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Raising the best possible farmed fish requires looking at the genes of the fish in tandem with their microbial communities. Photo: Shutterstock, NTB
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Raising better salmon
By Steinar Brandslet
Published 10.07.18
The aquaculture industry typically selects salmon with the right genes for breeding to provide the freshest and biggest fish. A new method has the potential to produce better results.
Ever-growing population numbers will require ever-greater food resources. Aquaculture will play a major role in feeding billions more people, and selecting the best fish to breed is an important aspect of this development.
Researchers have discovered a new approach that can help identify those fish. That finding involves selecting fish based on both the genes of the fish itself and the symbiotic microbes they harbour.
“We’re proposing a new approach to how we breed farmed fish,” says Professor Thomas P. Gilbert from the Department of Natural History in the NTNU University Museum.
An international research collaboration is creating better opportunities for the aquaculture industry to identify the best specimens for breeding. Gilbert and Associate Professor Michael D. Martin are research representatives from NTNU in this partnership.
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Aquaculture will probably play a big part in feeding new population billions, and selecting the best fish for breeding is an important aspect of this development Photo: Shutterstock, NTB
Currently studied separately
Both the salmon’s own genes and the genes of the microorganisms it harbours play a role in how the fish eventually develops.
The traditional way to select farmed fish is by looking directly at the fish’s genes and its external characteristics, or by looking directly at the intestinal bacteria.
This is done to gauge how well and how large a fish will likely grow, but also to determine if it is resistant to various diseases and disorders.
“This approach has been somewhat successful, but it’s often been less effective than hoped,” said Gilbert.
“Instead we need to look at the genes of the fish in tandem with its microbes to end up with the best possible farmed fish,” according to the authors of a recent article published in the journal Trends in Biotechnology.
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Must be looked at together
All the genes of a host organism and its microbes are called a hologenome. According to the hologenome theory, the host and its symbiotic microbes have so many biological connections that they cannot be studied separately.
The aquaculture industry may be onto better ways to identify the best specimens. Photo: Shutterstock, NTB
“We believe that a hologenomic approach to aquaculture has the potential to improve growth, health and sustainability in the production of salmon and other species,” said Gilbert.
For example, different strains of Atlantic salmon are genetically different. Scientists now know that the microbes in these strains are also different from each other. Some microbes thrive in certain salmon stocks, but not in others. You cannot look at the species independently of each other.
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Specific examples of biological relationships between an organism and its microbial communities include the ability to increase the growth of certain bacteria that can help initially carnivorous salmon to digest food based on plant material.
Natural intestinal bacteria are important for the immune system. Stimulating the activity of certain bacterial species can give antibiotic properties that prevent the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.
All of these findings can of course also make salmon farming more profitable. The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF) collaborates with the Institute of Marine Research, the University of Copenhagen, Novozymes and Lerøy Seafood.
Reference: Applied Hologenomics: Feasibility and Potential in Aquaculture. Trends in Biotechnology March 2018. Morten T.Limborg, Antton Alberdi, Miyako Kodama, Michael Roggenbuck, Karsten Kristiansen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert.
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5 edition of Linguistics, anthropology, and philosophy in the French enlightenment found in the catalog.
language theory and ideology
by Ulrich Ricken
Published 1994 by Routledge in London, New York .
Language and languages -- Philosophy.,
Philosophy, French -- 18th century.,
Enlightenment -- France.,
France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Statement Ulrich Ricken ; translated from the German by Robert E. Norton.
Series Routledge history of linguistic thought series
LC Classifications P101 .R513 1993
Pagination ix, 287 p. ;
This book is distinguished from other treatments of 20th-century linguistics in its ambition to trace the continuity between linguistics (Sapir, Jakobson, Whorf, Firth, Chomsky, Labov) and other fields that have language as a central concern: anthropology (Goffman), philosophy (Austin, Derrida, Wittgenstein), psychology (Skinner, Bruner). The Counter-Enlightenment 0 PP OS ITIO N to the central ideas of the French Enlightenment, and of its allies and disciples in other European countries, is as old as the movement itself. The proclamation of the autonomy of reason and the methods of the natural sciences, based on observation as the sole
Enlightenment, French siècle des Lumières (literally “century of the Enlightened”), German Aufklärung, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and :// His new book, The Time at Darwin's Reef: Poetic Explorations in Anthropology and History has just been published by AltaMira Press. • Kant, Herder, and the Birth of Anthropology by John H. Zammito (Univ of Chicago Press, ) £/$29 paperback. ISBN
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Through his careful analyses of works by the most influential thinkers of the time He is particularly interested in the links between Enlightenment anthropology, theology, and political theory, and his book publications include Language and Enlightenment: The Berlin Debates of the Eighteenth Century (Oxford University Press, ) and Epicurus in the Enlightenment, co-edited with Neven Leddy (Voltaire Foundation, ) This book seeks to correct this misrepresentation and point to the new directions taken by the Boasians, directions now being recovered in the most recent work in psychology and linguistics.
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Ulrich ://. Around the middle of the eighteenth century, the leading figures of the French Enlightenment engaged in a philosophical debate about the nature of music. The principal participants-Rousseau, Diderot, and d'Alembert-were responding to the views of the composer-theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau, who was both a participant and increasingly a subject of discussion centered upon three The Scottish Enlightenment is identified with thinkers such as Adam Smith, David Hume, Adam Ferguson, Francis Hutcheson and John Millar amongst others.
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Monty Python’s Life of Brian: (Blu Ray) Monty Python sketch-fest that kind of follows an everyman called Brian, who is mistaken for the messiah and turned into a religious leader. While it was offensive / notorious / boundary-pushing – to the point of struggling to get funding – at its time of release (1979) it doesn’t hold up too well these days. Definitely feels a lot more like a bunch of loosely connected scenes rather than a proper ‘film’ as there’s no constant themes and the story jumps around / gets caught up in tangents. Most disappointingly, it’s not ‘rolling on the floor’ funny, although fans of Python’s erratic / crazy / shouty style will be entertained. There’s some nice nit-bits of historical facts and characters. The BD picture’s pretty grainy, looks a bit washed out but textures do show a lot of detail. The sound starts off well, but most of the scenes end up being a shouty din with a terrible mix – probably down to poor and aged source material. If Monty Python’s your thing then this is decent, but it’s nowhere near the best comedy of all time, or even the best of Python.
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Ross McG said: August 19, 201017:34
finally. someone else who thinks Life of Brian is an overrated pile of mush.
if you changed your name to ross para we could do a website together
http://www.rossagreeswithross.com
Paragraph Film Reviews said: August 20, 201022:44
Darren said: August 24, 201013:03
Controversial. This is actually only the first (and second, Ross) time I’ve heard somebody call Monty Python out like that. And while I’ll concede that Family Guy (rather hypocritically) nailed it with their “the other 70 hours of unfunny Monty Python stuff” gag (pot, kettle – kettle, pot), I do love this film. And if you think this is unstructured, don’t watch the Holy Grail.
Paragraph Film Reviews said: September 7, 201013:17
Don’t get me wrong, I like the Python a lot (mostly other films) but just think that most of the scenes in this end up as a shouty, incoherent, din. Ask anyone to name the best gag and you’ll only ever hear 3-4, not the sign of a great comedy IMHO.
Marc said: October 6, 201020:45
Good call Dan, I was going to say the same thing about Grail’s un-tethered scenes. That’s really what MP is all about; sketch comedy. No driving narrative just great jokes in sections:P
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“Francis!” The word was an admonishment. “Where do you think you’re going with that?”
He hung his head. The luggage he was hauling behind him was on wheels, but he propped it up so it stood straight, sticking his hands into his coat pockets. He reluctantly turned to face his mother.
“We have family over. Your Uncle Felix came all the way from California. I think they might want to spend some time with you this Christmas.”
“You arranged that. I made these plans weeks ago, I told you about them.”
“Nothing that involved luggage,” she folded her arms. Olive skinned, with a hawkish expression, his mother managed to look intimidating even though she was an inch shorter than him.
He bent down and placed the luggage flat on the ground. He unzipped it and opened it for her to see.
She sighed. “It’s not a productive pastime.”
“I’d say it’s pretty productive. We stand to make a pretty decent amount, here.”
“You’re going to make money?”
“We already are. But the thing is, depending on how today goes, we could make a lot more.”
“You’re dissembling, Francis.”
He cringed, more at hearing his name than in response to the accusation. “I was going to save it for an announcement in front of the family tonight, after we see how it goes. We have stuff to hash out first, and it probably won’t be pretty.”
She gestured for him to go on.
He frowned. “We’re on the verge of getting a sponsorship. It’s pretty generous, too, even split between the five members of the team. And it’s in addition to what we already make. Contract’s just for one year, and if we prove ourselves, show we can hold our own, we could get a bigger, better contract when we renew the terms next year.”
“This sounds a little too good to be true.”
“We’re good, mom. Ridiculously good. The sponsors have been talking about us being on the international stage.”
“And just who is us?”
“This is starting to feel like an interrogation.”
“It should. Who’s on the team?”
“Well, there’s two answers to that question-”
“Francis,” she made it sound like a warning.
“You don’t know all of them.”
“Mm hmm. Is your alleged girlfriend in this group?”
He nodded. “Yeah. Her, Ms. Newland’s daughter-”
“Oh, lovely.”
“No, she’s cool. Then there’s this girl named Jess, there’s Cody, and Luke.”
“You left yourself out.”
He smiled sheepishly.
“You’re not in the group.”
“Yet. Like I said, we have stuff to hash out,” he said. He tried to force the smile from his face and failed.
“It’s dangerous to mix business and friendship.”
“I’m being careful.”
She gave him a sharp look.
“Go. Be back by two.”
“Can’t. Going to take all day. I’ll be back seven-thirty-ish.”
“Seven. If you’re late for dinner I’m taking your biggest present back to the store for a refund.”
“I don’t know how long it’ll take. I can’t make any promises, and all of this is kind of important to me.”
“Then decide if it’s worth losing the present.”
He rolled his eyes. “I guess it is. Love you, mom.”
“Go. Get lost.” She smiled as she said it.
He zipped up his luggage and headed outside.
It was crisp. Fat snowflakes drifted down from above. He tugged his scarf tighter and headed out, the bottom edge of the luggage wiping out his footprints behind him, the wheels serving as the only trace of his passing.
His breath fogged up in the air, making his scarf damp around his mouth. This moisture, in turn, froze, making the fabric of his scarf stiff.
It wasn’t a short walk to the bus stop, and getting the luggage onto the bus was a chore. It didn’t help that it was crowded, packed with men, women and children eager to finish their Christmas shopping. He should have felt bad about the awkwardness of having his luggage there, getting in people’s way as they got on the bus, but he didn’t. A part of him thrived on being annoying. He liked to think it nourished him.
He even felt a little smug. He’d finished his shopping in September. Half of his motivation had been to avoid the hassle. Half was so he could lord it over friends and family.
Getting off the bus with his luggage was twice as hard as getting on. He made his way into the coffee shop and scanned the crowd.
He saw her, but he didn’t hurry to her side. Instead, he spent a moment standing by the door, watching as she stood at the end of the short line. Her cheeks were red from the cold, and the snowflakes had melted into droplets on her eyelashes. Some flakes still clung persistently to her straight brown hair. She made her way to the front, and ordered. While she waited, she dabbed at the snow, wiping her eyes and hair, and then tucked her hat into her pocket.
Seeing her rub her cheeks to warm them, he felt an urge to hold her as tight as she could bear, to feel her cold cheek against his, to warm her with his body, and to let her warm him in turn. It caught him off guard in its suddenness and intensity.
He took a deep breath and crossed the coffee shop to wait by the far end of the counter. He jammed one hand in his pocket, as if that could keep him from following through on the impulse. After a few seconds, he pulled it out again. He did have self control.
Her face lit up as she saw him. He, in turn, snapped a smart salute. “Captain Noelle, ma’am!”
“Don’t!” She blushed. “People are going to stare.”
“I don’t mind.”
He smiled and led the way to the nearest empty table. He used one foot to slide the luggage bag against the wall and then pulled her chair out for her.
“I can’t tell if you’re being a gentleman or if you’re trying to sweeten me up for this talk of ours.”
“I’ll take that as a good thing. It means I still get the brownie points, but you won’t be hard on me to make up for the fact that I’m being conniving.”
“I should.”
“Besides, it’s my prerogative to treat you well, right?”
She smiled a little and took another sip of coffee.
“We are boyfriend and girlfriend?” he asked. He could see the smile fall from her face. He hurried to speak before she could protest. “Probationary boyfriend and girlfriend. You know you can still break this off any time, right? Don’t give a second thought to my feelings.”
“That’s not it. I like you, Krouse.”
Francis Krouse felt something jolt inside him. It was like surprise but not. He already knew she liked him, but hearing it said… he felt his face warming up, and distracted himself by untucking and folding his scarf.
Finding himself unable to look directly at her, as embarrassed at his own embarrassment as anything else, he replied, “I like you too.”
“I just- I worry I’m not being fair. We don’t actually-”
“We do what we want to do, right? We enjoy each other’s company?”
“Yeah.” She sipped at her coffee again, then put it down to rub her hands for a second. “I enjoy your company.”
Tentatively, he reached out and placed his hand over hers. Cold. He reached out with his other hand and placed it under hers to help warm it.
“Look at this. Krouse is being sweet,” a girl said.
He turned in his seat to see the others. Marissa wore a pristine white jacket with a fur ruff. Between her delicate features and the way her blond hair glittered with the moisture of the snow, she looked almost angelic.
Luke was almost the opposite. Grungy, mismatched, dressed in layers, with a plaid green button-up shirt under a blue jacket, and a red t-shirt beneath that. His beard was a thin teenage scruff. He bumped fists with Krouse before sitting down. Krouse was almost embarrassed to realize he was doing something so stereotypically ‘cool’. It had started as something they did ironically and turned into habit.
Jess was the last to join them, navigating between the chairs, tables and other customers, making sharp turns as she wheeled herself to the table. Her hair was shaggy, she had three piercings in one ear and thick eyeliner around her eyes. A shopping bag sat in her lap and more were hooked over the handles of her wheelchair.
“I’m sorry, Jess,” Noelle apologized the second the girl arrived. “We should have found a table closer to the door.”
“She keeps saying she doesn’t want us to treat her different,” Krouse said, shrugging. “Don’t see why we should have.”
Jess gave him the finger. “There’s a middle ground that lies between being an asshole and being so accommodating that you make me feel like a freak. The others have found that middle ground, I don’t see why you can’t.”
“I’m doing exactly what you asked for and not treating you any different than I’d treat a non-cripple.”
“Alright, alright,” Marissa said. “Let’s not get into another argument. We’re short on time.”
Noelle nodded, “We don’t have long before we have to get ready, and we really should figure out what we’re doing. You guys got my emails?”
Marissa sighed, the mood changing in a flash. “Yeah.”
There were nods from the others. Krouse stayed very still, watching them.
“This makes things complicated,” Luke said. “You’re in charge, though, so you get the final say.”
Noelle made a face. “I know, but the problem is we’re not just teammates. We’re friends. And you guys know that Krouse and I are dating. That complicates things. I don’t think I have the perspective to make the call on my own. I put my thoughts in the emails, I’m just hoping you guys can give me some direction. If you say we shouldn’t-”
“No. The shitty thing is that the logic is sound,” Luke said. “No offense, Krouse, but this would be a lot easier if you sucked and we could kick you to the curb.”
Krouse shrugged.
Luke went on, “Look, if we were talking about staying local, being casual about this, or even sticking to the national level, we’d keep Cody. He’s reliable, but he’s not at the level we need if we’re actually going international. He’s boring, he doesn’t have fans. He won’t get any future sponsors interested. To top it off, he’s too traditional. He won’t surprise our opponents. They know how to deal with people like him.”
Noelle nodded. “Say what you will about Krouse, like how he’s crap when it comes to calling shots-”
“Or even the fact that he’s prone to ignoring orders if he thinks it’ll help us. Um, he’s right so long as it’s just him operating solo, but yeah… The thing is, if we’re talking about the big picture, international recognition and going head to head with the best in the world… Krouse has the natural ability to change things up, so we can adapt our strategies to whatever they’re able to pull off.”
“And he has fans,” Jess said. “As many as any two of us combined.”
Krouse couldn’t help but smirk.
“As a call for the good of the team, it makes sense,” Luke said. “But in terms of our friendships, well, Cody’s going to be hurt. He put in a lot of effort helping us get to this point. He’s my friend, just like Krouse is. This is a pretty big betrayal, kicking the guy off the team right before we get our sponsorship.”
“Will the sponsor be okay with this?” Jess asked.
“As long as we prove we’re ready this afternoon,” Noelle said.
“You know the arguments Cody’s going to make,” Marissa said.
“Can I say something?” Krouse asked.
He could see them glancing at one another, trying to decide.
“So long as it’s helpful,” Jess replied.
“Look. Cody is a type A personality. Like Marissa-” he saw Marissa’s expression change and added, “I don’t mean that in a bad way. Marissa and Cody are training the hardest and practicing the most. That’s respectable. The difference is, well, we’ve all seen how much time Cody puts in. And I think he’s hit his ceiling, and he knows it. He’s not keeping up, and I don’t know how much he’s going to improve over the coming months or years.”
“And me?” Marissa asked.
“I don’t know how close you are to hitting the ceiling, but you have natural talent and ability that Cody doesn’t. I would have zero worries with you backing me up, even on the world stage.”
She pursed her lips.
“Anyways, we’re talking about Cody. He’s not improving. If I’m on the team, I’m going to work harder, I’m going to improve in every department, and I fully expect you guys to kick my ass to make me do it. And I’ve been pretty excellent already.”
“If you fuck this up for us, you know we’ll never let you live it down,” Luke said.
Luke sighed and said, “I’m caught between two friends, so I can only make this call in terms of the team and in terms of the business. I think we should go with Krouse. He’ll put in the work, and we all know he’s good. Some practice and we’ll get everything coordinated, and we’ll be far stronger for it.”
There were nods all around.
Luke continued, “Krouse was saying that Cody and Marissa are type A personalities. He’s not wrong. Marissa’s who she is because of the megabitch.”
Marissa frowned, but she didn’t argue the point.
“And Cody’s who he is because he can’t stand to lose. So how’s he going to react if he finds out he’s been bumped for Krouse?”
Nobody responded. It was too easy to imagine.
“We’re in agreement, then?” Noelle asked. She was hunched over her coffee, both hands wrapped around it for warmth. She didn’t look happy. “Last chance for objections, or to say if you’re having second thoughts. I won’t be angry if you do.”
Did she want there to be a good argument against this, so there wouldn’t be a confrontation?
Nobody spoke up.
“Let’s go deliver the bad news then.”
While Krouse and Jess navigated their way past the maze of tables and chairs, Marissa hurried to the front counter and ordered. She joined them outside a minute later, handing one donut to Noelle, who accepted it with a roll of her eyes.
They’d chosen the donut shop because it was only a block away from Luke’s apartment. It made for a short walk to their destination.
“Krouse, you want to take the elevator with Jess, rest of us will take the stairs?” Noelle offered. She turned to Luke, “Cody here already?”
“Probably. My brother said he’d stick around long enough to let him in before he went shopping.”
“So you want to break the news to him without me there,” Krouse said.
Noelle and Luke nodded in unison.
“Alright,” Krouse agreed.
“Krouse is being cooperative?” Jess commented, quirking an eyebrow. “I’m impressed. And a little unnerved.”
He smiled at that, and he looked to Noelle as he said, “Good luck.”
A moment later, it was just him and Jess in the lobby, along with two elderly couples who were sitting in the chairs in the mini-lounge by the doors, talking.
“You must be nervous,” Jess said.
“Never,” he smirked.
“See, I have you figured out. You have a tell, when you’re lying.”
“The more overconfident you act, the more nervous you are. And when you’re feeling down, you poke at people, provoke them. I think you get some validation out of it, like, if you can test people and they’re still your friends after, you can feel confident in that friendship.”
“Ohhh, seems like you spend a lot of time thinking about me. Maybe a little bit of a crush there? Eh? Unrequited love?”
She broke into laughter, too sudden and hearty to be anything but genuine.
He shook his head a little and let her go first into the elevator before following with his luggage.
“What-” he started speaking, but he stopped when she broke into another fit of giggles. “Come on, now.”
The thing was, he mused, Jess would probably be a good match for him. She was probably the best when it came to keeping him in line, keeping him real, and calling him on his shit. She wasn’t bad looking either.
But she was in a wheelchair, and though he sort of wished he could be the kind of person who could take that in stride, he had to admit he wasn’t.
Then there was Marissa, the most attractive member of their group by far. Nobody would deny it. Tall, blond, slim, with a body honed by years of dancing and ballet. She was good looking enough that it was intimidating. Odd as it was, nobody in the group had asked her out, as far as he knew. Marissa’s mother played a part in that; nobody wanted to deal with the megabitch.
Noelle, oddly enough, had been the girl they’d fought over the most. It was odd because she didn’t have Marissa’s head-turning beauty or Jess’s confidence. It made her more approachable, in a strange way, up until the point where Noelle had shut down any and all advances. Getting close to her had been a slow process, one with a lot of missteps on his part and skittishness on hers.
He had a sense of what the story was behind that. Marissa knew too, by all indications, but he hadn’t asked. That was Noelle’s private story, to be shared when she was ready.
The moment the elevator doors parted, he could hear the shouting.
“You assholes! I didn’t want him on the team in the first place and now you’re replacing me with him!?”
“Calm down, Cody.” Luke, ever reasonable. “Shouting isn’t going to help, and it’ll bother the neighbors.”
“He’s manipulating you! He’s a slimy creep, and you know this is exactly why he’s dating Noelle. Or don’t you find it a little suspect that they started dating almost right after we voted her captain?”
Krouse glanced at Jess, who furrowed her brow as she looked up at him. They stepped out of the elevator and paused outside of the door to Luke’s apartment.
Oliver and Chris were standing outside the door. A more different pair was hard to imagine. Chris was Marissa’s friend. After Marissa had dropped all of her old hobbies and joined the team, Chris was the only one of her friends who’d stuck around. Krouse didn’t see why, but Chris tended to have girls all over him. He was worlds different compared to Oliver, who was short, pear shaped, his blond hair cut in an unfortunate bowl-style that wouldn’t have suited someone four years younger.
“You idiots!” Cody swore. “You know he planned this. Asshole thinks he’s so smart, and you just feed that delusion!”
Chris mouthed the word ‘wow’.
“Cody,” Noelle started, “We talked it over-”
“Without me!”
“Because we knew you’d react like this, and we wanted to be sure we all agreed before we moved ahead.”
“And I bet Krouse was there, wasn’t he?”
“He was.”
“Real fair.”
“He kept his mouth shut,” Noelle said.
Not exactly true, Krouse thought.
“He was still there. You think the others are gonna say he sucks and he doesn’t deserve a spot on the team while looking him in the eyes?”
It was Luke who answered him. “Honestly? Yeah. We would.”
The directness gave Cody pause. Krouse decided to head inside. He found Luke, Marissa and Noelle standing together against a red faced Cody.
“You.” Cody narrowed his eyes. “You dick.”
“I’m honestly sorry,” Krouse said. “If there was a way for the deal to include all of us, I’d take it without question. We can only have five.”
“But you have no problem stabbing me in the back for your own benefit.”
“It’s more for everyone’s benefit-”
“Except mine.”
“Really, I am sorry. I know how hard you’ve worked.”
“I work twice as hard as anyone else,” Cody stabbed a finger at Krouse, “Ten times as hard as you.”
“And you’re only about as good as Mars,” Krouse said, shrugging, jerking his thumb in Marissa’s direction. “And if I’m better than you while putting in as little effort as you say, how much better will I be when I’m trying?”
Cody clenched his fist, and Krouse could tell that he was about to swing. He grit his teeth and braced himself for the hit. Better to take it than-
“Cody,” Luke cut in, putting himself between the two. “You’re pissed. You’re allowed to be pissed. I would be too, if I was in your shoes.”
“I thought we were friends,” Cody replied. The emotion in his voice was raw enough to make Krouse cringe.
“We are. But this is business. And we need to get to business, because we only have a little time to get ready. You can hit him, or you can stay. Pick one.”
“Stay and watch him make his debut?” Cody asked, bitter.
“This isn’t set in stone yet. If he fucks up today, if this doesn’t work out-”
“We’re boned,” Cody finished.
“No. We’ll drop him and reinstate you, we’ll apologize to our sponsors-to-be and we’ll move ahead.”
“So I hit him or I stay and watch him crash and burn?”
Cody smiled. “I’ll stay.”
“Wonderful.” Krouse smiled back. “We really should get ready.”
Everyone else was already set up, so they took on the job of prepping the room. Luke shared his apartment with his brother and another roommate, but both had vacated for the day, leaving Luke the freedom to rearrange the furniture. He recruited Marissa and Oliver to help with the moving of the stuff he hadn’t been able to shift on his own.
Chris took the job of pulling the curtains closed, reducing the light that streamed in through the windows to a few glowing slivers that stretched across the floor.
Cody stood by with his arms folded.
“Here, Noelle,” Krouse said. He set his luggage flat on the ground and unzipped it. There were computers inside, each half the size of a regular desktop, wrapped in layers of towels and plastic sheeting.
“Thanks for the loan. Don’t trust mine with the sheer amount of crap my cousin downloaded onto it.”
“Actually…” He trailed off, sticking his hands in his pockets. “I took my old machine, I replaced the power supply, formatted it, installed a clean OS and done all my usual tricks for clearing out the crap that we’ll never use and optimizing it. You can consider it an early Christmas present.”
She stared at him, and he tried to interpret her expression. A used computer for a present, would she be offended? Or, conversely, was she bothered at the idea that he’d given her a two-year-old, two-thousand-dollar machine and that he might want something of equivalent value?
She hugged him for the first time in recent memory. “It’s great. Thank you.”
“I know the hardware is two years old, but it’s still better than most.”
She hugged him tighter, then let go, “I don’t know how to thank you, and I don’t want you to take this as me dodging the subject or being ungrateful, but we really should prep.”
“For sure,” he smiled. His body was buzzing from the physical contact.
With Oliver’s help, Luke had pulled the couch away from the wall and turned it around, and arranged desks and tables in its place. Five computers were set in a row. Noelle and Krouse left their computers off, but the others started up. A few mouse clicks and the loading image for Ransack appeared. The game’s login screen music played over the speakers of each computer, each out of step with the others.
Krouse looked at Chris and Oliver. Second stringers. He’d been one of them, more or less content to watch as everyone else had all the fun. Oliver was trying to get to a competitive level, but he wasn’t very good. Chris only participated to keep Marissa company and to earn some pocket money.
“Let’s talk strategy for tonight’s tournament, then,” Noelle said. “Krouse is new, they might not expect him, but Jess is our best overlord. I think she should go first, Krouse second, I’ll follow up, then Luke, then Marissa if we get that far in the best of five. Any complaints?”
There were shakes of the head.
“We’re up against the Chork Pops, North American team. They’ll lead with Mark Key as their overlord. We know him. He likes to stall and put every resource towards making a brutal end-boss surrounded by traps and trap spells. Kind of the opposite of Jess. I’ll take the lead as tank and team captain for round one. Krouse, you have any idea what you want to do?”
“I’ve been practicing with an illusion-subtlety-assassin hybrid class.”
“Illusion sucks,” Cody muttered. “And a three-way hybrid? You’re spreading your points too thin.”
And this is why I’m on the team and you aren’t.
“I take the first opportunity to invade our dungeon, use the subtlety and assassin part of my build to pick them off as opportunities come up. Our core group’s pretty strong, so they’ll be fine as a trio. Since it’s normal to fall behind when invading, they won’t notice I’m weaker with a shallow point spread. Endgame stage, I can return to the enemy dungeon to help against the boss, I’ll whip out the illusion magic and we’ll make a play. Circle around, or get him to activate the traps too early-”
He stopped as a rumble shook the building.
“What was that?” Krouse didn’t hear who asked the question. One of the other guys.
The power cut out, the music from the computers cutting off, the lights going dark.
“Shit! The tournament!” Luke swore.
The light that leaked in around the edges of the windows dimmed, the curtains simultaneously billowing inward. Except the windows were closed.
Krouse didn’t have two seconds to wonder what was going on before he felt a momentary weightlessness. He felt himself tipping over, stepped back to catch his balance, and found the floor tilting, out of reach of his foot.
A heartbeat later, the windows were directly overhead, and he was falling. He started to scream, but he managed only a monosyllabic, “Ah!” before he fell onto the side of the dining room table, tumbled to one side and slammed into the chairs, the wind knocked out of him.
Noelle wasn’t lucky enough to have the dining room beneath her to break her fall. Wood splinters flew as she hit the chair. The table that had held the computers followed her, striking hard and then sliding across the wall to rest against what had been the ceiling.
The wires connecting the computers to the power bar and the power bar to the wall came free. One computer tower dangled, swung, bounced and fell, a projectile aimed directly for Krouse’s head. He threw himself toward the space under the dining room table, as much as he could with the chairs beneath him. The computer punched a hole in the wall.
Noelle wasn’t so lucky, nor was she as free to move out of the way. The remainder of the computers and computer monitors came free of the wall and fell on top of her.
The others had been further back, had fallen against the wall that framed the kitchen, to Krouse’s right. He could only hear their shouts and screams, the heavy thuds of bookcases, books, couch and television falling on top of them.
Then stillness, with only the sound of a high, steady scream to break the silence.
The apartment had turned on its side. The windows loomed high above them, curtains hanging straight down. Dim light streamed down into the otherwise dark room.
“Noelle,” Krouse gasped, staggering to his feet. He climbed over the heap of furniture, tentatively setting foot on the wall to circle around to get to her.
She was limp, blood streaming from her mouth and nose. She wasn’t the one screaming.
“Come on,” he muttered, making his way to her and carefully dragging her out of the pile of computers. He checked her pulse: not strong, but there. Her breathing was thin.
Had to get her help. Just had to get out of there. He looked around. The kitchen door was a solid ten feet above the new ‘floor’, the ledge that the others were on, the wall that had encircled the kitchen, was five or so feet above that. Every surface around him was flat, featureless, with nothing to climb.
One of the girls on the upper level was muttering, “Oh god, oh god, oh god,” over and over. Marissa or Jess. The girl who wasn’t repeating the words said something he couldn’t make out.
And that keening, it wasn’t stopping. Didn’t she need to catch a breath? He covered his ears.
It didn’t help. Must have hit my head.
“Hey!” He shouted. “We need help!”
Luke peered over the edge, face pale as he looked down at Krouse.
“Noelle’s hurt,” Krouse said, a tremor in his voice.
“Chris is dead,” Luke replied, oddly calm.
They stared at each other, eyes wide, experiencing mutual shock. Luke seemed to break free of the spell first, disappearing from sight.
It was a few minutes before Luke returned, throwing down a knotted sheet.
Carefully, Krouse picked Noelle up and arranged her so she draped over one shoulder. It was awkward; she was nearly too heavy for him to lift. He managed to keep hold of her with one hand and gripped the knotted sheet with the other, wrapping it around his hand and wrist so he couldn’t lose his grip. He could hear Luke giving orders to the others. They began hauling him up.
Once he was high enough, he set foot on the doorframe by the kitchen, stepped on the half-inch ledge as they lifted him again, then accepted Luke’s hand in getting up to the ledge.
Jess was caught, her wheelchair trapped beneath the couch and a bookshelf, and she had a thread of blood trailing from the corner of one eye, which was bloodshot.
Cody was reeling up the knotted sheet, avoiding looking back at Chris while Oliver attached another sheet at the end.
Krouse glanced at Chris and then looked away. The boy lay against the wall, his head bisected by the top of the bookcase. Already, Krouse could detect the cloying odor of mingled blood, urine and shit. Marissa knelt by her friend’s body, holding his hand, unmoving. She’d stopped chanting in shock.
“What happened?” Oliver asked, sounding very much like a little boy. Not that he was. They were in the same class, the same age.
“Could have been an earthquake” Luke suggested, still sounding strangely calm. “We need to find out how to get out of here.”
“Noelle needs a hospital,” Krouse said.
“We need a way out of here first.” Luke looked up at the windows, ten feet above their heads. Neither the floor nor the ceiling offered anything to grip. “All the stuff from the bedroom and closet fell into the front hall.”
“Then we go out the window,” Krouse said, looking up. “We can use the couch and bookcases like ladders.”
The work was grim, quiet, as they moved the furniture, sharing the burdens between four of them at a time. Nobody looked at Chris, nor did they touch the bookcase that had fallen on him.
Twice, they had to rearrange and reposition the parts of their improvised ladder as resounding impacts shook the building.
Krouse was first up, followed by Luke, who carried Noelle. As her boyfriend, it smarted to let someone else carry the burden, but Krouse knew Luke was stronger, more athletic. Going first meant he could help them up and ensure Noelle didn’t fall.
He was glad the snow had stopped, but there was a strong wind, and it was painfully cold. They hadn’t brought jackets and gloves up with them, and getting clothes from the front closet would be nearly impossible. They’d have to find shelter soon. He perched on the building’s concrete exterior, waiting for the others.
He stared out at the city around him. Snow had been stirred into clouds, and half a dozen buildings had obviously been knocked down, judging by the remaining wreckage. Luke’s apartment building had toppled. How did it not collapse in on our heads?
He turned his attention to his girlfriend, reached over, and squeezed her hand. Noelle still hadn’t woken up.
Cody came up with Jess riding piggyback, her wheelchair abandoned. Oliver and Marissa were the last to ascend.
“That music,” Marissa complained. “Driving me crazy.”
“Music?”
“Like an opera singer singing a high note and never stopping for breath. Only it changes a little if I pay attention to it.”
The scream.
“You hear it too?” Krouse asked. He pressed his hands to his ears to warm them.
“I thought it was a siren,” Oliver said.
“It’s not,” Krouse replied. “It’s in our heads. Try covering your ears.”
One by one, they did.
“What the hell?” Luke asked.
But Krouse saw Jess’ face, the dawning look of horror.
“I know what it is,” she said. She started looking around, twisting around from her perch on Cody’s back to search the cityscape around them.
Another earthshaking crash and a flash of light drew their eyes to the same spot.
Three buildings floated in mid air, a distance away, the lower floors ragged where they had been separated from the ground. One by one, they were hurled through the air like someone might lob a softball. Even with the impact happening half a mile away, the ground shook enough to make them stumble.
There was a flash of golden light, and the mass of some irregular shape hurtled in their general direction. The impact seemed mild for the size of the object that landed. It was hard to make out through the cloud of snow and debris.
Then it unfolded, so to speak. No, it isn’t that big. But ‘big’ was a hard thing to define.
She seemed human, but fifteen or so feet tall, waif-thin, and unclothed. Her hair whipped around her, nearly as long as she was tall and platinum-white. The most shocking part of it all was the wings; she had so many, asymmetrical and illogical in their arrangement, each with pristine white feathers. The three largest wings folded around her protectively, far too large in proportion to her body, even with her height. Other wings of varying size fanned out from the joints of others, from the wing tips, and from her spine. Some seemed to be positioned to give the illusion of modesty, angled around her chest and pelvis.
Each of her wings slowly unfurled as she stretched them out to their limits, and the snow and dust around her was gently pushed away. The tips of the largest three wings raked through the building faces on either side of the four lane road, tearing through concrete and brick and bending the steel girders that supported the structures.
She rose off the ground and settled on her tiptoes, as if the massive wings were weightless or even buoyant. There were parts of her that were see-through, Krouse realized. Or not quite see through, but porous? Hollow? One hand, one leg, some of her hair, her shoulder, they were made up of feathers, the same alabaster white of her skin, intricately woven and sculpted into a shape that resembled body parts, with enough gaps that he could maybe see the empty darkness beneath.
She turned to one side, and Krouse could make out her face. Her features were delicate with high cheekbones. Her eyes were gray from corner to corner. And cold. There was nothing he could point to, no particular feature or quality that could help him explain why or how, but seeing her face made it harder to ascribe any kind of human quality to her. If he’d been thinking she had a sense of modesty before, he didn’t now.
She raised one wing to shield herself as a beam of golden light speared through the clouds. Feathers glowed orange-gold as they were blasted free, disintegrating into tiny sparks and motes of light as the remains drifted away.
The screaming in his head was louder, Krouse realized. There was a new undercurrent to it, a thread that seemed to point to the sound taking shape, altering subtly in pitch. What had been a single note was now shifting between two.
“It’s the smurf,” Cody breathed.
“The Simurgh,” Jess corrected, her voice small. “What is she doing here? Why is she here?”
“Shut up and run,” Krouse said. “Run.”
This entry was posted in 17.01 and tagged Ballistic, Genesis, Noelle, Oliver, Simurgh, Sundancer, Trickster by wildbow. Bookmark the permalink.
chibipoe on January 8, 2013 at 00:12 said:
Noelle. Mars. The Travellers? Oh my….
Damali on January 8, 2013 at 00:14 said:
of course everyone is white
Endochrom on January 8, 2013 at 00:35 said:
Marissa and (presumably) Krouse are the only persons who are more or less going to be explicitly white. Everyone else is unspecified.
Where is it said that Krouse is white? He’s described as brown skinned in Dinah’s interlude.
Oh really? Didn’t notice that. I assumed because the name Krouse sounds very germanic (or something along those lines).
Pinkhair on January 8, 2013 at 20:02 said:
I wonder if he was named after Ray Francis Krouse, the old football player.
Not sure who you mean by everyone, but in Plague 12.3 Trickster unmasked and was described as being brown skinned.
DeNarr on January 8, 2013 at 00:53 said:
Why would you think Francis was white when his mother was described as Olive skinned?
Kim on January 8, 2013 at 09:48 said:
Olive means mediterranean. And try telling any Sicilian he’s got black blood…
Race isn’t binary. Try telling a white supremacist that a Sicilian is as ‘white’ as him.
Herp, didn’t know why I lead that saying race isn’t binary. My bad.
Secret Weapons on January 8, 2013 at 19:16 said:
Or, ya know, so other combination of ethnicity that leads to skin that tone. The idea that all people that look like X are of a certain ancestry is not really very accurate, especially when dealing with things like skin tone.
paradoxius on February 28, 2014 at 23:47 said:
We knew that Marisa had blond hair from before we knew what her power was, Trickster has dark skin and I would guess is mixed race (hence the German surname), and this chapter tells us nothing else pertaining to ethnicity.
Gilgamesh on September 29, 2018 at 00:35 said:
Even if that was the case, what a strange compliant. It’s an incredibly superficial observation to make, made worse by the fact that (as the other comments have pointed out) you’ve observed something that simply isn’t there.
Abrakadabra on September 25, 2019 at 02:02 said:
Wow. Complaining about fictional characters skin coloration. Seems pretty racist to me…
perlhaqr on May 18, 2020 at 22:38 said:
For those who aren’t in the know – this week is the release of the bonus arc paid for with donations way back in September or something. The last few arcs took longer than I anticipated (and we hit the target amount for donations quickly) so yeah. A bit late in coming, but here it is.
There’ll be, barring exceptional circumstance, a chapter a day until next Tuesday.
Scrambles on January 8, 2013 at 01:09 said:
This is like a second Christmas 😀
On the first day of Wormmass my wildbow gave to me; the start of some origin stories.
I fully expect you to keep this up throughout the arc, now.
So, the Travellers were gamers in an mmo? Or some sort. Trickster is Francis? And Simurgh. I have been waiting to see that Endbringer on screen.
Anzer'ke on January 8, 2013 at 07:42 said:
Ironically they are now going up against the end boss for real.
Dis on January 9, 2013 at 03:05 said:
The game looks to be a competitive format Dungeonland.
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/dungeonland
What kind of game was it? Link is dead now
Fijal on September 24, 2019 at 21:20 said:
“[…] a co-operative hack and slash game that takes players on a deadly tour through a medieval theme park.”
web.archive.org/web/20150619154821/https://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/dungeonland
Three Lefts Make a Right on January 8, 2013 at 00:24 said:
Finally, the Simurgh appears. A backstory on the Travelers and an Endbringer attack? This is gonna be a good week.
mc2rpg on January 8, 2013 at 00:24 said:
I am kind of baffled that so many people that know eachother are going to trigger. The Simurgh.must be deliberately trying to make crazy villain teams or that sort of shit just wouldn’t happen. We only have two confirmed new supers coming out of Leviathan, even though there are probably more that just didn’t show up.
I’m kind of hoping people remain baffled through much of this arc, until stuff starts falling into place.
Admiral Matt on January 30, 2018 at 07:06 said:
Wild mass guessing: Oliver.
deuseldorf on January 8, 2013 at 01:35 said:
I can’t remember the chapter (Clockblocker’s interlude), but it was explained that sometimes people trigger in groups. Chances are there was just one trigger event shared by 6 people.
Ah, I was going to bring this up, but decided to hold back to see if anyone else would. That chapter is 9.3, I believe, and it’s mentioned that there’s something that tends to happen with simultaneous triggers.
I see what you are saying. The Travelers that we have seen have 1 predominant power which implies that they were not part of a multiple trigger event. (Unless they are hiding a bunch of extra powers.) So really we should remain baffled until the dramatic reveal.
“Another pattern we will be exploring is the apparent effect of multiple trigger events occurring in the same time and place. There is a very strong correlation between coinciding trigger events and individuals displaying three or more powers rather than one or two predominant ones.”
TheAnt on January 8, 2013 at 02:03 said:
Well that could mean that Noelle and only Noelle has multiple powers. The Travelers are very powerful, it makes me wonder what powers Noelle has. Based on the sheer size of the vault doors, and the 40 people in one night quote, I am going to guess that at least one power is a shifter/brute. She can change into something big, mean, and tough. Based on the fact that Coil and Co. hid in her vault in the dark, she doesn’t have strong senses.
Hexa on July 6, 2016 at 07:46 said:
I agree with the Brute or Shifter power, but I’d guess her senses are actually enhanced: the darkness being to prevent overwhelming her.
Yog on January 8, 2013 at 03:20 said:
I wonder – what a group secondary trigger would be like? Is it even possible?
The Smurf! This is great already. Travelers origin! It seems that their powers are linked, which is an interesting wrinkle here.
“packed of men” With men?
“in one ear, with thick eyeliner” the ‘with’ is a bit awkward there, maybe change it to and or expand the sentence a bit?
I’ll admit that my first thought as I started reading that first line was of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, with Pee Wee snarling, “Francis!”
So we finally see the queen bitch of this universe, who looks the most human. While throwing some buildings around is scary, it doesn’t seem to be nearly as destructive as the other two endbringers and Scion has already arrived. I wonder what this note of hers will do considering that she is considered more dangerous than Leviathan. Mass hallucinations, suicide, or just drive people nuts like she did with Mannequin? So I am guessing the Travelers all have a trigger event at the same time, which I think Wildbow says was very rare. Maybe this ties into Noelle? If the Simurgh can see the future, maybe she saw that if she attacked at this spot, at this time something bad would be born.
Wageslave on January 8, 2013 at 01:52 said:
So getting a ‘Doctor Who’-ish sort of vibe from this. That’s not a *bad* thing.
And the other thing to note is that if Krouse isn’t there then this whole situation could have gone a lot differently. And a group that finds its center in such a tumult would be hard-pressed to pull apart even though they may truly hate each other for what they perceive as the ‘other person’s faults’.
Amazing so far, and just by being alive for more than two minutes after seeing the Simurgh they’ve probably weeded themselves out of a select pool.
The Simurgh seemed the most intelligent after intercepting Amy’s message. Maybe she intentionally is letting them survive because of the potential damage Noelle may someday do.
NightmareWarden on April 21, 2015 at 03:42 said:
Just a note for future readers: when I read that part it did NOT seem like the Simurgh intercepted that message. Amy worked on a message and at the same time the Simurgh shifted its course. As a result of Armsmaster’s alterations to Dragon’s coding the Simurgh information was “filed” in the same place as Birdcage messages.
Mike on August 8, 2019 at 21:09 said:
IIRC earlier it was said her attacks were “worse in some ways” implying she does less direct damage but more lingering damage or psychological damage.
My WAG is she causes trigger events somehow.
MrMoray on January 8, 2013 at 00:46 said:
Hmm. Maybe this noise in their heads helps causes trigger events.
And maybe I need to proofread my comments before hitting “post.”
You and me both brother. I doubt it would induce trigger events on purpose just because the more people with powers there are to fight the Endbringers, the less damage they can do. I guess it would depend just what percentage of the “villains” show up to fight them and the damage the villains do compared to the Endbringers. More villains are born than heroes, so if most of them don’t care enough to fight the endbringers or are too crazy/evil then the Endbringers than it would do more damage in the long run to cause more people to have trigger events.
But if The Simurgh knows that it will trigger Noelle, and that Noelle will blow up in the future…
Thus far capes, even in vast quantities, have been unable to do anything to an Endbringer beyond dying en masse and annoying it until Scion shows up.
There’s no indication that more capes, hero or villain, would be of any concern to the Simurgh whatsoever.
Individuo on January 8, 2013 at 01:02 said:
I think they where playing a MOBA (5 players team?)
Anyway, awesome chapter, and we will get a lot of needed background for the Travelers
Reveen on January 8, 2013 at 01:07 said:
You’re gonna make me feel terrible for wishing savage beatings upon Trickster aren’t you?
Well, could be worse. When I first saw the arc title as “censored” I thought for a second we we’re going to see Taylor do through a booze-feuled downward spiral.
That was me not wanting to give away the arc title & have someone guess/spoil prior to the arc starting. Changed it in the table of contents only.
Though, in retrospect, the ‘next chapter’ link would have had it in the url.
Hydrargentium on January 8, 2013 at 02:06 said:
Typo: “other wings of varying size” — Beginning of a sentence, so of course should be “Other”.
Once again, great characterization, Wildbow. Man, I love this shit.
Gnarker on January 8, 2013 at 03:49 said:
Finally a glimpse at the third one, and I’m loving it. Interesting description. And the fact that the one that can sling around buildings is considered the weakest in a fight, and fighting not her specialization in the first place…; Yup, humanity’s screwed.
What are her powers exactly?
Telepathy has been stated, Iooks like we’re going to see the specifics soon. I find it intersting taht the music thing kinda reminds me of how Cherish perceives emotions. Empathy would be sort of a prerequisite.
Telekinetics is being demonstrated above.
Clairvoyance of some sort seems likely, seeing as she was in the exact right spot to intercept Panacea’s prayer.
So the theme of her is “mental powers”.
Would have been funny if the Travelers had played City of Heroes.
Someguy on January 8, 2013 at 04:13 said:
Smurf is evolving!… Smurf evolves to Simurgh!
Well played, sir. Well played.
Seras on January 8, 2013 at 04:27 said:
I am not going to lie. Out of the three endbringer introductions this is the only one that left me honestly scared. I think it was the realization that they were hearing singing in their minds but it was just scary to read through that section. Well done Wildbow.
Psycho Gecko on January 8, 2013 at 05:59 said:
Reminds me somewhat of an angel.
Which leads us to…Psycho Gecko’s Wild Guess-O-Rama-Palooza!
1. The endbringers are either agents of deities or past passengers, members of a former pantheon. The two beings are either members of a new attempted pantheon of deities, or their passengers are. The times of gods having epic heroes with supernatural or enhanced abilities. Cauldron is present as mankind replacing god with science and multiverse theory (which would have interesting repercussions on monotheistic religions).
1.A. The endbringers could be the trinity, indicative of the prominence of monotheism over polytheistic religions that came before. Except the modern knowledge of it is corrupted by time. Behemoth as Yahweh (energy manipulator, capable of putting lights in the sky, setting bushes on fire, creating burning pillars in the sky), Simurgh as Asherah (Yahweh’s wife, Queen of Heaven), and Leviathan (regenerates no matter what they use to kill him) as Jessie.
1.B. They are indicative of past gods who survived from other pantheons. Poseidon = Leviathan, for example.
1.C. The endbringers are the trinity from 1.A. or something like it. The two beings are Adam and Eve, with Eve forced into painful birth (although it’s someone else’s pain) as they are fruitful and multiply. They are forever cast from the Garden (Earth) but do try to have their children enter into it, who are considered cursed with the sins of the parents.
2. IF YOU ARE TIRED OF THE RELIGIOUS TALK, SKIP DOWN HERE for a different kind of theory. Noelle is another Nilbog type of power. She’s the only one with a trigger event as the others of her friends all died. As part of her trigger event. Maybe she became cannibalistic and consumed her dead friends in a disaster with no food or maybe they only died, but somehow she created fully functional copies of those alive when she got her powers or who died soon before. She gave several of them powers as a result, and was able to hear enough to want to break out because she’s still linked to them, though the Travelers themselves don’t know about this or the link.
2.A. Considering her cannibalism, a grain of truth in Wendigo legends? Someone who eats human flesh either transforms into a monster or is possessed by a spirit and becomes violent and hungers for more human flesh.
Religion in the Wormverse hasn’t been discussed much, leading to a lot of speculation on what capes did to the world other than setting the third world to ‘boil’.
Leading ME to a lot of speculation, I mean.
I bring it up more because so much of religion and mythology features monsters and people with special powers in it. Even the comics tend to have some mythology with the likes of Hercules and Thor showing up. Though it gets updated to a modern setting obviously when Hercules stops a charging Thor with a purple nurple.
Idea 2 is my favourite.
Mine too. Fits in with the tone of the story much better.
WyldCard4 on January 8, 2013 at 19:04 said:
An idea for two. One of her separate powers is causing trigger events. She has others, but that is one of them. She MIGHT also absorb the new powers of the people she eats, explaining just why she is so dangerous. She will just grow more and more powerful, and her rampage is likely to make more and more capes, two thirds of which are going to be villains. Definitely something that Simurgh would want to unleash.
Forty five people eaten, low end for numbers. That could equal a lot of power for Noelle. Lots of options. Definitely enough for the Endbringers to care, especially with the chance of a runaway power expansion.
She’ll be as strong and flexible as Hercules and Gumbie combined! (Gumbercules? I love that guy!)
And nearly as immortal as Cole from Charmed! (I love that villain!)
High Five for the Futurama reference 😀
Francis Krouse: jerk, gains ability to swap positions/perspectives.
Jess: in a wheelchair, gains ability to create idealized bodies capable of walking, flight, and so on.
Marissa: pushed to be the best, gains strongest offensive ability which is too strong and specialized to use casually.
A pattern begins to emerge.
G.S. Williams on January 8, 2013 at 06:47 said:
That pattern isn’t new.
Taylor — lowly, nerdy, eye for details, treated like she’s insignificant — controls insects and shows that little details matter.
Imp — overlooked, ignored, neglected, is able to disappear from people’s senses.
etc. etc — Wildbow creates extremely organic characters with intention and design. No surprise that it relates to the plot as a whole.
I meant that they’re getting their opposite, but doing it that way also suggests getting what they want in some sense. In that case, Trickster might just want to manipulate people instead of being the jerk whose power needs them and can swap perspectives between/with them.
Stereo on January 8, 2013 at 14:21 said:
Noelle: Simultaneously approachable and very hard to get.
I’m interested in the fact that, assuming you’re right, there’s only Ballistic left, and two guys to fill the slot – Cody and Luke. Attitude wise I’d favour Cody, but the Travelers already have Oliver in the wings, so maybe Luke is too.
Yeah, I was wondering which one was Ballistic, and couldn’t decide on either either.
Mr. Walaa on January 8, 2013 at 19:05 said:
I think it’s Cody just based on the dynamics between Ballistic and Trickster and Krouse and Cody. Though I could be wrong as Ballistic does not strike me as a Type A
Matthew on January 8, 2013 at 06:58 said:
Holy shit, the Simurgh is goddamn Dark Phoenix! 😀 “Broad spectrum psionic, no manton limitation, run motherfuckers, run!”
Lyrics I made up years ago (sung to the chorus of Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer):
She’s a crazed killer mutant,
With her TK force.
Well you don’t want to fight her,
‘Cause she’ll nuke you of course.
She used to look good to me, but now I find her…
Simply indestructible.
Loki-L on January 8, 2013 at 07:12 said:
Interesting. I am not sure whether I care for these people yet. The whole power of swapping yourself out for someone else certainly makes a lot more sense with the benefit of the backstory at least.
Before this chapter I had the impression that the Travellers used to be a tighly knit team of friends who were workign at capes together and who suffered some sort of misfortune that caused their former leader to turn into a monster and that destroyed their team dynamic. Now it looks as if the Travellers have always been the way they are now since they got their powers and that Noelle was only their leader before they gained powers.
In an earlier chapter the Travellers already identified themselves as having faced an Endbringer.
Legend called out, “Capes! If you have faced an Endbringer before, stand!”
I watched as the rest of the Protectorate, about a third of the out-of-town Wards, Bambina, half of a commercially sponsored cape team and the Travelers stood. I couldn’t help but notice Armsmaster lean over toward Miss Militia, whisper something in her ear, and point at the Travelers. Miss Militia shook her head.
I guess they mean the events in the current arc or perhaps they were so traumatized by it that they later when they had the chance choose to help with a different endbringer attack. I wonder what Armsmaster and Miss Militia whispered about.
Probably a “did you know that…” or “when did they…?”
“I would totally tap that.”
(Miss Militia shakes head)
“Damn Colin, you a freak”
tieshaunn on January 8, 2013 at 07:19 said:
Great chapter, wildbow, but I must say, you are getting predictable in your unpredictability. Though I did not immediately identify the travelers (only once noelle appeared), I immediately rejected the idea of the “team” being a superhero-/villain-team. instead, I though they might be either a group of artists (thus the circus-theme of their group) or a bunch of gamers (and yay, I was right).
also, i’d like to know what kind of online-games they play in a world where tinkers can create future-tech – including hypermodern videogames (if someone can write a true AI, then there are bound to be several people who can write super-immersive videogames).
What would be even *more* disturbing is if the ‘game’ was designed to act like a psychic beacon (a la Kerrigan v. Zerg, original Starcraft) by heretofore unseen powers and it *worked* before it even came fully on-line. Whups. Talk about not having a chance to do a force-build up!
JessieLaurent on January 8, 2013 at 08:19 said:
I was the opposite. I guessed pretty early on that it was the Travellers, but I thought they were super-heroes, maybe independant ones or the like. And then they started talking about endbosses and Illusionists and I was like…oh…Oh…what?
And the Simurgh showed up and my final reaction is…
Wildbow you magnificent bastard, you’ve done it again!
I think I’m going to love this arc.
With all their talk of “going international,” “getting a sponsor,” and so forth, I thought the travelers were part of a competitive cape team. Like… capture the flag with superpowers. The problem I had with that theory was that their powers are way too lethal, and I couldn’t see how someone like Sundancer could be useful in such a sport.
Though it doesn’t seem to be happening in the Wormverse yet (see Triumph’s origin), sports wIth super powers could be really interesting
Sundancer as area denial, perhaps? (It doesn’t cause a fowl to make part of the field lethal, as long as no-one’s there…)
But in that game, Movers like Trickster would be hideously unfair (well, if the other side didn’t have one too).
eduardo on January 8, 2013 at 09:45 said:
Interesting arc.
Finaly we get to understand what keeps these guys together.
And, by the end we will probably find why Taylor is f…k…d again when we learn about Noele`s powers.
Oh shit, I think I get it;
Trickster’s the support caster.
Sundancer and Ballistic are the blaster mages.
Genesis is the pet spawner.
Noelle’s the tank/endboss.
Their powers match their roles in the game they played! 😀
Perhaps the Simurgh grants ‘wishes’ to those it chooses. Chooses which, and grants them, as it likes.
Perhaps idle thoughts about wanting that building over there to not be blocking your view, or your choice on a character creation screen.
Oh, I get it. Real cute! Whatever we think of, if we think of J. Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover will appear and destroy us, okay? So empty your heads, don’t think of anything. We’ve only got one shot at this.
“The choice is made!”
Whoa, hold on!
“The Traveller has come!”
I couldn’t help it. It just popped in there. I tried to think of something innocent from my childhood, something that could never do any harm.
It’s the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
I’ve added the link to the next chapter. Yes, I know it doesn’t go anywhere (yet). Sorry to disappoint.
I’m out tonight, and I’m not sure how long it’ll take (attending writer’s circle, critiquing other writers’ work, maybe grabbing dinner while I’m out, after) and I wanted to be sure the next chapter was all hooked up and organized in case I wound up getting home too late. Probably won’t, but I prefer to play it safe.
STH on January 8, 2013 at 15:40 said:
Sorry Wildbow, but you no longer receive points for being amazing. This decision was reached after the Monarch arc managed to destroy our rating scales for fifteen consecutive chapters.
You’ll have to settle for a 10/10. Again, I’m terribly sorry.
I have to say, I’m really enjoying the descriptions of the Endbringers. I especially like the use of asymmetry to reinforce both the unnaturalness/inhumanity of these creatures, and their inherently chaotic natures.
Wildbow, was that deliberate (as in you decided specifically to use asymmetry to symbolise chaos), or synergistic (as in it just seemed like the right way to describe them, based on your feelings/ideas about them), or serendipitous (as in you didn’t even notice that the characteristics you chose were appropriate for this aspect until after you’d made them concrete)?
I still think the old depictions of angels had something to do with Simurgh’s description. All the wins, the inhuman-ness. The singing in a human mind (choirs of angels, you know).
…the ability to sense a praying girl in prison and act accordingly to affect something on earth in response.
all the wings*
There’s probably a fair bit of Endbringer worship going on, let alone people working heroes and monsters into their sermons. I mean if religion can adapt to new technologies (plastic explosives, hand guns, planes, television, radio, assorted other money managed pipes for propaganda) in reality then I’m sure it can manage this setting.
I’m a little hesitant to ascribe these characteristics purely to angels, they pop up in a lot of legends and myths.
Kore on January 8, 2013 at 21:22 said:
To slightly alter one of my favorite quotes:
“The Endbringers cannot help but kill us. If they did not come at us with their blades and their malice, so we could hate them, we would have to love them. There is nothing in between, not for creatures of such majesty. We would have to love them; and, in loving, die; not like Romeo died, or Juliet, but like the night dies that loves the sun, or the fire dies that loves the sea. In embracing the alien, in striving to grasp that which lies forever beyond us, we would extinguish ourselves.
-from A PHILOSOPHY OF TREASON, by Augusta Valentina (suppressed)”
An apt quote when put in context with some exposition you’ll get in the next chapter.
Religion adapted to WW2 era technology very well if you look up Cargo Cults and John From.
If any of you are artistically inclined, I would love to see some fan art of the Endbringers. Or if you have any friends that are good at that kind of thing, get them into Worm so they can do it.
My guess? The Simurgh is made from a great many birds. Apparently, parrots can get as smart as human three-year-olds. Now imagine how much processing power a few thousand small children would have. Then imagine them as a networked organic supercomputer. Animated by one to five Passengers. I wonder whatt would Glastig Uaine say about any of the Endbringers, especially the Simurgh.
A few thousand parrots, not a few thousand toddlers, I mean. Also, I am aware that there is only one T in “what”, that was a touchscreen induced typo.
A sincere thank you to Andrew for the donation. I apparently have a lot of fans named Andrew, I’ll note.
Loosely scheduled another bonus chapter for the 7th of Feb, but that’s so far off I’m not going to make it a hard & fast date. I’ll set it in stone once we’re a few weeks closer to it (once I know my schedule – I know I’m traveling some Jan/feb, and don’t want to set it for a day I’m going to be on a train).
And while I’m thanking people, let me thank deuseldorf for the review on Webfictionguide. That’s the sort of thing that draws in new readers and reminds old readers that Worm exists, and it matters. Thank you.
I’ve been thinking about making an account on WFG and leaving a review there. Would you rather have a string of reviews one after the other, or would you prefer I wait a couple of weeks?
If you wanted to wait to throw one down there in a few weeks, I might prefer that.
Cruel Angel’s Thesis plays softly in the background.
One of these Tinkers really does have to get around to making a giant mecha Evangelion.
Fake Name on June 10, 2013 at 17:49 said:
>He nodded. “Yeah. Her, Ms. Newland’s daughter-”
I know from later chapters that you’re actually listing two separate people (Noelle and Marissa), but the first time I read this I thought Krouse was saying his girlfriend was Ms. Newlands daughter (ie, Noelle Newland).
You might want to find less ambiguous way of phrasing this.
Agreed. Maybe an “and”?
Were people calling Simurgh the Smurf before this chapter and that line was added as a community inside joke, or was the nickname so memorable that people kept using it?
I’m sure I saw it called that in the comments earlier (though I suppose those could have been re-readers).
hammerade on December 30, 2013 at 23:10 said:
“Could have been an earthquake” needs a period.
Your story has been missing periods lately. Maybe it’s pregnant.
Pregnant with a spin-off? Pity it miscarried in the end.
And we though the Othersiders was just a joke…
Uh oh, one of these people does not make it to Brockton bay, and I have a feeling that it’s not because he decided to pursue the career in professional gaming…
TARDISES on June 30, 2014 at 13:48 said:
Wait…. A blonde girl named Maris(s)a? This sounds awfully familiar…
Why am I thinking of giant lasers right now?
hunter on May 18, 2017 at 13:57 said:
i see what you did here
Sweet we finally get a hands on view of the Simurgh! Definitely the tiniest one of the bunch and it can’t be a coincidence that she looks like a creepy angel bird hybrid. And both telekinetic and telepathic eh? Interesting. Very interesting. I notice the Travelers have one extra in their group…poor Cody. We will miss ye when ye die a horrible death shortly.
I would go for multiple triggers like others but since the thing with Clockblocker had mentioned that that tends to come with multiple powers per person there’s probably going to be a different answer. Maybe another thing like Skidmark found. That would probably fix Noelle too due to the regenerative nature. This gives context for when they stood up as having faced an Endbringer before too. Wow these guys have almost as raw a deal as the Undersiders.
Clownie on March 10, 2015 at 15:03 said:
>“Could have been an earthquake” Luke suggested
Missing punctuation in quotes.
They were video gamers!? I did not expect that, I thought they were talking about super hero sponsorship.
Alexander Lacount on June 24, 2016 at 00:24 said:
Lol, He called it the smurf, I only found that funny because I’d been referring to it that way ever since I first read the name. 🙂
WARNING, the following could potentially be offensive to the devoutly religious: I realized after typing that I came across a bit condescending, I don’t intend to offend anyone here.
Disclaimer over with, here’s my actual comment:
Wow, I hope we see what Wormverse religion is like at some point: such an obvious “angel” will have upturned the Judaism, Christianity, and Islam cluster of religions: an angry angel that doesn’t care to tell humans what they did wrong; a punishment perhaps? Or rogue, a second Satin? “REPENT, FOR THE ENDBRINGER IS NIGH!”
And I can’t even begin to guess for other religions I know even less about. Sorry, religions are something I’m a bit ignorant about.
There would be lots of people flocking to religion in desperation, but also lots of people deciding that they don’t like how their “gods/angels/spirits/whatevers” act after all and trying to stop them (or fix the aftermath, or hide).
At least it would give a naytheist like me (If there are some sort of gods, there’s no reason to think they’d be benevolent) some proof, so it’s not all bad. Just almost all bad. 🙂
Unfortunately I doubt we’ll get much of a look at this, since I think I remember Wildbow saying that religion was (like rape) too sensitive a topic for him(?) to feel able to tackle. But then, I think it was in the same comment thread where he said he couldn’t write romance: I point you to the scenes between Noelle and Krouse.
I’d say “Wait ’til you see the Fallen, you’ll love/hate them,” but it’s been three and a half years, so you’ve probably seen them in Ward too.
Guns on September 13, 2016 at 09:38 said:
Its cool that everyone is talking about a mass tigger event. But didn’t Genesis get her trigger event really earlier? (I’m thinking maybe at 5 or 6?) Surely the group would know or maybe Wildbow might hint at her having a power. Otherwise, really interesting chapter. I’ve been waiting for the Simurgh for a while now, figure she would be next after leviathan. Skitter talked about tactics and so on, so it will be interesting to see how a non-brute-shifter (or something like that) end bringer fights. Additionally the way she talked about tactics and “win the battle lose the war” style made me wonder how Smurgh attacks, if its one massive strike or staying for weeks.
Necro-Comment
To clarify, she said that she’d been in a wheelchair since a young age (6ish I think?) and implied that her powers came later without explicitly confirming one way or the other
Taylor made some assumptions about Genesis’s powers that were flat wrong. Oops.
wafflepudding on September 14, 2016 at 10:28 said:
I was expecting this chapter to reveal that, with the Travelers as only gamers, the Wormverse is just a game. The Endbringers are bosses. The strange fourth dimension is only a glimpse into the real world. And our precious protagonists are only AIs that no-one knows are sentient, in a world that is quite certain to end. Sure Skitter can handle that.
My hopes were dashed as soon as their apartment fell over.
«I made these plans weeks ago, I told you about them.» comma splice
April on January 3, 2018 at 17:00 said:
If you want a sense of these game teams, this film may be helpful: Good Game, tracing a Starcraft Team (Evil Geniuses) in 2011 (when this arc was set), made in 2013 (when this arc was written!)
http://ninehourfilms.com/index.php/film-work/good-game.html
(It’s available on steam and amazon prime.)
“What is she doing here? Why is she here?”
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Justia Patents Sensor Controls Pump, Motor, Or Pressure Driven MeansUS Patent for Apparatus and method for total intravenous anesthesia delivery and associated patient monitoring Patent (Patent # 6,186,977)
Apparatus and method for total intravenous anesthesia delivery and associated patient monitoring
An apparatus for total intravenous anesthesia includes at least one supply and infusion pump for an intravenous anesthesia agent carried by the apparatus housing, and at least one monitor for monitoring the characteristics of the patient during the total intravenous anesthesia. The at least one intravenous anesthesia agent preferably includes a first intravenous anesthesia agent, and more preferably, an analgesic, having a relatively quick offset so that the effects wears off relatively quickly upon stopping intravenous infusion. For monitoring the patient, the apparatus preferably includes at least one of an electrocardiogram, a blood oxygen monitor, a blood carbon dioxide monitor, inspiration/expiration oxygen, inspiration/expiration carbon dioxide, a blood pressure monitor, a pulse rate monitor, a respiration rate monitor, and a patient temperature monitor, for example. The first intravenous anesthesia agent may be an esterase metabolized opioid, such as remifentanil. A second supply of a second intravenous anesthesia agent carried by the housing may also be included. The second supply may be another anesthesia agent, such as propofol, for example. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.
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The present invention relates to the field of medical devices and procedures, and, more particularly, to an apparatus and related methods for administering anesthesia.
There is a continuing trend in health care to significantly reduce and replace in-patient hospital care with ambulatory care. For example, ambulatory surgery now accounts for over 60% of all operations performed in the United States, and is expected to increase to 80% of all procedures by the year 2000. This trend is likely to continue as surgeons embrace the ongoing development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, as third party payers reduce or restrict payments for health care, and as the acceptance by patients and society grows for ambulatory care.
The traditional delivery of anesthesia for in-patient hospital care typically relies heavily on the use of inhalation anesthesia agents. For example, the Excel series anesthesia systems from Ohmeda include a hypoxic guard, sophisticated electronic ventilation, flow management systems, vaporization and breathing circuits. The systems offer a choice of monitors, vaporizers, ventilators, and offer drawers or shelves for storage. Unfortunately, the bulkiness of even advanced conventional inhalation equipment severely hinders the portability of the equipment and thereby limits the possible locations where the equipment may be used.
Another significant shortcoming for traditional inhalation anesthesia systems is that scavenging or ventilation systems are required by various governmental regulations, such as OSHA regulations in the United States. In other terms, complicated and expensive room ventilation as in a traditional operating theater is needed for conventional inhalation systems to comply with various regulations.
As reported in the March 1997 issue of Anesthesiology News, “[t]he transition from the hospital to the free-standing surgical center to the office surgical suite continues to escalate.” Accordingly, the ambulatory trend in health care creates new geographic sites that may be desirably served by an unburdened anesthesia delivery system.
There are several anesthesia techniques which do not necessarily require the use of vaporized inhalants. Total intravenous infusion anesthesia (TIVA) uses liquid intravenous agents in place of the conventional vaporized inhalants. Along these lines, target controlled infusion (TCI) is a way of administering an intravenous anesthesia agent using a computer to monitor the patient and control an infusion pump. Using a computer with a pharmacokinetic program permits control of a desired plasma concentration of an agent, such as propofol, without overshooting the desired level.
Unfortunately, conventional intravenous agents for TIVA or TCI may have relatively long offset times, that is, relatively long times before the anesthesia and other effects wear off in the patient. Some agents may result in active metabolites that additionally remain for a relatively long time after stopping delivery of the anesthesia. Moreover, a quick onset and quick offset analgesia agent has not been previously available. In view of the prior shortcomings of conventional TIVA agents, there has been no incentive to develop efficient integrated platforms for using TIVA or TCI in an ambulatory setting.
In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and associated methods for delivering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient, such as in an ambulatory setting.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a compact and efficient integrated apparatus and associated methods for delivering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient and while providing monitoring of important patient characteristics.
These and other objects, advantages, and features of the present invention are provided by an apparatus for total intravenous anesthesia which comprises at least one supply and delivery means for an intravenous anesthesia agent carried by the apparatus housing, and at least one monitor for monitoring a characteristic of the patient. Moreover, the at least one intravenous anesthesia agent preferably includes a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that the effects thereof wear off relatively quickly upon stopping the intravenous infusion. Intravenous infusion of the at least one anesthetic agent results in total intravenous anesthesia in the patient and without using an inhaled anesthesia agent.
For monitoring the patient, the apparatus preferably includes one or more monitors carried by the apparatus housing for monitoring patient characteristics. The monitors may include one or more of an electrocardiogram, a blood oxygen monitor, a blood carbon dioxide monitor, an inspiration oxygen monitor, an expiration oxygen monitor, an inspiration carbon dioxide monitor, an expiration carbon dioxide monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a pulse rate monitor, a respiration rate monitor, and a patient temperature monitor, for example. Any of these monitors, or combinations of monitors may be included in the relatively compact housing of the apparatus. In addition, the apparatus may also include at least one recorder cooperating with the monitors to provide a record of a respective monitored patient characteristics.
Also relating in part to monitoring, the apparatus may also preferably include telecommunication means carried by the housing to be available for providing a telemetry and/or voice communications channel to another site. The telecommunications means may include a wireless transceiver, such as a transceiver for cellular telephone communications.
The apparatus also preferably includes a back-up battery power supply carried by the housing so that the apparatus is operable in the event of a power outage. The housing also desirably has an upper surface defining a horizontal work surface. In addition, wheels or castors may be provided on the housing of the apparatus to increase its portability. A storage cabinet may also be associated with the housing of the apparatus for storing consumables used for total intravenous anesthesia.
Returning again to the first anesthesia agent, the first relatively quick offset anesthesia agent is preferably a quick onset and quick offset analgesia agent. The relatively quick offset is preferably defined by a relatively short biological half-life not greater than about 10 minutes. For example, the first intravenous anesthesia agent may comprises an esterase metabolized opioid, such as remifentanil. A second supply of a second intravenous anesthesia agent carried by the housing may also be included. The second supply may be another anesthesia agent, such as the amnestic propofol, for example.
A method aspect of the invention is for administering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient. The method preferably comprises the step of providing a housing carrying at least one supply of an intravenous anesthesia agent, at least one infusion pump for delivering the intravenous anesthesia agent, and at least one patient characteristic monitor. The method also preferably includes the step of controllably intravenously delivering the intravenous anesthesia agent to the patient from the supply carried by the housing and using the infusion pump also carried by the housing so that total intravenous anesthesia is achieved in the patient.
Moreover, the at least one intravenous anesthesia agent is preferably provided by a first intravenous analgesic having a relatively quick offset so that effects wear off relatively quickly upon stopping intravenous infusion. The method also preferably includes the step of monitoring at least one patient characteristic using the associated patient characteristic monitor carried by the housing during administration of total intravenous anesthesia. For example, the step of monitoring may include monitoring one or more of the patient's heart activity, blood oxygen level, carbon dioxide blood level, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and temperature.
The method may also include the step of providing the housing including a telecommunications transceiver. Accordingly, the method may further include the step of using the telecommunications transceiver for providing at least one of telemetry and voice communications during administration of total intravenous anesthesia.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention with certain portions illustrated schematically.
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating portions of the apparatus as shown in FIG. 1 in greater detail.
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
The apparatus in accordance with the invention is generally designated by reference numeral 10 in the drawings. In one embodiment of the apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus includes a first or storage platform 11 for the storage of consumable materials, and for the temporary collection of waste materials. The apparatus 10 also illustratively includes a second or anesthesia platform 12 more particularly for the administration of total intravenous anesthesia in accordance with the invention.
The storage platform 11 is essentially a portable cabinet and illustratively includes a housing 13 having a first or central portion 13a and side wing portions 13b, 13c which may be swung to the open position, as illustrated, or moved to a closed position covering the front of the central portion as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Generic storage bins or areas 15 are illustrated in the side portions 13b, 13c. The central portion 13a is also equipped in the illustrated embodiment with a plurality of sliding drawers 14. Yet another feature of the storage platform 11 is the provision of one or more temporary waste collection bins. In the illustrated embodiment, a first waste bin 16 is for typical waste, such as used rubber gloves, etc. A second waste bin 17 may be used for sharps, for example, and as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
The housing 13 of the storage platform 11 is preferably relatively compact, yet efficient in its use of space. It may also be preferred to include wheels or castors 18 on the bottom of the housing 13 to permit the platform 11 to be readily moved. The storage platform 11 may also include one or more locks for security. The housing 13 of the storage platform 11 may also define a generally horizontal upper surface which may be used as a work surface during anesthesia administration.
Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate other configurations for the storage platform 11. For example, in other embodiments the storage platform 11 may be connected to the anesthesia platform 12. The separate platforms 11, 12 as illustrated may be desirable for transporting the apparatus 10, or for facilitating restocking of supplies and removal of waste from the first platform 11. The shelving, storage bins, and waste bins can have other configurations as would also be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
Turning now to the right hand portion of FIG. 1, and the more detailed schematic diagram of FIG. 2, the second or anesthesia platform 12 is now described in greater detail. The anesthesia platform 12 includes a generally rectangular housing 22, which is also illustratively mounted on wheels or castors 18 for portability. The upper portion of the housing 22 also defines an usable work surface. An intravenous (IV) bag support 30 illustratively carries two IV supplies in the form of bags 25, 27. The IV bag support 30 may be telescoping, collapsible or otherwise removable to further facilitate portability of the anesthesia platform 12.
The first IV bag 25 carries a first anesthesia agent 26, and the second bag 27 carries the corresponding second agent 28. In addition, the flow of the first and second intravenous anesthesia agents 26, 28 is controlled in the illustrated embodiment by corresponding first and second infusion pumps 31, 32. The pumps include controls 33, such as for setting flow rates, as well as indicators 34 of the volume delivered, which are schematically illustrated in FIG. 2. Other intravenous delivery means are also contemplated by the present invention, as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art. For example, infusion pumps 31, 33 may not be needed in other embodiments of the invention.
