at Théâtre Fairmount, 5240 Ave du Parc, Saturday, March 31st at 7pm. Tickets are $28 and available through Théâtre Fairmount
Riding The Electropop Wave
Hailing from North Carolina, Grammy nominated duo Sylvan Esso have been working the circuit since 2013 with their brand of indie-electro pop. Their first album reached No. 39 on The Billboard 200, and they’ve played The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The band has come a long way. Both musicians were in bands that never went anywhere. But a chance encounter at The Cactus Club in Milwaukee changed their destinies forever.
They recorded their self titled debut album in an apartment bedroom and started touring in a Toyota Prius, the band having to do their own light show. 12 months later, they were headlining theatres and playing big festivals.
Their second album garnished positive reviews. Geena Kloeppel of Spin wrote:
“What Now finds the band questioning the confines of electronic pop music, deconstructing traditional notions of beat and melody with intricacy and ingenuity.”
What Now includes the single Coffee which has streamed 47 million times on spotify.
Sylvain Esso perform at Théâtre Corona, 2490 Notre-Dame Ouest, Tuesday, April 3, 8pm. Tickets available through Evenko
And For Those Who Like Things A Little More Polished
M bar is hosting an interesting evening Friday; distinguishing themselves from the rock, pop and metal going on this week, we have a special show that is swinging with jazz, lounge, and art rock.
The all star lineup of The Firing Squad consists of Alex Lepanto, drums, Gideon Yellin, guitar, and Lloyd White, bass. This professional backing band will be supplying the tunes for inspiring singer Enzo S, as he brings his version of jazz, funk and rhythm and blues to the stage.
Incredibly, this show is absolutely FREE. Plus, happy hour is happening LATE, so you’ll have from 10pm-12pm to fill up on cheap drinks and enjoy some TOP NOTCH musicians grace the stage.
The Firing Squad & Enzo S perform at M Montreal, 1245 rue Saint-André, Friday, March 31, 10pm, FREE
* Featured image of The Firing Squad via Facebook
* Know a band or an artist that should be featured in Shows This Week? Maybe a show FTB should cover, too? Let us know at music@forgetthebox.net. Our week goes from Thursday to Wednesday, so let us know by the preceding Sunday, though not too much in advance, or you may get lost in the shuffle. We can’t be everywhere and can’t write about everything, but we do our best!
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Giant Panda: National Geographic Resources To Combine EFL with CLIL from A1 to C1+
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The Omniversum is a unique cinema in the Hague. On entering the building, you buy tickets to see a film on a gigantic screen. The screen is 36m wide and 18m high. The sheer pleasure of watching a film unfold in front of your eyes equals lying comfortably in soft armchairs; the pleasure also means becoming part of a film shown on the especially designed screen; finally, the pleasure corresponds to the viewers being gradually absorbed by the voices, images, and stories to be told on the screen. The repertoire of the Omniversum offers films the aim of which is to familiarize the audience with secrets of the human life, nature, our planet in its versatile dimensions. In its vision and mission, the cinema accentuates respect and educational values promoted through its multiple shows.
I’ve chosen one film which has become an undeniable hit recently: Pandas, The Journey Home, which is still another National Geographic production. I witnessed the journey into the wild taken by the young panda bear Tao Tao. He is being gradually released into the wilderness of the bamboo forests of China. The film records the group work of several dedicated workers from Bifengxia Panda Base, who spend endless hours preparing pandas for their release back into the wild at Wolong National Nature Reserve.
Having seen the forty-minute-long documentary inspired me afterwards to design activities on the giant panda. This time, since the panda bear fascinates so many people regardless of sex, age, or ethnicity, the activities present below cover all age groups as well as all language proficiency levels.
Let’s start then: I wanted to combine language (L) with content (C) and, by doing so, my intention was to reinforce the CLIL approach from the lowest language proficiency level upwards.
LEVEL: A1-A2 (based on general information: ref. below)
ACTIVITY 1 (L + C):
LANGUAGE FOCUS: the Present Simple Tense; the Past Simple Tense; names of countries CLIL: Biology, Geography, Sport
NOTE: Ss are familiar with some general ideas on the panda bear. Ss’ previous knowledge is checked here. Ss’ resourcefulness (maps, the Internet, TV / cinema documentaries) is important here. T prompts and facilitates. The activity may also be treated as an oral task (no written task in front of Ss): T gives options, Ss respond. In this case, more visuals are needed and T interacts with visual and auditory students.
INSTRUCTIONS: Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer from three options given.
1) Out of the three pictures, choose the giant panda. [pdf]
2) The giant panda lives in [a] Japan [b] China [c] Vietnam.
3) On the map, choose the place which is the native land of the panda bear. [pdf]
4) The giant panda eats [a] bamboo [b] eucalyptus [c] a lot of meat.
5) So popular in the Republic of China, the giant panda is one of its international symbols. It was one of the five Fuwa mascots during [a] the Beijing Marathon [b] the Beijing Race [c] the Beijing Olympics.
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary – body parts; singular and plural nouns (-s; -es endings); spelling CLIL: Biology
NOTE: Ss may each get a copy of a picture presenting the giant panda. Ss may bring their own pictures of the giant panda, their panda mascots, panda posters, etc. T may alternatively display the picture and involve the whole class (the names of the body parts may first be elicited and then their spelling may be checked).
INSTRUCTIONS: Picture description: In the picture showing the giant panda, mark the following: [pdf]
coat 2. patch / patches 3. ear / ears 4. nose 5. paw / paws
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary – adjectives: long, high, tall, fat; asking questions “how tall”, “how long”; practising the cardinal numerals CLIL: Biology and Maths
NOTE: To reinforce practical word-building and word-association tasks, T may get Ss to practise the nouns related to the adjectives, i.e. length, height, weight. Such nouns are useful in everyday situations.
INSTRUCTIONS: Reading comprehension: Read the text and then answer the questions below the text.
The tail of the adult giant panda is 15 cm long. The adult panda is 90 cm tall. Male pandas weigh up to 160 kg and female pandas – 70 kg. One day you see three pandas. Wow! What a fantastic day for you! There are two males and one female in the group. Answer the questions about them?
How long are all the tails together?
How tall are all the pandas together?
How fat are all the pandas together?
There is a vehicle which can take up to 200 kg. Can all the pandas go?
There is a doorway which leads to a bamboo room. What a feast for the pandas! The doorway is 120 cm high. Can the pandas go through the doorway to eat their favourite bamboo?
LEVEL: B1-B2 (based on Pandas: The Journey Home: ref. below)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Verb forms: infinitives used as the imperative; collocations and fixed phrases: stress on adjectives and verbs CLIL: Science
NOTE: Ss focus their attention on the sound primarily. The vision helps them answer some of the questions, e.g. question 1.
INSTRUCTIONS: Listening comprehension: Watch the trailer of Pandas: The Journey Home and answer the following questions:
Which part of the world are you invited to see?
Who invites you to see the world’s loveable animals?
Who do you meet in the film?
What kind of giants are the pandas?
What should you be prepared for?
What are some verbs which encourage you to see the world of the giant panda? Give at least three.
ACTIVITY 2 (L):
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Collocations and fixed phrases: stress on adjectives and verbs
NOTE: Ss listen to get detailed information. Some questions below may be answered thanks to the questions from Activity 1. Some questions may also be answered with no prior listening. Encourage your Ss to answer as many questions as possible before the trailer is played. Having a few good answers guarantees Ss’ further motivation.
INSTRUCTIONS: Multiple choice: While watching the trailer, choose the correct option to form the expressions used in the narration.
an incredible real-life adventure ________ a] waits b] awaits c] expects
________ a] admire b] learn about c] see the world’s most loveable animals
follow the extraordinary efforts to _______ them a] protect b] save c] take care of
meet the team dedicated to their ________ a] work b] passion c] hobby
experience the first-hand story of ________ a] life b] pandas c] survival
lose your ________ a] hearts b] eyes c] souls to those gentle giants
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Grammar: imperatives used to invite the audience; Vocabulary: fixed phrases and collocations, geographical names CLIL: Geography, Media Studies
NOTE: Having been equipped with useful phrases and information, Ss take further notes on any more details they’d like to remember when they do the narration themselves. Ss have some time to prepare their narration in groups. They divide their roles, the trailer is played again and some groups (depending on timing) present their narration.
INSTRUCTIONS: Narration: The trailer is played once more. Watch and listen and take some notes because you’re the one(s) to do the narration next.
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Discourse markers to indicate chronology, e.g. first, next; asking and answering interview-based questions; vocabulary – showing places on a map and using cartography-related vocabulary CLIL: Geography, Media Studies, IT
NOTE: With the project, Ss work in three groups. The distribution of tasks is clear. Ss keep to the deadlines assigned by T and involve the remaining groups in their project, i.e. when presenting their findings, the other groups should be encouraged to ask questions, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS: Project: You work in three different groups on one of the following projects:
Watch the full documentary made by National Geographic (or any other documentary related to the giant panda) and reconstruct the stages of releasing the panda bear back into the wild.
Watch the full documentary made by National Geographic (or any other documentary related to the giant panda and the people dedicating their time to the animal) and build an interview with the pandas’ care-taker(s).
Browse various websites to see the maps of the world where the giant panda lives. Consider the free-ranging panda and the panda kept in a zoo.
C1- C1+ (based on a National Geographic article: ref. below)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Verbs and nouns expressing an increase or a decrease in values; numbers in currencies; prepositional phrases; IELTS techniques for diagram analysis and writing CLIL: Geography, Maths – Statistics
NOTE: Ss are given a set of expressions from the article (ref. below). The expressions may also be displayed by T for Ss to clearly see them in context.
INSTRUCTIONS: Matching synonyms / cloze test: Read through the sentences taken directly from a text on the giant panda. Match each sentence(1-5) with its synonymous expression (a-e). In the synonymous expressions some words are missing. So, fill in the gaps with the missing words. The first letters of the missing words have been given.
It costs each ZOO an average of $2.6 mln a year.
The budget tops $3 mln.
The tab approaches $4 mln.
Visits to the ZOO jumped by as much as 50 per cent over prior years.
A surviving cub can ring up an additional $600,000 obligation for the breeding ZOO.
a) A young panda can i _________ the costs by $600,000 .
b) Annually, the ZOO spends on a_________ almost $3 mln.
c) The amount of money to be spent r______________ as high as $3 mln.
d) The total amount gets c_________ to $4 mln.
e) The ZOO observed a dramatic r________ in visits by 50 per cent.
LANGUAGE FOCUS: compound words; relative clauses for definitions
NOTE: Ss are given the article and scan the text to find the compounds to the expressions they have been given. Of course, to rely on Ss’ previous knowledge, T first encourages them to come up with the compounds themselves. A model should come first; it may be one of the expressions from the article. Inductive teaching and Ss’ discovery techniques are prompted in this way.
INSTRUCTIONS: Scanning: Look at the definitions below and try to think of the compounds which correspond to the descriptions. Remember that the use of compounds in a text shows your mastery and language economy.
species which are hard to spot (hard-to-spot species)
bears which are of two colours, namely of black and white
population which ranges freely
mugs the design of which is related to the theme of the panda bear
habitat with modern and recently developed ideas of design: “art” is the key here
important events / people whose purpose is to raise funds
pandas which are bred in captivity
failures which result from breeding animals in captivity
rock star which pleases crowds (of people)
rock star which has four legs (the panda bear in this case)
Tai Shan, which is just one year old
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Collocations and fixed phrases (verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositional phrases)
INSTRUCTIONS: Matching exercise / scanning: Look at the columns below. Match the words from the left-hand side column with the corresponding words from the right-hand side.
ACTIVITY 4 (L + C)
LANGUAGE FOCUS: writing a formal letter; cohesion and coherence; register indicators; target vocabulary and collocations from the earlier introduced material CLIL: Science, Economics / Management, IT
NOTE: T gets Ss to write a formal letter of invitation. This may be an in-class task or a homework assignment. Of course, a mini conference with mini talks is an option here. Anything to help the panda.
INSTRUCTIONS: Writing a formal letter of invitation: On the basis of the text from National Geographic, any ideas from the Internet, and the abundant vocabulary from the material you’ve read, you’ve decided to organize a conference at school / college / university to promote the giant panda and its protection as an endangered species. Your task is to invite high-profile business people and anyone who can commit their time and money to saving the panda bear. In your letter (250-300 words), you should include the following elements:
general information on the conference (time, place, agenda);
mission and vision of the conference;
expected outcome and events (fund-raising actions);
concern about the survival of the loveable animal, etc.
And so on and so forth….. The panda bear is so loveable that designing panda-based activities is a real pleasure. There are three more tasks I’d like to share with you – just three crossword puzzles, each of them for a different language level. All of the crossword puzzles are present in a separate pdf file. Enjoy doing them or getting your students to do them! Let’s panda!
References (DOA – 10.09.2015):
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/07/panda/warren-text?fs=animals-panther.nationalgeographic.com
Documentary - trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxmg6KHGNNc
Omniversum:
https://www.omniversum.nl/
https://www.omniversum.nl/filmprogramma/#modal=/filmprogramma/46/Pandas_the_journey_home/
Pictures [pdf] for A1-A2 levels:
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436dcd5e4b05ef245bb78c5/5436e746e4b05fd6079dfcf3/54d9cd14e4b079af934ddbf9/1430947393199/?format=1500w
https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/bear1.jpg
http://images.forwallpaper.com/files/images/c/cd88/cd88cc46/1035100/panda.jpg
http://www.360opps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Google-Panda-4.0.jpg
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/china/china-map-9.jpg
Anita Lewicka - PANDAS - tasks.pdf
Anita Lewicka - pandas - crossword puzzles.pdf
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FutureBrand
An innovative financial services brand for the future of payments
Australia’s largest financial institutions have been working together behind the scenes to build a technology infrastructure for real-time payments. In doing so, they have created an innovative platform designed to revolutionise payments in Australia for one and all, from innovative fintechs to everyday families.
The platform is known as the New Payments Platform and shares its name with the organisation tasked with managing the infrastructure and driving its adoption. Now that the technical build is complete, driving adoption is the key focus and so the New Payments Platform has been working with FutureBrand to develop the brand strategy and build the brand identity, tools and experience to demonstrate its utility and value.
The New Payments Platform exists to help governments, corporations and fintechs create possibilities as yet unimagined in an increasingly digital economy. Looking beyond category conventions, we uncovered the insight that the platform delivered much greater value than faster payments. This insight allowed us to focus on the platform’s ability to connect people, ideas and technology and to open doors to possibilities limited only by the imagination. But how do you ground the notion of what’s possible in something easy to understand and value?
In answering this pivotal question, we developed the brand idea ‘Open for Progress’ and expressed it with a brand identity and experience underpinned by simplicity and neutrality – two principles that are grounded in the fact that the platform (and the brand) need to drive understanding across a range of of enterprise users and to enable others’ efforts in creating the future. We expressed this brand idea with what appears at first glance to be an inconspicuous box, but in fact reveals itself to be a clever system that supports the communication of complex information. The brand opens up to reveal a wealth of information in a staged and structured manner through simple, intuitive iconography and concise messaging that balances social impact with technical proof. The brand further flexes and stretches through a series of animations by which playful storytelling unfolds, complemented by a tone of voice that is visionary yet inviting.