One aspect of the present invention is based upon the recent development of a quick acting and quick offset analgesic agent, remifentanil, by Glaxo Wellcome. More particularly, remifentanil is an ultra short acting analgesic with a relatively short biological half-life of about 6 to 10 minutes. Remifentanil is an esterase metabolized opioid which leaves no active metabolites. The extremely rapid achievement of the peak effect for any dose makes it relatively easy to recognize the dose-effect relationship and facilitates titration of dose versus effect, allowing rapid control of responses to noxious or painful stimuli. Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention the first anesthesia agent 26 delivered by the anesthesia platform 12 is remifentanil hydrochloride. Other similar quick offset agents may also be developed and used as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
For total intravenous anesthesia using remifentanil as the first agent 26, it may also be preferred to include a second anesthesia agent 28. In particular, Zeneca's propofol may be used as the second agent 28, and which is generally considered to be an ultra short acting amnestic. Propofol may sometimes be considered as at least partially a hypnotic or sedative agent as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Propofol, like remifentanil, also leaves virtually no active metabolites. Another suitable amnestic anesthesia agent may be midazolam, for example, as would also be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
In other embodiments, the second intravenous anesthesia agent 28 may be at least one of an amnesia, analgesia, muscle relaxation and sedation agent. The second intravenous anesthesia agent 28 may preferably induce and maintain general anesthesia as does propofol, for example. In yet another embodiment, the second intravenous anesthesia agent may be the same as the first intravenous anesthesia agent to thereby provide a back-up to the first supply 25 and the first infusion pump 31. Of course, other intravenous anesthesia agents may also be used in conjunction with the first and second agents described above, and as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
It is recognized by the invention that the combination of the currently available agents, remifentanil and propofol, or like agents with rapid half-lives and virtually no active metabolites, facilitate total intravenous anesthesia in the out-patient setting. Cost effectiveness may also be realized by decreasing recovery room times which may be further realized and potentially beneficial in outcome based medicine.
To effectively deliver the anesthesia as described above and also meet typical regulatory and medical guidelines, adequate patient monitoring is also desired. Accordingly, the anesthesia platform 12 also includes monitors for monitoring patient characteristics. In addition, since it may also be desirable to record the monitored characteristics, the illustrated embodiment includes schematically illustrated monitors/recorders 40 for patient characteristics. More particularly, as shown in FIG. 2, the monitors/recorders 40 may include: an electrocardiogram (EKG) 41; an oxygen monitor 42 for one or more of blood oxygen level, an inspired oxygen level, and an expired oxygen level; a carbon dioxide monitor 43 for one or more of blood carbon dioxide level, an inspired carbon dioxide level, and a expired carbon dioxide level; a blood pressure monitor 44, a pulse rate monitor 45, a respiration rate monitor 46, a patient temperature monitor 46, and one or more other monitors 47 as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
As would also be understood by those skilled in the art, the various monitors/recorders 40 may be any of several types commercially offered by a number of medical device manufacturers and distributors. Of note, the monitors/recorders 40 are desirably relatively compact to permit the overall anesthesia platform 12 to also be relatively compact. The monitors/recorders 40 may also desirably be modular to facilitate replacement and repair. Multiple component monitors from various manufacturers can be modified, packaged, and compartmentalized into the single, stand-alone anesthesia platform 12 as illustrated.
Also somewhat relating to monitoring of the patient, the anesthesia platform 12 may also include telecommunications means for providing one or both of a telemetry channel or a voice communications channel to a remote location. In the illustrated embodiment, a cellular telephone 60 may provide one or both of telemetry and telephone functions via the cellular telephone network as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The cellular telephone 60 may be beneficial in that it allows the anesthesia platform 12 to be positioned and relocated without concern for hardwired connections to the telephone network, yet the telephone or telemetry capability is readily available along with the other devices carried by the platform.
The illustrated anesthesia platform 12 also includes other devices and/or systems conveniently packaged within or carried by the overall housing 22. Moreover, these devices may provide highly desirable care during total intravenous anesthesia. In other words, these devices may provide basics for care and, in particular, may provide the basics for short term resuscitation of the patient. For example, the anesthesia platform 12 carries an oxygen cylinder 50, as oxygen may typically be used during the anesthesia. The oxygen may be made available for delivery to the patient via a control panel 51 including one or more gages 52, control valves 53, and outlet ports 54, as schematically illustrated in FIG. 2. Alternately or in addition to the oxygen cylinder 50, oxygen may be generated and supplied via the control panel 51 by a conventional oxygen generator 55 as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
The anesthesia platform 12 may also preferably carry a ventilator pump and circuits 57 operable via the schematically illustrated controls 58 and deliver ventilation through the schematically illustrated outlet port 59. Of course, the ventilator is also illustratively connected to the oxygen supply as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
For other procedures as would be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the platform 12 also carries a defibrillator 65 and a suction pump 70. The defibrillator 65 also includes paddles or electrodes 66 to be applied to the patient as would also be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The suction pump 70 makes suction available via the illustrated port 71.
Yet another aspect of the anesthesia platform 12 is that it can be self-powered, such as during a utility system power outage. Accordingly, the platform 12 includes the schematically illustrated power supply 75 which may include controls, auxiliary power outlets, and also rechargeable back-up batteries as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The various other electrically powered devices may be fed power from the power supply 75 via the illustrated power bus 76.
Those of skill in the art will recognize that the anesthesia platform 12 may include yet other monitoring and devices for performing short term resuscitation or other procedures. In addition, one or more storage compartments may be provided in the housing 22. The anesthesia platform 12 contains those items for delivering total intravenous anesthesia, including support drugs, and equipment organized in a methodical, ergonomical and reproducible fashion. Field support for the storage platform 11 and anesthesia platform 12 of the illustrated apparatus 10 may be through the creation of an organization and system to provide maintenance, resupply, resterilization, service, and associated documents as would be readily understood by those skilled in the art.
The present invention may be used in many applications, particularly for ambulatory surgery, such as, for example, for cosmetic surgery, dermatology, dentistry and podiatry. Associated applications may likely include critical care services in transport, military applications, MRI, and commercial airlines. Accordingly, many modifications and other embodiments of the invention will come to the mind of one skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and that modifications and embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
1. An apparatus for administering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
a housing;
at least one supply of at least one intravenous anesthesia agent carried by the housing;
intravenous delivery means carried by the housing for controllably intravenously delivering said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent to the patient so that total intravenous anesthesia is achieved in the patient and without an inhaled anesthesia agent;
said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent comprising a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that effects thereof wear off relatively quickly upon stopping intravenous infusion; and
at least one monitor carried by said housing for monitoring at least one patient characteristic during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient, the at least one monitor comprising an electrocardiogram.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a blood oxygen monitor.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a blood carbon dioxide monitor.
4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises one of an inspiration and expiration oxygen monitor.
5. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises one of an inspiration and expiration carbon dioxide monitor.
6. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a blood pressure monitor.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a pulse rate monitor.
8. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a respiration rate monitor.
9. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one monitor also comprises a patient temperature monitor.
10. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising at least one recorder cooperating with said at least one monitor to provide a record of a respective monitored patient characteristic.
11. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein aid at least one supply comprises at least one intravenous fluid bag; and wherein said intravenous infusion means comprises at least one intravenous infusion pump.
12. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an analgesic.
13. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the relatively quick offset of said first intravenous anesthesia agent is defined by a relatively short biological half-life not greater than about 10 minutes.
14. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an esterase metabolized opioid.
15. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises remifentanil.
16. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising telemetry means carried by said housing and cooperating with said at least one monitor for providing telemetry for the at least one patient characteristic.
17. An apparatus for administering total intravenous- anesthesia to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent comprising a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that effects thereof wear off relatively quickly upon stopping intravenous infusion;
at least one monitor carried by said housing for monitoring at least one patient characteristic during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient; and
telemetry means carried by said housing and cooperating with said at least one monitor for providing telemetry for the at least one patient characteristic, wherein said telemetry means comprises a wireless transceiver operable over a cellular telephone network.
18. An apparatus for administering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
voice channel means carried by said housing for providing a voice communications channel.
19. An apparatus according to claim 18 wherein said voice channel means comprises a wireless transceiver operable over a cellular telephone network.
20. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a battery carried by said housing for powering the apparatus.
21. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said housing has an upper surface defining a horizontal work surface.
22. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising castor means on a lower portion of said housing to permit relocation of said housing.
23. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one supply comprises a second supply of a second intravenous anesthesia agent carried said housing.
at least one monitor carried by said housing for monitoring at least one patient characteristic during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient;
wherein said at least one supply comprises a second supply of a second intravenous anesthesia agent carried by said housing, and wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an analgesic, and wherein said second intravenous anesthesia agent comprises a relatively quick offset amnestic.
a storage cabinet associated with said housing for storing consumable materials for total intravenous anesthesia.
telecommunication means carried by said housing for providing at least one of a telemetry channel and a voice communications channel during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient, wherein said telecommunications means comprises a wireless transceiver.
27. An apparatus according to claim 27 wherein said wireless transceiver comprises a cellular telephone network transceiver.
28. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said at least one supply comprises at least one intravenous fluid bag; and wherein said intravenous infusion means comprises at least one intravenous infusion pump.
29. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an analgesic.
30. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein the relatively quick offset of said first intravenous anesthesia agent is defined by a relatively short biological half-life not greater than about 10 minutes.
31. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an esterase metabolized opioid.
32. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises remifentanil.
33. An apparatus according to claim 26 further comprising a battery carried by said housing for powering the apparatus.
34. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said housing has an upper surface defining a horizontal work surface.
35. An apparatus according to claim 26 further comprising castor means on a lower portion of said housing to permit relocation of said housing.
36. An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said at least one supply comprises a second supply of a second intravenous anesthesia agent carried by said housing.
intravenous delivery means carried by the housing for controllably intravenously delivering said at least one, intravenous anesthesia agent to the patient so that total intravenous anesthesia is achieved in the patient and without an inhaled anesthesia agent;
telecommunication means carried by said housing for providing at least one of a telemetry channel and a voice communications channel during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient;
said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent comprising a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that effects thereof year off relatively quickly upon stepping intravenous infusion;
telecommunication means carried by said housing for providing at least one of a telemetry channel and a voice communications channel during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient; and
39. A method for administering total intravenous anesthesia to a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a housing carrying at least one supply of at least one intravenous anesthesia agent, at least one infusion pump for delivering said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent, and at least one patient characteristic monitor, the at least one monitor comprising at least an electrocardiogram;
controllably intravenously delivering said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent to the patient from the at least one respective supply carried by the housing and using the at least one infusion pump also carried by the housing so that total intravenous anesthesia is achieved in the patient, said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent comprising a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that effects thereof wear off relatively quickly upon stopping intravenous infusion of said first intravenous anesthesia agent; and
monitoring at least one patient characteristic using the at least one patient characteristic monitor carried by the housing during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient.
40. A method according to claim 39 wherein the step of monitoring comprises monitoring at least one of the patient's heart activity, blood oxygen level, carbon dioxide blood level, inspiration oxygen level, expiration oxygen level, inspiration carbon dioxide level, expiration carbon dioxide level, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and temperature.
providing a housing carrying at least one supply of at least one intravenous anesthesia agent, at least one infusion pump for delivering said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent, and at least one patient characteristic monitor;
controllably intravenously delivering said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent to the patient from the at least one respective supply carried by the housing and using the at least one infusion pump also carried by the housing so that total intravenous anesthesia is achieved in the patient, said at least one intravenous anesthesia agent comprising a first intravenous anesthesia agent having a relatively quick offset so that effects thereof wear off relatively quickly upon stooping intravenous infusion of said first intravenous anesthesia agent; and
monitoring at least one patient characteristic using the at least one patient characteristic monitor carried by the housing during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient;
wherein the step of providing further comprises the step of providing the housing having a wireless telecommunications transceiver carried by the housing; and further comprising the step of using the wireless telecommunications transceiver for providing at least one of a telemetry channel and a voice communications channel during total intravenous anesthesia of the patient.
42. A method according to claim 39 further comprising the step of recording at least one of the monitored patient characteristics.
43. A method according to claim 39 wherein the said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises an analgesic.
44. A method according to claim 39 wherein the relatively quick offset of said first intravenous anesthesia agent is defined by a relatively short biological half-life not greater than about 10 minutes.
45. A method according to claim 39 wherein said first intravenous anesthesia agent comprises remifentanil.
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Patent History
Patent number: 6186977
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 13, 2001
Assignee: Joseph L. Riley Anesthesia Associates (Maitland, FL)
Inventors: Thomas W. Andrews (Longwood, FL), Louis M. Guzzi (Longwood, FL), David P. Hartson (Longwood, FL), James L. Riley (Winter Park, FL)
Primary Examiner: Manual Mendez
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
Current U.S. Class: Sensor Controls Pump, Motor, Or Pressure Driven Means (604/67); Flow Control (604/30)
International Classification: A61M/3100;
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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla’s Motors Model 3: Gets 215 miles per charge, Goes from Zero to 60mph in under 6 seconds
April 1, 2016 by Dane Arr
Note: PFC likes to recognize good technology when we can. The latest model from Tesla Motors is a milestone in mass production autos for the roadways of the world, so here we are offering a glimpse of this great new product from innovators in the US.
‘We don’t make slow cars!’ Billionaire Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s $35,000 eagerly anticipated Model 3 that can go zero to 60mph in less than six seconds and 215 miles per charge
The car is 20 percent smaller in stature than Model S
The roof is a continuous pane of glass that allows for ‘openness’
Model 3 will fit five adults ‘comfortably’ and feature more cargo capacity than any gas car with it’s same dimensions
More than 115,000 cars were ordered in the first 24 hours
Musk said deliveries will begin at the end of next year
Tesla has finally unveiled the highly anticipated $35,000 Model 3 car, hours after fans around the globe already began lining up at its stores – ready to order the luxury brand’s new affordable vehicle.
Elon Musk dramatically revealed a red, silver and matte black model of the electric car after a lengthy talk that covered the company’s dedication to the environment and journey to affordability.
He revealed that the Model 3 will be able to go zero to 60 miles an hour in less than six seconds, saying: ‘At Tesla, we don’t make slow cars’.
Tesla has finally unveiled the $35,000 Model 3 car, hours after fans around the globe already began lining up at it’s stores – ready to order the luxury brand’s new affordable car
The billionaire founder noted that the car will be able to travel a distance of 215 miles per charge, at minimum, and will fit five adults comfortably.
The slick design features a roof made of one continuous pane of glass, which Musk said will give passengers amazing headroom and a ‘feeling of openness’.
It is also 20 percent smaller in stature than the Model S and will be fitted with autopilot features.
Like the Model S that came before it, Model 3 will feature front and rear trunks and boasts more cargo capacity than any gasoline car of the same external dimensions.
And Musk promises that a 7-foot surfboard will be able to fit inside.
‘It’s going to be an incredibly safe car,’ Musk said when he first presented the Model 3 at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne California on Thursday night.
‘We really believe with Tesla that safety has to come first, it’s paramount. It will be 5-star in every category’.
Musk said deliveries for the car will begin at the end of next year.
‘I do feel fairly confident it will be next year,’ Musk joked to the amped up crowd, before repeating the car’s widely-publicized $35,000 price tag.
The slick design features one continuous pane of glass in the rear roof area, which Musk said will give passengers amazing headroom and a ‘feeling of openness’
The Model 3 – the company’s first mass market car – is a pitch to middle class drivers and a key component in Musk’s vision to mainstream the electric car
At the end of his speech Musk revealed that the Model 3, the fourth by the brand, was an instant success – with a total number of orders surpassing 115,000 in 24 hours
Elon Musk dramatically revealed a red, silver and matte black model of the electric car after a lengthy talk that covered the company’s dedication to the environment and journey to affordability on Thursday night
The billionaire founder revealed the car will able to go 215 miles per charge, at minimum
It will also fit five adults comfortably and, like the Model S that came before it, feature front and rear trunks
Musk gave viewers watching the reveal on Tesla’s livestream a peak inside the car’s interior
‘I want to emphasize that even if you buy no options at all, this will still be an amazing car,’ he said.
At the end of his speech Musk revealed that the Model 3, the fourth by the brand, was already a success – with the total number of orders surpassing 115,000 in 24 hours.
‘You did it!’ members of the audience screamed in support of Musk.
Online ordering began an hour earlier then planned on Thursday amid signs of heavy demand. Musk said the company wanted to ensure there was ‘no server overload’.
In a Twitter message yesterday, Musk announced: ‘Tomorrow is Part 1 of the Model 3 unveil. Part 2, which takes things to another level, will be closer to production.’
He also posted a CNBC poll that showed 55 per cent of people would put a $1,000 deposit on Tesla Model 3, and go through with buying it.
‘Looks like we may need to increase production plans for the Model 3,’ he wrote.
The Model 3 – the company’s first mass market car – is a pitch to middle class drivers and a key component in Musk’s vision to mainstream the electric car.
‘Why are we doing this? Why does it matter?’ Musk rhetorically asked the audience as he began his speech at the unveiling.
Experience what a ride inside a Tesla Model 3 is like
Musk said deliveries for the car will begin at the end of next year. ‘I do feel fairly confident it will be next year,’ Musk joked to the amped up crowd, before repeating the car’s widely-publicized $35,000 price tag
Before revealing the Model 3, Musk explained the company’s ‘secret master plan’ that led them to be capable of making a mass market car
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TESLA’S MODEL 3 UNVEILING
When will it go on sale?
Tesla has said it expects to start Model 3 production at its Fremont, California, factory at the end of 2017.
But the company has a history of delays. The Model X, which went on sale last fall, was initially due to go on sale in early 2014.
Musk said last month that the Model 3, unlike the Model X, is designed for ‘ease of manufacturing.’
Still, some analysts are doubtful. Morgan Stanley auto analyst Adam Jonas thinks Tesla won’t start building the Model 3 until the end of 2018.
Who are its competitors?
General Motors is set to start selling the Chevrolet Bolt electric car at the end of this year, a full year before the Model 3.
The Bolt will have a similar price tag and a 200-mile range. Hyundai’s Ioniq, which has a 110-mile electric range and could match Tesla on price, goes on sale this fall.
Audi will follow with an electric SUV in 2018. Musk said last month he’s not worried.
He thinks the Model 3 will compete most directly with small luxury cars like the Audi A4 and the BMW 3 Series.
How did Tesla make the Model 3 less expensive?
Cheaper batteries. Tesla previously assembled its battery packs with battery cells made in Japan by Panasonic Corp.
But Tesla and Panasonic are building a massive, $5 billion factory in Nevada which will supply batteries for the Model 3.
Tesla says the scale of the factory will lower the cost of its battery packs by 30 per cent.
‘It’s because it’s very important to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport,’ he said. ‘This is really important for the future of the world.’
Musk went on to note that the world has record carbon dioxide levels that continue to climb.
‘The last time there was this level of carbon concentration was 11 million years ago, that’s when primates started walking upright,’ he said to audience laughter.
‘We do not want to return to that situation.’
Musk explained that the rising levels was causing temperatures to spike as well, citing that it has already increased by two degrees and ‘is going to keep going for some time in the future’.
‘And beyond global warming,’ he continued. ‘There’s just the fact that combustion cars emit toxic gases. What we came up with the Tesla is the secret master plan.’
Musk called that plan a ‘four-part trilogy’ that began with the ‘tiny’ company trying to figure out how it could make a difference ‘with very few resources’.
The Tesla Roadster – with a base price at $100,000 – was born in 2008. The company could only produce 500 units a year, but their message was clear.
‘What really made a difference is it showed the world you could make a compelling electric car,’ Musk said.
‘What was unique was that it was the first really great electric car. Before, people thought the electric car would be slow and ugly.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3518488/We-don-t-make-slow-cars-Billionaire-Elon-Musk-unveils-Tesla-s-35-000-eagerly-anticipated-Model-3-zero-60mph-six-seconds-215-miles-charge.html#ixzz44YWv96u4
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3 thoughts on “Elon Musk Unveils Tesla’s Motors Model 3: Gets 215 miles per charge, Goes from Zero to 60mph in under 6 seconds”
This is crapola time and only the stupid elite and cheap skates will be able to afford it. but you had better hurry the elites are going broke fast. and this nothing more than the electric car except a little more expensive but why does it look so cheap. Did they run out of materials and people to help back them. I can dam near run sixty miles an hour and that just fast enough to kick your teeth in the very first problem I have. Beware of hail storms, and breakage. of COURSE
I don’t have thirty five thousand dollars in my pocket and if I did I would most likely buy food and give it alllll to the homeless that these silly little people made such an under reated car to tryu and cheat the people. Also you had you had better watch out for the stink holes or you’ll be out of one very special beautiful car.
khajiit7
Crikey look a heckler with ultimatums!.. and what’s this?.. Cobras event?.. its everyones and everythings event isn’t it?.. where’s peoples heads at??
So why is this such a big deal to you guys?
according to this it will not be available until the end of 2017 at the earliest.
Surely cobra’s ‘event’ will hve hppened by then.
If they have the level of suppressed high tech Cobra’s claims,wouldn’t this be obsolete before it even comes out.
whatever..at any rate I’m tired of the waiting…
4 yrs and counting now Cobra.
Better start delivering if you want to be taken seriously
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Prison Service Pay Review Body Member with Northern Ireland Expertise
Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB)
The role is based in London at the Office of Manpower Economics, Fleetbank House (7th Floor), 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8JX.
20 days per year. Members will be expected to undertake around three or four visits a year to prisons across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Noon 12pm 31st July 2019.
Alison Wedge
Head of Arms’ Length Bodies Governance Division, MoJ • Departmental Official
Martin Williams
Chair of the Office of Manpower Economics • Representative of Organisation
Tim Flesher CB
Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body • Representative of Organisation
Carly Jayne
The role of the member
As a member of the review body you will have responsibility for working collaboratively to:
Assess the evidence of the parties (government and trade unions); and
Contribute effectively to the review body’s consideration of its annual recommendations to government under the guidance of the Chair of the review body.
Members have a responsibility for working corporately, with the guidance of the Chair of the review body, to:
Consider the parties’ written evidence, views and proposals;
Take oral evidence from the parties;
Assimilate information and data on pay, policy, economic, workforce and financial matters;
Weigh evidence and undertake independent analysis;
Meet groups of staff and managers/leaders; and
Formulate conclusions and make recommendations to government.
There must be no employment restrictions, or time limit on your permitted stay in the UK. You should normally have been a resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years prior to your application.
You should not be employed in the UK civil service.
Candidates for the PSPRB post who are members of other Review Bodies may apply, but would need to resign their current position if they were appointed
The appointed members should be available for Review Body duties from October 2019.
High degree of analytical intelligence including the ability to understand and interpret complex, qualitative information including, economic and statistical data, and to develop evidence-based, workable recommendations;
Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to gain respect and keep the confidence of others through effective communication and influencing skills, and confidence to challenge opinions where necessary;
Able to demonstrate high standards of corporate and personal conduct – including a strong commitment to equal opportunities, to act impartially and to uphold the independence of the Body;
A record of significant achievement operating at a strategic level within a complex organisation;
A good understanding of the broader political context and community concerns in Northern Ireland;and
You must demonstrate at least one of the following:
A sound understanding of the policy, financial and operational factors affecting pay decisions and pay bargaining in the public sector or an unionised environment.
Experience of financial management at a high level in a private, public or third sector organisation with a multi-million pound annual budget.
Experience of board or equivalent level management responsibility in a public, private or third sector organisation.
If you have any questions about any aspects of this post, you are welcome to contact Martin Williams – martin.williams@beis.gov.uk.
PSPRB-Candidate-Infomation-Pack1 2019
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Lipid reorganization in biological membranes. A study by fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy
Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-2736(79)90123-8
Search for: Casal, Hector L.1; Search for: Smith, Ian C. P.1; Search for: Cameron, David G.1; Search for: Mantsch, Henry H.1
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
Lipid reorganization; Fourier transform; Phase transition; (Infrared difference)
The first application of infrared difference spectroscopy to the study of a natural biological membrane is described. Perdeuterated palmitic acid was incorporated biosynthetically into the lipids of the plasma membrane of Acholeplasma laidlawii and the temperature-induced structural rearrangement of the endogenous lipids monitored via their C2H vibrational modes. Changes in infrared parameters were studied between 0 and 50°C and contrasted with those occurring in the model membrane system of 1,2-diperdeuteropalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. The phase transition of the biomembrane occurs over a 20°C range with the temperature of the maximum rate of change of absorbance coinciding with that of the sharp phase transition of the model membrane.
Elsevier B.V.
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NRCC 16933
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Matrimonio canonico e matrimonio civile al Concilio Vaticano I
After some observations, relevant to the matters of the Christian wedding, submitted to the attention of the Bishops in the preparatory task to the Council Vatican I, the abstract pauses to analyze the issue of the civil wedding, thematic that was analysed in that occasion with particular attention to the theoretical and practical consequences that an acknowledgment of the juridical status of the civil wedding, would have implied in the canon law. Closely connected to the problematic deriving from the civil wedding, it turned out the demand, promoted by several parties, to grant more wide faculties to the Bishops for dispensation from the impediments of ecclesiastical law. In particular the need to exempt from the religious obligations had to do with the impediment of “mixta religio” as settled by the legislative decree of Tametsi and by the “Declaration Benedectina” of Benedict XIV, the impediment of consanguinity and affinity, that one of public honestas, and finally the impediments of cognatio legalis and spirituals. The conclusions try to highlight the position of the Church on the civil wedding: from the attitude of total closing held during the Council Vatican I to the new attitude deriving from Vatican II where that was Acknowledged in the code of 1983.
Casiraghi, A. L., Matrimonio canonico e matrimonio civile al Concilio Vaticano I, <<JUS>>, 2006; (1): 233-277 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/8927]
Casiraghi, Anna Luisa
Titolo: Matrimonio canonico e matrimonio civile al Concilio Vaticano I
Abstract: After some observations, relevant to the matters of the Christian wedding, submitted to the attention of the Bishops in the preparatory task to the Council Vatican I, the abstract pauses to analyze the issue of the civil wedding, thematic that was analysed in that occasion with particular attention to the theoretical and practical consequences that an acknowledgment of the juridical status of the civil wedding, would have implied in the canon law. Closely connected to the problematic deriving from the civil wedding, it turned out the demand, promoted by several parties, to grant more wide faculties to the Bishops for dispensation from the impediments of ecclesiastical law. In particular the need to exempt from the religious obligations had to do with the impediment of “mixta religio” as settled by the legislative decree of Tametsi and by the “Declaration Benedectina” of Benedict XIV, the impediment of consanguinity and affinity, that one of public honestas, and finally the impediments of cognatio legalis and spirituals. The conclusions try to highlight the position of the Church on the civil wedding: from the attitude of total closing held during the Council Vatican I to the new attitude deriving from Vatican II where that was Acknowledged in the code of 1983.
Citazione: Casiraghi, A. L., Matrimonio canonico e matrimonio civile al Concilio Vaticano I, <<JUS>>, 2006; (1): 233-277 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/8927]
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Fire of Unknown Origin
Raffaella Berry's progressive music journey
Posts Tagged ‘Wolf Trap’
Interlude – A Great Season of Music
Posted in Biography, Concert, Festival, Progressive Rock, tagged 3rd Degree, DC-SOAR, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Jethro Tull, Magma, Miriodor, NEARfest 2010, Orion Studios, Peter Frampton, Procol Harum, ProgDay 2010, Romantic Warriors, Shadow Circus, Sonic Circuits 2010, The Muffins, The Watch, Univers Zéro, Wolf Trap, Yes on November 1, 2010| 4 Comments »
One of the biggest advantages of living in an otherwise crowded, ‘pressure-cooker’ area such as the US Northeast is the staggering variety of music on offer. With an impressive choice of venues of every size and description, as well as a thriving underground scene, the region has become one of the most important hubs for progressive rock, as illustrated by the documentary film Romantic Warriors (reviewed elsewhere on this blog). While gigs are organized more or less throughout the year, things are definitely quieter in the colder months (mainly because of the unavailability of the outdoor venues) – while the summer months offer such a wide range of gigs that fans are obliged to pick and choose, unless they have a unlimited supply of time and cash.
2009 was my first full year in the USA, so Michael, my husband, and I were finally able to start sampling the musical delights offered by our area. Our season included our first participation to NEARfest, four visits to the quaintly bucolic Merriweather Post Pavilion (the last one particularly poignant in retrospect, being the last time that we saw the great Ronnie James Dio on stage before his untimely passing), as well as what has now gone down in the annals of concert history as ‘the monsoon on the Potomac’ – the ill-fated Asia/Yes gig at the National Harbor. At the time, I had just started my reviewing tenure with ProgressoR, and as such was very much a ‘newbie’ of the whole scene. This year, though, was quite a different story…
With my review count growing and my reputation as a reviewer spreading around the prog fandom (helped by the reactivation of my Facebook account), I made friends among musicians, built an increasing network of contacts, slowly but steadily became part of the scene. For a basically shy person as I am, this made me feel much less self-conscious when attending gigs and festivals, and boosted my enjoyment of those functions. While I am very human and enjoy the attention generated by my reviews, I also feel I am helping those who need it the most – the artists – by covering their work and encouraging their efforts.
This year, our season of music was fittingly inaugurated at the very end of May, on Memorial Day weekend (which here in the US marks the beginning of the summer season), with the annual concert organized by the DC Society of Art Rock at the Jammin’ Java. We were already familiar with the venue, as we had seen Eddie Jobson and his band play there last year. A small, friendly coffeehouse, notorious for the ear-shattering volume of its gigs, this year it hosted two local bands, Brave and Ephemeral Sun, plus one of our favourite new acts – New Jersey’s very own 3rd Degree. Though all three bands put up excellent performances, 3rd Degree were our personal highlight of the evening – an extremely tight outfit very much in the vein of vintage Steely Dan, fronted by the amazing talents of vocalist/keyboardist George Dobbs and bassist Robert James Pashman.
A couple of weeks later, it was the turn of two legendary bands such as Jethro Tull and Procol Harum, in the beautiful setting of the Wolf Trap Foundation – a striking wooden pavilion surrounded by deep woods, and the only National Park in the USA dedicated to the performing arts. While Ian Anderson may have lost most of his vocal power, he and his crew are still mightily entertaining to watch, and their back catalogue has very few equals in the rock word. However, the real surprise of the evening were Procol Harum. Unlike Anderson’s, Gary Brooker’s inimitable voice is still in pristine shape, and they wowed the audience with a mix of older and newer material, including the goosebump-inducing “A Salty Dog” and the much-awaited “A Whiter Shade of Pale”.
Our second time at NEARfest, which took place on the third weekend of June, is documented in the lengthy account I wrote for ProgressoR when I was still on board. Since all my articles for said website are covered by copyright, I will post a link to it at the end of this piece. Two days after our return from Pennsylvania, we were back at Wolf Trap for the Yes/Peter Frampton double bill – another great concert from two historic acts, though this time marred by the stiflingly humid heat. After last year’s monsoon, which had literally driven Yes off stage, we had bought tickets for their February concert at the Warner Theatre in DC. It was not, however, meant to be, since the event was first rescheduled because of the heavy snowfall; then – on the evening it was finally going to happen – Michael came home from work with a touch of the flu, so we kissed goodbye to our tickets, and patiently waited for the next opportunity to see the band. In spite of all you can say about the Jon Anderson-less Yes, they did not disappoint, and I was particularly excited by their performance of “Close to the Edge”, which I had never previously seen them play live.
After almost a month’s gap, on July 20 we headed to a venue we were not yet familiar with – the Jiffy Lube arena (formerly Nissan Pavilion) – to see another formidable double bill, firm favourites Iron Maiden with Dream Theater as openers. Unlike either Wolf Trap or the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Jiffy Lube is a largely unprepossessing space, located somewhat in the middle of nowhere and totally devoid of atmosphere. Though we were seated in the covered area, we managed to get relatively wet when a thunderstorm broke out (quite appropriately, seen the title of their latest release) just as Dream Theater took to the stage, and the wind drove the rain beneath the roof of the pavilion. While I found the New York band tolerable at best (their set was mercifully short!), Iron Maiden delivered in spades as usual. With three decades of activity under their belt, they are still one of the most energetic, entertaining live bands in the business, and I was thrilled with their choice to perform some of their more recent material alongside their undisputed classics.
Fast forward to the first weekend of September, and my first time at ProgDay – as described in detail in the review linked below. Barely two weeks of rest, so to speak, and the 2010 edition of the Sonic Circuits festival was upon us – with the organizers having pulled out all the stops by securing the participation of three major draws such as Magma, Univers Zéro and Miriodor, as well as veterans The Muffins and electronic pioneers Richard Pinhas and Merzbow. Though we had bought passes for the whole week, we were only able to attend the opening and closing shows, both held in the gorgeous premises of the Maison Française, the cultural centre of the French Embassy in DC. The marathon-like opening event culminated with a simply incredible performance by Zeuhl legends Magma, a band every self-respecting progressive rock fan should experience at least once. A week later, the festival was closed in style by the utterly stunning musicianship and compositional mastery of Miriodor and Univers Zéro – a once-in-a-lifetime double bill.
Our season of music came to a close last Saturday, with our first-ever visit to the Orion Studios in Baltimore to see Italian band The Watch (who were performing Genesis’ iconic Foxtrot album in its entirety) supported by Shadow Circus – one of the Northeast’s finest new bands, and very good friends of ours. The Orion is indeed one of those places that seem to have come out of a bygone era – a warehouse in a suburban area of Baltimore converted into a temple of progressive music, somewhat small and cramped, but brimming with character and a ‘family’ atmosphere of sorts, with people bringing their own chairs, drinks and food. Unfortunately, tiredness prevented us from attending the whole of The Watch’s performance, though we managed to enjoy all of Shadow Circus’ set. Those guys are going from strength to strength, and will hopefully soon reap the rewards of all their hard work.
In the coming months there will probably be other concerts for us to attend in the area, though not with the same frequency. At any rate, we already have some gigs lined up for next spring, and will also try to attend all three of the big festivals organized on the East Coast. Until then, I will continue to support up-and-coming bands with my reviews and feedback. Watch this space!
NEARfest 2010 review (http://www.progressor.net/nearfest2010.html)
ProgDay 2010 review (http://www.progressor.net/progday2010.html)
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For Open Science, but up a different path
Jacobo Elosua May 4, 2018
On common goals, natural alliances and short-term compromises.
Reposted from Medium.
Some thirty years ago Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web – and he did so, to a large extent, for society to share scientific knowledge much more freely and effectively, without artificial boundaries in between disciplines and geographies. However, we seem to be only marginally closer to that goal today than we were back in 1989.
I have been deeply involved in the Open Data and Open Government movements since 2009. Through this neighboring activism, together with deep personal experience in a case of much needed access to specific medical knowledge, I have been a staunch supporter of the Open Science agenda for a good number of years now.
But what does that mean? Per its Wikipedia article, Open Science is “the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, amateur or professional.” That definition raises a number of questions. Here go a few:
(1) Are actions directed at improving access only for some members of society (and not all) compatible with Open Science practices? Can partial improvements ‘redeem’ themselves via wider accessibility goals over a longer timeframe?
(2) Are all actions towards making research, data and dissemination more accessible congruent or necessarily compatible with each other? What if a research team publishes the research article, but not the data? Does that count as Open Science?
(3) What about derivative works? Do those need to be equally accessible for an initiative to qualify as aligned with Open Science?
When dealing with broad base, largely decentralized movements, like Open Science, there rarely is anyone at the other end offering a clear-cut response to this sort of questions. Here I try to offer some reflections in connection with Project Aiur.
When we launched Iris.ai back in 2015, with the stated ambition of building the world’s first AI-driven science assistant, we saw ourselves diving quite nicely into the broad movement demanding more openness around scientific knowledge. Almost three years and four full product releases later, today we can proudly say that we have provided new open tools to power more effective contextual scientific discovery for any user of scientific research world-wide – and we, bien sur, publish our own scientific research Open Access.
With Project Aiur, we now have the goal of creating an open, community-governed AI Engine for Knowledge Validation. In the brave new world we envision, any knowledge seeker should be able to input a scientific text, be it an existing research paper or a self-written problem statement, and query the system, Aiur, to get a number of related outputs, including a validation of the input’s hypotheses and building blocks against all of the world’s existing science.
Bearing that in mind, we believe our project’s goals are fundamentally aligned with the Open Science agenda. But, going back to the questions above, there can be friction too. Can a new ecosystem be built, establishing an entire rethought set of economic incentives, with universal access granted to all knowledge for everyone at once? We believe blockchain technology has immense potential to drive true industry and status quo disruption. In contrast with other more gradual approaches limited to the incremental adoption of gold or green open access standards, blockchain developments, such as the ones we propose with Project Aiur, can redesign an entire ecosystem at remarkable speed, creating better aligned incentives for all system participants. But not everything can be achieved simultaneously.
And herein lies the potential tension. Blockchain-based initiatives are dependent on the definition of new user communities for their success. And whilst these new communities might boast universal growth ambitions, community membership must, by definition, not encompass the population at launch. Does that equate to parting ways with the Open Science movement? We believe not.
Also, importantly, can new initiatives only aspire to being subsidized through public funding mechanisms, including indirect taxation-based ones, or, on the contrary, should they experiment creating new economic and user payment models aimed at attaining system sustainability? We are of the latter opinion, and we fail to see a wedge between our initiative and the broad Open Science movement here either.
In our view, via its explicit theory of change, Project Aiur is fundamentally aligned with Open Science advocacy. And this alignment should result in natural alliances cemented with other ecosystem actors around a common vision and shared long-term goals. We aim to bypass what we see as naïve, maximalist restrictions curtailing our project’s ambition to help generate better, more ubiquitous science.
With that said, we look forward to working together with the Open Science movement side-by-side to achieve a world where the research community generates better, more ubiquitous science. That is indeed the very reason why we exist!
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Bruce Willis issues statement after store asks him to leave for not wearing mask
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VCG/VCG via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Bruce Willis is speaking out after he was asked to leave a Los Angeles Rite Aid on Monday for not wearing a mask; he now admits what he did was wrong.
A witness from the store claims told Page Six that shoppers became upset when the 65-year-old Die Hard star wasn't masked up, despite wearing a scarf around his neck, that could have easily done the trick.
Apparently Willis, who was photographed walking down an aisle without a mask, decided to leave the business without making a purchase.
Following the controversy, the 65-year-old issued a statement to People early Wednesday and admitted that he had made a mistake.
"It was an error in judgment," Willis acknowledged before encouraging others to be mindful of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "Be safe out there everyone and let's continue to mask up."
Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S., has reported nearly 1 million positive cases according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It is also has the highest death toll out of any county in the country with more than 12,300 COVID-19 deaths confirmed as of early Wednesday.
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‘The Connors’ takes on the New Hampshire primary in first live show
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ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — "Let's get political" was the overarching theme of The Conners live show that aired Tuesday night on ABC.
The episode, which was performed live twice for different time zones, aired at the same time as the New Hampshire primaries. This allowed the show to incorporate live updates of the primary and also insert some not-so-subtle jabs at the current Democratic candidates during the half-hour long sitcom.
The story line followed Darlene's children, Mark (Ames McNamara) and Harris (Emma Kenney), who are watching news reports on the primary. Mark has been assigned a school report on it, while Harris plays the cynical observer who considers the influence of money in politics a blockade to change.
As results were pouring in, McNamara calmly broke the news that entrepreneur Andrew Yang had pulled out of the race while joking that previews for The Bachelor were blocking the bottom half of the screen.
Other family members circulate through the room and spout off their opinions, such as proclaiming that the results would be "a lot more fair" if all the candidates got into "a rap battle at the local club."
The episode also focuses on the relationship between John Goodman’s Dan Conner and Louise (guest star Katey Sagal).
In addition to the political updates, The Connors aired a live commercial during the broadcast which took a moment to encourage people to go out and vote.
"You can't make people feel stupid about their choice unless you vote," Darlene quipped.
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Country: Kuwait
Fahd Al Kandarinis born in Kuwait in 1982 and is a household name in the world of reciters of the Book of Allah and hence, he is no need of any introduction.
Having participated in and aced many Quranic competitions, his imminent future in the field of education at the Islamic universities and working as an Imam in many mosques alongside advocacy work, media production and TV presentation in various religious programs were a no-brainer.
Quranic memorization blessed him at the age of 15 under the supervision of Sheikh Rashad Ibn Mohamed Sayed Ahmad Alam.
Fortunately for him, he has had the opportunity to lead the prayers in Al Hay Mosque, Al Amir in Yarmouk and Alkolaib Mosque. He has even done Imamat in Qatar in Mohamed Ibn Abdelwahab Mosque in 2012.
Sheikh Fahd Al Kandari is a media and marketing genius as he has successfully broadcasted a number of Television programs like, “Bel Quran Ehtadayt”,“traveler with Quran” to name a few.
In the year 1997, Sheikh Fahd Salem Al Kandari released his first Quranic recitations of the verses of Surah Ar Rahman, Al Isra, and Al Haq.
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PHOTOS: Protesters Storm Lawmakers’ Offices to Condemn Kavanaugh
Hundreds of protesters who claim Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a sexual predator gathered at the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday chanting that they believe his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, who has alleged he groped her at a high school party decades ago.
(Penny Starr/Breitbart News)
The left-wing activists responsible for the protest are the same people who have been staging anti-President Donald Trump demonstrations since he was elected, including the abortion advocacy group NARAL and the Women’s March, headed by anti-semite Linda Sarsour, who was at Monday’s gathering:
Women spoke about being sexually assaulted and raped and accused Kavanaugh of being a sexual predator and “potential rapist.”
Wearing T-shirts that say to “Be a Hero” by voting against Kavanaugh and “Believe Women,” the crowd chanted, “We believe that we can win”:
Over 1000 women & allies are packing Senate offices today to tell them to #BeAHero & VOTE NO & #CancelKavanaugh!!! We’re not stopping until Kavanaugh’s nomination is withdrawn! We don’t need another sexual predator deciding what we can’t or cannot do with our lives & bodies! pic.twitter.com/TLVhPbAoII
— CPD Action (@CPDAction) September 24, 2018
Anti-semite Linda Sarsour confers with Ady Barkan, a left-wing activist with ALS who gained national attention after he videotaped a confrontation with Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on a plane (Penny Starr/Breitbart News).
(Matthew Perdie / Breitbart News)
Staff from Sen. Susan Collins’ (R-ME) office listened to protesters (Penny Starr/Breitbart News).
(Penny Starr/Breitbart News).
They also chanted “We believe Anita Hill,” referencing the woman who accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment near the conclusion of his confirmation to be seated on the high court.
The protesters “trained” on Sunday in Washington, DC, and were divided into teams of those who agreed to be arrested and those who did not so that when Capitol police moved in to break up the protesters for blocking halls and doorways, the “right” people would be detained.
Protesters targeted lawmakers who have said they are undecided on their vote for or against Kavanaugh, including Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Sasse (R-NE):
(Matthew Perdie/Breitbart News)
The Senate Judiciary Committee has said Kavanaugh and Ford will testify on Thursday.
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Release Blitz for Reaper’s Wrath by Jamie Begley
Title: Reaper’s Wrath
Series: Road to Salvation: A Last Rider’s Trilogy #2
Author: Jamie Begley
Have you ever wondered how soulmates fall in love after they meet?One touch was all it took to pierce through the hatred, the revenge, the payback that kept Reaper’s sanity in check. Unable to bear to be touched, Ginny breezed through his safeguards, stirring the flames of desire and trying to make him believe love was possible again, while his tortured soul just wanted to find the peace he had promised himself once all his enemies were there to keep him company in hell.
One look was all it took for Ginny to recognize her soulmate. Now she was determined to show him that love, mercy, and forgiveness would bring the light back into his life. Her warrior was no longer fighting alone to battle his nightmares, and this Kentucky woman wasn’t afraid of stealing his heart and making it hers.
One love that would have to be strong enough to overcome Reaper’s biggest enemy—himself. Having lost faith in love, The Last Riders, and himself, it was only when Ginny committed a desperate selfless act of love that Reaper realized that, to save her, he was going to have to put his life on the line again. This time if he lost, not only would he lose Ginny, but the Last Riders forever.
How was he supposed to know his wrath could cost him everything?
NOTE: Available on all platforms for a limited time – will then go into Kindle Unlimited
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“I was born in a small town in Kentucky. My family began poor, but worked their way to owning a restaurant. My mother was one of the best cooks I have ever known, and she instilled in all her children the value of hard work, and education.
Taking after my mother, I’ve always loved to cook, and became pretty good if I do say so myself. I love to experiment and my unfortunate family has suffered through many. They now have learned to steer clear of those dishes. I absolutely love the holidays and my family puts up with my zany decorations.
For now, my days are spent writing, writing, and writing. I have two children, my daughter is also an author, and my son just tries not to blush when someone asks him about my books.
All my books are written for one purpose- the enjoyment others find in them, and the expectations of my fans that inspire me to give it my best.”
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Quick Answer: Do The Incas Still Exist?
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Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors.
The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilization..
Many Inca roads and bridges can still be used today. In fact, the Inca faced so many problems getting from mountain to mountain that they invented different kinds of bridges. One was a suspension bridge, which uses thick cables to hold up the walkway.
Smallpox is widely blamed for the death of the Inca Huayna Capac and blamed as well for the enormous demographic catastrophe which enveloped Ancient Peru (Tawantinsuyu).
The Inca lived in the Andes Mountains in South America. Their range stretched from southern Chile through Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador and into southern Colombia. The Inca were very warlike and often attacked their neighbors to take their land.
Generally, all historians agree when said that Machu Picchu was used as housing for the Inca aristocracy after the Spanish conquest of in 1532. … After Tupac Amaru, the last rebel Inca, was captured, Machu Picchu was abandoned as there was no reason to stay there.
ChichaChicha: The Drink of the Incas.
The Incas of Peru are undoubtedly one of the most admired of ancient civilisations. Less than two centuries later, however, their culture was extinct, victims of arguably the cruellest episode of Spanish colonial history. …
Machu Picchu did not survive the collapse of the Inca. In the 16th century the Spanish appeared in South America, plagues afflicting the Inca along with military campaigns waged by conquistadors. In 1572, with the fall of the last Incan capital, their line of rulers came to end.
Inca origin and religion draws from many local and ancestral traditions. The official tradition of the Inca Empire was the cult of the Sun, but the Incas allowed locals to worship their existing beings.
Although textiles were considered the most precious commodity in Inca culture, Incas also considered ceramics and metalwork essential commodities of the economy and class system.
Because of the rugged and inconsistent terrain of the Andes the Incas created agricultural terraces to maximize their use of fertile land. … They were highly successful and allowed its agricultural production to be maximized. Andean staples such as corn, potatoes and quinoa fed most of the Inca population.
The Inca first appeared in what is today southeastern Peru during the 12th century A.D. According to some versions of their origin myths, they were created by the sun god, Inti, who sent his son Manco Capac to Earth through the middle of three caves in the village of Paccari Tampu.
7000 IncasFrancisco Pizarro and the Spanish killed 7000 Incas at the Battle of Cajamarca.
Inti, also called Apu-punchau, in Inca religion, the sun god; he was believed to be the ancestor of the Incas. Inti was at the head of the state cult, and his worship was imposed throughout the Inca empire.
QuechuaWith roughly ten million speakers, you’re almost certain to come into contact with Quechua when visiting South America. The ancient language is part of daily life for many Peruvians and has major historical and cultural importance.
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Quick Answer: What Is Difference Between DNA And Chromosome?
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Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)..
Human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes containing DNA. The chromosomes serve as the structure that holds the DNA. The DNA acts as a complete set of instructions that tells our bodies how to develop.
deoxyriboseThe sugar in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is deoxyribose. The deoxy prefix indicates that the 2′ carbon atom of the sugar lacks the oxygen atom that is linked to the 2′ carbon atom of ribose (the sugar in ribonucleic acid, or RNA), as shown in Figure 5.2.
Chromatin is a complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. … Under the microscope in its extended form, chromatin looks like beads on a string. The beads are called nucleosomes. Each nucleosome is composed of DNA wrapped around eight proteins called histones.
The nucleus of each cell in our bodies contains approximately 1.8 metres of DNA in total, although each strand is less than one millionth of a centimetre thick. This DNA is tightly packed into structures called chromosomes, which consist of long chains of DNA and associated proteins.
In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure. … DNA and histone proteins are packaged into structures called chromosomes.
We know that DNA exists in this double helix because it’s the only shape that can explain the X-ray diffraction patterns it forms. We know that not just from Rosalind Franklin’s image, but from many other images taken over the years by plenty of other scientists. … A double helix strand is about 2 nanometers wide.
Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. … Every person has two copies of each gene, one inherited from each parent. Most genes are the same in all people, but a small number of genes (less than 1 percent of the total) are slightly different between people.
Genes are found on tiny spaghetti-like structures called chromosomes (say: KRO-moh-somes). And chromosomes are found inside cells. Your body is made of billions of cells.
Deoxyribonucleic acid, more commonly known as DNA, is a complex molecule that contains all of the information necessary to build and maintain an organism. All living things have DNA within their cells. … In other words, whenever organisms reproduce, a portion of their DNA is passed along to their offspring.
In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females.
30,000 genesEach chromosome contains hundreds to thousands of genes, which carry the instructions for making proteins. Each of the estimated 30,000 genes in the human genome makes an average of three proteins.
Chromosomal DNA is packaged inside microscopic nuclei with the help of histones. These are positively-charged proteins that strongly adhere to negatively-charged DNA and form complexes called nucleosomes. Each nuclesome is composed of DNA wound 1.65 times around eight histone proteins.
Friedrich MiescherRather, DNA was first identified in the late 1860s by Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher.
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Beginner Computer Classes
Learn basic usages of a computer: How to plug in., open, turn on, Get into the internet and start your online application using your unique username and password assigned to your personal online site. This session will prepare you to search and work online.
Cesar Chavez Library: Friday, Saturday 10:00 -12:00 pm
John Steinbeck Library: Wednesday and Friday 3:00 -5:00 pm
allU.S Credit Union: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm
Intermediate Classes (using Chromebook)
Learn Google Docs: How to create files and folder, how to share them and use all Google Apps.
Learn Google Sheets: How to create, storage, organize, and analyze information.
John Steinbeck Library: Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Practice Lab for Active Students
Microsoft Tutorial: the basics of using Microsoft Word to create documents, formatting Excel spreadsheets, creating a Microsoft presentation and invitations, flyers and banners with Microsoft Publisher.
Cesar Chavez Library: Monday 10:00-12:00 pm
John Steinbeck Library: Monday 1:00 - 4:00 pm
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Conversation Group. Let's Talk! Gain confidence and improve your skills: Listening, Taking turns, Natural expressions, Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Intonation.
Cesar Chavez Library: Monday and Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 pm
John Steinbeck Library: Monday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Leamos Sessions
This Spanish literacy program will help you to read and write in Spanish. This is a one year, easy to use, computer based program that will move you from a non-reader to a Spanish reader and writer.
Cesar Chavez Library: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 -8:00 pm
Other Literacy Classes
Citizenship Sessions
Citizenship preparation for civics questions, writing and mock interview with the use of lecture, cards, questions, sentence writing and online test.
Cesar Chavez Library: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Poetry Writing Sessions
Poetry group support with writing, editing and publishing your poetry work. (Three books published)
John Steinbeck Library: Friday 1:00 - 3:00 pm
HSE High School Equivalency Sessions
High School Equivalency small groups preparations for all subjects: Writing, Reading, Social Studies, Science and Math.
John Steinbeck Library: Monday and Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm
HSE - High School Equivalency Drop-In
Drop-in sessions: This is the time for consultation, so students can speed up to their learning and get their certificate fast.
John Steinbeck Library: Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Adult Learning & Literacy News
Basic and Intermediate Computer Classes Begin
Adults need basic digital skills now more than ever. Finding a job, helping a child with school homework, or making an appointment with a healthcare provider-- chances are these activities will require basic computer skills and going online.
On January 8th, the Salinas Public Library launched its Winter Computer Literacy cycle, a ten-week program to teach basic and intermediate computer literacy skills. The Literacy Program team held two orientations on Zoom which were attended...
Families for Literacy Celebration
"Be Safe, Be Healthy and Be Thankful" was the theme for the Salinas Public Library's Literacy Program celebration last Tuesday, November 24th. Families who participated in the Families For Literacy virtual programming over the past several months were rewarded for their commitment and participation in a drive-thru celebration where they received books, activities, and healthy snacks to help them celebrate the holidays safely at home. Most participants drove, some arrived on foot, and one adult...
Empowering adults to reach their goals!
Becoming a US citizen is a dream for many Salinas residents, and the Literacy Center at the Salinas Public Library is here to help during the current COVID-19 crisis, and beyond. Three participants in the Citizenship Preparation Program recently passed their Citizenship exams, and several others are waiting for their upcoming interviews. The Literacy Center meets weekly with adults on the path to becoming citizens and provides practice tests and worksheets, conducts...
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Adult Learning & Literacy Upcoming Events
Virtual Citizenship class
Jan 28 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Need help with citizenship preparation? Join us every Thursday at 6 p.m. for our weekly check-in via Zoom.
Self-Directed Computer Class Winter 2021
Self-Directed Class Winter 2021
Take your digital skills to the next level as you learn from...
Virtual Beyond Basics Computer Class
Feb 1 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Digital Skills are necessary today! Gain valuable, transferable skills as you increase your confidence in safely navigating the digital world....
Adult Maker Kit: Cookie Decorating
Spread the love this Valentine's Season with handmade decorated cookies using our new Adult Maker Kit! You bring the sugar...
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The Saturna Island Lamb BBQ is a Casualty of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The 2020 Canada Day Saturna Island Lamb BBQ is Cancelled
For the first time in 70 years, the Saturna Lamb Barbeque has been cancelled, another casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2019, this annual fundraiser brought at least $51,000 into the Saturna Island community. Local organizations, artists and artisans that participate in the BBQ will keenly feel the resultant financial sting. Local businesses which rely on tourism and groups which receive BBQ-related grants will also be affected by this loss of revenue.
Many people have contacted us about donating to a Lamb BBQ fund to help offset the economic impact of this cancellation on our small community. We are heartened by their generosity and have launched a two-pronged fund-raising campaign:
Request for donations to the BBQ to help offset the absence of ticket sales; and
Sales of a limited number of 2020 Saturna Lamb BBQ t-shirts which are sure to become collectors’ items.
Please note, that as of July 19, 2020 the t-shirts are sold out and we will not be taking any more orders. We will however, continue to welcome your donations.
Our fundraising goal is $25,000. Proceeds will be shared with the community groups which regularly host booths/activities at the BBQ based on their percentage of “the take” in 2019.
Donations to the BBQ can be made online by clicking the button below:
($25 equivalent to purchasing an "un-ticket")
or by forwarding a cheque (in the name of Saturna Lamb Barbeque) to Saturna Lamb BBQ, PO Box 43, Saturna Island, B.C., V0N 2Y0. Please note that the Saturna Community Club, which sponsors the Lamb BBQ, is not a registered charity and cannot, therefore, issue tax receipts for donations.
We thank you for your past support of the Saturna Island Lamb BBQ and any help you can provide now to see our community through 2020. We look forwarding to seeing you back in the park on July 1, 2021.
Joan & Peggy
Joan and Peggy
The Lamb Barbeque is a joyous celebration of Canada Day, centred around a traditionally prepared barbequed lamb meal, with an old-fashioned country fair flavour.
Our community has hosted the Saturna Lamb Barbeque since July 1st 1950 when it began as a school picnic on the Campbell’s farm at Saturna Beach.
Your Donations Will Have a HUGE Impact
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Get Insured Abolishes Nearly $2 Million of Medical Debt in State of California
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New partnership with RIP Medical Debt forgives those earning less than two times federal poverty limit
Mountain View, Calif. – April 1, 2019 – GetInsured, a leading provider of health insurance marketplace platforms, has abolished $1,856,771.28 of residents’ medical debt in its home state of California, to help alleviate some of the severe financial hardship caused by unpaid and un-payable medical bills. The company partnered with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity that locates, buys and forgives medical debt on behalf of donors, to identify Californians’ debt across the state – including northern, central and southern regions – for this charitable endeavor.
The Californians who were relieved of medical debt earn less than two times the federal poverty limit, and have spent more than five percent of their gross income on medical bills. In addition, they are insolvent due to medical debt, meaning they owe more due to medical expenses than assets owned.
“As the cost of care continues to increase, so does the weight of the financial burden placed on the shoulders of people across the country,” said Chini Krishnan, co-founder and CEO of GetInsured. “We have seen, time and again, how critical it is to find the health insurance plan that is most aligned with individual health needs, in order to avoid a potentially devastating situation. We are grateful to be able to make a meaningful impact in the lives of so many people in our native state of California.”
Letters notifying these residents that their health bills have been forgiven have all been mailed. With the exception of dental and elective surgeries, most types of medical debt were eliminated through this effort, including debt created by cancer treatments, diabetes and heart disease.
According to RIP Medical Debt, more than 13 percent of the population in the state of California have medical debt – collectively totaling more than $7 billion. The burden causes financial instability and hinders vulnerable communities, including the sick, poor, elderly, and veterans. It also drives many middle class families into poverty.
“Our mission is, and has always been, to make the process of attaining health insurance as easy as possible,” continued Krishnan. “That is why we continue to collaborate and work closely with policymakers and healthcare executives – to help ensure that affordable, quality healthcare is available to everyone.”
In an effort to continue abolishing medical debt, GetInsured encourages its consumers and partners to help Americans nationwide and donate directly by visiting https://company.getinsured.com/medical-debt-forgiveness/.
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Revs hold no grudge against Jermaine Jones after his departure
By Franco Panizo March 9, 2016 9:11 am Follow @FrancoPanizo
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Jermaine Jones may have only spent about a year-and-a-half with the New England Revolution, but he made an impact and his contributions will be missed.
The Revolution found a resolution late last week for the offseason-long dilemma of what do with Jones, surprisingly sending him to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for general allocation money and a first round draft pick in next year’s MLS Draft. Jones, 34, had seen his contract expire following the conclusion of the 2015 campaign, and never was able to come close to terms with the Revolution on a new deal despite both parties expressing interest in working something out.
Ultimately, their differences at the negotiating table caused for an awkward ending to Jones’ time in New England, with the former Designated Player publicly lashing out at their contract offers. Still, the Revolution hold no ill will towards him and are looking back fondly at what he helped them achieve.
“I loved coaching him,” Revolution head coach Jay Heaps told SBI. “He wore his heart on his sleeve. There wasn’t a moment in a training session or a game where he didn’t leave it all on the field. For me, the biggest part of his game was what kind of footballer he was, not just competing and fighting and winning balls but also his ability to change the game.
“I think that stood out a lot in 2014, and 2015 was riddled with injuries, but when he did step on the field it was impactful and that’s as good a compliment as you can give.”
In his 17 months with the club, the U.S. Men’s National Team regular made 24 starts in 28 regular-season appearances and scored two goals while adding four assists. Jones was one of the main reasons why the club went on a run and reached the MLS Cup Final in 2014, but his sophomore season in MLS was plagued with injuries that prevented him from consistently playing to the best of his abilities.
Replacing Jones will nonetheless be difficult. He brought plenty of tenacity and leadership to the Revolution midfield, and his mere presence seemed to free up the club’s talented arsenal of attackers while also allowing him to be an offensive threat.
Moves have been made to try and fill the void that Jones has left behind, but the Revolution know that no one player will be able to pick up the slack.
“It’s a collective approach,” said Heaps on how to make up for the loss of Jones. “We had other players leave our group, and you can’t replace them with a like-for-like. It’s got to be a group effort. We added a little bit more bite, so we share the responsibility defensively and we’re a bit stronger physically with guys like Gershon Koffie and Je-Vaughn Watson, but you’re also asking guys like Jose Goncalves and Andrew Farrell to step up and be impactful and can carry a little bit more of the burden.
“Then, on the offensive side, we feel like guys that we’ve brought back are really starting to find their groove, and we expect more from guys like Diego (Fagundez), guys like Kellyn (Rowe), guys like Lee (Nguyen).”
The Revolution are likely to see Jones again later this year, as the Rapids are set for a visit to Gillette Stadium on Sept. 3 in the two teams’ lone meeting of 2016. Jones might be a competitor and not a contributor then, but not even that will change how the Revolution reflect on their time together.
“Obviously happy that it worked out and always difficult to lose a player that was important to us,” said Heaps. “He wore his heart on his sleeve and played every day for our group. But at the same time, circumstances change and there was more to it than dollars and cents. There was a lot to do with getting him to a place where he wanted to be, closer to home, and I think there’s a lot that went on.
“I’m happy for him that he was able to find a solution and that he’ll be able to start playing again in MLS.”
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Why would the Revs hold a grudge against him?
Really glad they decided to forgive him for wanting to continue his career.. /sarcasm
Yea, the headline was originally “ill will” and now it’s grudge? I have no idea what Franco was trying to stir up here, but it comes off ridiculous or completely out of touch with the absurdity of the actual story and ridiculous MLS mechanic.
New England was irrelevant before Jermaine Jones arrived. It was only after his addition (that was mandated by the league – along with any other talented player on that roster) that New England went on a tear and formed a winning side.
If anyone should hold ill will it would be a player that earned his paycheck, excelled in his performances to help lift the team only to be held hostage when out of contract by a club that did not want to pay for his services but still wanted compensation.
The Revs are just taking Klinsmann’s advice.
“This always happens in America,” Klinsmann said in the interview, which was released on Wednesday. “Kobe Bryant, for example — why does he get a two-year contract extension for $50 million? Because of what he is going to do in the next two years for the Lakers? Of course not. Of course not. He gets it because of what he has done before. It makes no sense. Why do you pay for what has already happened?”
Well done, Jack.
Very ESPN.com of you to insert LeBron James into a story that has nothing to do with LeBron James.
Who mentioned Lebron. Its a fair point, unless you’re JJ’s mother..
STX81
I think the Revs were already 2 wins into their streak when Jones joined the team. You can argue the team was already on the up swing. Also he is making less on his deal with Colorado than what NE offered him for the 2016 season.
Of course. You can argue anything within sports. That’s the awesome part of debates and why sports radio exists. However, some sides of the argument are obviously more foolish than others.
Let’s take a closer look at the facts and read up on the opinions of his own teammates and manager. Sounds a lot more of an impact than simply being a one element of an “upswing”. You be the judge:
Pre-Jones: New England was in 6th place (almost 7th place) and were outside the playoff race.
Post-Jones:New England would finish in 2nd place within the East and finished 9-0-2 overall after Jermaine Jones’ arrival in the starting line-up in route to an MLS Cup Final appearance.
“We really wanted to build the foundation first and then be able to add someone like Jermaine, who really brought exactly what we were looking for, rather than go get something that we weren’t exactly sure what to do with. It was the perfect piece at the perfect time.” -Jay Heaps
“We knew we were getting a hard-nosed player, one with tenacity, an emotional player who brings experience. He’s so good at the other things (off the field),” added Heaps. “His presence, I’ve never seen anything like it.” -Jay Heaps
“If anyone messes up, Jermaine is there to clean it up for us,” -Kelyn Rowe
“This is the guy I’ve always wanted to play alongside with, and I’m so glad we got him. He’s helped the team out so much — obviously you can see, but in more ways than one. He’s such a great teammate on and off the field. This locker room is so close, and when he came in he jelled right in right away. It feels like he’s been here for three years.” -Lee Nguyen
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2014/12/06/6808912/thomas-floyd-jones-leads-revolution-into-mls-cup
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/revolution/revs-cashing-in-with-jones-as-middleman/article_4c459a9f-f472-5f22-a3e0-9a4912cda727.html
Based on you referencing Jones signing with Colorado it appears you might be confused why he signed for less. MLS has a very detailed system to block players from negotiating from a standpoint of strength in an effort to keep salaries down. To say nothing of the absurdity of a team retaining the rights of a player it does not want to resign (see: Kevin Hartman, too) or no longer makes attempts to negotiate.
“One could argue” Jermaine Jones even playing for New England in the first place (a “blind draw” with Chicago) and the circumstances with his departure is everything wrong with MLS.
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My posts are intended for your demographic and age group evidently.
You certainly are ‘old school’
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Colorado is a good move for JJ. Playing more than 50% of your games on turf has to be taxing on the body at his age.
Mary Stock
It looks to me like the owners’ way of getting rid of him. $600K is an insult. So they have Heaps say nice things. And toodles. Jermaine didn’t perform magic in 2015. And they wanted magic for $3 mill. Of course, at Toronto, Josie got a whole year’s pay $13 mill for almost no work last year, seems to me. And Michael B. has gone thru years underperforming at $7 mill,, doing far less than JJ.
where did you get $13 million?
The hate is strong in this one. Jozy scored 13 goals last year, including 5 game winning goals. That’s the 2nd most of any American in the league, behind only Wondo, who scored 3 more goals in 6 more appearances. I don’t see how that’s “No work.” Granted, with that type of pay he should be in the top 3, but that’s hardly “no work.”
slowleftarm
Also, Jozy didn’t make anywhere near $13m. Not saying he provided great value but at least get your facts right.
Also JJ is suspended for the first six games of this season and will surely miss games for USMNT callups so he’s likely to miss maybe half of Colorado’s games this season. That has to be taken into account as well.
I’m just glad he’s getting paid. He didn’t become an American to make 600k in MLS, he could’ve gotten that much as a German.
Don’t see why anyone should hold it against the other. Certainly can see why the Revs didn’t want to pay so much for a 34 year old who will miss who knows how many matches this year. After a 6 match ban, then potential international call ups plus he’s shown signs of picking up injuries.. If he gets in 15 matches this year I’d be surprised.
If he gets in 15 matches this year I’d be surprised.
Sounds like your average Designated Player.
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28% GST rate is dangerous for Indian cinema, says Film and TV Guild President Siddharth Roy Kapur
The filmmaker said there was a ‘lack of support’ to the film industry from the government.
The president of Film and Television Producers Guild of India, Siddharth Roy Kapur, on Sunday said the government’s decision to put cinema tickets under the 28% tax bracket in the new goods and services tax regime posed a “real danger” to the film industry. Kapur said the decision is a “huge setback” for the film industry, which is already grappling with problems such as piracy and the lack of fresh investments in cinema screens.
Kapur said in the current tax structure, the cinema exhibition sector was exempted from service tax and state value added taxes, and only entertainment tax was imposed on cinema tickets. “The average entertainment tax collected nationally by the government across all states and languages was in the range of 8% to 10% of gross box office revenue,” the filmmaker said in an official statement. “Hence, logically the GST rate should not have been more than 12%.”
Kapur said there was a “lack of interest and support from the government” to the Indian film industry. “It is disheartening that the Government does not see the immense contribution that a vibrant ‘Make In India’ film production sector can have in enhancing the soft power of the country.”
The GST Council on Friday had clubbed commodities under seven categories of taxes – zero per cent, 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%, a special category and a luxury items category.
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Viewpoint: do the Kingsman movies have a culture problem?
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Tony Black does some wondering about culture and the Kingsman franchise...
Beware The Golden Circle spoilers, folks…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle has been getting some pretty savage reviews, have you noticed? Not from us; our boy Chris Haigh fairly approximated it in my view as a three-star picture – fun, silly, enjoyable, but not nearly on the same level as Matthew Vaughn’s original, The Secret Service. Some reviewers have really hated The Golden Circle, though, possibly because they were hoping for something more innovative and vibrant from a director and franchise which bounced on the scene almost three years old with a naughty spring in its step, and a single digit finger in the politically correct distance of the franchises it self-referentially takes a cue from, principally James Bond.
While The Golden Circle does suffer from sequel bloat in almost every way, the bigger problem throughout for me seemed to be a cultural one, because culture is forefront in the mind of Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman here, even more so than The Secret Service. What surprised me was how clumsily handled their take on culture, as opposed to pop-culture, felt in the much-anticipated sequel.
We’ve talked a bit before about the inspirations on the original Kingsman. Mark Millar’s comic served of course as the primary source material but Vaughn, as shepherd visually of the project, has always had a fascination with the dangerous swagger of hard, charming men, mixed with a cheeky level of Cool Britannia anarchy. You see the former in a lot of his work – Daniel Craig’s turn in Layer Cake (which helped land him the 007 gig), Michael Fassbender adopting Sean Connery’s Bond in X-Men: First Class, and with Taron Egerton’s Eggsy in The Secret Service, that all came together: Vaughn delights in taking a commoner and elevating him to the Establishment. That infamous anal sex gag in The Secret Service is the ultimate middle finger to Eon and the Broccoli estate.
In the first Kingsman movie, however, that cultural switch and appropriation was central to the narrative journey Eggsy went on, and one of the reasons you rooted for him. The whole fun of Kingsman was seeing these two cultures come together: modern, urban Britain where boorish, unemployed middle-aged men booze in the day, come home & hit their wives, and young lads wear peaked caps, wear low hanging jeans and the white lads inflect their accents with black gangsta patois… meets old school, upper class, pre-1960’s cultural revolutionary Britannia; Colin Firth’s Harry Hart epitomises John Steed, the umbrella, precise tailoring, penchant for comportment and stickler for good manners. The joy of The Secret Service wasn’t seeing Harry rebuke Eggsy for being common, it was seeing Eggsy channel his roots into something else – by the end, he’s 60’s Michael Caine with a dash of 70’s Roger Moore. He’s lower and upper class. He’s both worlds united.
The Secret Service heightens these cultural stereotypes for dramatic effect and makes them central to the story of Eggsy and the central theme of the picture. Why, then, does The Golden Circle take these elements for granted and hash them up when moving across the Pond?
One of the key elements of the sequel has been the American influence. It’s always been there; recall how Samuel L. Jackson’s lisp-rattling bad guy Valentine in the original was American, often commenting on the alien nature of traditional British manners from his perspective (and the franchise’s most kinetic moment to date, Harry’s battle in the church, takes place in Kentucky). The villain of the sequel has an even stronger foot in Americana, as Julianne Moore’s Poppy inventively carves herself a 1950’s town out of ancient Cambodian ruins.
Yet The Golden Circle attempts to do for American culture what The Secret Service did for British by introducing Statesman, the US espionage equivalent. Where Kingsman operates out of a London tailoring business as its front, Statesman fronts a Midwestern whiskey company. Where Kingsman agents wear sharp suits and carry gadget filled brollies and briefcases, Statesman agents all dress like cowboys, have Southern drawls and use magic whips as weapons.
You see where this is going but what’s it trying to say? In The Secret Service, as discussed above, there felt like a cultural point being made, commenting on how British society has inexorably changed as class divides and cultural influences have affected each generation. There doesn’t seem to be anything of the sort in The Golden Circle. Jeff Bridges chews cigars and downs tumblers because, yee haw, he’s a Southern American man, and y’all better understand that.
Channing Tatum, horrendously wasted throughout, seems simply there for women to swoon at the sight of him in chaps. Even Pedro Pascal’s most signature Statesman in the plot, Agent Whiskey, ends up with character motivation linked more to the commentary on drugs and the danger of drugs than anything to do with why he swings a magic, people slicing whip around. Where Kingsman felt like an idea with a point, Statesman always feels quite the opposite – aesthetically pleasing, but hollow.
Of even more interest is how Vaughn & Goldman manage to get a serious dig in, and some wish fulfilment over, the Trump Administration. Bruce Greenwood’s President isn’t a direct approximation but is played a dumb hick who somehow managed to get into the Oval Office, and is now quite prepared to let millions die to ‘solve a problem’. The fact he later ends up impeached will raise a smile to anyone who quite frankly still has no idea how American politics has ended up in the state it’s in, and though it may be a cheap and obvious gag, it works.
You’ll see more of this in heightened reality films or sci-fi shows that can get away with it over the next few years – where once cultural representation of American power would be a dignified Morgan Freeman as the Commander-in-Chief in Deep Impact, it’s only a matter of time before Mike Judge’s Idiocracy edges ever closer to becoming near-documentarian in how prophetic it is.
Perhaps the most misjudged cultural element? The Scottish one. This felt bizarre, and purely to garner an emotional reaction in a film devoid of anything that might make you care. Mark Strong’s Merlin, almost as much the heart of the Kingsman franchise as Eggsy, is offed in transparent, weak fashion when he makes a noble landmine sacrifice and goes out singing John Denver in a pronounced Scottish brogue, as ethereal bagpipes play over the score.
Come on. You can do better than this, Matt & Jane. If you’re going to take out a character like Merlin, earn it. Tagging on a proud Scottish heritage in the face of death (for a sacrifice, by the way, that totally wasn’t needed given Eggsy & Harry could have cut through those faceless goons like butter) just felt cheap, and again serves to remind you that culturally, the Kingsman sequel is empty and bereft.
So while the scathing reviews aren’t honestly warranted (save those for stuff that really deserves it, like The Emoji Movie), one would hope if we do get Kingsman 3, which Vaughn apparently wants to make, that either cultural aspects be addressed as neatly as they were in the original, or they’re left behind entirely so we can enjoy a daft, modern, late-Roger Moore Bond-style slice of fluff without any awkwardness left hanging over the edge.
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Michigan election officials on Monday certified President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state against President Donald Trump, formally granting the Democrat the state’s 16 electoral votes.
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Jenna Ellis, Trump’s legal adviser, on Monday said they would continue to pursue legal action to challenge the results of the election in Michigan state, Newsmax reported.
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“Easter in the form of Home Rule,
The 1916 Easter Rebellion spoke to the heart of Irish nationalism and emerged to dominate nationalist accounts of the origin and evolution of the Irish State. The decision by a hand- full of Irish patriots to strike a blow for Irish independence mesmerized the Irish people in its violent intensity and splendor.
According to Richard Kearney, author of Myth and Terror, suddenly everything was dated ‘Before or after Easter Week’. The subsequent executions of the sixteen rebel leaders by the British authorities marked an incredible transformation from Irish patriots to their martyrdom, which came to represent the high-water mark of redemptive violence, a glorious beginning and a bloody ending. The initial reaction in Ireland to the Rising was shock and anger.
Following the executions, the nationalist community closed ranks against the British government. The most famous reaction to the Rising is the poem “Easter 1916” by the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. In one respect, the poem is a product of its time and reflects the emotional impact of Easter Week. But, the power of Yeats’s language and imagery transcends the event, and asks the question of all generations, “O when may it suffice?”
In 1916, the political climate in Ireland was dangerously volatile, but few Irish citizens realized they were at the edge of an abyss. Most nationalists, William Butler Yeats included, were content with a promise by the British government to grant Ireland moderate independence, in the form of Home Rule, at the close of World War I.
The Unionist population vowed to resist Home Rule and began organizing a heavily armed private militia. The Irish Diaspora and many Irish nationalists had little faith in the British government’s willingness to install Home Rule and stand up to the unionists.
Preoccupied by the Great War and desperate for able bodies, the British government made its’ fatal decision to enforce conscription in Ireland. Outcries by Irish republicans that Britain bore no right to ‘Irish fodder’ for their war canons, helped pave the way for an uprising. Rebel leaders from the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Irish Nationalist Volunteer Army, and James Connolly’s Citizens Army decided the time was ripe for a rebellion and adopted a familiar concept in Irish history, ‘England’s trouble is Ireland’s opportunity.’
Like their predecessors in the rebellions of 1848 and 1867, the sixteen rebel leaders in the 1916 Rising emerged from the intellectual and literary community, including promising writers and poets. Men like Pearse and MacDonagh were products of the Irish Literary Revival, spearheaded by Yeats, during the ” Golden Age” in Ireland. They exemplified the Irish mythological tradition to sacrifice in the name of dead generations, and to pick up where the Young Irelanders left off.
Pearse and many of his comrades never entertained any hope of surviving the Rising, or of defeating the British. The 1916 rebel leaders operated on the assumption that sacrifice obeys the laws of myth not politics. An Irish victory could only spring from defeat, and demanded the death of Irish heroes. According to Pearse and his comrades, they would lose the victory in life, but “they would win it in death”.
Kearney points out that in “The Coming Revolution” Pearse wrote: “we may make mistakes in the beginning and shoot the wrong; but bloodshed is a cleansing and a sanctifying thing, and the nation which regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood.” According to Kearney, the rebel leaders realized that an eternal victory could be ensured only by a Rising that “reached back to the roots of the Gaelic national spirit,” and was energized by the memories of 1803, 1848, and 1867.