"FutureBrand worked with the New Payments Platform in a carefully considered way. We’re not a typical organisation, nor is our market offering, but the team at FutureBrand applied a deep level of research and strategic thinking to create a brand identity and narrative that really simplifies the complexity of who we are and what we do."
– Adrian Lovney, CEO NPP
To support the brand’s implementation, we have developed a series of tools to guide the organisation’s efforts in showcasing the New Payments Platform. Together, we have built a brand with a compelling vision for the future and shaped its expression in ways that break the category conventions and offer myriad configurations to match partners of any shape and size. As a result, the New Payments Platform is on track to become not only the future of payments but also a future brand, having hit critical mass with more than 50m accounts, 2.5m transactions per week and nearly 2.1m PayID accounts after only 6 months.
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As part of the New Payments Platform, the ‘Addressing Service’ was created, designed to link BSB and account numbers to memorable pieces of information like email addresses and mobile numbers, and make real-time payments easier than ever before
But how do you encourage usage of a service never before seen in a nation, and whose value lay in its technical detail? And how do you create a meaningful brand that comfortably sits within those of large banks?
We placed a focus on ensuring that never before seen technology could still be understood, and valued, by all. We named the service PayID, emphasising payment made direct and personal. Alongside the name was an equally simple messaging system that explained the technical in everyday language, and helped other organisations communicate benefits to their customers. The PayID wordmark has also been designed with partnership and utility as a focus, distinctive even at very small sizes to lend itself to banks’ broader brand experiences.
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Feds deny waiver for Hawaii’s illegal 2010 election schedule
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 7537 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
KITV: Feds Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii Elections
HONOLULU -- With Hawaii's primary election just three weeks away, elections officials were dealt a big blow Friday by the federal government.
The state may face a federal lawsuit because Hawaii’s primary and general elections are too close together to meet the requirements of a new federal law….
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said when Congress passed the 45-day rule last fall, he thought Hawaii would be exempted. He said he was disappointed by the federal denial, but said the state attorney general told him the state would appeal.
Hawaii’s waiver request said overseas voters would still have 35 days to vote by receiving ballots by e-mail.
Hawaii was one of four states whose waivers were denied. Four others were granted.
During the legislative session, state lawmakers considered moving this year’s primary to August, but the idea was killed out of concern the sudden change would cause confusion and suspicion.
“It might seem as if we were trying to rig the election something that would just help incumbents,” said Senate Judiciary Chairman Brian Taniguchi.
State elections officials said they would collaborate with the federal government to seek a new solution. Taniguchi said that could involve counting overseas absentee votes even if they come in several days after election night. He said with so many Hawaii soldiers overseas, those late votes could have an impact on very close races.
SA: Federal law could delay November election tally
Pushing up this year's primary election day was considered at the state Legislature last year but was rejected because of fears of low voter turnout and complicating the primary election's operations.
Polling stations are typically reserved two years in advance to ensure availability and accessibility, and moving up the date this year would have affected training for poll workers.
Election officials have already been forced to close 97 polling stations around the state, with 242 stations left. Hawaii also has typically had among the worst voter turnouts in the nation.
"The Office of Elections is already undermanned, with the closing of all the stations," said state Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which heard the bill. "We relied on this waiver."
Instead, the Legislature passed a law that would push up the primary date to August in 2012.
Karamatsu said he can see delays in certifying election results, which typically takes days after the polls close.
Jean Aoki, legislative chairwoman of the League of Women Voters, said she also did not envision a waiver denial.
She said close races might rely on the absentee ballots and that the state must ensure all votes are counted.
"The elections office does not need this on top of all the other problems they've had," she said. "They're really gonna be hard pressed to meet this deadline."
AP: Hawaii Election Results May be Delayed
A new Hawaii law moves up the date of the primary election to the second Saturday of August, but it doesn't take effect until 2012.
State lawmakers had considered a measure to change this year's primary date to Aug. 14, but the bill didn't pass amid concerns that an earlier date wouldn't leave enough time for election preparation.
Hawaii has been in a similar situation before.
The state agreed to conduct a late count of ballots in 1986 as part of an agreement with the Department of Justice guaranteeing overseas voters enough time to receive, vote and return ballots.
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Hogan for county attorney
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2020 Climate Change-Induced Changes in the Chemistry of a High-Altitude Mountain Lake in the Central Alps Steingruber, S. M., Bernasconi, S. M. and Valenti, G. Aquatic Geochemistry, 2020: 1-22
2020 Improved empirical models for predicting nitrogen retention in lakes and reservoirs Steingruber, S. M. Ecological Modelling, 2020; 416
2020 Impact of climate change on soil hydro-climatic conditions and base cations weathering rates Houle, D., Marty, C., Augustin, F., Dermont, G. and Gagnon, C. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020; 3
2020 Influence of hydro-morphologic variables of forested catchments on the increase in DOC concentration in 36 temperate lakes of eastern Canada Houle, D., Khadra, M., Marty, C. and Couture, S. Science of The Total Environment, 2020; 747
2019 Evidence of secondary sulfate production in the mineral soil of a temperate forested catchment in southern Québec, Canada Marty, C., Houle, D., Duchesne, L. and Gagnon, C. Applied Geochemistry, 2019; 100: 279-286
2019 Soil C: N ratio is the main driver of soil δ15N in cold and N-limited eastern Canadian forests Marty, C., Houle, D., Courchesne, F. and Gagnon, C. Catena, 2019; 172
2019 Soil solution, foliar concentrations and tree growth response to 8 years of ammonium-nitrate additions in two boreal forests of Quebec, Canada Houle, D. and Moore, J.-D. Forest Ecology and Management, 2019; 437: 263-271
2019 Improved Environmental Status: 50 Years of Declining Fish Mercury Levels in Boreal and Subarctic Fennoscandia Braaten, H.F.V., Åkerblom, S., Kahilainen, K.K., Rask, M., Vuorenmaa, J., Mannio, J., Malinen, T., Lydersen, E., Poste, A.E., Amundsen, P.-A., Kashulin, N., Kashulina, T., Terentyev, P., Christensen, G., and de Wit, H.A. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019; 53: 1834-1843
2018 Anthropogenic deposition of heavy metals and phosphorus may reduce biological N2 fixation in boreal forest mosses Scott, D. L., Bradley, R.L., Bellenger, J.-P., Houle, D., Gundale, M.J., Rousk, K. and DeLuca, T.H. Science of the Total Environment, 2018; 630: 203-210
2018 Transplanting boreal soils to a warmer region increases soil heterotrophic respiration as well as its temperature sensitivity Tremblay, S.l., D'Orangeville, L., Lambert, M.-C. and Houle, D. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018; 116: 203-212
2018 An approach at estimating present day base cation weathering rates: a case study for the Hermine watershed, Canada Augustin, F., Houle, D. and Courchesne, F. Biogeochemistry, 2018; 140: 127-144
2018 Present status of water chemistry and acidification under nonpoint sources of pollution across European Russia and West Siberia Moiseenko, T.I., Dinu, M.I., Gashkina, N.A., Jones, V., Khoroshavin, V.Y., Kremleva, T.A. Environmental Research Letters, 2018; 13: 1-12
2017 The relationships of soil total nitrogen concentrations, pools and C: N ratios with climate, vegetation types and nitrate deposition in temperate and boreal forests of eastern Canada Marty, C., Houle, D., Gagnon, C. and Courchesne, F. Catena, 2017; 152: 163-172
2016 Major losses of nutrients following a severe drought in a boreal forest Houle, D., Lajoie, G. and Duchesne, L. Nature Plants, 2016; 2: 1-5
2016 Evaluation of three methods for estimating the weathering rates of base cations in forested catchments Augustin, F., Houle, D., Gagnon, C. and Courchesne, F. Catena, 2016; 144: 1-10
2016 Temporal and spatial patterns in the chemistry of wet deposition in Southern Alps Rogora M, Colombo L, Marchetto A, Mosello R, Steingruber S Atmospheric Environment, 2016, 146, 44-54
2015 Deposition of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants in southern Switzerland from 1988 to 2013 Steingruber, S. Bollettino della Società ticinese di Scienze naturali, 2015; 103: 37-45
2015 Effect of the Relative Abundance of Conifers Versus Hardwoods on Soil δ 13 C Enrichment with Soil Depth in Eastern Canadian forests Marty, C., Houle, D. and Gagnon, C. Ecosystems, 2015;18: 629-642
2015 Variation in stocks and distribution of organic C in soils across 21 eastern Canadian temperate and boreal forests Marty, C., Houle, D. and Gagnon, C. Forest Ecology and Management, 2015; 345: 29-38
2015 Response of canopy nitrogen uptake to a rapid decrease in bulk nitrate deposition in two eastern Canadian boreal forests Houle, D., Marty, C. and Duchesne, L. Oecologia, 2015; 177: 29-37
2015 Oligochaete assemblages of Swiss Alpine lakes Dumnicka, E., Steingruber, S., Colombo, L., Zaupa, S. and Boggero, A. Italian Journal of Zoology, 2015; 82: 112-123
2015 Partitioning the impact of environmental factors on lake concentrations and catchment budgets for base cations in forested ecosystems Augustin, F., Houle, D., Gagnon, C., Couture, S. and Courchesne, F. Applied Geochemistry, 2015; 53: 1-12
2015 Long-term base cation weathering rates in forested catchments of the Canadian Shield Augustin, F., Houle, D., Gagnon, C. and Courchesne, F. Geoderma, 2015; 247: 12-23
2014 Trends in Surface Water Chemistry in Acidified Areas in Europe and North America from 1990 to 2008 Garmo, Ø. A., Skjelkvåle, B. L., de Wit, H.D., Colombo, L., Curtis, C., Fölster, J., Hoffmann, A,. Hruška,J., Høgåsen, T., Jeffries, D. S., Keller, W.B.,Krám, P.,Majer, V.,Monteith, D. T., Paterson, A.M., Rogora, M., Rzychon, D., Steingruber, S., Stoddard, J.L., Vuorenmaa, J. and Worsztynowicz, A. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2014; 225: 14.
2014 Tree species partition N uptake by soil depth in boreal forests Houle, D., Moore, J.-D., Ouimet, R. and Marty, C. Ecology, 2014; 95: 1127-1133
2014 Humus layer is the main locus of secondary SO4 production in boreal forests Houle, D., Marty, C., Duchesne, L. and Gagnon, C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014; 126: 18-29
2014 Soil response to a 3-year increase in temperature and nitrogen deposition measured in a mature boreal forest using ion-exchange membranes D’Orangeville, L., Houle, D., Côté, B. and Duchesne, L. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2014; 186: 8191-8202
2013 Thirty years of chemical changes in alpine acid-sensitive lakes in the Alps Rogora M, Colombo L, Lepori F, Marchetto A, Steingruber S, Tornimbeni O Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2013, 224:1746
2013 Can we use macroinvertebrates as indicators of acidification of high-altitude Alpine lakes? Steingruber, S. M., Boggero, A., Caissutti, C.P., Dumnicka, E. and Colombo, L. Bolletticino della Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali , 2013; 101: 23-34
2013 Soil and sugar maple response to 8 years of NH4NO3 additions in a base-poor northern hardwood forest Moore, J.D. and Houle, D. Forest ecology and management, 2013; 310: 167-172
2013 Increased soil temperature and atmospheric N deposition have no effect on the N status and growth of a mature balsam fir forest D'Orangeville, L., Houle, D., Côté, B., Duchesne, L. and Morin, H. Biogeosciences, 2013; 10
2013 Reduced mineralizable carbon in a boreal forest soil after three years of artificial warming D'Orangeville, L., Côté, B., Houle, D. and Whalen, J. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2013; 93: 567-572
2012 Base cation distribution and requirement of three common forest ecosystems in eastern Canada based on site-specific and general allometric equations Tremblay, S., Ouimet, R., Houle, D. and Duchesne, L. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2012; 42: 1796-1809
2012 Effect of chronic ammonium nitrate addition on the ectomycorrhizal community in a black spruce stand Rossi, S., Bordeleau, A., Houle, D. and Morin, H. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2012; 42: 1204-1212
2012 Canopy interaction with precipitation and sulphur deposition in two boreal forests of Quebec, Canada Marty, C., Houle, D., Duchesne, L. and Gagnon, C. Environmental pollution, 2012; 162: 354-360
2012 Soil weathering rates in 21 catchments of the Canadian Shield Houle, D., Lamoureux, P., Bélanger, N., Bouchard, M., Gagnon, C., Couture, S. and Bouffard, A. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2012; 16: 685-697
2012 Projections of future soil temperature and water content for three southern Quebec forested sites Houle, D., Bouffard, A., Duchesne, L., Logan, T. and Harvey, R. Journal of Climate, 2012; 25: 7690-7701
2012 Increases of dissolved organic carbon in temperate and boreal lakes in Quebec, Canada Couture, S., Houle, D. and Gagnon, C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2012; 19: 361-371
2011 Chemical and biological recovery of Lake Saudlandsvatn, a formerly highly acidified lake in southernmost Norway, in response to decreased acid deposition Hesthagen, T., A. Fjellheim, A. K. Schartau, R. F. Wright, R. Saksgård and B. O. Rosseland Science of the Total Environment 2011; 409: 2908-2916.
2011 Isotopic compositions of S, N and C in soils and vegetation of three forest types in Québec, Canada Marty, C., Houle, D., Gagnon, C. and Duchesne, L. Applied geochemistry, 2011; 26: 2181-2190
2011 Assessment of sugar maple tree growth in relation to the partitioning of elements in xylem along a soil acidity gradient Bilodeau-Gauthier, S., Houle, D., Gagnon, C., Côté, B. and Messier, C. Forest ecology and management, 2011; 261: 95-104
2010 Relative role of decreasing precipitation sulfate and climate on recent lake recovery Houle, D., Couture, S. and Gagnon, C. Global biogeochemical cycles, 2010; 24
2010 Nutrient transfer by leaf litterfall during a sugar maple decline episode at Lake Clair watershed, Québec, Canada Duchesne, L., Ouimet, R. and Houle, D. Plant ecology, 2010; 208: 213-221
2009 Effects of a spruce budworm outbreak on element export below the rooting zone: a case study for a balsam fir forest Houle, D., Duchesne, L. and Boutin, R. Annals of Forest Science, 2009; 66: 707-707
2008 Selective exploitation of large pike Esox lucius—Effects on mercury concentrations in fish populations Sharma CM, Borgstrøm R, Huitfeldt JS, Rosseland BO Science of the Total Environment 2008; 399 (1-3): 33-40.
2007 Brown Trout in Lochnagar: Population and Contamination by Metals and Organic Micropollutants Rosseland BO, Rognerud S, Collen P, Grimalt JO, Vives I, Massabuau JC, Lackner R, Hofer R, Raddum GG, Fjellheim A, Harriman R, Piña B Lochnagar: The Natural History of a Mountain Lake 2007; Chapter 12: 253-285.
2007 Dissolved organic carbon trends resulting from changes in atmospheric deposition chemistry. Monteith, D. T., J. L. Stoddard, C. D. Evans, H. A. de Wit, M. Forsius, T. Hogasen, A. Wilander, B. L. Skjelkvale, D. S. Jeffries, J. Vuorenmaa, B. Keller, J. Kopacek and J. Vesely Nature 2007; 450: 537-540.
2005 Regional scale evidence for improvements in surface water chemistry 1990–2001. Skjelkvåle, B., J. Stoddard, D. Jeffries, K. Tørseth, T. Høgåsen, J. Bowman, J. Mannio, D. Monteith, R. Mosello and M. Rogora Environmental Pollution 2005; 137: 165-176.