The poem, “Easter 1916”, expresses Yeats’s grief and horror at the events of Easter Week. Yeats began writing the poem within weeks of the executions in May 1916, and completed it two months later. The author initially withheld broad publication, only sharing the poem with a close circle of friends until 1920.
At first reading, the poem is bewildering. Readers are not sure if the author is celebrating or condemning the rebel leaders and their insurrection. We know that Yeats is acquainted with the rebel leaders, but only in passing. Yeats’ reference to ‘motley’ clothing indicates that some of the leaders were affiliated with the Abbey Theatre, the world of actors and clowns, a group rarely consumed by serious issues in Irish society: “Being certain that they and I/But lived where motley is worn:”
Yeats acknowledges early in the first stanza that despite their hum-drum middle-class identities, (a frequent target for Yeats’ scorn) the rebels’ “vivid faces” betray a vibrant idealism and youthful enthusiasm, their eyes fixed on a changing future. Yeats cannot help but notice how the men stand out starkly against the background of an age gone by, the aristocratic and orderly world of Yeats:
“I have met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.”
Kearney asserts that Yeats’s use of “is” rather than “was” at the end of stanza one, forewarns of the tragic conflict to come. According to Kearney, Yeats emphasizes a central theme to the poem, that “beauty is the offspring of terror.” Horrific beauty is the offspring of terror, “born” not once, but something to be perpetually ‘reborn’ now and in times to come:
“All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.”
In the second stanza Yeats publicly apologizes and expresses his new-found respect for the middle-class. The author is compelled to revise his earlier ideas expressed in ” September 1913.” Yeats pays humble tribute to the executed leaders as he one by one establishes their place in history. Of Pearse, a poet, writer and the head of St. Edna’s, and MacDonagh, denied an opportunity to earn his own role as an Irish writer, by his untimely death, Yeats writes:
“This man had kept a school
and rode our winged horse;
This other his helper and friend,
Was coming into his force;
He might have won fame in the end,
So sensitive his nature seemed,
So daring and sweet his thought.”
Although Yeats cannot forget MacBride’s shortcomings and brutal treatment of Maude Gonne, he begrudgingly admits that the heroic sacrifice redeems any clown that has “resigned his part” in the “casual comedy” of Irish life:
“This other man I had dreamed
A drunken, vainglorious lout.
He had done most bitter wrong
To some who are near my heart,
Yet I number him in the song;”
Yeats withholds any kind words for Constance Markiewicz, who by her exalted origin, escaped the executioner’s hand. The author chooses rather to look fondly on her earlier aristocratic days before she lost her innocent sweetness to the political cause and took up with the middle-class mob:
“That woman’s days were spent
In ignorant good-will,
Her nights in argument
Until her voice grew shrill.
What voice more sweet than hers
When, young and beautiful,
She rode to harriers?”
In the third stanza Yeats uses imagery to establish two opposing concepts, one of life, full of dynamic and constant change, and its counterpart, a lifeless embedded rock. Here Yeats begins to disclose the downside of the heroics and blood sacrifice of Easter Week. Yeats compares their single-minded devotion for the cause of Irish freedom, to a stone unaffected by the sights, sounds and beauty of ever-changing nature. ” Hearts with one purpose alone” become the eternal antagonist “To trouble the living stream.” All is meaningless to hearts that reject all of life’s little pleasures, but possess one reason only to beat onward:
“Hearts with one purpose alone
Through summer and winter seem
enchanted to a stone
To trouble the living stream.”
David Lloyd’s essay, The Poetics of Politics: Yeats and the Founding of the State helps to explain the paradox of the poem that begins to reveal itself in the second and third stanzas. The transformation of middle-class citizens into martyrs, and the political gains achieved through their heroic deaths, results in a troubled tension.
The “living stream” of pragmatism faces an endless conflict with the symbolic “stone” of single- minded devotion to Irish nationalism. Yeats leaves no doubt that the “stone” has permanently altered the course of Irish history.
The “stone” remains implanted “in the midst of all.” Paradoxically, the ideology that gave birth to the Irish Free State, also anchored Irish nationalists to one rigid and unyielding political objective, a free and independent United Ireland.
Consequently, the “stone” in the “living stream” represents a double status obliged to subsequent questioning of the rebellion’s role in Irish history.
In the closing stanza of the poem, Yeats begins to inject sceptism, and possibly criticism into his commemorative poem.
“Too long a sacrifice
Can make a stone of the heart.”
Using Pearse’s own phrase “Excess of love” Yeats asks:
“And what if excess of love
bewildered them till they died?”
Yeats implies, as most revisionists do, that England may have come through with Home Rule at the close of World War I, and wonders:
“Was it needless death after all?
For England may keep faith
For all that is done and said.”
Yet, Yeats’s admiration for the rebels’ deed seems untainted by any sense of an unnecessary loss of life. In his tribute to the rebel leaders, Yeats omits the name of Lady Markiewicz. He adds instead, James Connolly, second-in-command of the rebellion and later executed. Yeats extends to them an eternal place in Irish history:
“I write it out in a verse –
MacDonagh and MacBride
And Connolly and Pearse
Now and in time to be,
Wherever green is worn,
Are changed, changed utterly:
Yeats’s final opinion of the rebellion remains a subject for debate even today. In an essay titled, “What Stalked through the Post Office?” Augustine Martin writes that Yeats’s position on Irish nationalism vacilitated for most of his life, he had no ” single idea of revolution.”
What began as a simple but romantic vision of an Ireland redeemed by blood sacrifice in Cathleen ni Houlihan, at the turn of the century, moves on to break with the Young Ireland movement in his tortured but commemorative testament, “Easter 1916.” Later, Yeats shifts to celebrate the physical force tradition in “The Rose Tree” then ultimately gives a direct tribute to the rebel leaders in “Sixteen Men Dead.”
John Unterecker, author of A Reader’s Guide To William Butler Yeats, believes that “Yeats never abandoned his notion of the heroic sacrifice of that Easter Rising” . However, Unterecker adds that Yeats believed the movement itself had ” fallen into disorder; the mob, greedy opportunists, corrrupted the men and women who fought for them.”
“Easter 1916” and the uprising it commemorates transcend any single idea, event or purpose. Yeats asks “O when may it suffice?” – seeking an end to the need for any death in pursuit of political gains. Long after the Rising, the cultic sacrifice of Pearse and his comrades retains the power to light the torch of revolutionary republicanism. The rifle and rebel displaced the poet and poet’s pen, following the events of Easter Week.
The combined contemporary political forces of 1916 including the conservative nationalism of John Redmond, the Home Rule Party and Yeats himself, failed to stem the tide of the rebellion’s political and cultural aftermath. The British executions delivered death to the Irish rebels, and simultaneously gave life to a new group of Irish martyrs. Events that spanned just a couple of weeks in 1916, ultimately drove a stake through the heart of constitutionalism nationalism, and Yeats’s idea of a romantic, aristocratic Anglo- Irish Ireland.
Kearney informs us that shortly after Yeats wrote “Easter 1916,” posters emerged around Dublin, paying tribute to the fallen martyrs. One poster depicted Patrick Pearse in a pieta position, supported by a tricolour-waving Mother Erin. The poster’s caption read ‘All Is Changed’. The Irish people wasted little time fulfilling Pearse’s prediction in his surrender statement to the British authorities, that though the Irish lost their victory in life, “they would win it in death”.
Irish history after 1916 confirms Yeats’ fear of a cultic immortalization of the leaders’ blood sacrifice. The middle- class rebels whom Yeats held in such contempt, were responsible for all that was “utterly changed” and the “terrible beauty” that was born.
Twelve months before his death, Pearse spoke at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa. Three-quarters of a century later, his immortalised words represent the heart of Irish republicanism: “life springs from death and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living waters…The fools, the fools, the fools, they have left us our Fenian dead and while Ireland holds these graves Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.”
The executed patriots did indeed leave behind a legacy. The memory of their sacrifice continues to rise from their graves and inspire future generations to the cult of martyrdom.
Allison, Johathan, ed. Yeats’s Political Identities: Selected Essays. Ann Arbor: The
University of Michigan Press, 1996.
Unterecker, John. A Reader’s Guide To William Butler Yeats. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1974.
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John of the Cross said that silence is God’s first language. Mother Teresa (who required two hours of silent daily prayer for her Sisters) said that silence is God speaking to us. Isaac of Nineveh advocated loving silence above all things, because it brings you near the fruit, which the tongue is too weak to interpret. Meister Eckhart said that there is nothing so like God as silence.
Silence then isn’t just a means. In its fullness silence itself is participation in God’s being, which is the depth of our own being. Such intimate participation is available to everyone, across every linguistic and cultural divide, since silence is a language that everyone knows.
Silence thus is living, pregnant, sacred space, open presence before sounds emerge, and from which sounds (including thoughts) emerge. Silence is boundary-less, inclusive of everything, full of possibilities. It is spaciousness that can draw us deeper into reality as it is, deeper into the delicate gracious Presence that inhabits the silence and the words and songs that rise from it. We are left more available to the Holy One’s healing, transforming, enlightening grace, individually and communally.
If the value of such silence is being taught in spiritual formation groups in the life of the church, with help in ways of practicing such receptive prayer during the day, then what’s done in the Sunday liturgy will be that much more natural for people. Such receptive openness can become the seedbed of fuller forms of open awareness in people’s lives.
Valuing silence in the historic Christian Eucharist/Holy Communion Service is doubly needed and appreciated in the context of the flood of noise and often trivial and commercially oriented voices in our culture that can drown out people’s sense of a larger Presence and Voice. People’s deep souls are starved for meaningful space that allows them room to see and feel life from the openness of their spiritual hearts rather than the driven-ness of their over-stuffed minds, an openness where they can touch their own and life’s wholeness in God.
In a few churches today we find a more fully contemplatively oriented Eucharist taking place at some time other than Sunday mornings, for people who find the Presence more palpable in a Service with fewer words and more pregnant silences. For many years I have led a particular form of ecumenical contemplative Eucharist during Shalem programs and retreats that is shared on Shalem’s web site.
I have varied the words of this form from time to time, so there is nothing sacred about the particular phrases chosen. The words seek to open a more intimate sense of non-dual presence: God in and among as well as beyond us; God not defined away from us but sensed immediately present, deeper than the words; God as the living, pregnant, personal Silence who mysteriously whispers tough and soft love songs among us, and weaves us into Love’s Body, through water, bread, wine, cross and our lived experience of grace.
This is an excerpt from Tiden’s “Contemplative Possibilities in Corporate Worship/Liturgy.”
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Tilden, Shalem's Founder and Senior Fellow, served as Shalem's executive director for over 27 years. An Episcopal priest with parish experience, he is a nationally respected speaker, retreat leader and author, most recently of Embracing the Call to Spiritual Depth. He has designed and led contemplative programs since 1979 and continues to write and teach about the spiritual life.
January 01, 2009 by tilden edwards
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Analyzing Cash Flows
Recording: 12177
Duration: 90 minutes including question and answer session
Presenter(s): Mark Uhler
Credits: Live webinar approved for 1.5 NASBA credit hours (Management Advisory Services).
Who Should Attend? Loan officers, management, financial officers, credit officers
Cash may be king in some worlds, but in the world of commercial credit, cash flow is critical. It is the single most accurate indicator of a business borrower’s ability to repay a loan – and an analysis regulators want to see in your loan files.
Loan officers who misinterpret cash flows, or fail to consider them, risk originating a troubled loan or rejecting a solid one. But analyzing cash flow isn’t just a matter of reading financial statements. It requires aggregating financial information from a variety of personal and business records and then reading between the lines to understand what the numbers are telling you — and what they aren’t telling you ? about a borrower’s current financial condition and future repayment prospects.
In this webinar, commercial lending specialist Mark Uhler covers the fundamentals of cash flow analysis, explaining how to calculate cash flow and, equally important, how to use that information to improve credit decisions. The webinar will explain how to identify both the red flags and the hidden strengths in a borrower’s financial statements; how to “follow the money” through a company’s business cycles; how to extract cash flow information from corporate tax returns; and how to recognize the difference between cash flows produced generically by operations, and those produced artificially by accounting procedures.
Please join Mark Uhler in this fast paced presentation guiding you through the essential process, procedures and pitfalls encountered in analyzing cash flows.
Webinar topics will include:
Key questions to ask about:
IRA distributions
Pensions and annuities
Tax return analysis
“Stress testing” the cash flow projections
Best practices for calculating cash flows
Common mistakes – and how to avoid them.
Your conference leader for "Analyzing Cash Flows" is Mark Uhler. Mr. Uhler joined Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions' Risk Management Division after a 36 year banking career as a consultant, regulator, and banker with specialties in loan reviews, reserve for loan loss reserve analysis, and problem loan work out administration. Mark served as president and chief executive officer of troubled banks in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas where he was responsible for successfully restoring the banks to a safe and sound condition.
Mark began his career as a national bank examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the Kansas City, Missouri in 1973.
Mark authored the Guide to Developing a Written Lending Policy for the American Bankers Association and participated in designing the “Business Banker” certification for the Institute of Certified Bankers.
Mark graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University in 1984 and received a bachelor of science, business administration degree from Pittsburg State University majoring in accounting and economics in 1977.
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Shredded Figure
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Coronavirus a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada’s prescription drug supply
Canadian pharmacies are limiting how much medication can be dispensed to try to prevent shortages, recognizing that most active ingredients for drugs come from India and China and medical supply chains have been disrupted by the spread of COVID-19.
Provincial regulatory colleges are complying with the Canadian Pharmacists Association call to limit the amount of medications given to patients to 30-day supplies. The goal is to stop people from refilling prescriptions early and to ensure life-saving drugs don’t run short when supply chains are vulnerable.
Mina Tadrous is a pharmacist and researcher in Toronto who monitors pharmaceutical supplies.
He is worried Canadians will start stockpiling drugs after watching what has been unfolding in the U.S. and other regions as the virus spreads.
He said pharmacists are concerned about drugs such as life-saving inhalers that people might stockpile based on misinformation circulating about potential treatments for COVID-19.
“It’s that relationship of how people are reacting rather than the actual supply of medications,” he said.
Tadrous said pharmacies get their medications and supplies from wholesalers, who get theirs from distributors who source them from manufacturers. Outside of wholesalers, most of that supply chain is outside of Canada.
Ongoing shortages
Dr. Jacalyn Duffin of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., has long warned about the increasing frequency of drug shortages, including nearly 2,000 ongoing shortages, none of which she attributes to coronavirus.
China and India produce 80 per cent of the active ingredients of prescription drugs sold in North America, said Dr. Jacalyn Duffin. (Kas Roussy/CBC)
Given that China and India produce 80 per cent of the active ingredients of prescription drugs sold in North America, supply disruptions are expected eventually, Duffin said.
“I think that the coronavirus outbreak is a big wake-up call for us to pay attention to our drug shortages that exist already and to pay attention to where our drugs come from,” she said.
India, a major supplier of generic drugs to Europe, has already shut down the export of some antibiotics and drugs for hypertension, blood pressure and acetaminophen, Duffin said.
As a precaution, the federal government has enacted sweeping legislation that gives it the right to force patented drugmakers to make more medicine if necessary and remove patents as part of the response to the public health emergency.
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New Books for the Week of February 24, 2015
Intner, Sheila S. Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries. Fifth ed. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015. (Z693 .I56 2015)
Burchsted, Fred. Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (CT104 .G854 2015)
Requirements for certification of teachers, counselors, librarians, administrators for elementary and secondary schools. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013-2014. (REF LB1771.W6 78th 2013/14)
Cavanaugh, Terence W. eBooks for Elementary School. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, 2015. (Z1033.E43 C383 2015)
Theimer, Kate. Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2010. (CD973.D3 T54 2010 c. 2)
Cooney, Barbara. Tortillitas Para Mamá and Other Nursery Rhymes : Spanish and English. First Square Fish ed. New York: Square Fish, 2012. (J398.8 Tortillitas)
Gödert, Winfried. Semantic Knowledge Representation for Information Retrieval. Berlin ;Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2014. (ZA4240 .G63 2014)
Nyburg, Anna. Émigrés : the Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2014. (Z325.P53 N93 2014)
Maino, Maggie. Tú y Yo. Primera edición. Barcelona, España: Ediciones Ekaré, 2013. (JE Maino)
Robberecht, Thierry. ¡No Me Dejan Hacer Nada! Madrid: Editorial Bruño, 2013. (JE Robberecht)
Hill, Eric. Spot Sleeps Over. 1st American ed. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1990. (JE Hill)
Brown, Craig McFarland. The Patchwork Farmer. 1st ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1989. (JE Brown)
DK my first counting touch and feel. New York : DK, 2005. (JE DK)
Black, Michael Ian. ¡Qué Aburrido! México: Santillana, 2013.(JE Black)
Sís, Peter. The Pilot and the Little Prince : the Life of Antoine De Saint-Exupéry. First ed. New York: Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2014. (J92 Saint-Exupéry)
Könnecke, Ole. ¡Que Te Mejores! Santa Marta de Tormes (Salamanca): Lóguez, 2013. (JE Konnecke)
Leslie, Amanda. Play Puppy Play. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1992. (JE Leslie)
Cummings, Pat. My Aunt Came Back. New York: Scholastic, 2003. (JE Cummings)
New Books for the Week of February 9, 2015
Breeding, Marshall. Resource Sharing in Libraries : Concepts, Products, Technologies, and Trends. Chicago, IL: ALA TechSource, 2013. (Z713 .B744 2013)
Baker, Jennifer S. The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Historical Fiction. Chicago: ALA Editions, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z711.5 .B27 2015)
Horton, Valerie. Library Consortia : Models for Collaboration and Sustainability. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z672.13.U6 L53 2015)
Anderson, Katie Elson. Reinventing Reference : How Libraries Deliver Value in the Age of Google. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2015. (Z711 .R47 2015)
Losee, Robert M. Information from Processes : About the Nature of Information Creation, Use, and Representation. New York: Springer, 2012. (Q360 .L66 2012)
Chandler, Robin L. Archives and the Digital Library. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Information Press, 2006. (CD3021 .A83 2006 c. 2)
Cloonan, Michèle Valerie. Preserving Our Heritage : Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age. Chicago: Neal -Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z701 .P7537 2015)
Rubenstein, Charles P. Web Design for Libraries. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, 2014. (Z674.75.W67 R835 2014)
Crist, Rebecca. Shared Print Programs. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2014. (Z687.15 .C75 2014)
Taylor, Meredith A. Talent Management. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2014. (Z675.U5 T39 2014)
Johnson, Richard. Look at Me in Funny Clothes! 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1994. (JE Johnson)
Williams, Rozanne Lanczak. I Have Shapes. Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press, 2002. (JE Williams)
Ranchetti, Sebastiano. Shapes in Animals. North American ed. Pleasantville, NY: Weekly Reader Pub., 2008. (J516 Ranchetti)
Nevius, Carol. Building with Dad. 1st Marshall Cavendish paperback ed. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2012. (JE Nevius)
Stoltz, Dorothy. The Power of Play : Designing Early Learning Spaces. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z718.1 .S76 2015)
Primary Research Group. Academic Library Use of Ebooks. New York, NY: Primary Research Group, 2014. (Z689 .P75 2014 c. 2)
Hernon, Peter. Managing with Data : Using ACRLMetrics and PLAmetrics. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z669.8 .H465 2015)
International library movement [serial] : ILM. Vol. 35, Ambala City, India : N.K. Bhagi. (Z671 .I6)
Bizzle, Ben. Start a Revolution : Stop Acting Like a Library. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z716.3 .B57 2015)
Ward, Suzanne M. Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015. (Z675.U5 W325 2015)
Eve, Martin Paul. Open Access and the Humanities : Contexts, Controversies and the Future. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2014. (Z286.O63 E94 2014)
Rissman, Rebecca. Shapes in Sports. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library, 2009. (J516 Rissman)
Rau, Dana Meachen. Many-sided Shapes. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2007. (J516 Rau)
Ring, Susan. Big or Small? Bloomington, Minn.: Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006. (J152.14 Ring)
Hines, Jerry. Searching for Raven. First ed. St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2014. (J Hines)
Guillain, Charlotte. Comparing Shapes. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library, 2009. (J516 Guillain)
Hand, Renée. The Chest of Mystery. First ed. St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press of St. Cloudm Inc., 2010. (J Hand)
Hand, Renée. The Case of Red Rock Canyon. St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2009. (J Hand)
Hand, Renée. The Case of the Missing Sock. St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2008. (J Hand)
Edwards, Jason. Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective. New York: Rogue Bear Press, 2014. (J Edwards)
Edwards, Jason. Will Allen and the Ring of Terror. New York: Rogue Bear Press, 2009. (J Edwards)
Hand, Renée. The Peacock Diaries. First ed. St. Cloud, Minnesota: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 2011. (J Hand)
Meltzer, Milton. Starting from Home : a Writer’s Beginnings. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1988. (J92 Meltzer)
Martin, Elena. So Many Circles. Mankato, Minn.: Yellow Umbrella Books, 2006. (J516 Martin)
Dewey, Jennifer. Cowgirl Dreams : a Western Childhood. 1st ed. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press , 1995. (J Dewey)
Lord, Cynthia. Half a Chance. First ed. New York: Scholastic Press, 2014. (J Lord)
Drescher, Henrik. China Days : a Visual Journal from China’s Wild West. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2014. (J741.9 Drescher)
Graham, Oakley. Animals on the Farm : a Magic Moving Pictures Book. First edition for the United States and Canada. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2014. (JE Graham)
Hall, Kirsten. The Jacket. First ed. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2014. (JE Hall)
Swain-Smith, Justine. Peek-a-zoo. New York: Scholastic, 2007. (JE Smith)
Ehlert, Lois. Hands. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace, 1997. (JE Ehlert)
Young, Cybèle. Out the Window. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books, 2013. (JE Young)
Carle, Eric. The Very Quiet Cricket. 1st board book ed. New York: Philomel Books, 1997. (JE Carle)
Carle, Eric. The Very Lonely Firefly. 1st board book ed., 1999. New York: Philomel Books, 1999. (JE Carle)
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Society Reviews
Film Reviews, Sports, And Editorials From A Minarchist Perspective
University of Tulsa Professor Accuses Youtube’s ‘Hot Ones’ Of Sexism
By societyreviews July 16, 2018
2 Comments on University of Tulsa Professor Accuses Youtube’s ‘Hot Ones’ Of Sexism
Nothing is safe, everything you enjoy is now subject to accusations of oppression and discrimination. A YouTube show that challenges celebrity contestants to eat increasingly spicy chicken wings is now being criticized as sexist by a Tulsa media-studies professor. According to a professor of Feminist media studies at the University of Tulsa, the YouTube show Hot Ones is problematic because it “manipulates inequitable gender hierarchies.”
Professor Emily J. H. Contois wrote in a paper titled “The spicy spectacular: food, gender, and celebrity on Hot Ones,” published in the journal Feminist Media Studies, where she says the show “creates, maintains, and manipulates inequitable gender hierarchies through the interrelated performances of gender, food consumption, and celebrity.” That’s right, society doesn’t accept the idea of women eating spicy foods, and that is the reason that only eleven women have appeared as contestants on the show so far.
Women, she argues, know that they don’t really stand a chance on Hot Ones, because gender binaries “create power hierarchies by feminizing dainty, light, and sweet flavors and foods, eaten in small portions with restraint.”
The paper goes on to claim that society conditions people to believe that “real men” are supposed to “seek out and conquer” spicy foods, and that “being the type of dude who loves hot sauce is part of performing conventional masculinity . . . through actions like disregarding risk and facing danger fearlessly.” Women, on the other hand, aren’t supposed to eat messy foods like wings, or to discuss topics such as the effects that spicy foods might have on their digestive tracts, because these topics are “often considered taboo for women to openly discuss, let alone as part of a celebrity persona” without adopting a sort of “cool girl” persona, which some women might not want to do.
Laugh now…this person is teaching your kids
Libertarian reporter Kat Timpf goes into more details of her argument here but the mindblowing thing about this nonsense is the fact that this is coming from a University Professor not a random Twitter account or man on the street. Are we getting so insane as a society that we can’t even enjoy people eating hot wings for our enjoyment anymore…yes…yes we are.
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HeelSteamboat says:
Maybe they have reached out to celebrity women and they have declined the invitation?
Ah yes of course. This show is totally sexist… right…
Just a month ago, they had actress-turned-feminism-activist and champion of misandry, Natalie Portman, on there.
MadPreacher1AD says:
I can see that University of Tulsa is going to be suffering a downward spiral in admissions now.
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Turkey to extend state of emergency by three months
by SOFREP Jan 5, 2017
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved a government-backed motion to extend by another three months the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the July 15 failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The state of emergency — which has seen tens of thousands lose their jobs or be arrested on suspicion of links to the putsch — had already been prolonged once before and was due to expire on January 19.
Ankara argues the state of emergency is needed to eradicate the influence in Turkish institutions of the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who it blames for the failed coup. Gulen denies the charges.
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SUMMER OF MASSACRE – review
Posted on February 21, 2012 by Chris Ringler
Summer of Massacre
Ok, now I have seen everything. It took a while but we finally got a horror movie trying to be Sin City. Sort of. The charm of Sin City though lay with its characters that they all intersected and interacted and lived in the backdrop of a surreal city where reality wavered. Summer of Massacre though is one of those movies where they took the conceit of live film with digital backgrounds and effects and well, put them in a garbage disposal and hoped for the best.
Summer of Massacre is an anthology with four stories and a sort of a wrap-around. The stories are dark, hyper-violent tales of murder and madness and rely heavily on digital special effects to push the boundaries with gore. None of the four stories intertwine but are instead stories in their own place and time, though I would imagine that the idea is that all of this horror is happening during this ‘Summer of Massacre’.
The first story tells the story of a man out for a simple late night run who is horribly beaten and robbed by three men. The men disfigure the runner and leave him for dead, though he is in a deep state of shock. When another runner finds him and tries to help him he attacks and brutally murders her and then goes on a killing spree throughout the town. There is no method to his madness, just a deep bloodlust.
The second story we have is about a fractured family perched on the edge. When one of the daughters is forced to take her two siblings with her (all of the ‘kids’ are adults playing teens) her deep-seated anger bubbles to the surface. Her handicapped sister is dying and disfigured and the sister decides it might be time to rid the family of her burden. What she doesn’t anticipate though is what would happen if her disfigured sister should live through the murder attempt.
Our third tale is the most interesting of the bunch and focuses on a man about to make a deeper commitment in his relationship and so he decides to tell her about his past, a past that has been haunted since childhood by a monstrous figure bent on tormenting and killing him. What he finds out though is that this thing is still hunting him and is getting closer than ever to finally having him all to its own.
The last story is a literal campfire story told at a religious camp about the legend that haunts the forest. When the legend turns out to be real though the last survivors must find a way to escape or they’ll only add to the areas grim legacy.
See, on the surface the shorts sound interesting. On the surface that is. Sadly there is no beneath the surface here. While each story could add nuances and subtleties it just isn’t there. These are as straightforward as you could get, the focus being on the gore and violence. The acting, what acting there is, seems almost improvised, and consists mainly of screaming. The gore that is so prevalent throughout is made to be ridiculous because of the overuse of CG. It’s this aspect that is so confusing about the film. At first I thought the digital gore was to push the envelope and really go over the top but as the film progresses I started to wonder if this wasn’t just a gore comedy I wasn’t getting. A joke that was beyond me. The effects make me think that, the lack of story makes me think that, and the overall tone of nihilism makes me think that but, honestly, if this film is a joke, or a series of jokes, they fall flat. Really flat.
This is one of those movies that made me hate reviewing films. There was just nothing here for me to latch onto. It is meanness and gore for the sake of meanness and gore and if you watch all the way through the credits the nihilism plays out to its seeming inevitable, albeit nonsensical, conclusion. And that is the problem here, that there is so little logic that the film plays like a cartoon. Again, maybe that was the point, but if so it didn’t work for me. I never laughed, I never cringed (save for the performances and writing), and I never connected on any level with the film. Clearly it wasn’t made for ‘me’. This is extreme party gore made to play to crowds of gorehounds who will laugh at every exploding head and evisceration. To me the movie played like a very juvenile exercise in extremes. There is all but no plot, little acting, not much direction, and downright awful digital effects. A lot of people will tout this as being ‘arty’ and that it is pushing the boundaries but really all it is doing is playing to the lowest common denominator and proving how bad horror films can get. I admire the ambition of director/everything else Joe Castro to do so much on this film but in the end it’s an emotionless eyesore of a film that is memorable only for how bad it is.
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Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 5th–3rd millennia B.C.E.
Tiny timeline: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in a global context, 2nd–1st millennia B.C.E.
Ancient Near East: Cradle of civilization
Cuneiform, an introduction
Writing Cuneiform
Cuneiform Tablets
Sumer, an introduction
White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk
Archaeological reconstructions
Warka Vase
Standing Male Worshipper (Tell Asmar)
Relief of Ur-Nanshe
Cylinder seals
Standard of Ur and other objects from the Royal Graves
Akkad, an introduction
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Cylinder seal with a modern impression
Neo-Sumerian/Ur III
Seated Gudea holding temple plan
Ziggurat of Ur
Babylonian
Babylonia, an introduction
Visiting Babylon
The Babylonian mind
Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi
The Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian art
Towers of Babel
Kassite art: Unfinished Kudurru
Assyria, an introduction
Assyrian Sculpture
Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II
Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions
The palace decoration of Ashurbanipal
Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba
Ancient Persia, an introduction
The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia
Capital of a column from the audience hall of the palace of Darius I, Susa
Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
Sasanian
Sasanian art, an introduction
Ancient Egypt, an introduction
Materials and techniques in ancient Egyptian art
The mummification process
Predynastic and Old Kingdom
Palette of King Narmer
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Pyramid of Khufu
Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
Pyramid of Menkaure
King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen
The Seated Scribe
Middle and New Kingdom
Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Standing Hippopotamus
Mortuary Temple and Statue of Hatshepsut
The tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Bottle and toy: objects from daily life
House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Daughters
Portrait of Queen Tiye
Thutmose, Model Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)
Head of Tutankhamun
Hunefer’s Judgement in the presence of Osiris
Barry X Ball on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face
Meet an Ushabti, an Ancient Egyptian Statuette Made for the Afterlife
Egyptian mummy portraits
Faiyum mummy portraits
Decoding the Rosetta Stone
Multilingualism along the Nile
The Rosetta Stone
Ancient Aegean
An introduction to the ancient Aegean
Cycladic
Cycladic art, an introduction
Male Harp Player from Keros
Akrotiri, Thera
Minoan
Minoan art, an introduction
Knossos
Restoration versus conservation: the Palace at Knossos
Kamares Ware Jug
Snake Goddess
Bull’s Head Rhyton
Harvester Vase
Octopus Vase
Palaikastro Kouros
Hagia Triada sarcophagus
Bull-leaping fresco
Mycenaean art, an introduction
The “Palace” and Grave Circle A
Mask of Agamemnon
The Treasury of Atreus
Lion Gate
Ancient Greece, an introduction
Introduction to ancient Greek art
Contrapposto explained
Introduction to ancient Greek architecture
Greek architectural orders
Black Figures in Classical Greek Art
Greek sanctuaries as artistic hubs
Making Greek vases
François Vase
Exekias
Ajax and Achilles playing a game
Dionysos Kylix
Euphronios, Sarpedon Krater
Niobid Krater
Lady of Auxerre
Marble statue of a kouros (New York Kouros)
Anavysos Kouros
The Kouroi of Kleobis and Biton
Peplos Kore
Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum
Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi
Siphnian Treasury, Delphi
Early Classical
Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina
Kritios Boy
Charioteer of Delphi
Artemision Zeus or Poseidon
Riace Warriors
Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)
Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
The Athenian Agora and the experiment in democracy
The Parthenon, Athens
Parthenon sculptures
The Many Lives of the Parthenon
Who owns the Parthenon sculptures?
Egyptian blue on the Parthenon sculptures
Plaque of the Ergastines
The Erechtheion
Caryatid and Ionic Column from the Erechtheion
Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis
Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens
Grave stele of Hegeso
Late Classical
The Antikythera Youth
How an ancient Greek bronze ended up in the Vatican
Apoxyomenos (Scraper)
Farnese Hercules
Capitoline Venus (copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles)
The Alexander Sarcophagus
Barberini Faun
Dying Gaul and Ludovisi Gaul
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping
Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace
The Pergamon Altar
Apollonius, Boxer at Rest (or The Seated Boxer)
Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes, Laocoön and his Sons
Petra: The rose red city of the Nabataeans
Petra: urban metropolis
Petra: rock-cut façades
Petra: UNESCO Siq Project
The Etruscans, an introduction
Bucchero
Temple of Minerva and the sculpture of Apollo (Veii)
Apulu (Apollo of Veii)
Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Louvre)
Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Rome)
Tomb of the Triclinium
The François Tomb
Tomb of the Reliefs
Chimera of Arezzo
Mars of Todi
Aule Metele (Arringatore)
Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Introduction to ancient Rome
Introduction to ancient Roman art
City of Rome overview—origins to the archaic period
Ancient Rome (virtual reality tour)
Rome’s history in four faces at The Met
Damnatio memoriae—Roman sanctions against memory
Roman funeral rituals and social status: The Amiternum tomb and the tomb of the Haterii
Beginner guides to Roman architecture
An introduction to ancient Roman architecture
Italo-Roman building techniques
Roman domestic architecture: domus
Roman domestic architecture: villa
Roman domestic architecture: insula
Forum Romanum (The Roman Forum)
The archaeological context of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum)
Imperial fora
Roman art, archaeology and museums
Seizure of Looted Antiquities Illuminates What Museums Want Hidden
Looting, collecting, and exhibiting: the Bubon bronzes
Pompeii, an introduction
The rediscovery of Pompeii and the other cities of Vesuvius
Roman wall painting styles
Painted Garden, Villa of Livia
Still Life with Peaches
House of the Vettii
Villa of Mysteries
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Portunus
Maison Carrée
Capitoline She-wolf
Capitoline Brutus
Tomb of the Scipios and the sarcophagus of Scipio Barbatus
Veristic male portrait
Head of a Roman Patrician
Early empire
Augustus of Primaporta
Ara Pacis Augustae
Gemma Augustea
Gem carving
Preparations for a Sacrifice
Portrait of Vespasian
The Colosseum
The Arch of Titus
The Spoils of Jerusalem, Arch of Titus
Shekel of the Second Jewish Revolt
Portrait Bust of a Flavian Woman
The Forum and Markets of Trajan
Column of Trajan
Middle empire
The Pantheon (Rome)
Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian
A virtual tour of Hadrian’s Villa
Hadrian: The imperial palace, Tivoli
Maritime Theatre at Hadrian’s Villa
Rome’s layered history — the Castel Sant’Angelo
Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian’s Villa
Hadrian: Building the wall
Medea Sarcophagus
Equestrian Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius
The Lullingstone Busts
Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus
The Severan Tondo: Damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome
Severan marble plan (Forma Urbis Romae)
Battle of the Romans and Barbarians (Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus)
Late empire
Trebonianus Gallus — emperor or athlete? Rethinking a modern attribution.
Portraits of the Four Tetrarchs
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
The Colossus of Constantine
Arch of Constantine, Rome
The Symmachi Panel
Palmyra: the modern destruction of an ancient city
Temple of Bel
Palmyrene Funerary Portraiture
Temple of Baalshamin
by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent, celebrating his victories with this monumental column.
Column of Trajan, completed 113 C.E., Luna marble, Rome. Dedicated to Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus b. 53 , d. 117 C.E.) in honor of his victory over Dacia (now Romania) 101-02 and 105-06 C.E.
Column of Trajan, Carrara marble, completed 113 C.E., Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus b. 53 , d. 117 C.E.) in honor of his victory over Dacia (now Romania) 101-02 and 105-06 C.E. (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
The Triumph
The Triumph was a riotous military ritual celebrated by the Romans over the course of centuries—whenever their commander had won a spectacular victory. On the appointed day (or days) the city would be overflowing with crowds, pageantry, spoils, prisoners, depictions and souvenirs of foreign lands—but then, just as quickly as it began, the glorious tumult was over. The spectacles and the echoes of glory entrusted to the memory of those who had witnessed the event. Was the parade and its giant city-wide party enough to commemorate the glorious deeds of Rome’s armies? Or should a more permanent form of commemoration be adopted? Being pragmatists, the Romans enlisted both means of commemoration—the ephemeral and the permanent. The Column of Trajan (dedicated in May of 113 C.E.) might be the crowning example of the inborn need to commemorate—in more permanent form—historical deeds that dominates the psyche of Roman art and artists.
Returning from Dacia triumphant—100 days of celebrations
The emperor Trajan, who reigned from 98 – 117 C.E., fought a series of campaigns known as the Dacian Wars. Dacia (modern Romania), was seen as a troublesome neighbor by the Romans and the Dacians were seen to pose a threat to the province of Moesia, along the Danube frontier. In addition Dacia was rich in natural resources (including gold), that were attractive to the Romans. The first campaign saw Trajan defeat the Dacian leader Decebalus in 101 C.E., after which the Dacians sought terms from the Romans. Renewed Dacian hostilities brought about the second Dacian War that concluded in 106 C.E. Trajan’s victory was a substantial one—he declared over 100 days of official celebrations and the Romans exploited Dacia’s natural wealth, while incorporating Dacia as an imperial province.
Denarius (Roman coin), obverse: Trajan in profile; reverse: Dacian seated right on pile of arms, his hands bound behind him, silver, c. 103-11 (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, CM.BU.240-R)
After the first Dacian war Trajan earned the honorary epithet “Dacicus Maximus” (greatest Dacian) and a victory monument known as the Tropaeum Traiani (Trophy of Trajan) was built at Civitas Tropaensium (modern Adamclisi, Romania). Coins issued during Trajan’s reign (as in the image above) depicted the defeated Dacia.
Iconography and themes
The iconographic scheme of the column illustrates Trajan’s wars in Dacia. The lower half of the column corresponds to the first Dacian War (c. 101-102 C.E.), while the top half depicts the second Dacian War (c. 105-106 C.E.). The first narrative event shows Roman soldiers marching off to Dacia, while the final sequence of events portrays the suicide of the enemy leader, Decebalus, and the mopping up of Dacian prisoners by the Romans.
The crossing of the Roman Army over the Danube River in the first Dacian War (the large figure is a personification of the Danube) (detail), Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E., Rome (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
The execution of the frieze is meticulous and the level of detail achieved is astonishing. While the column does not carry applied paint now, many scholars believe the frieze was initially painted. The sculptors took great care to provide settings for the scenes, including natural backgrounds, and mixed perspectival views to offer the maximum level of detail. Sometimes multiple perspectives are evident within a single scene. The overall, unifying theme is that of the Roman military campaigns in Dacia, but the details reveal additional, more subtle narrative threads.
One of the clear themes is the triumph of civilization (represented by the Romans) over its antithesis, the barbarian state (represented here by the Dacians). The Romans are orderly and uniform, the Dacians less so. The Romans are clean shaven, the Dacians are shaggy. The Romans avoid leggings, the Dacians wear leggings (like all good barbarians did—at least those depicted by the Romans).
Battle between Romans and Dacians (detail), Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E., (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Combat scenes are frequent in the frieze. The detailed rendering provides a nearly unparalleled visual resource for studying the iconography of the Roman military, as well as for studying the actual equipment, weapons, and tactics. There is clear ethnic typing as well, as the Roman soldiers cannot be confused for Dacian soldiers, and vice versa.
The Emperor (fifth from the lower right) oversees construction (detail), Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E., (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
The viewer also sees the Roman army doing other chores while not fighting. One notable activity is building. In numerous scenes the soldiers may be seen building and fortifying camps. All of the Roman edifices depicted are solid, regular, and well designed—in stark contrast to the humble buildings of the Dacian world. Roman propaganda at work.
Trajan addresses troops holding spear (detail), Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E., (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Base (detail), Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E. (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
The emperor Trajan figures prominently in the frieze. Each time he appears, his position is commanding and the iconographic focus on his person is made clear. We see Trajan in various scenarios, including addressing his troops (ad locutio) and performing sacrifices. The fact that the figures in the scenes are focused on the figure of the emperor helps to draw the viewer’s attention to him.
The base of the column eventually served as a tomb for Trajan’s ashes. He died while returning from foreign campaigns in 117 C.E. and was granted this unusual honor, in keeping with the estimation of the Roman people who deemed him optimus princeps or “the best first citizen”.
Specifications of the Column and construction
Column of Trajan, dedicated 113 C.E., plan, elevation, and section
The column itself is made from fine-grained Luna marble and stands to a height of 38.4 meters (c. 98 feet) atop a tall pedestal. The shaft of the column is composed of 19 drums of marble measuring c. 3.7 meters (11 feet) in diameter, weighing a total of c. 1,110 tons. The topmost drum weighs some 53 tons. A spiral staircase of 185 steps leads to the viewing platform atop the column. The helical sculptural frieze measures 190 meters in length (c. 625 feet) and wraps around the column 23 times. A total of 2,662 figures appear in the 155 scenes of the frieze, with Trajan himself featured in 58 scenes.
The construction of the Column of Trajan was a complex exercise of architectural design and engineering. As reconstructed by Lynne Lancaster, the execution of the column itself was an immense engineering challenge that required complex lifting devices and, no doubt, careful planning to execute successfully. Materials had to be acquired and transported to Rome, some across long distances. With the appropriate technology in place, the adept Roman architects could carry out the project. The successful completion of the column demonstrates the complex tasks that Roman architects could successfully complete.
The Column of Trajan may be contextualized in a long line of Roman victory monuments, some of which honored specific military victories and thus may be termed “triumphal monuments” and others that generally honor a public career and are thus “honorific monuments”. Among the earliest examples of such permanent monuments at Rome is the rostrate column (column rostrata) that was erected in honor of a naval victory celebrated by Caius Duilius after the battle of Mylae in 260 B.C.E. (this column does not survive). During the Republican period, a rich tradition of celebratory monuments developed, best known through the fornices (honorific arches) and triumphal arches. This tradition was continued in the imperial period, with both triumphal and honorific arches being erected at Rome and in the the provinces.
Gold aureus showing Trajan’s Column, Roman, early 2nd century C.E. (The British Museum)
The idea of the honorific column was carried forward by other victorious leaders—both in the ancient and modern eras. In the Roman world immediate, derivative monuments that draw inspiration from the Column of Trajan include the Column of Marcus Aurelius (c. 193 C.E.) in Rome’s Piazza Colonna, as well as monuments like the now-lost Column of Arcadius (c. 401 C.E.) and the Column of Justinian at Constantinople (c. 543 C.E.). The idea of the narrative frieze applied to the Column of Trajan proved influential in these other instances.
Aegidius Sadeler, view of the column of Trajan, shown with its pedestal dug out from the earth, surrounded by buildings at the base of the Quirinal Hill, Rome, from the series “Ruins of the antiquity of Rome, Tivoli, Pozzuoli, and other places,” 1606, etching and engraving, plate 31 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Honorific or triumphal columns inspired by that of Trajan were also created in honor of more recent victories. The column honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson in London’s Trafalgar Square (c. 1843) draws on the Roman tradition that included the Column of Trajan along with earlier, Republican monuments like the columna rostrata of Caius Duilius. The column dedicated to Napoleon I erected in the Place Vendôme in Paris (c. 1810) and the Washington Monument of Baltimore, Maryland (1829) both were directly inspired by the Column of Trajan.
Trajan’s Column in Rome, from Prof. R. Ulrich, Dartmouth College
Stoa.org – Column of Trajan
National Geographic Society – Column of Trajan
Wikimedia Commons – Cichorius Plates
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Cite this page as: Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker, "Column of Trajan," in Smarthistory, November 7, 2020, accessed January 27, 2021, https://smarthistory.org/column-of-trajan/.
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Washington, D.C., has given much to the musical world beyond its best-known exports Duke Ellington and the punk and go-go scenes. Join musician, broadcaster, and historian Ken Avis as he explores the area’s lesser-known, remarkable, and fascinating musical avenues and why they could only have developed here. Film and recordings bring legendary musicians to life as Avis examines how social change, technological development, and business innovation shaped the sounds that emerged from D.C.—a political town with a serious music habit.
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After WWII, music, society, mass media, and technology heralded the emergence of teen power. Once again, Washington reflected and created music for the time. Rhythm and blues, rock and roll, the British invasion, and the "album years" of the singer-songwriters all had their area stars. Avis looks at the development of the Anacostia Delta sound, how punk and go-go made their marks, the big acts of the era, and the top venues where it all happened. From Georgetown to Bladensburg, D.C. was rocking!
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Two One of a Kinds
March 24 - April 10, 2011
PRAA The Showroom
All those who saw the fine creations of the PRAA Magnum Masterpiece fundraiser in May of 2009 will recall two unforgettable hand painted bottles created by two important artists residing on the Central Coast. Vastly different in style, each artist and his respective work has a strong presence.
The Showroom Gallery is proud to present a deeper look into the work of these two powerful artists in a show titled Two One of a Kinds.
Delene Bost is a California figurative artist who draws on allegorical and mystical themes to express the spirits and emotions of his subjects. He has authored five novels, and lectures on the spirit world and spirit attachment. He studies hypnotherapy, and has been a hospice nurse. Bost's painting influences come from the classical European artists, Odd Nerdrum, and the contemporary muralists of Mexico. An earlier series was called Lifting Youth, his perspective on the state of youth in the American society and their need to be supported by adults. Currently working on a seven canvas series called The Red Chair Series, Delene Bost works from his studio in Cambria.
Michael Ackerman's is well known in SLO county for his passionate paintings, his art activism, and his tireless generosity helping to raise money for worthwhile causes. He has said that the influence for the works in this show come from two themes that are important to him currently. The first is a series of wine bottle creations called ReBeGoDo. The ReBeGoDo bottles are a reminder that regardless of what has happened, …each moment is a fork in the road… To Be this or that. To Go and Do….. To Re create ourselves, and the worlds we have. The second theme is Go Be Mann. Michael tattooed on his left forearm an image of a human form at the entry of a maze. "I came here from somewhere else. I cannot see or know as a Mann, the many near “Mann death” transitions that occur as I move into each new path, or where each path will lead me… here in the maze… of this human part of my existence. The end of the Human Maze leaves me a moment to contemplate my being human before my “Mann death” does occur… and I go to another place unknown to me …. "
Don't miss this opportunity to see into the unique works of two individuals both as men and as artists. They share the commonality of a clear connection with their inner voice, the dedication to their muse, and to the society within which they live.
The show opens with a reception from 4 - 6 pm, Thursday March 24, 2011. Both artists will speak about their work and the show prior to the reception at 3 pm. Both events are open to the public.
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MUMBAI 08 May, 2020 22:00 IST
India coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli during a training session. - Vivek Bendre
Cricket, just like the rest of the world, may emerge in a new avatar in the post-pandemic world. But Indian cricket - the cash cow of global cricket fraternity - may adopt an innovative measure to make up for the lost time by making India’s white-ball and red-ball squads feature in an international game simultaneously.
It may sound outrageous but among the different options being considered to make up for “lost time” upon resumption of sport, is playing multiple internationals on the same day.
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“None of us know when sport, especially international cricket will resume. But if we have to safeguard all our stakeholders - from sponsors to spectators - one of the options is to select two different squads and play a Test series and a T20I series simultaneously,” a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official told Sportstar, citing anonymity.
If the BCCI is forced to squeeze in too many games in a limited window to take care of the broadcaster’s interest, it will have to field two different squads. The fans can thus enjoy a Test match during the day followed by a T20 international under floodlights.
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Sportstar understands that the BCCI hierarchy has run the possibility by the coaching staff. Some members have been working on crunching numbers to keep two competitive squads at their disposal, should the need arise.
If the alternative has to be adopted, India would be the second team after Australia to virtually play two different series simultaneously. In February 2017, a day after hosting Sri Lanka in a T20I at the Adelaide Oval (Feb 22), Australia started the four-Test series in India with the opening fixture in Pune (from Feb 23). Two different Australian squads participated in the series, something that Indian cricket - and possibly other teams as well - may be forced to in the future.
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What’s Up With Boba Fett’s Armor? The Mandalorian, Explained
And Baby Yoda needs more help than ever! Here are the answers to your questions...
by Clint Worthington
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If The Mandalorian Season 2 were a feature film, this week’s episode, “The Tragedy”, would set us firmly in the mid-point — that moment where all is lost, doom befalls our heroes, and the audience wonders how they’re going to get out of this particular pickle. It’s one of the shorter episodes in the season at 33 minutes, but a lot goes down in that jam-packed half hour: Boba Fett! Baby Yoda The Child Grogu gets Jedi-napped!
Of course, all these developments are packed tightly into an action-heavy chapter courtesy of director Robert Rodriguez, filled with nail-biting developments, shocking twists, and more than a few Easter eggs (as per usual). So let’s strap on our jetpacks and dive in. Again, it goes without saying that there are some major, major spoilers ahead.
You must be cautious.
Will Mando Really Give Up The Child?
Last week, Ahsoka Tano told Mando (Pedro Pascal) to bring The Child Formerly Known as Baby Yoda to the planet Tython, where the ruins of a Jedi Temple lay that could give li’l Grogu the chance to connect with other Jedi. It’s a bittersweet development, as we see in the ep’s opening minutes; Din’s really bonded with Grogu, and the little chuckles he gives when seeing the child respond to his own name (and as they play Force-catch with Grogito’s favorite ball) are absolutely heartwarming. He’s such a proud papa!
While he was tasked with returning Grogu to his people, it’s clear that Mando has grown attached to the little guy. As he explains that the child is too powerful to be trained by a simple Mandalorian, you can hear him convincing himself that it’s the right thing to do. It’s a bittersweet moment, one made even more tragic (hey, that’s the name of the episode!) by what happens later.
What’s the Deal With That Henge on Tython?
Before they can even worry about that though, they set down on Tython in the Razor Crest and Mando brings Grogu up to the seeing stone at the center of a mysterious henge on the planet. He sets Grogu down, who reaches out with the force and is suddenly surrounded by a glowing blue light that reaches up to the sky; he’s reaching out to find other Jedi, and Mando can’t reach through the beam to touch him without getting blown back.
It’s not long, though, before trouble comes in the form of Slave I, the iconic, vertically-oriented ship belonging to, you guessed it, Boba Fett (Jango Fett actor Temuera Morrison, whom we saw in the closing seconds of the season premiere). Decked out in robes and armed with a gaffi stick and long rifle from some Tusken Raiders, he’s come for his armor, which Mando took back from Cobb Vanth in the opener.
Ostensibly, Boba only wants the armor. There’s just one problem, though; he doesn’t claim himself to be a Mandalorian, which sticks in Din’s craw, as only members of the Creed are entitled to it. (Here’s another way his rigid fundamentalist upbringing is set to cause him more trouble.)
What’s Fennec Shand Doing Here?
Lucky for Boba, he didn’t come alone — that’s right, former assassin and sniper Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) is along for the ride, which confirms that the boots we see walking up to her presumed-dead body at the end of “The Gunslinger” last season were Boba Fett’s. Turns out he saved her life, and in exchange, she’s pledged to him in his mission. Good thing, too, as she proves mighty useful against the hordes of Imperials loyal to Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) who show up shortly afterward to interrupt their Corellian standoff.
What follows is a tense but exciting firefight on the hills leading up to the temple, with Fennec and Boba raising mighty hell on two dropships worth of troopers. Both get some fun moments to shine, from Boba shattering stormtrooper armor with his gaffi stick to the fancy flips and boulder-rolling mayhem Fennec gets up to. The E-Webb blaster cannon makes another appearance after introduced with such menace in “Redemption” last season, Rodriguez and writer Jon Favreau treating it with the same destructive import as the Gatling gun in Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch.
Rodriguez escalates the action here wonderfully, from just showing off Fennec and an un-armored Boba, to throwing Mando in the mix, to giving Boba his armor back and watching him raise even more hell as a result.
What are Dark Troopers?
While Mando, Boba, and Fennec make short work of the troopers, Gideon (hovering in upper atmosphere in an Arquitens-class light command cruiser, which looks like a Star Destroyer but is really a holdover from Rebels) sending down his secret weapons: Dark Troopers. While we saw them at the tail end of Chapter 11 a couple of weeks ago, here we finally see them in the cold light of day, robotic stormtrooper droids with black beskar-like armor and jetpacks who seem a whole lot meaner and nastier than your workaday troop.
Dark Troopers are a deep cut even for Star Wars lore, created for the mid-’90s LucasArts game Star Wars: Dark Forces, a Doom clone where you played spy and mercenary Kyle Katarn. The story for that game involved taking down the Dark Trooper program before it went offline; evidently, Gideon has resurrected it. We don’t even get to see our heroes take them on before four Troopers snatch up Grogu and take him up to Gideon’s ship.
The Razor Crest is Destroyed?!
Unfortunately, Grogu’s not the only important thing Mando loses this episode — an orbital bombardment from Gideon’s cruiser absolutely destroys the Razor Crest, Mando’s (and our) home for the series thus far. It’s almost a bigger shock than Grogu’s capture; we know in our heart of hearts that Mando will get him back. But the Crest is gone for good, made even more tragic considering the harsh ride it’s had this season. (Plus, the only things that survive are the beskar staff Ahsoka gives Mando, and — cue the tissues — the little metal ball that’s symbolized Mando and Grogu’s growing relationship.)
Is the Empire Truly Back?
“They’re back… the Empire. They’re back.” Those horrified words coming out of Boba’s helmet as he sees Gideon’s cruiser feel particularly ominous; up to this point, we’ve been convinced that the New Republic rules the galaxy, and that what’s left of the Empire are a few errant warlords. But something in Boba’s voice convinces us that the Empire is truly returned, at least in some diminished format on the Outer Rim Territories. In trying to rescue Grogu, Mando might just have to involve himself in even larger intergalactic affairs.
Is Boba Fett a True Mandalorian?
At least he’ll have help: in exchange for the armor, Boba has pledged to protect The Child along with Mando, and he (and Fennec) plan to hold up that end of the bargain. It helps, of course, that Boba shows Mando his armor’s “chain code,” which reveals to Mando that, while Boba did not take the Creed, Jango did; he was a foundling just like Din and fought in the Mandalorian Civil Wars, which is good enough for Mando.
That reveal is fascinating, considering the way other Star Wars properties have treated the status of Boba Fett’s legitimacy as a Mandalorian. Characters in The Clone Wars have implied in the past that Jango isn’t a true Mandalorian, and that he stole or scavenged his beskar armor. But this episode backtracks that a bit by giving him membership via the Children of the Watch, which further elaborates on the complicated social fabric of Mandalorian society.
What Does Moff Gideon Want with Grogito?
But what about our precious child? Well, Gideon seems bemused by him, especially as his time on the seeing stone has seemingly gotten him more in touch with the Force. (Judging by the way he tosses those troopers around with Force Grip, the Dark Side might be a path that tempts him.) As he gives instructions to his second in command, we learn a bit more about what purpose he — and the mysterious “Dr. Pershing” — may have for Grogu: “Let him know we’ve got our donor.”
Donor is an interesting choice of words here. What would Grogu be donating? Could it be that the Empire is working on a way to transfer Force sensitivity from one being to another? And poor Grogito is set to be the guinea pig. Hurry, Mando, you boy is in trouble!
How Will Mando Get The Child Back?
By the looks of it, the last two episodes of the season will be an epic heist, with Mando, Boba, and Fennec at the center of it. We see them head back to Nevarro to visit Cara Dune (Gina Carano), who refuses to help at first (given her new rank in the New Republic), until Mando tells her, “They’ve got the kid.” He also asks about Mayfeld (Space Boston’s Bill Burr) from last season’s “The Prisoner,” so we can presume the Rebel sharpshooter will join the team. Plus, maybe we’ll get some help from Bo-Katan and Ahsoka by season’s end? Maybe even Frog Lady can help out!
Either way, we’re gearing up for a rousing, climactic showdown for The Mandalorian season 2, and it’s exciting to see the show slowly morph from its adventure-of-the-week format to something more focused and plot-driven. Stay strong, little Grogito; papa’s coming to get you!
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ENR2 Rooftop Photovoltaic (PV)+ Project
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In Fall 2017, Students for Sustainability (SFS), the Office of Sustainability, the Community & School Garden Program, the Schools of Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources & the Environment, and Geography, Development, & the Environment, as well as numerous staff from across campus began to lay the foundation to place an “agrivoltaic” or PV+ system on the roof of the Environment & Natural Resources 2 Building (ENR2).
The term “agrivoltaic” refers to the development of the same area for both photovoltaic energy and agricultural production. In simpler terms, it is the cultivation of partial-shade tolerant plants, "agri"-culture, beneath an array of solar panels, or photo- "voltaics." Similar to agrivoltaic systems, "PV+" systems combine photovoltaic panels and the growth of non-agricultural plants, often pollinator-friendly species, to provide additional ecosystem services.
Why use agrivoltaic or PV+ systems? Typical solar panels perform optimally at 77°F (25°C), but temperatures in the Tucson area regularly exceed that threshold throughout the year, and direct solar exposure further exceeds this optimal performance temperature. Installing a green roof below the solar panels allows transpiration from the plants to cool the panels, in some cases by as much as 20°F (11.2°C), increasing the panels’ efficiency and their electrical output. In turn, shade from the panels both cools the plants and helps prevent water loss in extreme heat, increasing plant productivity by as much as 300%.
In Fall 2018, the Office of Sustainability secured $500,000 from the Division of Business Affairs and $10,000 from the Institute of the Environment (now the Arizona Institutes for Resilience: Solutions for the Environment and Society) to support the installation of the green roof, Phase 1 of the project. Phase 2, the installation of the solar panels, will be supported by accumulated energy rebates from Tucson Electric Power and by the Large Scale Renewable Energy Agreement reached by the University and TEP in 2019.
Phase 1 began in November 2019 and was completed in early February 2020. Phase 2 began in November 2020, with completion expected by the end of the Fall semester in 2020. Once complete, the green roof will be planted with a variety of native, pollinator-friendly plants and will be maintained in a manner that provides habitat and food resources for our local pollinators. We will also install a number of sensors and other instruments that will allow us to gather data over the next year or longer.
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Agrivoltaic and PV+ systems, especially rooftop systems, are an emerging area of research, particularly in arid and semi-arid environments and in areas with limited space and competing land-use needs. Agrivoltaic and PV+ systems could eventually improve sustainability on a large scale, resulting in a 60% increase in land use efficiency through the simultaneous production of electricity and food/ecosystem services.
Our approach is to designate 20 study plots, with half of the plots having a 5” planting medium depth, and half having an 8” planting medium depth. For each depth, we will designate five replicate plots beneath the solar canopy, and five with open sky exposure, so that the plots can be directly compared. From this setup, we expect to obtain quantitative data and insight into the establishment differences between plants grown under solar panels and plants grown under standard open sky conditions, as well as solar panel temperature and performance data correlated to the establishment of the plants. This knowledge will be essential to demonstrate the benefits of agrivoltaic and PV+ systems to both the green roof and solar panel professional communities, encouraging the more efficient integration of green spaces with solar energy installations.
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Yesterday, Andrea Nightingale visited IDS and we had a discussion about ‘boundary-making’. Her research in Nepal looks critically at what boundaries mean, how they are made, and how they are constantly being remade and renegotiated. From purity codes, caste, class and gender boundaries, to disagreements about access to water, boundaries shape people’s lives, but they’re also strangely elusive things.
Boundaries can be things you can touch or see, but also symbolic, unstable, unspoken, boundaries between ideas as well as creatures, boundaries in time as well as space. Sometimes they don’t make sense, and you get a chance to challenge and unmake them. Sometimes you only realise a boundary’s there when you try to cross it.
We didn’t talk about Brexit yesterday but it made me reflect on it again. Today the UK leaves the EU and begins the long process of renegotiating trade deals and arrangements around the world. This morning, the Leave-supporting MP Gisela Stuart said on the radio that “the leave vote was about community, belonging and identity and whether you agree with that or not I don’t think you should sneer at it.” OK, but are we allowed to think critically about it?
Brexit has always been about more than the technical withdrawal from an economic trading bloc. How much is it about boundary-making? Boundaries are being redrawn and remade before our eyes. Some of these of course are sensory, we’ll be able to see if ports are expanded and border controls tightened, there will be more paperwork for certain things, we’ll get a different flavour of chicken in the supermarket.
Some boundaries are a bit more fuzzy, though. Is the Irish border a set of technical challenges, to be overcome with computers and checkpoints – is that what the border means to people?
Overnight, thousands of people find themselves on the wrong side of a boundary, without even having to leave the house. Others will celebrate that familiar boundaries have been re-asserted. Community, belonging, identity. In remaking a boundary a lot of things happen.
Boundaries are also about people’s ideas of what’s natural, acceptable, what people will stand for or stand up to, who gets access to things, how people look at you when you speak a foreign language on the bus, the things you allow yourself to think about and hope about. The limits you put on numbers and the resources you allow to be stretched.
The EU was never a utopia. It always worked better for some than others. And beyond our own coasts, hundreds of miles away there are even harder borders, in Greece, Italy, Hungary. There are internal borders too, of class, race, gender, citizenship and so on. They’re not immovable and eternal. They cost money, time, energy and heartbreak to maintain and sustain them.
Political moments of very widespread and radical change are not that common in the UK, but it feels like one of them is happening now. As the boundaries of Britain are being remade and renegotiated a lot of people will be looking at the terms of trade, the practicalities of getting goods in and out, how it’s all going to work.
But it’s also a good moment to look at how boundaries themselves are made, who makes them, who has the authority to set and maintain them. What power and force keeps them in place? What cultural assumptions allow us to accept them? What are the right conditions to make a challenge to them? Which invisible boundaries are being set up or removed, and how will we know when we come across them?
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Q.1 What is a return of income?
Ans: ITR stands for Income Tax Return. It is a prescribed form through which the particulars of income earned by a person in a financial year and taxes paid on such income are communicated to the Income-tax Department. It also allows carry -forward of loss and claim refund from income tax department.Different forms of returns of income are prescribed for filing of returns for different Status and Nature of income. These forms can be downloaded from www.incometaxindia.gov.in
Q.2 What are the forms of return prescribed under the Income-tax Law?
Ans: Under the Income-tax Law, different forms of returns are prescribed for different classes of taxpayers. The return forms are known as ITR forms (Income Tax Return Forms). The forms of return prescribed under the Income-tax Law for filing of return of income for the assessment year 2019-20 (i.e., financial year 2018-19) are as follows:
Return Form Brief Description
ITR – 1 Also known as SAHAJ is applicable to an individual having salary or pension income or income from one house property (not a case of brought forward loss) or income from other sources (not being lottery winnings and income from race horses, income taxable under section 115BBDA or income reffered in section 115BBDA or income referred in section 115BBE).
ITR – 2 It is applicable to an individual or an Hindu Undivided Family not having income chargeable to income-tax under the head “Profits or gains of business or profession”
ITR – 3 It is applicable to an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family who has any income chargeable to tax under the head business or profession
ITR – 4 Also known as SUGAM is applicable to individuals or Hindu Undivided Family or partnership firm who have opted for the presumptive taxation scheme of section 44AD/ 44ADA/44AE.
ITR – 5 This Form can be used by a person being a firm, LLP, AOP, BOI, artificial juridical person referred to in section 2(31)(vii), cooperative society and local authority. However, a person who is required to file the return of income under section 139(4A) or 139(4B) or 139(4C) or 139(4D) shall not use this form (i.e., trusts, political parties, institutions, colleges)
ITR – 6 It is applicable to a company, other than a company claiming exemption under section 11 (exemption under section 11 can be claimed by charitable/religious trust).
ITR – 7 It is applicable to a persons including companies who are required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section 139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D) (i.e., trusts, political parties, institutions, colleges).
ITR – V It is the acknowledgement of filing the return of income.
Q.3 What are the different modes of filing the return of income?
Ans: The Return Form can be filed with the Income-tax Department in any of the following ways, –
(i) by furnishing the return in a paper form;
(ii) by furnishing the return electronically under digital signature;
(iii) by transmitting the data in the return electronically under electronic verification code;
(iv) by transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Return Form ITR-V;
Where the return of income is filed in the manner given at (iv) without digital signature, then the taxpayer should take two printed copies of Form ITR-V. One copy of ITR-V, duly signed by the taxpayer, is to be sent (within the period specified in this regard, i.e., 120 days) by ordinary post or speed post to “Income-tax Department – CPC, Post Bag No. 1, Electronic City Post Office, Bengalore-560100 (Karnataka). The other copy may be retained by the taxpayer for his record.
Q.4 Which mode of filing of return is applicable to whom?
Ans: The applicable return of income shall be furnished by a person mentioned in column (ii) of the Table below to whom the conditions specified in column (iii) apply, in the manner specified in column (iv) thereof:—
Sl. Person Condition Manner of furnishing return of income
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
1 Individual or Hindu undivided family
(a) Accounts are required to be audited under section 44AB of the Act;
Electronically under digital signature;
(b) A super senior citizen (whose age is 80 years or above at any time during the previous year) who furnishes the return either in ITR-1 or ITR-4
(A) Electronically under digital signature; or
(B) Transmitting the data electronically in the return under electronic verification code; or
(C) Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V; or
(D) Paper form;
(c) In any other case
(C) Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V; ]
2 Company In all cases. Electronically under digital signature.
3 A person required to furnish the return in Form ITR-7
(a) In case of a political party;
(b) In any other case
(B) Transmitting the data in the return electronically under electronic verification code; or
(C) Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V.
4 Firm or limited liability partnership or any person (other than a person mentioned in Sl. 1 to 3 above) who is required to file return in Form ITR-5
(a) Accounts are required to be audited under section 44AB of the Act;
(b) In any other case.
(C) Transmitting the data in the return electronically and thereafter submitting the verification of the return in Form ITR-V
Q.5 Is it necessary to attach any documents along with the return of income?
Ans: ITR return forms are attachment less forms and, hence, the taxpayer is not required to attach any document (like proof of investment, TDS certificates, etc.) along with the return of income (whether filed manually or filed electronically). However, these documents should be retained by the taxpayer and should be produced before the tax authorities when demanded in situations like assessment, inquiry, etc.
As discussed above, no documents are to be attached along with the return of income, however, in case of a taxpayer who is required to furnish a report of audit under section 10(23C)(iv), 10(23C)(v), 10(23C)(vi), 10(23C)via), 10A, 10AA, 12A(1)(b), 44AB, 44DA, 50B, 80-IA, 80-IB, 80-IC, 80-ID, 80JJAA, 80LA, 92E, 115JB or 115VW or to give a notice under section 11(2)(a) shall furnish it electronically on or before the date of filing the return of income.
Q.6 Who can use ITR – 1 (SAHAJ)?
Ans: Return Form ITR – 1 (SAHAJ) can be used by an individual whose total income includes:
(1) Income from salary/pension; or
(2) Income from one house property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years); or
(3) Income from other sources (excluding winnings from lottery and income from race horses, income taxable under section 115BBDA or Income of the nature referred to in section 115BBE).
Further, in a case where the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc., is to be clubbed with the income of the taxpayer, this return form can be used only when such income falls in any of the above categories.
ITR Description
ITR – 1 (SAHAJ) For Individuals having Income from Salaries, one house property, other sources (Interest etc.) and having total income upto Rs.50 lakh
Q.7 Who cannot use ITR – 1 (SAHAJ)?
Ans: Return Form ITR – 1 (SAHAJ) cannot be used by an individual:
Who is a Non-resident or Not Ordinarily Resident
Who is a Director of a company
Whose total income exceeds Rs. 50 lakhs
Who has income from more than 1 house property
Who has held unlisted equity shares at any time during the previous year
Who claims deduction under section 80QQB or Section section 80RRB in respect of royalty from patents or books
Who claims deduction under section 10AA or Part-C of Chapter VI-A
Who has brought forward loss or losses to be carried forward under any head
Person claiming deduction under section 57 from income taxable under the head ‘Other Sources'(other than deduction allowed from family pension)
Who wants to claim relief under section 90 or section 91
Who wants to claim credit of tax deducted at source in the hands of any other person.
Who has any assets (including Financial Interest in an entity) located outside India.
Who has signing authority in any account outside India
Who has any income to be apportioned in accordance with provisions of Section 5A
Who has any of the following income:
a) Income from Business or Profession
b) Capital Gains
c) Income taxable under the head ‘Other sources’ which is taxable at special rate
d) Dividend income exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs taxable under section 115BBDA
e) Unexplained income (i.e., cash credit, unexplained investment, etc.) taxable at 60% under section 115BBE
f) Agricultural Income exceeding Rs. 5,000
g) Income from any source outside India
Q.8 Who can use ITR – 2?
Ans: For A.Y 2019-20,Form ITR – 2 can be used by an individual and Hindu Undivided Family who is not eligible to fileITR-1 Sahaj and not having income from “profit and gains of business or profession” and also not having income from “Profits and gains of business or profession” in the nature of interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by him from a partnership firm.
Further, in case where the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc., is to be clubbed with the income of the taxpayer, this Return Form can be used if income to be clubbed falls in any of the above categories.
Q.9 Who cannot use ITR – 2?
Ans: For A.Y 2019-20, Form ITR – 2 cannot be used by an individual and HUF whose total income for the year includes income from profit and gains from business or profession and also having income in the nature of interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by him from partnership firm
Q.10 Who can use ITR – 3?
Ans: For A.Y 2019-20,Form ITR – 3 can be used by an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family who is having income from profits and gains of business or profession.ITR – 3 is also required to be filed by a person whose income is chargeable to tax under the head “Profits and gains ofbusiness or profession” is in the nature of interest, salary, bonus, commission or remuneration, by whatever name called, due to, or received by him from a partnership firm.
Q.11 Who cannot use ITR – 3?
Ans: Form ITR – 3 cannot be used by any person other than an individual or a HUF. Further, an individual or a HUF not having income from business or profession cannot use ITR – 3.
Q.12 Who can use ITR – 4 (SUGAM)?
Ans: Form ITR – 4 (SUGAM) can be used by an Individual/HUF/Firm (Other than LLP) whose total income for the year includes:
(a) Business income computed as per the provisions of section 44AD or44AE; or;
(b) Income from Profession as computed as per the provisions of44ADA; or
(c) Income from salary/pension; or
(d) Income from one house property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years); or
(e) Income from other sources (excluding winnings from lottery and income from race horses dividend income in excess of Rs. 10 lakhs or unexplained Income, etc. as referred to in section 115BBE)
Further, in a case where the income of another person like spouse, minor child, etc., is to be clubbed with the income of the taxpayer, this return form can be used where income to be clubbed falls in any of the above categories.
Q.13 Who cannot use ITR – 4 (SUGAM)?
Ans: Form ITR – 4 (SUGAM) cannot be used by an individual/HUF:
Who has income from more than one House Property
Who claims deduction under section 80QQB or section 80RRB in respect of royalty from patent or books
Person claiming deduction under Section 57 from income taxable under the head ‘Other Sources’ (other than deduction allowed from family pension)
Who wants to claim relief under section 90 and section 91
b) Income from Business or Profession Capital Gains or Loss
c) Income from Business or Profession Income taxable under the head ‘Other sources’ which is taxable at special rate
d) Income from Business or Profession Dividend income exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs taxable under Section 115BBDA
e) Income from Business or Profession Unexplained income (i.e., cash credit, unexplained investment, etc.) taxable at 60% under section 115BBE
f) Income from Business or Profession Agricultural Income exceeding Rs. 5,000
g) Income from Business or ProfessionI ncome from any source outside India
h) Income from Business or Profession Income from speculative business and other special incomes.
i) Income from Business or Profession Income from agency business or commission or brokerage
In case the assesse keeps and maintains all books of accounts and other documents referred to in section 44AA, and also gets his accounts audited and obtains an audit report as per section 44AB, filling up the Form ITR-4 (Sugam) is not mandatory. In such a case, other regular return forms viz. ITR-3 or ITR-5, as applicable, should be used.
Ans: Form ITR – 5 can be used by a person being a firm, LLP, AOP, BOI, Artificial Juridical Person (AJP) referred to in section 2(31)(vii), local authority referred to in section 2(31)(vi), representative assessee referred to in section 160(1)(iii) or (iv), cooperative society, society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 or under any other law of any State, trust other than trusts eligible to file Form ITR-7, estate of deceased person, estate of an insolvent, business trust referred to in section 139(4E) and investments fund referred to in section 139(4F).
Ans: Form ITR – 5 cannot be used by, a person who is required to file the return of income under section 139(4A) or 139(4B) or 139(4C) or139(4D) (i.e., trusts, political party, institutions, colleges).
Ans: Form ITR – 6 can be used by a company, other than a company claiming exemption under section 11 (charitable/religious trust can claim exemption under section 11).
Ans: Form ITR – 6 cannot be used by a company claiming exemption under section 11 (charitable/religious trust can claim exemption under section 11).
Ans: Form ITR – 7 can be used by persons including companies who are required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section 139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D) (i.e., trusts, political party, institutions, colleges).
Ans: Form ITR – 7 cannot be used by a person who is not required to furnish return under section 139(4A) or section 139(4B) or section 139(4C) or section 139(4D) (i.e., trusts, political party, institutions, colleges).
Q.20 How to file the return of income electronically?
Ans: Income-tax Department has established an independent portal for e-filing of return of income. The taxpayers can log on to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in for e-filing the return of income.
Q.21 What is e-filing utility provided by the Income-tax Department?
Ans: The Income-tax Department has provided free e-filing utility (i.e., Java & excel) to generate e-return and furnishing of return electronically. The e-filing utility provided by Department is simple, easy to use and also contains instructions on how to use it. By using the e-filing utility, the taxpayers can easily file their returns of income. Utility can be downloaded from www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Q.22 Is there any e-filing help desk established by the Income-tax Department?
Ans: In case of queries on e-filing of return, the taxpayer can contact 1800 180 1961.
Q.23 What is the difference between e-filing and e-payment?
Ans: E-payment is the process of electronic payment of tax (i.e., by net banking or SBI’s debit/credit card) and e-filing is the process of electronically furnishing of return of income. Using the e-payment and e-filing facility, the taxpayer can discharge his obligations of payment of tax and furnishing of return easily and quickly.
Q.24 Will I be put to any disadvantage by filing my return?
Ans: No, on the contrary by not filing your return inspite of having taxable income, you will be liable to the penalty and prosecution provisions under the Income-tax Act.
Q.25 What are the benefits of filing my return of income?
Ans: Filing of return is your duty and earns for you the dignity of consciously contributing to the development of the nation. Apart from this, your income-tax returns validate your credit worthiness before financial institutions and make it possible for you to access many financial benefits such as bank credits, etc.
Q.26 What are the benefits of e-filing the return of income?
Ans: E-filing can be done from any place at any time and it saves time and efforts. It is simple, easy and faster. The e-filed returns are generally processed faster as compared to returns filed manually.
Q.27 Is it necessary to file return of income when I do not have any positive income?
Ans: If you have sustained a loss in the financial year, which you propose to carry forward to the subsequent year for adjustment against subsequent year(s) positive income, you must make a claim of loss by filing your return before the due date.
Q.28 What are the due dates for filing returns of income/loss?
Ans: Due date of filing of return of income
Sr. No. Status of the taxpayer Due date
1 Any company other than a company who is required to furnish a report in Form No. 3CEB under section 92E (i.e. other than covered in 2 below) October 31 of the assessment year
2 Any person (may be corporate/non-corporate) who is required to furnish a report in Form No. 3CEB under section 92E November 30 of the assessment year
3 Any person (other than a company) whose accounts are to be audited under the Income-tax Law or under any other law October 31 of the assessment year
4 A working partner of a firm whose accounts are required to be audited under this Act or under any other law. October 31 of the assessment year
5 Any other assessee July 31 of the assessment year .
Q.29 Will I be penalized on late filing of ITR even if I am not liable to file it?