2002 Mercury and Organochlorine Contamination in Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta) and Arctic Charr (Salvelinus Alpinus) from High Mountain Lakes in Europe and the Svalbard Archipelago Rognerud S, Grimalt JO, Rosseland BO, Fernandez P, Hofer R, Lackner R, Lauritzen B, Lien L, Massabuau JC, Ribes A Water, Air and Soil Pollution: Focus 2002; 2 (2): 209-232.
2001 Assessment of nitrogen leaching at ICP-Waters sites (Europe and North America). Stoddard, J. L., T. S. Traaen and B. Skjelkvåle Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2001; 130: 781-786.
2001 Trends in surface water acidification in Europe and North America (1989–1998). Skjelkvåle, B., J. L. Stoddard and T. Andersen Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2001; 130: 787-792.
2001 Critical limit of acidifying compounds to invertebrates in different regions of Europe. Raddum, G. G. and B. L. Skjelkvale Water Air and Soil Pollution 2001; 130: 825-830.
2001 ICP Waters—an International Programme for Surface Water Monitoring. Kvaeven, B., M. J. Ulstein, B. L. Skjelkvåle, G. G. Raddum and H. Hovind Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2001; 130: 775-780.
2001 Coordinated effects monitoring and modelling for developing and supporting international air pollution control agreements. Bull, K. R., B. Achermann, V. Bashkin, R. Chrast, G. Fenech, M. Forsius, H. D. Gregor, R. Guardans, T. Haussmann, F. Hayes, J. P. Hettelingh, T. Johannessen, M. Krzyzanowski, V. Kucera, B. Kvaeven, M. Lorenz, L. Lundin, G. Mills, M. Posch, B. L. Skjelkvale, M. J. Ulstein and E. B. U. W. G. Ef Water Air and Soil Pollution 2001; 130: 119-130.
2000 Results from the Italian participation in the International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Acidification of Rivers and Lakes (ICP Waters). Mosello, R., A. Marchetto, M. C. Brizzio, M. Rogora and G. A. Tartari Journal of Limnology 2000; 59: 47-54.
1999 Regional trends in aquatic recovery from acidification in North America and Europe. Stoddard, J. L., D. Jeffries, A. Lükewille, T. Clair, P. Dillon, C. Driscoll, M. Forsius, M. Johannessen, J. Kahl and J. Kellogg Nature 1999; 401: 575-578
1999 The ecophysiology and ecotoxicology of fishes as a tool for monitoring and management strategy of high mountain lakes and rivers in acidified areas Rosseland BO, Massabuau JC, Grimalt J, Hofer R, Lackner R, Rognerud S, Lien L Zoology 1999; 102 (2): 90-100.
1997 Acidification trends in surface waters in the international program on acidification of rivers and lakes Newell, A. D. and B. L. Skjelkvale Water Air and Soil Pollution 1997; 93: 27-57.
1995 Critical limits of acidification to invertebrates in different regions of Europe. Raddum, G. G. and B. L. Skjelkvale Water Air and Soil Pollution 1995; 85: 475-480.
Data from the ICP Waters programme has been incorporated into more than 100 reports and technical articles. The full publication catalogue can be browsed, searched and downloaded at the NIVA Open Research Archive. A selection of the most recent reports are shown in the table below.
144 2020 Biological intercalibration: Invertebrates 2020
143 2020 Intercomparison 2034: pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, NO3-N, Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, TOC, Tot-P, Al, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, and Zn
142 2020 Trends and patterns in surface water chemistry in Europe and North America between 1990 and 2016, with particular focus on changes in land use as a confounding factor for recovery
139 2019 Proceedings of the 35th Task Force meeting of the ICP Waters Programme in Helsinki, June 4-6, 2019
137 2018 Intercomparison 1832: pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, NO3-N, Cl, SO4, Ca,Mg, Na, K, TOC, Tot-P, Al, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, and Zn
136 2018 Proceedings of the 34th Task Force meeting of the ICP Waters Programme in Warsaw, Poland, May 7-9, 2018
135 2018 Regional assessment of the current extent of acidification of surface waters in Europe and North America
134 2017 Intercomparison 1731: pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, NO3-N, Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, TOC, Al, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, and Zn
132 2017 Spatial and temporal trends of mercury in freshwater fish in Fennoscandia (1965-2015)
131 2017 Proceedings of the 33rd Task Force meeting of the ICP Waters Programme in Uppsala, Sweden, May 9-11, 2017
129 2016 Intercomparison 1630: pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, NO3-N, Cl, SO4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, TOC, Al, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni and Zn
128 2016 Proceedings of the 32nd Task Force meeting of the ICP Waters Programme in Asker, Oslo, May 24-26, 2016
127 2016 Biodiversity of macro-invertebrates in acid-sensitive waters: trends and relations to water chemistry and climate
126 2016 Proceedings of the 31st Task Force meeting of the ICP Waters Programme in Monte Verità, Switzerland October 6 to 8, 2015
125 2015 Trends in ecosystem and health responses to long-range transported atmospheric pollutants
ICP Waters manual
The ICP Waters manual describes methods, operations and protocols to promote the international harmonisation of monitoring practices. The document is also an overall guide to the activities of – and the priorities set by – the Programme Centre in Oslo.
Minutes from Task Force meetings
The minutes from the annual Task Force meetings can be found on the Meetings page.
Other relevant publications (articles, presentations etc.) are listed in the table below.
2013 Brochure Benefits of air pollution control for biodiversity and ecosystem services Working Group on Effects
2008 Position paper Links, complementarities and common interests between the LTRAP convention and the Water Framework Directive ICP-Waters Programme Centre
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Tyler Cameron Breaking News, Photos, and Videos
Main > Tyler Cameron
Tue, 08 December 2020
Tyler Cameron Flaunts His Buff Body Shirtless in Miami
Tyler Cameron is looking so hot!
The 27-year-old Bachelor Nation star was seen going shirtless on Tuesday (December 8) in Miami, Fla.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Tyler Cameron
The hunky star put his muscular body on display while heading out for the day in Florida.
You may remember that Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron, exes who broke up during the finale of Hannah‘s season of The Bachelorette, actually quarantined together for several weeks at the beginning of lockdowns. Fans thought they were possibly dating during that time, but they’re now explaining everything. Here’s what they said!
If you didn’t know, Tyler‘s best friend Matt James was supposed to be on the current season of The Bachelorette, but ABC decided to have him be the next star of The Bachelor instead!
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The Bachelorette's Tyler Cameron Looks Ripped While Stepping Out Shirtless!
Tyler Cameron is putting his hot body on display in these new photos!
The 27-year-old model, who rose to fame while appearing on Hannah Brown‘s season of The Bachelorette last year, was spotted stepping out in his neighborhood on Thursday afternoon (December 3) in Jupiter, Fla.
Tyler was seen chatting with a couple friends while going shirtless in just a pair of red athletic shorts. He later was seen stepping out of his house while wearing a gray Waffle House t-shirt that could barely contain his muscles.
40+ pictures inside of Tyler Cameron looking ripped… More Here! »
Hannah Brown & Tyler Cameron Reveal If They Hooked Up During Quarantine
You may remember that Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron, exes who broke up during the finale of her season of The Bachelorette, actually quarantined together for several weeks at the beginning of lockdowns. Fans thought they were possibly dating during that time, but they’re now explaining everything.
“We were kind of leaning on each other. We were both going through things, and were kind of like each other’s support system all of a sudden. You of course have your family there, but it’s always nice to have someone to lean on as well,” Tyler said, referring to his mother’s sudden death and her brother’s overdose.
“I wanted to get away from my own trauma so I would say that I traded Tyler’s trauma for mine. I also wanted to be there for you,” Hannah added.
So they began their lockdown together, and Tyler added, “I made a rule. I’m not hooking up, I’m not doing nothing because I don’t want you to go away, and I go away and then we’re like ‘Oh I don’t feel that’ and we’re upset again at each other. We got upset with each other anyways.”
They were subject to a lot of fan frenzy though, and it got to them. “We were under pressure the whole time. People think we were hooking up the whole time… Never kissed,” she said, adding that they did sleep in the same bed.
Tyler then said, “I was in a hurt place, you were in a hurt place, we have a tough past. We’ve gone through a lot together and this was our first time really hanging out. I just wanted to work on it being a friendship. So if we stepped away and got away from each other and we wanted more, we could always go get more.”
She ended up leaving abruptly, hitching a ride with a friend from home. “By that time I was so—like I wasn’t very nice that day. You were definitely not nice that day,” Hannah said.
And where are they right now? She said they are “trying to be cool being friends.”
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Mon, 05 October 2020
Gigi Hadid's Ex Tyler Cameron Reacts to News That She's a Mom
2020 has seemed like an eternity…so you may not remember that just about one year ago, Tyler Cameron was dating Gigi Hadid!
News of their breakup spread on October 3, 2019, and he actually revealed what went wrong in their short-lived romance.
Now, Tyler is reacting to the news that Gigi is a new mom with her partner Zayn Malik!
“She’s going to be an amazing mother, so I’m excited for her,” Tyler told Cosmopolitan. “It’s really not my place to chime in. It’s her story, it’s not me. So I’m just excited for her and I try to stay out of it as much as I can. I have nothing to do with it, but I’m happy for her.”
A few trolls actually harassed Tyler and claimed he was the father of Gigi‘s child and he responded directly to those rumors months ago.
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Tue, 30 June 2020
Tyler Cameron's 'Mystery Blonde' Revealed After Lunch Date - See the Photos!
Is Tyler Cameron off the market? He was spotted with model Jilissa Ann Zoltko on a lunch date!
The 27-year-old former Bachelorette contestant and Jilissa went out for pizza together in the Miami, Florida area over the weekend.
While we don’t know if Jilissa and Tyler are actually dating, they do follow each other on Instagram and she keeps up with some of his pals on her Instagram as well.
Tyler Cameron has been linked to several women in the past few months. He first dated this very famous model after his stint on The Bachelorette. Then, during quarantine, he spent time with someone he has a history with!
Check out all the new photos of Tyler Cameron and Jilissa Ann Zoltko…More Here! »
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Wed, 24 June 2020
New 'Bachelor' Matt James' Chiseled Shirtless Body is On Display!
Matt James, the newly named Bachelor, is looking hot hot hot!
The 28-year-old reality star went shirtless for a boat day with his pals on Tuesday (June 23) in Jupiter, Fla. Matt was joined by his bestie Tyler Cameron, who was a contestant on the latest installment of The Bachelorette, among some other friends for a day on the water.
If you don’t know, Matt is a super popular choice to be The Bachelor and thousands have applied to be a part of his season!
Find out what Matt James had to say about being named the next Bachelor.
Check out all of the photos of Matt James and Tyler Cameron having a fun day with friends on the water in Florida…More Here! »
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Tyler Cameron Shows Off His Summer Tan Shirtless After a Fishing Trip
Tyler Cameron is enjoying some fun in the sun.
The 27-year-old Bachelorette star was spotted smiling and laughing with his friends after spending the day on the water fishing on Tuesday (June 16) in Jupiter, Fla.
Tyler was seen showing off his body and summer tan shirtless after the fishing excursion.
If you didn’t know, Tyler and a bunch of friends, including current Bachelor Matt James, have all hung out since March amid lockdown. See who else was in the crew!
He also happens to be Matt‘s best friend, an was in the room while the new star was being interviewed and he shared a behind-the-scenes look on Instagram Stories. In the video that Tyler shared, you can see that Matt was actually pantsless during the interview!
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I don't believe in We Believe in Winnipeg
Hey, it is nice here. Barkeep, I'll have a cordial.
We Believe in Winnipeg! And if you don't, you can move, traitor!
The Winnipeg Free Press and Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce are the latest to put together a lame ad campaign reminding us why we should love our city. The big idea: "We believe in Winnipeg!"
The exclamation mark is my own.
As the Free Press helpfully points out, this follows other successful campaigns; who can forget "Love me, Love my Winnipeg," "100 Reasons to Love Winnipeg," and "Nowhere - Like Winnipeg?" You've got to admit that the last one is pretty great.
And who can forget "Spirited Energy," the ad campaign for Manitoba that made us all join hands and sing, "Kum Bye Ah?"
I used to work with the guy who is often credited with "masterminding" the Spirited Energy themeline - a Winnipegger who (wait for it) doesn't live here. Hell, he didn't live here when I worked with him - in Winnipeg!
However, this guy did know how to market himself and make a good marketing dollar while he did it, so good for him for doing it with the most focus-grouped-to-death slogan to ever come down the pike, except for maybe "I'm Lovin' it."
I really, honestly do love Winnipeg, but it's stuff like this that makes me, as my favorite comedian Derek Edward says, want to pull over to the side of the road and stick my head through the windshield.
Taking the Winnipeg show on the road
First: it's true that we Winnipeggers knock our city too much - and that our 'tude doesn't play in other places like it does here. I remember telling a self-deprecating joke at my job in New York, and a co-worker responding, "Why don't you like yourself?"
"Because I'm a self-deprecating, sarcastic jerk, like everyone else back in my home city," I should have responded. Instead, I said something like, "Huh? I like myself." And slinked off into the shadows to lick my wounds - thank God they tasted like Slurpees.
I also recall vacationing in Halifax a couple of years ago, and having the time of my life - only to read the headline on the Gazette one morning: "Why would anyone vacation in Halifax?" No wonder I felt at home.
And, by the way, it is true that - even though we share the same sense of humor and values as our brethren on the East Coast - Winnipeggers can't name the capital of New Brunswick, and East Coasters don't know whether Winnipeg and Manitoba are provinces, cities, countries, or planets. You heard it here first!
Capital of New Brunswick: it's Moncton, right? Right? Right? I'm just too lazy to Google, is the problem.
No, the main problem with all of our Winnipeg advertising themelines is that they come from a place of inferiority and they're just bland enough to offend and inspire no one. They just sit there long enough to be made fun of, then slink into the shadows to lick their Slurpee-seeping wounds.
My themeline for Winnipeg
As an advertising copywriter, instructor, and a proud Winnipegger, I know what happens next: someone has to say, "If you're so smart, then come up with your own themeline, hater."
OK, I admit it: it's not an easy task. I've had my students do it in the past, but it always seems to go in the direction of "Keepin' it Riel," which I would like, were it not for the t-shirts everywhere that say, "Keepin' it Riel."
The other thing that happens is that people can't resist the urge to go "negative" on a themeline:
"Flat as a Pancake. Mmm, pancakes!" (Student example);
"Gateway to Headingley" (Derek Edwards again);
"If you can make it here, you can make it in Regina" (that one's mine - guaranteed laugh at Rumor's);
"Welcome to Katzville" (that's mine too - no guaranteed laugh at Rumor's);
Is the best themeline for Winnipeg a parody? Read on...
So, having given this much thought, it occurred to me that the best themeline for Winnipeg would need to have the following traits:
1. It would need to be positive - no hidden negativity;
2. It would have to come from a feeling of superiority, for a change;
3. It should immediately capture the public's imagination - no focus groups;
4. It should be funny;
5. It should be written by a Winnipegger who lives in Winnipeg - as Dick Cheney once said, "No foreigners allowed;"
6. It should have some intrinsic news value.
Given this creative brief, I hereby nominate the following themeline, which - yes - is a parody of the Las Vegas themeline, but also says something about all the good stuff we produce in Winnipeg - like, um, comedians.