Ans: No, late filing fee under section 234F not leviable in case you are not required to file ITR as per section 139 but filing it voluntary though after the due date.
Q.30 If I fail to furnish my return within the due date, will I be fined or penalized?
Ans: Yes, if a person who is required to furnish a return of income under section 139 and fails to do so within time prescribed in sub-section (1) , you will have to pay interest on tax due. W.e.f. assessment year 2018-19, fee as per section 234F is required to be paid if return is furnished after due date. Fee for default in furnishing return of income will be as follows:
i. Rs. 5000 if return is furnished on or before the 31st day of December of the assessment year;
ii. Rs. 10,000 in any other case
However, late filing fee shall not exceed Rs. 1000 if the total income of an assessee does not exceed Rs. 5 lakh.
Q.31 Can a return be filed after the due date?
Ans: Return of income which has not been furnished on or before the due date specified under section 139(1) is called belated return. Belated return of income is furnished under section 139(4).
Any person who has not furnished a return of income within the time period allowed under section 139(1) or within the time period allowed under a notice issued under section 142(1), may furnish return for any previous year
– at any time before the end of the relevant assessment year or before completion of the assessment, whichever is earlier.
However, a belated return attracts late filing fees under section 234F.
As per section 234F, late filing fees of Rs.5,000 shall be payable if return furnished after due date specified under section 139(1) but before 31st December of the assessment year. In other cases, late filing fees of Rs. 10,000 is payable. However amount of late filing fees to be paid cannot exceed Rs.1,000, if the total income of the person does not exceed Rs.5 lakhs.
Q.32 If I have paid excess tax how will it be refunded to me?
Ans: The excess tax can be claimed as refund by filing your Income-tax return. It will be refunded to you by crediting it in your bank account through ECS transfer. The department has been making efforts to settle refund claims at the earliest.
Q.33 If I have committed any mistake in my original return, am I permitted to file a revised return to correct the mistake?
Ans: A return of income can be revised at any time during the assessment year or before the assessment made whichever is earlier.
If original return has filed in paper format or manually, then technically it cannot be revised by online mode or electronically.
Q.34 How many times can I revise the return?
Ans: If a person after furnishing the return finds any mistake, omission or any wrong statement, then return should be revised within prescribed time limit.
A return can be revised before the end of the Assessment Year or before the completion of the assessment; whichever is earlier.
If original return has filed in paper format or manually, then technically it cannot be revised by online mode or electronically.
Revised return can be filed online under section 139(5).
Q.35 Am I required to keep a copy of the return filed as proof and for how long?
Ans: Yes, since legal proceedings under the Income-tax Act can be initiated up to four or six years (as the case may be) prior to the current financial year, you must maintain such documents at least for this period. However, in certain cases the proceedings can be initiated even after 6 years, hence, it is advised to preserve the copy of return as long as possible. Further, after introduction of the e-filing facility, it is very easy and simple to maintain the copy of return of income.
Q.36 There are various deductions that are not reflected in the Form 16 issued by my employer. Can I claim them in my return?
Ans: Yes, it can be claimed if you are otherwise eligible to claim the same.
Q.37 Why is return filing mandatory, even though all my taxes and interests have been paid and there is no refund due to me?
Ans: Amounts paid as advance tax and withheld in the form of TDS or collected in the form of TCS will take the character of your tax due only on completion of self-assessment of your income. This self-assessment is intimated to the Department by way of filing of the return of income. Only then the Government assumes rights over the taxes paid by you. Filing of return is critical for this process and, hence, has been made mandatory. Failure will attract levy of penalty.
Q.38 Am I liable for any criminal prosecution [arrest/imprisonment, etc.] if I don’t file my Income-tax return, even though my income is taxable?
Ans: Non-payment of tax attracts interests, penalty and prosecution. The prosecution can lead to rigorous imprisonment from 3 months to 2 years (when the tax sought to be evaded exceeds Rs. 25,00,000 the punishment could be 6 months to 7 years).
Q.39 What is Form 26AS?
Ans: A taxpayer may pay tax in any of the following forms:
(1) Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)
(2) Tax Collected at Source (TCS)
(3) Advance tax or Self-assessment Tax or Payment of tax on regular assessment.
The Income-tax Department maintains the database of the total tax paid by the taxpayer (i.e., tax credit in the account of a taxpayer). Form 26AS is an annual statement maintained under Rule 31AB of the Income-tax Rules disclosing the details of tax credit in his account as per the database of Income-tax Department. In other words, Form 26AS will reflect the details of tax credit appearing in the Permanent Account Number of the taxpayer as per the database of the Income-tax Department. The tax credit will cover TDS, TCS and tax paid by the taxpayer in other forms like advance tax, Self-Assessment tax, etc.
Income-tax Department will generally allow a taxpayer to claim the credit of taxes as reflected in his Form 26AS.
Q.40 What to do if discrepancies appear in actual TDS and TDS credit as per Form 26AS?
Ans: Every person deducting tax at source has to furnish the details of tax deducted by him to the Income-tax Department. The details will cover the name of the deductee, Permanent Account Number of the deductee, amount of tax deducted, amount paid to the deductee, date of payment of TDS to the credit of Government, etc. On the basis of the details of TDS provided by the deductor, the Income-tax Department will update Form 26AS of the deductee.
Many times the actual amount of TDS and TDS credit as appearing in Form 26AS may differ and it may happen that the TDS credit appearing in Form 26AS may be less as compared to actual TDS, this may happen due to reasons like non-furnishing of TDS details to the Income-tax Department by the deductor, deducting the tax in incorrect Permanent Account Number, etc. In such a case the deductee should approach the deductor and request him to take the necessary steps to rectify the discrepancy due to above reasons.
The Income-tax Department updates the TDS details in Form 26AS on basis of details provided by the person deducting the tax (i.e., the deductor), hence, if there is any default on the part of deductor like non -furnishing of TDS details (i.e., TDS return) to the Income-tax Department, deducting the tax in incorrect Permanents Account Number, etc. then Form 26AS will not reflect the actual TDS. In such a case, the taxpayer may not be able to claim the credit of correct TDS. Hence, the taxpayers are advised to confirm the tax credit appearing in Form 26AS and should reconcile the difference, if any.
If discrepancy is due to deductor , then he may file TDS/TCS correction statement and correct the same.
Q.41 What precautions should be taken while filing the return of income?
Ans: The followings are the important steps/points/precautions to be kept in mind while filing the return of income:
1) The first and foremost precaution is to file the return of income on or before the due date. Taxpayers should avoid the practice of filing belated return. Following are the consequences of delay in filing the return of income/ Loss (other than house property loss):
a. Losses cannot be carried forward.
b. Levy of interest under section 234A.
c. Late filing fees under section 234F is levied for return filed from A.Y 2018-19 onwards. Late filing fee of Rs. 5,000 shall be payable if return furnished after due date but before 31st December of the assessment year. In other cases, late filing fees of Rs. 10,000 is payable.
However amount of late filing fees to be paid cannot exceed Rs. 1,000, if total income does not exceed Rs. 5 Lakh.
d. Exemptions under section 10A, section 10B, are not available.
e. Deduction under 80-IA, 80-IAB, 80-IB, 80-IC , 80-ID and 80-IE, are not available.
f. Deduction under 80IAC, 80IBA, 80JJA, 80JJAA, 80LA, 80P, 80PA, 80QQB and 80RRB are not available. (From A.Y 2018-19)
2) Taxpayer should download Form 26AS and should confirm actual TDS/TCS/Tax paid. If any discrepancy is observed then suitable action should be taken to reconcile it.
3) Compile and carefully study the documents to be used while filing the return of income like bank statement/passbook, interest certificate, investment proofs for which deductions is to be claimed, books of account and balance sheet and P&L A/c (if applicable), etc.
4) No documents are to be attached along with the return of income. The taxpayer should identify the correct return form applicable in his case. Carefully provide all the information in the return form. Confirm the calculation of total income, deductions (if any), interest (if any), tax liability/refund, etc.
5) Ensure that other details like PAN, address, e-mail address, bank account details, etc., are correct.
6) After filling all the details in the return of income and after confirmation of all the details, one can proceed with filing the return of income. In case return is filed electronically without digital signature and without electronic verification code do not forget to post the acknowledgement of filing the return of income at CPC Bangalore within 120 days of filing return of income.
7) For details on e-filing please log on to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
(Republished with Amendment, Source -Income Tax Website)
Tags: FAQs, Income Tax Return, Income tax Return Filing Tips, ITR
Alpa says:
Uploading XML file to filing income tax zero return for assessment year 2019 2020 then which notice number to be entered and date
How do I apportion TDS u/s 5A? Could you with an example show hoe to fill the TDS 2 schedule in ITR 2
GANDHI MOHAN BHARATI says:
A good article. I have repeatedly voiced in Taxguru forum about mismatch of TDS with 26AS. Even CAG has pointed out 82% mismatch resulting in loss to assessees and profit to Government. But the Government has still not taken any concrete steps to correct it even though so many High Courts have also given aruling. I am really at a loss that no one comes out with any solution other than “APPROACH THE DEDUCTOR”
Nilambar chutia says:
Sir ,Can I correct my Form 16 in which Gross Total income has inflated ? In AY 2019-2020 it is seen that a huge amount in GTI was inflated as compared to Actual GTI .What is the solution to rectify the GTI to efiling my Return ? Thank you .
Due to late filing of returns 139(4).The penalty that is to be paid for income below 5 lakhs is how much. Due to late filing is it permitted to carry forward STCG losses
MANISH N. THAKAR says:
How to I will pay my 2017-18 income tax through debit card
mahesh says:
what to fill in capacity block on last page in verification portion , ?
ASGAR ALI says:
while filling income tax return, which income figer consider as per return
1). Net Income Received in bank after deducted TDS.
2). As per form 26as credited gross income including TDS.
for exampal;- I earn 100/- Rs. there is 1% TDS as work Contract.
then I receivd 99/- Rs. in my bank after Deducted TDS.
which income show in ITR 4 Income head 100/- or 99/-
you need to show gross income for section 194A, for other it depends, you can contact me on 9619817557 for more clarifications
Ngawang Gonpo Bhutia says:
I found it quite useful going through your advice related to on time and carefully filing of ITR….thank you sirs
RK BHUWALKA says:
Well written article with comprehensive minute details. But I have my own doubts about Question No.2 since Government changes the forms every year and whether these forms will hold good for FY 2017-2018? What do you say?
RK Bhuwalka
Gulam Dastgir Quraishi says:
wherein to fill in details of the donee for the 80GGC dedeuctions
Ramesh Chand Sood says:
The article provides valuable information for the tax payers. Thanks for giving such information
Ramesh Chand Sood
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Take responsibility—or face consequences
Cloud security and analytics: 4 lessons for data security teams
Sid Dutta Data Security Evangelist, Micro Focus
Last year, a cloud-savvy hacker found a way to bypass the web application firewall protecting a major bank's credit card applications. The result: The attacker collected more than 100 million individuals' records, and the firm eventually paid an $80 million fine.
The bank had incorrectly configured cloud servers, allowing anyone access to the data stored within, and security measures such as encrypting the information on a server weren't correctly applied.
The incident highlights how every company has become a data company, given the amount of data they are producing, collecting, processing, or monetizing. As enterprises struggle to keep up with the data explosion, moving applications and data into the cloud has become an easy choice for its scalability, on-demand provisioning, consumption-based pricing, and high availability.
Multi-cloud usage and hybrid cloud strategies hit an all-time high of 93% and 87%, respectively, in 2020, according to Flexera's 2020 State of the Cloud report. Further, no company of any size is contemplating a future without at least some infrastructure in the cloud.
Thus, protecting data inside and, especially, outside the network perimeter has become even more important. Companies need to apply additional and better security measures to data—especially applying data-centric protection—to prevent compromises from turning into breaches.
Yet, at the same time, businesses cannot lose the ability to use and analyze their data. Business analytics is a key part of digital transformation and the ability to respond to customers and markets with agility. For companies struggling with the risks of data, the conclusion is that, while data de-identification or de-sensitization is necessary for security, business reasons require accomplishing security by preserving the data's functional or analytical value and referential integrity.
Finding a secure way to use cloud data has become even more critical as companies accelerate their move to the cloud to adapt to the current shift to a remote workforce during—and after—the pandemic.
Here are four lessons for companies dealing with cloud data and business analytics.
1. Security is a responsibility you share with your cloud service
There is a fine line between the security of the cloud and security of your data stored in the cloud. Don't expect your cloud provider to protect you from a data breach. The cloud provider's security responsibility ends at the point where it keeps its overall infrastructure secure from intrusion and compromise.
IT leaders should verify the protections put in place by cloud providers. Even if AWS says that, by default, the company protects its storage buckets, the data is not necessarily persistently encrypted, and certainly is not encrypted by a key that only your business has access to or control of.
In the end, it takes only one missed configuration setting to open up your data to a knowledgeable hacker. On the security side, companies should verify their configuration files and automate their checks to avoid simple mistakes that can lead to major breaches. Or, even better, they should apply the highest level of data-centric security that protects data persistently while at rest, in transit, and in use.
2. Traditional security controls are becoming irrelevant in the cloud
Many companies initially move to the cloud through "lifting and shifting" their servers and applications, and likewise believe that their security controls can be lifted and shifted as well. However, while servers have a good representation in the cloud as virtual machines, modern cloud infrastructure includes containers, APIs, and serverless functions that have no physical analog.
For that reason, companies have to consider security that works across all these different types of assets, and should not expect a silver bullet. While scanning for vulnerabilities, monitoring traffic to cloud applications and infrastructure using web application firewalls, and runtime application self-protection (RASP), etc. are critical to detecting and avoiding potential security weaknesses, it takes just a single miss across these various layers of security controls to open the door to a bad actor.
3. Data sprawl means perimeter security controls will often fail
The coronavirus pandemic has continued to change the way people work, with 98% of companies having many (30%+) workers working from home, and 77% of companies having most (60%+) workers outside the office at least one day a week, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. No wonder, then, that data sprawl has become a major concern for business executives.
More than three-quarters of chief information officers are worried that remote working and cloud use will result in their company losing control of its data. For companies that rely on perimeter-based controls, this statistic should be frightening. Keeping data sprawl in check means monitoring the use of critical data assets and using encryption to protect data no matter where it resides.
4. Use encryption and tokenization to protect data and ensure usefulness
The best way to tackle the problems of data sprawl, cloud storage of data, and the need to perform analytics on business data from anywhere is by protecting data at all times. Companies cannot depend on system-level encryption controls, perimeter, or access controls. Once access is compromised, and perimeter controls are bypassed, data escapes the perimeter and the information is no longer protected.
Instead, use function-preserving or analytics-preserving industry-standard encryption techniques such as Format Preserving Encryption—including the FFX-mode of AES-NIST SP800-38G. This allows companies to protect data at all times yet still perform a specific set of analytics on the information. Searching, sorting, querying, reporting, and applying machine learning or artificial intelligence are some of the possible analytics-using data that has been encrypted.
With enterprises rapidly adopting a hybrid and multi-cloud strategy in the face of increasing pressures of data privacy and sovereignty laws and regulations, enterprises must adopt stateless and cloud-agnostic security. But they need a tool that does not lock them into a specific cloud provider and allows them to port data across other clouds or on premises, as well as retain the ability to keep data secured within a country's borders.
Big challenges remain
Data privacy and protection do not come as a default or a byproduct of a company's cybersecurity strategy or program. Enterprises need to take data security seriously and drive it as a dedicated program, and that requires adequate planning, resources, and budget to ensure that data is discovered, classified, analyzed for quantifiable risks, managed, de-identified, retired, tracked, and reported.
By leveraging adequate data-centric protection technologies, you can ensure that sensitive data is locked down in terms of unauthorized access, and at the same time certify that the value in that data at scale is unlocked. Enterprises should be able to share pseudonymized or anonymized data to third-party partners and clients for their business cases, and ensure that their data protection software is independent of the cloud providers. This is especially important for companies that use multiple cloud services.
As your business increasingly relies on the cloud, make sure that the data you store in cloud services is useful for business analytics—and protected at all times.
Join this discussion about how to break the Ground Gog Day repetition with better data management capabilities.
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“I’m obviously doing something wrong if I can’t even keep him aroused long enough for us to have sex. Friends-only This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. ED knows how to kill the mood for everyone involved. If your dude deflates around an important emotional milestone, like when you’re sleeping together for the first time (in Cosmo’s survey, more than half the men who’ve had ED issues say they’ve experienced it when getting with someone new), know that he’s probably just psyching himself out. Current visibility: And he actually has it which is sad. Gray-haired men soaking in Jacuzzis overlooking canyons, thumbing through the morning newspaper in their thick reading glasses, cuddling their wives on gently swaying hammocks while drinking sensible glasses of cabernet.
And according to our survey, more than 75 percent of women have had a male partner struggle with ED at least once—which is shockingly high. I'm like a Nazi with a broken arm (Why?) ’ I’ve lost relationships, confidence, opportunities. “The broader your definition of sex,” Goldberg says, “the more sex you can be having. Then, to rewind and reset the mood once you’re between the sheets, Goldberg suggests setting aside time for strictly fooling around. Even though the (young) founders of these companies say they aren’t trying to market ED meds to your Tinder dates or male partners, clearly they are looping 20- and 30something guys into the deflated-D narrative for the first time ever.
If ED happens to a boyfriend or husband, ask (outside the bedroom) if he’s ever seen a doctor about it.
Try “sensate focus,” a sex-therapist favorite in which you and your partner majorly slow down your foreplay, focusing heavily on the sensations that feel best to both of you. For starters, while past studies have estimated that ED affects somewhere between 1 and 10 percent of men under 40, our survey revealed that 80 percent of guys who responded have had an issue getting it up at least once. In no way does this tool store music, it simply forwards the user to the original music on the Bandcamp site which they are able to listen to anyway. Источник teksty-pesenok. But when it happens to you, Dr.
And in a cruel twist, men are then internalizing these bad vibes.
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For instance, Erin, 22, tried—really tried—to make sex with Drew* happen. Only 15 percent of men have, according to our survey—but a doc visit might be the simplest solution. It’s just a classic case of performance anxiety, caused by his personal fears about how awkward and uncomfortable the experience could be—which, of course, turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Oh, and don’t limit yourselves to just intercourse either (which applies to all couples, whether or not you’re dealing with ED).
Ever since, those iconic images have defined who we as a society assume are in need of penis pills: For those of you that don't know what Erectile Dysfunction is, it's when an inability of a man maintains an erection sufficient for satisfying sexual activity. This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. I don’t know what to say or do. If you want respect then hop off my dick. Still, when confronting a suddenly soft penis in the moment, “It’s not you” can be hard to believe. Confusing, frustrating, emotional. His low self-esteem about his ED became a bigger issue than the problem itself.
Meanwhile, for Michael*, 26, it’s not so much performance anxiety that’s the issue but rather a belief he was raised with: Anxiety and depression—two things millennials experience at high rates—can lead to issues getting an erection. 0/5 6 reviewers Do you like this song? By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.
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My dick don't stand like a fat kid in PE The only time it's active's when I'm in the bathroom peeing I'm like a Nazi with a broken arm (Why?) Researchers and the medical community are aware of this specific problem facing younger men, says Landon Trost, MD, a urologist at the Mayo Clinic. Like okey dokey yo my dick ain't lying like Pinocchio. Or he may be given a temporary prescription for sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, which is safe and effective when used correctly. In this way, performance anxiety–induced ED is actually pretty similar to what women experience when our thoughts during sex make it hard to stay turned on and/or orgasm—we just don’t have an appendage that shows the evidence. It is only visible to you. In these instances, talking to your friends or a therapist can help remind you that you’re not alone in experiencing this, and more important, ED—and a man’s reaction to it—is not your fault.
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It could be something as simple as a run away script or learning how to better use E-utilities, http: He debuted with a comedy self-titled album that contained mostly the songs previously made for The Filthy Frank show, however he also produced some new material. When it happened a second time, she brought it up to some friends, who reassured her they’ve been there too. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Trost—it even has a name: “This helps make being physically intimate more of a relaxing, sensual, and erotic experience,” Goldberg says. I couldn't get it up even if my life depended on it. This can mean only one thing:
This track addresses haters and skeptics who never give Pink Guy a break, the erectile dysfunction acting as a possible metaphor of how he does not care about what they say, despite how hard they try. But the lack of a boner was confusing. And as he explains it, anxiety and depression—two things millennials experience at uniquely high rates—can make it more difficult for a man’s brain to respond to arousing stimuli, which can cause a low sex drive or issues getting an erection. Too embarrassed to seek a doctor because I’m young. No unauthorized reproduction of lyric.
It’s important not to take a bout of psychological ED personally. If this is a hookup situation, make it clear to him that you don’t expect or need him to have an erect penis for the two of you to have a good time, Goldberg says. Trost suggests staying calm and trying your best to avoid asking your guy if you’re the reason he’s lost stamina. “As his partner, it makes me feels insecure, as though I’m not thoroughly satisfying him, despite the fact that he’s told me it’s nothing I’ve done or not done. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I'm like a Nazi with a broken arm, why? But recently, slick, millennial-chic ads started popping up on social media from new men’s brands like Roman and Hims. “Like less of a ‘man.
The most common word these women used to describe how ED makes them feel is “embarrassed. You can always have oral sex, make out, or do some manual stimulation—because the worst thing you can do is freeze him out. And it helps his body disassociate sex from the stressful experience of losing his hard-on, which can help put a stop to his erection fixation and prime him for full-on intercourse again.
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” “It’s like, ‘Oh, I’m obviously doing something wrong if I can’t even keep him aroused long enough for us to have sex,’” says Leigh*, 24, whose casual hookup Chris* started losing his erections a few months into their situationship. This is not an indication of a security issue such as a virus or attack. Can diet help fight prostate cancer?, there are some less serious visual side effects that are common among users. For most men who have trouble keeping an erection firm enough for sex (erectile dysfunction), these medications work well and cause few side effects.
Out of all the three medications mentioned here, Viagra is probably the most popular. Fortunately, there are numerous alternatives to Viagra which you can use to reverse or improve the symptoms of ED (erectile dysfunction). Levitra is included among the three best drugs for ED.
To have sex more than once a day, Cialis is your best bet. While that sounds like a positive outcome, my rather foolhardy self-experiment coincided with my girlfriend and me breaking up, so I didn’t even get to use Rhinozen Black Fire as intended. Remember, products marketed as nutritional supplements are not held to the same FDA standards as prescription medications, so just because something is on a drug store shelf doesn’t mean it’s safe. This is crucial since healthy blood flow as well as cardiovascular health is key in ensuring that your penis receives the blood needed for an erection. It’s considered to be effective and safe for ED however, it can lead to side effects like stomach cramps, nausea, and diarrhea.
This product works due to the way its ingredients work together harmoniously to enhance endurance, vitality, and general sexual health. The scientists confirmed both safety and efficacy of such ingredients. Alcohol X Interacts with Alcohol. This helps to produce erections on demand and may also help relieve urinary problems, like difficulty starting urination, that result from an enlarged prostate. Men who are prone to experience ED are those who are habitual smokers, overweight, heavy drinkers and substance abusers. The pill doesn’t work for the short-time result. You can get free 2-day delivery, however, as well as GetRoman Swipes on a $5 monthly plan, although they’re not super adequate.
Fortunately, many alternatives exist. Again these herbs have not been well-tested or studied like the prescription medication, Viagra. Both doctors and customers have reviewed and endorsed the product, which has only gone to help with their overall reputation and reliability. And special pills offer it. As stress can lead to ED. OTC treatments that contain components not listed on their labels could cause dangerous side effects for some users.
When these mental hang-ups happen in the moment (aka in bed), they can trigger his brain’s fight-or-flight response, which sends a message to his penis to shut things down.
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And the existing market trends indicated that the choice of such pills will only increase in the nearest future. Or you could spring for the Viagra. There are also several OTC dietary supplements claiming to be natural erectile dysfunction (ED) medications. Most high street chemists and online pharmacists do stock the drug, and if they don’t, they should be able to order it. But popping a few pills of Natrol on relatively short notice will give your vascular flow a nice boost and you'll be standing at attention in no time. These can help achieve or maintain an erection for up to 40 minutes. Viagra can affect eyesight in some people but Levitra is less likely to cause this to happen because of the difference in the way the two active ingredients work in your body.
The FDA has issued warnings against the “hidden risks” of supplements meant to cure ED that are sold online. A few days later, I was just bored enough to give the pill a try, ingesting it on a Wednesday morning before heading off to the gym. Now, it might seem that every man with ED just needs a prescription for Viagra or one of its rivals, Cialis (tadalafil) and Levitra (vardenafil). This stimulates an erection within 10 minutes that can last for up to 60 minutes. Stopping smoking can improve erectile function in many smokers.
He’s since moved on from that idea, but his penis has not, so it goes soft anytime he’s hooking up with someone he doesn’t have strong feelings for.
Experiment with new erotic scenarios and situations, like having sex in a different room, wearing lingerie, or role-playing your fave fantasy.
“That had never happened to me with a sexual partner, so I was like, ‘Okay, he’s just not into me,’” Erin recalls.
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And in these cases, the doctors very often recommend the men to use the prescription medications. Sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra, Staxyn), tadalafil (Cialis) and avanafil (Stendra) are oral medications that reverse erectile dysfunction by enhancing the effects of nitric oxide, a natural chemical your body produces that relaxes muscles in the penis. Pfizer is the manufacturer behind the success of this medication. Some of these herbs are not FDA -approved as a medical treatment. Is that wrong? Once the form has been sent to a physician and given the green light, you’ll be put on a treatment program. An extract from horny goat weed leaves has been used as a remedy for ED in traditional Chinese medicine and one rat study showed promise, but no clinical trials have been tested on humans.
Seek help from your doctor to know the right amount of dosage and the starter pack that you can obtain. However, even if the man isn’t diagnosed with ED, it doesn’t mean he can’t feel some of its symptoms for a certain period of time. According to research, there is a link between the degree of ED and the cigarette smoking intensity. Sign up for our newsletter to get the best of Tonic delivered to your inbox. A recent Archives of Sexual Behavior study found that 74 percent of young guys who'd ever taken an erectile dysfunction med had done so recreationally. How soon the drugs start working ranges from 15 to 60 minutes. Most places that offer a non-prescription version sell the 5-milligram doses exclusively. Now, let’s take a closer look at these over-the-counter male enhancement products:
The MHRA hopes it will stop some men buying unregulated medicines from websites operating illegally. Tentative evidence suggests that sildenafil may help men who experience antidepressant-induced erectile dysfunction. It added further: Cialis is the only PDE-5 inhibitor treatment that offers men a choice when it comes to treatment for erectile dysfunction - Cialis for use as needed and Cialis for once daily use. Inventum is contraindicated in patients who lost their sight in one eye due to non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), regardless of whether it was associated or not with previous exposure to the PDE5 inhibitor. Lifestyle changes Share on Pinterest Exercise can help reduce the symptoms of erectile dysfunction. Natural ED pills also revitalize the man’s body, bring virile strength to the higher level, increase sexual interest and desire, recharge sexual stamina, and postpone ejaculation.
That’s because these pills are not the prescription ones. On 8 November 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Pfizer's patent 2,163,446 on Viagra was invalid from the beginning because the company did not provide full disclosure in its application. This pill can also help with overall improvement of a man’s sexual health while simultaneously helping to boost one’s sexual performance. In 2020, Viagra Connect, a particular formulation of Sildenafil marketed by Pfizer, became available for sale without a prescription in the UK,[62] in an attempt to widen availability and reduce demand for counterfeit products. With that, it is important to try all three drugs to see which is the best that will work for your condition. The medical condition characterized with complete or partial inability to get and maintain a natural erection is known as erectile dysfunction.
Viagra has been known to bring about some quite horrible side effects—and can be very pricey if not covered by insurance. In fact, it has been stated that every single man will experience some type of ED at least once in their life. This is also where Male Extra differs, as there are no adverse effects when taking this medication. That’s because both the natural supplements and prescription ED pills have own upsides worthy of the men’s attention. Pharmacists will decide whether treatment is appropriate and can offer advice on erectile dysfunction, usage of the medicine, potential side-effects and whether further consultation with a general practitioner is required. It is very important for people with other health conditions, or who are taking additional medicines, to always speak to their doctor before taking any type of supplement.
However, for men, Maca is among the most powerful aphrodisiacs available – this root vegetable not only maintain erections but will also increase sperm count, sperm motility and seminal volume. It is recommended that you keep your daily consumption to below 1 g per 2. Thus, don’t consume alcohol when taking Viagra or Cialis. Virectin – One bottle of this product will cost you about $45 but it is designed to boost libido, improve testosterone levels, and enhance sexual pleasure. Generic versions of this low-dose form of sildenafil have been available in the U. In specific cases, some men may be able to get branded ED medicines such as Viagra or Cialis on the NHS too. In particular, there are no guarantees that regulatory authorities will approve Cialis for nonprescription use. The reviews are glowing and educational, especially for first-time buyers in the game.
Over thirty million men suffer from ED in the US itself. Treatment strategies in ed and novel perspectives, moreover, in cross-sectional studies longitudinal evidence has shown that low T is associated with a higher risk of subsequent development of MetS, although the reverse condition is also possible [34, 35]. Hims sell generic Sildenafil only, which means to say it doesn’t sell Cialis. Moderate to no alcohol use. Value for money matters, and getting a harder, longer lasting erection matters, too. This is why the issue of the true efficacy of L-arginine in the treatment of ED lacks clarity. Overall, Male Extra is a great, relatively convenient medication to find for those who suffer from ED. But the drugs don't work well without sexual stimulation. “It’s no joke.
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Zyrexin is great for men who are looking for a cheaper, quicker alternative to other over-the-counter erectile dysfunction pills. Different from prescription drugs, that must be tested to prove their safety and effectiveness before approval by the FDA, manufacturers of supplements don’t need to show that their goods work before selling them. ED pills are contraindicative for you if you already have hypotension, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, liver diseases, kidney diseases, blood diseases, eye diseases, convulsionary attacks, gastric ulcer, etc. The FDA has warned that such supplements, not being prescription medication, have yet to prove their efficacy and safety. According to the available evidence, the penis pills of natural origin are not harmful for the men who have prostate problems.
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U-Turns, detours, and changes in direction...
The same old song- The "universality" and "reliability" of botanical materials
Too much is never enough...Or, is it?
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Free your mind and the detritus will follow...
As we ease in to 2020, the one thing I'm going to keep hammering into everyone's head is the desire to see us let go of some of our old fears and concerns about "stuff" that we've labeled as "bad" without due consideration for any possible benefits..
Now, as those of you who read my little rants and listen to my podcasts know, one thing I truly can't stand is over-generalizations about stuff in the hobby.
And one of the most maligned, over-generalized topics in the world of aquarium husbandry is...detritus. We've talked about this before, but it deserves repeating...
My never-ending war on behalf of detritus continues.
Yeah, you heard me...On BEHALF of detritus!
I know that uneaten food and fish poop, accumulating in a closed system can be problematic if overall husbandry issues are not attended to. I know that it can decompose, overwhelm the biological filtration capacity of the tank if left unchecked. And that can lead to a smelly, dirty-looking system with diminished water quality. I know that. You know that. In fact, pretty much everyone in the hobby knows that.
Yet, we've really sort of heaped detritus into this "catch-all" descriptor which has an overall "bad" connotation to it. Like, anything which is allowed to break down in the tank and accumulate is bad. Anything that looks like "dirt" is...well, "dirty", dangerous, and should be treated accordingly.
Now, "dirty-looking" and "dangerous" are two very different things, right?
Detritus.
The definition as accepted in the aquarium hobby is kind of sketchy in this regard; not flattering at the very least:
"detritus is dead particulate organic matter. It typically includes the bodies or fragments of dead organisms, as well as fecal material. Detritus is typically colonized by communities of microorganisms which act to decompose or remineralize the material." (Source: The Aquarium Wiki)
Everyone thinks that it is so bad.
I'm not buying it.
Why is this necessarily a "bad" thing?
I mean, even in the above the definition, there is the part about being "colonized by communities of microorganisms which act to decompose or remineralize..."
It's being processed. Utilized. What do these microorganisms do? They eat it...They render it inert. And in the process, they contribute to the biological diversity and arguably even the stability of the system. Some of them are utilized as food by other creatures. Important in a closed system, I should think.
This is really important. It's part of the biological "operating system" of our aquariums.
It's not all bad, right?
I think we should embrace this. Especially in a botanical-style aquarium, which essentially "runs" on the decomposition of materials.
In the flooded forest floors we find in Nature, the leaf litter "community" of fishes, insects, fungi, and microorganisms is really important to the overall tropical environment, as it assimilates terrestrial material into the blackwater aquatic system, and acts to reduce the loss of nutrients to the forest which would inevitably occur if all the material which fell into the streams was washed downstream!
Stuff is being used by a myriad of life forms.
Is there a lesson from Nature here that we can incorporate into our aquarium work?
Okay, detritus as we see it may not be the most attractive thing to look at in our tanks. I'll give you that. It literally looks like a pile of shit! However, what we're talking about allowing to accumulate isn't fish poop and uneaten food. It's broken-down botanical-materials.
As we talk about so much around here- just because something looks a certain way doesn't mean that it always a bad thing, right? What does it mean? Take into consideration why we add botanicals to our tanks in the first place. Now, you don't have to have huge piles of the stuff littering your sandy substrate. However, you could have some accumulating here and there among the botanicals and leaves, where it may not offend your aesthetic senses, and still contribute to the overall aquatic ecosystem you've created.
If you're one of those hobbyists who allows your leaves and other botanicals to break down completely into the tank, what happens? Do you see a decline in water quality? A noticeable uptick in nitrate or other signs? Does anyone ever do water tests to confirm the "detritus is dangerous" theory, or do we simply rely on what "they" say in the books and hobby forums?
Is there ever a situation, a place, or a circumstance where leaving the detritus "in play" is actually a benefit, as opposed to a problem?
Now, I'm just one guy, but I personally haven't had issues with the complete decomposition of botanicals and leaves being left to accumulate in my aquariums. In almost three decades of playing with this stuff, and being a hardcore, water-quality-testing reef keeper during much of that time, I can't ever, EVER recall I time where the decline of a system I maintained could be pinned specifically on the detritus from decomposing botanical materials as a causative factor in reducing water quality.
In fact, I have never had a situation where water quality has been an issue in a tank not performing well. And I suspect- neither have many of you.
Okay, put me in for a medal, right?
What I'm getting at is that I have always been a firm believer in some forms of nutrient export being employed in every single tank I maintain. Typically, it's regular water exchanges. Not "when I think about it', or "periodically", mind you.
Nope, it's weekly.
Now, I'm not saying that you can essentially disobey all the common sense husbandry practices we've come to know and love in the hobby (like not overcrowding/overfeeding, etc.) and just change the water weekly and everything's good.
Water exchanges are helpful. However, they're not a panacea for all of the potential "ills" of a poorly managed tank.
What I am saying is that incorporating regular water exchanges into your system gives you the ability to dilute any potential accumulating organics/pollutants before they become a significant negative ve impact on water quality.
They simply give you a bit of a "buffer", essentially.
I don't need to go into the well-trodden reasons about what water exchanges are a good thing in the aquarium. However, I do need to give us a collective whack upside the head and encourage each and every one of us to think about this stuff from the perspective of an overall closed ecosystem. Think about what the nitrogen cycle is and does, and think about the impact of inputs and exports into and out of our closed systems.
Think about the potential benefits of allowing some of this stuff to remain.
Think about the organisms which feed upon it, their impact on the water quality, and on the organisms which fed on them. Then, think about the fishes and how they utilize not only the material itself, but the organisms which consume it.
Consider its role in the overall ecosystem...
Is detritus a nutrient trap?
Or is it a place for fishes to forage among?
A place for larval fishes to seek refuge and sustenance in? Kind of like they do in Nature, and have done so for eons?
Yes, I know, we're talking about a closed ecosystem here, which doesn't have all of the millions of minute inputs and exports and nuances that Nature does, but structurally and functionally, we have some of them at the highest levels (ie; water going in and coming out, food sources being added, stuff being exported, etc.).
I think we really need to think about our systems- particularly in the blackwater/botanical-style aquarium world- as little microcosms which replicate- at least on some level, some of the process which occur in nature to create a specialized but highly productive and successful- not to mention, dynamic- ecology.
And not all of these processes have appealing visuals. I believe that we as hobbyists need to separate aesthetics from the overall functional benefits of the various life forms and processes which appear in and guide our aquairums' ecological systems.
There is so much more to this stuff than to simply buy in unflinchingly to overly-generalized statements like, "detritus is bad."
Stay the course. Don't be afraid. Open your mind. Study what is happening. Draw parallels to the natural aquatic ecosystems of the world. Look at this "evolution" process with wonder, awe, and courage. And know that the pile of decomposing goo that you're looking at now is just a metaphorical "stepping stone" on the journey to an aquarium which embrace Nature in every conceivable way.
Maybe, as the years go by, we as a hobby will overcome generations of fear over stuff like detritus and fungi and biofilms- the very life-forms which power the aquatic ecosystems we strive to duplicate in our aquariums. Maybe, rather than attempting to "erase" these things, which go against our "Instagram-influenced aesthetics" of how we think that Nature SHOULD look, we might want to meet Nature where she is and work with her.
And we just might see the real beauty- and benefits- of unedited Nature.
And of course, the literal "basis"- the "fuel- for all of this stuff is the botanical materials themselves, breaking down in our tanks, as they've done in Nature for eons. The ultimate in "ephemeral", and perhaps the ultimate execution of the natural, botanical-style aquarium.
It's not for everyone. I get that.
It asks us to reconsider everything that's been ingrained in us over generations of aquarium-keeping. It's hard to let some stuff go. I get it.
Yet, we've seen a change in our community over the past few years. It's exciting and encouraging.
Many of us have already made a "mental shift" which accepts the transient, subtle beauty of decomposing botanical materials, tinted water, biofilms, fungi, and the like. It goes without saying that taking it a little further and allowing these materials to completely break down to serve as the literal biological "substrate" for our aquatic ecodiversity-to be utilized by plants and animals which reside in our tanks- is simply the next "iteration" in the management of blackwater/brackish botanical-style aquariums.
Ahh..this "stuff."
These small, seemingly "annoying" end products of decomposition, and the life forms that accompany/produce them are actually the most beautiful, elegant, beneficial friends that we can have in the aquarium...
We just need to embrace them. Understand what role they play in Nature- and in our tanks.
It's a mental shift.
A perspective of open-minded curiosity...and a willingness to look at things a bit differently and go beyond the usual and generally accepted ideas on stuff. It's not always pretty. It's not always right.
I'll give you that much. However, it's always, always worth considering and exploring. Because just accepting "status quo", keeping a closed mind to alternative ideas, and not pushing the edges from time to time is not just a little bit boring- it's denying fellow hobbyists the opportunity to learn about- and potentially benefit from- stuff we might have long been afraid of.
Keep exploring. Always.
Oh, and what about our friend, detritus?
Think about it as more than just a "nutrient trap" or "destroyer of water quality", or something equally sinister...Think of it as the foundation-literally- of a dynamic and prosperous closed ecosystem.
Free your mind.
See where this takes you. What do you have to lose? Yeah, you can always siphon the stuff out, like you've done your whole life- right?
Yeah. No prob.
Stay adventurous. Stay open-minded. Stay unbounded by convention. Stay relentless in pursuit of answers. Stay observant. Stay brave...
And Stay Wet.
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Rep. Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City) initially blocked the resolution March 21, although it won approval by the House March 22.
Drenner told GA Voice it is the first resolution she has passed with the words “gay” and “LGBT” in it since she took office in 2001.
“It is a small victory of sorts,” she said, quipping that “ many thought it was a gateway bill to same-sex marriage.”
The final day of the annual legislative session was Thursday, March 28. It was a marathon of last-minute activity as lawmakers tried to move pet projects by amending them onto other bills.
2013 was a relatively quiet but still useful session on LGBT issues, according to Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, the statewide gay political group.
“Obviously, the legislature continues to struggle with how to address issues of concern to Georgia’s LGBT community,” Graham said.
But while no major bills to advance gay rights were passed, openly gay state Reps. Karla Drenner, Simone Bell and Keisha Waites introduced measures that Georgia Equality hopes will start conversations to pave the way for progress.
“There were a number of bills introduced that would extend employment protections, provide a safer environment in schools and address hate crimes,” Graham said. “Hearings were held on two of those bills (HB 427 and HB 429).
“While neither bill moved from committee, this is also the first time that we have had two hearings on pro-LGBT bills during the same session,” he said.
Hearings for two LGBT bills
HB 427, sponsored by Drenner, has been dubbed the Fair Employment Practices Act. Introduced originally in 2011 and back this year with 67 co-sponsors (including 11 Republicans and one independent), it would prevent state employees from being discriminated against based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The bill received an informational hearing March 21 before a subcommittee of the House Industry and Labor Committee. No vote was taken, but Drenner offered an impassioned appeal to patriotism to urge her colleagues to advance the measure.
“I am a loyal American and I believe wholeheartedly in liberty and justice for all,” Drenner said at the hearing.
The bill, she testified, “is a stand for freedom, a stand for liberty and justice for all Georgians, not liberty and justice for some Georgians.”
Waites, a co-sponsor of the bill, told lawmakers it is “very personal” for her.
“I’m simply here to ask you as a member and colleague to support this legislation,” she said. “We don’t ask you to condone a lifestyle. But fire someone because they are incompetent, because of absenteeism. Not because you don’t agree with their personal decisions in life.”
Waites testified at the Fair Employment Practices Act hearing a day after speaking at a hearing for her own HB 429, which would improve reporting of school bullying. The bill does not specifically address sexual orientation, but LGBT students are disproportionately bullied at school.
The March 20 hearing before a House Education subcommittee drew questions but no vote.
“It is my belief that unhealthy children become unhealthy adults,” Waites told the subcommittee. “When it’s harassment based on sex or race, we can do something about that. But when it comes to other issues, such as obesity, sexual orientation, there is no law or state policy that protects our students.”
Because 2013 was the start of the Georgia General Assembly’s two-year cycle, bills that were introduced this year will remain pending for the 2014 session. This year’s hearings will be important for next year, according to Georgia Equality’s Graham.
“While we did not have action, we are in a position that is stronger than the past as we head into next year,” he said. “That gives us several months to work with our supporters to have the one-on-one meetings with their legislators that are most effective in gaining support.”
Noted Graham, “it sets a good stage to have these conversations over the summer so we can take quick action in January.”
Bills to watch for in 2014
When Georgia lawmakers reconvene in 2014, these LGBT bills introduced this year will be among those awaiting them:
HB 12 & HB 24: Hate crimes
Lead sponsor: Rep. Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta)
Similar to HB 119, these hate crime measures were prefiled in late 2012 but saw no action in the 2013 session.
HB 119: Hate crimes
Lead sponsor: Rep. Pedro Marin (D-Duluth)
Introduced: Jan. 28
Status: Received second-reading on Jan. 30; no further official action
Also sponsored by openly gay Reps. Keisha Waites and Simone Bell, this bill would amend Georgia’s previous hate crime law — which was ruled unconstitutionally vague by the State Supreme Court — to replace the crimes based on “bias or prejudice” with specific categories of “the victim’s race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin.”
HB 427: Fair Employment Practices Act
Lead sponsor: Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale)
Introduced: Feb. 20
Status: Received a subcommittee hearing March 21, remains in the House Industry & Labor Committee
Sponsored by Georgia’s first openly gay state lawmaker, HB 427 would prohibit employment discrimination against state employees (not employees of private companies) based on sexual orientation, which the bill defines to include gender identity.
HB 429: School bullying
Status: Received a subcomittee hearing March 20, remains in the House Education Committee
This bill would require principals to report bullying incidents to their school councils and require local school boards to report bullying incidents annually to the state. It would also make students in grades 6-12 who commit three bullying offenses in one year guildty of a misdemeanor.
HB 456: Student Scholarship organizations
Lead sponsor: Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta)
Status: Received a second reading Feb. 26, but no further action
This bill would change rules governing student scholarship organizations that allow taxpayers to earmark part of their state taxes to fund private school scholarships. It would specify that eligible schools can’t discriminate in hiring or admissions based on a number of categories, including sexual orientation and gender identity.
The issue drew attention from House Democrats after a study by the Southeastern Education Foundation found at least 115 private schools participating in Georgia’s tax-funded scholarship program have explicit, severe anti-gay policies or belong to private school associations that promote anti-gay policies and practices among their members.
— Ryan Watkins contributed
Top photo: State Rep. Karla Drenner offered impassioned testimony March 21 for her bill to protect state employees from job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. (by Dyana Bagby)
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To confront China, let Trump be Reagan
By Joseph Bosco, opinion contributor — 08/07/19 10:00 AM EDT
Donald Trump does not see China as an enemy, according to an outside consultant who advises the president on how to think about China and prides himself on having “restrained” him from taking several actions that would displease Beijing.
The “China-is-not-an-enemy” refrain mirrors an urgent public plea to Trump from more than 100 China observers who consider this administration’s more confrontational approach as misguided and dangerous. This latest rhetorical assurance should provide some cheer.
Their open letter triggered a response from at least as many national security practitioners who contend that wrong-headed and naive China policies of previous administrations created the perilous situation the West now confronts. (I joined in signing that letter.)
For four decades, whatever malign behavior China was guilty of on trade, intellectual property theft, proliferation, human rights, Taiwan, aggression in the East and South China Seas and complicity in North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs — the advocates of open-ended engagement warned that “treating China as an enemy will make it an enemy.”
In fact, generous U.S. engagement policies took precisely the opposite approach, treating China as a strategic partner, an aspiring responsible stakeholder, and even as America’s good-faith geo-strategic colleague. (One high Obama administration official consistently referred to Beijing’s communist interlocutors as “our Chinese friends.”)
Yet, the China we face today is, at its core, the same resentful, hostile, oppressive communist regime that Richard Nixon thought he could change by “opening China to the world and opening the world to China” — except that now it is exponentially more powerful and menacing in every military, diplomatic and economic dimension.
Nixon thought engagement would help “detoxify the poison of Mao Zedong’s thought.” But it was embedded in the Chinese Communist Party DNA, which should have been evident in the advice to comrades even from Mao’s supposedly enlightened successor, Deng Xiaoping: “Hide your capabilities (and intentions); bide your time.”
Deng demonstrated his own Maoist instincts when he ordered the massacre of Chinese citizens in Tiananmen Square. Now, Xi Jinping finds this the right time to revive Maoism in both domestic and international areas, rooted in the concept that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” He is applying that doctrine to Uighurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese, Falun Gong, Christians and dissidents, including the freedom-loving people of Hong Kong.
The intellectual debate over whether the United States sees China as an enemy is overwhelmed by the brutal reality that China’s Communist Party sees itself as America’s enemy, and always has.
While Washington has no intention of initiating military conflict to address China’s multiple expanding threats, the most effective and underutilized weapon in the West’s arsenal is the truth, sometimes known as strategic information. Reportedly, Beijing spends as much or more on internal security as it does on its military — because it fears the Chinese people more than it does any external enemy. That existential vulnerability should be exploited.
The West urgently needs a well-conceived, aggressive and sustained strategic communications program, such as we had in World War II and the Cold War, to give the Chinese people all the dangerous, subversive facts that Beijing strives mightily to keep from them — most recently, for example, the massive citizen protests in Hong Kong, and international commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre.
Such a robust and consistent truth campaign would be another indication that this administration recognizes we are in a new cold war with China, but it has been waged by only one side so far. Some will call the approach unduly provocative, but as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Mike PompeoBiden (mostly) builds on Trump's foreign policy China: US military presence in South China Sea a threat to peace, stability White House installs new leadership at federally-funded international broadcasters MORE said recently: “With the indispensable support of President Ronald Reagan, a human rights revolution toppled the totalitarian regimes of the former Soviet Union.”
It was accomplished without a shooting war and it started when Reagan shocked the world with his moral condemnation of the Soviet Union as an “evil empire” and the foreign policy establishment finally let Reagan be Reagan.
A similar approach now would offer President Trump Donald TrumpBlinken holds first calls as Biden's secretary of State Senators discussing Trump censure resolution Dobbs: Republicans lost in 2020 because they 'forgot who was the true leader' MORE a lower-cost, lower-risk alternative than the devil’s dilemma of choosing between a new hot war or further submission to a malign communist dynasty.
Nixon’s “Red China” never changed and never went away. It is now more than four decades past time for the regime to change or to be changed by its people — with a little help from its friends. Like the Soviet Union before it, the People's Republic of China has reached its 70-year expiration date.
People should stop trying to prevent Trump from being Trump when it comes to dealing with China and North Korea, such as by reversing his initial sound ZTE and Huawei bans and acceding to Beijing's pressure to ease up on North Korea. His unorthodox instincts have created more potential progress than all the sophisticated diplomacy of his predecessors. In fact, if there’s one former president who should be emulated, let Trump be Reagan, who knew an enemy when he saw one.
Joseph Bosco served as China country director for the secretary of Defense from 2005 to 2006 and as Asia-Pacific director of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief from 2009 to 2010. He is a nonresident fellow at the Institute for Corean-American Studies and the Institute for Taiwan-American Studies and is a member of the advisory board of the Global Taiwan Institute.
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‘Dragon Age 4’ Gets A New Cinematic Trailer
At The Game Awards 2020, BioWare appeared with another teaser trailer for the latest Dragon Age game. This time, the teaser goes into a bit more detail than the last two, giving a glimpse at the areas players will be exploring in the game. The trailer has a narrator that discusses the world’s need for a new type of hero, one capable of going up against the Dread Wolf.
Unfortunately, there isn’t any game play shown, with the game being somewhat early in development. Dragon Age 4 is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2022, which means between March 2022 at the earliest and February 2023 at the latest.
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Westgate Centre car park to close at times of congestion
View of Westgate Centre Oxford from Thames Street/Oxpens Road by entrance to car park
The Westgate Centre car park will be closed when it approaches full capacity to reduce congestion in Oxford city centre in the run-up to Christmas.
Oxfordshire County Council has introduced a temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO), which means the 1,000-space car park at the Westgate Centre can be closed when it becomes 90 per cent full, or the traffic queues on Thames Street or Oxpens Road, approaching the entrance, reach 10 minutes or more. The TTRO will come into effect when lockdown measures are eased on Wednesday 2 December and shops, restaurants and some pubs are allowed to reopen under tier 2 restrictions.
Councillor Liam Walker, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Delivery and Operations, said: “Over the past few months we have been working closely with the Westgate Centre to look at implementing some measures to help with reducing congestion in the city centre during the peak times.
“We recognise that visitors to the Westgate are also visitors to Oxford but we want them to have a better experience that doesn’t involve them sitting in long delays or congestion.”
This time last year, city centre traffic was subject to disruption as vehicles queueing to get into the Westgate Centre car park when it was already full caused heavy congestion. On some occasions, journeys from West Way in Botley to Thames Street were taking more than 40 minutes.
To reduce congestion in the city centre during this busy period, Oxfordshire County and Oxford City Councils have joined forces to provide free parking at the city’s five park and ride sites between Saturday 5 December and Sunday 27 December. Visitors will be able to take advantage of the offer at Redbridge, Pear Tree, Seacourt, Thornhill and Oxford Parkway.
When the decision is made to close the Westgate car park, it will remain shut for at least four hours, and will only reopen if it is no more than 80 per cent full, and traffic delays on the surrounding road network are no longer than five minutes.
Cllr Walker added: “By putting stronger measures in place for when the Westgate car park is full we hope this will help to reduce delays and visitors will instead be encouraged to make use of the free parking we are offering at the park and ride sites in December.”
Motorists will be kept up to date with car park closure developments through the @OxonTravel Twitter account, media updates and signage at 11 locations around the city. The TTRO is expected to remain in place until early in the new year.
Anyone with mobility impairments can use the disabled parking bays situated at off-street car parks around the city centre, with additional disabled parking bays in Albion Place, St Ebbes Street and Littlegate Street.
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Contour Airlines wants to change your idea of ‘regional carrier’
Edward Russell
California state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson makes the journey to Sacramento from her Santa Barbara district nearly weekly during the nine months of the year when the legislature is in session. Until recently, that meant either a traffic-dependent two-hour drive to the Burbank airport for a flight, or a more than six-hour drive to the state capital.
Enter Contour Airlines. Flying Embraer ERJ jets outfitted with 30 seats, the regional carrier connected Santa Barbara (SBA) and Sacramento (SMF) with an hour-and-15-minute flight last year — faster than Jackson’s drive to the Burbank (BUR) airport to catch a Southwest Airlines flight to the capital.
“It’s an amazing boon to our community,” Jackson told TPG on Contour’s service to Santa Barbara.
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A Contour Airlines ERJ-135 at the Santa Barbara airport. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
Smyrna, Tennessee-based Contour has offered scheduled passenger flights in its current form since March 2016, when it began serving Tupelo, Mississippi (TUP), under the subsidized Essential Air Service (EAS) program, according to Cirium schedules. The airline is the commercial brand for public air taxi operator Corporate Flight Management, which was founded in 1982.
Corporate Flight Management has offered scheduled air taxi service in the past, most notably under the Branson Air Express name.
For Contour, that first EAS route — between Tupelo and Nashville (BNA) — grew to include others like Crescent City, California (CEC), and Page, Arizona (PGA), by 2018. It was those western routes, where Contour would have an aircraft sitting idle for multiple hours at an airport like Oakland (OAK). That, said Contour CEO Matt Chaifetz, became the carrier’s entry point to independent scheduled service to cities like Santa Barbara.
Contour connected Santa Barbara with Oakland and Las Vegas (LAS) in 2018, and added Sacramento to the mix a year later. Other point-to-point routes have since joined, including between Las Vegas (LAS) and San Luis Obispo (SBP), California; and between Sacramento and Palm Springs (PSP), California, where the carrier sees an opportunity for direct flights that appeal to the local market.
Contour Airlines route map in early 2020. (Image courtesy of Contour Airlines)
“Every single route that we fly is unserved by any other airline,” Chaifetz told TPG on the sidelines of the Routes Americas forum in Indianapolis on Feb. 6. He added that, with only 30 seats to fill on each flight, the airline is able to offer reasonable — though not budget — fares while turning a profit at the same time.
The U.S. Department of Transportation does not collect financial data for air taxi operators like Contour, which operates under the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 135 air taxi standards compared to carriers like SkyWest Airlines that operate under Part 121 scheduled air carrier rules. This is not uncommon, for example Massachusetts-based Cape Air is also a Part 135 operator, but it makes it difficult to verify the financial performance of Contour’s operations.
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Connecting points
Contour is betting — and many small airports agree — that there are more people like Jackson who prefer to fly between two small- or medium-sized cities without driving to a far off major airport or connecting over a hub.
Routes like these used to be well served by America’s regional carriers. Santa Barbara boasted flights to Sacramento from at least the mid-1980s through the 2000s when the lethal combination of financially troubled airlines, high fuel prices and a recession saw the route cut.
A widely cited 2013 study by William Swelbar and Michael Wittman at MIT found that America’s smaller airports lost 21.3% of their scheduled flights from 2007 to 2012. Many of these cities have since gained seats and flights to major hubs, but continue to lack connections to their small- and medium-sized peers.
Numerous airlines see an opportunity in these point-to-point markets. Allegiant Air has built a very successful business connecting smaller cities to big destinations in the Sun Belt, for example Orlando and Phoenix. JetBlue Airways’ founder David Neeleman’s new venture Breeze Airways plans to connect cities like these beginning in the eastern U.S. as soon as later this year.
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But the segment is also littered with failed past attempts. Names ranging from ExpressJet Airlines (and its ill-fated attempt at a stand-alone operation) to California Pacific Airlines and OneJet Airlines have tried to connect smaller dots without success.
“Contour is at the beginning stages of developing its model and its credibility,” Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting managing director Brad DiFiore who works with airports trying to land new air service told TPG. “So far, they seem to be doing well. They’ve been developing goodwill amongst the airports… [and] I’ve only heard good things, which is somewhat extraordinary in this segment.”
Contour, despite the past failures in its market, continues to grow. The airline operates 11 ERJ-135 and -145 jets with three more aircraft on the way to support the launch of a new Indianapolis (IND) focus city, said Chaifetz. Flights between the Hoosier State capital and Nashville, Pittsburgh (PIT) and St. Louis are due to begin in June.
The airline’s planes are laid out in a 1-2 configuration with 36 inches of pitch in each row. Passengers are served complimentary beverages and snacks on all of flights and, in keeping things local, Contour serves local brews on certain routes. For example, beers from Crescent City’s Seaquake Brewing are served on flights to the Northern California city.
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Travelers can also take advantage of an interline agreement with American Airlines. The pact allows passengers to connect seamlessly between flights on both carriers without having to check-in again or recheck luggage — though American frequent fliers cannot earn miles on Contour flights.
One thing Chaifetz thinks sets Contour apart from similar operators is its operational focus. For a small carrier with one or two flights in a market, reliability is key for customers, he said. He named defunct OneJet as an example of a regional carrier that failed to realize the importance of operational reliability.
Jackson said she is “very pleased,” despite a few technical glitches that have delayed flights, with Contour’s service to Santa Barbara.
“They do a good job,” the state senator added. “There are no real frills but they’re very friendly and it’s very convenient.”
Featured image by George Rose/Getty Images.
Edward Russell Is a Senior Aviation Business Reporter at The Points Guy. Edward joined the TPG team in June 2019 after seven years at FlightGlobal.
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United Contracts: Becks Truth and Taking the P**s out of Brown
David Beckham is a player I have mixed feelings on. As a lifelong Manchester United man and incredibly talented player, he brought so much to the club. He was with United in the most successful year in the club’s history, playing a vital role in our Treble winning season. He played with passion, commitment and brilliant skill. Yet in 2003, after winning the title, he left us for Real Madrid.
People talk of the rift with Ferguson, citing that as the reason for Beckham leaving, and it really gets on my nerves. I am not doubting the falling out with Fergie had influence on his decision to leave, but Beckham fans seem unwilling to admit the realities of the situation.
A year and a half before the boot in the eyebrow incident, following the defeat to Arsenal, contract negotiations with Beckham began. As a self proclaimed United fan, at the height of his career with the club he loved, there surely shouldn’t have been any stumbling blocks. But there were. Whilst club and player had agreed on a weekly wage of £92,000 a week, Beckham was not prepared to settle for what we’d offered him for image rights, working out at £20,000 a week on top of his weekly salary. “It’s not the salary that’s a problem,” he said. “It’s just the image rights that needed a little perking.”
In February 2002, The Telegraph reported that Beckham had already gone through 22 unsuccessful meetings with in the club in regards to his contract. “We will always try and re-sign any player at Man United and David is no different,” Ferguson said at the time. “Hopefully in the next two weeks we will get that sorted. The offer is there, it’s a good one and David knows where he is. I’ve spoken to him many times. I think when David was left out of the team it was an area of worry for him. Nobody likes to be left out but it happened for the best reason and David’s form now is because we rested him – if we hadn’t you would not see that form today.”
If I was Alex Ferguson, who has always stuck by the idea that no one player is bigger than the club, I probably would have fallen out with Beckham too. He describes Fergie as a father figure, he says he loves United, says he wants to stay with the club, but is holding the club to ransom over a ridiculous amount of money. The famous boot kicking incident took place in February 2003 and if I was Sir Alex Ferguson, I wouldn’t have just been kicking that boot around the dressing room, I’d have been picking it up and shoving it down the throat of the player demanding more than £110,000 a week from the club (and let’s remember this was some 5 years ago, truly insane money back then) who put on such a half arsed performance before getting injured and us getting knocked out of the Cup by our fiercest title rivals. The fact that the incident was an accident, Ferguson joking he’d still be playing if he could accurately kick a football boot across a changing room and striking an intended target, seems to be forgotten by the Beckham lovers.
Before signing with Real Madrid, Beckham said, “I’ve never said that I’d never move away from Manchester, and I’ve never said that I’d end my career there.” Seven days before agreeing terms and signing a deal with Madrid, he said, “I’m a Man United player. I’m contracted to Man United for another two or three years, I think.” What took him two years to fail to do with United, he succeeded in doing within a week with Real.
Before I get these Beckham lovers complaining about this article, which will inevitably happen, I want to reiterate how much respect I had, and do have to a certain extent, for the player. I’m not going to hold it against him that he wanted a new challenge and more money playing for Real Madrid, but I do begrudge the blame landing on Fergie’s doorstep and Becks walking away smelling like roses, the victim in the situation. The die hard United fan pushed out of the club by the ever ruthless Ferguson is not a story that rings true at all with me. He may still love the club, cheer us on, look out for our results, but back in 2003, he was far more concerned with the media spotlight and the money than he was playing for United. Like George Best before him who got addicted to the booze and women, Beckham craved the limelight and the dosh. If he had his time over again, I imagine he would have put pen to paper on the first contract we offered him, now realising the bright lights of Madrid were not all they were cracked up to be and that no amount of money can substitute representing United. I bet it tugged at his heart strings seeing former team mates and friends Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs lifting the Premiership trophy last May, longing to be a part of it.
Now, the reason why I am digging all of this up is because of the ongoing problems with Wes Brown’s contract. The same people who laud praise on David Beckham “the red” seem to be giving Brown a hard time over his contract. I must admit, when I first heard he’d rejected our offer, it put my back up slightly. Here he is, playing first team football for Manchester United, and he’s rejected a contract renewal? Who the fuck does he think he is? He’s a big favourite with United fans, who rate him far more highly than fans of any other team. We love him for his attitude, for his approach to the game, and for his willingness to get stuck in. To think of him playing for Newcastle, or Spurs, or Everton, or any of the other likely candidates didn’t sit too well with me, particularly if the sole reason for moving was the money.
However, I’ve done a bit of thinking and research since then, and unusually for me, my opinion has started to change somewhat. Of course I’m not softening to players who are demanding ridiculous sums of money, and whilst I’m not going to go down the whole “I’d play for this club for free, so how can £x not be enough for him?” route, I think Wes Brown has a point when rejecting the latest contract.
The reports are not entirely conclusive, but from what I can gather, Wes has been offered a contract worth £40-45,000 a week, and is holding out for £50-55,000 a week. The reported reason for him not signing is he’s not happy with being offered a fraction of what the top earners at the club are on. Now, he isn’t going to be after the £120,000 of Ferdinand, but something representative of his role within the club.
In his time with United, which dates back to his childhood, he has suffered with reoccurring injuries, he’s played the part of a regular starter, and he’s kept the bench warm. He’s flitted between these three roles for years and currently is going through nearly a year long stint as United’s starting right back, following the injury to Gary Neville last March. The last time he featured so heavily in the first team was the season before last, partnering Rio in the centre of defence all year. So now, his job as “filling in for” Gary Neville has gone on and on, with Neville still not making the return we’ve been promised time and again. The full back on the other side of the field, Patrice Evra, who signed in 2006, has a new contract worth £70,000. Does Wes deserve that? Some would argue yes because he is currently our first choice fullback, others would argue not, as Evra is our long term full back, whereas that is not necessarily the case for Brown.
I had a look around at what other players are earning, which was more difficult than I’d imagined. It was when I found out O’Shea weekly wage that I swayed entirely to backing the case of Brown. O’Shea signed a contract extension in November 2007, for around £50,000 a week, reminding us why we had a soft spot for him as he declared he was happy to play in any position on the field whenever he could, as long as he was at United. The contract O’Shea signed before this was at the end of the 2002-2003 season. Although details are sometimes fuzzy, I found several sources which claimed this deal was worth £35,000 a week. Incredible. O’Shea was offered £5,000 less a week in 2003 than Wes Brown is being offered now, and Wes is being criticised for rejecting it?
Brown will turn 29 this year meaning this contract will be the last big one of his career. If he does sign and stays on with United for the next few years, the 1 year extension is the best he has to hope for. Is he being disloyal making sure he secures a contract he feels he deserves, as the last major one as a player?
The problem here is that United are taking the piss out of Brown because they can, because of the reasons we all love him. He is loyal to and passionate about United, so they feel as though they can scrimp and save, feeling as though his dedication to the club will leave him settling for less than he’s worth. Would they be messing around like this over Ferdinand’s contract? Rooney’s? Ronaldo’s? Of course not. Roy Keane spoke critically of United’s way of handling contracts in his autobiography, claiming that the club were surprisingly “tight” when it came to renewals. The most remarkable dealing Keane had concerning his contract was in 2000 after signing a £52,000 a week contract with the club. The season ticket prices rose before the start of the next season and United wrote a letter to the fans explaining that Keane’s wages were part of the reason. “I’m not one for holding grudges but this was a stupid mistake, a bad public relations exercise and something that should never have happened,” said Keane in response to the letter. “I’m still waiting for my apology but I could be waiting a long time. The board have tried to explain what they meant, that it was part of a wider picture of trying to keep the fans informed, telling them the club wanted to rebuild and strengthen, which is why prices were going up. The fact is nobody should be singled out in a letter. It wasn’t right. I felt everything was being laid at my door.” Clearly, if United can’t handle Roy Keane’s contract in an appropriate manner, what hope is there for Wes Brown?
I don’t think Brown’s complaints are to do with him being a money hungry player, rather a Manchester United player, insisting that the club give him the respect he deserves. He plays a much more important role for the club than O’Shea and has been playing for longer too. Of course he is right to expect a contract substantially better than O’Shea’s. Just imagine, you work for a company, you work hard for them, you have been loyal to them, and you are due a raise. Imagine you find out that another employee, who isn’t as good as you, who doesn’t work as hard as you, who hasn’t been at the company for as long as you, is already making similar money to what you’re being offered in the raise. You’d put up with that? Currently, the club are guilty of disrespecting Brown, despite Fergie’s claims that the offer is a good one.
Brown has kept quiet over the contract talks, rightly believing it is a private matter, rather than one he should publicly criticise the club for. Earlier this week he reiterated his desire to play for the club. “I have been here for more than 10 years and know what Gary is capable of and what he has achieved,” said Brown. “Just to come in for him all season has been perfect for me. I hope he will be fit as soon as possible and we will see what happens then. I will just continue to give it my best. I have been in and out of the side in the past, after picking up little niggles here and there. This season the captain has been out of action, and I have filled in. It is good to be playing week in, week out. You get into a routine, know what you are doing and know your position. I have been doing okay and hope I can keep the run going.”
Fergie has opted for a different approach, talking to the press several times about the contract, and more recently, blasted the role of agents in the game. “Players of today live in their agents’ pockets,” he said, a comment which isn’t going to endear himself to Wes. “Players’ agents live their lives for them and if you are happy to go along with that, you get the situation you have got just now. Wes has been with us since he was 12, but I don’t think that matters these days.”
Wes played for United three days after his father died, not wanting to let the club down. How dare Fergie question the commitment Brown has for the club. The sad thing is that Ferguson is right. He has been with the club since he was a child, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the club, and that is why they are not offering him the deal he deserves.
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Stephen February 25, 2008
i completely disagree and with so many different parts of your article. Brown is a good, mainly steady defender.. Nothing more.. Sometimes less when his concentration disappears..
Wes Brown will never be a first teamer other than when players are injured/ being rested.He clearly thinks just becasue he has played this season he was become worth more.. He isn't It's a reasonable offer, even with the likes of JOS.
The papers nearly always overate players salaries. Rio and the Nevilles both being examples when they renewed.
He is worth 40k tops
He needs us more than we need him
pet February 25, 2008
He really deserves better than O'shea
jimmybob February 25, 2008
I like brown and he is a good defender
but £40 k a week is enough for anyone to live on, allied to the fact that when he has been injured and unable to play , he was still getting full pay (no ssp for him)
Duncan February 25, 2008
An interesting article and refreshing viewpoint on the whole Brown saga. I've reading everywhere else that Brown is a greedy fool for not signing since 40,000 a week is more than enough money to survive. But when you compare such a figure to other players contracts, it does not seem so ridiculous after all. Considering Brown's loyalty and the fact that players around him are earning more than double his wage, it seems reasonable that United should offer him a better deal.
Why does he deserve more than O'shea? can't remember Wes scoring @ Anfield I do remember him slipping over numerous and @ crucial times in games. He has played well this season and is a decent squad player but £85k a week!! And the point of being with us since he was a child not exactly a chore playing for us is it?
Alastair February 25, 2008
I would say he deserves parity with O'Shea but no more - he is a squad player who has played a lot of games due to GN injury. Given all his years of injuries the club has been very loyal to Wes who has in all truth failed to live up to his early promise.
austin reynolds February 25, 2008
he deserves more than oshea thats for sure. but who says that he isnt being offered more? i dont know where u got ur figures from but if they are correct i feel its a bit harsh on wes. i hope he stays. i wanted becks an ruud to leave but no wes. we need him, we didnt need becks or ruud in the end the way they were playin which is another reason to give him some more money.
however i aint gonna criticise anyone cos i dont know the facts. he could have been offered appearance incentive payments for all i know, lets be honest he,s been more unreliable injury wise than saha is at the mo up until this season so.........!
Jimbo February 25, 2008
I have to say, this was fantastically wrote! I believed Wes was being a bit greedy but after reading this, I believe he deserves the payrise, even if the sums are rediculously high! SAHA OUT
Eoin February 25, 2008
Nice Article changed my view on the 'saga'
Lavo February 25, 2008
Wes Brown is being treated unfairly because Ferguson knows he now has the money to buy.Wes is still a cut price at 55 thou a week.Fergie should forget about Gary and count his blessings.
Ibrahim Jamil February 25, 2008
An interesting read, but missed the main point that Wes is only at a top club like United because he is a Manc. And myself being a Manc, I enjoy that the club is offering him a contract and that we can continue to develop local talent and have a similar English (if not Mancunian) core that we have posessed over the years.
BUT, Manc or not, Wes isn't the most talented. You can't doubt his passion, his effort or his heart - but the club are offering him what they think he is worth.
The article values him over O'Shea. I would put them on a par, or I'd even go as far as saying O'Shea is more valuable - being much more versatile - playing anywhere he's asked. End of the day, when you get to these stupid figures footballers are being paid - it's all semantics after 30,000 a week. You're not going to starve. Wes should put pen to paper or quite frankly - he can f*ck off. He's not worth anymore than that and he's just holding the club to ransom. I didn't like it when Rio did it, but at least he's worth the money we pay him. I can't say the same for Wes.
I'd love to see him stay, but if he's gotta go - then he's gotta go.
Rick February 25, 2008
I don't think Wes is stalling the contract for a extra 10k .. If so i support him ...He sure has been loyal to the club and playing the derby game when he was emotionally down showed what a true manc he is ..
I think there are many factors which we have to consider :
Neville will play at least one more season meaning he becomes the RB automatically.
2 Specialized CB ready (Pique , Evans )if there is a injury to a CB meaning role of make shift CB totally out of the picture.
7 players for Sub bench next season meaning Oshea + a CB !
Buying a specialized RB + 2 Brazilians being groomed.
Reports saying his agent wanted 85k .
May be these factors plus the age went against him however i am strong supporter of Wes for the past 2 seasons .. Especially this season his contribution to the defense has been superb .. Next to Sagna he is the second best RB ..
I do hope he stays with us because he knows what it is to be a Mancunian !
Sniper February 25, 2008
I don't change my views as easily as most people here seem to. I think Wes Brown should sign the contract, John O'Shea will play more games than Brown in an IDEAL season(with no injuries). So if JOS is the Benchmark then Wes' been offered a contract which's slightly less than that of JOS.
Makes sense to me. ..and as far as Agents go, I'm not the one to comment about Brown's agent specfically, I'm sure Fergie knows more. I think arrival of agents has done nothing good to football.Don't believe me? Wait for Ronaldo's Agent to open his mouth again during off-season about Real Madrid.
UglyDcukling February 25, 2008
No, he doesn't deserve more than 40k. It should be rememberer that when Wes was recuperating from his two cruciat ligerment injuries, he didn't play for a substantial amount of time and was still being paid.
Kaushalendra February 25, 2008
I just read somewhere that brown is demanding 80,000 per week. That is too much as his crosses from the right are poor. But as a defender he is solid. United doesn't score many with brown's overlaps but we do score more with evra's overlaps. Jhon o Shea is versatile and would be on bench ahead of brown so he deserves 5k more than brown.
Mike (ex-pat, USA) February 25, 2008
The problem is that the "folks" do not have all the facts. Was he offered 40,000 or was it 55,000? Are his demands 70.000 a week or 55,000? These differences are key to deciding whether we should feel sympathy to Wes or the club. Myself I feel that Wes is a very "good" but not exceptional player. His injuries over the years have not allowed his development into an "indisoensible" player. I think time and the real facts will show whether it's the club being tight, or Wes being unreasonable.
jsos February 25, 2008
all this "40k a week is more than enough for anyone... they won't starve.. etc" is missing the point. its not about surviving.. you get paid to do your job. and if you found out tomorrow that your company you've worked for your whole life was not offering to pay you on par with people doing an equal job as you - you'd be upset as well. you might even leave. you certainly wouldnt just sign on and go about your business comforting yourself with the fact that you're still kicking that kid at mcdonald's ass salary wise. wake up.
Sam February 25, 2008
Scott, I completely agree with you, as with the article before about Wenger.
If Wes really is wanting 80k, though, then this changes my opinion. Whoever said we can't really pass judgement until we know the facts was right.
franky February 25, 2008
50-55k Certainly is an acceptable demand. Not more though, because then Evra, and certainly Vidic's wages (70k) are ridiculously low compared to Wes's. Still I do hope he will stay a Red.
lol February 26, 2008
I dont have any idea why o'shea is still in the club,
people say he plays everywhere thats why he is still here? he cant attack , in the midfield i think we got more than enough , he only only replaces evra
when he is injured thats about the best he can do.
if we get Lahm he can play on both sides and o'shea is out of the picture completely. knowing everything doesnt mean you can do them all better than average.
Superdorz February 26, 2008
I've seen the £80,000 a week reports too.
If it's true then sorry Wez, you're time is up!
Scott the Red February 26, 2008
The £80k a week reports were in the News of the World, and then the likes of TribalFootball reprinted it. I think that is bollocks.
Chris H February 26, 2008
The problem with writing about Wes' contract situation is that all the numbers are just guesses. Has the club offered £40k a week? 50? 55? 60? And does Wes feel he's worth £50k? 65? 80? How does he compare to O'Shea, who makes £40k? 50? 55? It's difficult to say, and the papers throw out a new number every week. He's entitled to want a fair wage in comparison to his teammates, and to the rest of the league, but we're completely in the dark here. Neither the club nor the player has said what the actual figures are.
I'd like Wes to stay, but I suppose it's all a matter of whether he'll accept a fair salary, and whether the club are offering one. It would be a slap in the face for Wes to serve the club for ten years, then be offered a pittance. Then again it would ridiculous for the club to stick with him throughout years of injuries and rehab, and have him come in for talks demanding an outrageous amount of money (£80k, 10 or so more than Vidic, would be a joke).
What are the real numbers? We may never know, even after Wes has a) signed or b) moved on.
As for David Beckham, he served the club well as a young man, but then he became something entirely different from what he had been. These days he is not a footballer. He is Brand Beckham, and the image rights you mention are more important to him than they've ever been to any other football player. I think he has become less and less about football over the years, and that sort of attitude is just not a good fit for our club. Let Madrid sell more shirts - where did that get them? He accomplished what he wanted to accomplish here, but by 2003, it was time to move on. Good riddance.
all this “40k a week is more than enough for anyone… they won’t starve.. etc” is missing the point. its not about surviving.. you get paid to do your job. and if you found out tomorrow that your company you’ve worked for your whole life was not offering to pay you on par with people doing an equal job as you - you’d be upset as well. you might even leave. you certainly wouldnt just sign on and go about your business comforting yourself with the fact that you’re still kicking that kid at mcdonald’s ass salary wise. wake up
who do you know that has his dream job and earns £2m a year and wants to leave that job?
irrespective of what others are on he is earning a fortune at £2m plus a year and he is playing for a side he loves and is winning trophies.