I also like this themeline because it throws it back in Vegas' face and, admit it, you know that Vegas has been asking for it:
"What happens in Winnipeg...goes everywhere."
Now, I think I'll have a cordial while I solve the U.S. economic crisis. Blog to follow.
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Peripherals and Accessories
iTech News Net Apple Apple iPad mini Unveiled with 7.9-inch Touchscreen, dual-core A5, LTE and 1080p video recording
Apple iPad mini Unveiled with 7.9-inch Touchscreen, dual-core A5, LTE and 1080p video recording
By Kelvin Sze · Oct 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Apple iPad mini Unveiled with 7.9-inch Touchscreen, dual-core A5, LTE and 1080p video recording
Apple officially introduces the latest addition to iPad line, the iPad mini with a smaller display. With a brand new design, the mini is 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the iPad 3rd generation. The new tablet gets a 7.9-inch multitouch IPS touchscreen with the same 1024×768 resolution as the iPad and iPad 2. It also sports new iSight and FaceTime HD cameras, dual-band ultrafast wireless performance, optional 3G and LTE and 10 hours of battery life.
The iPad mini has a new aluminum and glass design that is just 7.2 mm thin and weighs only 0.68 pounds. It is powered by the same dual-core A5 processor as the iPad 2. Its 5 Megapixel iSight camera features auto focus, face detection, backside illumination (BSI) sensor, f/2.4 apterture and Full HD 1080p video recording, while the 1.2 Megapixel FaceTime camera, with BSI sensor and face detection, is capable of 720p HD video recording. Like the new iPhone 5 and iPod nano 7, iPod touch 5, the new mini iPad uses Lightning connector, instead of 30-pin dock connector.
Apple’s iPad mini supports Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity and there are also WiFi+Cellular models with 3G and 4G LTE support. Two cellular models are available, the model A1454 with support for GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) and LTE (Bands 4 AWS and 17 700bMHz), and the model A1455 for CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (2100, 1800, 850, 700c, 1900Mhz).
The iPad mini comes in black/slate and white/silver colors. As for pricing, the iPad mini WiFi model is priced at $329 for 16GB, $429 for 32GB, and $529 for 64GB; and the WiFi+cellular model will be available from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon for $459 for 16GB, $559 for 32GB and $659 for 64GB. The WiFi iPad mini will be shipped on 2 November, and the cellular a few weeks after the WiFi model.
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Imany,
colors of passion
A New York-based fashion model who has since become a well-known gure on the Parisian music scene, Imany has a delightfully low-pitched voice enabling her to distil a captivating and elegant take on soul music. Her rst album released in 2011 earned her two Victoires de la Musique nominations and several platinum records. For the past few weeks, radios have been diffusing the mesmerizing notes of her fascinating new album.
If one were to compare the tone of your voice and the mood of your music to colors, which would they be?
My voice is red like passion, re and energy, while my music is purple due to its hybrid nature... Neither entirely blue nor entirely crimson, it mingles the in uences and the stories of all the people I never tire of watching as they live their lives and perpetually nurture me.
So your inspiration comes from people?
Yes, ever since I was a young girl, I’ve always done a lot of observing and listening. I love capturing moments, snapshots of life and then inventing stories. Human beings and the paths they take is what interests me more than anything.
Which is the nest human quality?
Kindness. Often perceived as weakness, it is on the contrary a force that deeply moves me. It is far braver to be kind in the face of pettiness and nastiness than to be distrustful and sarcastic. Gentleness, purity and even naivety are the most beautiful things one can find in people.
Do you feel free not to comply with com- mercial dictates when you are composing?
Definitely. I’m not in this business to try and top the charts. What interests me is writing the prettiest possible song, which is no easy task! I believe the only way of touching people’s hearts is to remain true to oneself. That doesn’t mean standing still. One can move ahead and develop while remaining who one is. My second album is indeed quite different from the first.
You took your time in preparing it.
I did indeed. Generally, I love moving fast. While I’m a typical Aries person, which is why I associate my personality and my temperament with the color red, when it comes to composing I nd nothing good is done in a hurry. Moreover, the stakes were very high for my second album, so I took the time required to prepare it.
A studio recording is very different to a stage performance: what do you appreciate about each of these experiences?
I love the “lab” side of the studio, where concepts and ideas blossom through contact with musicians and the most astonishing inspirations emerge. On stage, things are quite the opposite. We know the songs and we control the show, the only unknown factor being the audience. And when we connect with people during a live performance, something inexplicable and almost mystical happens. All artists will tell you that even when we’ve been stuck in bed with a raging fever, as soon as we step on stage, we are buoyed up by an incredible force that keeps us upright. It’s magic!
You devote great importance to the images in your extremely personal video clips...
Images say a lot about us. The choice of a photographer, a director, a distinctive color or font define who we are – especially in a world drowning in images. It’s important to make a distinctive impression.
You are prepared to use your fame to convey messages. Which particular battles are dearest to your heart?
I would prefer not to have to fight, but I think we have to. Poverty is graining ground, women’s condition in the world remains a major concern, not to mention that of children, which is direr than ever. We must never get used to living with injustice, at the risk of losing our humanity.
Which project is particularly dear to you?
The video clip of my recently released “There were tears” single is very important to me. It pays tribute to the great gures who have fought against various forms of injustice in the world: Mandela, Gandhi, Soeur Emmanuelle, Abbé Pierre... It is designed as a real film with a story. We put everything we had into this video clip and I’m proud of the result.
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The smile on the Halloween pumpkin
Q: Who wrote the following about Hillary Clinton in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal:
She is the smile on the Halloween pumpkin that knows the harvest is coming.
A: Peggy Noonan, former speech writer for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Peggy thinks that Hillary rather doesn’t have to prove to the electorate that she is as tough as a man as that is already established, but does have to prove she has a soft side too. She also thinks Hillary’s candidacy has the chance to resonate among conservative women voters.
Happy 60th birthday Hillary!
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Election certification
Biden won, but technically the election's not over: What to expect until Inauguration Day
Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY
By the end of the day Monday all 50 states will have cast their electoral votes, finding President-elect Joe Biden the winner and affirming President Donald Trump's defeat.
As Electoral College electors continue to cast their votes, any further attempts by Trump to overturn election results grow even more unlikely.
"With each day that passes, particularly once the safe harbor deadline has passed, the possibility of changing the result becomes more and more remote," said Rebecca Green, director of William and Mary School of Law's election law program. "Without credible evidence to support the idea that there's a problem, it just becomes less and less likely that anyone is going to disrupt the schedule as it unfolds in state statutes and federal law."
Despite Trump having yet to concede the election and continuing to pursue legal action, the timeline for state electors to meet and send in their votes will remain the same, as established by the Constitution.
After Monday, Trump could try again to challenge the election results on Jan. 6, when Congress counts and certifies the electoral votes. Many Republicans, who have refused to acknowledge Biden’s win, have indicated that the final decision comes after Congress votes.
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ORASSY
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Ultimate Health, that is the Quantum Spa vision, according to Orassy Ultimate Health. The Quantum Spa is a pioneering concept bringing together the latest quantum technology and the original meaning of the word 'Spa': ‘a place of healing’.
Your health is analysed using cutting-edge, quantum based evaluative and analytical devices that provide health profiling at a level where traditional methods are unable to detect. Your total profile is prepared and the information is shared among members of a multidisciplinary team whose key objective is to bring about an optimal solution for your needs. As a result, a customised programme of treatments, supplements, diet and classes will be developed allowing you to take an active role in managing your own health, career and well-being in life. A team of complementary practitioners are fully qualified and insured experts offering a variety of treatments, supplements, nutrition and classes working in harmony to support you.
Konstantin Pavlidis, Founder and CEO of the Orassy Quantum Spa and Research Centre is a science educator, meta-physicist and artist who has worked in the fields of wisdom traditions, therapy, traditional medicine, healing, scientific research and the movement arts over the past four decades. He is also a recognised expert who writes articles for health, wellness, lifestate and green homes. He currently writes for the Guardian, Mail on Sunday and various prestiges magaiznes & websites including Amanda Holden, Christian Jessen, Best of British, Lorainne Kelly and more. He received a BEd in Science from the University of Sydney, Australia where he first began to use analytical and assessment devices as part of the research during his major study in Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement. Konstantine's other qualifications include Diploma Therapy (Shiatsu, Sports Injuries), Diploma Teaching - Zen Yoga; M.B.S.A, Federation of Holistic Therapists.
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Barcelona Confirms
General 24.10.2020 Comments Off on Barcelona Confirms
EP dnsa Uruguayan was yielded the season last to the sevillista club. By the crossing, the club cul will perceive 3 million Euros, more 1.5 variables. Also the past season was yielded in the Juventus (2009/2010). The FC Barcelona has confirmed this behind schedule that Seville has executed the option of purchase anticipated in the contract of cession of the player Martin Cceres, reason why the blaugrana club will receive three million fixed Euros 1.5 for variables more. Rev Starsky Wilson understood the implications. Cceres, yielded in the hispalense equipment this season, will remain in Sanchez Pizjun for next the four. If the Seville, that already had announced east noon the news, manages to classify for Liga de Campeones in this period, the blaugrana club will acquire the 1.5 million variable Euros in the agreement. The Uruguayan began the year in Seville like power station, to lower his yield in the middle of the same and to take control definitively of a position of titling in the lateral one straight and to be one of the key soccer players so that Seville reached the fifth place of Liga BBVA, in that it has disputed a total of 25 encounter. Dnsa central arrived at the FC Barcelona in 2008, coming from the Recreational one of Huelva, club in which was yielded by the Villarreal. After comprising of the Bara of the triplet, dnsa central was yielded, year 2009, to the Juventus. When the year of the period of cession had passed, it returned to Barcelona stops in August of 2010 to go away yielded with option to purchase to the Seville, that finally has exerted its right. Source of the news: Barcelona confirms the sale from Martin Cceres to Seville
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Million Work Euros
General 20.06.2019 Comments Off on Million Work Euros
” Many reforms have been innecesarias” , they denounce the unions. The Bank of Spain has been spent 8.17 million Euros in reforming many of the branches that it has in the three years of crisis (2008, 2009 and 2010), expenses that have been paid for while the governor of the organization, Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordo’6nez, appealed by policies of wage moderation, trims in the expenses public or the reduction in price of the dismissal. According to the memories of the organization, in 2008 ctuaron works and reforms for 3.83 million; in 2009 they reached 3.3 million; and in 2010 only 1.04 million. Learn more at: Center For Responsible Lending. A spokesman of the Bank of Spain justified all these works because ” majority of the branches is historical buildings that need well-taken care of and mejoras”. The own information of the bank speak, without giving many more details, of reforms in the main plant of the building of Cibeles, renovation of the electrical systems and air conditioning in the buildings, as well as of investments in facilities of detection and fire extinguishing. Seven branches less ” They give very few details us of the costs of works, some of unnecessary them in these times of crisis” , they indicate from the union section of working parties ” There have been works in the own office of the governor and in the room of meeting of the commission ejecutiva” , where 10 people meet, she affirms the union. Learn more at this site: PCRM.
” There have been no substantial works in the office of the governor, have been works comunes” , they explain from the organization, although they do not clarify the type of work. The governor has a pay of 165,026 annual gross Euros. A 15% a year ago lowered to it. ” We understand that some reforms can be necessary, but others are no sido” , they indicate from the UGT.
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Gallants DVD Review
Despite what my other reviews suggest, I do enjoy action films. Shocking, right? I’m even willing to step outside the safety boundaries of John Woo and Jackie Chan films to get my Hong Kong fix. Gallants fits this mold. It doesn’t have brand name directors and the leads are Bruce Leung and Kuan Tai Chen. Not exactly young pups, as they are mostly known for their seventies and eighties films. Having them as the leads, it’s easy to assume the film will be wallowing in nostalgia. The trailer certainly reeks of the seventies (not that I’m complaining!)
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Gallants thankfully goes beyond parodies and tributes. The story involves Cheung (Wong You Nam) who works at a real estate company where he is sent to settle a property development dispute in an old teahouse. On arriving, Cheung finds that it was was previously a kung-fu dojo until Master Law (Teddy Robin Kwan) had fallen into a coma. The tea house is operated by Dragon (Chen Kuan-tai) and Tiger (Bruce Leung), two of Master Law’s original students. One night, the tea house is broken into which causes Master Law to be sent to a hospital. Master Law awakens in the hospital and does not realize how many years have gone by, and tries to rejuvenate the dojo.
Gallants is a bit of a mixed bag but is a generally satisfying experience. The action works and the comedy is never trying, but the film is hindered by it’s low budget and occasionally wandering script. What saves it is good action scenes (including a great final showdown involving former Bruce Lee impersonator Bruce Leung), occasionally funny gags and the best part: Teddy Kwan. As soon as Kwan’s character springs to life, he steals the show and even brings an emotional weight to the film out of nowhere. Want to know how much drama he brings to the table?
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Even the DVD menu music knows it’s all about him and the feeling of getting older. Outside the film, the DVD is as classy as imports get. A nice looking package that includes a making-of feature that involves behind the scenes footage and interviews (all thankfully subtitled in English). The video is widescreen and anamorphic and features subtitles that are Engrish free. You get the lovely trailer and uhh…a music video by MC Jin. Remember when he was in the Ruff Ryders? I can assume in 20 years, Hong Kong will have a remake of Gallants that will feature an aging MC Jin waking up from a coma to resurrect Hong Kong Hip Hop. Let’s hope this blog doesn’t still exist at that point.
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SPX, INDU, RUT: Market Fracture Continues
INDU has continued its relentless rally, it's now through Target 1 and headed toward T2. Meanwhile, the rest of the market has been about as orderly as a preschool fire drill. Everything seems to want to do its own thing, with RUT dropping straight down as INDU rallies straight up -- while BKX, SPX, et al, have been range trading. I haven't seen a market this uncertain of its identity in a long time, and I still feel that suggests we're getting close to unraveling that larger fourth wave, because (as I've mentioned before), it suggests that there isn't enough liquidity around to rally everything at once.
And further, since INDU is rallying while RUT is falling, it implies there's been at least a near-term "risk off" mentality prevailing.
I don't feel like I can be a huge help on RUT at this exact moment, because this is a very unusual pattern, but folks have been asking for an update, so here it is. It is possible 5 completed at its "minimum requirement," as discussed on July 26:
SPX is either an ultra-rare triple zigzag higher for a bearish wave 2/b (this has to be considered the underdog, simply because it's such a rare pattern), or it's not done heading higher (has to be the favorite, for that same reason):
In conclusion, I haven't seen a market this confused since the last time I attended an Andy Warhol auction. But -- as I discussed on July 28 and 31 -- it still appears that some markets have further upside left, while bears may have seized, or be close to seizing, some degree of control in others. Trade safe.
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3 hours ago Montreal Shoegaze breakout artist of 2020, Venus Furs, unveils New Inspiration video
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Metric and Big Data Release Amazon Original “Risk (Big Data Remix)”
Posted on May 5, 2019 May 2, 2019 by Press Release
Metric and Big Data release an Amazon Original Remix of “Risk,” available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music.
Listen to “Risk (Big Data Remix)” only on Amazon Music:
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The original version “Risk” was released on Metric’s critically acclaimed seventh LP Art of Doubt. NPR Music premiered the full album as a First Listen, noting “on the new Art of Doubt, Metric takes another welcome hard turn—this time back into spiky, guitar-driven rock and roll.”
“Risk is one of our favorite songs on Art of Doubt and we’re thrilled to have a remix of it by Big Data out in the world,” explains Metric. “It’s an amazing part of the creative process, hearing another artist’s vision of your work, and since we’re all serious fans of electronic music this is an exciting sonic collaboration.”
Big Data is the paranoid pop brainchild of artist/producer Alan Wilkis. With a healthy dose of distrust, Big Data’s music explores the relationship between man and machine, and the ways in which technology is reshaping the human experience.
“I’ve been a big Metric fan for years, so it was an absolute pleasure to remix ‘Risk,’ says Wilkis. “I love the way the writing of the song unfolds and expands, and I love the tone and soaring quality of Emily’s voice. I wanted to preserve those elements in my remix, but take a more aggressive electronic-music approach in my production.”
Starting Friday, Amazon Music listeners can find the track on the global playlist, “Signals,” the pulse of electronic music culture. Customers can also simply ask, “Alexa play the Amazon Original by Metric” in the Amazon app for iOS and Android and on Alexa-enabled devices. In addition to Metric, Amazon Music listeners can access hundreds of Amazon Originals featuring both emerging and established artists across numerous genres, available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music.
You can catch Metric on their upcoming April/May Canadian tour:
April 17 /// Victoria, BC /// Save on Foods Memorial
April 18 /// Vancouver, BC /// Pacific Coliseum
April 20 /// Calgary, AB /// Stampede Corral
April 21 /// Edmonton, AB /// Shaw Conference Centre
April 22 /// Saskatoon, SK /// SaskTel Centre
April 23 /// Winnipeg, MB /// Bell MTS Place
April 26 /// Toronto, ON /// Scotiabank Arena
April 27 /// Ottawa, ON /// TD Place Arena
April 28 /// London, ON /// Budweiser Gardens
May 2 /// Halifax, NS /// Halifax Scotiabank Centre
May 3 /// Moncton, NB /// Avenir Centre
May 5 /// Montreal, QC /// Mtelus
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Charlotte Stone Crabs shut out by Clearwater Threshers
The Game: The Charlotte Stone Crabs were shut out by the Clearwater Threshers by the score of 2-0 on Friday night at Charlotte Sports Park. Both clubs starting pitchers, Charlotte’s Brian Flores and Clearwater’s Darren Byrd, dueled through five shutout innings before the scoreless tie was broken.
But in the top of the sixth inning, Clearwater was able to take the zero off the board by producing two runs in the inning. Michael Durant got the inning going with a single to left. Durant was then driven home on an RBI triple by Cody Overbeck. Fidel Hernandez followed with a single to left that scored Overbeck. Clearwater’s pitching remained strong as they kept Charlotte off the scoreboard and gave the Threshers a 2-0 win.
Brian Flores turn in an quality start, pitching 5 shutout innings allowing 5 hits and striking out 3 in the no decision. Justin Garcia came into the game in relief and was charged with the loss as he surrendered 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 1 and walking 1. Tommy Rafferty pitched a shutout inning in the eighth allowing 1 hit and striking out 2. Brian Shouse finished out the final frame by pitching a perfect inning. Darren Byrd earned the win for Clearwater.
What Went Right: Brian Flores; 5 shutout innings, 3 K’s and a pickoff.
What Went Wrong: The offense; unable to produce a run on 6 hits, 0-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded 7 on the bases on the night.
A Look Ahead: The Stone Crabs and Threshers finish out the four game series on Saturday night at Charlotte Sports Park with Darn Downs (10-4) pitching against Jon Velasquez (1-2).
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Tommy Lee Jones in talks for “Great Hope Springs”
Deadline has, once again, the exclusive scoop on “Great Hope Springs”: “I’m told that Tommy Lee Jones has surfaced as the front-runner to play Meryl Streep’s husband in the David Frankel-directed Great Hope Springs. Mandate Pictures recently set Streep as one half of the troubled couple and Steve Carell to play the marriage therapist who tries to help rekindle their loveless relationship after 31 years of marriage. It’s their last shot before divorce. Vanessa Taylor wrote the script. Escape Artists’ Todd Black and Film 360’s Guymon Casady are producing. Shooting starts in August.” Personally, while I am still not sure if this film is going to happen this soon – I consider Mr. Jones the best actor of his time, so he would be a perfect match for Meryl Streep.
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Homeless activists storm the Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Force, chanting “You Talk, We Die!”
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This morning, a group of ten homeless activists and Alliance Against Displacement organizers stormed the Homelessness and Housing Task Force meeting in Port Coquitlam. We chanted, “You talk, we die!” and demanded that the Task Force advocate for the Tri-Cities Councils to declare the city-owned property at 3030 Gorden for permanent, Residential Tenancy Act-protected social housing.
In between chanting, two Tri-Cities residents, Niki and Tami, read out a statement explaining that the Task Force has done nothing to stop or even mitigate homelessness – and is, in fact, part of the Tri-Cities’ strategy of using police, bylaw officers, and shelters to hide and manage, rather than end, homelessness. Homeless activists told the Task Force that we are done sitting on the sidelines while bureaucrats pat themselves on the back. If the Tri-Cities refuse to petition and support the Provincial and Federal governments to build social housing, the homeless community will continue to take action into its own hands.
Police immediately threatened to arrest us for mischief. When we saw one officer reach for his handcuffs, we decided to make a quick exit, chanting, “Homelessness is not a crime!” We gathered outside to debrief the action and discuss how to continue fighting for housing in the Tri-Cities. Niki said, “We’re starting to get noticed. We’re a thorn in their side, but we’ve got to keep organizing until we’re a great big thorny bush!”
YOU TALK WE DIE!
Statement to Tri-Cities Homelessness & Housing Task Force
Homeless people exist! Two years after former PoCo Mayor Greg Moore claimed “we don’t have any chronically homeless people living on our streets,” the 2017 homeless count found 117 homeless people in all of the Tri-Cities. Despite the drastic increase found in the 2017 homeless count, which is itself an underestimate, nothing is being done to address the homelessness crisis in the Tri-Cities. Social workers cannot outreach us into housing that does not exist. RCMP and Bylaw officers have forced us into hiding and made us feel unwelcome in our own cities. But we are not hiding anymore.
We are tired of being treated as threats to “the public” by police and bylaw—we are as much a part of the public as business and property owners. And we are also tired of being treated as charity cases by non-profits that rely on doling out services to us to get their funding but refuse to recognize our political leadership and agency. Our activism breaks through these dehumanizing, complementary definitions of poor people as either criminals or passive unfortunates in need of paternalism. We are doing what bureaucrats and politicians don’t have the guts to do: we are taking action to push for the change needed to end—not cover up—homelessness.
1) HOMES NOT SHELTERS
We call for the Tri-Cities Councils to declare the City-owned property at 3030 Gordon for social housing, and for BC Housing and the Federal government to build homes here. Homeless shelters manage and maintain homelessness; to end homelessness we need social housing built by governments using tax dollars, with rents fixed at welfare shelter rate and affordable to people on basic pension and with the lowest incomes.
Our community-based “homeless peoples registry” has counted 67 people living on the streets in just one part of Coquitlam. There are hundreds of homeless people in the Tri-Cities, and thousands living on the edge of homelessness. We are calling for 200 modular housing homes to be built immediately and for the Province to build 10,000 units of social housing every year throughout BC, including in the Tri-Cities.
2) TENANT RIGHTS NOT “SUPPORTIVE HOUSING”
We demand more than the basic survival offered to us by shelters and supportive housing: we demand homes. Home is having your own room, your own door you can close and lock. Home is a place where your kids can live or visit you. Home is being able to turn off the lights to sleep and turn up the heat if you’re cold or open a window if you’re hot. Home is feeling safe and not having to keep your guard up. It is having a friend over to play cards. “Supportive housing” pathologizes and dehumanizes us. Supportive housing insists that poor people are not entitled to the same rights and autonomy as rich people. Supportive housing continues to break up Indigenous peoples’ families at a time of so-called reconciliation.
3) RECOGNIZE POOR PEOPLE’S LEADERSHIP
Homeless people are not an exceptional group: we are working class and Indigenous people forced into vulnerability, brutal treatment by police and bylaw, social marginalization, stigma, displacement, and death by economic and colonial policies. We are pushing for housing, the most basic of human necessities, not just on behalf of people who are currently homeless, but for people who are one or two pay cheques away—even for people who hate us not because we’re different, but because we’re a reminder of their own economic precarity. Ignoring our agency, expertise, and leadership only serves to maintain this crisis, and we won’t be ignored any longer.
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Home News Lockdown rules imposed by Democrats face legal challenges – including a dozen in California alone - from residents and state officials who claim they are too excessive
Lockdown rules imposed by Democrats face legal challenges – including a dozen in California alone - from residents and state officials who claim they are too excessive
Stay-at-home orders facing legal challenges from residents and state officials
Lawsuits allege shops and religious services are being shuttered unnecessarily
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the state of California
Nationwide lockdown measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 are facing legal challenges from residents and state officials who want to see them loosened.
The lawsuits against largely Democratic lawmakers allege that the stay-at-home rules have been taken too far and have even infringed on people's civil liberties such as the right to protest.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, admitted that the state was being 'challenged'.
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the state of California, Fox News reports, alleging the state has unjustly shuttered gun shops as well as halted religious services.
One state resident has alleged that the lockdown measures amount to being held in forced detention without due process.
'All across this country, every single day, governors are being challenged, local health officials are being challenged, and it's a spirit of collaboration. Those that continue to pursue things that put people in harm's risk, you have to have stepped up efforts and enforcement and sanctions,' Newsom told CNN's State of the Union on Sunday.
Fremont plant pictured on Wednesday. Tesla founder Elon Musk reopened his company's California branch despite the countywide health order put in place, creating a dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities
Tesla founder Elon Musk reopened his company's California branch despite the countywide health order put in place, creating a dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities.
Musk reopened the plant last Monday in defiance of county orders.
It's unclear if Tesla and Mush would face any punishment for reopening. But in a statement, the Alameda County Public Health Department announced last week that the Fremont plant will be able to go beyond basic operations this week and start making vehicles on Monday - as long as it delivers on worker safety precautions that it agreed to.
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing a legal challenge from Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing a challenge from Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature, who on Friday urged a judge to strike down stay-home orders and other restrictions related to the coronavirus.
They argued Whitmer had trampled their authority in determining statewide emergencies.
The clash in Michigan is the latest between Democratic governors who have shut down businesses and ordered people to stay home in response to COVID-19 and conservatives who believe the steps are excessive.
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By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF®
Like most people’s lives, the retirement world is upside down. This is made evident by a single statement: “Required minimum distributions (RMDs) can be rolled over.”
Yes, that is the new normal – at least for this year. RMDs are considered the first money out of an IRA and workplace plan. Typically, these dollars are ineligible to be rolled over to either another plan or IRA. The RMD always had to be taken first. If an RMD was erroneously rolled over, it was an excess contribution and the appropriate fix-it steps had to be followed.
But those hard-and-fast rules are no more for 2020. As we have written in the Slott Report, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” or the “CARES Act,” was signed into law on March 27. The Act includes a waiver of RMDs for this year from company savings plans and IRAs. In addition, the CARES Act impacts 2019 RMDs for those who reached age 70 ½ in 2019 and have a required beginning date of April 1, 2020. Any 2019 RMD amount remaining and not already withdrawn by January 1, 2020 is waived.
But what about RMD payments that were withdrawn between January 1, 2020 and March 27, when the Act was signed? Those account owners had no way of knowing that RMDs would be waived. And what about RMDs that were withdrawn subsequent to the passing of the CARES Act? After all, many RMDs are paid out automatically.
There is relief. Since RMDs are essentially eliminated for 2020, any withdrawal of what would have been an RMD is now considered a normal withdrawal. There is no “first money out” rule to be concerned with. Normal (voluntary) withdrawals are eligible for rollover, so some or all of the money may be able to be returned to the account. I say “may” because the CARES Act does not grant a free rollover to everyone for every RMD dollar. There are rules that must be followed, including:
1. The 60-day rollover rule still applies. The distribution must have been received within 60 days to be eligible for rollover.
2. The one-per-year rollover rule still applies. If another 60-day rollover was done within the previous 365 days, then the RMD cannot be put back. This means that if a person received monthly RMD payments, only one can be rolled over. (Note: Rollovers from employer plans to IRAs and vice versa do not count toward the one-per-year rule.)
3. Non-spouse inherited IRA RMDs cannot be rolled over. While the CARES Act waived RMDs from both inherited traditional IRAs and inherited Roth IRAs, payments already received cannot be returned. Even though the character of the inherited IRA RMD was changed to a normal withdrawal, no type of withdrawal from an inherited IRA can ever be rolled over.
Be sure that all rules are followed before haphazardly rolling over an RMD. Yes, these are crazy times, but they are also fluid times. Changes come quickly. Further guidance from the IRS could potentially expand RMD rollover capabilities. As of this writing, RMDs that meet the standard rollover requirements can be rolled back to where they originated or to another qualified account.
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As a junior, Kaepernick was one of three Nevada players to rush for 1,000 yards an NCAA first. But all of this the new R
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As a junior, Kaepernick was one of three Nevada players to rush for 1,000 yards an NCAA first. But all of this the new Range Rover and the seven figure billings; Patrick Peterson on line one, checking in this just doesn happen.. He found he liked it there.
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A Vegetable That Even Kids Will Like: True Made Foods Ketchup; Jamming With Strawberry Rhubarb From Both Beth's Farm Kitchen and Kerber's Farm, Plus Other Delights
HEADS UP: One major difference between the 2017 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York (5-7 March) and last year’s show is an abundance of healthy beverage choices. Over the next two or three months on Wednesday (not every week, though), we will bring to your attention news of some noteworthy, new and newish food and drink products that are nutritious, delicious and crafted with care. Because there was an abundance of beverage choices, we will discuss them over two consecutive weeks. Also this year, we will also break down the articles by category, e.g., beverages, sauces, baked goods. We hope that some of the products will make it into your shopping cart.
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“KETCHUP is NOW a Vegetable.”
Visit the homepage of True Made Foods (http://www.truemadefoods.com) and those are the first words you will see.
An apt response to such a declaration might be something like, “right,” meaning that’s a bunch of baloney. The way it was when, back in the day, the Reagan Administration tried a similar line in an attempt to save money on the school lunch program. It wasn’t successful.
The vegetables in question in True Made Foods ketchup are carrots butternut squash and spinach. It is also gluten-free, vegan and non-GMO.
One could say that necessity is the father of invention. In this case, True Made Foods CEO &co-founder Abraham Kamarck. Like so many parents, he was concerned about the health of his children. “They love ketchup and the ones on the market were full of sugar. I didn’t want them to eat that so I had to come up with an alternative.”
The most popular conventional ketchup brands, which won’t be named, have upped their game to include healthier varieties, but they still sell the old-fangled ketchup that contain both GMO-laden high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup.
Each bottle of True Made Foods ketchup (there is also a Veracha hot sauce and BBQ Sauce made from that veggie base) contains a cup each of the three aforesaid vegetables. This imparts sweetness, making the sugar load unecessary. A tablespoon contains 2 grams of sugar, where the conventional brands contain anywhere from 3 to 6.
The ingredient list is shorter and less dense, too: Tomato puree (tomato paste, water), vegetable puree (butternut squash, carrots, spinach), sugar, vinegar, salt, onion powder, All Spice.