Allied to the fact he will proably get a testimonial which is another £1m for him, so do us all a favour and stop making out he is hard done by
fatmanwalking February 26, 2008
I do not agree with this article. Mainly because in now way is Wes a better player than O'Shea. O'Shea is much more versatile, has come in on numerous occasions in so many varied positions, and even as a defender, is better than Wes. Wes, on the other hand, regularly loses his concentration, and more or less relies on Rio's ability to cover up for his blunders.
So, O'Shea's salary should in no way be a benchmark for Wes to decide his own salary.
Apart from that, I doubt Wes is stalling the contract signing only (if at all) for the money. I think its more to do with the imminent return of Neville, which, in case it fails, will be backed up by a maturing Simpson and the Brazilian twins. Wes certainly does not have a long term future here, and personally, I wouldn't mind seeing him leave. I mean, even from his own point of view, it'll do his career a lot of good if he moves. He'll atleast be assured a starting position in any other team.
From our point of view, his departure will help blood Simpson and the twins, and put an end to this bumbling 'saga'.
spiritof1983 February 26, 2008
As much as you keep saying you are not going out of your way in supporting the individual player's case at the expense of the club, I can't say I find it so. The article is muddled with presumed details and selective chosen points of emphasis, omitting other relevant issues.
I for one am not against Wes Brown in his contract negotiations as I fully understand the need to get the best deal being this his last contract negotiation before reaching the age of 30. This was the same issue with Gariel Heinze, who unfortunately tried to sell a melon in wanting a Liverpool move for so called football reasons rather than just saying it was for money and the club not exceeding to his demands. The same occurred with Thierry Henry who chose to move after only one year into his new extended contract and after saying he wouldn't. Age 30 and last big contract is a major factor in this. In Brown leverage is the Bosman ruling that allows him to go for free and us having to fork out transfer fees plus maybe signing on fees and wages for a new target. This is presumed as we can just as easily promoted Danny Simpson or Kieron Lee to back up Gary Neville, with Brown portion of wages now allocated to the younger players, keeping payroll check.
What can't be disputed is that Brown has in his hands the opportunity of getting signing on fees and a higher wage package from an external club that does not have to pay transfer fees for him. Michael Ballack is a good case of squeezing the maximum out of this avenue. Brown's agent is no doubt using this leverage.
The club has a targeted goal of achieving wage to turnover ratio of under 50% and have as at last season done so, getting the commendable level of under 43% (Chelsea recently announced theirs at 71%!). It is right for the club to keep this long term thrift practice in mind as the basic wage earnings more than transfer fees and performance related bonuses that has the detrimental effect of spiralling and snowballing throught the playing staff. Policy is thought through and discipline in practice should be enforced.
Brown at present isn't being marginalised. He gets 10,000 pounds per week for every match he makes an appearance (in the papers, a reliable source as details from this article which also come from them). Whatever figure he is asking in addition has to bear in mind that his age IS INDEED about 29 and the contract on offer is for 4 YEARS in a player that in general is not a first team starter (more importantly not expected to be one in 2-3 years time) and has chronic injury record. This is in fact a long period for a person with injury record and the wages are spread over the period to give the player security, when is could have been lop to say two years at a higher wage that favours the club's security in case of debilitating injury to Brown later on. (Only Chelsea are crazy to give Paulo Fereira a 5 year contract at this age).
He would in fact have low resale value past 30, which is less than a years time, something that can't be said of John O'Shea (recent rumour is that Keane wants O'Shea and is willing to pay 4 million pounds for him, as example) or Partice Evra. John O'Shea also has an element to his pay that some other players have in that he brings foreign appeal and in his case the Irish fan contingent. This contributes to turnover and hence rewarding him in return does not mesh up the wage/turnover ratio. Park Ji Sung is said to be elevated to 67, 000 pounds last season, after only one season with us is a prime example. His wage and image rights takes into consideration not just the footballing reasons but also his off pitch contribution as well as his age. I can't comment on Evra as I was under the impression his contract negotiations are still underway and have not reached any conclusion.
Brown being local and English has this already taken into consideration and if he is behind, it is because of his own nature being more introvert and not capitalising on his local fame to generate more for the club, that he might get more from them in return. Other like Rooney and Ferdinand etc have and are paid accordingly.
I personally think that Brown will eventually sign and the club would compromise slightly if the repeated three offers (increases) are to be believed. If he chooses to go, I will understand both parties stand and look to the positives, meaning the opportunity to elevate the young players or get someone new, starting at a level appropriate to age, ability and injury record. It is after all part of our overall rejuvenation programme for the squad.
glad to see most of us agree on the issue!
eduardo G. Moran February 26, 2008
I agree with you entirely. I think the club should give Wes Brown the credit he deserves. He will not be earning this kind of money all his life. he has to make hay whilst the sun shines. Wes is a brilliant but gossly underestimated defender. I can't blame him for feeling aggrieved. This is entirely a different story from the Beckham saga. I hope Sir Alec reconsiders his position. He is definitely worth the extra money he is asking for.
Tom F February 26, 2008
Like it or not (United fans) Wes Brown has been a part of the Premier Leagues best defence for a year now. It makes me laugh to say he isn't good enough for a first team place, you people are absolute jokers. He helped us win the Premiership and has helped retain this seasons best defensive record, on top of that he's playing out of position. Yes he is no Gary Neville, but who is? Not even Scholes or Giggs lead like Nev does.
Wesley Brown, however has disappointed me by the way that in such a close club, he has let his agent rule over him. We know how much Neville hates agents and I feel it's a shame when a player like Brown, who has been with us for many years is stalling. At the same time, it's got to be understood if he did want as much as some of the newer younger players. I wouldn't want us to sign another defender only to offer him more than what Brown was offered (obviously unless he is World Class).
Brown has been growing in performances and although he doesn't get forward as well as Neville, he is getting a lot better. I don't mind waiting til the close season to see where this goes.
I don't want Brown to leave though.
denton davey February 28, 2008
I, too, think that there is a lot of posturing in these negotiations and that Wesley will re-sign when SAF decides that having a tested, journeyman back-up defender is crucial when the rubber-hits-the-road.
Look at it this way, ACMilan are willing to pay oldies (and goodies) like Cafu to provide veteran cover because they know that in the season's crunch-time it´s crucial to have veteran defenders who can provide cover for injuries (remember last year ?)
Also, "replacing" someone like Wesley is an expensive proposition UNLESS these Brazilian kids can come good as fast as Anderson. Any "replacement" - like Lahm or Dani Alves - will not only command a huge transfer fee but also much, much bigger wages than Wesley.
Plus, there's the penny-wise/pound-foolish argument - for a gigantic merchandising operation like UTD, winning isn't the main thing, it's the only thing. So, what's another ten or fifteen thousand quid a week for insurance ? Remember, the club's budget is based on an income of 250 million quid a year but IT IS FRAGILE so for a gigantic operation like ManUtd, winning has to be the paramount objective.
It's hard to be a consistent winner if you strip away key, proven assets and think that they can be "replaced" by the likes of Danny Simpson. It just ain't so. The landscape has changed a lot since "winning with the kids" happened. THAT was a fluke - it hasn't happened again.
RF March 3, 2008
I was surprised by Wes Brown's dignity in the face of all this. Many other Premier League players would have spoken out.
Nobody can begrudge a player in his late 20s taking 1 last big contract pay cheque to safeguard his family's future.
His 10 + yrs, loyalty and dignity ought to be enough for ppl to give their blessings to him when he moves on.
Give him a break.
In the bigger scheme of things, Fergie seems to think that he has many long-term options like the Brazilian twins, Simpson. For Utd's sake, better hope he is right.
Liad March 7, 2008
I completely agree with this article. Wes Brown has been a servant to the club with utmost loyalty and passion and I disagree with many of my fellow Reds. A lot of you have voiced your opinion that he is just a bit-part player and not the most talented, absolute bullshit. Fergie once said that Wes was the most natural defender in England and I agree totally with that comment, he has all the attributes of a truly great defender. Although naturally a centre-back and a bloody good one at that, he has been playing right back the whole season for us and has done a superb job. I think that United are completely wrong by not offering him more, even if it is 60k I think he is worth it. You cannot buy the passion and connection to the club that Wes has, as good as Vidic and Ferdinand are, Wes is a brilliant player and a local lad which is a necessity in modern day as many clubs just buy good players and disregard the homegrown talent.
Good on you Wes, I hope you get what you deserve and stay with us for ages
Tony Bee September 21, 2008
Fuck him pay them all less the greedy fuckers
tony tfe July 14, 2009
He plays a much more important role for the club than O’Shea and has been playing for longer too. Of course he is right to expect a contract substantially better than O’Shea’s. Just imagine, you work for a company, you work hard for them, you have been loyal to them, and you are due a raise. Imagine you find out that another employee, who isn’t as good as you, who doesn’t work as hard as you, who hasn’t been at the company for as long as you, is already making similar money to what you’re being offered in the raise. You’d put up with that
This is the same situtaion tevez was facing when berbtov arrived
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9 Japanese Urban Legends That Will Keep You Awake Long After The Night Has Passed
Audrey Ng Culture
Japanese urban legends
Popular Japanese urban legends
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There’s a reason why Japan is so famous for horror, it has spun off into a sub-genre of its own – J-horror. Be it anime, haunted places, or films of ghostly encounters and spirits, many of these sensational tales were inspired by urban legends that may very well be true.
Pull the blinds down, switch the lights off, and huddle under your blanket. Ready or not, these 9 Japanese urban legends will chill you to your bones and leave you wide awake long after the night has passed.
1. The Okiku Doll – with real human hair
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Hokkaido is best known for seafood, snow, and rejuvenating bathhouses. But there is another highlight you cannot miss – seeing the Okiku Doll in the flesh.
The doll is believed to contain the spirit of Okiku, a little girl who died of a cold. It was a gift from Okiku’s brother, who thought that she resembled the doll as both of them sported a short bob. Okiku loved the doll so much that she carried it with her everywhere.
When Okiku passed on from a vicious cold, her family kept the doll as a keepsake. They soon noticed something odd – the doll’s hair, which was previously in a bob, had started growing. No matter how many times they tried to cut the doll’s hair, it kept growing back.
Frightened, the family passed the doll to the monks at Mannenji Temple for help. Scientists have analysed the doll and confirmed that the hair belongs to a human child.
This perplexing phenomenon remains unexplained till today. The temple is open to the public so you can verify it yourself. Note that photography is not allowed.
2. The Red Room Curse – linked to a murder
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What started as a baseless rumour turned into a real-life tragedy in the early 2000s. The Red Room Curse begins with a pop-up on a computer screen. An audio clip then asks a single question – “Do you like the Red Room?”
According to hearsay, even if the pop-up notification was closed, victims were not spared. They were killed soon after and every inch of their rooms was drenched blood.
The elementary school where the Sasebo slashing took place
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This urban legend remained a myth until a murder was committed in 2004. Known as the Sasebo Slashing, the incident involved an 11-year-old killing her 12-year-old classmate with a utility knife after being bullied online.
You may know the culprit as “Nevada-Tan”, a moniker netizens gave her as she wore a Nevada sweatshirt in a photo.
Further investigations revealed that Nevada-Tan bookmarked the “Red Room” page on her computer. This gave rise to rumours that she committed the horrific deed after being influenced by the website.
3. Inunaki Village – an abandoned village that doesn’t exist
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The Inunaki Tunnel is a well-known haunted spot, but trek a little further and you may find Inunaki Village, an other-worldly site said to be located in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Rumour has it that the entire village has been isolated since the Edo period and the villagers turn cannibalistic at the sight of outsiders. There’s zero phone reception in the village so you’ll be on your own. To know you’re at the right place, keep a lookout for a sign that says “The constitution and laws of Japan do not apply here”.
4. Kuchisake-onna – the slit-mouthed woman
There’s a few variants of the Kuchisake-onna take. Some said that her husband, a samurai, slit her mouth as revenge for her infidelity. Others offer a more modern interpretation – a dental or plastic surgery procedure gone wrong. But the most classic version involves a woman who was jealous of Kuchisake-onna’s beauty, so she decided to eliminate her competition.
Post-disfigurement, Kuchisake-onna roamed the streets with a handkerchief or mask covering the lower half of her face. She goes around asking unsuspecting victims if she is beautiful. If your answer is “no”, she’ll slit the corners of your mouth in a fit of rage. If you say “yes”, she’ll reveal her face, repeat her question, and hack you into pieces.
But there are ways to escape. You can confuse her by repeating her question or come up with a third answer. Some claim that you can even offer the name of your nemesis and she’ll go after them.
5. Aka Manto – red or blue toilet paper
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J-horror seems to have an affinity for creepy toilets and the legend of Aka Manto is no exception. The tale revolves around a male spirit donning a red cloak, which is “aka manto” in Japanese.
The spirit is said to only haunt female toilets. When victims go about their business and realise they’re out of toilet paper, he’ll emerge and make them choose between red or blue paper. Choose “blue” and you’ll end up being suffocated to death, turning blue. Choose “red” and he’ll eviscerate you, leaving you and the toilet stall drenched in blood.
To escape, you have to politely refuse his offer.
6. Hanako-san – the spirit in the 3rd cubicle
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Hanako-san’s story is a childhood nightmare for many elementary school students. The legend goes that in the third stall of a third-floor bathroom lies the spirit of a young girl whose background is unclear. Some claim that she was hiding from her murderous parents. Others say she was killed during World War 2 while hiding in the third cubicle of a toilet.
To summon her spirit, knock on the toilet door 3 times, followed by “Hanako-san, imasu ka?” or “Hanako-san, are you there?” Should you hear a faint reply, that’s your cue to run or risk getting dragged into Hell through a portal in the cubicle.
7. Okiku – inspired the making of Sadako
The well where Oikiku drowned
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Not to be confused with the Okiku Doll, this urban legend can be traced back to the shogunate era. There are 2 versions, but the one involving Himeji Castle will be familiar to travellers who have visited the tourist hotspot.
Okiku, a lowly servant of a samurai, overheard her master’s plot to murder a warrior whom she fancied. The plan was averted, but like most urban legends, she did not escape unharmed. Okiku was accused of stealing one of the 10 valuable plates owned by her master and was thrown into a well.
A close-up view of Okiku’s well
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Desperate for revenge even after her death, Okiku’s spirit emerged from the well at night and drove the samurai mad with her incessant counting and her heart-wrenching cries. The director of the horror franchise, Ring, was inspired by Okiku’s tale. In both Ring and Okiku’s story, both spirits were wronged and came out of wells for vengeance.
Check out the alternate telling of the story here.
8. Teke Teke – disembodied body
A scene from the film “Teketeke”
Image credit: Tsuburaya Productions
If you ever visit train tracks at night and hear a curious scratching sound accompanied by the silhouette of half a woman, run. You’ve just sighted Teke Teke, the spirit of a woman torn into half by a train. The name is an onomatopoeia of the scratching sound she makes as she drags her body towards you.
Image adapted from: Sunyu Kim
According to one version of the story, her real name is Kashima Reiko. She was run over by a train and torn into half. Desperate to survive, she dragged herself across the train tracks towards station staff in search of help, only to be cruelly tossed back onto the tracks.
Since then, her spirit is said to roam the earth in search of the rest of her body. If she asks you where her legs are, answer her with “Meishin Expressway” or “kamen shinin ma”. The latter is an alternate reading of her name written in Kanji – ka as in mask (仮面), shi as in death (死), ma as in demon (魔), rei as in ghost (霊), and ko as in accident (事故).
9. Kisaragi Station – the train station that doesn’t exist
Image adapted from: bantersnaps
This incident was documented in real time on Japan’s 2channel message board, under a thread titled “Post Strange Occurrences That Have Happened To You”. An archive of the original posts can be found here, and you can read the English translations here.
Hasumi, the original poster, was riding a train late at night on a private railroad in Shizuoka Prefecture, when she noticed something amiss. The train was one she frequently rode and it usually stopped every 5 minutes. However, Hasumi realised that the train had not stopped at any station for the past 20 minutes.
After an hour, the train finally stopped at Kisaragi Station and Hasumi alighted. However, nobody on 2ch could find any information on Kisaragi Station. She contacted her family for help, but they couldn’t find Kisaragi Station either.
By then, train services had ended for the day and her phone battery was running out. Hasumi decided to walk along the train tracks towards the previous station. Before she went offline, Hasumi claimed that a stranger offered her a ride to the nearest business hotel. Since then, there has been no trace of Hasumi.
Horror stories to keep you awake
Believe it or not, these 9 Japanese urban legends were supposedly based on true stories. While there is no way to confirm the authenticity of each tale, we want to leave you with a word of caution: don’t look back – even if you sense a pair of eyes boring into your back right now.
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No Pain, No Gain In Startups: Short-Term Suffering Leads To Lasting Rewards
When it comes to startups, risk comes to mind for many. But not taking that leap poses a greater risk — the risk of missing a great opportunity for compensation, personal growth and networking galore. Choosing to accept startup risk — as a founder or early employee — could fundamentally alter your life and career, and quite frankly, I think you should do it.
Building a startup isn’t as risky as it sounds, it just requires a trade off of some short-term pain for long-term gain. Here are some initial pains I went through when building my company, so you can be ready when starting yours or joining your first new venture:
Short-term pain #1: Little to no pay
When I first started The Bouqs Co., I took no pay for eight months. Zero dollars. And I’m no spring chicken. I had a 15-year career at Bain & Co and Disney, a new mortgage in Los Angeles and a 1-year-old boy at home.
This kind of sacrifice is common in the beginning stages of a startup. Founders often sacrifice their pay to fund what needs funded, betting they’ll get it back (and more) later. And due to necessity, most startups pay below market in salary in early stages, asking employees to focus on equity upside instead.
Short-term pain #2: More hours
Startup founders and early employees work more hours than almost anyone — except maybe bankers. For example, at the launch of XYZ Co., two to three people will be the only ones running the entire operation. That’s a lot of work per employee. As funding and demand increase for XYZ Co., the team will expand to six then 10 then 20 and so on.
The trouble is, no matter the number of people on XYZ Co.’s team, the work is never less. Nothing about XYZ Co. existed in its early days, so it requires an incredible amount of time and energy to give it life and sustain it. This means many hours split among few people — and it’s a grind.
Short-term pain #3: The fear it might not work out
The founding team works long hours for little or no pay, barely scraping by for months. Regardless of their Herculean effort, there’s no guarantee the company will succeed. There’s a constant fear in the back of everyone’s mind that they are sacrificing all they have for something that may ultimately fail.
That kind of stress paired with early mornings, late nights and lack of funds is usually what scares away would-be entrepreneurs. But it’s just fear. It’s not reality. While there’s no guarantee it will work, there’s also no guarantee it won’t.
And ultimately, it isn’t real risk. Regardless of the outcome, the gains will likely outweigh these pains. Here’s how you win, regardless of whether your startup results in an initial public offering or a closing of the business:
Long-term gain #1: Compensation growth and equity
While founders and early employees may start out making below-market salary for their skills, when the company gets big, they’ll be making more than they would have in their alternative reality non-startup company. At a startup, founders automatically step into senior management roles, skipping over the traditional rise up the ladder. As the company grows, early employees naturally move into higher management positions. Since they helped build the company from the ground up, they’ve earned the seniority needed to lead newer employees.
Additionally, the equity value in a successful startup can be more than enough to offset any short-term decreases in pay in the beginning. As a startup accrues value, equity value grows to exceed what early team members would make as employees at regular day jobs.
Long-term gain #2: Not much is actually lost — even in failure
Even if the business fails, not much money is lost by an employee or founder in the grand scheme of things. Let’s say Sara tries to build a startup. She makes nothing. Zero dollars. Zilch. Six months later, it fails. Take the lost wages (half of one year’s salary at the next best alternative job) and divide it by all the money she will make in her career. It’s just a tiny portion.
The losses, while real, are mitigated by the short time frame in which startups make it or break it.
Long-term gain #3: Learning at a fast-forward pace
Running a startup forces founders and employees to learn more than they would at any traditional job, earlier in their career. Everyone is forced to do more, do it more quickly and are asked to execute beyond their pay grade and experience. This means rapid development of experience and skills that may take years to acquire in another environment. If the company doesn’t go big, at the least employees will walk away with knowledge and experience that makes them more valuable in the job market.
Long-term gain #4: Building a solid network
When building a startup, founders and employees meet and have the opportunity to develop relationships with key people who may influence the business or their career. They’ll attend industry events and meet business influencers, investors, founders and others who could get their ideas in front of the right eyes to help the startup take off. These connections may also support their individual careers down the road. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to be well-connected to a pool of successful investors when another great idea for a business manifests in the future.
While there can be downsides to founding or working at a startup in the beginning, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel — in the upside or downside. Ultimately, the experience gained, the connections made and lessons learned are likely to be more than enough value to cover any short-term losses.
And those who make it? They get to change the world in some way, experience a life-changing sense of accomplishment and validate that the risk was worth it all along.
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The History of Angie’s
In 2001, company founders Angie and Dan Bastian were living in Mankato, Minnesota and working as a nurse and Spanish teacher, respectively. It wasn’t until they began making kettle corn for their kids that they discovered they had also created a flavorful snack with real ingredients they could feel good about. Soon the couple was selling bags of popcorn at the local farmers market, and as demand grew, so did a new company: Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP.
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by Incomptinence » Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:04 am #48361
"Winning hearts and minds" isn't Ferguson majority black so they pretty much have won the hearts and minds by default?
Really political means would work fine for these people if it wasn't for typical American gerrymandering.
nsos
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by nsos » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:17 pm #48394
fleure wrote: So what do you guys think about Eric Garner's death ruling?
surprised but not
like a lot of blame is being thrown at the dead guy for resisting arrest even though there's 0 instance of during the video where they actually inform this dude he's under arrest for selling loose cigarettes that weren't actually found on his body.
the chokehold/takedown/whatever was improperly applied to begin with and resulted in 0 injuries to the throat/neck in the autopsy. people are putting a good amount of fracas on the initial choke when what is more concerning: when 5 cops combined can't put together the brain synapse to think that putting 4 people on a 400 lb man's back and chest and compressing/asphyxiating him just might to be a terrible idea if you're trying to apprehend a person, even before the guy starts mentioning he can't breathe.
oh well nyc's awful not much about my opinion changed before or after this even happened.
by vonharden » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:46 pm #48431
there has been a complete reversal. news media no longer uses blacks as scapegoats. police brutality is reported in such a way that the cop is treated as the criminal. increased police power is indicative of a larger problem, but little white yuppies and social justice warriors can't get over it as a racial thing. nevermind more whites are arrested on average than blacks. maybe you hear less about whites being needlessly brutalized because blacks are statistically more likely to resist arrest, or maybe because American mainstream culture is developing such an anti-white attitude to the point individual whites are meant to feel guilt for the collective actions of their race.
you people really shouldn't worry about more than shitcurity anyway
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by leibniz » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:29 pm #48438
vonharden wrote: nevermind more whites are arrested on average than blacks.
when you adjust it for the population it's 2,9% of the white population and 6,7% of the black population. and these statistics include hispanics in whites.
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I used data incorrectly. The point is, at least I am trying to find underlying issues instead of being drawn in by racist sensationalism.
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by Timbrewolf » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:24 am #48552
People leap to causality just based on stats.
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by ColonicAcid » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:23 pm #48623
Unfortunately this idealistic view doesn't work on a community of millions of people.
Believe it or not, to the government, to the majority, to the system, you, me and everyone else here is a number. Our stories don't matter, laws are set in stone, you pass the line you get arrested. You become a statistic, and since the laws are clear, your story is no longer relevant. Further this by the fact the police get paid according to their statistics and you can see that you as a number don't really matter that much either.
Unfortunately for you Americans, your prisoners are a commodity nowadays. Thank you reaganomics.
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by Vekter » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:55 pm #48636
1) If you're going to come to me and tell me how awful of an idea this thread is, don't turn around and shit it up.
2) Ferguson is a race issue because it's a situation where an unarmed black man was killed by an armed white police officer. Mind you, this happens ALL THE TIME and is more often than not discovered to be due to race. It was arguable as whether or not it was actually racially driven for a while, but the way that the Ferguson PD has been handling the matter hasn't helped things. You have to wonder why a grand jury made up of predominately whites (in fact, just enough to get voting majority!) chose not to indict Darrel Wilson DESPITE THE FACT that out of 16,000+ cases last year, only 11 failed to pass the grand jury phase. You're telling me that despite the multitude of conflicting testimonies, they'd still choose to not take him to trial? THEN Wilson just out of the blue resigns? That doesn't sound fishy to you?
E: Should we make this a catch-all for the other police killings/protests going on right now, ie: Eric Garner?
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by nsos » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:00 pm #48640
he was going to resign regardless of the decision; his name was anathema in the community. plus he got about 400k in donations from people.
anyway the eric garner situation is particularly- people do themselves a disservice by dismissing it as a race issue. there's a significant issue, particularly in large metropolitan areas, the blue wall of silence is still a thing. darren wilson had plenty of problems aired to his superiors prior to the michael brown shooting. the dude who shot tamir rice was basically called unfit to be a cop by a previous instructor. the handcuffed guy in the backseat of a cop cruiser who managed to 'shoot himself' with his hands cuffed behind his back with a magically procured gun. the name of the 7 year old child that got her face burned in half by getting hit by a flashbang grenade in a no-knock raid (this is a separate incident by the baby in georgia that got hit by a flashbang in its crib a few months ago) evades me but it's also shocking to me that none of the LEOs affiliated or remotely related to this case, the departments in general, ever really came out to say, not even a "hey maybe things in our protocol need to be looked over, if only a little bit."
the NYPD holding a press conference to talk about how betrayed and thrown under the bus they were after the NYC Mayor mentioned some vapid hashtag solidarity with protesters he's going to probably throw in jail later, to me, is just another example of this:
when are police officers in this country going to hold itself to a microcosm of accountability?
it's seriously impressive to me how not a single one of these departments have even been able to say, "hey, maybe we fucked up a little bit, maybe we should look deeper into things like this so it doesn't happen in the future?"
That would require them to admit that they're wrong, and that would "indicate weakness". Plus there's the whole racism thing.
by cedarbridge » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:08 pm #48647
I ground my teeth walking past a news stand yesterday with a newspaper headline "WHITE SC COP SHOOTS BLACK MAN" Of course, because I'm a privileged, unemployed, savings dwindling white man, I wasn't pissed off that another white pig dared to mar the skin of a probably innocent African American, but rather that the newspaper was so blatantly trying to stir up more race-baited unrest and bullshit over something that would bat zero eyes if writen backwards and should really not be raising special attention as its written already.
As always, the print and news media are faggots and make things worse for everyone.
by miggles » Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:35 pm #48683
racially charged violence is how a lot of people make their money
by Timbrewolf » Sat Dec 06, 2014 11:25 pm #48694
ColonicAcid wrote: Unfortunately this idealistic view doesn't work on a community of millions of people.
It totally matters when we're talking about the motivations for why these things happen. That's the whole point of this debate, why are these events happening? Are these all isolated events or is there some larger trend? Some kind of conspiracy or greater failing of the human race?
We could talk about the privatized prison systems but I'd rather save that for another thread. There's a whole other side to the issue that never gets brought up or talked about regarding the cost-saving benefits as well as the potential for alternative rehabilitation methods. I'll put it this way: consider the increased effectiveness private rehab facilities have over government ones when it comes to addiction and social/emotional problems.
Even if private prisons are fucking garbage when it comes to actually rehabilitating criminals...they can't possibly be any worse than our current prisons being a "college for criminals".
by Vekter » Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:17 am #48702
Something to be said for the way Norway does it. We should stop treating prison like a punishment and start treating it as what it's supposed to be - rehabilitation.
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Vekter wrote: Something to be said for the way Norway does it. We should stop treating prison like a punishment and start treating it as what it's supposed to be - rehabilitation.
Do you have evidence that works?
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by Antonkr » Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:27 am #48721
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... baLZjBQo6A
Not the best study done but you can do your own research if you wish. Prison system in US is fucked, though simply adapting a Norwegian system would not work either.
But to tldr my view point
ghettos are still a problem in America. Ever see those statistics brought up (by stormfront idiots mostly) in regards to race and crime commited? The real correlation is the fact that ghettos and shitty schools exist. America has some of the best schools in the world and arguably the best higher education, but on average the school system itself is a joke. We still use the SAT as one of our primary admission to college, which is in my eyes also a big joke. We simply cant ignore the fact that with primary education in inner cities being trash, close to no one can get out of the ghetto or out of the cities. Wellfare, blame it all you want on who you want is one of the causes for lack of action. This is where crime in America comes from. Not from the "hurr niggers do all the crimes durr. " shit conditions and poverty breed crime. Ive stated my view on Ferguson, but the issue of prisons, and the police is not the real root problem that is keeping the crime rates where they are.
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There is both a lot of evidence that the Norway system works and the American system doesn't. We have the most prisoners, we create more felons, and we have the highest rates of recidivism. All of these ratios go up, and not down, the harsher we try to make our laws. We have 5% of the population but 25% of the world's prisoners, which is just embarrassing, and our prisoner to population ratios are estimated to be marginally ahead of North Koreas.
Regardless about how you feel about racial violence the idea that the American justice system is a complete and utter joke is completely uncontroversial in academic fields and just creates an enforced criminal underclass. The college metaphor An0n3 gave is pretty apt, though becoming institutionalized and identifying as a criminal is only part of the problem. The main problem is that our felony system does the exact opposite of preventing future offenders because it is politically expedient to correlate being tough on crime with being tough on criminals.
by Maccus » Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:33 am #48757
>Making what's literally intended to be a punishment for criminals into a vacation
Screw that. Nothing's going to stop Anders Breivik short of a bullet if he gets out because the guy's literally insane. Giving him video games and a good hotel room isn't going to fix him.
by Vekter » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:12 am #48764
I don't have a specific source, but I do remember hearing that their rate of repeat offense was something ridiculous - like 10%.
Maccus wrote: >Making what's literally intended to be a punishment for criminals into a vacation
Except that:
A: We know for a fact that prisons as punishment does not work. Punishment does not deter crime.
B: The methods of punishment we use in America actually INCREASE the intensity and rate of crimes committed by released felons
C: Their model is not in fact a vacation and is instead what amounts to therapy and a vocational program.
D: Their program works because it attacks the actual source of crime, and in fact most crimes committed in Norway are commited by foreigners because Norwegians almost never are repeat offenders because Norway has their shit together.
E: They are not trying to fix Anders Breivik, he is going to be in jail for the rest of his life because no one is saying mass murderers should be treated exactly like people who commit robberies... except penal codes like ours which do.
Vekter wrote:
Norway's crime stats are ridiculous. They are publicly available and speak for themselves.
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No one's saying it should be a vacation. All we're saying is it should be less a hard punishment and more centered around rehabilitation.
No one is going on vacation, it is a completely hyperbolic argument that ignores pretty much all of reality, like the fact that even the rehabilitation prisons pretty much are an attempt to emulate the middle class lifestyle or that Anders isn't even at one of those prisons, he is at a maximum security prison for the rest of his life. The main difference is that Norway, like almost any modern country, does not use Super Max prisons because they are legally considered torture, and does not generally use punitive incarceration because that shit is retarded and doesn't work.
>"No one's going on vacation"
>"He is going to jail for the rest of his life"
>A literal terrorist gets a decent-looking hotel room with video games and a good view
You know what they call that? A vacation.
It is still a prison. He has access to recreation, healthcare, and socialization. The rooms, if you have seen them, also are pretty standard.
It doesn't help that under international standards American prisons are classified as torture. I think this may be speaking more to the fact that your standard of living may be low.
It is also important to note many of the amnities they offer are actually very specifically chosen, using science to reduce the formation of gangs and minimize risk to guards, as well as to promote the overall mental health of people who are at the prison for non-life sentences. Stuff like encouraging vocational activity and mental health in prisons is beneficial for an entire society for the same reason that mandatory primary education does: people with basic education and vocational skills are more likely to be happy, economically productive, healthy and thus reduce healthcare costs, and less likely to commit crimes. If you have even googled psychology you know how fucking insane you can make completely people act through even minimally prompting them to believe others consider them sub-human. The Standford Prison experiment was a game changer through most of the world because it caused us to understand how traditional models of incarceration were completely stupid and either broke people in a process that could only be considered torture or made them insanely violent towards their captors and fellow inmates.
Wanting to throw "the bad people" into a dirty solitary confinement cell isn't just a juvenile sense of justice, it is massively expensive. The idea that being completely removed from society and being forced to live in a facility that inarguably restricts your ability to interact with the rest of the world is a 'vacation' is dumb, because, here is the kicker, it costs less to maintain stuff like video game console and sound recording studios than it does to control an extremely violent and rowdy general criminal population like we do in America and encouraging criminals to develop career skills and skills for living independently results in lower rates of repeat offenders. Their entire system is designed to force the inmates to act like civilized middle class human beings rather than emphasizing how they are not people and should feel bad. And the result is they act like civilized middle class human beings and go on to not commit crimes again.
It may feel weird to you, but treating people like human beings and encouraging them to grow tends to make them grow. It also costs way less than the unfurnished cell both in the cost to incarcerate and the cost to society.
If anything it is like a summer camp, the goal isn't to let the inmate relax, it is to keep them as busy and active as possible so that their transition back to life in society is smooth. Guards primarily have the job of motivating inmates to do shit rather than having the job to ignore the formation of criminal gangs that crop up because the prison offers no support to its inmates.
So there is your answer. The prison is designed to maximize how humane it is and ends up working better at reducing crime, correcting criminals, and reducing the risk of criminal behavior in prison. That is why this is this cel, which is smaller than my college dorm room I may add and has the "good view" that is the magical place called "outside", is Ander's room. It isn't because he isn't a vacation, it makes it easier for society to deal with him and is less likely to cause him undue mental harm.
Inb4 "he deserves mental harm" and we need to talk about how even punitive stances of justice are not about doing shit to people for the sake of doing shit to them.
by Maccus » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:06 am #48791
He doesn't deserve mental harm, no, he deserves a casket. Dude gunned down children and bombed buildings.
>It may feel weird to you, but treating people like human beings-
Let me stop you there. Maybe this is a good idea for minor felons and the like instead of sending them to pound town, but let's not even pretend Anders Behring Breivik counts as a human being. He's a madman, a childkiller, a literal terrorist, and putting him on the same level as the rest of humanity is akin to putting dog feces on the same level as a sandwich. One's an awful thing nobody should ever want to associate with and should be buried as soon as possible and the other's something people are okay with.
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by cedarbridge » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:15 am #48792
Antonkr wrote: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=mamDVIqmKM73yQSQ6oGgDQ&url=http://www.salve.edu/document/incarceration-and-recidivism-lessons-abroad&ved=0CBwQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNE768Hl0pRjRSKbpxWdyOLIjLRERA&sig2=XCtjV0p-gY3gbaLZjBQo6A
Except we already tried that. The much vaunted for its time Kansas City Experiment went out of its way to build the latest and greatest inner city school programs it could. And the end result was a zero net change in outcomes or assessments. Eventually its just disingenuous to blame the conditions when its the people and the culture responsible for the decline or maintinence of shit conditions. I mean, its hip to blame "the system" for all of society's ills, but it does nobody any favors to pretend that people don't have a hand in their own conditions.
by Steelpoint » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:28 am #48794
The United States and Norway are two completely different cultures, what works with group X won't always work with group Y. However, I do agree with the sentiment that people who are jailed need to be treated as proper humans, and need to be viewed as someone to rehabilitate, not someone who needs to be punished or dehumanised.
Last time I checked a American prisoner has over a 60% reincarceration rate. That's a insane number of people that are going straight back to jail once they are out of it.
While a lot of things need to change, you can't expect to just adopt another countries model and expect it to work.
by Malkevin » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:33 am #48795
Norway is also a a completely different society to the USA.
For starters it still has, for now, a largely homogeneous population.
90% Norwegian
5% European
5% Other
Compared to USA which is only ~60% European
by Incomptinence » Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:58 pm #48802
Maccus don't most American states no longer practice death penalty due to it being too expensive (many cost factors including fighting appeals)? Then it takes a decade to do it on average. Death penalty seems to be dying slowly in America.
I can't recall or find anything on Guantanamo Bay inmates having been executed yet, rumblings about plans but I cannot find record of the military commission having anyone executed yet. So while America kills terrorists in combat I don't think the war on terror has resulted in an official execution yet.
How many prisoners being treated like shit is it worth supporting to avoid treating one prisoner decently?
I wonder how much prison debt due to incarceration related fees is super charging the poverty and therefore chance to re-offend of released inmates.
Edit: Oh fuck an american prisoncorp is running prisons in australia. Why do we have to share tumours like devils?
by ColonicAcid » Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:20 pm #48810
Steelpoint wrote: The United States and Norway are two completely different cultures, what works with group X won't always work with group Y.
No I'm sorry don't give me that. This is the same argument that anti gun-control use as well. The cultures don't mean jack shit. Germany has a far more horrid and violent culture than you Americans could ever imagine and yet they still don't have stupid amounts of gun crime.
The only reason American prisons turned out like this was wholly due to Reagan and his shitty policies, and his sloppy attempts to fix it by privatising the prison system. Let me remind you of the Thirteenth Amendment.
by Steelpoint » Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:26 pm #48812
America is more like Australia imo.
If we are on the topic of gun control, well of course that would work. If you look at Australian history (which is not to dissimilar from American history) you'll see that the Australian gun control issue faced somewhat similar circumstances when it was debated and introduced. Yet decades later almost everyone in Aus thinks that gun control worked out for the better, even those that vehemently were against it in the first place.
Australia had very similar levels of gun violence and mass shootings to America. Yet after the gun control legislation went through there has not been a mass shooting ever since.
When I talk about cultural differences between Norway and American, I am talking about simple things like their view on criminals (Punishment versus Rehabilitation) or just the basic parts. At least Aus and the US have a common ancestry.
by Antonkr » Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:55 pm #48828
ColonicAcid wrote:
No, germany doesn't have the same violent culture that we do. Germany doesn't have the same amount of ghettos, gangbangers, and people raised up in poverty.
>gun control
Won't stir from the argument, but I find it funny how the same libs that complain "ONLY POLICE SHOULD HAVE GUNSSSSS!~!#@@!#!@#" then bitch when the policy are violent and oppressive. Yeah nah fuck you, I won't be giving the government the monopoly on guns.
by XSI » Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:33 pm #48831
An0n3 wrote: It totally matters when we're talking about the motivations for why these things happen. That's the whole point of this debate, why are these events happening? Are these all isolated events or is there some larger trend? Some kind of conspiracy or greater failing of the human race?
These things happen because the US police is, as far as I can find, not held to high standards. People go into the police force because they have mental issues, are control freaks, or otherwise are not good people. The ones who actually want to help are by far outnumbered by those who don't.
European police has massive amounts of oversight, and plenty of ways to deal with them going bad. Loads of people are rejected based on attitude and potential problems. Training is harsh and many drop out. Quality is the word used, and that's what they're going for.
Over here, in the Netherlands, a cop shot some minority kid(Apparently 18-21 is still a kid) because he was running away and thought the kid was armed. That was a small shitstorm in the media. But nobody had a chance to cry racism because the entire police force came down on the guy and he is now no longer a cop (Plus he was potentially getting jail time out of it). In addition, training standards for cops have increased and the entire department had been put under a higher gov oversight for a while.
While in the US,
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/25/justi ... -shooting/
Police: All Empire State shooting victims were wounded by officers
Three passersby sustained direct gunshot wounds, while the remaining six were hit by fragments, according to New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. All injuries were caused by police, he said Saturday.
How is this acceptable at all?
Germany doesn't have the same violent culture?
So the history of violence, that happened in their country, unlike your violent "history" which was in the 1860's, means that theirs totally isn't violent? Germany does have a problem with gangs, Antifa and Neo-Nazis plague them just as much as your gangs do. Both of you have problems, blaming it on culture is lazy.
by cedarbridge » Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:11 pm #48842
No I'm sorry don't give me that. This is the same argument that anti gun-control use as well.
There's a reason for that. Because they're right. Shocking to many people, we are not one "global culture" and never will or should become one. With that in mind, a policy written for one culture will not always gain traction with or have a useful affect on another culture. Plugging your ears and saying "nuh uh, these other people I disagree with say that!" is missing the point so hard you might as well just give up shooting.
by Maccus » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:30 pm #48899
Incomptinence wrote: Maccus don't most American states no longer practice death penalty due to it being too expensive (many cost factors including fighting appeals)? Then it takes a decade to do it on average. Death penalty seems to be dying slowly in America.
The majority of states in the US still practice the death penalty. 64%, to be exact.
Also, not you but I don't feel like scrolling up to quote Claudio but >actually being for gun control
I mean I know you're british or whatever but come on
If we're gonna whip out statistics and flop them on the table http://i.imgur.com/TWPojlI.jpg
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by TheWiznard » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:03 pm #48909
not ferguson but the eric garner stuff, this just really makes me disgusted that the people who did this all just have straight faces fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT66U_Ftdng
go to bed bro, she's not thinking about you.
Yeah even I agree the Garner stuff is total BS. No sense in them pulling a Rowdy Roddy Piper chokehold on some dude until he dies and getting away with it.
by ColonicAcid » Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:48 am #48927
I usually don't trust infographics because I could find one who sang a different story but whatever.
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by Maccus » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:13 am #48936
ColonicAcid wrote: I usually don't trust infographics because I could find one who sang a different story but whatever.
well that's sorta how statistics on the internet work
go to google, find www.i'mright.com, win
by Antonkr » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:29 am #48937
ColonicAcid wrote: Germany doesn't have the same violent culture?
That's bullshit. There are more Neo-Nazis in Eastern Europe, and they are under no way comparable to the shit that happens in United States. Do antifa and natsoc groups have regular shoot outs in their desolate ghettos, and in the inner cities? Fuck no, the violence isn't comparable to US.
In terms of the argument about history, that's also a bullshit claim. I am talking about United States as it is now. We have a higher crime rate per capita and I am fairly certain a higher violent crime rate per capita. We can put the blame on guns, or niggers depending on what kind of idiotic background you are from, but the problem lies in the ghettos, the inner cities, wellfare, lack of education, as well as countless other things that are ACTUALLY keeping blacks from advancing within United States. I promise that if we solve these issues, the majority of gun crime, and violent crime will drop like a brick. inb4 school shooting argument.
Oh and for the antigun statistics, most of them account for gun crime, which is largely bullshit as we should be comparing the overall crime rates in general imo
by TheWiznard » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:37 am #48940
Maccus wrote: Yeah even I agree the Garner stuff is total BS. No sense in them pulling a Rowdy Roddy Piper chokehold on some dude until he dies and getting away with it.
the guy who did the chokehold even fucking waves at the camera at the end, like man, fuck.
In terms of Gun Control and how effective it is:
Never give up yer guns cunts. Liberal shit faces will point out that Australia's homicide rates have been going down since the ban but the homicide rates were going down even BEFORE the gun ban.. Not to mention in a society where you are allowed to defend yourself, of course homicide will be higher since the criminals will be dead.
Antonkr wrote: Oh and for the antigun statistics, most of them account for gun crime, which is largely bullshit as we should be comparing the overall crime rates in general imo
"The number of murder victims peaked in 1999, at 344; the number of manslaughter victims peaked in 2002, at 48." This is from the AIC (Australian Institute of Crimonology) and what do you know our highest murder rates happened 3 years after the gun ban.
Notice how high all the other violent crimes spike after our gun ban. This is also from the AIC.
"At least australia hasn't had any gun massac-" http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n ... 7067591111
We just had one this year. Never give up yer guns America
by Steelpoint » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:15 am #48979
Before people misconstrue what you said, there has only been about two shootings in Australia after the Port Arthur Massacre, meaning only two in 18 years since the gun control measures were put in place. Also the 2014 shooting was more of a Murder-Suicide than a massacre.
Here's a more expansive image on homicide rates
What you can see is that homicide rates remained relativity steady if not fluctuating from pre 1993 to around 1999, but from 2000 onwards you can denote a downward trend in homicide rates.
Now this does not necessarily point out that gun control is the cause of lower murder rates, that can also be contributed to better policing powers and enforcement, better processing of prisoners, or other.
I'm not going to babble on for too long, gun control is a highly controversial topic (PM John Howard almost lost Government with the legislation) and both sides of the debate have merit and there are people that can far better argue both sides of it than me.
Steelpoint wrote: Before people misconstrue what you said, there has only been about two shootings in Australia after the Port Arthur Massacre, meaning only two in 18 years since the gun control measures were put in place. Also the 2014 shooting was more of a Murder-Suicide than a massacre.
You are confusing homicide with murder, as I said before our highest murder rate post 1993 was 3 years after gun control was put in place.
Lets look back
In 1988 the gun homicide rate was 123, the next year it dropped to 80, then 79, then back up to 96 but dropped to 64 in 1993, 1996 being the shooting. However as we see in 1999 gun homicide is relatively low but the murder rate was one of the highest. Here we can clearly see gun control DOES NOT bring down murder rates. As I said in my previous post the amount of gun deaths was already going down. If there is anything we can draw from this is that gun control leads to a increase in violent crime.
Increase in violence? Did I not just point out that people being murdered were going down or did I mistype?
If I look at the average gun deaths for the two time periods (1988 - 1999 versus 2000 - 2012) you can noticed quite a big difference in the average amount of people dying to guns every year. From 2000 to 2012 a average of 36 people die while from 1988 to 1999 a average of 79 people died every year.
Very big difference, not to mention that overall murder has been going down since the 1999 spike.
Steelpoint wrote: Increase in violence? Did I not just point out that people being murdered were going down or did I mistype?
Are you thick as a brick mate? Look at the rest of the violent crimes, jesus man i have a table right there for you. Also why are you looking at 1988 to 1999? The gun ban was in '96 so really you want to look at '96 - 2012 for the average deaths before and after gun control, also i know gun deaths was going down but my entire point was that it was ALREADY going down.
Also mate, gun deaths DOES NOT EQUAL MURDER, come on. Back then we were allowed to defend ourselves properly now we can't even hold a gun. You want to explain to me how murder was so high in 1999, years after the gun ban and how assault and kidnapping spiked so high too?
You do realise violent crime doesn't mean JUST homicide, it means everything i posted in the graph above. You cannot sit here and tell me my nation is safer mate, it isn't. We did not need to go from one extreme of having completely uncheck gun ownership to banning it all and not letting us defend ourselves. The shooter at Port Arthur was a legal retard, he should have never been able to get those guns mate but he did due to your dodgy/non-existant laws. Sensible law needs to be put in place, not this crap that has let us be the prey of Bikeys and druggos.
Another thing is that you pointed out people were dying to guns more in the 80s to 90s than in the 90s to 2000s and yeah thats true but that doesn't mean there is less murder and other violent crime thanks to the gun control. Homicide was already going down from the late 80s onward, gun control did not affect this mate, the only thing that could have lowered crime is the police force itself. Firearm ownership and murder have no correlation with each other in this instance.
TL;DR homicide (not just gun homicide) rates going down even before the gun ban.
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Reasons coronavirus crossed over with us into 2021 and the looming catastrophe
by Magnus Onyibe 0 Comments
Barely a few days into the new year, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that on Thursday, January 7, 2021, a whopping 1,664 people tested positive for Covid-19.
The spike in the number of Nigerians testing positive for coronavirus is clearly an ugly fall out of the end of the year 2020 and new year 2021 festivities during which most Nigerians defied Covid-19 protocols to engage either in revelry or observe the annual solemn practice of praying into the new year.
Before the current high numbers of Nigerians testing positive on Thursday 7th January, the highest had been recorded on Monday, January 4, put at 1,354.
So by and large, Nigeria seems to be getting into dire straights once again as citizens seem to be throwing caution to the winds thereby aiding the rapid spread of the vicious disease like wildfire does during harmattan.
With cross over service by many Christians and wanna-be Christians in churches across the country from 31 December 2020 into January 2021 banned in most states to stave off the potential spread of coronavirus which thrives best in environments that are crowded and closed, health authorities must have felt confident that COVID-19 might have been checkmated.
But disappointingly, the reverse has been the case. That’s simply because most Nigerians thronged the beaches, night clubs and other fun places to celebrate the new year without caring a jot whether coronavirus was lurking in the air or not. Another proximate cause for the spike in the spread would be the ensuing cold weather – harmattan which although is unlike winter season that is boosting the spread in the cold regions of the world, like Europe and the USA where 4,000 deaths were recorded in one day, has similarly been a period that coronavirus spread has accelerated in Nigeria.
Arising from their intransigence, the Covid-19 protocol breakers ended up being vectors for the disease. In my personal assessment (although without scientific proof) it could be a combination of the cold weather condition and the reckless behaviors of those who failed to respect COVID-19 rules by engaging in the aforementioned misbehaviors that may be responsible for the current ticking up of the numbers of those testing positive in Nigeria now in excess of 100,000.
According to NCDC, the recent spike has pushed up the ratio of Nigerians testing positive from less than 5% in 2020 to the current 20% of those tested this year that’s now a little over one million.
In light of the more aggressive nature of the second wave which is either due to the cold weather condition which appears to foster the virus or the mutation of the virus to a more potent variant, resulting in the uptick in hospitalization and deaths, Presidential Task Force, PTF chairman, Boss Mustafa, and the Task Force Co-ordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu may understandably be tempted to propose another lockdown. But rather than take that option, in addition to ramping up public enlightenment in various local languages and giving more publicity to ordinary people that have died from coronavirus, to debunk the wrong notion that it is only ‘big men’ that are dying from COVID, they should step up enforcement of the non-pharmaceutical preventive measures in public places to stem the current rapid spread. This can be achieved by igniting the concept of citizen policing which is constitutional.
It means that as people currently reprimand fellow phone users who do not turn off their phones during airplane flights, they have the right to challenge those who flout the Covid-19 rules in public places by advising the defiant ones amongst us that, even if they want to be reckless with their lives, they are under obligation to protect the lives of those around them by adhering to COVID-19 prevention protocols. Otherwise, they would be deemed as a public nuisance and treated as such.
Now, to catalogue the torturous journey that Nigerians have had with coronavirus in the past one year, l would like to crave reader’s indulgence to allow me to review six (6) of the coronavirus focused articles that l have written and published in the mass media between March till the end of 2020 to inform and guide Nigerians as well as relevant health authorities based on trending global best practice.
In the essays, l had highlighted coronavirus deadly and gravely consequences on humanity; the century-old remedy/protocol (social distancing, wearing masks over our faces and noses as well as handwashing with soap) that has remained the most efficacious defense against the deadly disease; the choice of liberty over life in some of the advanced societies and the dire consequences of the attitude that’s not so pragmatic, as well as the enforcement of life over livelihood policy in Africa, including most of the third world, with mixed outcomes of less deaths but with severe economic consequences.
The reality which every Nigerian must be conscious of, and which those engaging in revelry is that although 2020 is done and dusted, it did not exit with coronavirus which has dealt the world the death knell and which has left a pall of death on humanity and atmosphere of mourning hanging over the surviving members of human kind on planet earth.
Clearly, Coronavirus crossed over from 2020 to 2021 like an evil spell and scepter being dangled by Lucifer himself, as if in defiance of God’s promise of a shadow of protection over His children. Consequently, there is hardly anybody alive who is not suffering from coronavirus induced loss of life or livelihood on planet earth.
My mission in the six opinion pieces which l had written and published widely in the past nine, 9 months, was and still remains to sensitize relevant authorities about the trajectory of the virus with a view to nudging them to be proactively prepared with countermeasures that would lead to the mitigation of the loss of lives and damage to the economy.
So my role has more or less been that of a patriot offering advisory services, even though it is unsolicited, and it is being rendered Free of Charge (FoC).
The six (6) articles are:
(1) Covid-19 And The Dark Side The Medical World
(2) Emefiele’s Post COVID-19 Marshall Plan For Nigeria: Trick Or Treat?
(3) COVID-19: 8 Ways To Avoid Lockdown Leading To Breakdown In Nigeria
(4) COVID -19: Do Nigerians Need Celebrity Enlightenment On CNN?
(5) Strategy For Combating COVID-19:How Nigeria Can Change From Go-Slow To Go-Smart
(6) A Clarion Call To Declare World War World War lll Against COVID-19 Pandemic.
Although, thankfully the deadly virus hasn’t taken as much lives as had been feared, for reasons scientists are yet to phantom ( less than 1,400 compared to over 370, 000 in the USA and nearly 2,000,000 worldwide) the authorities charged with managing the pandemic have not been as effective and efficient as they could’ve been. That’s especially with respect to testing of Nigerians for COVID-19, (just one million), adequate and effective care for those in isolation centers, and the distribution of the palliatives as a relief to those who suffer the loss of livelihood, which has been chaotic resulting in disastrous outcomes as evidenced by #Endsars riots.
Without further ado, allow me to commence the review with the piece titled “COVID-19 and the Dark Side of the Medical World” written and published widely on
This intervention dwelt on the initial reliance on hydroxychloroquine as an antidote to coronavirus, and the controversy that it stirred up in the medical world on whether it was efficacious enough. It also focuses on the suspected sinister role of powerful forces(deep state actors) with interests in big pharmaceutical firms that are front runners in the race to produce new vaccines. It is suspected that these powerful players are suppressing the use of hydroxychloroquine therapy which is a century-old medical remedy. In the piece, l recalled the hellish experience faced by a Nigerian-born American medical doctor, Ben Omalu, who discovered CONCUSSION(CTE), a health condition suffered by American football players due to continuous butting of their heads in the course of playing the game. But despite the fact that the discovery was a life-saving game changer to players facing the risk, stakeholders in the NFL-a multi-billion dollar industry, rubbished the discovery and even threatened the life of doctor Omalu because the discovery would negatively impact their business.
Below is a highlight of the essay.
“So it is disheartening and disappointing that some unseen hands in the organized medical/ pharmaceutical products development and marketing sector of the world, embedded in the inner recesses of the establishment in New York and Washington may be pursuing selfish and exploitative agenda, hence this otherwise cherry development is not being ventilated or given the attention that it deserves.
Is it not quixotic that the tested and proven combination of anti-malaria remedy of hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic, azithromycin which have produced positive effects of successfully curing coronavirus patients is not even being considered a frontline antidote for the killer virus by the US Centre For Disease Control, CDC and Food and Drugs Administration, FDA?
It is my suspicion that the tzars of the industry regulatory agencies that are claiming that hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin need a more extensive clinical trials-a bureaucratic process that takes a very long period and therefore an unwise measure to take at this critical point in time are being manipulated by the unseen hands of vested interests. How else can one explain a situation whereby an effective, perhaps not the most efficient medication needed to stem the tide of death that now pervades the world is bring taken off the equation as a potential cure, if not to create some delay that would allow the medications currently in the pipelines-Remdesivir first developed as a trial antidote for Ebola and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, MERS now being targeted at coronavirus, come into gestation?”
With hydroxychloroquine ditched despite outgoing President Donald Trump’s vigorous effort to promote it, and remdesivir being adopted as medication at the onset of Covid-19, the stage was set for the investors in the invention of the remdesivir drug that failed to be efficacious for Ebola and MER to recoup some of their investments while the race towards developing new vaccines for COVID-19 remained on course. Following the shelter-at-home policy of govt and the potential stressful effect on the masses, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN acting on behalf of govt introduced some measures to cushion the anticipated pains of the stay at home policy.
In a piece titled “ Emefiele’s Post COVID-19 Marshal Plan For Nigeria: Trick Or Treat”, which l wrote and published massively on the 17th of April, l made the following case.
“After successfully intervening with massive funds infusion into the agricultural sector, as reflected by the drastic reduction in rice import and its current intervention in cotton production as well as in other food value chain which are also looking good, the CBN might have convinced itself that it now has a proof-of-concept that money works when used to intervene in some critical sectors of the economy wisely.
Presumably, that’s what has emboldened Emefiele to offer to plough another N3.5 trillion into critical growth areas that would facilitate a more self-reliant Nigerian economy.
But are all or most Nigerians aligned on this quest for food security/sufficiency, the CBN style?
That’s yet to be seen.
And given the anger and hunger on the streets of Nigeria, stemming from the Covid -19 pandemic compelled shelter-at-home order that has left most Nigerians stranded, since quite a lot of us usually eke out our living based on the odd jobs that we can do to earn about N2,000 to N5,000 on a daily basis to feed ourselves, Emefiele needs to go beyond the bold declaration in his deeply thought through and inspiring proposition “Turning The Covid-19 Pandemic Tragedy Into An Opportunity For A New Nigeria”.
Besides the CBN, the other critical agencies of Govt responsible for mobilizing Nigerians into action and galvanizing their belief in the common good and survivability of our country seems to be missing in action.
In this period of high level of despondency, owing to the compulsory social distancing policy which seems to be the only proven panacea to Covid-19 in the industrialized and advanced society, how do we make more Nigerians share the CBN vision when they are practically starving and unhappy in light of the fact that majority of those who earn their living solely in unstructured system of daily income of a couple of thousands of naira are now without income? Why are we in Nigeria adopting Western solution to the Covid-19 pandemic hook, line and sinker? Would what works in the industrialized economies, work for us in the developing world, given the different local dynamics at play?”
As it turned out , owing to economic lockdown, hunger-induced protests and riots pervaded the nation, so l was being prophetic when l made a case that although lockdown worked in the Western world, it may not necessarily be helpful here because of our peculiarities.
The next piece that l wrote and published on April 21, 2020, is titled “COVID-19 Pandemic: 8 Ways to Avoid Lockdown Leading to Breakdown in Nigeria”
In this piece, l questioned the rational behind the lockdown that l reckoned was an overkill. I also reinforced my argument that the best weapon against coronavirus was to follow the protocols introduced by our forbears as an initial remedy against the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu pandemic which exhibited similar characteristics to COVID-19.
To drive my point home, l advanced the argument below.
“If it is not a case of joining the global bandwagon of locking down economies, irrespective of the fact that the socio-economic dynamics prevalent in the structured economies of the industrialized countries, which justify lockdown does not exist in Nigeria, is there social intelligence to the decision to shut down our industrial, commercial and administrative power hubs of Lagos, Ogun and the FCT for initial 14 days, now extended for another 14, bringing it to a total of 28 days?
The simple fact is that, on the contrary, and unlike the existential reality in the advanced industrialized countries where the measures that they have put in place are required, Nigeria’s socio-economic dynamics are inversely proportional to what obtains in the advanced economies.
In the first instance, whereas the hallmark of advanced societies economies is that they are formal and structured, the Nigerian economic environment is the direct opposite -informal and unstructured”
The case l made in the above article about three months into the COVID-19 pandemic about the probable consequences of a total lockdown which might include a revolt manifested in October as #Endsars protests by youths against police brutality that went awry when the hungry and angry Nigerians denied livelihood due to the lockdown order, hijacked the otherwise well-organized youth protests.
The following is the highlight of the essay.
“Allow me use the analogy of a sea diver to illustrate this point. After going under the water, at a point, he has to rise to the water surface to exhale and inhale oxygen. That’s simply because he is not a fish that is biologically structured to live underwater and breathe with the aid of its gills.
After 28 days, owing to desperation to survive, Nigerians would most likely not adhere to the lockdown rules.
What would then happen?
Would chaos arising from the breakdown of the unenforceable lockdown order be imminent?
There is a way out and the following are my suggestions:
(1) Continue with social distancing order, but lift the lockdown order.
(2) Observe the 6 meter distance in markets or supermarkets. Everyone should wear face masks and hand gloves. Limit taking children out because they can’t manage masks or gloves.
(3) Allow church services and mosque attendance of not more than 50 people at a time and with 6 meters social distancing rule inside the church or mosque. Multiple church or mosque services can be held in a day provided the venue is sterilized and sanitized after each service session.
(4) Schools can reopen provided it’s not for a classroom containing more than 50 people at a time. The authorities can be creative by rescheduling lecture timetables.
(5) Civil/public servants should work on shifts with limited and essential staff only, at work at every point in time.
In other words, Govt should operate on a skeletal level.
(6) Public transport system managers should ensure social distancing rules are observed so that passengers are not packed like sardine which was the case in the past.
(7) As for the fear that in the event that private car owners are allowed on the roads, there would be gridlock and social distancing rule may be violated, let’s go back to those old days (1976) when odd and even number vehicles were allotted days to be on the roads to beat congestion.
There would likely be less traffic congestions if the proposal is adopted. The number of people riding in a car can also be limited to a maximum three or four.
With nostalgia, President Buhari may recall the vehicle odd and even registration number experiment aimed at curbing road traffic congestion in the mid-1970s and as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention.
By nature, Nigerians are very creative and resilient and they have already started producing imaginative face masks and gloves from Ankara, tie&dye etc.
The lgbo, Tiv, Idoma, and Fulani handwoven fabrics can be added.
Who knows, a new industry may spring fort from the trade.
(8) Aso Rock should vigorously engage global financial institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank and other global creditors with a view to receiving funds to tide the nation through this difficult financial period, especially at a point where crude oil is selling for less than $15 per barrel and the benchmark for budget 2020 is $57. That our country was sidelined from the $21b that the IMF recently availed indigent countries underscores how lightweight, ignorant and inexperienced in international financial and diplomatic matters the present crop of technocrats managing the nation’s affairs at the federal ministry of finance are”.
The piece above was written six months before the #Endsars riots in October. But because the advice contained was unheeded, the youth protests that got hijacked by thugs, literarily set Nigeria ablaze. And sadly the army that was called in to quench the inferno ended up pouring more fuel into a burning fire by shooting at protesters.
What a price that the society had to pay basically because the authorities were tone-deaf?
The fourth piece is titled
COVID-19: Do Nigerians Need Celebrity Enlightenment on CNN? It was published on April 23, 2020 and a sort of advisory on how to effectively enlighten and mobilize the masses against the coronavirus. My admonishment against the elitist approach to the publicity about COVID-19 by using mainly CNN platform, featuring tycoons and movie stars that was bound to make the masses wrongly believe that COVID-19 only affects the rich, came to pass like a prophecy as most Nigerians reached the wrong conclusion that coronavirus affected only the rich which is fallacious.
Here is a snippet.
“So, who and what is behind the charade of billionaires and performing artists preening on CNN?
Were there to be any need for the use of traditional media to mobilize Nigerians, why not concentrate it on Nigerian broadcasting stations? If it’s about taking advantage of the wider coverage area of the CNN, how about syndicating the adverts to local TV stations nationwide back in the rural areas where the bulk of Nigerians reside? Better still, why not produce the adverts in the three major Nigerian dialects of Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo spoken widely by practically every Nigerian from the regions? Is Aliko Dangote, not Hausa, are Jim Ovia and Tony Elumelu, not Delta Ibo and are Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola and Folorunsho Alakija not Yoruba? Wouldn’t it have been novel if they spoke to each of the audiences with affinity to them in their local dialects? Without a doubt, these ‘big men’ speaking English on CNN could have connected better with the folks back in their homesteads if they spoke to them in their dialects?
It was very refreshing for me recently when l saw a video clip of former CNN anchor lady, Aisha Sesay enlightening her people in patois spoken widely in her homestead, Sierra Leone.
She simply stripped herself of the Western garb and climbed down to the level of the ordinary Sierra Leoneans at the bottom rung of the ladder by communicating with them about coronavirus in flawless patois”.
Until the current second wave of the pandemic started taking the lives of regular folks, most average Nigerians have been living in denial as coronavirus was deemed to be a ‘bigman’s’ disease because it’s only their death that was in public eyes and therefore coronavirus was talked about with derision by the ordinary folks. Happily, that’s changing now with regular folks who have been struck down also being publicized.
The fear of a catastrophic outcome from the lockdown inspired the fifth article titled “Strategy For Combating COVID-19: How Nigeria Can Change From Go- Slow To Go-Smart” widely published in the mass media 20/5:2020.
Here is how l tried to make the case.
“The first go- slow became evident during the first full lockdown when characteristically, govt authorities that promised the masses food, money and welfare after appropriating huge sums of money under the auspices of a powerful presidential task force, PTF, failed to deliver. Suddenly, the echoes of the fate that befell Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs- the unfortunate victims of Boko Haram attacks, for whom Govt appropriated huge sums of money for their welfare, but who failed to receive the intended care as the bulk of the funds got embezzled by corrupt officials. And as if history was repeating itself, the long-suffering masses compelled to stay home are bearing the brunt of the go-slow which is a subterfuge for corruption. More so as the scandal surrounding the infamous ‘grass cutting’ contracts in IDP camps which rocked the presidency is still fresh in the minds of Nigerians.
In admonishing the authorities, l posed the rhetoric question:
“Is it not a crying shame that the federal ministry of health that receives billions of naira annually and is supervised by two ministers have been caught flat-footed by the Covid-19 pandemic as health authorities seem not capable of stemming the tide of the spread despite the head start we had since coronavirus did get to Nigeria until about two months after it was discovered in Wuhan, China? In a country of 200m people, how can it be said that less than 40,000 people have been tested for Covid-19 in a period of at least four months since the pandemic broke in Nigeria via the Italian construction worker?
How could the best solution to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be the mantra of stay at home after over two months of the introduction of the shelter in place policy?”
Thankfully, the lockdown of the economy is now off the table.
My sixth (6) and final essay on Coronavirus in 2020 is titled “A Clarion Call To Declare World War lll Against COVID-19”.
Owing to the fact that the title of the essay appeared to be extreme, l started by justifying the choice of military terms.
“Before proceeding further, I would like to crave the indulgence of readers to pardon me for recommending the deployment of the same zeal applied in fighting the World Wars I & II to combating the Covid-19 pandemics which appears to be hyperbolic. But I’m compelled to do so as the fierce and deadly attack on humanity by Covid-19 pandemic, in my view is comparable to the catastrophic consequences of the two world wars.
In the light of the scenario described above, we all need to combat covid-19 the way our forbears wagged the world wars between 1914-18 and later 1939-45.
That’s because, by now, it should be clear to all who were initially skeptical that Covid-19 pandemic is a nihilistic threat to humanity much the same way that the two world wars were, which is why I’m making the clarion call that we should declare a Third World War against it”.
Recommending a Third World War to exterminate coronavirus may be perceived as being too aggressive, but apart from the efforts being made by the World Health Organization, WHO, which has been more or less silenced by hurricane Trump-outgoing president of the USA who made excoriating comments about WHO leadership and withdrew USA’s funding support to the organization, the need to make the fight against Covid-19 an aggressive global affair has been inevitable.
As such the war has proceeded with the global health agency putting forth the idea of pooling of research data, know-how, and intellectual property together in the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine globally.
Fortunately, vaccines with high efficacy (70-95%) arrived ahead of regular time. And now the application of democratic principles in its distribution so that it may be available to people in both rich and poor countries alike is imperative. Hence it is being advocated by the likes of President Mohammadu Buhari of Nigeria amongst other presidents and heads of state.
On the 16th of October, 2020, he stated in his address to a global audience.
“Learning from the painful lessons from a history of unequal access in dealing with diseases such as HIV we must heed the warning that “those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it”.
According to him “Only a People’s Vaccine with equality and solidarity at its core can protect all of humanity and get our societies safely running again. A bold international agreement cannot wait.”
Since then, COVAX , GAVI and Vaccine Alliance have also weighed in, and that’s how come Nigeria would be receiving her first batch of vaccines by the end of this month based on the statements by the health minister, Osagie Ehanire and PTF coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu amongst others.
Now, having received assurances about the supply of the vaccine, the challenge of logistics and the last mile distribution of the vaccine is likely to become another potential disaster in the value chain.
How do l know that?
I did not have to look far beyond the embarrassing and scandalous outcome of the disastrous distribution of COVID-19 palliative materials that were meant to have been handed over to the critical mass of Nigerians who the lockdown had rendered insolvent and unable to feed themselves, but which were instead locked up in various warehouses across the country.
Had the social-economic crisis now known as #EndSars protests by youths against police brutality in October not escalated into street riots of criminal proportions, how would anybody have known that the highly needed essential food items that should have been in the kitchen and even stomachs of the masses were being hoarded in warehouses by unscrupulous politicians and their accomplices.
Apart from the disappointing experience with COVID-19 pandemic palliatives distribution which left a bad taste, instead of food in the mouths of many Nigerians, challenges of logistics with political parties general elections have been a recurring malaise that has been bedeviling our country’s electoral system.
This is underscored by the fact that since the past 21 years of return to multi-party democracy, election circles upon elections circles, the process has been fraught with logistic issues such as ballot papers, boxes or other essential materials including the relevant electoral officials always arriving at the destinations late or never at all.
With the two major covid-19 vaccines coming in cold or ultracold conditions, depending on if it is the Oxford/Azeneca version that can be stored at normal fridge temperature or the mordena version and the Pfeizer/Biontech one, that can only be stored in -70 degrees condition, the challenge of transporting the much-coveted vaccine to their destinations, promises to be complex and very daunting.
Therein lies the dilemma.
Mindful of the unsavory experiences with logistics in the distribution of Covid-19 palliative materials that were hoarded and the perennial ugly experience with the distribution of political party elections organizing materials to the polling booths, the distribution of covid-19 vaccines to where they are needed nationwide when they arrive Nigeria, presumably at the end of the month, may end up in another fiasco.
In 2007, l suggested some pathways towards resolving the logistics quagmire arising from the distribution of voting materials by INEC in an article titled “Election 2007 And National Interest” published widely in the mass media.
In the essay, l made a case that in the light of the dilapidated state of our road infrastructure, which is the main mode of transportation in Nigeria, logistics is bound to be shambolic. And given the inefficiencies inherent in the bureaucracy, why can’t government outsource the distribution of voting materials to firms that are specialists in that function. Fourteen years after, I’m making the same case for the distribution of the vaccines via logistics firms like UPS, DHL, FedEx and in partnership with indigenous firms that have proven capacity. Engaging the military to support the private firms would also help guarantee a secure and effective delivery. That’s because military men and women are actually known to possess cognate experience in supply and transport management as most of the various arms have departments focusing on logistics.
As l join all other well-meaning Nigerians in being hopeful that shooting the vaccine into our bodies via our arms goes well, l have one nagging question?
How come after over a century of facing the menace and even pandemic of malaria in Africa, the disease that thankfully made some parts of Africa uninhabitable for European adventurists and empire builders that were only able to take over some parts of Africa that have no mosquitoes, (Southern Africa region ) there is no vaccine against malaria?
Is it because Africa where the disease is endemic constitutes only 16.72% of the world’s population?
The answer may lie in the fact that although Africa,s population is roughly 17% of the world’s population, only 3% of global GDP is contributed by the continent.
As most of us are currently aware, the development of vaccines is a multi-billion dollars affair. As we may recall, the USA president Donald Trump through Operation Work Speed project advanced billions of dollars to Pfeizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson amongst others to facilitate the research that has led to the production of two anti-covid-19 vaccines.
Now, the reality is that vaccine scientists and investors can’t recoup such humongous capital outlay from a market population that is a mere 3% of the world’s GDP.
So there is no incentive to produce anti-malaria vaccine as Africans and Africa where the disease is endemic can’t afford to pay for research into the production of malaria vaccine, nor are they able to offer potential vaccine scientists profitable return on their investments.
Meanwhile, malaria continues to kill a minimum of one million people in Africa annually.
And the economic impact of malaria killing a million people yearly in Africa is estimated to be $12 billion.
Does that not warrant or offer enough justification for the establishment of a task force by the African Union, AU to mobilize resources to fund the development of a vaccine against malaria that would end the debilitating human carnage and economic hemorrhage caused by malaria in Africa?
When COVID-19 pandemic is defeated, why can’t Africa sustain the momentum gained from the fight against it by making the right to end malaria on the continent, a human right?
MAGNUS ONYIBE, an entrepreneur, public policy analyst, author, development strategist, alumnus of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA and a former commissioner in Delta state government, sent this piece from Lagos.
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August 29, 2019 by codygentes
David Leonard has released “The Wait” through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “The Wait” is a studio recording of some great new songs.
In early 2017, singer, songwriter and worship leader David Leonard was in Los Angeles for a career pinnacle, walking the red carpet as a GRAMMY® Awards nominee for his work with acclaimed worship duo All Sons & Daughters. It was a professional high during a personal low for David who was struggling through a season of anxiety, depression and heartache amidst questions and unanswered prayers. Hoping for clarity, he headed out the next day on a solitary, soul-searching road trip home to Tennessee.
It was late into his first night and he was driving through the desolate Mojave Desert when he began to see a light in the distance. At first, he thought he was nearing a city but realized as he drove closer, it was the moon breaking over the horizon and heralding what would be a breakthrough for him. “I felt like God just threw on this big flashlight and said, ‘I see you’,” he recalls. “I immediately felt acknowledged and seen.”
What David had thought would take an entire journey, happened in the first night with that moment turning out to be the moment he was longing for. With still so many stops to make along the way and despite the still unanswered prayers, he was already filled with life. It was a welcome reprieve following a seemingly endless wait.
“Everybody says ‘you’ll find God in the Grand Canyon’… and I did,” he says of the cross-country trek. “It was a sweet time, but it was nothing like when He met me in the desert.”
Back home and with a renewed sense of peace, David set out to creatively remain in the background as he wrote and produced from his studio near Nashville and All Sons & Daughters ended their season of recording and touring together. All the while, he continued working through the issues that had plagued him, including the bitter road of infertility that he and his wife had been walking. Along the way, he noticed that his experiences were surfacing in the songs he was writing for other artists. And those songs had begun weaving together his own story of heartache and redemption that would eventually become The Wait (Integrity Music), his first solo album in an almost two-decade career.
“I started looking over all these songs I’d been writing with other people, and thought, ‘These are my songs,’” Leonard recalls of realizing he’d unintentionally penned the album. “I wrote this record feeling no pressure to have to create some grand thing. I just got to write and have fun and enjoy it; and then all of a sudden, I had a record. As a writer, it was a really freeing place.”
Sonically, the album is a departure from the organic, acoustic-driven melodies that made All Sons & Daughters so beloved. Instead, The Wait feels like a beautiful combination of all three of David’s previous bands – – Jackson Waters, NEEDTOBREATHE and All Sons & Daughters.
“I think it’s going to catch people off guard,” he admits, “and that’s a good thing. It would’ve been a lot easier if I’d just made another All Sons & Daughters record, sonically. There was that worry of thinking, ‘If you want to succeed, you should just do what you’ve been doing.’ But that didn’t feel right to me. I knew I needed to do what the record was calling for and go in a different direction. There’s a playful side to me and I’m excited for people to see it.”
Lyrically, The Wait doesn’t stray from the vulnerability of David’s previous work. If anything, the collection’s 13 tracks are even more transparent, the themes more universal—all born out of personal experience. “I’ve always been the kind of guy who’s not afraid to talk about the things he’s walking through,” he says. “I don’t know if this is a Sunday morning record… maybe it’s more of a weekday record. But it is for worshipers. It’s for anyone who’s been in that desert place looking for signs of life.”
Still, some of the songs have already resonated with David’s home congregation, Journey Church, as he’s led them on Sunday mornings. The confessional “Know Your Heart” seeks to fully explore the heart of God, while the Psalm-like “You Know Me” ponders how a perfect God could possibly love His fallible children.