And the taste? It’s rather good.
Meanwhile, if jams, jellies and marmalades are your thing, two New York state farms have you covered.
Beth's Farm Kitchen "supports local farmers in the region by transforming their amazing produce into delicious treats" such as strawberry rhubarb jam.
Though Beth's Farm Kitchen (BFK) and Kerber's Farm produce various flavors, I gravitated toward Strawberry Rhubarb. The two versions are equally delicious, with a well-balanced flavor profile.
There is a hint of tartness that is derived from the rhubarb that tamps down any treacliness. It won't do to have jam that is too sweet, will it?
The only difference in the jams that I could detect is the price. At BFK (http://www.bethsfarmkitchen.com/), which also produces mustard, pickles, chutneys and such, jams start at $9. Prices across the board can rise, however, after the 36-year-old Hudson Valley farm completes the redesign of its packages.
Strawberry rhubarb and other jam flavors are mainstays of Kerber's Farm, which under new ownership is still dedicated to providing organic produce and homemade baked goods.
Perhaps part of the reason Kerber's jams start at $12 is because the label is more attractive. (http://www.kerbersfarm.com/)
Like BFK, Long Island-based Kerber's, which was purchased by food purist Nick Voulgaris in 2013, doesn't rest its laurels on jams only. Among its other products are herbs, oils and baked goods.
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Labels: 2017 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York , Abraham Kamarck , Beth's Farm Kitchen , Kerber's Farm , Nick Voulgaris , True Made Foods
Thinking Thoughtfully About That Elixir of Life As World Water Day Approaches
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In the Classroom of Prof. Johnny Leggs, 'Latin History for Morons' Is Delivered With Light, Heat and a Lotta Heart
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'Fences' Extends From the Stage to Film, Bringing With It All of Its Intensity and Verbosity
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NY Film Festival Sheds Some of Its Stodginess
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Holiday Gift Guide 2017: Technology From MARS That Facilitates Ear-to-Ear Translation With Fewer Buds
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Two Keepers From Ralph Lauren Blue Label
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Just Sayin' ... '38th International Emmy Awards'
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During Songkran Festival, an Appetite for Lucky Dishes
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A new look at the VSU Botanical Garden
On 29th August, Voronezh State University's Botanical Garden held a volunteer clean-up as part of a programme aimed at its improvement.
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VSU students ascend the peak of Elbrus
From 17th–21st August a group of VSU's students had an expedition to Elbrus – the highest mountain peak of Russia and Europe.
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A VSU graduate tells his story of success
Graduates of Voronezh State University tell the university's entrants about their life, how they built their career after graduation and how the university helped them in it. This time Kirill Bakhtin, a graduate of the Department of Economic Analysis and Audit of the Faculty of Economics, a graduate of a master's degree programme of New Economic School (NES, 2009), and a CFA Сharterholder, PhD in Economics, told his story of success.
Friendly links between VSU and Germany: the VSU German alumni get together
On 25th–27th August, Voronezh state University hosted the Forum of the VSU graduates from Germany – the members of the German Alumni Association of Voronezh State University (Association Deutscher Absolventender Woronesher Universität – DAWU).
VSU scientists know how to manipulate objects with your eyes
The work of a student of the Faculty of Computer Sciences of Voronezh State University 'Eye-tracking operating systems of external devices' which is being implemented under the supervision of the Head of the Laboratory of Medical Cybernetics, an Associate Professor Yaroslav Turovsky, is dedicated to creating such a system.
VSU scientists offer new approaches to vegetable oils waste application
The project of Aleksandra Peregudova, a young scientist of Voronezh State University and a postgraduate student of the Department of Organic Chemistry of the Faculty of Chemistry, "Preparation of ozonated oil derivatives with high rates of residual desaturated fatty acids with high biological and antioxidant activity" provides opportunities for a new scope of application of oils as well as tackling the problem of the waste recycling.
07.08.2015 14:52 / Collaboration, Culture / Viewed: 1316
The Theatre of Equals plans a tour in the Voronezh Region
The Theatre of Equals among whose actors are young people with disabilities is going to give guest performances in the region.
VSU scholar's development will help fight cancer more effectively
A project done by Petr Kuschev, a postgraduate student of the Department of High Molecular Compounds and Colloids of the VSU Faculty of Chemistry, is aimed at studying and creating microgel-based medicinal products to ensure higher effectiveness of the delivery of physiologically active substances in the human body.
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Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in "Fast & Furious 6." Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet, fan favorites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano.
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete.
Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.
Building on the worldwide blockbuster success of Fast Five and taking the action, stunts and narrative to even greater heights, "Fast & Furious 6" sees director Justin Lin back behind the camera for the fourth time. He is supported by longtime producers Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel, who welcome producer Clayton Townsend back to the series.
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For the first time ever, I am actually mildly looking forward to a film in this series. Fast Five was the franchise's best entry. Setting it in Europe and in (what it seems) different countries too, was a wise idea. It will EXPLODE overseas.
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Re: Fast and Furious 6 synopsis revealed!
I have not seen any of these films since Tokyo Drift.
1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
I need to watch this series. I saw Fast Five in theaters because my best friend at the time was dying to see it but I've never seen any of the others. It was actually very entertaining and enjoyable.
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A family member of mine is supplying cars for the film. So I'll see it.
You should see Fast Five
Re: Fast and Furious 6 synopsis and teaser poster revealed!
Teaser poster:
Simple, effective.
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now we know
Same as Fast Five in that it's a blue sky with a car below and Vin. I do like it, but I want to hate it.
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Fast Five was easily the best of the series but the return of Rodriguez lowers my expectation significantly. Poster looks good.
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Michelle Rodriguez brings down the quality of every film she is in.
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That's actually very true.
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An unfortunate truth, she hot though.
That teaser poster is fucking awesome.
Definitely a perfect teaser poster.
So they are actually calling this Fast & Furious 6? Surprised they didn't go with something else.
I guess they ran out of ideas.
I'm surprised they didn't go with Fasixt
A movie called Fascist and set in Europe? Hmm.
That was money well spent. Went from a maybe to a hell yeah after that spot.
Horrible spot. The plane takeout is one of the stupidest things I've seen in a preview in a while.
Car chases are no fun when there are no laws of physics.
but the spot proved that it is totally opening to over $100M.
Awesome spot.
Fast Six would have been better, IMO.
Fu6iously Fast would suit the tacky nature of this film.
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This post shares how and why we began designing mobile carrom game, and what were the early issues we faced.
The carrom mobile game we’ve been working on for some time has been giving us new highs! And we found that one of the most exciting moments for a gaming company is when they unveil the first look of their game, Work In Progress!
Now is when we best understand the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling !
And since the team has already finished some cool stuff, we know it’s time to show-off! Humble bragging time!
A Quick History of our Carrom Mobile Game
Relax, we’re not getting into the entire history of carrom! You always have wiki for that!
Carrom was ‘almost surely’ invented in India and remains one of the most popular indoor games till date. Its popularity is reflected by the fact that it is played as frequently with friends as with family. In fact, it’s difficult to find a household in India that doesn’t own a carrom board!
We wanted to make a beautiful mobile carrom game out of this immensely popular indoor game that people have been playing since so many years. And, more importantly, we wanted to make our mobile game for absolutely real, absolutely fantabulastic!
So we began by playing the actual carrom (ha ha, that’s pretty obvious, ain’t it?). We weren’t just trying to recreate the visuals - that was relatively easy.
We wanted to figure out the physics behind carrom so that our virtual game provided gamers with the exact experience.
Understanding Carrom
Once we started studying carrom seriously, we realized carrom was special in many ways. For instance, it’s the only game where you’re seated and yet you rely on force, direction and speed to win the game!
That meant that we needed to understand friction, force, impact, striking distance, momentum and pretty much everything else that’s physics!
We traced the paths strikers took and the trajectories of the coins (also called carrom men or diskettes) upon impact.
Here are four out of the dozens of photographs we clicked by placing coins in various positions, playing a variety of shots and studying the trajectories.
We also studied rebounds to get the full picture.
Our Virtual Carrom Boards
The carrom board is where the action is. And on a carrom game for mobile, it’s got to be realistic and aesthetically pleasing!
We tried many designs and finally arrived at a few designs.
Some quick research suggested that while 3D view was more realistic, more appealing, gamers somehow prefered playing with the 2D view.
We’ll be offering both the views, however, when we actually launch the game.
We designed the basic gameplay and played some games. It was a tough learning curve, since our pieces weren’t moving naturally. At other times, we found it was really, really hard for the piece to move the way we thought it’d move.
Our Carrom Game for Mobile
We’ll be launching our mobile carrom game in 2018. Here’s a few lines where we stand on the four principal challenges at this stage.
Friction has proven to be a major limiting factor; we’ve found you can work around it only so much and not beyond. It’s a big challenge right now.
Trajectory is key to carrom mobile game, and after some hiccups, we’re happy we’re making good progress in that.
We’re pretty much there with the designs of the board, the coins and the overall surroundings (but we’re open to suggestions!).
We’re bringing in some twists too and that should improve engagement and give gamers a wonderful experience.
We’ll be coming up with more updates with more screenshots next week!
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MBD at Beis Yaakov Dinner in London
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Last night, Beis Yaakov Primary School held their 36th Year Gala Dinner in London. Over 500 people came to Syan Park in Islewirth in London in a huge Marquee tent.
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To be honest, I'd prefer it if Labour split - here are my reasons
Walking last weekend I came up with twelve good reasons not just to leave the Labour Party, but to actively wish a split. I'm not leaving, because of the last point, but many good people are.
1. It makes me sad and angry
If we were starting from scratch, there is no reason on earth right now why I would join Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. I wouldn't look at it and think - that's what I'd like to be part of, that looks exciting. It doesn't, none of it, all of Labour makes me sad and sometimes angry. So this blog is partly me thinking aloud about why I should stay or go, but it's actually not my decision that matters, but whether others lead in that direction. It's something I think about every day, I wish I didn't. I've walked away before, mainly because membership was incompatible with my work. I could take the easy option and say that as I'm now working in a politically sensitive role I ought to step away, but that's not it.
2. This cult of Jeremy makes me feel uneasy
It is sometimes said that Queen Elizabeth and her entourage must think everywhere in Britain smells of paint, such is the care and preparation invested in sprucing each place she visits. This endless leadership campaign must be like that for supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, bouncing from meetings of the like minded, a world of rallies and demonstrations. It is no surprise to discover a recent opinion poll by YouGov where 80% say they have literally no friends who would vote Tory. It's a kind of politics I utterly abhor, dogma, personality cult worship and a tin ear. Worse still, because the policy programme of the Corbyn project is so light on detail, then people tend to project onto him whatever they want him to stand for.
3. Labour has become the nasty party I know lovely people, who I count as friends, who are firmly on the left of the party. But the promise of a kinder gentler politics was always a hollow one. To witness the Corbyn supporting mob in action on their medium of choice - social media - is a horror show of intolerance, ill tempered hostility and shallow sloganeering. The use of "vermin" is a horrible term of abuse, whether it is used on a t-shirt, or a placard. I'd never use it about anyone. Yet such is the paranoia and delusion involved now that even the authenticity of a notorious picture of an offensive t-shirt has been questioned - because the two young people who discovered it are "RWBV" themselves. As Philip Collins says in the Times, the Labour membership sees itself as morally superior to the nation that rejects it. Whether the targets are one of Britain's most respected businessmen (Richard Branson), best loved writers (JK Rowling) or anyone in the media who subjects the dear leader or his acolytes to the most basic scrutiny, the result is the same. At the Sky debate, one member of the audience spoke up for Corbyn, saying: "I'm just so angry at what the rest of the Labour party are doing to Jeremy Corbyn. I think they're cowards. They're old Blairites. Everybody hates Tony Blair."
4. Embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing
I want to watch the news and feel proud of my team. I want to sit down to Question Time and see my side put a good shift in against the Tories and the SNP and whichever media pundit they pick to play to the gallery. I don't though, I get angry and want to switch off. One after another they line up on TV, and in parliament, to be stripped of any pretense at competence, Emily Thornberry, Richard Burgon, Diane Abbott, John McDonnell and of course Corbyn himself.
5. This is not a social movement
After the General Election last year I went to a meeting of new party members at a club in Manchester. I tried to find out why people had joined a political party, what they wanted to give, what they expected to contribute and what their motives were. I still don't think I'm any the wiser. Is it like a bowls club taking over a golf club and changing the rules and ethos? Partly. But first and foremost, Labour needs to win elections, that's what it exists for. In order to do that Labour can also become effective by building a network of social activists, something I wrote about in my report from 2015 and in this book. Momentum seems to share this ideal, but are going about it in completely the wrong way. What worries me more than anything though is how many of these new party members will survive contact with the enemy, not the "traitorous Blairite scum", but Tory voters who need to be persuaded and inspired, not shouted down. Owen Jones has clocked this too. Already the kind of seats Labour should be holding in Sheffield and Stockton are lost to the Tories and the Liberal Democrats. Only the turmoil in UKIP will spare Labour further losses.
6. The leadership supports an ideology that is wrong about everything
This, from John McDonnell, shows him welcoming the crisis in capitalism. That's the opposite of what I think. Same on Northern Ireland. Same on the Middle East, same on terrorism. And all those positions are driven by an anti-western hatred. That's not me and that's wholly incompatible with social democratic values too.
7. I wouldn't want a leftist programme, even if it was the path to victory
I subscribe firmly to the guiding principle that what matters is what works, in the words of he who is no longer allowed to be named. It is my burden. I believe in evidence, evaluation and unlike Michael Gove I haven't had enough of experts. And the very reason why every opinion poll has Jeremy Corbyn at rock bottom is precisely because the British people can see what Labour members cannot. It is this, Corbyn is a lightweight, a phoney. He advocates little beyond slogans, about peace and being anti-austerity. But his policy papers, his uncosted policies, are unworthy of serious attention. Most are like a half-baked undergraduate essay; poorly evidenced and based on anecdotal personal experience. His promise of scrapping university tuition fees is, to quote our Chancellor this week - "not an honest promise". I dare not imagine the state of the next crowdsourced election manifesto. It's a way of thinking that fails to take into account the seismic changes in society of technology, wealth, power and the future role of the state.
8. I can't be dishonest
Owen Smith's campaign played the "Labour is doomed with Jeremy Corbyn" card. It's undoubtedly true, but it has utterly soured relations in the party beyond repair. The best we can hope for is an amicable divorce. Afterall, think how those words will look on Tory posters, quoted back at every party member and MP in the thick of an election campaign where Labour activists will have to make a case for Corbyn to lead our country. How can every MP who voted for no confidence in him, if they survive a reselection process, campaign for Jeremy Corbyn to be a plausible prime minister? There will be a charm offensive that will tempt some MPs back, some will do their patriotic duty, because they think it's the right thing to do. But if you do, then you all risk treating the electorate like fools and campaigning for something you know is not in the national interest. This doomed coup and leadership election is grounds for divorce, or as Gordon Lynch optimistically calls for here, an amicable one.
9. They've won and it's the end of the world as we know it
At the Greater Manchester Mayoral hustings I got a sense of the problem for our politics. This was the Labour family. Councillors, activists, election agents, those I didn't know I recognised from those cheerful pictures on social media with the caption - "great response on the Labour doorstep in *insert as appropriate*."
There was no heckling, no chanting of their candidates name. These were committed political operatives who have delivered Labour dominance across most parts of Greater Manchester through hard graft, targeting and community work. When Andrew Russell, the chair, asked the question where the candidates stood on the leadership, there was an audible groan around the room. For many of these people 'Labour family' means just that. It was a reminder that there is something that is going to blow all of this apart, and yet they are the glue that will actually hold it all together until the bitter end. They/we inhabit a world that is ending. They are tribally loyal to Labour, councillors I know well are angry that the leadership election took place, because it distracted from what they want more than anything, party unity. These people are the best of Labour. The heartbeat of local politics, even in the tightest of circumstances it is primarily Labour councils who have brought verve and innovation to progressive political delivery - service design, collaborative working. Labour MPs too deserve far better than the abuse they get as "traitors". How on earth will they put it back together again?
10. You don't have to pick sides
I get taken to that place where to leave Labour makes you a Tory, where the aggressive "which side are you on?" question is put. Sometimes I find myself having to take sides, but I can't though. It isn't a binary choice. I see the worst of the Tories in the Grammar School debacle, a comfortable reminder of their narrow priorities and the hollow rhetoric of One Nation Conservatism. And for all the tribalism and power of the Labour brand, and the decency of the Labour family, pre-Corbyn, it is now tragically toxic. Millions are turned off the shallow populism that Corbynism offers. I don't subscribe to the doctrine of my party, right or wrong. The easy answers, the shouty style and coarse sloganeering turns me right off. I also don't want to have to answer for mob behaviour the next time protesters spit in the face of "Tory scum". I've always been a free-thinker, a political magpie, essentially a centrist who can see virtue in many political traditions - even the left of politics.
11. Corbyn has to truly own his defeat
One of the key moments of the last year was the Oldham by-election. Andrew Gwynne, MP for Denton and Reddish, ran a tight and focused campaign wholly based on Jim McMahon's character, record and strengths. Imagine for a moment if Chris Williamson, the former MP for Derby, had been selected and campaigned on an overtly pro-Corbyn anti-austerity platform, run by Momentum. I think he would have lost as he did in the General Election and where he forever forfeited the right to call himself an MP, except on Twitter.
Even when Labour is smashed in the polls, there will be elements of the party that will blame the Blairites. Maybe therefore this essential truth will never hit home until the idea is firmly rejected by the British people. I want them to justify to the public the existence of the magical money tree that will pay for a universal basic income, free university education, all drug research done by the NHS, a nationalised railway system, unlimited welfare, a national social housing programme, redundancy payments for defence industry workers and a disbanded army.
12. Paul Mason is right
Former journalist Paul Mason has adopted a tone of "bring it on". He sees this as a war and is in no mood for healing. He wants the old party gone and for the deselections to begin. I am absolutely certain that Corbyn and McDonnell think this too.
13. So here's the only reason I stay...
Of course there's the devilment of supporting those brave enough to stand and fight. Not to let the left have their way. Why should they? There's also an important need to ensure progressive change in society at a local level is victorious, whether that be Andy Burnham being elected as Greater Manchester Mayor, or our local council building on recent success having so narrowly taken control of Stockport Council in May. I was proud that Richard Leese and Joe Anderson are supporting the Northern Powerhouse Partnership started by George Osborne. There has to be scrutiny of policy nationally, if not from the front bench, then from the back. Take the powerful and forensic stance against grammar schools argued by Liz Kendall last week, then there's the amendments on country by country tax reporting tabled by Caroline Flint. These Labour MPs, leaders and councillors represent the best of politics.
For now, I stay to support them, because I'm paid up for the year. There isn't anywhere else to go. But only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
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We might want Venky's out, but how? And what next?
Blackburn Rovers fans have been protesting against their absentee owners for nearly 6 years. What does our experience of decline tell us about the prospects for football’s protesting fans?
We’ve tried chickens on the pitch. We’ve had marches, banners, protests, letters to MPs, questions in parliament and calls to Robbie Savage. I'm rather proud of my effort that doubles up as a tribute to a band close to the hearts of many Rovers fans. But none of it has worked. The debt has piled up as quickly as the club has fallen down the leagues.
The owners box at the front of the Jack Walker Stand lies empty and unused, yet Blackburn Rovers is still a wholly owned subsidiary of a mysterious company called Venky’s London PLC, an offshoot of Venkateshwara Hatcheries of Pune, India.
But not only have we lost 30 odd league places, we’ve also tumbled in the sympathy stakes with other fans. The highly personalised “Steve Kean Out” focus of the last wave of protests in 2011/2012 enabled the manager to position himself as a hapless victim of mob rule. The anger and the vitriol gave uber-agent Jerome Anderson – who I blame for all of this - the confidence to stick his brass neck out and appear on Sky Sports News. Sitting with his chums (and clients) he was able to allege that “certain groups” don’t want the Venky’s to own Blackburn “for whatever reason”. It was a disgusting implication that we’re basically a bunch of racists being whipped up by the local branch of the EDL, but he was reinforcing a firmly held view we’d helped create.
I stopped going for a bit, others fell out amongst themselves. Many haven’t returned and whether it was a boycott or just lethargy, a League Cup tie v Crewe saw a crowd of 3,000. Crowds of less than 10,000 for league games won’t be far off as the team struggles to chalk up a first win. Of those that remain, the anger is back.
So what do we do now? Bottom of the league. A crap manager who looks out of his depth and talks a good line in cheery Glaswegian bullshit, a rag bag of a team of loan signings, journeymen and kids. It sounds like 2012 all over again, except we’re bottom of the second division this time.
The truth is, there aren’t any easy answers once you get past the war cry of “We want Venky’s Out”.
The problem is this is the age of the easy answer. From Jeremy Corbyn to UKIP, from Donald Trump to the Occupy movement, there is always an outlet for protest and forever an enemy to blame. It is also the age of the instant answer. Want to campaign about something? Sign a petition, join a political party, vote in a referendum and make your point. The day of reckoning comes when things don’t change. When poverty isn’t made history, when control isn’t taken back and we find out that actually, Jez just can’t. Then what?
Usually it is time and apathy that kills a campaign. People get fed up turning up when nothing changes. A march, a rally, followed by a rainy day and a splintering of interest. Not least the shrewd ability of the powerful to splinter protests by granting minor concessions and buying that other precious commodity, time. Then there’s the capacity for groups to fall out amongst themselves when they don’t get what they want.
Activism, or its on-line version, clicktivism, has as many challenges as it does limitations. It’s possible to accelerate the early momentum, but equally to exaggerate and simplify the wide range of opinions, views, egos and basic human weaknesses.
Here’s our problem at Blackburn Rovers. Our owners are just like many others in the top two divisions of English football. Overseas foreign tycoons with their trophy asset of an English football club (Chinese investment in foreign football clubs this year stands at $2billion). But our particular curse was this – we got owners who were poorly advised, stubborn and have now effectively disappeared. I’ve picked through their annual accounts and they don’t even refer to the fact they own an English football club, let alone one that’s cost them and their shareholders a ton of money. All reasonable efforts to engage with them, to assist in an orderly exit, have come to nothing.
We can do what Charlton and Blackpool fans did last season – tennis balls, sit down protests and lots of noise – but look where it got them. Same owners, same trajectory.
Saving face is apparently an important part of the Indian character. For the life of me the only way forward I can think of is to politely embarrass them in their own back yard. Keep up the pressure on the board at the home games, in case one of them turns up or has someone pass a message on. Humiliate them, expose them, but give them no space to plead the moral high ground. But to do that we probably have to take the fight to India. We’ll have to orchestrate our own protests in their home city, at the cricket when England play in Pune in January, protest outside their places of business, lobby the Indian stock exchange and make the case for their utter incompetence wherever their reputation can be damaged.
And then what? Who would buy all that debt? Who is the debt to? Who's going to make payroll every month? What would happen to a club in administration? How far would we have to fall before we could begin to build a club worthy of our past? I’ll tell you what, I’m terrified of the future under any scenario, but the present status quo is simply unsustainable.
Any help, any suggestions, gratefully received.
(Originally published in STAND fanzine).
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Sir Howard Bernstein - his legacy for Manchester is to push forgreatness
None of us can be surprised at the news this morning that Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester Cty Council, is to retire. But it is still a shock. There was always going to be a post-Howard era.
Howard has made an incalculable contribution to Manchester over a lifetime of public service. He has constantly driven the city to be more ambitious, to think globally and as a result we have a city that is the envy of others around the world.
He has pioneered a particular way of doing business in Manchester that prides unity and ambition over everything else. His ability to bring together and inspire disparate groups of businesses, politicians and officials to find a common purpose has directly contributed to the culture of success.
But he would never want his own professional legacy to be a festival of black slapping, but to continue pushing the ambitions of the city still further. The constant building work, the improvements to infrastructure like Metrolink remind you that Manchester is a work in progress, and is never finished. In fact, Manchester is finished when people think it's "job done".
In my time as a journalist, in business and now at Manchester Metropolitan University he has always been incredibly supportive. He has always demonstrated that same encouragement and forceful ambition that informs our strategy to be a great institution in a great city. He makes himself available and works tremendously hard to make the city better. I have so many Howard stories from over the years that remind us all of what a character he is as well as a organisational force of nature.
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Community Clothing - Made in Blackburn - quality clobber
I was pretty excited about the Community Clothing launch - all the romance of re-opening a factory, making clothes in Blackburn, Lancashire. I have to say I'm thrilled to bits with the coat and the selvedge denim jeans. Really comfortable, well-made and with excellent detailing that makes both items well worth the wait.
The project hasn't been without its ups and downs. I got in touch to ask about the closure of the Cookson and Clegg factory in the town and the loss of jobs, as reported in the Lancashire Telegraph here.
I was reassured that it's back on track and to learn that Patrick Grant and his team are are still opening a store in Blackburn, and that the garments are still being produced in the Cookson and Clegg factory in Blackburn.
Eloise from Community Clothing told me: "The closing of Cookson and Clegg was a major blow to us both on a financial level and a personal one. Basically, what we have been arguing – that U.K manufacturers are facing foreclosure because they do not have consistent work and rely on a few major clients to survive; ended up occurring in our own factory. We set up Community Clothing to help supplement this issue but it came about two months too late, and when we lost a huge client (without warning) we were forced to immediately close. We repurchased the factory within three days and it is now back up and running! We are now using a collection of different factories to produce our products, but Cookson and Clegg will continue to produce the bulk of our clothing. So, I can assure you that all of our products are and will remain to be made in the UK (and primarily in Blackburn)! We still very much believe in our ethos and can take pride in the fact that the source of our product supply ranges from Blackburn to Rochdale, all the way to Scotland."
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The Devil's Rejects - Horror Film Review
Rob Zombie is one of my favourite Directors, his style of directing along with his affinity for grimy, seedy locations and ugly violence makes him stand out. The Devil's Rejects is the sequel to House of 1000 Corpses but where that was a pastiche of films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills have Eyes this is more of a road trip film. The first film focused on the victims but this time around the villains are the stars of the show.
The film starts with a Police assault on the dreaded 'House of 1000 Corpses' of film one. With Firefly family members arrested and killed two of the psychos manage to escape; the crazed Baby (played again by Rob Zombies wife) and Otis; her brother. They call the clown Captain Spaulding (yet another family member) and warn him of his impending arrest. Arranging to meet up at a pre arranged location they head off to a remote Motel out in the desert. Hot on their heels is insane Sheriff Wydell who is after their blood due to the murder of his brother (in the first film). He believes he is on a mission from god and is only interested with revenge, he has no desire to see the remaining family members arrested.
The Devil's Rejects looks beautiful with the dusty desert setting and 70's feel (appropriate seeing as the film is set in the 70's). Some of the special effects are done digitally which is sadly apparent, this is mostly confined to gun shots. By focusing on the bad guys instead of innocents the film risked becoming too dark but humour is injected into proceedings to make them at least vaguely rootable. After a nasty first third in which a travelling music band are butchered in their Motel room things lighten up as the 3 Firefly members reunite and head on their road trip to an old friends strip joint. It is here where you really see the bond these three have, played out through a few funny travelling scenes.
Sheriff Wydell is truly insane, and not a character you can root for despite him being the films 'good' guy. His methods are cruel and brutal but deserved, the Firefly family are evil and deserve to be punished for all the innocent people they have killed. Seeing the shoe on the other foot for a change is good, a whole night time sequence late in the film is an amazing piece of directing with events turning into the surreal. Violence runs rampant through the film, as does a theme of torture and revenge. The effects are mostly good and appropriately wince inducing (such as when giant nails are hammered into someones hands). The films ending is amazing, bringing to mind the fantastic end to 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. The soundtrack really amplifies this with a 70's feel and including the classic Free Bird.
I know this review is not great, disjointed and meandering but thems the breaks, sometimes you just gotta ramble till its done. All that matters is the score right? Plenty of violence, nudity and grime provides an entertaining and brutal road trip.
Posted by Daniel Simmonds at 13:22
Labels: Horror Films, Psychos
Oh, man. Haters be damned, but I do so love this movie! I enjoyed House of 1000 Corpses as well, but when this one came out it, to me, served to show the weaknesses in the previous entry. Not much of a fan of Zombie's Halloween films--especially the second one. I'm hoping that he sticks to original concepts from here on out.
Nice write-up.
--J/Metro
Kenneth Mark Hoover said...
Pretty good horror film overall. Rob Zombie hit his stride with this one, I think.
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TAB Event - Jan Fabre “Tribute to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2011‐2013)”
Jan Fabre “Tribute to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2011‐2013)”
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[Image: "The Art of the Colonies" 2013 Jewel beetle wing-cases on wood 227,5 x 173 x 8,1 cm Photographer : Lieven Herreman Copyright : Angelos bvba]
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo is delighted to welcome world-renowned contemporary Belgian artist Jan Fabre for its 13th exhibition, entitled Tribute to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2011–2013), in which the artist will show for the first time in Japan an eminent selection of mosaics with the shields of jewel beetles.
This exhibition draws its inspiration from the harsh colonial policy Fabre’s homeland of Belgium imposed upon Congo in the 19th century. Fabre has represented the “darkness” hidden behind policies such as slavery and the looting of gold and gambling that contributed to Belgian civilization, using the fables and lessons contained in the triptych Garden of Earthly Delights, painted by the early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch.
Six kaleidoscopic mosaics from Tribute to Hieronymus Bosch in Congo (2011-2013) are complemented with four skulls and four bird sculptures, recently created, to amplify the iconography of the works. A total of 14 artworks with the shiny green wings of the scarab beetle reflect the light shining into the glass cube of Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo and transform it into a space that displays not only the superficial beauty of the artworks but also a deep darkness hidden behind them.
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How Can Tokyo Be Ranked the 9th Most Bicycle Friendly City?
by Byron Kidd 6/19/2017
Tokyo has returned to the biennial Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly Cities Index in position 9 after having been ejected from the 2015 ranking of the most thriving cycling cities around the world.
Ranked 4th in 2011 and 12th in 2013 Tokyo slipped from the rankings in 2015 primarily due to local authorities regressive stance regarding cycling policy. While cities around the world had embraced cycling and placed it firmly on the agenda Tokyo literally failed to do anything to support the city's astonishing number of everyday cyclists.