Meanwhile, “I Will Wait” chronicles the Leonards’ battles with infertility. After many years of prayerful waiting, daughter Ella Kate was born. Then, the couple experienced more waiting and a devastating miscarriage before finally welcoming their newest addition, daughter River, whose name is joyfully written into the song’s second verse: “Oh, the burdens that I’ve carried. They are heavy, oh too heavy to hold. But there’s a River. There’s a sunrise. There’s a new day and it’s bringing new life.”
“It’s the struggle of the wait,” David says of the track. “Every month for four years was a constant letdown and disappointment and probably the hardest thing my wife and I had ever walked through.”
“Share The Burden” timestamps the moment the couple knew they needed help in the midst of their journey and speaks to the greater need for community by everyone, no matter the nature of our burdens. The couple set out to intentionally find others to support them through their never-ending grief, and that network of people made all the difference.
Like many prolific songs do, lead single “Threads” came at the eleventh hour. After the record was finished, a candid conversation over breakfast with fellow songwriters Ethan Hulse and Andrew Ripp, led to the birth of the textured track. “The idea was just the unraveling of who we are and who we think we should be and what God has for us,” David explains. “In the grand scheme of things, the more we can surrender, and the more we can turn ourselves off, the better. Our unraveling is spurred by fear; it’s spurred on by anxiety, but then it’s wrapped up in a love that casts out all those things.”
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Categories Songs Tags Come As You Are, David Leonard, integrity music, Know Your Heart, Studio Recording, The Wait, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WT, You Know Me
Local Sound/Integrity Music album “Sunday School” on WorshipTeam
Local Sound has released “Sunday School” through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Sunday School” is a recording of some great new songs.
True to the title, Sunday School takes five of the group’s favorite worship songs from their childhoods recorded with Local Sound’s pop worship spin.
Featuring some of the trio’s treasured worship songs like Darlene Zschech’s “Shout To The Lord” and Paul Baloche’s “Open The Eyes Of My Heart”.
“I grew up listening to these songs,” shares Local Sound’s Emily Wyant. “They are truly the soundtrack of my childhood. Though hundreds of new and wonderful worship songs have been released since then, these songs remind me of the childlike faith I am meant to live from. A faith that is purely based on worship and adoration of God without asking for anything in return. I am honored to be a part of a project that recognizes the beauty and importance of these songs.”
Categories Songs Tags I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever, integrity music, Local Sound, Open The Eyes Of My Heart, shout to the lord, Sunday School, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WT
Jon Egan/Integrity Music album “Unveil” on WorshipTeam
Jon Egan has released “Unveil” through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Unveil” is a live recording of some great new songs.
Egan, Who Has Chosen Faith Over Fear, Looks To Worship As The Way Through After Decades Of Anxiety Struggles.
“This album is for the weak because it was made by the weak, it’s for the broken because it was made by the broken.” Worship leader and songwriter Jon Egan has battled depression and anxiety for most of his life and knows firsthand what it means to bring a sacrifice of praise. With new album Unveil, through Integrity Music, the former lead singer of Desperation Band invites listeners to do the same, singing God’s promises over and through their own struggles.
Egan, a worship leader for New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been crafting songs of praise and worship for his own congregation and the global church for almost 20 years, including favorites “I Am Free,” “Overcome,” “Strong God,” “Make A Way” and “On The Throne.” Throughout that time, he has struggled with an internal war. In fact, it was an anxiety attack that inspired one of his new songs, “Everlasting Joy,” that Egan said he wrote as he “worshiped out of that situation.”
“Sometimes, I write what I most need to sing,” he says. “Worship is often a defiant act. It becomes a weapon to declare what you know will be, even if it isn’t yet… standing face-to-face with the fear and darkness but instead of describing what you see, you declare what you know, choosing faith over fear. It’s the singing and declaring of that truth that lifts you out of despair.”
The whole of Unveil is filled with a sense of joy from the “knowing” even in the most raw moments of worship and prayer found within the project’s 13 tracks, and amidst the sounds of weeping from Egan and his church family. Recorded live across a variety of services at New Life and the church’s 2018 Desperation youth conference, Unveil reveals a worship leader and a church reawakened to revival and alive to the promise found in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…”.
“We made it live, we kept it live… much of the vocals are completely raw,” says Egan. “It is as it happened and it’s filled with ministry moments for worshipers and worship leaders alike. You’re hearing real people playing and singing, real people who are in their journey of the in-between, between death and resurrection, people who are in the waiting, in the groaning. People who can help others know they are not alone and that Jesus is there.”
“I hope this album helps my generation and those above me remember and helps a new generation to discover that worship can’t exist outside the cries of desperate people,” he continues. “It’s about the priesthood of all the believers raising up a song. And as worship leaders, it’s our responsibility to help give people their song back.”
In addition to “Everlasting Joy,” tracks such as “Be Strong,” “What You Said,” “The Table,” “This Changes Everything” and “Glorify” all point listeners to the promises of scripture and unveil a living God who is provider, refuge, healer and savior. The complete tracklist for Unveil, which includes guest cowriters Jacob Sooter, Jason Ingram, Mitch Wong, Chris McClarney and Mia Fieldes
Categories Songs Tags Glorify, integrity music, Integrity Worship, Jon Egan, Live Record, The Table (Love's Invitation), Unveil, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WorshipTeam WT, WT
Luke + Anna Hellebronth/Integrity Music album “Motions Of Mercy” on WorshipTeam
Luke + Anna Hellebronth has released “Motions Of Mercy” through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Motions Of Mercy” is a recording of some great new songs.
Produced by Jimmy James, Motions Of Mercy includes songs penned by the Hellebronths with guest writers including Matt Maher, Nick Herbert, Josh Gauton, Ben Cantelon, Brenton Brown, Eby Corydon (LIFE Worship), Jonas Myrin and St. Luke’s Gas Street lead pastor, Tim Hughes.
The project is woven around themes of God’s mercy, grace and salvation and “the great depth and cost of the love of God,” says Luke Hellebronth, writer of “Spirit Break Out.” Anna continues, “Songs such as ‘All for Love (Gethsemane),’ a picture of Christ’s sacrifice, and ‘Arrow,’ inspired by the writings of 14th century theologian Nicholas Kabasilas (‘The Life In Christ’), continue to explore the topic.”
“We are overwhelmed and yet deeply affronted by the love of God,” explains Anna. “It bears truth, which can pierce our hearts, while giving us freedom. God’s love challenges every fibre of our ‘humanness’… it leave its mark.”
Luke adds that the project takes its title from lyrics of new song “See Me Through” as a direct acknowledgement that “God’s mercy is the thread running through the highs and lows of all we encounter.”
Alongside these concepts is what the Hellebronths call “a prophetic cry of holy dissatisfaction” found in songs “Revive Us (Heavy Rain)” and “Kingdom of God.”
“Our cry and our prayer is that the Holy Spirit would revive and awaken us again to the call of God that He is partnering with us to bring His Kingdom here on earth, His majesty and reign of love,” explains Luke. “There are always new depths to discover… never stop looking and never let your passion for Jesus be secondary. Keep stoking the fire,” the Hellebronths add.
Categories Songs Tags All For Love (Gethsermane), Arrow, Carried By Grace, Kingdom Of God, Luke + Anna Hellebronth, Motions Of Mercy, music, Revive Us (Heavy Rain), worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WT
Hillsong Worship single “King Of Kings” on WorshipTeam
August 3, 2019 by user
Hillsong Worship has released “King Of Kings” through Hillsong Church and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “King Of Kings is a live recording of some great new songs.
“The story of the Gospel should never be treated or viewed as a relic – no matter how reverently one might err in that direction. No, the Gospel is a NOW reality that requires a NOW response. With origins before time and echoes beyond it, it stands at the intersection of eternity and our every-day present and beckons, urges, demands us to look. Look at the Christ, the Son of God – bloodied for your sin and the sin of all humanity – repent and believe and take your place in the Story of all stories – the story of the King of Kings.”
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from first to last.” – Romans 1:16-17
– Brooke Ligertwood
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Categories Songs Tags hillsong, Hillsong Church, Hillsong Music Australia, hillsong united, Hillsong worship, King Of Kings, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WorshipTeam WT, WT
Housefires Music album “Housefires V” on WorshipTeam
July 24, 2019 by codygentes
Housefires has released “Housefires V” through Housefires Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Housefires V” is a live recording of some great new songs.
OUR HOPE IS THAT THESE SONGS WOULD SPARK FIRES THAT BURN BRIGHT IN ORDINARY HOUSES ALL OVER THE WORLD. THAT YOU WOULD BE AWAKE TO GOD IN EVERY PART OF YOUR LIFE…THE POLISHED AND THE ORDINARY.
Categories Songs Tags Coming Home, God Is So Good, Housefires, Housefires Music, Housefires V, Kirby Kaple, Nate Moore, Pat Barrett, Tony Brown, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WorshipTeam WT, WT
Elevation Worship/Elevation Worship Records album “Paradoxology” on WorshipTeam
Elevation Worship has released “Paradoxology” through Elevation Worship Records and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Paradoxology” is a recording of some great new songs.
Paradoxology is a reimagined album from Elevation Worship, with fresh takes on the songs from their latest album Hallelujah Here Below like “Here Again,” “Echo,” and “Won’t Stop Now.” Paradoxology also includes their new single, “With You.”
Categories Songs Tags Elevation worship, Elevation Worship Records, Hallelujah Here Below, Paradoxology, Provident Label Group LLC, With You, worship, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, WorshipMusic, worshipteam, WorshipTeam WT, WT
For All Seasons/Centricity Music album “Every Good Thing” on WorshipTeam
For All Seasons has released “Every Good Thing” through Centricity Music and the song is now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “Every Good Thing” is a recording of a great new song
Categories Songs Tags Centric Worship, centricity, Centricity Music, Centricity Worship, Every Good Thing, For All Seasons, worship, Worship Music, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, worshipteam, WT
Samuel Lane/Vineyard Worship single “God Of Our Mothers And Fathers” on WorshipTeam
July 5, 2019 by codygentes
Vineyard Worship has released “God Of Our Mothers And Fathers” featuring Samuel Lane and the song is now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “God Of Our Mothers And Fathers” is a studio recording of a great new song.
God of our mothers and fathers
Come now and move among us
What you did before
Come and do once more
We want to be a part of your story….
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Featuring the raw, magnetic voice of Samuel Lane (More Than Anything, Saved), the latest single, “God Of Our Mothers And Fathers” is a powerful prophetic word for the Church at this moment.
Categories Songs Tags God Of Our Mothers And Fathers, New Wine, samuel lane, vineyard, Vineyard Churches, Vineyard Movement, Vineyard Music, Vineyard worship, worship, Worship Music, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, worshipteam, WorshipTeam WT, WT
Elias Dummer/Integrity Music album “The Work, Vol 1” on WorshipTeam
Elias Dummer has released “The Work, Vol 1” through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com “The Work, Vol 1” is a recording of some great new songs.
An Ontario native and Tennessee resident, Dummer is passionate about the local church, drawing inspiration from his roots with TCH, a band birthed from a local church unity movement, and from his role in helping to plant The Village, a fast-growing UMC community near Nashville.
Categories Songs Tags Elias Dummer, Heartbeat, integrity music, The Work, This Is Holy Ground, Vol. 1, worship, Worship Music, WorshipLeader, WorshipLeading, worshipteam, WT
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The Upstairs Hall has been used primarily as a sitting room for the Governors’ families. With its original east-west cross ventilation, this room was a comfortable sitting area with easy access to the front balcony.
This area was used for large wardrobes in the late 1880’s when voluminous dresses were in style, and the house had only one or two small closets for storage. In 1915, Governor James Ferguson screened in part of the balcony as his sleeping porch so the balcony porch was used daily. Molly O’Daniel’s wedding gifts were displayed here in 1940.
The most significant change in this area came in the 1950’s during the Shivers Administration when a wall of louvered doors was installed to create an office. This partition came almost to the door of what is today the Pease Bedroom, allowing tours to pass through what was then the Sam Houston Bedroom. This office remained until the Briscoe Administration.
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Leicester midfielder Dennis Praet sidelined for around three months
Sean Taylor, PA
14 January 2021, 10:39 am ·3-min read
Leicester have been dealt an injury blow with the news that Dennis Praet will be out for around three months.
The 26-year-old midfielder pulled up in the final few minutes of the FA Cup victory at Stoke after he stretched to reach a Youri Tielemans pass.
If Praet is ruled out until mid-April, he could miss a dozen or so Premier League games, two rounds in the Europa League, plus the next three rounds of the FA Cup.
“Dennis will be (out for) up to three months, we think, which is a huge blow for us,” said Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers.
“It was an awkward one for him at the time, the ball just popped up and he over-stretched. It was not quite his hamstring but a tendon in the hamstring. Obviously we need to ensure his recuperation is the best it can possibly be.
“He is going to be out for a while, which is not so good for us.”
It remains to be seen whether Praet’s injury will affect Rodgers’ thinking in terms of allowing Hamza Choudhury to leave the club.
Leicester have received offers for Choudhury, with West Brom and Newcastle reportedly linked with a move for the 23-year-old, but Rodgers could now be reluctant to let him leave for fear of further weakening the options in midfield.
“It is certainly something we have to look at,” said Rodgers. “We are certainly not in a rush to move Hamza out but we respect that we have some players who are a bit further away from playing and may want to get some game time.
“I understand that and I want to support and help that, but I also have to look after the squad and make sure I have the right bodies here to do the job and finish what will be a busy second part of the season for us.
“There have been enquiries for Hamza but, as I say, we are not in any big rush at the moment until we see where the squad is going to be at.”
Leicester resume their Premier League campaign against Southampton at the King Power Stadium on Saturday night and Rodgers will be boosted by the return of a handful of key players, most notably top scorer Jamie Vardy (hip) and midfielder James Maddison (knee).
“Both of those players will be available,” said the Foxes boss. “It was not so much a rest at Stoke, they actually couldn’t play – or if they did play then there was going to be huge risk for them.
“They have had ongoing issues over the course of the season, unfortunately, and that was a game where we saw a window to get some medical work done with them knowing we had other players who could come in an play.
“But that has worked well for us as they have rejoined the group this week and will be available for the weekend.”
Right-back Ricardo Pereira (groin) and winger Cengiz Under (hamstring) have made progress in their recoveries, have resumed full training and are back in contention, although Rodgers said their returns would be managed “step by step”.
Fellow defender Caglar Soyuncu (groin) is also back in training and nearing a return.
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Vietnam to crack down on nonsensical, sensational videos
Sunday, October 11, 2020, 18:35 GMT+7
Digital illustration alludes to clickbait content fishing for engagements on social media.
The Vietnam Government Office has announced a document as ordered by the prime minister, asking the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Public Security to cooperate with other agencies to deal with nonsensical and sensational videos that have been viral on the Internet in recent times.
Earlier, local media reported extensively on such videos, which were posted on social networks to lure viewers and gain profits over the pay-per-click policy.
The nonsensical videos attracted a large number of viewers, causing negative influences on the awareness, lifestyle, and behavior of local children, and thus corrupting the public penchant for media consumption.
However, for many reasons, these contents have still existed and have not been put under control.
Over the past years, the Internet and social networks have become a rich source of information and a helpful tool to support people’s work, lifestyle, and entertainment.
But they have also brought about bad impacts, especially on those overusing social networks and having poor awareness.
Therefore, users are advised to stay alert to negative and fake information to avoid bad influences on their awareness and behavior.
Youngsters, due to inexperience, should receive guidance on tapping Internet resources and participating in social networks.
Most recently, Nguyen Van Hung, the owner of the ‘Hung Troll’ YouTube channel, has been blasted for a video in which he cooked chicken porridge by putting a whole chicken — feathers and all — into a large pot of boiling porridge on a stove.
The Department of Information and Communications of northern Bac Giang Province, Hung’s hometown, has levied a fine of VND7.5 million (US$324) on him for the video, which they say goes “against the fine traditions and good customs [of Vietnam].”
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World of Spies
By: David Layzelle
Worrying news from both the UK’s Guardian newspaper and The New York Times that the hideous little goblin that you’re struggling to slay in World of Warcraft, might not be all they seem and may have its eyes on much more than your shiny baubles. It’s been alleged that spooks from America’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ are so worried about unsavoury sorts using the essentially unregulated on-line gaming world as a means of passing messages of doom or funds to each other that, they have infiltrated it in an attempt to head off the next potential 9/11 at the pass.
The source of this information is none other than Edward Snowden, the American computer specialist and former NSA contractor who put the Western surveillance effort on the back foot by disclosing a raft of top secret documents to the press. With its credibility pretty much intact, the charge that American and UK spymasters spend their time playing World of Warcraft, and possibly Second Life too, in an effort to find out what Johnny Foreigner is up to, seems likely.
The US and UK Governments are convinced that assorted terrorist groups are now holding their monthly meetings in Azeroth rather than squatting in a Yurt on some featureless plain in South Yeman, and are determined to sneak in on the conclaves. Still, attending meetings in a virtual world has distinct advantages over real world meetings; now terrorists and spies from all sides can legitimately dress up as female Elves rather than leaving it for Sundays or Comic-Con.
Governments and gaming isn’t a new alliance, with 2002 seeing the launch of America’s Army – a realism-driven game designed to show the US Military in a positive light. Based on the Unreal Engine, AA was supposed to demonstrate to the world that Uncle Sam was caring-while-carpet-bombing. The ‘game’ started off as a training exercise but transformed over the years into an umbrella program for all US Military foot soldier simulation; think Call of Duty but with added patriotism, and wars where they get to win.
Meanwhile, not to be outdone by capitalist running dogs the fundamentalist group Hezbollah have released their own game as a means of training the faithful and spreading befuddled propaganda. The snappily titled Special Operations 2 is a FPS set amongst the rubble of the city formerly known as Lebenon and, demonstrates what it calls “the truthful path” while tackling socio-political, though some would say somewhat misguided, thinking. The game, predictably, paints the military as idiots, so it’s a bit like CoD in that respect. Special Forces 2 reportedly sold “hundreds of copies” on its release date; hmmm, so GTA V it ain’t!
On-line gaming is now a massive business and documents leaked by Snowdon show that spooks based around the globe, but principally at RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire UK, have infiltrated a number of virtual worlds and are sorting metadata as they search to uncover nefarious activities. The program scored an early goal when the spymasters uncovered an underground trade in stolen credit cards and pin numbers; a group of dwarves were, apparently, taken into custody and their parents informed.
So, next time you’re blade to blade with a vicious-looking Orc, take a moment to consider whether it’s actually a twelve year old child, a fifty-four year old fat, balding spy with a questionable grip on reality, or a buck-toothed and wild-eyed terrorist. It should be easy to spot if it’s the child – they’ll beat you hands down!
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A fireplace can really bring something special to a home. In addition to creating a design focal point, it can also transform a room. Whether you are planning a romantic and intimate night in or looking for a cozy place to curl up with a book, a fireplace is the perfect mood setter. Many homeowners, however, think the hassle of a fireplace just isn't worth it, and even if they have one, it sits virtually unused for most of the year. Fortunately, modern technology has taken fireplaces to a whole new level. Electric fireplaces are fantastic alternatives to the traditional gas or wood versions, providing all the benefits with none of the drawbacks.
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Wood fireplaces require constant attention to keep them going and they leave behind piles of ash that make clean up a real chore. Gas versions get expensive and can even be dangerous if not installed and used properly. Both types release pollutants into the air and use natural resources, so they aren't exactly on board with the eco-friendly craze. Simply opting for an electric fireplace solves all of these annoyances.
Electric fireplaces are operated with the simple flip of a switch or push of a button and they are practically maintenance-free, no ashy clean up required. Plus, they are a much greener option. A typical gas fireplace emits approximately 30,000-40,000 BTUs during operation. Compare that to an electrical which has an output of about 5,000 BTUs, and that's only if you have the heat on. Ken Scholten, owner of Embers in El Paso, says, "An electric fireplace can be used all year round to set the ambiance, which is great for the Southwest, because the heat function is optional." On top of that, electric fireplaces are extremely efficient. No ventilation or chimney is necessary because there are no harmful emissions. All the heat is resourcefully used to warm the room and no natural gases are burned into the air. If you like that authentic feel, look for versions like the Dimplex OptiMyst line which uses an easy to fill water tank to create the illusion of smoke. And, if you're worried about your electrical bill, rest assured that these fireplaces cost significantly less to operate than a gas option. "With heat on, you are looking at about 10 to 12 cents per hour," says Ken, "And without heat, it of course costs much less to operate."
If you're still not convinced, then your concern must be of style, size or placement. From neo modern to ultra formal, there are electric fireplaces that will beautifully complement any interior design style. There are traditional versions complete with carved wooden mantels and sleek versions that fit right into the wall. If you already have a fireplace, there are inserts that will easily slip into it. You keep the look you love and get all the added conveniences. Think you don't have the space? Are you already exhausted thinking about what it will take to install a fireplace from scratch? Dimplex has options that hang on the wall like a framed picture or television stands with a fireplace built right in. They both have everything you could want in a fireplace and require you to do nothing more than choose the perfect space and plug it in.
Perfect for homeowners, or even renters, who think a fireplace is out of their budget or just too much effort, electric fireplaces are an easy and cost effective way to give your room that added touch of ambiance it has been missing. ///
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When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they’re carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they’ll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
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A young man born out of an incestuous relationship, after enduring an emotionally scarring childhood, gives in to the dark side of Satanic forces and becomes a weapon of evil….
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A day of hybrid learning inside WMS unlike any school day students have ever seen before
Splash photo Adrian Schick
While inside Watertown Middle School, students stay in one room while the teachers rotate around the school.
Sam Shea, Evelyn Kain, and Adrian Schick
Many things have been hard to continue during COVID-19, but one of the hardest things is going to school. In November, Watertown Middle School reopened for hybrid learning.
The students have been split into groups — Cohort A and B — with some remote learners staying home entirely. Cohort A attends on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Cohort B attends Wednesdays and Fridays, with everyone learning remotely on Mondays
The school day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., when the students receive lunch and are sent home. Every homeroom has a lunch lady come in and ask the students if they want lunch, and at the end of the day she drops it off.
The school day lasts until 3 p.m., and teachers are available for “office hours,” in which students can join a Zoom call to talk with a teacher about something such as homework.
Unlike many other schools, Watertown Middle School is doing COVID testing, which has already revealed a case. If you have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, you have to test negative or quarantine for the state approved number of days. People can still go into the school if they’re in a different cluster and/or cohort and/or class.
As Watertown Middle School teachers are moving from room to room, they must cart their materials with them. (Splash photo Adrian Schick)
Social distancing and mask regulations are enforced well and followed by students (hand sanitizer is also readily available). Sometimes people don’t socially distance in hallways when leaving the building or going on mask breaks due to people being clustered together, but they still keep their masks on in the halls, which they also leave soon after.
In previous years, students would go around the halls to different classes, where teachers would stay. But this year, it’s the opposite. Now, the students stay socially distanced in their homeroom and the teachers move from room to room. This means that students won’t be clustered together in the halls and can socially distance. And because all of the student’s things will stay with them in their homeroom, they will have everything that they need on hand.
COVID-19 regulations have even extended to entering and exiting the building. The entrances and exits of the building are organized by grade; students enter and leave the building using only one exit that only their grade can use, usually opening it with gloves or through their shirts or something else to avoid touching the handle.
The snack and lunch bag available to Watertown Middle School students offers a large variety of food. (Splash photo Courtesy photo)
Exiting the building is a little more complicated. First off, someone will come on the loudspeaker telling all children who ride the bus home to leave their classrooms and get on the bus. As for everyone else, they leave through the same way they came in, but all at different times depending on their last classes.
For example, a voice might come on the loudspeaker saying that everyone in science class (across all clusters and cohorts) can leave. The people in the science classes will exit the building the way that they came in, and whoever is manning the loudspeaker will move to the next class until everyone has left the building.
WMS students get 15-minute mask breaks. They go outside and across the street to Moxley Field, unless it is raining, in which case they go to the gym.”
In the classrooms, all of the WMS teachers are paying close attention to the kids on Zoom and are answering any questions they have. The smaller classes call for a more relaxed, casual environment.
Students stay in their chairs, and they stay at their desks for most of the school day. The desks are 6 feet apart.
Every teacher kind of does things a little differently, but the students are always supervised. There is always a teacher on Zoom and in the classroom. Sometimes kids get kicked out of the Zoom meeting because they aren’t doing the work or the yoga during community meeting time.
“For starters, I feel that students didn’t always have their full attention on Zoom because it was easy to get distracted on your computer,” said a seventh-grader. “The video on and off was also a struggle. Now that we are in hybrid both of those issues are solved and the teachers and kids know each other much better.
“Overall, hybrid is better than virtual in my opinion.”
The students get 15-minute mask breaks. They go outside and across the street to Moxley Field, unless it is raining, in which case they go to the gym. The breaks are staggered throughout the day.
The students always have to go outside for mask breaks, unless there is snow or rain outside. And yes, they will go out when it is below freezing. There’s not a lot to do except stand in lines 6 feet apart. If there is snow or rain outside, the mask breaks are held in the gym, which is far superior to being outside, as it’s warm. Students can bring their stuff with them, spread out, and socialize if they socially distance because they can go where they want in the gym.
The music room at WMS has been repurposed as a staging area during hybrid learning. (Splash photo Adrian Schick)
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On the Hunt for a Missing Giant Black Hole
From NASA
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a supermassive black hole has deepened.
Despite searching with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found.
This missing black hole should be in the enormous galaxy in the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2261, which is located about 2.7 billion light years from Earth. This composite image of Abell 2261 contains optical data from Hubble and the Subaru Telescope showing galaxies in the cluster and in the background, and Chandra X-ray data showing hot gas (colored pink) pervading the cluster. The middle of the image shows the large elliptical galaxy in the center of the cluster.
Nearly every large galaxy in the Universe contains a supermassive black hole in their center, with a mass that is millions or billions of times that of the Sun. Since the mass of a central black hole usually tracks with the mass of the galaxy itself, astronomers expect the galaxy in the center of Abell 2261 to contain a supermassive black hole that rivals the heft of some of the largest known black holes in the Universe.
Using Chandra data obtained in 1999 and 2004 astronomers had already searched the center of Abell 2261’s large central galaxy for signs of a supermassive black hole. They looked for material that has been superheated as it fell towards the black hole and produced X-rays, but did not detect such a source.
Now, with new, longer Chandra observations obtained in 2018, a team led by Kayhan Gultekin from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor conducted a deeper search for the black hole in the center of the galaxy. They also considered an alternative explanation, in which the black hole was ejected from the host galaxy’s center. This violent event may have resulted from two galaxies merging to form the observed galaxy, accompanied by the central black hole in each galaxy merging to form one enormous black hole.
When black holes merge, they produce ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves. If the huge amount of gravitational waves generated by such an event were stronger in one direction than another, the theory predicts that the new, even more massive black hole would have been sent careening away from the center of the galaxy in the opposite direction. This is called a recoiling black hole.
Astronomers have not found definitive evidence for recoiling black holes and it is not known whether supermassive black holes even get close enough to each other to produce gravitational waves and merge; so far, astronomers have only verified the mergers of much smaller black holes. The detection of recoiling supermassive black holes would embolden scientists using and developing observatories to look for gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes.
The galaxy at the center of Abell 2261 is an excellent cluster to search for a recoiling black hole because there are two indirect signs that a merger between two massive black holes might have taken place. First, data from the Hubble and Subaru optical observations reveal a galactic core — the central region where the number of stars in the galaxy in a given patch of the galaxy is at or close to the maximum value — that is much larger than expected for a galaxy of its size. The second sign is that the densest concentration of stars in the galaxy is over 2,000 light years away from the center of the galaxy, which is strikingly distant.
These features were first identified by Marc Postman from Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and collaborators in their earlier Hubble and Subaru images, and led them to suggest the idea of a merged black hole in Abell 2261. During a merger, the supermassive black hole in each galaxy sinks toward the center of the newly coalesced galaxy. If they become bound to each other by gravity and their orbit begins to shrink, the black holes are expected to interact with surrounding stars and eject them from the center of the galaxy. This would explain Abell 2261’s large core. The off-center concentration of stars may also have been caused by a violent event such as the merger of two supermassive black holes and subsequent recoil of single, larger black hole that results.
Even though there are clues that a black hole merger took place, neither Chandra nor Hubble data showed evidence for the black hole itself. Gultekin and most of his co-authors, led by Sarah Burke-Spolaor from West Virginia University, had previously used Hubble to look for a clump of stars that might have been carried off by a recoiling black hole. They studied three clumps near the center of the galaxy, and examined whether the motions of stars in these clumps are high enough to suggest they contain a ten billion solar mass black hole. No clear evidence for a black hole was found in two of the clumps and the stars in the other one were too faint to produce useful conclusions.
They also previously studied observations of Abell 2261 with the NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. Radio emission detected near the center of the galaxy showed evidence that supermassive black hole activity had occurred there 50 million years ago, but does not indicate that the center of the galaxy currently contains such a black hole.
They then turned to Chandra to look for material that had been superheated and produced X-rays as it fell towards the black hole. While the Chandra data did reveal that the densest hot gas was not in the center of the galaxy, they did not reveal any possible X-ray signatures of a growing supermassive black hole — no X-ray source was found in the center of the cluster, or in any of the clumps of stars, or at the site of the radio emission.
The authors concluded that either there is no black hole at any of these locations, or that it is pulling material in too slowly to produce a detectable X-ray signal.
The mystery of this gigantic black hole’s location therefore continues. Although the search was unsuccessful, hope remains for astronomers looking for this supermassive black hole in the future. Once launched, the James Webb Space Telescope may be able to reveal the presence of a supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy or one of the clumps of stars. If Webb is unable to find the black hole, then the best explanation is that the black hole has recoiled well out of the center of the galaxy.
A paper describing these results has been accepted for publication in a journal of the American Astronomical Society, and is also available online at https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.13980. Gultekin’s co-authors are Sarah Burke-Spolaor; Tod R. Lauer (National Optical Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona); T. Joseph W. Lazio and Leonidas A. Moustakas (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California); and Patrick Ogle and Marc Postman (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland).
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center manages the Chandra program. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Chandra X-ray Center controls science from Cambridge Massachusetts and flight operations from Burlington, Massachusetts.
Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Michigan/K. Gültekin; Optical: NASA/STScI and NAOJ/Subaru; Infrared: NSF/NOAO/KPNO
Read more from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
For more Chandra images, multimedia and related materials, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/chandra
Tags: Abell 2261, black holes, Chandra X-ray Observatory, supermassive black hole
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Reply to RockyRoad
They searching for something that might not be or even ever been there.
Could it be hiding with Trenberth’s missing heat?
Gary Pearse
“detection of recoiling supermassive black holes would embolden scientists using and developing observatories to look for gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes”
It seems to me that astrophysicists are indeed already emboldened enough, thank you very much. They have never observed ‘recoiling supermassive black holes’ in the first place. How can a galaxy ‘eject’ a supermassive black hole from its center and leave its stars happily behind.
Wouldn’t one expect, if something whisked away its massive … no supermassive… black hole from a giant galaxy,, its orphaned stars would form clusters of galaxies which is the very thing they are observing!
Look this thing is 2 billion light years away. Look for recoiling blackholes within a billion first! Geologists do the same sort of fieldwork and its tough enough sometimes when the definitive outcrop to solve a puzzle is only 2 miles away. We don’t go inventing formations and structures to make it fit with zero evidence of its existence anywhere. Modern scientific evidence anyone?
Reply to Gary Pearse
There’s a new theory in partical physics that dark energy= tiny black holes
Reply to taoofrob
I have an alternative hypothesis: dark energy / dark matter is made of horse shit.
Occam’s rasor an all that.
A valid option 👌
David Blenkinsop
Well you know how it is. Every time I see a pastry it just has to have a jam center. And if there’s none there, you just know I have to have a good look around, in case I missed something ..
Reply to David Blenkinsop
The obvious explanation is that someone came in with a turkey baster cleverly concealed in their outer garment and inserted it into said pastry and “shoplifted” the jam filling right out of there.
Peta of Newark
Took a moment or two – to remember another reason I’d worked out to suggest that Black Holes (BH) are crap.
Black Hole has Event Horizon (EH) = the point/place where the Escape Velocity (EV) = that of light
The ‘hole’ is inside there but, obviously, invisible or ‘black’
1) For any celestial body, EV is also = Terminal Velocity (TV) = speed at which something falling in (nominally from infinitely far away) will have when it meets the surface of the object it was falling into/towards.
In the case of a BH the ‘surface is the EH
The first problem for BH is that stuff falling in has to be moving at light-speed when it crosses the EH
That’s garbage to start with. Only light can/does travel at light-speed
2) (This the new bit.For me anyway.)
What happens after ‘falling object’ crosses the EH?
The entire theory that proposes BH says that it can only keep accelerating until it does actually meet something solid. Presumably whatever it is that comprises the mass of the BH and hidden from view inside the EH
Of course you say ‘That’s garbage. It cannot happen.
But but I say, how do you know that?
Maybe objects crossing the EH do keep accelerating.
(Are they then called ‘Tachyons’)
Why should they not?
This is The Problem for the BH.
The falling object will have passed the singularity you get from dividing-by-zero and be on the down-slope on ‘the other side’
Thus, as it accelerates towards the core of the BH, it loses mass and energy
Do we then propose that by the time it reaches the core of the BH, it will be going at infinite speed and have zero mass?
So how do BHs gain mass? The whole process that creates them, snuffs them them out at the same time.
How do they even exist?
Reply to Peta of Newark
I thought that as far as we down here are concerned things up there never fall in a black hole, since time slows down and eventually has ‘zero’ value (said A.E.) so everything should be plastered all over the event horizon and stay there forever , but no one has ever seen anything there except a bit of radiation in the nearby space, or maybe there is a black hole hiding my skull.
Time slows down only in the frame of the “traveller” that is moving near c. Time in the rest frame moves on same as always. “Distance” also expands in the travelers frame and so the traveler will never seem to be able to get significantly closer to the EH in his own frame. But to an observer in the rest frame he will appear to just splat into it.
An interesting thought experiment: they say the age of the universe is >12BY but perhaps at 1 inch above a SMBH EH the universe may only be something like 1MY old.
Reply to menace
Oops I got that wrong, distance compresses in the travelers frame. I did say relativity always confused me…
Yep, you got it wrong, but we all learn by being wrong more often than not. German mathematician Karl Schwarzschild while on the Russian front in 1915/16 somehow got hold of Einstein’s paper only few weeks after publication.
He managed to solve the equation that Einstein didn’t or couldn’t (he relied for maths’ work on his wife <a href=” https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-forgotten-life-of-einsteins-first-wife/ ”> M.M. Einstein </a> a scientist in her own right, to whom he eventually passed the Nobel prize money, but he got the fame, she wrote “What is there to say, with notoriety, one gets the pearl, the other the shell.” . The female scientists should put a bit of effort to bring her contribution to the attention of the wider scientific community..
When Max Planck had sought Einsteins’s opinion on a particularly tricky matter it was his wife who answered the letter.
Poor Schwarzschild never lived to see the end of WWI, not realising what he may have started.
hope this might work
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-forgotten-life-of-einsteins-first-wife/
Peta, objects can hit a celestial body at various speeds, not just EV if it already has a sustantial velocity toward its target before it becomes measurably attracted to the target body. Indeed if the celestial target body were to be going in the same direction as an ‘impactor’ overtaking it, a soft landing is possible.
The BH event horizon is terminal velocity for a no-mass particle like a photon (EH is the point at which a photon cannot escape the gravity). For matter, relativity kicks in to enforce the “c” speed limit. As a mass particle accelerated near speed of light its mass increases and this in turn decreases the rate of acceleration. Its speed would increase asymptotically toward c but never quite get to c when it reaches the event horizon.
But relativity always confuses me. If the matter spinning in just above the event horizon at >0.99c becomes much more massive than its rest mass, the mass of the black hole should be more than the mass of the black hole itself plus the rest mass of the infalling matter. But I suppose perhaps that relativistic matter’s gravity only depends on its rest mass and not its relativistic mass?
Steve Reddish
“near speed of light its mass increases and this in turn decreases the rate of acceleration”
Only if moving force is something other than gravity, ie a rocket motor. Greater mass = greater gravity = greater acceleration toward a nearby mass.
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A century pf physics shows that back holes must and do exist.
But Peta knows betta!
Stick it to the man!
Phil, you & I know BHs exist — no other explanation for the centers of many galaxies & even a few “nearby” star-systems like Cygnus X which suggest a “small” BH. But let Peta go on, tho he should offer his own explanation of why massive stars are rapidly orbiting around “something” in our galaxy’s center that orbital mechanics show is ~ 4 MILLION solar masses (and far bigger “somethings” in the center of some other galaxies like M87).
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Loren C. Wilson
Reply to beng135
The real question in astronomy today is not whether black holes exist (they do) but why stars do not follow the Law of Gravitation (Kepler’sLaw) as they orbit the center of the galaxy. If you use the orbits of the stars close to the central black hole in our galaxy to calculate the mass of the central black hole, and use luminosity to estimate the mass of the rest of the Milky Way, our star is moving 4-5 times too fast around the center of the galaxy. There is not enough mass to explain the orbital velocities. Hence the invention of dark matter.
Reply to Loren C. Wilson
Something interesting that just came up on astronomy site — evidence supporting MOND, which is modified Newtonian gravity (nothing to do w/BHs tho):
https://www.universetoday.com/149416/new-data-supports-the-modified-gravity-explanation-for-dark-matter-much-to-the-surprise-of-the-researchers/#more-149416
STRICQ
PBS Space Time has many great videos explaining Black Holes.
https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime/videos
Ron Ginzler
Peta of Newark,
Matter crossing the event horizon at velocity v is only approaching the speed of light, c, but any light emitted from such matter away from it is red-shifted. As v approaches c, the red-shift wavelength approaches infinity, so for all practical purposes, the matter disappears. At least, this is my limited grasp of Special and General Relativity. But they are just theories, and observation trumps theory.
This paper with statements as ‘also thought to result’ and ‘central galaxy’ or such as ‘Subpixel events were achieved using the energy-dependent sub-pixel event repositioning algorithm’ is calling for the ultimate get me out of the (black) hole excuse ‘absence of evidence is not evidence of absence’.to be taken seriously.
paranoid goy
Black hole, dark matter and dark energy scientists are the climatologists of astronomy. “Evidence does not constitute proof”, especially when you have to groom observed phenomena until it fits with your theory of what constitutes evidence.
I shall not even talk about proof.
Reply to paranoid goy
Feynman observed how hard it is to do the really hard part of science, actual observing and measurement, and the repeating it. Because in doing so, one ends up frequently with more questions than answers. Nature is strange and gives up her deepest secrets only grudgingly and then only to hard work with many blind, dead-ends, only to find there are even deeper secrets. A never-ending onion. That is science.
That’s how we know climate science claims of ‘settled science” are crap and those making it are junk-science peddlers. If they had really done the hard observational work and stop the data infilling (creation), computer model love, junk statistics, and conclusions in search of supporting data cherry picking, then they’d know that they know next to nothing about what causes Earth’s changing climate.
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James Webb is an infrared telescope, hardly looking for X-ray sources. Someone is cooking astro-porridge!
SgrA*, our local supermassive object is so quiet “now”, it is hard to find.
Mass estimate is from actual stellar orbits there.
What is the relation between central massive object and total disk mass, that is the question.
Reply to bonbon
But X-rays will heat matter surrounding the area.
DonK31
I am confused again. If a supermassive black hole were to be ejected from a Galaxy, wouldn’t it have to be done by an even more supermassive object? And if a supermassive black hole were traveling through the Universe, wouldn’t it leave a Black Trail as it absorbed all matter in areas through which it has passed, making it easy to follow? It might appear as a black , in it’s travels.
Reply to DonK31
Intergalactic space is a big place. Big beyond human comprehension really. Even a supermassive black hole is tiny as a speck of sand in the whole Sahara Desert in comparison. If the recoil happened billions of years ago, even at Vexit ~ 0.1c, it could be anywhere within hundreds of mega-light years, and its speed could give it an “artificial” Hubble distance based on a shifted Red-shift compared to “nearby” galaxies.
Charles Higley
Ah, what fun, looking for something that probably does not and cannot exist. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and even NASA say that black holes do not exist. Our intrepid researchers search for something that is really a mathematical construct created by putting math ahead of physics. It is unreasonable to assume things go to infinity in the real world.
So, we have EM forces that are 10^38 times stronger than gravity driving galactic evolution and amazing EM nexi at galactic centers—EM forces can easily create X-rays. There are seven or nine models for back holes—so many because none of them actually match with the observed universe. Despite that, astronomers go looking for black holes and “plan” to address the problems later. But, they need more funding, which is the whole reason for the “hole” search.
Reply to Charles Higley
Even Hawking himself wrote they are “ephemeral”, turbulent, in other words change does not stop, very close to what Einstein showed with a quick calculation of a collapsing water sphere from a totally different perspective.
It is not that time should “stop”, but that change cannot stop. Einstein suggested the object would radiate spacetime – sounds like gravitational waves, but not the same argument.
https://www.nature.com/news/stephen-hawking-there-are-no-black-holes-1.14583
This science is not settled, and is sure to bring surprises.
Asking for and searching for funding for this kind of research is worthy IMO, because there is NO political agenda driving it. Contrast that to climate junk science which has become highly politicized whereby skeptical scientists of “consensus” get censored and unvited to conferences and their papers rejected by gate-keepers. Real physics welcomes debate and alternative expalanations. Climate physics gate-keepers are pseudoscientists protecting a political agenda.
“…no political agenda driving it.” Are you sure? Their methodologies and repeated rewriting of the “facts” to support their latest theory seem political to me. The easiest explanation is just plain detraction of attention and funding from real science into a bottomless pit full of black holes and dark matter.
As with the climatolojerks, these Dark Mutterers seem to prey on ignorance and tax money. What exactly is their Dark Agenda?
rhoda klapp
I find it’s best to think back about what you were doing before you lost it, and look around there. It will always bee in the last place you look.
Reply to rhoda klapp
Of course! After you find it you stop looking.
The evidence is there but not the object, so what is it. As someone who knows nothing about it but is curious it seem worthwhile to find out what it is.
As far back as the 1700s John Mitchell and Pierre-Simon Laplace using Newton’s laws of gravity realised that an object could be so large that the even light would not be able to escape. The idea of the “dark star” was born.
Einstein’s relativity replaced Newton’s gravity, and this improved knowledge of gravity and light made the existence of black holes still clearer. Karl Schwarzchild solved the equations of general relativity soon after Einsten published it and showed that a sufficiently large star would be surrounded by a surface where time froze. At that point the singularity was the obvious implication but at first even Einstein himself recoiled from the idea that there could be big-bang like singularities in the universe. For physicists general such singularities are of course an embarassment.
So for a while physicists reassured themselves that while a black hole was theoretically possible, in the real messy world with structure and stochastic variation, the perfect contraction to a mathematical point couldn’t happen. Particles contracting would miss eachother at the last moment and bounce out again. That’s when Roger Penrose stepped in and showed that – even with structure and noise and inhomogeneity – black holes would inevitably contain a singularity; always. Warts and all. This was argued strictly from general relativity. Penrose’s 2-page 1965 Physics Review letter was – some argued – the most significant physics advance since Einstein himself. No longer could the singularity be ignored. Only this year Penrose finally received the Nobel prize for this work.
The success of Penrose discovery went beyond just singularities in black holes. It has ended up testing the limits of general relativity itself. Penrose refined the concept of the event horizon to the “trapped surface”. Light paths or “(null) geodesics” emitted from within a trapped surface always converge no matter their original direction. And when they converge, they stop. Their continued propagation is impossible; they, and the universe with them at that point, come to an end. (Impossible contradictions arise by continuing geodesics beyond trapped convergence. This condition is called “geodesic incompleteness”.)
Hawking used Penrose’s argument to show that all geodesics terminate at the big bang: space and time both begin and end. Supper time … more later (maybe)
There are contradictions in the current understanding. Because no radiation escapes from inside BH (hawking radiation is from ‘surface’ of EH) they assume BH is a super cold black body (around 1.5 x 10^( –14) K. Under such strong gravitational pressure I would expect supper hot plasma whereby falling in matter’s atoms are breaking down to protons and electrons, while neutrons do the same shortly afterwards. If so these objects are indeed ‘black stars’ not ‘black holes’ and would fall into the realm of ‘common garden’ quantum physics and mechanics.
Hawking radiation is postulated by combining a bit of General Relativity with a bit of Quantum physics, two incommensurable theories, and thus is likely hogwash.
Unfortunately it may not be just the hawking radiation, with apology to Leonard Susskind at Stanford..
That all led to the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems.
But the point of all this was not that it was right, but that it was wrong!
A pure Einstein relativity world was bounded by singularities at the Big Bang and also black holes. But the missing ingredient was indeed quantum dynamics, especially quantum gravity. It is known (Khaleesi) that general relativity is not the entire picture. This could be the most powerful finding of the Penrose-Hawking singularity theories – that they are not the whole story. It may be better to describe their finding as a paradox rather than law. The resolution involves the well known goal of physics – some synthesis of relativity with quantum dynamics and quantum gravity. This is of course not yet known – string theory is the closest thing we have to it yet will all it’s problems of experimental validation (not).
Black holes do exist though and are routinely observed. Andrea Ghez and Reinhart Genzel shared Penrose’s Nobel prize this year for finding the black hole in the center of the Milky Way (our local galaxy) based on orbits of stars in the galactic core. The choice we have about black holes is that they are places where either singularities exist or general relativity breaks down. New physics is needed.
The idea that black holes are singularity i.e. point in space has been rejected some time ago. It is assumed that internal content is a Bose-Einstein condensate, i.e. the matter whose atoms are cooled to almost 0K (most likely wrong- see my previous comment). If so (?) when atoms reach such low temperatures they stop moving/vibrating since they have no free energy left required for movement. Apparently now all atoms having reached same minimal energy state, the whole lot will stick together into a clump and behave as it it were a single atom, hence physics of singularity may apply, but in ‘reality’ radius of the ‘inner core’ of a black hole may .vary from few to many thousands of miles.
I think all of the above is wrong. Atoms are almost empty space, nucleus is 1/10,000 times of the atoms diameter, while distance between atoms in a molecule may be up to 10 times of the atoms diameter. If black hole interior is at high pressure and temperature forced onto it by strong gravity, atoms will break up into protons and electrons and neutrons follow breaking also into protons and electrons and some other minor particle.
In such circumstances if protons are forced close together the unit volume of matter falling into black hole will be compressed to a new volume of (1/10,000)^3 or 1/1,000,000,000,000 (with up to another 000 added depending on kind of molecule, to account for empty space between atoms within molecule), of the original volume. Hence a small size and a huge mass of so called ‘black holes’, but actually may be invisible ‘proton stars’.
If my assumptions are correct a volume of 10km x 10km x 10km of matter could be compressed to as little as the volume equal to one cubic millimetre, while the mass will stay more or less the same.
Mass of electron is about 2,000 times smaller than mass of a proton and for reason of clarity, it has been left out from the above calculation. In actual proton stars electrons are ejected an blasted into nearby space (forming electric current; what is that? asked a puzzled astrophysicist)
correction: units misnomer, ‘volume equal to one cubic centimetre’ from:10^-15, while one cubic millimetre would be from 10 ^-18
JimG1
IF time stops at the EH of a black hole then everything in the physical world stops there. Nothing can happen in 0 time. BHs then become layers of squished matter, like an onion, through out. IF there are black holes with growing EHs. Or possibly we simply do not completely understand gravity.
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Macroscopic common sense is no help in the quantum world. Think of the single photon or electron grating interference experiments. A single particle showing up as multiple lines. Not in theory but experiment.
Given two entangled particles, one falls into a black hole and one does not, does time stop for the one outside the black hole EH? Got an experiment for that one?
It’s called Hawking radiation. It is considered possible to confirm it experimentally a d attempts are underway to do so.
Hawking radiation was theoretical last time I heard!
You may got that wrong, a single particle shows as a single dot but we can’t tell where is going to land. To obtain wave pattern you need many particles then probability distribution shows up as a wave.
https://youtu.be/A9tKncAdlHQ?t=320
(should start around 5.20)
Time apparently stops only for the observer at rest not for the pour soul who got to close.
After glass of wine I don’t believe any of it.
There is a distinct probability that you and I do not exist either.
Remember that inside neutron stars neutrons themselves collapsed into a kind of quark porridge 🥣
cinaed
If there’s a space-time singularity in every galaxy – what does that tell you about the stability of space-time?
Not to be confused with coordinate singularity.
Its in the pile where all left socks go….
Jolly green watchman
“they” Dyson shielded it using galactic excess/surplus of Co2?
Not that I firmly believe in dark matter, but how about a black hole comprised of dark matter. It’s there but not there.
I’m going to blame it on Man-Made CO2
From the post: “If Webb is unable to find the black hole, then the best explanation is that the black hole has recoiled well out of the center of the galaxy.”
So the best explanation is “although we did not find one, there was one and it left before we got there.”
These black holes along with dark matter and energy are darned elusive.
Reply to mkelly
While space is expanding at a tremendous rate, black holes evaporate. no problem they’ll find another one elsewhere.
Talking about expanding space, this newly created space is almost empty, a lot of available real estate you might say just waiting there to be occupied. I know of an agency selling some of this virgin space and it has some real bargains on its books. Just to mention your plot will expand at same rate as nearby space, you get it today and at some time in future will double in size. Note that all the available space is far away from any black holes and such stuff. Anyone interested please get in touch before the best bits have gone.
Pliney
My theory, based on nothing, is that when Black Holes reach a certain critical point(50 to 100 billion solar masses) it breaks into another parallel universe as the spark for that universes Big Bang.
I’m going to pitch this to Hollywood, I’m sure I could get a movie deal and have Hilary Swank star in it.
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Many of us think of time as our most scarce resource, but it’s really energy — particularly when it comes to decision making. Our brains get tired when we work them too hard, and then they get lazy. That’s when decision fatigue and bad decisions happen. If you’ve ever purchased a candy bar in the checkout line at the end of an hour of careful shopping, in spite of your better judgment, you were probably falling victim to this effect.
Leaders have to make a ton of decisions every day, and wise leaders know that they have to be thoughtful about how much energy to put into each one. Ideally, they put all their focus on the most important decisions that require serious thinking. That’s why President Obama wears the same suit every day.
“Wise leaders have to be thoughtful about how much energy they put into each decision.”
Easy decisions rarely take much effort, regardless of whether or not they are important. However, we’re often prone to killing ourselves over hard decisions that aren’t actually that important. In fact, their lack of importance is often what makes them hard, because the overall expected value for the company is actually similar between the two options.
For example, one choice might take longer, but also result in more revenue; if you go that way, you can spend the extra money on something that will save you time elsewhere. If different options lead to very different outcomes for the company, the right decision is usually (but not always) obvious.
When two options have similar expected values, don’t sweat them, because it doesn’t matter which you choose.
A recent example at Asana of a decision where the two options likely had similar outcomes was figuring out seating charts. Should people be grouped by program teams, so that everyone who is working on the same project can quickly communicate? Or by function, so that everyone who does the same kind of work can easily critique each other’s work or provide help with tricky problems?
The former optimizes for agility and coordination, whereas the latter optimizes consistency and mentorship. In some cases, one of those optimizations is truly important, but for most projects and teams, either is fine as long as you don’t totally neglect the other (e.g. if you organize by program team, you should make sure to have a regular meeting for people in the same function to facilitate collaboration between projects). Just pick one. In this case, it is even acceptable (and perhaps desirable) to consider reversing the decision periodically to get the best of both worlds.
Done is better than perfect: bias for action
In case you needed additional motivation, remember that letting decisions linger has a number of negative consequences:
It creates cognitive overhead for the decision maker, who spends both conscious attention on it and unconscious energy (“background processing”) while they go about other activities.
It results in the paradox of choice phenomenon, meaning you’re less likely to be satisfied with the ultimate decision regardless of which way it goes.
It creates anxiety and confusion within the team, who are either blocked on dependent decisions or forced to plan out contingencies.
How do you know which kind of decision you have in front of you?
As with many aspects of teamwork, the easiest way to overcome this problem is mindfulness: make sure you are explicitly asking the question, “is this decision important?” Ask yourself, ask your boss, and ask your team. You’ll be surprised how often the answer is a simple, unambiguous “No.” Sometimes, you’ll still end up regretting the decision that you made, but that’s ok because it was never important in the first place. Save your regret energy for when it counts, too.
You can also proactively help your colleagues reach this understanding. The GiveWell team is so practiced at this they use a custom emoticon to simply mean “TMI; you decide!”
If you’re unsure, do a quick visioning/anti-visioning exercise:
What’s the best that could happen if this decision is made well?
What’s the worst that could happen if the decision goes poorly?
If the gap between outcomes is small, just make a call. If, however, there’s a big gap between the potential outcomes, it’s a good sign that the decision is worthy of more thought.
Making decisions is an energy-draining exercise. Be careful to spend that energy where it will be most leveraged and avoid decision fatigue.
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SARS-CoV-2 aka COVID-19 aka Coronavirus: How/Why It Was Named
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There is confusion on the nature of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2), due to choice of names.
www.WHO.int: Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it.
Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it
Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes. The official names are:
Disease: coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Virus: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Why do the virus and the disease have different names?
Viruses, and the diseases they cause, often have different names. For example, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. People often know the name of a disease, but not the name of the virus that causes it.
There are different processes, and purposes, for naming viruses and diseases.
Viruses are named based on their genetic structure to facilitate the development of diagnostic tests, vaccines and medicines. Virologists and the wider scientific community do this work, so viruses are named by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).
Diseases are named to enable discussion on disease prevention, spread, transmissibility, severity and treatment. Human disease preparedness and response is WHO’s role, so diseases are officially named by WHO in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). ICTV announced “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020.
This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different. WHO announced “COVID-19” as the name of this new disease on 11 February 2020, following guidelines previously developed with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What name does WHO use for the virus?
From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003.
For that reason and others, WHO has begun referring to the virus as “the virus responsible for COVID-19” or “the COVID-19 virus” when communicating with the public. Neither of these designations are intended as replacements for the official name of the virus as agreed by the ICTV.
DIGLLOYD: “the virus responsible for” instead of “SARS-CoV2” is a bit too Orwellian for me. Maybe more fear would have resulted in better outcomes?
Lying to people and confusing the facts never leads to better outcomes IMO. Perhaps if people had heard “SARS”, the disease would have been taken more seriously earlier, including mask use. But that’s only my speculation and no one will ever know. As a policy issue with political aspects, it seems to me that the public ought to have a say in the matter.
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Precision medicine challenges and opportunities
Traditional medical treatments have long struggled to deliver a desirable level of effectiveness for all patients. To address these deficiencies, the medical technology and life science industries, broadly defined, are turning to precision medicine – treatments designed to work for the individual.
Almost 30% of novel drugs approved over the last five years were precision medicines, which have provided unique opportunities for innovative therapeutic, diagnostic, and other medical technology companies. As figure 1 illustrates, the development process for companion or complementary diagnostics lines up well with the development process for therapeutics. There are now 37 approved companion diagnostics paving the way forward for more precise interventions. Also, there are other FDA-cleared diagnostics for use in precision medicine, for example pharmacogenetic tests that can identify individual differences in drug metabolism. In 2017, the FDA approved the first drug, Keytruda for cancer, based on a biomarker rather than the location of the tumor.
The Personalized Medicine Coalition suggests that efficacy rates for drugs can vary from 25% to 60%. Drug compliance is also a major concern – a number of studies have shown that compliance is often only around 50%, driven by in part by lower-than-expected efficacy and negative side effects. While drug treatments often deliver significant improvements in quality of life, many patients continue to struggle with the compromises that come with taking a drug designed to be one-size-fits-all.
As shown by results over the past half-dozen years, sorting patients based on their genome using evolving technologies such as DNA sequencing and other novel tests, has the potential to overcome a number of problems – including efficacy and safety. These and other ‘omics technologies may also reduce unnecessary treatments and prevent spiraling treatment costs, as well as save on R&D expenses for developers and manufacturers.
The challenge of precision medicine
The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development estimates that the R&D cost for developing a new drug is between $1.4 billion and $2.9 billion – a huge investment for any organization. In addition, Health Affairs has highlighted the growth of step therapy, i.e., trying a lower-cost drug before another more expensive drug (sometimes called fail first). Its 2018 study showed step therapy was considerable for specialty drugs and varied significantly among healthcare plans, ranging from less than 5% up to almost 50%. An earlier study in Health Affairs showed step therapy for all drugs among employer-sponsored healthcare plans was greater than 70%, despite studies showing that, in a number of cases, delaying treatment can increase mortality or worsen other outcomes.
While many believe that precision medicine, and the companion diagnostics to implement it, will be the best way to achieve better and cheaper healthcare, there are still a number of real or perceived barriers, as shown in figure 2. These barriers keep pressure on driving therapy research and development back towards the one-size-fits-all approach, rather than encourage the development of treatments that can be personalized. Some of the barriers include requiring more clinical studies, manufacturing expenses, diagnostic expenses, and sales, marketing and other expenses to serve smaller markets. For companies already investing heavily in traditional therapeutic development approaches, it may be difficult taking on the challenge of precision medicine.
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How can medical technology businesses overcome these challenges to achieve the promise of precision medicine?
Medical technology companies across all fields should focus their energies on developing and utilizing tools that can match patients to the right treatment at the right time, as depicted in figure 3. To do this, they need to harness the potential of diagnostic and prognostic tools and resources, such as genome sequencing, novel protein and metabolic biomarkers, and, in the future, machine learning and artificial intelligence. They also need to identify the next research capacity bottleneck, rather than just chasing their current competitors, so that they can lead the way with evolving technologies.
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The related species Pontania s-pomum (Walsh) creates prominent, red ball-like swellings on willow leaves that develop in small clusters. ESA; Membership. It is by Milan Zubrik at Forest Research Institute - Slovakia. Adult Willow Redgall Sawflies are small - approximately 3.5-5 mm long. The willow redgall sawfly produces a pronounced, reddish bean-shaped swelling on the leaves of willow. By mid-September the second generation larvae are full grown and drop to the ground where they overwinter in cocoons. The larvae feed and develop within the galls for approximately five weeks. This European species was first found in Canterbury in 1929. The developing larvae are heavily parasitized by various parasitic wasps. Download this stock image: Willow Redgall Sawfly - F0Y9PJ from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. These galls can be highly conspicuous but do not appear to seriously affect the health of the tree. The willow redgall sawfly has two generations a year, with the first generation adults emerging in late May or early June. Find the perfect willow sawfly stock photo. They cause a gall to form on certain species of willow and this gall is more likely to be seen than the adult sawfly. Sharing Insect Science Globally. The willow redgall sawfly has two generations a year, with the first generation adults emerging in late May or early June. The gall is commonly seen but the adult sawfly rarely so. The adult sawfly measures approximately 4 mm in length and has a black body with yellow legs. At this time the female wasps also lay down chemicals that initiate formation of gall tissue. These galls can be highly conspicuous but do not appear to seriously affect the health of the tree. If a severe outbreak is anticipated, control may be achieved by applying carbaryl during the adult flight period. Winter is spent in the pupal stage, in soil or under protective debris. About. Due to constantly changing labels, laws and regulations, the Extension Services can assume no liability for the suggested use of chemicals contained herein. Pesticides must be applied legally complying with all label directions and precautions on the pesticide container and any supplemental labeling and rules of state and federal pesticide regulatory agencies. When full grown, the larvae drop to the ground and form cocoons in the topsoil. The larvae pupate and emerge as adults approximately two weeks later in late July or early August. Compiled by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University: Pontania proxima (Lepeletier) In some cases galling results in a net benefit for the plant, e.g. Willow Redgall sawfly Willows Wolf Willow Woolly Elm Aphid Yellow leaves: Chlorosis Willow Redgall sawfly. Criticism of products or equipment not listed is neither implied nor intended. Details Written by Kevin R. Lee Kevin R. Lee Published: 09 April 2018 09 April 2018. The information herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and that listing of commercial products, necessary to this guide, implies no endorsement by the authors or the Extension Services of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming or Montana. State rules and regulations and special pesticide use allowances may vary from state to state: contact your State Department of Agriculture for the rules, regulations and allowances applicable in your state and locality. The gall is generally pea-shaped, starting green but becoming red as it matures. Member Category Descriptions Menu. The adult sawfly forms the galls on the leaves by injecting a fluid into the leaf along with the egg. Sunday Sawfly: The Willow Red Bean-Gall Sawfly A gall is the result of the interaction between a plant and a consumer of the plant that causes aberrant, tumor-like growth of plant tissues. These sawflies can be found wherever White Willow or Crack Willow grow, usually in damp open wooded areas, but sometimes in hedgerows. The galls measure approximately 8 mm long, 6 mm wide by 6 mm deep. It is by Petr Kapitola at Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture. No need to register, buy now! Sunday Sawfly: The Willow Red Bean-Gall Sawfly A gall is the result of the interaction between a plant and a consumer of the plant that causes aberrant, tumor-like growth of plant tissues. Also many other insects may also utilize the galls in their development and incidently kill the developing willow redgall sawfly larvae. Each adult can produce 2 to 35 eggs. Image 4554074 is of willow redgall sawfly (Pontania promixa ) damage on willow. The next to arrive was the willow sawfly, Nematus oligospilus Forster, 1854, which …
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There’s no rush to the alter for Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez. The triple threat is in the process of judging World of Dance, wrapping her next feature film and prepping for a summer tour. So, how is the wedding planning with her fiancé? “It’s going good,” she told Entertainment Tonight. "I think we have a pretty busy year ahead of us, so you know, we are taking it slow.” Jennifer, 49, and Alex, 43, want to make sure that things are done right before making their way down the aisle.
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“There’s no rush. We really see this as something that’s gonna be forever and we’re gonna just take our time and do it right. And do it not rushed,” she shared. It’s My Party Tour planning hasn’t completely taken the back seat. The El Anillo songstress added that she has been looking at venues and wedding dresses, since her man popped the question. The former MLB star proposed to Jennifer in March during a lavish vacation in the Bahamas.
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"I had my assistant Ashley with me.” For now, the only thing A-Rod is practicing are his moves for the It’s My Party Tour. The show, which will run from June – August, will be a family affair, as Jennifer’s children, Alex and his kids will all join her on the road. Making it a family affair, and maybe the chance for a wedding on the road.
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Colombian Restaurant, La Masa in Morris Park, Is Simply As Good as it Gets
Arthur Avenue
Claremont Village
Grand Concourse
Throggs Neck
East Concourse
Food & Drink, People of The Bronx, Restaurants
by Ed García Conde
Customers enjoy a great meal in a small, quaint, yet modern atmosphere that feels like you’re in someone’s dining room.
In a sea of the green, white, and red of Italian flags that dominate Morris Park sits La Masa, a Colombian restaurant proudly displaying their flags and colors outside their eatery.
For decades, Morris Park was a predominantly Italian ethnic neighborhood but over the past years it has become increasingly mixed with a diverse population that is very representative of the beautiful tapestry of the people that make up our borough.
I’ve been meaning to make my way to La Masa for months since I heard it had opened about 8 months ago and I must say I am annoyed with myself for not having gotten here sooner!
The place specializes in empanadas—as they’re known throughout South America but known as pastelitos in Dominican Republic and pastelillitos in Puerto Rico—which are basically Latin American turnovers usually filled with chicken, beef, or pork.
But La Masa takes it to an even bigger level.
They have over 25 different types of fillings which are made fresh everyday as all the ingredients are including “la masa” which is the “dough” made out of cornmeal.
During my visit to this gem, I ordered 3 different empanadas; eggplant, mixed veggies, and broccoli rabe with sausage along with a side of yucca fries and a fresh pineapple passion fruit smoothie to wash it all down.
Does this not look amazing? I had 3 empanadas: eggplant, mixed veggies, and broccoli rabe with sausage with a pineapple/passion fruit smoothie to wash it all down.
Each and every one was delicious with every bite. I decided not to try the traditional ones of chicken or beef since I’ve had so many of those in my lifetime but I’m sure they’re just as amazing.
Besides the food being amazing, the service was impeccable and everyone, whether it’s the many regulars who walked in or newcomers, are treated as friends who just came over for a visit.
Mike, who works in the neighborhood, “for a very long time,” said that he likes La Masa because, “…it’s a different atmosphere, good food, good people, and they’re very adaptive to make changes something and make you something that’s not on the menu.”
“It’s not a problem for them to customize for you, they’re really nice people.” Mike added.
While I was eating at the counter, a customer called in an order and Laura immediately recognized the voice and asked, “Is this Alex?”
Laura mentioned that they like to ask for people’s names not just to make sure the person gets the right order especially of you have certain food allergies of which they are extremely cautious of, but to also get to know their clients.
“I remember the names of our patrons especially what they ordered.” Laura told us.
One of the many fire hydrants painted in the colors of the Italian flag as well as on streets and light posts that is not an uncommon sight. It represents a community that was once the vast majority but now is one of the many that live and work in this neighborhood of our borough.
When Alex, a lifelong resident of Morris Park came in, we also asked him what it is about La Masa that keeps him coming back for more?
Alex said, without any hesitation, “It’s a friendly place with great food and it’s different from the predominantly Italian options you have all over the neighborhood.”
He particularly loves any of the empanadas so far that he’s tried and maduros rellenos de pollo which are sweet plantains stuffed with chicken.
Oh? We didn’t mention that La Masa isn’t just all empanadas? No?
Well they also serve a wide variety of arepas which are a pancake like flatbread made out of cornmeal, and other traditional Colombian treats.
The place is spotless, the food is amazing, and the people are friendly which makes La Masa a winning hit and addition to our borough.
In just 8 months that they’ve been open, they’ve amassed a sort of cult following because of just this and they even have customers asking when are they opening up another location closer to them.
“We’ve had people come up from Brooklyn or who are driving through across The Bronx from out of state and found us on Yelp when looking for Colombian food.” said Laura.
A little slice of Colombia in Morris Park in a sea of Italian eateries. Morris Park, once a predominantly Italian neighborhood is now a tapestry of many ethnic groups making the area quite reflective of the borough’s population.
They’re open Mondays-Thursday from 10AM – 9PM and Fridays and Saturdays from 10AM-10PM but it’s not unusual to see them open beyond their set closing times said Laura and Josh.
Originally they opened at 12PM but people were already lining up at the door to get their fix on and folks asked for them to open earlier for breakfast so they complied and now offer a selection of traditional Colombian breakfast dishes. On Sundays they are closed as they have children and do like to have some quality, family time.
So to all our readers near and far, whether you’re a fan of Latin American cuisine or not, give these guys a try and come to this little Colombian oasis in Morris Park and leave a happy camper with a stuffed belly.
Tell us about your experiences!
La Masa is located at 1000 Morris Park Avenue at the corner of Colden Avenue.
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Posted by David London September 6, 2012 May 9, 2017
Evolver’s Dream Spore
Scapescape took place this past Labor Day weekend, filling the Station North Arts & Entertainment District with over 70 of the city’s most vital and well-loved local acts. Almost every ragged t-shirt wearing, American Spirit smoking, hyper post-modern weirdo in the city was in attendance, and yes, God bless them (us), each and every one.
We as Baltimoreans must also thank Dave Underhill and fellow organizers for their commitment to making the festival absurdly cheap; 10 bucks per individual day pass, 20 bucks for the whole 4-day shebang.
Earlier in the summer, Station North was host to Artscape, one of the nation’s largest free arts festivals, boasting a significant array of corporate sponsors, as well as the concurrent Ratscape, a showcase of hardcore and punk bands.
Despite progress being made in the area, the transitional nature of the area is still intensely obvious, as evidenced by the jarring mix of bespectacled indie-rock kids, thugs, and junkies you can find sharing the sidewalk on any given evening. One thing is clear, however, that this area is being moved forward by things such as the local ‘Scapes,’ its central geographic location, and the extended group of artists & thinkers who are pouring their time & money into it.
The festival took up residence in four spots throughout the neighborhood: a parking lot on Charles Street, a lot off of St. Paul, the Metro Gallery, and the Windup Space. On Scapescape’s kickoff night, I had two realizations: while sitting, half-toasted, in Jerry Carryout on North Avenue, I realized that I don’t fully understand what egg fooyung is, nor do I want to. Secondly, I realized that, despite my generalized antisocial behavior, I really do like dancing, especially if it’s while Baltimore acid-soul stalwarts Celebration are up onstage. Scapescapers were delivered well into the 1am hour by the dynamic, hovering, shoegaze of Secret Mountains, and with that, Labor Day weekend was, as a distinguished man of letters may put it, Fuckin’ On.
Friday evening, I showed up in time to learn that I could purchase a Flock of Dimes t-shirt exclaiming “Fuck Haters,” which was neat. I had my head rattled just a bit by the psychedelic garage hammer-down of Sri Aurobindo. Katrina Ford was back again that evening, lending her pipes to fellow psychedelic off-your-feet-sweepers, Big in Japan, and Wye Oak, with little surprise to anyone, wrecked minds with a set of forceful, evocative, and intense songs. Friday closed with none other than the Horse Lords, known for their brand of squonky, dissonant, and highly danceable math-rock, and it may have been my favorite act of the entire weekend, but that’s neither here nor there, and neither is how I managed to get myself home that night.
Late afternoon on Saturday, after nursing my aching brain, and taking some slow-time to get my proverbial shit together, I arrived just in time to catch the last groaning & smashing bits of Witch Hat’s skull cracking noise-thrash assault on the St. Paul Stage. They were followed by one of Baltimore’s best known and most popular duos, Weekends, whose set both literally and figuratively brought down the rain, cutting their performance a bit short as sound guys grappled with blue tarps to cover the speakers and monitors.
Roomrunner and Dope Body headlined the St. Paul stage that evening, and if you’ve been to even one show where those two groups share the bill, you know things are gonna get sweaty. It’s hard to say which I enjoy more; the music itself, or the reaction that the music elicits from the audience, namely, fierce moshing, jumping about, and other sorts of spastic, Pan-Punk Rock activities. I caught the end of the free-for-all shitfest that was the Guided By Voices cover band at the Windup, and as a comedian set in on a bit about doing cocaine off an Iron Maiden CD (or maybe it was Slayer, memory’s hazy), I knew it was time to quit before Natty-Boh blindness set on.
Sunday morning found me once again nursing my brain, rendered pudding-like and ineffectual by the evening’s carrying-on, but, with a touch of magic, determination, and eggs, I made my way down to the Windup Space for the early afternoon sets. Romantic States was playing when I arrived, and what perfect morning after music it was; featuring fragile vocals, reverbed-out guitar lines, and a skeletal drum-kit, it was the ideal indie-opium den soundtrack for a hazy Baltimore afternoon. While pots of coffee brewed and couches were lounged upon, slowly, but surely, the good patrons of Scapescape were beginning to drink their hangovers away.
Other highlights of the festival’s final chapter included the free-form noise convulsions of Microkingdom, whose drummer is interested in speaking with you if possess “puppet knowledge,” whatever the hell that is. Bringing everyone back into the more sensible side of jazz were the 4 Cool Blue Maniacs. Soul Cannon, whose blend of hip-hop, dissonant jazz, hard-driving funk, and uncompromising commentary on urban strife is certain to have a strong effect on anyone within earshot, and their Scapescape set was no exception.
With my batteries running low and a real night’s sleep desperately needed, I finally bid farewell as the last gasps of Scapescape tapered off into the muggy late summer night. What can I say that everyone doesn’t already know? There are lots of festivals that happen in Charm City, but few of them are as dedicated to celebrating local artists the way Scapescape is. It’s no secret that Baltimore has good music coming out the ears, and if you ain’t heard it before, now you have. Listen up!
Photos by Theresa Keil.
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OPINION - Behind scenes, scope of France's defeat in Libya
Analysis, Africa, Europe
French researcher says France has been hit hard diplomatically in Libya
Francois Burgat | 04.08.2020
By François Burgat
The writer is a researcher at the Institute for Research and Study on the Arab and Muslim World, located in Aix-en-Provence, France.
A crucial page in regional and global diplomacy is being written in Libya. Without of course prejudging what will happen next, and the reactions to come from the losers of the moment. The setbacks inflicted on warlord Khalifa Haftar affect all the Arab and Western sponsors of the Arab counter-revolution.
But even more, these setbacks mark an inexorable decline in western diplomacy in general. That of President Emmanuel Macron's France in particular, who explicitly supported the putschist general, militarily a little and even more diplomatically, by receiving him in Paris as an alter ego of legal government.
This decline will undoubtedly be a milestone in the 21st century's history. A black page for French diplomacy. It is important to stress that Haftar's military debacle will probably not be considered as such by the main stakeholders -- the Libyans -- who are its primary recipients. And this is where the rub of the Paris strategy hurts in this case.
This turning point is first of all the expression of a historical dynamic as banal as it is structural: That of the re-emergence of the so-called “secondary” actors such as the colonial page (and its corollary the collapse of the Ottoman Empire) had a time reduced to the rank of spectators, even direct or indirect victims of the expansionist colonial ambitions then imperial of Europe and the US. Reiterating what happened in Syria, Turkey and Russia agree on the Libyan question to find common ground for their differences, the important point is that it hits the pawn of European diplomats who are completely excluded.
Against this development, France can not do much. It still has two options: put up with it and clearly choose sides; or try to blindly counter it. France chose the second, and pays the price. France's “Libyan defeat” not only reflects the irresistible advance in the history of decolonization, it also expresses the failure of a strategy that was by no means the only possible one.
By involving in the fall of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi, it was for reasons imbued with the scents of oil finance more than those of the promotion of democracy, Paris had all the same been associated a few years ago with the popular victory which ousted the authoritarian from Libya.
For this reason, in whole sections of the population, the image of France, admittedly blurred in the region, was far from being only negative. By suddenly adopting the counter-revolutionary agenda of the Emiratis and the Saudis, Macron, however, chose to squander this capital. Nothing forced him to. Nothing, except first of all the attraction of a patronage relationship with these rich oil monarchies. Nothing, then, except the renewed attraction to the shortcuts -- so prized by his electorate -- of the “struggle against political Islam”. These shortcuts are particularly dangerous, not just for Libyans.
When Abu Dhabi, which funds the French far right of the National Rally and, like Macron, comes to terms with his ideas, cultivates ignorance and rides on the fears of Europeans, it is at the risk of cultivating the worst xenophobic drifts. The Emirati princes, however, have undertaken to distill, through interposed mercenaries influencers, an Islamophobia that they intend to convert to discredit their main opponents. It is also their way of attacking their regional rivals, Turkey and Qatar in the lead, accused of not sufficiently suppressing their "Islamist" opponents.
Thus France chose Haftar's side, not only for the restoration of the worst model of authoritarianism but also for its ideological corollary, the old "eradicating" software of the "struggle against political Islam". And too bad if it was necessary -- as a way out of the crisis -- to bring Libya back through the hut of this dictatorship that was at the origin.
Was it also necessary, for Macron, to make this incredible display of bad faith, by pointing out in others the faults that he practiced much more heavily than them? Why, when the French president accuses Turkey of military interference, does he forget to mention the unlimited funding granted by Abu Dhabi to recruit and arm the sectarian militias which constitute the main body of Haftar? Why does he omit to mention the presence on Libyan ground of Sudanese mercenaries recruited through an Israeli intermediary? Or that of Chadian and Syrian fighters imported by mercenaries ... Russian? Why does he omit to mention the repeated incursions of the Egyptian and Emirati air forces? And, last but not least, why does he hide the direct interference of France itself, through the attested presence of the DGSE [Directorate-General for External Security] and special forces alongside the putschist marshal?
What remains is a fundamental question: can we send back the legalist camp and its aggressors? In the Libyan crisis, an authoritarian counter-revolution modeled on the sinister model of Abdelfattah al-Sisi clashes with a government which -- whatever its weaknesses and contradictions, that no one denies -- has remained to this day a multilateral dynamic resulting from the revolutionary movement which put an end to the Jamahiryan dictatorship.