Conversely during the period from 2013 to 2015 cycling was painted in an increasingly bad light by local media after a high profile accident in which a 67-year-old woman was killed by a cyclist after which the cyclists mother was then by the Kobe District Court to pay a record 95 million yen in compensation to the victims family. This single incident firmly set the media against cycling for an extended period with articles appearing almost weekly claiming an "alarming increase" in cycling accidents and demanding that cyclists be bound by stronger laws.
Call me cynical but I believe this incident opened up a lucrative market for cycling insurance, hitherto unheard of, and that insurance companies had a vested interest in seeing that this and other "dangerous cyclist" stories never disappear from our newspapers. Many articles appearing at the time read like infomercials for lawyers and insurance companies.
Not wanting to be seen as sitting on their hands the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began a shocking series of crackdowns on cyclists. Beginning in February 2012 police took to the streets on the 10th of each month, setting up effective roadblocks targeting cyclists for numerous offences including cycling with headphones, without brakes, and carrying passengers. A two-strike policy was implemented which would see repeat offenders sent to cycling safety courses at their own expense. The helmet debate was reignited and an "expert panel" was charged with investigating the notoriously impractical idea of bicycle number plates.
Even the announcement in September 2013 that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympics and that a network of cycling paths was being planned for the city could not turn the negative tide of publicity against cycling. It was indeed a bleak time for cycling not only in Tokyo but all around Japan.
Despite the events of those years and the lack of action by Japanese authorities it is undeniable that Tokyo's 15% modal share for cycling (Up to 30% in some neighbourhoods) is a monumental statistic for a modern mega city which already boasts one of the worlds greatest networks of clean, safe and punctual trains and subways.
Also despite the lack of dedicated cycle paths, Tokyo proves once and for all that good urban design, even without cycling lanes, can greatly increase the number of cyclists. Tokyo's compact neighbourhoods contain all the shopping and amenities for daily life all within a short ride from home. Narrow shopping streets closed to traffic rather than sprawling distantly located shopping malls make cycling the most logical form of transport for short journeys around the neighbourhood. In fact the average trip distance by bicycle in Tokyo is under 2.5km which demonstrates how the bicycle is used for shorter journey's where it makes sense and that cycling complements rather than competes with the rail network to which Tokyo's residents, the majority of whom do not own cars, naturally turn to for longer journeys.
Despite inaction, demonizing of cycling in the media, a lack of cycling infrastructure and authorities heavy-handed treatment cycling in Tokyo continues to thrive. Cycling thrives in Tokyo because it makes sense as the best form of transport for short journeys, it thrives because neighbourhoods are compact and self-contained, it thrives because the cost of private car ownership far outweighs the perceived usefulness, it thrives because it complements existing transport networks, but above all it thrives because it is part of the culture, an almost subconscious activity as normal as putting on your shoes.
Some cities have been ranked in the survey because of their forward-thinking cycling policies, some because they implementing wide-ranging cycling infrastructure, others because of a rising wave of cycling activism. Tokyo, on the other hand, is a paradox, without any of these things cycling numbers are insanely high among all sectors of the population including women and children. Cycling is not only practical and safe but also surprisingly easy and enjoyable when you start riding like a local.
All cities and their residents are wonderfully unique, and what is required to cultivate a great cycling culture in one may not be necessary for another. In Tokyo, cycling just works which is why it's 9th place in the Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly Cities Index is well deserved.
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Elizabeth McGlone 16 July 2017 at 03:31
These are two sad, infuiating stories. Obviously, something is missing in charter bus training. Sad, when the penalty for parking exceeds the penalty for running someone over.
Artem Nagornyi 28 August 2017 at 17:27
How is it possible to place Tokyo on the 9th place? I live here for many years and I don't agree that Tokyo is a bike-friendly city. It is not. Around 90% of the bicycles here ride on the sidewalks, constantly bullying pedestrians and causing danger. Yes, there is a huge number of "cyclists" in Tokyo, but riding on a sidewalk with a speed of a pedestrian is not how it should be. Why they don't ride on the roads? Because they are afraid of being hit by a car, a truck, an opening door, because there are no real bike lanes here. Sometimes I see something that is resembling a bike lane - a really narrow stripe, only painted and not separated from the road, and this stripe is always occupied by cars, illegally parked with their hazard lights on (Japanese police does absolutely nothing to get them out of the way or punish them). Tokyo should be excluded from that list because this is a very hostile city for the cyclists, and the local government does nothing to improve the situation.
Aw, this is too bad. I've wanted to live in Tokyo for a while. Sad that I won't be as free to ride my bike there. I live in Amsterdam and it's probably one of the most bike-friendly cities.
But there are a lot of other cool things to do and see in Tokyo, I'm sure.
Alek 30 November 2017 at 15:03
You should proably try to ride in Varna, Bulgaria. It should be the worst bike-friendly city in the world. Anyways , it's too bad that Tokyo slip so much in this competition.
Elizabeth McGlone 10 December 2017 at 03:45
I have biked along more than 10 cities in The Tokyo. The whole place is suitable for biking and there is no reference about it. I live in Texas, it is likely that the bike lane suddenly ends and you have no idea what to do next.
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Hillary 13 December 2017 at 11:24
I can see that a lot are saying Tokyo is not bike friendly at all. Nevertheless, biking is the most convenient way of transportation in Tokyo.
FixedGearLondon 6 March 2018 at 20:51
They did a lot of works to be the best in the world, so I think they desire that
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Judge Rejects Roman Polanski’s Bid To Return To US
April 4, 2017 /0 Comments/in Sex Crime /by Joe Levin
The Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has failed in his bid to bring an end to his long-running rape case.
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and fled on the eve of sentencing.
He said the judge reneged on a promise to sentence him to probation after he underwent a diagnostic study at a California prison.
Lawyers for the 83-year-old said he was willing to return to the US after nearly 40 years on the run if he was assured he would not serve more jail time.
At a hearing before Judge Scott Gordon last month, prosecutors urged Polanski to return to the US for sentencing and said he should not receive special treatment as a “wealthy celebrity”.
In a statement on Monday, a Los Angeles superior court spokesman said: “Judge Gordon has ruled that defendant’s motions and corresponding requests are denied.”
Since he fled the US, Polanski’s travel has been confined to three countries: France, Switzerland and his native Poland.
Polanski’s lawyer, Harland Braun, said Gordon’s order failed to address what he called the central issue in the case: misconduct by several previous judges who handled the case.
Polanski contends emails show that several judges had discussed how Polanski had to return to Los Angeles for sentencing.
“It seems like this just another cover-up,” Braun said in an interview.
He said his efforts were aimed at seeing if the judicial system could fix previous errors in the case and whether it was “capable of healing itself”.
“In that regard, Judge Gordon proved that he cannot,” Braun said.
Gordon’s ruling says Polanski and Braun had “not presented sufficient credible, admissible evidence or legal arguments to warrant the requested relief”.
Previous rulings have stated that the only way Polanski can address his allegations is to return to Los Angeles for his sentencing hearing. That would probably involve him being arrested and serving additional time behind bars while he awaited a hearing.
Braun has said Polanski’s confinement in jail and house arrest in Switzerland during a failed extradition effort in 2009 and 2010 mean the director has already served his sentence.
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Movie Locations Oxford Walking Tour
Lose yourself in the magical world of Harry Potter on this 2-hour walking tour of Oxford. With an expert guide and a small group of fellow Muggles, visit filming locations from the Harry Potter movies; tour Oxford landmarks such as New College and The Bodleian Library; and follow in the footsteps of favourite characters like Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore.
Oxford, the Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon Day Trip from Oxford including Shakespeare's Birthplace
Discover the quintessential charm of the English countryside on a full-day excursion to Stratford-upon-Avon and the Cotswolds from Oxford. With a knowledgeable guide, travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, to discover the rich historical heritage of the area. Stop at Anne Hathaway’s quaint cottage and then discover a selection of charming villages in the Cotswold’s region. Conclude your day with a comprehensive walking tour of Oxford and marvel at the architectural grandeur of the historical university city.
Brighton Bar Crawl for Students
If you’re new to Brighton’s nightlife scene, get acquainted with the city’s famous bars and clubs on a student bar crawl, a great choice for young, fun-loving travelers visiting Brighton for the first time. The bar crawl includes a free shot in each of the five venues visited; fast-track entry to some of Brighton’s most popular bars; and budget-friendly drinks deals. Please note, the discounted tour price is only available with a student card.
Brighton Bar Crawl
Filled with beachside bars, cocktail clubs, and character-full pubs, Brighton has a nightlife scene that matches its diverse city culture. If you’re new to the city, then head out on this Brighton bar crawl to discover the city’s go-to drinking dens and meet likeminded revelers at the same time. Speedy entry to select venues, discounted drinks, and up to five free shots are included. A pro photographer will also tag along to capture your night out on camera.
Harry Potter Walking Tour of Oxford Including Bodleian Library
Discover the Harry Potter movie locations of Oxford on this walking tour. Visit the famous Bodleian Library to see the hall used as Hogwarts’ Infirmary in many movies, and view other locations in one or two of Oxford’s oldest colleges. As you walk, enjoy a fun Harry Potter quiz, and learn about Oxford University and other famous children’s books written in the city. Entrance fees to the Bodleian and select colleges are included.
Public Afternoon Christ Church Harry Potter Film Sites Tour
This is the essential tour for Harry Potter fans. Spend a day discovering the sites of Oxford associated with the Harry Potter movies. See Christ Church College which inspired the Great Hall of Hogwarts, and learn behind-the-scenes secrets about the Harry Potter actors, and J. K. Rowling.
PUBLIC Morning Christ Church Harry Potter Film Site Tour
Fans of fantasy books won’t want to miss this 1.5-hour tour of Christ Church College, the setting and inspiration behind novels such as Alice and Wonderland and Harry Potter. By booking your ticket in advance, you’ll avoid the long lines outside of the prestigious Oxford University building, home to the Bodleian Library and adjoining Divinity School. Visit recognizable filming sites and learn about Lewis Carroll’s time at England’s oldest university.
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PRIVATE Harry Potter in Oxford tour -Includes entry to Divinity school film site
See two of the three Hogwarts filming locations in Oxford (access permitting) on this private Harry Potter tour. With a guide, you'll visit New College and the Divinity School at the Bodleian Library. Ponder how studying at Oxford University compares to being a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learn a bit about Oxford's history as your guide tailors the tour to the interests of everyone in your group.
Harry Potter Insights Oxford PUBLIC Tour with entry to Divinity School film site
Calling all fans of the world’s favorite wizard, this Oxford walking tour takes you to recognizable locations of the Harry Potter films. During this family-friendly tour, explore the grand buildings of Oxford University, including New College and Divinity School—both featured as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Learn of other literary legends that attended Oxford University and admire the Bodleian Library, home to more than 11 million books. This small-group tour is limited to 15 Harry Potter fans to maintain an intimate atmosphere. If you prefer, choose the private tour of New College with just your party and guide.
Winchester Literary Walk
What do King Arthur, Sherlock Holmes, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, and Jane Austen, all have in common? They all have literary connections to Winchester. Literary walk of the literary richness of Winchester. Groups limited to 6 in keeping with UK guidelines Tour Starting Point: Outside Winchester Train Station, beside Taxi Stand
Discover Charles Dickens Rochester
This is our most popular walking tour because, if there is one literary name associated with Rochester, it is unquestionably.... CHARLES DICKENS. The town is littered with locations and names which Dickens drew on for inspiration throughout his career, featuring many of them in his fifteen novels, five novellas and hundreds of short stories, most notably ‘The Pickwick Papers’, ‘Great Expectations’, ‘The Seven Poor Travellers’ and his last – and unfinished – work, ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’. Join us for an entertaining tour around all the key sites, and learn more about the man himself and how he became the highest earning author in the WORLD at the time of his death in 1870.
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Soldiers often say the reality of war is months of boredom interspersed with brief moments of terror. Much of a soldier's time is spent behind the lines, training, ‘square-bashing' (performing military drill), and carrying out the many mundane tasks of camp life. Sport and entertainment kept the troops occupied, while periods of leave offered welcome opportunities for recreation and sightseeing, which the men of the Māori Battalion enjoyed to the full. Read more about the Battalion's training during July and August 1941.
Battalion tug-of-war team
Sport was a useful means of keeping soldiers fit and occupied, as well as maintaining morale. Māori troops excelled in military competitions, especially swimming, rowing, boxing, tug-of-war, hockey and rugby. While in Britain in 1940 a 28th Battalion team was invited to play a Welsh XV at Cardiff, losing 12-3. In Tripoli in 1943 the Battalion won the NZ Division's keenly contested rugby tournament, beating the Divisional Signals team 8-6 in the final.
Entertainment and music were important distractions from the stresses of wartime. The Kiwi Concert Party put on shows and mobile cinema units screened popular movies and newsreels in the field. The Battalion's own concert parties regularly entertained Māori and other troops with waiata and haka. The men of the 28th were well equipped with musical instruments, including guitars, mandolins and ukuleles. Piano accordions - usually scavenged from abandoned shops or houses - were especially popular during the Italian campaign.
Preparing Italian sheep for dinner
Looting was a widespread practice among all forces. The Māori, like other New Zealand soldiers, were famed for their skill in foraging the countryside or towns for livestock, food, wine and other commodities. Luger pistols, cameras, watches and other items taken from German troops were also prized as souvenirs, and often sold to other Allied servicemen and local civilians.
Te Rau Aroha
The Battalion had its own mobile canteen, named Te Rau Aroha, which was funded by donations from Māori schoolchildren. Staffed by the Battalion's YMCA welfare officers 'Charlie YM' Bennet (not to be confused with Lt-Col Charles Bennett) and later Norman Perry, it followed the troops almost everywhere, supplying fruit, cakes, cigarettes, chocolate and the latest news. Christmas time brought special treats, with the Battalion enjoying muttonbird, shellfish and other preserved delicacies sent from home.
On leave
Leave gave soldiers the chance to be tourists and explore the ancient cultures of Europe and the Middle East. For many young men from the backblocks of the Far North, East Coast and elsewhere, visiting places like London, Rome, Pompeii and the Pyramids was the chance of a lifetime. Others preferred socialising with their mates, but drinking, illegal gambling and other pursuits often got soldiers into trouble with the military police.
In contrast to the sparsely populated North African desert, Māori soldiers in Italy had far more interaction with the local population - especially during the seven months the Battalion spent there after the fighting ended. Māori picked up the language easily, and Italian songs like Buona Notte Mio Amore became part of the Battalion's repertoire. Many Māori felt at home among the warm-hearted Italian country folk, and some formed relationships with local women. More than a few tears were shed when the Battalion finally departed Italy in December 1945.
‘Ma Te Reinga’: The Way of a Maori Soldier
Major H.G. Dyer recalls the actions of the Māori Battalion's D Company at Maleme, Crete.
Initio-Finito
Colonel Frank Rennie describes his role in the early training of Māori Battalion officers, and his later contact with the Battalion.
Wounded and Evacuated, Crete 1941
Charlie Mules, Medical Officer with the 28th Māori Battalion, remembers the night attack on the Maleme Aerodrome in Crete.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail, according to Hennepin County jail records.
Tou Thao, age 34, is the third former officer accused in Floyd's death to be released on bond. He posted $750,000 bond on Saturday, ABC News has learned. All four officers on the scene of Floyd's death have been fired and face criminal charges.
Floyd, who was Black and handcuffed, died May 25 while being arrested. A white police officer used his knee to pin Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes as Floyd begged for air and eventually stopped moving. Besides the charges against the officers, Floyd's death led to worldwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice.
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