Behind the scenes of the assault on Tripoli, one thing seems to be obvious, which permeates the entire sequence: flouting UN multilateralism does not weigh the same whether one is the heir to the colonial powers or one of the “southern” nations! And how then to dare -- as Macron does -- reproach Washington for showing unilateralism with regard to Tehran?
The almost systematic French opposition to Turkey dates from the coming to power of [the incumbent ruling] Justice and Development (AK) Party and of a management team which, while respecting the Atlantic military alliance, stopped making the various diplomatic concessions to Europeans to which their predecessors had accustomed them.
France and Europe have since multiplied bad manners against Turkey. First, there were the repeated rebuffs on EU membership, dramatized by [former President Nicolas] Sarkozy, but which were initiated by his predecessors and which were never contradicted by his successors. Added to this was the complacent hypocrisy of Paris towards the authors of the failed July 2016 coup [in Turkey] and, more generally, a hostility “in principle”, aligned with that of Tel Aviv, to the regard to the party which brought [incumbent Turkish President] Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power.
France thus systematically denounces to Ankara violations of the rights of opponents that passed over in silence before the AK Party came to power and that it forgets just as much when, otherwise more serious, they are the act of its allies in Cairo.
Then came, to fight Daesh[/ISIS], the assumed choice of the West to arm the Syrian wing of this Kurdish separatist PKK that Turkey has always fought with some reason. After the maritime incident of June 10 this year, the French version of which was dramatically disowned by a majority of NATO members, there is sufficient evidence of the continuing dishonesty that Paris shows towards Turkey.
The bad faith that flowed from the entire French ruling class after the episode of Saint Sophia's return to the 5th century of her Muslim trajectory only confirms it. On the Libyan ground, on July 25, the distressing episode of the “mediation” attempted by “the revolutionary” Bernard-Henri Levy, of which no member of the Government of National Accord has forgotten that he unreservedly supported Macron in favor of Haftar's counterrevolution unsurprisingly deceived no one.
Where is this leading France's regional diplomacy? More effective, as perhaps those who implement it think? Or rather to a programmed dead end, the terms of which, using the lexicon of confrontation, are becoming more precise day after day?
* Opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Anadolu Agency.
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Exploring Virunga National Park of DR Congo
Lawren Kikulwe
Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest park established in 1925 as Albert National Park mainly to protect and conserve mountain gorillas when its borders were marked, under Belgian rule to promote sustainable tourism development. The park was later after independence in 1969 renamed Virunga national park to signify the chain of 8 volcanic mountains including the active Mt. Nyiragongo and Mt. Nyamuragira.
Virunga National Park is located in Eastern DRC on the border with Uganda and Rwanda covering an area of 7,800 sq km. it has the richest biological diversity in Africa with a variety of landscapes and ecosystems that create habitat for globally threatened wildlife species on the IUCN Red list including mountain gorillas, Eastern chimpanzees, Okapi and African elephants.
The park was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979 and protected under the United Nations Ramsar wetland convention. No wonder why Virunga is today’s popular destination for many Africa safari goers seeking remote and untouched jungle experience.
Despite being a global hot spot for biodiversity conservation, parts of Virunga has for long been under siege due to political tensions and rebel activities. The park’s conservation staff have been dying as well as poaching, habitat loss due to encroachment greatly disrupted tourism and conservation.
Attempts to solve poaching and encroachment as challenges to tourism development had been dealt with earlier by the Belgian government. When the ICCN took over management, Virunga National Park started to receive few visitors for gorilla trekking safaris.
However, challenges to conservation and tourism became more apparent, the political system of president Mubutu lost control and civil wars broke out intensifying poaching and encroachment. This raised concerns from conservationists and the Congolese wildlife authority picked received financial and technical support from major conservation organizations and European Union protect the park’s wildlife.
It’s of recent in 2012 when the park rangers regained full control of the park and it’s now a safe tourism destination especially gorilla trekking safaris as well as birding, nature walks, volcano climbing and game drive safaris.
The park has also attracted foreign and local Investments in infrastructure roads, electricity generation, ranger monitoring stations and tourist centers at Rumangabo, Mikeno including lodges and camps has made the park more popularly and accessible for gorilla trekking.
The diverse landscapes in Virunga National park include 2 active volcanic mountains, tropical and afromontane forests, glaciers and snowfields on the Rwenzori Mountains with savannahs plains in the rift valley floor, wetlands and eroded valleys have become the most admired place of exceptionally natural beauty in Africa. In fact it has been confirmed that most of the migratory bird species from Siberia and Europe such as Osprey hawk are attracted by the varied habitats.
The main tourist attractions in the park are the mountain gorillas. About 200 gorillas are estimated to inhabit the park’s dense forests some of which have been habituated for tourism. About 5 gorilla families have been habituated and most accessible with Congolese wildlife guides and rangers for tourists on their gorilla trekking safaris to the park.
In addition to mountain gorillas, Virunga national park is a habitat for 218 species of mammals. It is also a home to 3 great apes including the Chimpanzee, Gorillas and bonobo and 22 species of primate species have been spotted in the park. The park is also a home to over 700 birds, 109 reptiles’ species and amphibians and many endemic species of plants and trees.
Gorillas are the main tourist attractions and attract many gorilla trekking safaris in the park. Virunga national park has 5 gorilla families habituated for tourism. The park wildlife rangers and guides on a guided tour lead tourists to the gorillas in their natural habitat.
Gorilla trekking itself requires fitness and proper hiking gears; its important thing for tourists planning their gorilla trekking safaris to book a gorilla permit for Virunga with a trusted tour operator www.ugandagorillassafari.com. There are more activities to do in the park such as wildlife viewing, bird watching, chimpanzee tracking, Mt. Nyiragongo hiking and canoeing.
To enter into Democratic Republic of Congo on your gorilla trekking safari to Virunga National Park, you must have DRC visa, passport and yellow fever vaccination card.
DRC is accessible by both air travels with fly in charter planes from Rwanda to Goma airport for those who have limited time but still want to do gorilla trekking in DRC. There are also connecting flights from Entebbe to Goma airport in DRC.
Road trips from Rwanda go through the Gisenyi border post where tourists are verified and registered from and later continue to Goma city. Alternatively, tourists can access Virunga National Park via southwestern Uganda at Bunagana border post.
There are tourist facilities in and outside virunga national park for the high end, mid-range and budget travelers. Those that are found far away from the park have means to transport their clients to Rumangabo the main gorilla trekking trailhead or Bukima patrol post for Mt. Nyiragongo hiking.
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ABC talent big winners in SMH's list of most powerful people in Aussie TV
Patrick Brammall, Sarah Ferguson, Shaun Micallef and Sally Riley all recognised by the Sydney Morning Herald for their contributions to the Australian television industry
Sydney, Australia; Thursday, 24th September 2015: The Sydney Morning Herald today published their 2015 list of ‘Australian TV's most powerful and influential people’, highlighting 30 of Australia’s biggest movers and shakers, with numerous ABC connected talent recognised for their contributions to the industry.
Those who made the cut include Upper Middle Bogan star Patrick Brammall, ABC journalist and the mastermind behind the political exposé The Killing Season Sarah Ferguson, actor, writer and producer Shaun Micallef, who is set to star in the upcoming ABC comedy series The Ex PM and Sally Riley, ABC TV’s Head of Indigenous Television, who helped bring the much loved series Redfern Now and Black Comedy to Australian television screens.
Other names recognised include ABC TV’s Head of Comedy, Rick Kalowski, whose credits include Upper Middle Bogan, The Agony Series and Soul Mates, the ABC’s former Head of Factual Jennifer Collins who is now Head of Non-Fiction at Screentime and helped bring the ABC series Outback E.R. and Stop Laughing: This is Serious to life and television veteran John Edwards, Executive Producer at Endemol Australia and the experienced player who is producing the forthcoming ABC TV series The Beautiful Lie.
Rounding out the list are Essential Media’s Chris Hilton and Ian Collie, the production partnership behind the ABC TV dramas Rake and Jack Irish, along with Matt Campbell, Nick Murray and Michael Cordell from the indie production house Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, who in tandem with the talented Shaun Micallef, are working to produce the forthcoming comedy series The Ex PM.
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MSU engineering student attending NSF nanotechnology workshop
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A Mississippi State doctoral student in biomedical engineering is one of 20 university winners of National Science Foundation fellowships to attend 2005 summer institutes in their respective fields of study.
New Orleans native Lakiesha N. Claude is visiting Northwestern University in Chicago this week [June 6-10] to participate in the Summer Institute on Nanoscale Mechanics,
Bio-inspired Hierarchial Structures and Potential Applications.
Nanotechnology is the science of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale to build complex structures. Claude said she hopes the short course will enhance her current research in developing a multiscale viscoelastic constitutive model for soft tissue, while exchanging ideas with other researchers in the field.
“This short course will enhance my understanding of nanotechnology and its application to mechanics of biomaterials,” said Claude, daughter of Deborah Claude and the late Rodney Claude Sr. “I also will gain insight into other nano mechanics research areas, to which potentially I can apply my research skills.”
Claude’s career goals are to explore the areas of bone and cellular mechanics, and later implement the information into a model of human mechanics. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biological engineering from Louisiana State University.
“Lakiesha is a top-quality student who will represent our department well in this prestigious workshop,” said William Batchelor, head of MSU’s department of agricultural and biological engineering.
“This is another indication of the quality of students we have in our department,” he added. “It will reflect well on MSU’s biomedical engineering program.”
The summer institute is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, NASA University Research and Technology Institute on Biologically Inspired Materials, NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program, and American Vacuum Society Science and Technology Society.
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Kaufman PhD, Scientific Director The Imagination Institute And Researcher Positive Psychology Center Scott Barry Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
Kaufman PhD, Scientific Director The Imagination Institute And Researcher Positive Psychology Center Scott Barry
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Publisher: Tarcherperigee, 2015
Discover the ten things highly creative people do differently.
Is it possible to make sense of something as elusive as creativity? Based on psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman's groundbreaking research and Carolyn Gregoire's popular article in the Huffington Post, Wired to Create offers a glimpse inside the "messy minds" of highly creative people. Revealing the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology, along with engaging examples of artists and innovators throughout history, the book shines a light on the practices and habits of mind that promote creative thinking. Kaufman and Gregoire untangle a series of paradoxes-- like mindfulness and daydreaming, seriousness and play, openness and sensitivity, and solitude and collaboration - to show that it is by embracing our own contradictions that we are able to tap into our deepest creativity. Each chapter explores one of the ten attributes and habits of highly creative people:
Imaginative Play * Passion * Daydreaming * Solitude * Intuition * Openness to Experience * Mindfulness * Sensitivity * Turning Adversity into Advantage * Thinking Differently
With insights from the work and lives of Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Marcel Proust, David Foster Wallace, Thomas Edison, Josephine Baker, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, musician Thom Yorke, chess champion Josh Waitzkin, video-game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, and many other creative luminaries, Wired to Create helps us better understand creativity - and shows us how to enrich this essential aspect of our lives.
"Wired to Createis an empowering manifesto for creative people. Endlessly relatable and chock-full of wisdom, Kaufman and Gregoire s study of the creative personality will have you saying over and over again, 'This is Me!'"
Susan Cain, Quiet Revolution co-founder and New York Times bestselling author ofQuiet
"Together, [Kaufman and Gregoire] have created a satisfying overview of creativity research that is likely to provide nuggets of wisdom to even the most seasoned creative spirit. Readers looking for tips on how to increase creativity will find plenty here."
"With cutting-edge science andtimelesswisdom, CarolynGregoire and Scott BarryKaufmanshine a light on the habits, practicesand techniquesthat can helpustap intoourdeepest creativity."
Arianna Huffington, New York Times-bestselling author of Thrive
Scott Barry Kaufman has just written the go-to book on creativity and genius. With Carolyn Gregoire, he puts together the newest scientific findings from the brain, from mental life and from the messy world of emotion to whiz us to the cutting edge of the highest human accomplishments.
Martin Seligman, Director, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania
"A lively, intimate glimpse into the creative mind from one of the most creative psychologists I know. Don't miss it.
Angela Duckworth, bestselling author ofGrit
"There are numerous books telling readers what they can do to become more creative. For the most part, the suggestions are made up: They have no basis in scientific fact. This book is unusual and perhaps unique not only in explaining what creativity is, but also in showing scientifically how people can unlock and develop their creative talents. If you are interested in unleashing your own creativity, you will want to read this book!"
Robert J. Sternberg, author ofSuccessful Intelligence
"Wired to Create is an exquisite tour through the science of that most prized but often frustratingly ineffable qualtity: creativity. By weaving research through portraits of the lives of great creators, Kaufman and Gregoire bring creativity into our grasp, and provide a rubric for how each of us can have more of it in our lives."
David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Sports Gene
Through science and storytelling, Kaufman and Gregoire reveal the inner workings of the creative mind. It all adds up to a fascinating and instructive read.
Robert Greene, New York Times bestselling author of Mastery
"One of my favorite thinkers and one of my favorite writers came together to write a book about of one of my favorite topics: creativity. There is so much here, start now."
RyanHoliday, author of The Obstacle Is The Way
"Wired to Create is the state of the science on the personalities behind innovative ideas. It cleans up the messy minds of creative people.
Adam Grant, Wharton professor andNew York Timesbestselling author ofGive and Take
Wired to Createlooks to be the place to go for a highly synthetic, readable account of personal creativity and the psychological behaviors known to support it. Understanding our messy minds, as Kaufman and Gregoire help us do, may very well be the first step to enhancing creative potential in ourselves and in our children.
Michele Root-Bernstein, author ofInventing Imaginary Worldsand co-author ofSparks of Genius
"At last there is a book on creativity that is both accessible, engaging, and highly readable that does not sacrifice scientific rigor in the name of communication. Filled with stories and anecdotes, this is a must-read."
James C. Kaufman, author of Creativity 101
This book will create a shift in the approach to creativity; how it is fostered in childhood and continued throughout our lives. It is a fascinating read and an important scientific contribution on how creative people use the whole brain, and find ways to deal with the joy and struggles of living creatively.
Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Ph.D., Director, Research & Learning, the LEGO Foundation
The mysteries of creativity have been unearthed by two eminent thinkers. Readers will be rewarded with cutting-edge science, great stories, and new insights into the multiple roads that lead to one of the most valuable human endeavors.
Dr. Todd B. Kashdan, Professor of Psychology at George Mason University andauthor of The Upside of Your Dark Side
Wired to Createis both broadly entertaining and deeply informative. Few books on creativity integrate the two so well!
Dean Keith Simonton, Editor, The Wiley Handbook of Genius
Scott Barry Kaufman is the leading researcher who I m watching for the next paradigm on how the creative mind works. This very well-crafted book, written with Carolyn Gregoire, lays the foundation.
Peter Sims, Co-Founder & President, Silicon Guild, Inc. and author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
"This book brings a very fresh perspective to a field that has, inexplicably, been struggling to 'create' new ideas for several decades. With scientifically based research on imagination, daydreaming, intuition, and mindfulness, it opens up new avenues of thinking about this critical human capacity. It is a must read for both scientists and anyone else interested in the 'inner world' of creativity."
Rex E. Jung, Ph.D., editor of the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity
More than ever we need creativity in our lives and to answer the pressing challenges of our times. Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire paint a brilliant portrait of the many faces of creativity: a fusion of seemingly contradictory mental states that can be limpid and messy, wise and crazy, exhilarating and painful, spontaneous and yet arising from sustained training. Fascinating all the way.
Matthieu Ricard, humanitarian and Buddhist monk, author of Altruism
"Groundbreaking creativity scholar Scott Barry Kaufman and talented science journalist Carolyn Gregoire shed light on one of the most mysterious phenomena of the human psyche: creativity. Wired to Createis a page-turner that masterfully blends cutting-edge research with historic and contemporary real-world examples of artists and geniuses, inspiring the readers to get in touch with her own inventive spirit."
Emma Seppala, Ph.D., author ofThe Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your SuccessandScience Director, Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
"This guide is well-documented, never pedantic, and always educational and inspiring."
-Wired to Create is an empowering manifesto for creative people. Endlessly relatable and chock-full of wisdom, Kaufman and Gregoire's study of the creative personality will have you saying over and over again, 'This is Me!'-
--Susan Cain, Quiet Revolution co-founder and New York Times bestselling author of Quiet
-Together, [Kaufman and Gregoire] have created a satisfying overview of creativity research that is likely to provide nuggets of wisdom to even the most seasoned creative spirit. Readers looking for tips on how to increase creativity will find plenty here.-
--The New York Times
-With cutting-edge science and timeless wisdom, Carolyn Gregoire and Scott Barry Kaufman shine a light on the habits, practices and techniques that can help us tap into our deepest creativity.-
--Arianna Huffington, New York Times-bestselling author of Thrive
-Scott Barry Kaufman has just written the go-to book on creativity and genius. With Carolyn Gregoire, he puts together the newest scientific findings from the brain, from mental life and from the messy world of emotion to whiz us to the cutting edge of the highest human accomplishments.-
--Martin Seligman, Director, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania
-A lively, intimate glimpse into the creative mind from one of the most creative psychologists I know. Don't miss it.-
--Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
-There are numerous books telling readers what they can do to become more creative. For the most part, the suggestions are made up: They have no basis in scientific fact. This book is unusual and perhaps unique not only in explaining what creativity is, but also in showing scientifically how people can unlock and develop their creative talents. If you are interested in unleashing your own creativity, you will want to read this book!-
--Robert J. Sternberg, author of Successful Intelligence
-Wired to Create is an exquisite tour through the science of that most prized but often frustratingly ineffable qualtity: creativity. By weaving research through portraits of the lives of great creators, Kaufman and Gregoire bring creativity into our grasp, and provide a rubric for how each of us can have more of it in our lives.-
--David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Sports Gene
-Through science and storytelling, Kaufman and Gregoire reveal the inner workings of the creative mind. It all adds up to a fascinating and instructive read.-
--Robert Greene, New York Times bestselling author of Mastery
-One of my favorite thinkers and one of my favorite writers came together to write a book about of one of my favorite topics: creativity. There is so much here, start now.-
--Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle Is The Way
-Wired to Create is the state of the science on the personalities behind innovative ideas. It cleans up the messy minds of creative people.-
--Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take
-Wired to Create looks to be the place to go for a highly synthetic, readable account of personal creativity and the psychological behaviors known to support it. Understanding our 'messy minds, ' as Kaufman and Gregoire help us do, may very well be the first step to enhancing creative potential--in ourselves and in our children.-
--Michele Root-Bernstein, author of Inventing Imaginary Worlds and co-author of Sparks of Genius
-At last there is a book on creativity that is both accessible, engaging, and highly readable that does not sacrifice scientific rigor in the name of communication. Filled with stories and anecdotes, this is a must-read.-
--James C. Kaufman, author of Creativity 101
-This book will create a shift in the approach to creativity; how it is fostered in childhood and continued throughout our lives. It is a fascinating read and an important scientific contribution on how creative people use the whole brain, and find ways to deal with the joy and struggles of living creatively.-
--Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Ph.D., Director, Research & Learning, the LEGO Foundation
-The mysteries of creativity have been unearthed by two eminent thinkers. Readers will be rewarded with cutting-edge science, great stories, and new insights into the multiple roads that lead to one of the most valuable human endeavors.-
--Dr. Todd B. Kashdan, Professor of Psychology at George Mason University and author of The Upside of Your Dark Side
-Wired to Create is both broadly entertaining and deeply informative. Few books on creativity integrate the two so well!
--Dean Keith Simonton, Editor, The Wiley Handbook of Genius
-Scott Barry Kaufman is the leading researcher who I'm watching for the next paradigm on how the creative mind works. This very well-crafted book, written with Carolyn Gregoire, lays the foundation.-
--Peter Sims, Co-Founder & President, Silicon Guild, Inc. and author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
-This book brings a very fresh perspective to a field that has, inexplicably, been struggling to 'create' new ideas for several decades. With scientifically based research on imagination, daydreaming, intuition, and mindfulness, it opens up new avenues of thinking about this critical human capacity. It is a must read for both scientists and anyone else interested in the 'inner world' of creativity.-
--Rex E. Jung, Ph.D., editor of the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity
-More than ever we need creativity in our lives and to answer the pressing challenges of our times. Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire paint a brilliant portrait of the many faces of creativity: a fusion of seemingly contradictory mental states that can be limpid and messy, wise and crazy, exhilarating and painful, spontaneous and yet arising from sustained training. Fascinating all the way.-
--Matthieu Ricard, humanitarian and Buddhist monk, author of Altruism
-Groundbreaking creativity scholar Scott Barry Kaufman and talented science journalist Carolyn Gregoire shed light on one of the most mysterious phenomena of the human psyche: creativity. Wired to Create is a page-turner that masterfully blends cutting-edge research with historic and contemporary real-world examples of artists and geniuses, inspiring the readers to get in touch with her own inventive spirit.-
--Emma Seppala, Ph.D., author of The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success and Science Director, Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
-This guide is well-documented, never pedantic, and always educational and inspiring.-
--Publishers Weekly
"Wired to Create is an empowering manifesto for creative people. Endlessly relatable and chock-full of wisdom, Kaufman and Gregoire's study of the creative personality will have you saying over and over again, 'This is Me!'"
"With cutting-edge science and timeless wisdom, Carolyn Gregoire and Scott Barry Kaufman shine a light on the habits, practices and techniques that can help us tap into our deepest creativity."
"Scott Barry Kaufman has just written the go-to book on creativity and genius. With Carolyn Gregoire, he puts together the newest scientific findings from the brain, from mental life and from the messy world of emotion to whiz us to the cutting edge of the highest human accomplishments."
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is scientific director of the Imagination Institute and investigates the measurement and development of imagination, creativity and well-being in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written or edited six previous books, including Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. He is also co-founder of The Creativity Post, host of The Psychology Podcast, and he writes the blog Beautiful Minds for Scientific American. Kaufman lives in Philadelphia.
Carolyn Gregoire is a senior writer at the Huffington Post, where she reports on psychology, mental health, and neuroscience. She has spoken at TEDx and the Harvard Public Health Forum, and has appeared on MSNBC, the Today show, the History Channel and HuffPost Live. Gregoire lives in New York City.
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State Gas Limited (ASX:GAS) Authority to Prospect for New Gas Acreage Granted
Authority to Prospect for New Gas Acreage Granted
Brisbane, Oct 2, 2020 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Following its appointment last week as Preferred Tenderer for new gas acreage in the Bowen Basin in the most recent Queensland Government Land Release, State Gas Limited ( ASX:GAS) is very pleased to advise that the Authority to Prospect (ATP) for the area was granted yesterday.
State Gas has accelerated efforts to obtain the necessary Environmental Approval and meet other conditions as Preferred Tenderer, resulting in the grant of ATP 2062 by the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy within a fortnight of being appointed preferred tenderer.
The formal grant of ATP 2062 allows State Gas to commence activities on its new Rolleston-West project, adjoining its existing Reid's Dome Gas Project (PL 231).
As announced on 1 October 2020, the Company has commenced planning for drilling of an initial gas well within Rolleston-West, proposed Rougemont-1, to investigate the highly-prospective and well-understood gas-bearing Bandanna coals in the eastern region of the acreage. The rapid grant of ATP 2062 ensures that the new well can be drilled in conjunction with the Company's planned drilling campaign for neighbouring PL 231, facilitating significant efficiencies and cost savings.
This proposed new well will be the first of several planned over the Initial Work Program for the Rolleston-West acreage, investigating both coal seam gas and conventional targets in the area.
State Gas Executive Chairman Richard Cottee expressed his delight at the quick grant of the ATP: "I am very pleased with the speed at which the new permit has been issued, meaning we can immediately move onto the ground and start drilling in the permit. Receiving the permit now means we can ensure it is drilled as part of the Reid's Dome campaign this Quarter. This means no delays in obtaining the benefits of the new area", he said.
"The new Rolleston-West project has increased the Company's gas acreage more than eight-fold, and has the potential to quadruple the Company's resource position. The increase in scale will enable efficiencies and optionality in infrastructure, operations, management and marketing."
"Neither Reid's Dome nor Rolleston-West are restricted by domestic gas reservation requirements", Mr Cottee said.
The Company is well-funded to progress the upcoming drilling and production testing at both Reid's Dome and the new Rolleston West Gas Project following a $9.5M private placement announced last week, along with a Share Purchase Plan currently underway.
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Geostatistical method predicts urban pollution
Researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha have developed a measurement system which permits the prediction of atmospheric pollution due to nitrogen oxides in a specific location and at a particular time. The study is supported by a massive database from urban areas in the Community of Madrid.
Investigadores de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha desarrollan un sistema de medición para predecir la contaminación atmosférica . Photo: SINC
Investigadores de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha han desarrollado un sistema de medición que permite predecir la contaminación atmosférica por óxidos de nitrógeno en un lugar concreto y una franja horaria determinada. El estudio se sustenta en una base de datos masiva de los núcleos urbanos de la Comunidad de Madrid.
The World Health Organisation has stated that almost 2.5 million people die every year from causes directly attributable to air pollution. In spite of efforts in recent years, toxic nitrogen oxides are one of the main problems of pollution in large cities, where more than half of the world’s population lives, some 3,300 million people.
Consequently, much research is carried out on models to predict these chemical compounds, although the majority has failed to consider space-time factors. Researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) have designed a geostatistical measurement method called functional kriging, which considers these two variables when estimating environmental pollution.
“Modelling in space is very complicated, as there are infinite directions and everything depends on multiple factors in any direction"
“Modelling in space is very complicated, as there are infinite directions and everything depends on multiple factors in any direction. Our system, which is a geostatistical model applicable to other questions, such as the rise and fall in house prices, allows us to predict for example the level of contamination there will be tomorrow at the Cuatro Caminos crossroads in Madrid at 8 am”, as explained to SINC by Jose María Montero Lorenzo, the chief researcher for the study at the UCLM.
The scientists decided to test this statistical model in the capital city because it has 27 pollution monitoring stations, making it one of the cities in the world with the highest ratio of monitoring stations per inhabitant and square kilometre. ”To give you an idea of the magnitude, the environmental district of California works with twelve monitoring stations”, notes Montero.
Reliability of the system
Pollution has spatial dependencies, such as air currents, the design of the cities, etc. Moreover, it also depends on time –what might be a peak in one area will have changed within a few hours. “Even with a supercomputer, it is complicated to design space-time modelling that considers all these variables”, explains the researcher.
This is why the alternative of the functional kriging has been put forward. To explain this, as there are 27 monitoring stations and thousands of time instants such that a supercomputer cannot cope with so much data, researchers have represented these by a function and have modelled the time relations of these functions. “It works perfectly”, they add.
One of the complaints received from environmental groups in recent years is that the equipment that measures pollution in the cities is not mounted in the places where the true pollution should be measured.
An observation network has been set up for the optimum design of these monitoring stations. According to Montero, “it is possible that although on paper a station should be mounted in a particular place, the installation is not in fact permitted. This problem disappears with our system as we are able to map all of Madrid with true data. This means that if you stand on a flagstone in the street, we can tell you the level of nitrogen dioxide in this zone”.
The functional kriging system is supported by a massive database which has measured every hour of pollution from 2001 until 2010 in the different municipalities of Madrid.
“The thesis on which this study was developed won the Economy Award from the Community of Madrid in 2010 and we have received calls from a number of research centres around the world, enquiring about the method. However, no-one has called us back about setting up the system in Spain”, concludes Montero.
José-María Montero-Lorenzo, Gema Fernández-Avilés, José Mondéjar-Jiménez, Manuel Vargas-Vargas. “A spatio-temporal geostatistical approach to predicting pollution levels: The case of mono-nitrogen oxides in Madrid” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 37: 95–106, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.06.005
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3D models of mountain lakes with a portable sonar and airborne laser
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The information of the territory provided by the laser technology from an airplane can be combined with data collected in mountain lakes with an inflatable boat and a small echo sounder to obtain three-dimensional maps. The system has been successfully tested by two geologists at the Truchillas glacial lake in Spain.
Megacities at high risk due to climate change
Eva Rodríguez
Several coastal cities of the USA and China are in danger due to sea-level rise that will take place if adaptation measures against climate change are not taken. A study led by the Basque Center for Climate Change on the 120 largest cities in the world warns of the fate that will run large cities such as New Orleans, Canton, Shanghai, Boston and New York.
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Ukraine: Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation
Um, so. Exciting times in the Ukraine seems to have got even more exciting. Is it possible to hope for a Happy Ending? If people will Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation then yes [*].
The Prez is fled, and the Beeb says Ukraine crisis: Crowds descend on Yanukovych house where they find the usual opulence; somewhat reminiscent of Gaddafi; I was cautiously hopeful then but I’ll hope the Ukrainians manage better. Lenin statues toppled in protest Aunty continues, which has ominous echoes of the disaster area that we made of Iraq; not that the statue-toppling was the problem itself; indeed the people’s joy is clear.
The Prez has declared this a coup and scarpered to Eastern Ukraine, whilst simultaneously declaring “he has no intention of quitting”. Declaring a coup, and hoping for the Russkie tanks to restore him to power sounds like his best hope; but is it a runner? Miriam says Yes: she thinks “Russian armed forces, on Ukrainian soil, within two weeks” (she declined to say “tanks over the border”, though I think that’s the only way they can do it, if they want to). I say No. perhaps more in hope than in judgement, but my reasoning would be: this is all unexpected. No-one is in place to react quickly. Invading (sorry: “restoring the democratically elected Prez”; note that the FT says he was constitutionally removed, but I’m sure that can be finessed by sufficient firepower) is very risky, and could go terribly wrong for Putin. Whereas doing nothing except fomenting a bit of bother, and hoping it all goes horribly wrong, is not very risky(he looks a bit stupid and somewhat dissed, but its far from fatal).
[*] Well I suppose I should say that whilst I like Alasdair Gray’s books and the slogan itself is beautiful and apt, I don’t agree with the politics in his article.
Updates: there’s some interest in the sequence of events. As far as I can see, the xPrez’s departure was shockingly abrupt. One moment his thugs are sniping from the rooftops, the next he’s run away to the Crimea, having failed to run away to Russia.
My version or speculation of this: he was always a rather low-grade thug type; unlike the deeply-dyed-in-evil types like Putin or Assad. And the Ukraine isn’t a barbarous state. So the army wouldn’t go into Maidan, resorting to sniping forced people at the top to take sides, and too many of them just didn’t want to be on the xPrez’s side. Who would want to live in a state he was dictator of?
Now the Russian thugs are making mafia-like noises – Putin’s sockpuppet has been wheeled out – but Putin himself perhaps more wisely stays silent.
29 thoughts on “Ukraine: Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation”
>don’t agree with the politics
The history? (“my personal history of this United Kingdom’s politics for readers too young to remember it.”)
The observation? (“The essential do-gooders in any nation work to provide food, clothes, and necessary transport. They build our houses and roads, mend the plumbing, empty our middens but such folk are the most lowly paid …. most reach the peak of their earning power in their early 20s …”
The alternate universe? (“encouraging them to modernise by putting them in contact with university research departments that were not in the pockets of global corporations.”)
Dunno; sounded reasonable to me.
Young people: hmmm, my earning power peaked in my 20s (in gallons of gasoline per hour, though the dollar’s inflated).
Apparenly I’ve come from, to quote a Keillor blurb on a recent book, “… the working poor, the people who buy day-old bread, patronize libraries, rarely go to movies, and don’t need your sympathy. Just a break now and then.”
Could’ve fooled me. I thought I was going to save the world.
That twenties enthusiasm. But without us it would have been worse. Opportunities abound, always.
So what politics would you have the Ukraine folks adopt, if not the Scottish independence kind?
[Ukraine is badly in need of honest politics, above all else. If it can also be brave, and possibly avoid overly nationalistic pols, that would be good. It also needs pols able to either reconcile the two halves of the country, or split it peacefully. In an ideal world the latter would occur (as it would in Iraq or Turkey) but in our world reconciliation is all that can be hoped for -W]
Caveat: as this historian puts it:
the historian is the ‘Internal Affairs guy’. This is a well-known figure in popular TV ‘cop shows’ and rarely a ‘good guy’. He or she is there to suppose that the hero has lied or done something wrong and that the villains might have been wronged or be telling the truth. The character rarely turns out to be as unsettling as that but it works as an analogy. For me, the historian is not there to provide comforting truths but to question them. The historian must always be prepared to wonder whether the ‘heroes’ of history are not, in fact, the villains,
If you believe anything at all, if you want your belief to be solid, in other words, it has to be on the basis of taking it apart and putting it back together on the basis of radical scepticism.
It’s beginning to look like the only stable equilibrium for Ukraine is to split off the eastern/Crimea part, leaving it either nominally sovereign or absorbed into Russia proper. Whether that happens through a political solution or by Yanukovich inviting Russian troops is the more troubling question.
If Putin is smart (and he is), he’ll have taken an important lesson from recent events: there’s a considerable part of the Ukrainian population that is willing to fight and die. Thus if Russian troops come in my bet is that they’ll occupy only the ethnically Russian part. The last thing Putin wants is another Chechnya or Afghanistan.
On honesty, the concept of Gray’s slogan seems to have been adapted without acknowledgement from:
‘Canadian poet Dennis Lee’s Civil Elegies, in which he wrote: “And best of all is finding a place to be/in the early days of a better civilization.” ‘
http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=57ddb2c2-37b8-4c88-8648-8cebf9f1107e
Now that’s more civilised…
[The editor of the Sunday Herald and Alex Salmond were wrong to call me author of the slogan Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation’. I found it in a long poem by the Canadian author, Dennis Leigh sounds like an ack to me -W]
Speculations:
Russia does nothing, now, but feels defeated and damaged ; Putin replaced by even harder leader => serious trouble later.
Ukraine applies to join EU which is not very keen (compare Turkey) and tries to modify rules about free migration.
Ukraine admitted to EU => UK referendum about EU membership revolves around real or imagined possibility of immigration from Ukraine=> UK leaves EU just as Ukraine joins it.
dave s, didn’t you read the page? Gray has had that attribution with details up on his page for a long, long time.
Russia won’t do anything until after the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, so they have a few hours at least.
Think preparing for an invasion takes a little more than a few hours – there are usually hints well before it happens even for the public let alone with access to spy satellite information. To what extent would Nato/UN/EU/US take exception to preparations for invasion? If Putin started preparations and then backed down that would look more fatally weak? Hope that stops him starting preparations. IOW hope W is right.
I’m admittedly mot a Ukrainian export. But it’s rather a dichotomy choice of freedom-petrolrum former PM and authoritarian -leftist currently elected head. Who do you back?
[The people in the streets -W]
Ouch, I’d failed to read the linked piece and acknowledgement has indeed been fully given. My fault entirely.
With the quirk that Leigh’s “finding a place to be in the early days of a better civilization” appears to have been remembered or modified by Gray as “Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.” More recently reinvented for Hillhead subway station as “work as if you live in the early days of a better world”.
http://news.stv.tv/west-central/189807-folk-of-all-kinds-alasdair-gray-on-new-hillhead-subway-station-mural/
Am slightly uneasy about these slogans, prefer civilisation but even that’s a bit ambiguous.
Nationalism or even localism is undoubtedly a source of pride. In the linked Herald essay, Gray provides a list of productive work now stopped in Scotland: with some oddities. Denny don’t seem to have built the first hovercraft, though they did build the first successful turbine steamer, Singers’ Clydebank sewing machine works was an outpost of an American corporation building for the local market. Greenock’s Tate & Lyle was an amalgamation of the Liverpool and London Tate with the Greenock and London Lyle, with origins in the slave and sugar trade, closed by the shift away from imported sugar cane. National boundaries don’t always help much.
Good luck to the people of the Ukraine, possibly two nations rather than one in the sort of uneasy coalition formed by arbitrary national boundaries. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? We can hope for better.
Funny how says:
Come on, write in clear sentences.
[My hovercraft is full of eels -W]
It’s a conundrum. that’s for sure. The leftist, elected prime minister was driven from office by the free market, western, natural-gas (but cuter) multimillionaire. I prefer western to Putin because they are seemingly more responsive to their people. But the coup of an election the west certified as valid seems a bit hypocritical. How “right-wing” the revolutionaries turn out to be seems to be paramount.
Yeah, me too. I just hope each city/region has the same people. Ukrainians deciding who goes and who stays is a lot better than proxy votes by tanks from the west and east. Heck, draw a line and make two countries if they can’t agree. Better than a bloody civil war over lines on a map drawn by people 5 generations ago.
>”Heck, draw a line and make two countries if they can’t agree.”
Doesn’t seem too difficult to work out where to draw the line if that becomes necessary:
Some of “the people in the streets” are the pro-Western party’s associated militia, who apparently are displaying Nazi-style regalia, blatting about ethnic purity, and bashing in the heads of anyone they suspect of supporting the legally elected government. Think I’ll wait a year or two to see how this plays out before cheering for the noble mob.
WhiteBeard says:
Doesn’t seem too difficult to work out where to draw the line if that becomes necessary
Some thought might go into the choice of metrics to use if it came to partition.
http://www.infowars.com/eu-offers-conditional-aid-for-ukraines-catastrophic-pre-default-economic-state/
WhiteBeard
Reports today have the Russians maneuvering on the border. Where is Alex Salmond when you need him?
Russians maneuvering on the border? Are they going to invade Moscow, Ayrshire?
The beeb merely reports scuffles in Crimea. Goes to record player and puts on The Siege of Sebastopol (John Fahey’s version).
Update: The Graun covers the Russian maneuvering with reports from Sevastopol,d Kiev and agencies, the LATimes covers it and also has an update reporting suggestions that the readiness maneuvers were unrelated to events in Ukraine.
The Torygraph seems more concerned that Cameron’s replies at PMQs “risked a backlash from climate-sceptic Conservative ministers and MPs by insisting that humans are responsible for climate change.” Always keen on lashes, whips etc.
The Crimea, with a large Russian population and home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet at Sevastipol has all the makings of Danzig.
[What, the start of a giant wikipedia edit war over its name?
Well, the new guy looks impressive at first sight. He has no illusions about the awful state that the country is in, and isn’t sugar coating it. How many new PMs start their term by telling the people “Welcome to hell”?
Granted, not quite as eloquent as “blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
To quote the Graun, “Armed men have seized the government buildings in the capital of the Ukraine’s Crimea region and hoisted a Russian flag over a barricade. . . . Crimea was transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954 in the Soviet-era by then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.”
As for the siege of Sevastopol and parallels with the SNP, see the blockade and debt info at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/vladimir-putin-can-inflict-a-costly-revenge-on-ukraine
[If I could be sure that’s what the population (as opposed to a small number of armed men) want, I’d be arguing for the xfer of the Crimea back to Russia. But for the moment I’m (weakly, ignorantly) in favour of the place remaining united -W]
Yes, the situation is messy and unknowable Hope it comes out well.
On something completely different, the beeb has a rather over-dramatised heading for interesting research on something I’ve noticed with spruce forests:
Here, it’s quite common on dampish mornings to see clouds rising out of the forestry spruce plantations. It can look quite dramatic from the Clyde. May contribute to the area being coolish, will that change now that big mature forestry areas are being felled?
I found this very interesting and informative: http://pando.com/2014/02/24/everything-you-know-about-ukraine-is-wrong/
It seems that things may be even more complicated.
CIP says:
…split it peacefully. In an ideal world the latter would occur.
Because that worked so well with India (and Pakistan)?
[We in this world have a habit of applying the wrong examples, and thereby multiply stuffing things up. India-Pak worked badly, for many reasons, but if we apply your “logic” it remains forever an barrier to the splitting up of all countries anywhere? By that token, the fact that Czecho and Slovakia did split peacefully is forever an example of why it will work -W]
@William #25 – Division can work when there are neat geographical separations. That wasn’t the case in India and it isn’t anything like the case in Ukraine. Take a look at the map in this story, for example:
Ethno-Linguistic map of Ukraine
[Ah, that’s better, now you’re making an argument. I don’t really buy it though: the “here’s one map” thing is more of a cheap headline that a truth. And indeed their second map – http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/12/ukraine-2004.jpg – is better, IMHO. Regardless of all that, though, division can only work with goodwill on both sides. Left to themselves the E and W Ukraine (to crudely simplify) might work this out; but they won’t be left to themselves. Apart from us fiddling, you have Putin who will maliciously stir up trouble -W]
This is where Russia gets its long-wanted warm-water port, right?
“Russia, on the other hand, by a freak of circumstance, unfortunate for herself and other nations, had her sea-communications in Europe land-locked and partially ice-locked, and the effect of these great geographical disadvantages was manifested in the Crimean War….”
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/warm-water-port.htm
I was wondering if there might end up being a referendum in Crimea and possibly other regions. I didn’t think anyone would think it reasonable to have one while Russian troops are roaming around at will.
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Dad catches baby moose playing with sprinkler in backyard
Pam McInnes
It was a beautiful Sunday at Eagle River, Alaska. The Williams Family was busy fixing a kitchen light, cleaning windows, and brushing the cat, when Cory saw that the moose cow and her calf had returned to their yard. So, he stopped to take pictures.
“I love how watching moose is like a family event in this house,” he commented to his pregnant wife, Kristen. She was watching the calf, and affectionately remarked on how it was "all legs."
After the calf came up to the window and they all said hello, Cory decided to turn on the sprinkler, so the moose could have some fun (after he picked up the dog poop, of course).
What happens next in the video is way too cute for words, so sit back and enjoy – but before you do, would you like to know if all moose in Alaska are as friendly as the two in the Williams' backyard?
According to the New Hampshire Public Television’s webpage called NatureWorks, moose are usually a peaceful species, but like any animal if they feel threatened they will attack. They are also very territorial. The cows will attack if they feel their calves are in danger; the bulls will attack during mating season. The moose might look big and awkward, but they can run up to speeds of 35 mph (which is why Cory was being very careful not to startle the calf and mom when he was out in the yard).
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Kayfabe Commentaries Timeline WWF 1984 – Roddy Piper
Written by: Brian Bayless
This was released on April 22nd, 2014
The Interview was hosted by Sean Oliver
Its runs for three hours and thirty-one minutes long
Roddy Piper, along with “Dr. D” David Schultz, makes his debut on WWF TV during the January 7th episode of “Championship Wrestling.” Piper managed Schultz, along with Paul Orndorff and briefly Big John Studd upon his debut. Oliver asks Piper if he was brought in at first to be a manager as Piper said no then talks about his Madison Square Garden debut in the “mid-70’s,” (it was really 1979). He was wrestling for Roy Shire in San Francisco then goes off-topic to tell us something he never disclosed before. Piper said he was living in Texas with Killer Tim Brooks and lied to him about there being a storm as he was scared to go to the WWWF because it was a “big man” territory and felt that he wasn’t at the level to make it there so he chickened out to return three weeks later. At that time, Capt. Lou Albano came out and yelled at him while Freddie Blassie whacked him with his cane, calling him a “pencil-necked geek.” Piper said he was about 190lbs at the time and everyone else was much bigger than him and told the announcer to tell the crowd to stand when the bagpipes were playing and said he wanted to play the crowd like “Jack Benny” and after the match he was told backstage they will call him later and three weeks later he got canned as Blassie fucked with him by shoving toilet paper in his bagpipes. Piper gets back to the question and said Vince Sr. didn’t want to bring him back and talks about Sgt. Slaughter going to bat for him and Vince Sr. called Jim Crockett then Piper talked about how he quit working for Crockett and went up to New York. Piper said his match at Starrcade against Greg Valentine was what got Vince Sr. interested in Piper again. When asked if getting paired with Schultz was his idea, Piper said he wouldn’t hang around him “for a pot to piss in.”
Also on the January 7th edition of “Championship Wrestling,” Hulk Hogan made his return to TV as a babyface. Piper said Hogan and Vince Jr. got together to “change the world” and how Rick Martel, one of his best friends, told Piper that he should meet up with Hogan, who was also friends with Martel. Piper said that once he exploded as a heel, it became tough for the company to handle because they never had a heel catch fire that quickly then questioned why he would job on the “War to Settle the Score” as it made no sense. Piper then talks about Hogan to say he heard Hogan said stuff about him behind his back but they never had a face-to-face conversation. Oliver asks him about Okerlund and how much credit he deserves for the WWF TV product at the time. Piper said he was the first heel to take a talk-show style segment on TV then compares Okerlund to Gordon Solie and how Okerlund sold the product while Solie sold himself. He then says Okerlund had great comedic timing and never got rocked when things went off track.
When asked about knowing about Hogan winning the belt at the January 23rd MSG show, Piper joked that if you worked here and did not know it was happening then you should have quit or you were about to get fired. Piper is asked about the “Double-Cross” rumor regarding Verne calling the Iron Sheik, telling him to break Hogan’s leg. He said that a comment like that might have been thrown out but then jokes about how if it was true, Sheik probably would have done that job.
On the January 28th edition of “Championship Wrestling,” the “Victory’s Corner” segment was announced as being replaced by “Piper’s Pit.” First, Piper “clears his name” by telling us what happened. He said he was in a St. Louis bar with Vince and asks him for five weeks to make it work and if not, he can pull the plug. Piper said he found out a way to get over by spending 65% off the focus on his promos and the rest on the in-ring work. He also said that he created the “Piper’s Pit” name.
The WWF made their debut at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. That was known as a huge NWA city. Piper talks about working on top in Los Angeles, Portland, Charlotte, and Atlanta while saying that the WWF did not make him and did not want to screw over any territory by working in their city. He talks about Don Owen (Promoter of Portland) giving Piper his “blessing” to work in the city when he was in the WWF.
Tito Santana beat Don Muraco for the Intercontinental Title in Boston on February 11th. Footage of the match was either lost or destroyed. Piper tells stories us how both Don Muraco and Adrian Adonis were orphans and “men’s men” but crazy. He then talks about how he was with Muraco, Adonis, and Bob Orton in Fresno, CA. They were in a Mexican restaurant and closed the restaurant down before leaving to go another bar where Adonis went into the women’s bathroom and some guy got knocked off of the stool to they left and drove away, where they slipped off of the road and wound up struck on the train tracks. The wheels were stuck so they got out where Piper and Muraco pushed from behind while Orton put in into drive as the pebbles were pelting both of them. All of a sudden, they hear the train so they stepped back where the train missed by inches as there were several tracks all near each other. Soon after that, the police swarmed the hotel when they arrived via cab to the hotel. They told the cops the car got stolen and while that happened, some guy yelled at them all to “shut the fuck up” as the door behind him closed and it was locked. He then said that somehow Orton got up there and in bed and how a cop shot a taser into the room and it hit Orton, who was apparently nude as he slept that way. The cops thought they shot a guest so Piper said they had to arrest someone so they got him for “vacancy” as he was not checked into the hotel.
Piper talks about Sgt. Slaughter and how “President Carter” and his cabinet was watching as Slaughter made them all stand and recite the “Pledge of Allegiance.” He puts over Slaughter for being a great guy. (Carter was a big wrestling fan but Reagan was in office here. Maybe Carter saw then wrestle in the NWA before this but I doubt it)
When asked about the switch of direction from the basics to the talk-show stuff like with “Tuesday Night Titans.” Piper said he was from the old school where you were told to speak when spoken to and if you were going to die, make sure it is in the ring because its good for business. That was after several minutes of rambling.
On bloodying Andre the Giant at Madison Square Garden, Piper said that it was tough to work with Andre because he was so big that it was tough to believably hurt him. Piper then said he was trained by Mad Dog Vachon, a friend of Andre, who insisted on letting him do so for all the times Piper put him over as a sign of respect.
Piper is asked about Pat Patterson and if everyone knew about his sexuality and if it was a comfortable climate in the locker room for that. Piper said that Patterson does not like him and tells a story at the Olympic Auditorium when he was 21 years old and almost hints that Patterson made an advancement towards him as he remains vague then says it got “awkward” then that he “fucked up” while later on saying nothing actually happened to him. He then said that someone played a joke on him with a guy named Ken Ramsey was jerking off behind a door while Lord Alfred Hayes ran around, holding his giant schlong, saying “Roddy.” After that, Piper said he was still in the locker room and while he was listening to Bob Geigel, he felt something on his hand then turned around to see that it was Lord Alfred’s cock. Piper said he turned around and his face and red but there was no one there he could take in a fight.
Now, he is asked about beating up Frankie Williams on “Piper’s Pit.” Piper said he found out he was the guest and tried to figure out what to do with him so he asked him were he was from then went against everything you did in wrestling by insulting him for being a jobber. Piper said Williams was pissed and came back with his closing line and said the interview was basically a shoot. Backstage, when it was finished, Piper said it was really quiet and after they finished the taping, they had a meeting where Vince Jr. went nuts for them to push the segment going forward.
Vince McMahon Sr. passed away on May 27th. Piper said he was a good man when it came to business as he was true to his word. When he passed, Piper said he was at the meeting where some guys, including Andre, were ungodly hungover and trying to drink in order to wake up again. Vince Jr. told them if they knew why there were here? George Steele said they were wrestling and after that Vince broke down and cried as they all knew something was wrong. After that, Tony Atlas asked Vince about getting an advance on his check and how his check was smaller at the end of the week, having no clue as to how that system worked. After that, Piper claimed that Muraco put his hand over his mouth to tell Atlas “shut up and shit down you stupid nigger.” (Odd, never heard Muraco being accused as a racist before but have about Orton. Wonder if Piper got the two screwed up). Vince then explained to Atlas in the simplest of terms about the advance system but Atlas could not understand. Sean follows up by asking if Vince Sr. knew of his son’s plans for the company as Piper said he did.
“Tuesday Night Titans” debuted on May 29th. Piper talks about how hilarious that show was and it was mostly all improv. On Lord Alfred Hayes as the sidekick, Piper puts him over for teaching him about wrestling and how he had a penchant for “younger gals.” On the skits and who came up with them, Piper said they would come up with ideas like how he was supposed to be Scrooge so he just went with it and wanted to do it quickly, saying they never tried to “script” him but did offer suggestions.
The edition of “Piper’s Pit” where Piper smashed a coconut over Jimmy Snuka’s head aired on the June 9th episode of “Championship Wrestling.” It was taped on 3/28 in St. Louis. When asked why it took for so long to air, Piper said that when he hit Snuka, his eyes “rolled” and it was a bad sign. He was also told that in the dressing room (The faces and heel were separated) he heard that Snuka was out of it but back then, no one went to the hospital, and after that in the hotel, Snuka went after him. Piper then goes back to the question and said that when Hogan came in, Snuka was more popular so they put Jimmy in a cage against Muraco (A match that took place 10/17/83) where he lost and how after that he feuded with Piper. Back to the segment, Piper said Snuka was not aware he was getting hit and before hand. Piper was given stuff from “Fiji” by the production crew that use, which was all fruit. Pier also said that his promo was weak and that he didnt have many good lines about the fruit to use. Piper said that Snuka always had the same response then talks about how the coconut was not gimmicked. Piper then said that it was not scripted for Snuka to destroy the set and the door he went in was a small area where Piper claimed to have put his weight behind the door in order to prevent Snuka from entering.
When asked about the Cyndi Lauper/Lou Albano angle, Piper said both Lauper and her boyfriend, David Wolff, were both huge wrestling fans. Piper also credits Lauper for help making WrestleMania a success and how they both “got” the business. He liked Wolff but said they had a horrible falling out. Piper credits Wolff for getting him a part in “They Live” then said that Vince did not like him.
On bleeding and that process, Piper talks about that, saying the “right” place to use it is when you are in the midst of a long match and its used but you are trying to win and not just make a guy bleed, like Abdullah the Butcher does. Piper says what Abdullah does ruins the business and would not want his kid watching that. He then says the ban on blood by the WWF is good for the business.
Sean asks Piper about the rumor of Vince wanting Bob Backlund to turn heel, dye his hair and have a run against Hogan. Piper said he heard some rumblings about Backlund turning heel but that was all. Piper said that Vince was selling “show business” at this time and told Backlund he did not have enough charisma.
On the merchandise and his royalties, Piper said he was getting a share, but not a fair one.
When asked about “Maple Leaf Wrestling” and how Jack Tunney dropped Crockett and exclusively showed the WWF, Piper said Tunney saw how the business was going and decided to align with Vince. Piper liked the Maple Leaf Gardens.
Now they talk about the “Brawl for All” special that aired on MTV. Piper said that the channel was literally fearful of the wrestlers. Sean talks about how it drew a 9.0 Nielsen rating with Wendi Richter vs. Fabulous Moolah as the main event. Piper said that Lauper chose Richter for the role and how Richter was in the right place at the right time. Piper also said that Richter was naïve to the business and her success was hard for Moolah to handle. He then tells a story of how Moolah and Diamond Lil’ stripped him down to his underwear in the car and drew his clothes out of the window before heading to the arena so he had to show up wearing only his underwear.
On July 30th, the WWF switched the “Championship Wrestling” tapings from Allentown, PA to the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Sean asks Piper about what makes a venue as Piper says its all about getting anticipation at the right time then asks to demonstrate with Sean by asking to stand up. Piper talks about Ali/Frazier and how they are both great and the stare is what makes you want to see them and the closer together they get, the anticipation grows as he moves as close to Sean as possible without touching him. Piper said the build is what makes the money, not guys just going out and wrestling without the build. Piper says he uses the anticipation when building a feud, not with every person.
George Scott is hired from the NWA as an assistant booker. Piper likes Scott then talks about how he got into an incident with his son outside of a club when he smashed the car window of Scott’s son Byorn’s Cadillac after he told them all the only reason they became anything was because of his father. Piper said that Scott’s son also came to the WWF and constantly ran his mouth there as well.
The Fabulous Freebirds arrived in the WWF due to the “Rock & Roll Connection.” Piper said that one of those guys is a “snake” (implying it is Hayes) and that they were let go as part of that then talks about being a bad locker-room politician. He then talks about how a few years ago he was backstage at WrestleMania with Jim Duggan when this person runs over to tell Piper he had an interview, which turned out to be a rib. He says the first time they met, this person asked Piper in the shower he had ever been “pissed on” as Piper replied not by anyone who is still alive.
Junkyard Dog made his debut on August 18th as Piper says “who gonna beat that dog” repeatedly while laughing then says JYD was a really good man with a beautiful heart. When asked if he was tough to work with, Piper joked that he didn’t work at all and talks about the term “work” and how it applies only to people in the ring while outside the ring it is just “lying.” Piper then said that JYD laid down in the fetal position when he sold.
On Rick McGraw and if it was one of the first deaths in wrestling due to substance abuse. Piper talks about being one of the last to wrestle him and tells a story about how they were in North Carolina and how Charlie Fulton had a heart attack after trying to party like Piper. From that, Piper talks about getting everything you want tests your “moral fiber” and after getting knocked around night after night, you are not the same person and your tolerance goes way up so you have to be careful. He then said the stress over travel and how hectic the schedule was and how once he spent 90 days on the road, not letting him go home.
When asked if Gene Okerlund was treated like “one of the boys,” Piper said that he was but tells a story about Simon Dean (Nova) telling himself exactly what they should do on “Piper’s Pit.” Well, the “inner-circle” heard about what happened and took everything Dean had and tossed it in the shower with the water running. Piper, who went to bed, said the next morning the Undertaker came up to him at the airport and asked Piper what happened as Dean apparently was crying “like a baby” for a half-hour as after that, Dean started to work in the office. Dean apparently went to wrestler’s court and harassed after the incident. Piper said that the “inner circle” would not allow him to be disrespected.
On David Sammartino, Piper said he worked hard and was a great kid but there was no way to follow Bruno, who also came back as a commentator at this time. Piper also said the office disliked Bruno as well. Piper also said, when asked, that David was respectful in the locker room but didn’t have the same mental makeup as his father. Piper said he loved Bruno then said on the “Pit” he told Bruno his tire went flat on the way to the show and went “wop, wop, wop” and said 26 years later, Piper introduced his son to Bruno, who joked to him that his dad (Piper)called him a wop.
Bobby Heenan made his debut here. Piper said Heenan is so good at his job because when you are done, you talk about the opponent just as much as him. Piper said he can be a pain in the ass sometimes but was hilarious and even funnier and quick-witted on the road.
Piper faced off against Hogan for the first time at the October 6th Boston Garden show. He talks about competing against Hogan in merchandise sales and how Vince didn’t respect guys that were over in other places and thought it was dumb for Hogan to beat him the first time if they were going to come back and do the match again. He also said after WrestleMania I, they had a party and transportation set for Hogan and Mr. T but he did not have anything at all. Piper said that Vince told him if he did not leave to film “They Live” he’d get the title. He then talks about how people are making him a martyr of sorts by saying he is the greatest WWF wrestler ever to not hold the title, which Piper said is a compliment because you get the belt because you need to get over.
He is then asked about “Pro Wrestling USA,” a territory featuring talent from promotions form the NWA, AWA, and Memphis in a failed effort to compete against Vince. Piper said they were aware of the promotion then asks Sean for a pen as he writes down something before talking about Ivan Koloff among others received a contract. Piper brings up how they went after guys like Backlund and how the WWF would stop the promotion from getting talent and how one guy went in there and became close to Eddie Einhorn, who hired people in that company, but was really sent in by the WWF and as a result, has a job for life with the company by sabotaging the promotions efforts to sign people. Piper then shows the name to Sean, who seemed shocked.
On getting Bob Orton as a bodyguard, Piper said Orton was so good he’d tell him to make mistakes sometimes so people would know just how good he was. Piper said he was tough and that his son, Randy, is an example of how he is a great father.
When asked about the Tonga Kid, who main evented MSG at the age of 19, Piper said he was a “test run” of Jimmy Snuka passing the torch. He then added how he was a sweet kid but needed to be babysat, joking that he needed to “wear a helmet on the bus to prevent him from licking the windows.”
On Andre getting his haircut by John Studd, Ken Patera, and Bobby Heenan, Piper said Andre hated Studd and once beat the shit out him in a match at MSG.
Butcher Vachon got married on “Tuesday Night Titans.” Piper is asked why they picked him, he joked that they did so to give everyone else hope. (Okay, that was pretty funny).
Piper talks about the December 28th show at Madison Square Garden where he smashed a gold record over the head of Albano then bodyslammed Wolff. Piper said he was dangerously close to getting “white heat” from this segment but toned it down a bit. He said that Dick Clark ran out and said “please don’t hurt me” as he talks about how most of what he did was not planned and that scared Clark to death. He then flung Lauper off of him and the next thing he saw was a NYC cop with a gun with several more to follow. Piper is then asked about how Dave Schultz came up with the WrestleMania name as Piper said Schultz accused him of stealing his angle with Mr. T. Piper then talks about Schultz trying to beat up Mr. T but Chief Jay Strongbow found out and tipped off the cops, who rushed Schultz and took him down at a show in the LA Sports Arena.
Now they talk about Schultz slapping 20/2o reporter John Stossel at the same MSG show. Piper said he was about 10-15 feet away from the incident. Stossel’s assistant kept asking Schultz if wrestling was a sport and if it was entertainment but maintaining respect but Stossel must have felt his guy was being “too soft” so he shut it down and point blank asked Schultz if it was fake and not in a respectful manner and got slapped as a result. Piper said it didn’t hurt the business then said that Eddy Mansfeld, who helped “expose” wrestling in that piece, was always a “piece of shit.”
Final Thoughts: This is what I expected and typical of Piper meaning you get insight, comedy, and some pure bullshit. Some of his timeline stuff is way off but there was a good amount of insight here. And a lot of solid stuff overall. However, some of the stuff he said just makes you shake your head.
1984 was certainly an interesting year in WWE history and Piper was a great choice. With all that said, I thought this was an enjoyable timeline. Some of the stories were hilarious and listening to him speak about what drew money and made a good heel was awesome, seeing as he did both.
Overall, I will recommend this Timeline but be warned that there is some crap to get through and it takes a bit to get into a groove. The first 30-45 minutes I thought this was going to be pure garbage but it got a lot better as it went along.
You can purchase the DVD of this interview for $25 or purchase and On Demand copy for $20.99, which you get to keep forever, by clicking on the link below.
http://kayfabecommentaries.com/DVD_TL_1984.html
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Bryant Named Sr. Exec. Officer At KWAM
September 30, 2008 at 5:00 AM (PT)
Brant Named Sr. Executive Officer
Veteran radio industry executive GEORGE BRYANT has been named Sr. Executive Officer for LEGACY MEDIA HOLDINGS Talk KWAM-A (THE BIG 990)/MEMPHIS. BRYANT has worked for CITADEL, the NEW YORK TIMES BROADCASTING CO., and SCRIPPS HOWARD and has operated his own marketing and advertising firm, THE BRYANT AGENCY.
"We are very excited about MEMPHIS and KWAM 990," said CEO MICHAEL EASTERLY. "We continue to invest in the quality of our signal and technology, along with new programming and talent. GEORGE has a great reputation in the market and brings energy and a history of success that we believe will be meaningful to us. We don’t believe there is a stronger leadership team in the market."
BRYANT, who will work along with GM BOB SHANNON in operating KWAM, added, "I’m pleased to be in radio again and proud to be associated with such a respected broadcast group. I see KWAM 990 as a great opportunity for reaching our audiences, building the business of our advertisers and making a difference in the community. We will be the voice of the community and advocate and friend to the small business owner!"
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November 12, 2010 at 12:54 PM (PT)
CLEAR CHANNEL SOUTHERN COLORADO partnered with the PUEBLO AREA CHAPTER OF CREDIT UNIONS and PUEBLO REGIONAL CENTER to collect more than 5000 items for women on active military duty around the world. "Operation: Women in Uniform," conducted during SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER and inspired by the relative of a CLEAR CHANNEL employee whose cousin is serving in the NAVY in AFGHANISTAN, collected items like properly-sized shower shoes, soaps and deodorants from the community, solicited on Talk KCSJ-A, Sports KDZA-AM (HOMER 1350), and Classic Hits KPHT.
"We want to thank SOUTHERN COLORADO for stepping up for their mothers, sisters, nieces and neighbors serving in the military," said PAUL IHANDER, CLEAR CHANNEL SOUTHERN COLORADO Director of AM Programming. "This one small gesture intended for women on active duty would not have become such a giant success without the community's desire to take part."
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Learning Web Design and its Importance
Mosaic Warfare (the next big thing)
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| Nov. 1, 2019
| David A. Deptula USAF (Ret.) and Heather Penney
Posted on 06/24/2020 3: 08: 40 AM PDT by robowombat
Mosaic Warfare
By David A. Deptula USAF (Ret.) and Heather Penney Nov. 1, 2019
Ever since 1991s Operation Desert Storm, adversaries have systematically watched the American way of war, cataloging the US militarys advantages and methods and developing strategies and systems to erode those advantages and exploit vulnerabilities in US force design. Now America faces challenges from China and Russia, each of which have watched and learned from US strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan and have responded by developing anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategies and systems designed to block the United States from intervening should they choose to aggress against their neighbors.
The National Defense Strategy in 2018 sounded the alarm over the risks posed by Chinese and Russian revisionist ambitions. Wargames that centered on major conflicts with China and Russia have resulted in loss after loss for US forces. According to senior RAND analyst David Ochmanek, In our games, when we fight Russia and China, blue gets its ass handed to it.
An F-35 with USAFs Lightning II Demonstration Team performs aerobatics in September. In the mosaic concept, F-35s and other highly integrated platforms would operate in close cooperation with single-function platforms to create a complete, interconnected, and changeable web of systems. Photo: SrA. Alexander Cook To overcome, the US military must transform itself to a new force design that can withstand and prevail in a systems warfare conflict. Mosaic warfare is one answer: a way of war that leverages the power of information networks, advanced processing, and disaggregated functionality to restore Americas military competitiveness in peer-to-peer conflict.
Mosaic is designed to address both the demands of the future strategic environment and the shortcomings of the current force. The term mosaic reflects how smaller force structure elements can be rearranged into many different configurations or force presentations. Like the small, dissimilar colored tiles that artists use to compose any number of images, a mosaic force design employs many diverse, disaggregated platforms in collaboration with current forces to craft an operational system.
Mosaic employs highly resilient networks of redundant nodes to obtain multiple kill paths and make the overall system more survivable, minimizing the critical target value of any single node on the network. This design ensures US forces can be effective in contested environments and that the resulting force can be highly adaptable across the spectrum of military operations. Mosaic combines the attributes of highly capable, high-end systems with the volume and agility afforded by smaller, less costly, and more numerous force elements, which can be rearranged into many different configurations or presentations. When composed together into a mosaic force, these smaller elements complete operational observeorientdecideact cycles (John Boyds OODA loops) and kill chains. Just like LEGO blocks that nearly universally fit together, mosaic forces can be pieced together in a way to create packages that can effectively target an adversarys system with just-enough overmatch to succeed.
A Chinese military unit fires a surface-to-air missile during a live-fire test in June. Advanced anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threats are driving the need for a new approach to warfare. Photo: Li Xiaopeng/China Ministry of Defense CHINAS SYSTEMS-CONFRONTATION WARFARE
Mosaic is conceived, in particular, as a response to the burgeoning threat posed by China, which has carefully designed its systems warfare strategy to counter Americas traditional way of war. Chinas A2/AD capabilities are designed to block Americas physical access to combat zones and negate its ability to maneuver. Yet these systems do not merely pose technical and operational challenges; rather, according to Elbridge A. Colby, one of the authors of the National Defense Strategy, China intends to employ them to achieve strategic-level effects, rendering the most critical elements of US operations ineffective.
The overwhelming effectiveness of the United States in Operation Desert Storm precipitated a major shift in Chinese military theory. China scholar M. Taylor Fravel notes: Chinas intensive study of the United States through the 1990s, especially toward the end of the decade, was intended to identify weaknesses that could be exploited, in addition to areas to copy. As a result, China envisions targeting US data links, disrupting information flows, denying command and control, and kinetically targeting physical nodes of US information systems, with the goal of systematically blinding US commanders and paralyzing their operations.
As Colby suggests, the Chinese A2/AD complex is not just an integrated air defense system, but more importantly a critical piece of a larger strategy to target and defeat US forces as a system. RAND analyst Jeffrey Engstrom calls this strategy system confrontation and its theory of victory system destruction warfare. In combat operations, he says, PLA planners specifically seek to strike four types of targets, through either kinetic or nonkinetic attacks, when attempting to paralyze the enemys operational system.
These attacks encompass:
Information. Degrading or disrupting the flow of information in the adversarys operational system by targeting networks, data links, and key nodes to leave elements of the operational system information-isolated and thus ineffective. High Value Assets. Targeting the key nodes or functionalities within the adversarys operational system, including command and control, ISR, and firepower: If the essential elements of the system fail or make mistakes, the essence of the system will [become] nonfunctional or useless. Operations. Degrading or disrupting the operational architecture of the adversarys operational system seeks to disrupt how elements of an adversarys system collaborate and support each other. Speed. Distorting and extending the adversarys time sequence or operational tempo (the OODA loop) aims to induce friction, confusion, and chaos by employing deception, creating nodal failures and network and data link outages to cause stutter at any stage in the decision loop or kill chain.
Lt. Col. Christina Darveau (right) trains 1st Lt. Crystal Na onboard an E-8C JSTARS aircraft at Robins AFB, Ga. Todays JSTARS aircraft center battle management on one potentially vulnerable platform; mosaic seeks to make that capability more survivable by spreading the capability across the fleet. Photo: TSgt. Nancy Goldberger/ANG Lt. Col. Christina Darveau (right) trains 1st Lt. Crystal Na onboard an E-8C JSTARS aircraft at Robins AFB, Ga. Todays JSTARS aircraft center battle management on one potentially vulnerable platform; mosaic seeks to make that capability more survivable by spreading the capability across the fleet. Photo: TSgt. Nancy Goldberger/ANG
THE TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVE
Future adversaries will learn from Chinas progress in maturing a systems warfare theory that targets US force design and operations, so systems warfare will not be limited to China over the long term. The Department of Defense should consider systems confrontation and systems destruction warfare as leading indicators, therefore, of how peer and near-peer adversaries could hold at risk US forces and operational architectures in the future.
Americas current way of war is vulnerable to this kind of systems warfare because of decisions made in the wake of the dramatic and overwhelming victory of the air campaign in the 1991 Gulf War. Afterward, DOD chose not to invest in maturing its own systems warfare strategy. Consequently, the US military today is unprepared for this emerging threat.
Compounding the problem is the dramatic downsizing of the Air Force after the fall of the Soviet Union. Had the Air Force been allowed to procure planned numbers of B-2s and F-22s; had it been allowed to pursue the Next-Generation Bomber in 2008 as programmed; and had it been allowed to maintain the pace of purchases of F-35s as originally planned, the risk posed by these peer threats today might not be so dire. There would be sufficient force structure to provide strategic depth in response. But nearly 30 years of budget-driven cuts have left the Air Force with margins that are too thin to face a peer threat, much less one employing a systems warfare strategy.
All the military services are in serious need of recapitalization today, but none more so than the Air Force, which is smaller and older than it has ever been in its history. Having spent the last 17 years operating in extremely permissive environments, it now finds itself too small, its information systems too brittle, and its command and control too centralized to withstand systems warfare. US force design therefore must be mapped to how US enemies intend to fight and to fill the resulting gaps in the current US force.
The problems plaguing todays force include:
Small inventories of capable, high-end multifunction platforms that make US operational architectures too vulnerable. The continued practice of buying multiple kinds of high-end weapon systems, but all in such limited numbers that their purchase is neither efficient nor able to provide the force capacity needed for great power conflict. Slow development and fielding for major new weapon systems. Difficulty scaling current force design appropriately across the spectrum of conflict. Critical shortages in key capabilities, such that the current force cannot withstand attrition and survivability factors threaten to outweigh the ability to create effects in future wars. Without significant changes, neither the ways nor the means available to US forces will be sufficient to accomplish the ends outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The US military must reinvigorate the theory of systems warfare first manifested during Operation Desert Storm. Toward that end, mosaic warfare offers a new force design for optimizing US forces and operational concepts for the systems warfare of the future, rather than for the conflicts of the past.
MOSAIC WARFARES KILL WEB
In conventional warfare, the kill chain is defined by the OODA loop that is, the steps necessary to observe, orient, decide, and act on a target. But in a mosaic operational construct, the point-to-point chain is replaced by a web of sensor nodes that all collect, prioritize, process, and share data, then fuse it into a continuously updated common operating picture. Instead of tightly integrating all those functions into a single, expensive platform, as in the F-35, in mosaic warfare, these functions are disaggregated and spread among a multitude of manned and unmanned aircraft that share data and processing functions across a perpetually changing network.
Click here or on the image above to view the Mitchell Institutes full-sized Mosaic Warfares Kill Web’ infographic. Graphic: Zaur Eylanbekov/staff. Expand Photo MOSAIC: A FORCE DESIGN FOR SYSTEMS WARFARE
In the mosaic concept, platforms are decomposed into their smallest practical functions to create collaborative nodes. These functions and nodes may be abstracted and broadly categorized by the familiar functionalities in an OODA loop: observe, orient, decide, and act.
In the past, an F-15 in an air-to-air engagement would need to first observe the airspace in its lane, identifying enemy aircraft with its radar, which is an observation node. When the radar received a return, that contact would be processed through the fire-control computer and displayed on the screen; together, these comprise the orientation node. The pilot can then engage other on-board sensors (additional observation nodes) to improve his orientation before deciding on an action (making the pilot the decision node). Finally, the pilot can take action, pairing a missile to the contact and firing the weapon (the action node).
Up until now, increasing the speed of operations required that all these OODA functions had to be hosted on a single weapon system to complete a kill chain. Indeed, fifth-generation aircraft have accelerated this process by pushing orientation and decision closer to action at the forward edges of combat. Advances in processing power, algorithms, and data links have made these aircraft incredibly valuable battle managers in contested and dynamic environments.
Historical case studies show that orientation must be located where there is processing capacity to filter, correlate, and fuse observations into meaning, or orientation. The closer orientation and decision nodes are to the point of action, the faster and more effective the outcomes.
Today, however, advanced data links and processing make it possible to integrate these functions even as they are disaggregated into distinct platforms. Thus, these functions can be distributed throughout the battlespace and integrated not in a single platform, but over distance through data links, to achieve effects.
Conceptualizing mosaic through an abstracted, notional operational architecturewhere functionality is the focus, not specific technologies or platformsenables the development of a more heterogeneous force and technological growth. This is a critical point: Being overly prescriptive with regard to technology risks condemning a force design to rigidity, brittleness, and/or obsolescence.
The design should support both multifunction platformshosting many different functionalitiesand simple-function nodes hosting just one or two. When pieced together, these smaller functional elements can form operational OODA cycles that today must be managed within a single system. Leveraging advanced networks, data links, and enablers such as artificial intelligence/machine learning, a mosaic design can target adversary systems with just enough overmatch to succeed.
Built on adaptable and highly resilient networks with redundant nodes, these systems could create multiple kill paths, minimizing the critical value of any single system in the network to ensure US forces remain effective in contested environments. In other words, by disaggregating functionality, the mosaic force can survive network and nodal attrition and still be effective. Mosaic combines the attributes of highly capable, high-end systems with the volume and agility afforded by numerous smaller force elements that can be rearranged into many different configurations or presentations.
Yet the mosaic force design concept is more than just an information architecture. Mosaic offers a comprehensive model for systems warfare, encompassing requirements and acquisition processes; the creation of operational concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures; and force presentations and force-allocation action, in addition to combat operations. For example, by disaggregating and abstracting the operational architecture into OODA nodes instead of major programs, both requirements setting and acquisition can be simpler and faster. The ad hoc connectivity of a mosaic force enables faster and more adaptive tactical innovation to generate numerous potential kill paths. And because mosaic nodes are like LEGO blocks, force presentations can be tailored and surprising.
The attributes of a mosaic force design can help increase the speed of action across the US warfighting enterprise, whether quickly responding to urgent new requirements, integrating innovative or out-of-cycle capabilities, or developing new operational plans. The guiding principles and technologies that underpin a mosaic force design will help enable the United States to prevail in long-term competitions with great power adversaries.
Maintainers tow an MQ-9 into position for tests before ISR operations at Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait. Sensor systems like these could work directly with combat weapon systems under the mosaic way of war. Photo: TSgt. Michael Mason IMPLEMENTING MOSAIC FORCE DESIGN
Implementing a mosaic force design will challenge doctrine, tradition, parochialism, bureaucratic fiefdoms, and even the pride of victories past. Yet, to support the priorities of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the US must adapt its approach to warfare. To migrate to a mosaic force design, the US must:
Maintain commitments to current force structure and programs of record. While some defense leaders may advocate for bold moves, bold does not always mean wise. Terminating current programs and divesting force structure without replacements in hand will only exacerbate current vulnerabilities. The acquisition of high-end capabilities, such as the F-35 and B-21, should be accelerated, and the development of disaggregated elements must be introduced to create a future mosaic force. Aggressively invest in developing and fielding mosaic enablers. Artificial intelligence underlies nascent, critical technologies, such as autonomy for maneuver, decision-making, and network routing, which together make up the connective tissue that will enable a mosaic force and operational concept. These mosaic enablers will unlock the power of current platforms even as new, simple-function platforms reach the field. Mosaic enablers are about changing how the US employs its forces, not just what is in the inventory. Mosaic enablers create the path for the current force to migrate to a more effective, resilient, and surprising mosaic force. Experiment with mosaic operational concepts, architectures, and empowered command and control at the edge. Fully aligning information and command-and-control architectures with an operational concept is crucial to any force design. Continuous tactical experimentation with cutting-edge technologies, combined with rigorous operational analysis, is necessary to explore the art of the possible and how to exploit mosaic enabling technologies. These experiments would also help identify other needed technological investments and refine future doctrine and operational architectures. Conduct an operations-focused cost assessment of force design alternatives. A future US force capable of deterring or, if necessary, prevailing in a high-end systems warfare conflict will require greater capacity compared to the current force. Sufficient capacity (force size) as well as the right mix of capabilities will be critical to achieving the attack density needed to defeat great power aggression and sustain a deterrent posture in other theaters. High-quality wargaming of force design alternatives augmented by operational and cost analyses could help identify the right force size and mix needed to implement the 2018 NDS. Many trends already indicate the value and potential of mosaic operations. Early examples of systems, technologies, software, and architectures that are mosaic in nature are already being developed or fielded. Indeed, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the services have been investing in maturing many of the mosaic enablers that they have already identified. Mosaic-type operations are not new to the US Air Force, and the service is perhaps the best candidate to take the lead role in developing a mosaic force design concept that could reshape DODs planning, processes, force structure, and how it executes its missions.
A nations military backstops the political grand strategy of any great power. The United States must out-adapt adversaries who have, and will continue to adapt to, an obsolescing US force design. Indeed, the United States can migrate to a more effective force design even as new elements are introduced to make it more effective in character and operational concept. What cannot migrate is resistance to this new way of wara mosaic force designwithin a defense culture conditioned by an atypical era of absolute military dominance, permissive threat environments, and a lack of peer adversaries. Swift decisions are needed at the apex to align thinking and resources to the enablers of mosaic warfare.
Three unmanned aerial systems at Edwards AFB, Calif. Drones could serve as observation nodes, communication links, or perform other functions, working as part of a disaggregated system of systems. Photo: SSgt. Rachel Simones TERMS OF REFERENCE
Systems Warfare
A theory of warfare that does not rely on attrition or maneuver to achieve advantage and victory over the adversary. Instead, systems warfare targets critical points in an adversarys system to collapse its functionality and render it unable to prosecute attack or defend itself. A major objective of this approach is to maximize desired strategic returns per application of force (achieve best value).
Force Design
Overarching principles that guide and connect a militarys theory of warfare and victory, its doctrine, operational concepts, force structure, capabilities, and other enterprise functions.
Disaggregated Element
Functionality that has been decomposed to its most basic practical combat element; for example, an observation or orientation function. These elements can range from simple functions, such as a single-sensor observation node, to more complex platforms, as needed, to be viable in the overall combat system, such as a multifunction aircraft.
An element in the combat zone, whether disaggregated or multifunction, that participates in the operational architecture by receiving and sharing information.
A force design optimized for systems warfare. Modular and scalable, a mosaic force is highly interoperable and composed of disaggregated functions that create multiple, simultaneous kill webs against emerging target sets. A mosaic forces architecture is designed for speed, has fewer critical nodes, and remains effective while absorbing information and nodal attrition.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: oodaloop; warfare
posted on 06/24/2020 3: 08: 40 AM PDT
by robowombat
To: robowombat
by Veggie Todd
(Voltaire: “Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool”.)
To: Veggie Todd
As near as I can penetrate the buzz words, he’s talking about moving away from expensive “do everything” platforms like the F35, to fighting with a bunch of cheaper single function platforms that get tied together.
For example, have an F35 pilot control a drone which goes ahead and spots targets, and have other drones which carry extra ordinance.
The weakness of this approach, is all these guys have to communicate in order to be coordinated, which turns their communication into a vulnerability.
by SauronOfMordor
(A Leftist can’t enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
Destroying the tooling for F-22 to get funding for the F-35. If true, that kind of stupidity is, just stupid.
I have always been a proponent of numbers, and numbers are our enemy. Both the F-22 and F-35 numbers can’t stand attrition in battle. That kind of falls on F-15 and 16, with little in between. Old vs new. As time goes by the old are getting older, and their numbers are also reduced by age and technology. Where is the fighter that can fight, not a suicidal battle, but on even equal terms with the enemy. To be technologically superior requires more money than is practical to maintain the numbers necessary for battlefield attrition.
One very important part of the equation, is how and what the future air superiority is going to look like. Just what will it take to control the sky you wish to control. Is it airplanes, is it Satellites, is it tech and comm, or the expensive combination of all?
by wita
(Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
To: SauronOfMordor
Such an approach makes EMCON impossible. The adversary would just home in on the emissions, much like some missiles have a mode called home on jam as a counter to ECM.
by Fred Hayek
(The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
(from the article):” Mosaic combines the attributes of highly capable, high-end systems with the volume and agility afforded by smaller,
less costly, and more numerous force elements, which can be rearranged into many different configurations or presentations.
When composed together into a mosaic force,
these smaller elements complete operational observeorientdecideact cycles (John Boyds OODA loops) and kill chains.”
As noted in the article, communication is the mosiac system vulnerability.
Limit the ability to communicate among these cheaper, smaller,more mobile units, and you render the opponent defenseless.
Other National opponents have observed our participation in various war games,
and have determined that interrupting communications renders these smaller units useless.
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Amazon Honeycode Coding Platform for Non-Coders is the Future of Work
Amazon’s new cloud service Honeycode is a table-driven programming environment complete with Wizards and help boxes, designed to ease you into programming. If you are comfortable with complex Excel spreadsheets and formulas then the logical leap to Honeycode is straightforward. We created an account and started making picklists which linked 2 tables. Our goal wasn’t to develop a finished app but we wanted to see if it was an intuitive interface.
It is pretty straightforward. Democratized coding or citizen programming is a definition of the Future of Work.
Learning this and other similar solutions from Google, Microsoft or others is a great way to ensure you are a valuable employee in an ever-changing world.
You can build a highly interactive web and mobile applications backed by a powerful AWS-built database to perform tasks like tracking data over time and notifying users of changes, routing approvals, and facilitating interactive business processes. Using Amazon Honeycode, customers can create applications that range in complexity from a task-tracking application for a small team to a project management system that manages a complex workflow for multiple teams or departments. Customers can get started creating applications in minutes, build applications with up to 20 users for free, and only pay for the users and storage for larger applications.
Amazon explains the rationale for developing Honeycode:
Customers try to solve for the static nature of spreadsheets by emailing them back and forth, but all of the emailing just compounds the inefficiency because email is slow, doesn’t scale, and introduces versioning and data syncing errors. As a result, people often prefer having custom applications built, but the demand for custom programming often outstrips developer capacity, creating a situation where teams either need to wai for developers to free up or have to hire expensive consultants to build applications. What usually happens instead is that these applications just never get built. The chasm between using spreadsheets and building custom applications creates a situation where customers often experience unnecessary inefficiency, waste, and inaction.
They believe customers want the ability to create applications using the simplicity and familiarity of a spreadsheet, but with the data management capability of a database, the collaboration and notifications common in business applications, and a truly seamless web and mobile user experience.
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Prediction modelling studies for medical usage rates in mass gatherings: A systematic review
Hans Van Remoortel,
Hans Scheers,
Emmy De Buck,
Winne Haenen,
Philippe Vandekerckhove
Mass gathering manifestations attended by large crowds are an increasingly common feature of society. In parallel, an increased number of studies have been conducted that developed and/or validated a model to predict medical usage rates at these manifestations.
To conduct a systematic review to screen, analyse and critically appraise those studies that developed or validated a multivariable statistical model to predict medical usage rates at mass gatherings. To identify those biomedical, psychosocial and environmental predictors that are associated with increased medical usage rates and to summarise the predictive performance of the models.
We searched for relevant prediction modelling studies in six databases. The predictors from multivariable regression models were listed for each medical usage rate outcome (i.e. patient presentation rate (PPR), transfer to hospital rate (TTHR) and the incidence of new injuries). The GRADE methodology (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) was used to assess the certainty of evidence.
We identified 7,036 references and finally included 16 prediction models which were developed (n = 13) or validated (n = 3) in the USA (n = 8), Australia (n = 4), Japan (n = 1), Singapore (n = 1), South Africa (n = 1) and The Netherlands (n = 1), with a combined audience of >48 million people in >1700 mass gatherings. Variables to predict medical usage rates were biomedical (i.e. age, gender, level of competition, training characteristics and type of injury) and environmental predictors (i.e. crowd size, accommodation, weather, free water availability, time of the manifestation and type of the manifestation) (low-certainty evidence). Evidence from 3 studies indicated that using Arbon’s or Zeitz’ model in other contexts significantly over- or underestimated medical usage rates (from 22% overestimation to 81% underestimation).
This systematic review identified multivariable models with biomedical and environmental predictors for medical usage rates at mass gatherings. Since the overall certainty of the evidence is low and the predictive performance is generally poor, proper development and validation of a context-specific model is recommended.
Citation: Van Remoortel H, Scheers H, De Buck E, Haenen W, Vandekerckhove P (2020) Prediction modelling studies for medical usage rates in mass gatherings: A systematic review. PLoS ONE 15(6):
e0234977.
Editor: Tim Mathes, Universitat Witten/Herdecke, GERMANY
Received: October 8, 2019; Accepted: June 5, 2020; Published: June 23, 2020
Copyright: © 2020 Van Remoortel et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Data Availability: All relevant data are within the manuscript and its Supporting Information files.
Funding: This work was made possible through funding from the Foundation for Scientific Research of the Belgian Red Cross. One of the activities of the Belgian Red Cross is providing first aid training to laypeople.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
A mass gathering has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an occasion, either organized or spontaneous, where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the community, city, or nation hosting the manifestation [1].
Since mass gatherings attended by large crowds have become a more frequent feature of society, mass gathering medicine was highlighted as a new discipline at the World Health Assembly of Ministers of Health in Geneva in May 2014 [2]. As a consequence, the amount of international initiatives and meetings on mass gathering medicine has increased over the past decade as has the number of experts and the amount of publications on pre-event planning and surveillance for mass gathering. Mass gatherings are associated with increased health risks and hazards such as the transmission of communicable diseases, exacerbation of non-communicable diseases and comorbidities (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, COPD, cardiovascular events) and an impact on mental or physical health and psychosocial disorders [3]. Furthermore, the mental health consequences of traumatic incidents at mass gatherings can be prolonged with stress to people, families, and communities resulting in short-term fear of death as well as general distress, anxiety, excessive alcohol consumption, and other psychiatric disorders. If mass gatherings are improperly managed, this can lead to human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts [4]. Therefore, the development of (cost-)effective methods for the planning and handling of the health risks associated with mass gatherings will strengthen global health security, prevent excessive emergency health problems and associated economic loss, and mitigate potential societal disruption in host and home communities [5].
To have a better understanding of the health effects of mass gatherings, a conceptual model for mass gathering health care was published in 2004 by Paul Arbon [6]. This model divided the key characteristics of mass gathering manifestations into three interrelated domains that may have an impact on the Patient Presentation Rate (PPR), the Transport To Hospital Rate (TTHR) and the level and extent of healthcare services: 1) the biomedical domain (i.e. biomedical influences such as demographic characteristics of the audience), 2) the psychosocial domain (i.e. psychological and social influences within mass gatherings including individual and crowd behaviour) and 3) the environmental domain (i.e. environmental features of a mass gathering including terrain and climatological conditions). Although most scientific papers on mass gathering are descriptive, i.e. without proper statistical analysis to predict medical usage rates, recently more prediction modelling studies have been developed and/or validated to have a better understanding of the patient care required at such manifestations. In order to formulate evidence-based, robust and effective interventions in the planning and management of mass gatherings, the scientific underpinning of Arbon’s conceptual model by a systematic screening, analysis and critical appraisal of prediction modelling studies for medical usage rates at mass gatherings was needed.
This systematic review aimed to identify multivariable prediction models for medical usage rates at mass gatherings, to summarize evidence for individual biomedical, psychosocial and environmental predictors at mass gatherings, and to summarise the predictive performance of these models.
Protocol and registration
We carried out a systematic literature review according to a predefined protocol, which was not registered beforehand [7]. We planned and reported the systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA checklist, S1 File) [8].
Studies were eligible for inclusion if they answered the following PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) question: “Which predictive models (I) are available for emergency services planning (O) during mass gathering manifestations (P)?” Full texts of potentially relevant articles were reviewed according to the following inclusion and exclusion criteria:
Population: studies performed on all types of mass gatherings were included, such as sport (spectator) manifestations, (indoor/outdoor) music concerts and/or festivals. A mass gathering has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an occasion, either organized or spontaneous, where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the community, city, or nation hosting the manifestation [1].
Intervention/Predictors: we included studies that described a multivariable statistical model and extracted data of the predictors. Multivariable models represent a more realistic picture, rather than looking at a single variable (univariate associations) and they provide a powerful test of significance compared to univariate techniques. We included studies that had the intention to evaluate more than one predictor variable in a multivariable model, regardless of how many predictor variables remained in the final model. Evacuation models, opinion-based or theory-based models, and statistical models based on univariate (correlation) analysis were excluded.
Outcome: we included medical usage rates such as Patient Presentation Rate (PPR), the Transport To Hospital Rate (TTHR) or the incidence of new injuries.
Study design: prediction model development studies without external validation, prediction model development studies with external application in few independent mass gatherings or validation on an extensive list of independent mass gatherings (i.e. big data analysis), external model validation studies or studies that applied observations from few mass gatherings to another prediction model, were included according to the Checklist for critical Appraisal and data extraction for systematic Reviews of prediction Modelling Studies (CHARMS) [9].
Language: no language restrictions were applied.
Data sources and searches
Eligible studies were identified by searching the following databases: MEDLINE (via the PubMed interface), Embase (via Embase.com), the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science and Scopus from the time of inception of the database until 14 May 2019. We developed search strategies for each database using index terms and free text terms (S2 File). Search yields were exported to a citation program (EndNote X7.5) and duplicates were discarded.
Two reviewers (HVR and HS) independently screened the titles and abstracts of all references yielded by the search. Subsequently, the full text of each article that potentially met the eligibility criteria was obtained, and after a full-text assessment, studies that did not meet the selection criteria were excluded. Any discrepancies between reviewers were resolved by consensus or by consulting a third reviewer (EDB). For each included study, the reference lists and first 20 related citations in PubMed were screened for additional relevant records.
Data concerning study design (type of prediction modelling study), study aims and hypothesis, population characteristics (participation eligibility and recruitment method; participation description; details of mass gathering manifestations; study dates), candidate predictors (dichotomous/categorical/continuous variables), outcome measures (medical usage rates), effect sizes, statistical model, and study quality were extracted independently by the two reviewers.
Risk of bias assessment
The PROBAST (Prediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment Tool) checklist items were used to assess the risk of bias and concerns for applicability for each study [10]. These items include 20 signalling questions across 4 domains: participants, predictors, outcome and analysis. Signalling questions were answered as ‘yes’, ‘probably yes’, ‘no’, ‘probably no’ or ‘no information’ and risk of bias was assessed for each domain. A domain where all signalling questions were answered as (probably) yes was judged as ‘low risk of bias’. An answer of (probably) no on 1 or more questions indicated the potential for bias, whereas no information indicated insufficient information. The risk of bias assessment was performed by the two reviewers independently.
Individual predictors for medical usage rates.
The predictors (both the statistically significant (p<0.05) and statistically non-significant ones) from multivariable statistical models were pooled into different categories for each type of mass gathering manifestation (music concert, spectator sport manifestation, sport manifestation, mixed manifestation (sport, music, public exhibition)) corresponding to the three main domains for mass gathering health according to Arbon’s conceptual model: biomedical domain, psychosocial domain, environmental domain [6]. The direction of the association between the candidate predictors and the outcome variables was expressed as positive (e.g. night manifestations are associated with higher patient presentation rates compared to day manifestations) or negative (e.g. free water availability is associated with lower patient presentation rates).
Predictive performance of the models.
Predictive accuracy measures of the models, such as the R2 or the mean/median error, were extracted and summarized. The R2 is the square of the correlation and measures the proportion of variation in the dependent variable (i.e. medical usage rates) that can be attributed to the independent variable (i.e. predictor variables). The R2 indicates how well the regression model fits the observed data, ranging from 0% (no fit) to 100% (perfect fit). The predictive performance is considered as very weak (R2 of 0–4%), weak (R2 of 4 to 16%), moderate (R2 of 16 to 36%), strong (R2 of 36 to 64%) or very strong (R2 of 64% to 100%) [11].
Information on type of mass gathering, outcomes measured and the model that was validated with the data collected (i.e. the reference model), was summarized. Results were reported as a % underestimation or % overestimation (compared to the reference model).
Grading of the evidence
The GRADE approach (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) was used to assess the certainty of the evidence (also known as quality of evidence or confidence in effect estimates) [12]. Since no meta-analyses were possible, we used the GRADE guidelines for rating the certainty in evidence in the absence of a single estimate of effect [13]. The certainty of the evidence was graded as ‘high’ (further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the effect estimate), ‘moderate’ (further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the effect estimate), ‘low’ (further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the effect estimate and is likely to change the estimate) or ‘very low’ (any estimate of effect is very uncertain). The initial certainty level of the included prediction modelling studies was set at ‘high’ because the association between the predictors and outcomes was considered irrespective of any causal connection. Eight criteria were considered to further downgrade or upgrade the certainty of the evidence: five criteria who might potentially downgrade the overall certainty of the evidence (i.e. methodological limitations of the study, indirectness, imprecision, inconsistency and likelihood of publication bias) and three criteria who might potentially upgrade the overall certainty of the evidence (i.e. large effect, dose-response relation in the effect, and opposing plausible residual bias or confounding). Methodological limitations of the studies were assessed by considering the overall risk of bias judgement across studies based on the risk of bias assessment of the 4 PROBAST domains (i.e. participants, predictors, outcome and analysis). Indirectness was assessed by making a global judgement on how dissimilar the research evidence is to the PICO question at hand (in terms of population, interventions and outcomes across studies). The PROBAST tool was used to identify concerns regarding the applicability of each included study (i.e. when the populations, predictors or outcomes of the study differ from those specified in the review question) and an overall judgement across studies was made. Imprecision was assessed by considering the optimal information size (or the total number of events for binary outcomes and the number of participants in continuous outcomes) across all studies. A threshold of 400 or less is concerning for imprecision [14]. Results may also be imprecise when the 95% confidence intervals of all studies or of the largest studies include no effect and clinically meaningful benefits or harms. A global judgement on inconsistency was done by evaluating the consistency of the direction and primarily the difference in the magnitude of association between the predictor variables and the outcomes across studies (since statistical measures of heterogeneity were not available). Widely differing estimates of the effects indicated inconsistency. Publication bias was suspected when the body of evidence consisted of only small positive studies or when studies were reported in trial registries but not published.
A large magnitude of effect (i.e. large association between the predictor variable and outcome) was considered in case the relative risk or odds ratio is 2–5 or 0.5–0.2 with no plausible confounders in the majority of studies. Since this review was not focused on drugs or pharmaceutical agents, assessing a dose-response gradient was not applicable here. Finally, we only included studies that described a multivariable statistical model. Therefore, making a judgement whether all plausible confounders and biases from the prediction modelling studies unaccounted for in the adjusted/multivariate analyses (i.e. all residual confounders) and may lead to an underestimated association is not applicable here.
The two reviewers independently rated the certainty of the evidence for each outcome. Any discrepancies between reviewers were resolved by consensus or by consulting a third reviewer (EDB).
The systematic literature search resulted in a total of 7,036 citations (after removing duplicates), which were screened by two reviewers independently. Fig 1 represents the study selection flowchart. We included 16 studies that developed (n = 13) or externally applied (n = 3) a multivariable statistical model to predict medical usage rates in mass gathering manifestations. No studies were identified that externally validated prediction models against a big data set of mass gatherings.
Study characteristics
A total amount of >1,700 mass gathering manifestations (median[range]: 2.5[1–405] mass gatherings per study) attended by >48 million people were included to develop and/or validate these models. A mix of different types of mass gathering manifestations were included such as sports (spectator) manifestations (e.g. soccer games, auto races, (half-)marathon, n = 12 (75%)), music concerts (indoor/outdoor, n = 8 (50%)), fete/carnivals (n = 4, 25%), public exhibitions and ceremonial manifestations (n = 3, 19%). The majority of the studies (n = 12, 75%) were conducted in the USA (n = 8) and Australia (n = 4). The other studies were performed in Japan (n = 1), Singapore (n = 1), South Africa (n = 1) and The Netherlands (n = 1). Data were collected in 2 studies between 1980–1995, in 7 studies between 1995–2005, and in 7 studies between 2005–2015. Patient influx at first aid posts, expressed as total number or rate (per 1,000 or 10,000 attendees), was the outcome of interest in most of the studies (n = 14). Other outcomes included in the prediction model were the number of transfers to hospital (per 1,000 or 10,000 attendees) (n = 7) or the incidence of new (non-)medical injuries/complications (n = 3). All studies (except one) investigated whether at least one of the following environmental candidate predictors were associated with medical usage (rates): 1) weather conditions (n = 12: average/maximal daily temperature; humidity; heat index; dew point; % sunshine; wind speed; precipitation; barometric pressure), 2) crowd size (n = 12), 3) type of the manifestation (n = 12), 4) time of the manifestation (n = 7: night vs day; duration; year of the manifestation; season; day of the week), 5) venue accommodation (n = 7: mobile vs seated; indoor vs outdoor; bounded vs unbounded; focussed vs extended; maximum venue capacity; access to venue), 6) presence of alcohol (n = 4) or 7) free water availability (n = 1). Five studies included biomedical candidate predictors into their (univariate) model: 1) demographics (n = 5: age; gender; BMI), 2) level of competition (n = 3: running experience; running pace category; competitive vs non-competitive), 3) training characteristics (amount of training; type of training) and 4) injury status (n = 1: injuries incurred in the 12 months prior to the manifestation). None of the studies included psychosocial candidate predictors (e.g. crowd behaviour, reason for attendance, length of stay) in the model. Four studies used general linear regression analysis to develop a multivariable prediction model. Other types of generalized linear regression analysis included Poisson regression analysis (n = 4), logistic regression analysis (n = 3), and negative binomial regression analysis (n = 2). One study applied non-linear regression analysis (Classification And Regression Trees (CART)). Details on the characteristics of the included studies can be found in Table 1.
Individual judgements about each PROBAST risk of bias item (i.e. 20 signalling questions according to 4 domains) can be found in S1 and S2 Figs. PROBAST domains that were most prone to bias were the methods of analysis used (high risk of bias in 13 studies (81%)) and the participant recruitment (high risk of bias in 10 studies (62%)).
Factors that predict patient presentation (rate)
Ten multivariable regression models to predict patient presentation (rate) were developed. The following predictor variables were included in these models: weather conditions (in 8 models), crowd size (in 4 models), type of the manifestation (in 8 models), venue accommodation (in 4 models), time of the manifestation (in 3 models), free water availability (in 1 model), demographic information (in 1 model), level of competition (in 2 models). Six studies reported the full equation of the multivariable model to predict PPR [15, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27].
Fig 2 summarizes the environmental and biomedical predictors for patient presentation rate derived from multivariable regression models.
Fig 2. Biomedical and environmental variables from multivariable regression analyses predicting the Patient Presentation Rate (PPR).
The thickness of the box represents the number of multivariable models including the following predictors: level of competition (n = 2); demographics (n = 1, age, gender); crowd size (n = 4); accommodation (n = 4, mobile vs seated, bounded vs unbounded, outdoor vs indoor, type of venue access, maximum venue capacity); weather conditions (n = 8, humidity, temperature, dew point, presence of air conditioning, % sunshine, wind speed, precipitation); free water availability (n = 1); time of the event (n = 3; day vs night, day of the week); type of the event (n = 8, music events, sport events).
Weather conditions were found to be a significant factor to predict patient presentation (rate): humidity [15, 26], temperature [21], heat index (i.e. a combination of air temperature and relative humidity) [18, 24] and dew point [27] were positively associated with the number or rate of patient presentation at first aid posts. In one of our included studies, temperature (i.e. <23.5°C vs ≥23.5°C and <25.5°C vs ≥25.5°C) was included in a non-linear regression tree model with a lower total number of patient presentations in case of higher temperatures [26]. One study conducted in the USA found that the presence of air conditioning in a mixture of indoor mass gatherings (sport spectator manifestations, concerts, public exhibitions) was linked to a lower patient presentation rate [17]. In five studies, the following climatological parameters were not statistical significantly associated with patient presentation (rate): humidity, %sunshine and wind speed in 1 study [27], temperature in 2 studies [16, 27] and precipitation in 3 studies [18, 21, 24].
The type of the mass gathering manifestations was a significant predictor in 7 multivariable regression models. An Australian study of 201 mixed manifestations found that non-sporting manifestations resulted in a higher PPR. Three studies focused on sports (spectator) manifestations and demonstrated that football games, but also specific outdoor music manifestations (i.e. rock concerts) resulted in higher PPR compared to baseball games. One USA study investigating 6 automobile race weekends (NASCAR, Kansas Speedway, USA) found a higher PPR during race days versus practice days. In one study that predicted PPR for a mixture of 79 mass gatherings, the type of manifestation (athletic manifestations versus football; concerts versus football; public exhibitions versus football) was not a significant predictor [17].
Three studies, conducted on data from a mixture of mass gathering manifestations, found crowd size to be positively associated with the total number of patient presentations [15, 26, 31] whereas attendance was not associated with PPR in one study [16].
Manifestations at which the audience was predominantly seated (i.e. typically large stadium concerts) demonstrated a significantly lower presentation rate compared to manifestations where spectators tended to be more mobile [15]. Outdoor manifestations have statistically significant more medical presentations compared to indoor manifestations [15, 17]. A study with a multivariable prediction model development, analysing all 32 soccer games that were played in Japan at the FIFA World Cup 2002, concluded that higher venue capacity and easier venue access were linked to a lower PPR. Conflicting evidence was found for bounded (i.e. a manifestation contained within a boundary, often fenced) versus unbounded manifestations: one Australian model (based on data of 201 mixed manifestations) showed that bounded manifestations had a higher PPR [15] whereas one USA model (based on data of 79 mixed manifestations) showed that the unbounded manifestations resulted in a higher PPR [17]. One multivariate model to predict PPR at 405 music concerts in the USA showed that indoor versus outdoor manifestations was not a statistically significant predictor [16].
Two Australian studies found that manifestations organised during both day and night resulted in a higher PPR compared to manifestations organized during the day or night [15, 26]. One model to predict PPR at 403 music concerts found that day of the week was not a statistical significant predictor [24].
Free water availability (i.e. provided without cost to the patron) resulted in a lower PPR. In this USA model, it was shown that the absence of free water led to a two-fold increase in the PPR, even after controlling for other predictors such as weather conditions, percentage seating and alcohol availability [17].
One study found that competitiveness was positively associated with PPR during half-marathon running events, whereas the level of competition, expressed as the combination of the number of caution periods, number of lead changes, and the interval between the winner and second place, was not associated with PPR during auto race events.
Detailed information about the effect sizes of these multivariable predictors can be found in S1 Table.
Factors that predict transfer to hospital (rate)
Four multivariable regression models to predict transfer to hospital (rate) were developed. The following predictor variables were included in these models: weather conditions (in 4 models), crowd size (in 1 model), venue accommodation (in 2 models), time of the manifestation (in 1 model), type of the manifestation (in 4 models), number of patient presentations (in 1 model), and type of the injury (in 1 model). Two studies reported the full equation of the multivariable model to predict TTHR [15, 26].
The biomedical and environmental multivariable factors predicting the transfer to hospital rate are depicted in Fig 3.
Fig 3. Biomedical and environmental variables from multivariable regression analyses predicting The Transfer to Hospital Rate (TTHR).
The thickness of the box represents the number of multivariable models including the following predictors: type of injury (n = 1, intoxication vs medical vs trauma); number of patients (n = 1); accommodation (n = 2, mobile vs seated, bounded vs unbounded); weather conditions (n = 4, humidity, temperature, precipitation); time of the event (n = 1, day vs night); type of the event (n = 4, music genres, sport events); crowd size (n = 1).
Humidity, temperature or the heat index (≥32.2°C) were positively associated to the TTHR [15, 24, 26]. In one multivariable regression model developed with data from auto race events, mean temperature, precipitation and type of the manifestation (practice day vs race day) were not predictive for TTHR [21]. Music genres with a significant positive association with transport rates were alternative rock and country, whereas no association was found for other music genres, music festivals versus no music festivals [24]. Manifestation type was an important predictor in the non-linear regression tree model of Arbon et al. since this predictor determined 2 decision nodes [26].
Venue accommodation was a significant predictor for transportation rates in 2 studies: more transports were predicted in case the audience was seated or bounded (compared to mobile or unbounded) [15]. A seated vs mobile audience was also included in the recent Arbon regression tree model [26]. Crowd size and number of patients evaluated were positively associated with TTHR [15, 26]. Similar to the prediction of PPR, manifestations organized during both day and night (compared to day or night only) were predictive for TTHR [26]. Transport rates were highest with alcohol/drug intoxicated patients (p<0.001) and lowest with traumatic injuries (p = 0.004). Detailed information about the effect sizes of these predictors derived from multivariable models can be found in S2 Table.
Factors that predict the incidence of new sport injuries
Three multivariable regression models to predict the incidence of new sport injuries were developed: 2 models with data of running manifestations [20, 23] and 1 model with data of a mixture of sporting manifestations, fetes/carnivals, spectator sport manifestations, concerts/raves, and ceremonial manifestations [25]. None of the included studies reported the full equation of the multivariable model to predict the incidence of new sport injuries. The following predictor variables were included in these models: demographic information (in 3 models), type of the manifestation (in 1 model), time of the manifestation (in 2 models), level of competition (in 2 models) and training characteristics (in 1 model). Fig 4 shows the environmental and biomedical predictors for the incidence of new sport injuries derived from multivariable regression models.
Fig 4. Biomedical and environmental variables from multivariable regression analyses predicting new injuries.
The thickness of the box represents the number of multivariable models including the following predictors: training characteristics (n = 1, type of training, training frequency, type of terrain); level of competition (n = 2, running pace, running experience); demographics (n = 3, age, gender, BMI); time of the event (n = 2, season); type of the event (n = 1, sport events, carnival/fetes, music concerts).
The following environmental factors remained statistically significant in a multivariable model to predict new injuries: sporting manifestations and colder environmental conditions (expressed by the year of the manifestation or by season (i.e. winter versus spring)) resulted in a higher incidence of new injuries. Other types of manifestations (i.e. carnival, fete or rave concerts) or other seasons (i.e. summer vs spring; autumn versus spring) were not associated with new injuries [25].
Significant biomedical factors to predict new injuries included demographics (age and gender), level of competition and training characteristics. Older female runners during the 2 Oceans half-marathon in Cape Town (South Africa) had more incidence of medical complications (i.e. general or postural hypotension) compared to male runners and to younger female runners [20]. However, in a model with data from a mixture of sporting and non-sporting manifestations, the incidence of injuries was significantly higher in men [25]. During a (half-)marathon running race, a lower level of competition (expressed by a slower running pace (>7 minutes per km) or <5 years of running experience) and the frequency of interval training (i.e. sometimes versus always) were predictive for the incidence of new injuries. Two models to predict injuries during half marathon races found that specific information regarding demographics (gender, BMI), level of competition (running experience, running pace category) or training characteristics (training frequency, type of terrain) did not contribute to the prediction of injury incidence. Detailed information about the effect sizes of these multivariable predictors can be found in S3 Table.
Predictive performance of the models
Four studies reported the R2 of their model to predict PPR or TTHR. The predictive performance of the PPR models ranged from very low (R2 of 0.04 [16]) to (very) strong (R2 values of 0.64 [15] and 0.66 [19]). The predictive accuracy of the linear TTHR model by Arbon et al was moderate (R2 = 0.34) [26]. The non-linear models of Arbon et al. accurately predicted PP and TTH, as indicated by the low median error of 16 presentations per event and 1 transportation per event, respectively.
Three studies externally applied prediction models for mass gatherings by comparing the actual number of patient presentations or transports at 3 outdoor electronic dance music manifestations in the USA [28], a US spectator sport manifestations (i.e. automobile race, Baltimore Grand Prix) [29] and a city festival (i.e. Royal Air Show, Adelaide, Australia) [30] with the predicted number by the model developed by Arbon et al. [15], by Hartman et al. [32] and/or the retrospective (historical) analysis undertaken by Zeitz et al. [33]. The following predictor variables were included: weather conditions (in 3 models), crowd size (in 3 models), type of the manifestation (in 3 models), time of the manifestation (in 3 models), venue accommodation (in 3 models), presence of alcohol (in 1 model), demographic information (in 1 model).
The actual number of patient presentations and transfers to hospital in two US studies at urban auto-racing events and outdoor electronic dance music manifestations were underestimated by the Arbon/Hartman model (67–81% underestimation). The Arbon model and the Zeitz review overpredicted the actual number of casualties during the Royal Air Show in Adelaide (Australia) (22% and 10%, respectively). In this study, the actual number of daily ambulance transfers was underpredicted by 43% (Arbon model) and 53% (Zeitz review).
GRADE assessment
Although all included studies were observational, the initial certainty level was set at ‘high’ because the association between predictors and outcomes was irrespective of any causal connection. The overall certainty level (for all outcomes: PPR, TTHR, injury status) was downgraded with one level (from ‘high’ to ‘moderate’) due to risk of bias since overall risk of bias was considered as ‘high’ in all studies (S3 and S4 Figs). Overall concerns for applicability were present in 12 studies (75%), mainly because of the limited generalizability of the study participants (concerns for applicability in 9 studies (56%)) and the outcomes assessed (concerns for applicability in 5 studies (31%)) (S5 and S6 Figs). Therefore, the certainty level was further downgraded with one level due to indirectness (from ‘moderate’ to ‘low’). No reason was present for upgrading or further downgrading the certainty level due to imprecise or inconsistent results or publication bias.
Altogether, the final certainty in the effect estimates for the multivariable models predicting PPR, TTHR or injury status was considered as ‘low’. This implies that our confidence in the effect estimates is limited and that further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence and is likely to change the estimate.
This systematic review included 16 studies that developed and/or externally applied a multivariable regression model to predict medical usage rates at mass gatherings. We identified a set of biomedical (i.e. age, gender, level of competition, training characteristics and type of injury) and environmental predictors (i.e. crowd size, accommodation, weather, free water availability, time of the manifestation and type of the manifestation) for PPR, TTHR and injury status. No evidence for psychosocial predictors was found. The overall certainty in the effect estimates is low due to risk of bias of the studies and limited generalizability (indirectness). Evidence from the studies that applied observations from few mass gatherings to another prediction model indicated that medical usage rates are consistently over/underestimated. Therefore, the development and validation of context-specific prediction models is recommended.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first review that systematically screened, analyzed and critically appraised studies that developed and/or validated a statistical model to predict medical usage rates at mass gatherings. Until today, numerous descriptive papers and narrative reviews on this topic have been published. For example, Nieto and Ramos found 96 articles, published between 2000 and 2015 in the Scopus database, on the type of manifestations (main type of manifestations: sports (46%), music (25%) or religious/social content (23%)) and topics covered in the mass gathering literature (main topics: health care, PPRs and/or TTHRs, respiratory pathogens, surveillance and the global spread of diseases) [34]. Moore et al. concluded that the most important predictive factors to influence medical usage rates at large manifestations were the weather, alcohol and drug use and type of manifestation [35]. Baird et al. searched 4 biomedical databases and retained 8 studies suggesting a positive relationship between temperature/humidity and PPR [36]. Our review serves as a quantitative basis to predict medical usage rates at mass gatherings by identifying those variables that were included in multivariable prediction models.
The major strength of our systematic review is the use of a rigorous methodology including sensitive search strategies in six databases, comprehensive selection criteria (no restriction to population (types of mass gatherings) or outcomes (medical usage rates)) resulting in scientific evidence, judged and critically appraised by two reviewers independently. We restricted our selection of included studies to multivariable regression models and excluded studies that only used univariate regression analyses. Advantages of multivariable analysis include the ability to represent a more realistic picture than looking at a single variable. Indeed, apparent univariate associations may in reality be explained or confounded by a non-measured predictor variable. The risk of overlooking confounding or real predictor variables decreases by including more potential predictor variables in the model. Further, multivariable techniques can control association between variables by using cross tabulation, partial correlation and multiple regressions, and introduce other variables to determine the links between the independent and dependent variables or to specify the conditions under which the association takes place. This provides a more powerful test of significance compared to univariate techniques [37]. Although some scientists have questioned the concept of statistical significance [38, 39], the statistically significant predictors from these multivariable regression models apply as the best available scientific basis for which predictors are associated with increased medical usage rates.
There are three limitations concerning the critical appraisal of the included studies design, the lack of standardized data collection and analysis, and the limited generalizability of the results. Firstly, we critically appraised the included studies by using the PROBAST checklist items [10] and the GRADE approach for the case where no single estimate of effect is present [13]. Since the GRADE working group has not yet provided specific recommendations on how to rate the certainty of effect estimates of prediction modelling studies, future formal guidance is needed. Secondly, the methodology of data collection (both predictors and medical usage rates) and statistical analysis (i.e. different types of logistic, linear and non-linear regression analysis) varied substantially among the included studies. Hence, we were not able to conduct a meta-analysis. Although there is agreement on some broad concepts underlying mass-gathering health amongst an international group of mass gathering experts [40], more future scientific effort is needed to standardize data collection and statistical analysis when developing and/or validating a prediction model. Thirdly, most of the included prediction models were developed or validated in the USA or Australia. Since the interaction between the different biomedical, environmental, psychosocial factors and medical usage rates is complex, no extrapolation of these models to other contexts (e.g. other countries/continents, other type of manifestations, etc) can be performed. For example, climatological differences (temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure), the mixture of type of manifestations included in the prediction models (i.e. sport (spectator) manifestations, indoor/outdoor music concerts, carnivals, public exhibitions, etc.), but also difference in public health systems across countries (leading to different emergency care services delivery policies) hinders extrapolation. This limited generalizability was also confirmed by the 3 studies that applied observations from few mass gatherings to the prediction models of Arbon or Zeitz, showing significant under/overestimation of the medical usage rates when using an existing prediction model [28–30]. Future development of prediction models should therefore be validated both internally and externally, preferably against big data sets of various types of mass gatherings.
This systematic review scientifically underpinned Arbon’s conceptual model with a list of statistically significant biomedical (i.e. age, gender, level of competition, training characteristics and type of injury) and environmental predictors (i.e. crowd size, accommodation, weather, free water availability, time of the manifestations and type of the manifestations) for PPR, TTHR and injury status. The R2 (i.e. a statistical measure that represents the proportion of variance for medical usage rates that is explained by the biomedical/environmental predictors) of the multivariable regression models ranged from 4% to 66%. This implies that a (large) part (34–96%) of the variation in medical usage rates is as yet unexplained and dependent on unidentified factors. An important potential predictor (which is difficult to measure quantitatively) might be the characteristics of the first aid delivery services such as the amount and size of first aid posts (i.e. more posts will result in increased medical usage rates and smaller posts might result in a higher transfer to hospital rate) and the level of mobility of the first aid providers (i.e. more mobile teams will generate higher medical usage rates).
The current list of predictors are of clinical relevance for first aid or emergency services, experts and researchers involved in mass gathering. These predictors should be consistently measured in a standardized way to develop and/or validate future prediction models, in order to allow more cost-effective pre-event planning and resource provision. Another remaining question that needs to be answered in future research is how PPR and TTHR evolve over the time span of the mass gathering, in order to generate the most efficient use of (first aid) material and people (nurses, first aid providers, doctors, etc.). Since planning and preparing public health systems and services for managing a mass gathering is a complex procedure and requires a multidisciplinary approach, interdisciplinary research and international collaboration is of paramount importance to execute this future research agenda successfully [41].
This systematic review identified multivariable models that predict medical usage rates at mass gatherings. Different biomedical (i.e. age, gender, level of competition, training characteristics and type of injury) and environmental (i.e. crowd size, accommodation, weather, free water availability, time and type of the manifestation) predictors were associated with medical usage rates. Since the overall quality of the evidence is considered as low and no generic predictive model is available to date, proper development and validation of a context-specific model is recommended. Future international initiatives to standardize the collection and analysis of mass gathering health data are needed to enable the opportunity to conduct meta-analyses, to compare models across societies and modelling of various scenarios to inform health services. This will finally result in more cost-effective pre-hospital care at mass gatherings.
S1 Fig. Review authors’ judgements (for each included study) on the 20 signalling questions of the 4 PROBAST domains (participants–predictors–outcome–analysis).
Low risk of bias (answers ‘yes’ or ‘probably yes’ to signalling questions), high risk of bias (answers ‘no’ or ‘probably no’ to signalling questions), unclear (answer ‘no information’ to signalling questions). *Studies that applied observations from few mass gatherings to another prediction model (FitzGibbon 2017, Nable 2014, Zeitz 2005): items not applicable.
S1 Table. Prediction model development studies for Patient Presentation Rate (PPR): Synthesis of findings of included studies.
r: correlation coefficient; RR: risk ratio; MW U: Mann-Whitney U. £ No raw data/SD’s available (or specify), effect size and CI cannot be calculated; ¥ Imprecision (large variability of results); † Imprecision (lack of data).
S2 Table. Prediction model development studies for Transfer To Hospital Rate (TTHR): Synthesis of findings of included studies.
£ No raw data/SD’s available (or specify), effect size and CI cannot be calculated; † Imprecision (lack of data).
S3 Table. Prediction model development studies for medical complications and injuries: Synthesis of findings of included studies.
OR: odds ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; BMI: Body Mass Index; £ No raw data/SD’s available (or specify), effect size and CI cannot be calculated; ¥ Imprecision (large variability of results); † Imprecision (lack of data).
Evi Verbecque is acknowledged for her help in developing the search strategies.
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‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments
Hundreds of thousands of potentially sensitive files from police departments across the United States were leaked online last week. The collection, dubbed “BlueLeaks” and made searchable via a new website by the same name, stems from a security breach at a Texas web design and hosting company that maintains a number of state law enforcement data-sharing portals online.
The collection — nearly 270 gigabytes in total — is the latest release from Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), an alternative to Wikileaks that publishes caches of previously secret data.
A partial screenshot of the BlueLeaks data cache.
In a post on Twitter, DDoSecrets said the BlueLeaks archive indexes “ten years of data from over 200 police departments, fusion centers and other law enforcement training and support resources,” and that “among the hundreds of thousands of documents are police and FBI reports, bulletins, guides and more.”
Fusion centers are state-owned and operated entities that gather and disseminate law enforcement and public safety information between state, local, tribal and territorial, federal and private sector partners.
KrebsOnSecurity obtained an internal June 20 analysis by the National Fusion Center Association (NFCA), which confirmed the validity of the leaked data. The NFCA alert noted that the dates of the files in the leak actually span nearly 24 years — from August 1996 through June 19, 2000 — and that the documents include names, email addresses, phone numbers, PDF documents, images, and a large number of text, video, CSV and ZIP files.
“Additionally, the data dump contains emails and associated attachments,” the alert reads. “Our initial analysis revealed that some of these files contain highly sensitive information such as ACH routing numbers, international bank account numbers (IBANs), and other financial data as well as personally identifiable information (PII) and images of suspects listed in Requests for Information (RFIs) and other law enforcement and government agency reports.”
The NFCA said it appears the data published by BlueLeaks was taken after a security breach at Netsential, a Houston-based web development firm.
“Preliminary analysis of the data contained in this leak suggests that Netsential, a web services company used by multiple fusion centers, law enforcement, and other government agencies across the United States, was the source of the compromise,” the NFCA wrote. “Netsential confirmed that this compromise was likely the result of a threat actor who leveraged a compromised Netsential customer user account and the web platform’s upload feature to introduce malicious content, allowing for the exfiltration of other Netsential customer data.”
Reached via phone Sunday evening, Netsential Director Stephen Gatrell declined to comment for this story.
The NFCA said a variety of cyber threat actors, including nation-states, hacktivists, and financially-motivated cybercriminals, might seek to exploit the data exposed in this breach to target fusion centers and associated agencies and their personnel in various cyber attacks and campaigns.
The BlueLeaks data set was released June 19, also known as “Juneteenth,” the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This year’s observance of the date has generated renewed public interest in the wake of widespread protests against police brutality and the filmed killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
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“With this volume of material, there are bound to be compromises of sensitive operations and maybe even human sources or undercover police, so I fear it will put lives at risk,” Baker said. “Every organized crime operation in the country will likely have searched for their own names before law enforcement knows what’s in the files, so the damage could be done quickly. I’d also be surprised if the files produce much scandal or evidence of police misconduct. That’s not the kind of work the fusion centers do.”
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ASEAN and The Asia Foundation, with support from Google.org collaborate to equip 200,000 micro and small enterprises with digital skills and tools amidst the COVID-19 crisis
SINGAPORE, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) and The Asia Foundation have come together, to launch the Go Digital ASEAN initiative. Supported by a USD3.3 million grant from Google.org, the initiative is designed to equip micro and small enterprises as well as underemployed youth, particularly those in rural and isolated areas, with crucial digital skills and tools; expand economic opportunity across ASEAN Member States (AMS); and minimize the negative impact from the COVID-19 crisis.
A textiles entrepreneur from Lahanam, Savanakhet Province, Laos. Photo by Whitney Legge: The Asia Foundation
The Go Digital ASEAN initiative focuses on closing the digital gap across ASEAN, in support of the vision set out by the ACCMSME’s Action Agenda on Digitalisation of ASEAN Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through Capacity Building. Implemented by The Asia Foundation with support from Google.org−Google’s philanthropic arm, the initiative will train up to 200,000 people from rural regions and underserved communities—including entrepreneurs, underemployed youth, and women. Working with local partners in AMS, the USD3.3 million grant will broaden participation in the digital economy to include groups that have the most to gain from digital literacy skills and online safety awareness. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, this initiative will also be a mechanism for helping MSMEs to learn about programs or assistance that can help them continue to operate during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mr. Bountheung Douangsavanh, the Chair of ACCMSME and Director General of the Department of SME Promotion, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Lao PDR remarked, “We very much welcome this collaboration with The Asia Foundation and appreciate the support by Google.org in our mission to enable more MSMEs to participate and take advantage of the growing digital economy in ASEAN. This Go Digital ASEAN initiative demonstrates ACCMSME’s resolve to partner the private sector and non-governmental bodies in the implementation of the ASEAN Action Agenda on Digitalisation of ASEAN MSMEs through Capacity Building. It is a platform that welcomes and facilitates collaborations with private sector technology companies to increase awareness and readiness of MSMEs by providing access to information, training, mentoring and networking opportunities. The Action Agenda contributes to the overall ASEAN Digital Integration Framework announced at the 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting in August 2018.”
David D. Arnold, President of The Asia Foundation said, “We are pleased to activate this first-of-its-kind collaboration—pooling expertise and approaches from government, business, and NGO sectors—to help bridge the digital gap. In villages and secondary cities across the region, The Asia Foundation’s local country offices will lead a community network of trainers and volunteers to help integrate MSME owners and underemployed youth workers into the digital economy.“
Ms. Stephanie Davis, Managing Director at Google Southeast Asia, shared, “Small businesses are at the heart of every country’s economy and community. The current difficult circumstances have reinforced the urgency of supporting their digitisation. The Asia Foundation and ACCMSME share our passion to help local businesses succeed, grow and create opportunity for local economies. This grant builds upon our initiatives that focus on skills training in the region and reflect our commitment and investment in the region.”
When the World Health Organisation announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, countries across the world imposed lockdowns, community quarantines, and movement restrictions to contain the spread of the virus, resulting in disruptions to economic activities and severely impacting MSMEs. Initial studies have highlighted key challenges faced by MSMEs in the face of this global health crisis, which include depletion of operational cash flow, drop in demand for products and services, supply disruptions, reduction of opportunities to interact with customers, and issues with a changing business environment to offer alternative products and services. Even as the containment measures are slowly lifted, continued social distancing may push more businesses online. MSMEs must re-examine and adjust the way they do business. Digital technology could potentially address the myriad challenges and provide an opportunity for businesses to survive and sustain through the pandemic and beyond.
Through the Go Digital ASEAN initiative, participants will learn how to better utilise the internet and relevant digital tools to grow their businesses and reduce vulnerability against cyber threats. Training will be customised to local conditions and will cover modules such as digital marketing, business development, and online safety components to enable participants to access the most relevant tools and skills to help them improve their livelihoods in the digital economy. Information on relief programmes and measures provided by AMS will also help MSMEs continue to operate amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Learn more about the initiative here.
About ACCMSME
The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) is the ASEAN body responsible for strengthening MSMEs’ participation in ASEAN integration and in deepening and broadening their contribution to ASEAN’s economic growth. Comprising the ASEAN Member States’ Heads and representatives of MSME agencies, and supported by the ASEAN Secretariat, the ACCMSME facilitates the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development 2016-2025 (SAP SMED 2025), with the mission to create globally competitive, resilient and innovative MSMEs that are seamlessly integrated to the ASEAN community and to achieve inclusive development in the region.
About The Asia Foundation
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BigBWN
Young Entrepreneurs Association Brunei (YEAB)’s mission is to provide access to a network of entrepreneurial experience, nurture an enterprising culture and encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship as Brunei endeavors to facilitate the attainment of Wawasan 2035. YEAB is targeting 1,500 MSME-owners and employees to increase their digital literacy skills and adopt the digitalization of businesses in Brunei.
Big BWN Project’s mission is to empower, encourage and support local youth, women and entrepreneurs, in order to become self-sustainable and to create a diverse community of entrepreneurs from different fields who support each other to grow their businesses and ideas, accompany them through delivering their initiatives to communities and addressing the key challenges affecting the growth of business initiatives. BigBWN is targeting to train 2,000 youths in Brunei to be more digitally literate to access better job opportunities and gain access to employment.
InSTEDD iLab
STAR Kampuchea
Development Innovations
InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia’s mission is to improve global health, safety and sustainable development through collaborating with end users, co-creating tools, ensuring impact, and building capacity.
InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia is developing training content and curriculum as well providing Training of Trainer training to volunteer trainers.
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Development Innovations advised on curriculum development and implementation planning prior to the conclusion of their program in 2019.
Pusat Pengembangan Sumberdaya Wanita (or Center for Women’s Resource Development)
PPSW’s mission is to empower women especially those in the lowest socioeconomic strata in communities that are concentrated in urban slums, and rural areas. They use the focus issues faced by the community, such as economic, health and education issues as an entry point in community organizing, especially women’s groups. Through this program, PPSW will extend their community work through introducing digital literacy to help their community get better access to digital economy
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What Vitruvius Can Teach Us About Web Design
Frederick O’Brien is a freelance journalist who conforms to most British stereotypes. His interests include American literature, graphic design, sustainable …
The ancients can teach us a thing or two about design — even web design. The Roman architect Vitruvius had buildings in mind when laying out his golden triad, but its principles are just as applicable to the web as they are to brick and mortar.
There’s no escaping the ancient masters. Their shadows loom large over philosophy, literature, architecture, warfare, and… web design? Believe it or not, yes. Although Plato infamously omitted CSS Grid from from the final draft of The Republic, there is nonetheless plenty the old heads can teach us about web development.
Today’s lecture is about architecture, and how some of its core tenets apply to the worldwide web. Architectural terms are not unusual in web development, and for good reason. In many ways, web developers are digital architects. This piece will focus on Vitruvius, a Roman architect, and how his principles can and should be applied to websites.
This will focus in particular on the Vitruvian triad, three qualities essential to any building: durability (firmitas) , usefulness (utilitas), and beauty (venustas). Familiarity with these terms — and what they mean in practice — will help make your website better.
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was a Roman architect, civil engineer, and author who lived during the first century BC. He is remembered mainly for his writings on architecture, De architectura. Addressing the then emperor Augustus, Vitruvius outlines his thoughts on architectural theory, history, and methods.
Vitruvius posing for a LinkedIn headshot. (Large preview)
De architectura is the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, and remains a design touchstone to this day. As you could probably guess, Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man was inspired by Vitruvius’s writings about proportion.
For those of you interested in going down an architecture rabbit hole, the full text of De architecture is available for free on Project Gutenberg. This piece will not attempt to summarise the whole book. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, there’d be an awful lot to cover. Second, I haven’t totally lost sight of the fact this is a web design magazine. We will be honing in on the Vitruvian triad, a standard for design that applies well beyond architecture.
The ancients had a knack for reducing topics to their bare — you might say elemental — essentials. The Vitruvian triad is one such case. There are other architects worth studying, other design theories worth being familiar with, but Vitruvius offers a particularly neat ABC that applies just as well to the web as it does to temples.
The Vitruvian Triad
In De architectura, Vitruvius identified three qualities essential to any piece of architecture. In the centuries since they have established themselves as his ‘golden rules.’ If you want to make Vitruvius happy — which of course you do — whenever you make a thing you should strive to make it:
Useful (utilitas)
Durable (firmitas)
Beautiful (venustas)
Designing with these three things in mind will elevate your work. Having one of these qualities is nice; having two is good; and having all three together is divine. Divine seems like the best option. Let’s break down what each of the three qualities mean in principle, then how they can be applied to web design.
In principle
Buildings are designed and erected for a reason. Whatever that purpose is, it should always be an architect’s mind. If the structure does not meet its purpose then odds are it isn’t going to be very useful. A theatre with no stage has rather dropped the ball, for example.
According to Vitruvius, usefulness will be assured “when the arrangement of the apartments is faultless and presents no hindrance to use, and when each class of building is assigned to its suitable and appropriate exposure.”
You’ve heard this one before, albeit with different language. Vitruvius is the granddaddy of harping on about how form should follow function. Louis Sullivan, the ‘father of skyscrapers’, coined that particular term in 1896. Sullivan supposedly attributed the idea back to Vitruvius, although documentation of this is dubious. In any case, that’s what utilitas boils down to.
Purpose: Library. All clear? (Large preview)
Different types of buildings have different requirements. A building designed with these requirements as an afterthought will likely disappoint. This may sound obvious, but there are enough white elephants in this world to warrant caution. Labyrinthine shopping centres and highly conductive metal domes in playgrounds may look cool in investor presentations, but they don’t wind up being terribly useful.
Don’t be the playground designer whose playground gives children second-degree burns. Full story in The New York Times. (Large preview)
This also means the individual parts of a structure should be logically connected. In other words, they should be simple to access and navigate. If a building is useful and easy to use that’s a very good start.
Utilitas also applies to web design. Every website has a purpose. That purpose may be practical, like a search engine or weather forecast, or it may be artistic, like an interactive story or graphic design portfolio. Whatever it is, it has a reason to exist, and if it is designed with that reason in mind it is more likely to be useful to anyone who visits the site.
Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.
— zeldman (@zeldman) May 5, 2008
An encyclopedia you would expect to be easy to search and navigate, with cleanly presented and properly cited information. Wikipedia, for example, ticks all of those boxes. It is the web equivalent of an enormous library, right down to the obscure sections and staff bickering behind the scenes. It was built with usefulness front and center, and so its core design has remained consistent in the years since its founding.
Alternatively, the purpose of a publication is to produce original content that is of value or interest to its readers. To be useful, a website’s publication would present said content in a vibrant and direct way, paying special attention to the reading experience across various devices. A website with wonderful content and bad design undermines its own usefulness.
The Guardian is a newspaper. It’s purpose is to report the news. Its award-winning website doesn’t faff around with slogans or spectacle; it packs it full of content. (Large preview)
A clear purpose leads to clear design. If a purpose has you pulling in several different directions then the same will be true of the website. You can’t be all things to all people, and it is pointless to try. Usefulness tends to meet specific needs, not all needs.
When it comes to usefulness you can’t afford to treat websites as something abstract. Like buildings, websites are visited and used by people, and ought to be designed with them in mind above all others. Investors, advertisers, and all the other sordid actors will have their time, but if you let them in too early a site’s usefulness will be compromised. When a publication breaks up articles across multiple pages purely to inflate traffic numbers, its usefulness is reduced. When an e-commerce platform seems more concerned with shoving you down conversion funnels than with providing honest information about its products, its usefulness is reduced. In such cases, the purpose has become secondary, and the design suffers as a result.
We recognise the hallmarks of search engine design just like we recognise theatres, libraries, or sport stadiums. Their forms are shaped around their function. (Large preview)
Also, like buildings, websites should be easy to navigate. Ensuring the usefulness of a website requires thorough planning. Where the architect has floor plans and models, the web developer has sitemaps, wireframes, and more. These allow us to identify layout problems early and address them.
Looking at the design through different lenses is especially important here. Does the palette account for colour blindness and cultural differences? Colours mean different things in different places, after all. Is it easy to browse using keyboards and screen readers? Not everyone navigates the web the same way you do. Surely it’s better to be useful to as many people as possible? There is no good excuse for websites not to be both accessible and inclusive.
Firmitas boils down to the idea that things should be built to last. A fantastically useful structure that topples over after a couple of years would be widely regarded as a failure. A well-made building can last for centuries, even millenniums. Ironically, none of Vitruvius’s own buildings survive, but the point still stands.
This principle encompasses more aspects of architecture than might immediately come to mind.
Durability will be assured when foundations are carried down to the solid ground and materials wisely and liberally selected.
— Vitruvius
In other words, choose your destination carefully, lay deep foundations, and use appropriate materials.
With some sections well over 2,000 years old, it’s safe to say the Great Wall of China was built to last. Photograph by Andrea Leopardi. (Large preview)
We all instinctively understand longevity is a mark of good design. It reflects quality materials, meticulous planning, and loving maintenance. The Pantheon in Rome, or the Great Wall of China, are testaments to durable design, renowned as much for their longevity as for their majesty.
The principle also concerns environmental factors. Are buildings designed with due thought to the strains of weather, earthquakes, erosion, etc.? If not, it may not be a building for long…
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge has its durability put to the test after engineers cut corners on cost. Spoiler: it collapsed.
It’s reassuring to know you can count on a structure not collapsing for a while, and in the long run, it usually winds up being cheaper. A durable building sits on strong foundations and uses materials appropriate to its purpose and its environment. Buildings that aren’t designed to last are typically glorified film sets. Before long, they are rubble.
Time seems to pass much faster on the web, but the principle of firmitas still applies. Given the endless turbulence of online life it makes sense to plant your flag in something sturdy. Out of the three qualities, it is the one least visible to users, but without it, everything else would fall apart.
This starts with under the hood considerations. The foundations must be strong. Where will the website go? Is the content management system the right fit? Can your web hosting provider handle the expected traffic (and more) and still run smoothly? As anyone who has migrated from one CMS to another can tell you, it’s worth getting it right the first time if possible.
This is what a crumbling website looks like. (Large preview)
There is also the longevity of the web technologies you’re using. New frameworks may seem like a good idea at the time, but if a site needs to be around for years it may make sense to fall back on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as universally supported SEO markups like structured data. As in architecture, building things to last often means using established materials rather than newfangled ones.
Durability extends to design. Web pages have to bend and stretch and warp in ways that would make architects weep. A responsive website is a durable website. As new devices — foldables, for example — and markups enter come at us, websites need to be able to take them in stride. Architects don’t get to cross their arms and sulk about earthquakes, so why should web designers shy away from the hazards of the web? Great design faces up to environmental challenges; it doesn’t avoid them.
As a site grows its users will become familiar with its design. The more that happens the more of a headache it is to make wholesale changes. If a site is designed carefully from the start then renovations are more likely than rebuilds, and the appearance remains familiar even when it is updated. In this sense, a site’s durability is helped immeasurably by clear purpose. That in itself is a kind of bedrock, helping to keep sites sturdy in times of change. Even the best sites need updates from time to time.
Smashing Magazine’s 2017 redesign solidified behind the scenes elements like content management, job boards, and ecommerce while keeping the front-end character familiar. (Large preview)
There is also the question of sustainability. Is due attention being paid to the commercial realities of the site? In other words, where is the box office? Be it paywalls, advertising, or membership systems, there’s no shame in incorporating these into the design process. They are not a site’s purpose, but they help make it durable.
As Vitruvius says, “the eye is always in search of beauty.” It is a perfectly legitimate quality to aim for.
According to De architectura, beauty occurs “when the appearance of the work is pleasing and in good taste, and when its members are in due proportion according to correct principles of symmetry.”
As well as being useful and well made, buildings ought also to be pleasing to the eye. Some may even touch the heart.
If you want to design a good temple, Vitruvius is useful for that, too. (Large preview)
Vitruvius outlines several qualities that help make buildings beautiful. Symmetry and proportion were of particular interest to him (hence Da Vinci’s Vitruvuian Man). Obsessively incorporating shapes into everything predates graphic design by a few millennia.
Each element of a structure should be considered in relation to others near it, as well as to the environment that it is being built. Vitruvius sums up this interplay with one word: eurythmy, a Greek term for harmonious rhythm. (British pop duo Eurythmics drew their name from the same term, in case you were wondering.) Vitruvius defines it in an architectural context as follows:
Eurythmy is beauty and fitness in the adjustments of the members. This is found when the members of a work are of a height suited to their breadth, of a breadth suited to their length, and, in a word, when they all correspond symmetrically.
Like music, buildings have rhythm; their individual pieces forming into a kind of harmony. A beautiful building might be the carved marble equivalent of a Beach Boys chorus, while an ugly one is like nails on a chalkboard.
For those curious what beautiful architecture doesn’t look like, McMansion Hell is a good place to start. (Large preview)
As well as being well proportioned and symmetrical, individual pieces can enhance beauty in other ways. Good craftsmanship is beautiful, as is attention to detail. Materials appropriate to the structure are also beautiful — reflecting the sound judgment and good taste of the designer.
Ornamentation is acceptable, but it must complement the core design of the structure — think column engravings, paving patterns, etc. All these little details and considerations amount to the building as a whole. When they all fall together, it’s breathtaking.
Beautiful websites adhere to many of the same standards as architecture. Proportion and symmetry are mainstays of attractive design. Grid systems serve the same purpose of organizing content clearly and attractively. Beyond that, there are questions of color, typography, imagery, and more, all of which feed into a website’s beauty — or lack thereof.
To get the ball rolling, here are a handful of resources on Smashing Magazine alone:
‘Colour Theory For Designers’ by Cameron Chapman
‘Taming Advanced Color Palettes In Photoshop, Sketch And Affinity Designer’ by Marc Edwards
‘The Good, The Bad, And The Great Examples Of Web Typography’ by Jeremiah Shoaf
‘Brand Illustration Systems: Drawing A Strong Visual Identity’ by Yihui Liu
Andy Clarke’s Inspired Design Decisions series.
An aspect of venustas that is especially relevant to web design is how users can interact with it. As well as being nice to look at, websites have the potential to be playful, even surprising. It’s one thing to sit there and be admired, it’s another to invite visitors to become part of the beauty.
Bruno Simon’s portfolio website invites visitors to drive around using their arrow keys. (Large preview)
Google’s interactive doodles are another good — and less daunting — example of this. Covering all manner of subjects, they invite users to play games, to learn, and to be entertained. It’s nice in its own right, and aligns with Google’s purpose as a source of information.
Ironically, this is just a GIF of an interactive thing rather than the interactive thing itself, but you can see the full doodle and details of its making here. (Large preview)
With the web continuing its shift towards mobile-first experience, in which users can literally touch the websites they visit, it should be remembered that beauty pertains to all the senses — not just sight.
As for the ‘environment’, with web design that is the device it is being displayed on. Unlike buildings, websites don’t have the luxury of being one shape at all times. To be beautiful they must be responsive, shifting size and proportion to compliment the device. This is pleasing on its own, and done well the shape shifting itself becomes beautiful in its own way.
Vitruvius’s rules of utilitas, firmitas, and venustas have endured because they work, and they have endured as a triad because they work best together. Attaining all three is a balancing act. If they pull in different directions then the quality of whatever is being made will suffer. Beautiful but unuseable is poor design, for example. On the flip side, when they work together the result can be far greater than the sum of their parts.
As with architecture this requires a bird’s eye view. The pieces cannot be done one at a time, they must be done with the others in mind.
The architect, as soon as he has formed the conception, and before he begins the work, has a definite idea of the beauty, the convenience, and the propriety that will distinguish it.
— Vitruviuas
No doubt the details will change, but the harmony should not.
This extends to the people making a website. As with architecture websites typically have to balance the wants of a client, an architect, and a builder — not to mention investors, financiers, statisticians, and so on. For a website to be harmonious, so do the people responsible for building it.
None of this is to say that the three qualities are equally important regardless of the project — only that each should be given due thought in relation to the others. The usefulness of the Eiffel Tower seems fairly trivial, as does the beauty of the Hoover Dam, and that’s fine. If a website is made to be ornamental or temporary, it doesn’t have to be more than that. The natures of utilitas, firmitas, and venustas themselves change depending on the project. Like most rules worth following, don’t be afraid to bend — or even break — them when the mood takes you.
My Website Is A Temple
Web developers are the architects of the Internet, and websites are their buildings. Vitruvius makes a point of saying architects are not — and indeed cannot be — experts in every field. Instead, they are jacks of all trades (my phrasing, not his). For the triad to be achieved it is better to have a good grasp of many subjects than expertise in one:
Let him be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens.
The relevance of some of these is obvious, others less so, but it’s all valuable to architects and web developers alike. Geometry informs proportion and layout; history puts designs in context and ensures they are understood as they are meant to be; philosophy helps us to approach projects honestly and ethically; music awakens us to the role of sound; medicine gives thought to accessibility, and potential strains on the eye, ear, or even thumb; and law looms larger now than ever. The theory of the heavens might be a stretch, but you get the idea.
Here are yet more links to help you on your way:
‘Building Better UI Designs With Layout Grids’ by Nick Babich
‘History of the design grid’ by Alex Bigman
‘What Newspapers Can Teach Us About Web Design’ by yours truly
‘Best Practices With CSS Grid Layouts’ by Rachel Andrew
‘Designing With Audio: What Is Sound Good For?’ by Karen Kaushansky
‘The Beauty Of Imperfection In Interface Design’ by Javier Cuello
‘The Road To Resilient Web Design’ by Jeremy Keith.
Not that theory alone will get you there. There’s no substitute for learning through doing. As the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes, “the Vitruvian picture of architecture is rooted in experiential knowledge of making, doing, and crafting.” Or better yet, as Vitruvius himself puts it: “Knowledge is the child of practice and theory.”
The Vitruvian triad is a worthy standard to use whether you’re building a coliseum or a portfolio website. Not everyone has the luxury of (or budget for) a team of experts, and even if we did, why deny ourselves of the breadth of knowledge that strong design requires? We can build Levittown or we can build Rome, and everything in between. A useful, durable, beautiful Internet sounds like a good deal to me.
(ra, yk, il)
Daniel Lange: Upgrading Limesurvey with (near) zero downtime
Limesurvey is an online survey tool. It is very powerful and commonly used in academic environments because it is Free Software (GPLv2+), allows for local installations protecting the data of participants and allowing to comply with data protection regulations. This also means there are typically no load-balanced multi-server szenarios with HA databases. But simple VMs where Limesurvey runs and needs upgrading in place.
There’s an LTS branch (currently 3.x) and a stable branch (currently 4.x). There’s also a 2.06 LTS branch that is restricted to paying customers. The main developers behind Limesurvey offer many services from template design to custom development to support to hosting (“Cloud”, “Limesurvey Pro”). Unfortunately they also charge for easy updates called “ComfortUpdate” (currently 39€ for three months) and the manual process is made a bit cumbersome to make the “ComfortUpdate” offer more attractive.
Due to Limesurvey being an old code base and UI elements not being clearly separated, most serious use cases will end up patching files and symlinking logos around template directories. That conflicts a bit with the opaque “ComfortUpdate” process where you push a button and then magic happens. Or you have downtime and a recovery case while surveys are running.
If you do not intend to use the “ComfortUpdate” offering, you can prevent Limesurvey from connecting to http://comfortupdate.limesurvey.org daily by adding the updatable stanza as in line 14 to limesurvey/application/config/config.php:
// Use the following config variable to set modified optional settings copied from config-defaults.php
‘config’=>array(
// debug: Set this to 1 if you are looking for errors. If you still get no errors after enabling this
// then please check your error-logs – either in your hosting provider admin panel or in some /logs directory
// on your webspace.
// LimeSurvey developers: Set this to 2 to additionally display STRICT PHP error messages and get full access to standard templates
‘debug’=>0,
‘debugsql’=>0, // Set this to 1 to enanble sql logging, only active when debug = 2
// Mysql database engine (INNODB|MYISAM):
‘mysqlEngine’ => ‘MYISAM’
, // Update default LimeSurvey config here
‘updatable’ => false,
The comma on line 13 is placed like that in the current default limesurvey config.php, don’t let yourself get confused.
Every item in a php array must end with a comma. It can be on the next line.
The basic principle of low risk, near-zero downtime, in-place upgrades is:
Create a diff between the current release and the target release
Inspect the diff
Make backups of the application webroot
Patch a copy of the application in-place
(optional) stop the web server
Make a backup of the production database
Move the patched application to the production webroot
(if 5) Start the webserver
Upgrade the database (if needed)
Check the application
So, in detail:
1. Create a diff between the current release and the target release
For Limesurvey it is essential that you keep a version of the currently running release before you have applied your templates and other customizations.
If you missed that step or are doing the upgrade like this the first time, the Limesurvey github releases page is a useful source.
In this example we are upgrading from release 4.2.6 to 4.3.0. So we skipped 4.2.7.
I assume you’re working in a /root/install directory for this step. You should definitely work outside the webroot.
You should have a 4.2.6 directory containing the unpacked Limesurvey 4.2.6 zip or tarball.
Download the 4.3.0 release, mkdir 4.3.0 and (for example) unzip -d 4.3.0/ limesurvey4.3.0+200616.zip.
Create the diff with
# diff -N -u -r 4.2.6/ 4.3.0/ > mydiff
-N allows to create new files as a diff from /dev/zero and to remove files similarly
-u creates a “unified diff”, so a diff with some context that will allow to apply patches even to files that you changed locally
-r makes the diff recurse through subdirectories
2. Inspect the diff
As a first step look at the size of the diff:
$ wc -l mydiff
49896 mydiff
That looks reasonable, it’s a web app .
If you get 8.5m lines, you have managed to get one directory wrong and the whole app is removed and re-created.
Now read through the diff and inspect for changes that may collide with your local modifications or that look fishy.
A list of the files that got created or removed may be useful to inspect at minimum:
$ diff <(cd 4.2.6; find . -type f) <(cd 4.3.0; find . -type f)
2185,2188c2185,2188
< ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.1.0.js
< ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-3.4.1.min.js
< ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-3.4.1.js
< ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.1.0.min.js
> ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-3.5.1.min.js
> ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-3.5.1.js
> ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js
> ./limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.js
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> ./limesurvey/locale/ti/index.html
> ./limesurvey/locale/ti/ti.mo
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> ./limesurvey/tests/data/surveys/survey_archive_265351_listParticipants.lsa
> ./limesurvey/tests/data/surveys/survey_archive_821351.lsa
> ./limesurvey/tests/unit/helpers/QuexmlPDFTest.php
> ./limesurvey/tests/unit/helpers/RemoteControlListParticipantsTest.php
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< ./limesurvey/application/controllers/admin/questionedit.php
> ./limesurvey/application/controllers/QuestionEditorController.php
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< ./limesurvey/application/views/admin/survey/Question2/view.php
< ./limesurvey/application/views/admin/survey/Question2/_jsVariables.php
> ./limesurvey/application/views/questionEditor/view.php
> ./limesurvey/application/views/questionEditor/_jsVariables.php
> ./limesurvey/application/views/layouts/title_bar.php
> ./limesurvey/application/views/layouts/sidemenu.php
> ./limesurvey/application/views/layouts/layout_questioneditor.php
3. Make backups of the application webroot
cp -ra limesurvey limesurvey_backup_${date “+%y%m%d”} # create backup
cp -ra limesurvey limesurvey_new # create tree to patch
4. Patch a copy of the application in-place
cd limesurvey_new
patch –verbose -N -p 2 < /root/install/mydiff
The --verbose is important so you see deleted files. -N forces a forward-patch as everything else would not make sense.
-p 2 strips two directories off the beginning of the paths in the diff. That makes sense as 4.3.0/limesurvey is not needed when you have limesurvey_new as your working directory.
The output will look like this:
$ patch –verbose -N -p 2 < /root/install/mydiff
Hmm… Looks like a unified diff to me…
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -N -u -r 4.2.6/limesurvey/application/commands/DemomodeCommand.php 4.3.0/limesurvey/application/commands/DemomodeCommand.php
|— 4.2.6/limesurvey/application/commands/DemomodeCommand.php 2020-06-02 14: 10: 32.000000000 +0200
|+++ 4.3.0/limesurvey/application/commands/DemomodeCommand.php 2020-06-16 08: 09: 50.000000000 +0200
patching file application/commands/DemomodeCommand.php
Using Plan A…
Hunk #1 succeeded at 104.
Hmm… The next patch looks like a unified diff to me…
|diff -N -u -r 4.2.6/limesurvey/application/config/config-defaults.php 4.3.0/limesurvey/application/config/config-defaults.php
|— 4.2.6/limesurvey/application/config/config-defaults.php 2020-06-02 14: 10: 32.000000000 +0200
|+++ 4.3.0/limesurvey/application/config/config-defaults.php 2020-06-16 08: 09: 50.000000000 +0200
patching file application/config/config-defaults.php
Hunk #1 succeeded at 97.
|diff -N -u -r 4.2.6/limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js 4.3.0/limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js
|— 4.2.6/limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js 1970-01-01 01: 00: 00.000000000 +0100
|+++ 4.3.0/limesurvey/third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js 2020-06-16 08: 09: 50.000000000 +0200
patching file third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.3.0.min.js
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1.
Removing file application/controllers/admin/questionedit.php
Removing file application/views/admin/survey/Question2/_jsVariables.php
Removing file application/views/admin/survey/Question2/view.php
Removed empty directory application/views/admin/survey/Question2
Removing file third_party/jquery/jquery-3.4.1.js
Removing file third_party/jquery/jquery-3.4.1.min.js
Removing file third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.1.0.js
Removing file third_party/jquery/jquery-migrate-3.1.0.min.js
If you see any hunks rejected (.rej files created), find the reason and fix it before continuing.
5. (optional) stop the web server
If you run a stupid webserver, a complex setup, external opcode caches or just have high load (survey writes likely), you may want to stop the httpd now.
For “normal loads” (a few hundred answers to surveys per day) and when using Apache you can typically just move the webroot.
In any case even with stopping the httpd, the downtime should be very short.
6. Make a backup of the production database
Make a backup of the production database. In our case this is as simple as calling backup-mysql.
If you don’t have a specific way to backup your database
mysqldump --quick --extended-insert --skip-comments limesurvey | gzip -9 > /root/install/limesurvey_database_${date "+%y%m%d"}.sql.gz
should be a good start.
7. Move the patched application to the production webroot
mv limesurvey limesurvey_old && mv limesurvey_new limesurvey
This will overwrite the old webroot and is two fast atomic operation on sane filesystems (e.g. ext4), so this is rather safe™ to do.
You can as well patch the production webroot in place. Esp. if you have stopped the httpd. You should have made a backup in step 3. You did, didn’t you?
Note: If you want a fully atomic replacement of the application webroot, you have to use symlinks for the old and new tree and use mv -T, see Richard Crowley’s Things UNIX can do atomically for a discussion.
8. (if 5) Start the webserver
If you stopped the webserver, start it again.
9. Upgrade the database (if needed)
Depending on whether the upgrade needed database schema upgrades, you want to inspect the Admin UI at:
https://limesurvey.example.org/admin
The 4.2.6 -> 4.3.0 upgrade does not need any database changes.
10. Check the application
As a good last step – as always – take a critical look at the application whether everything runs as it should.
Are the images loading, can you do a test survey?
If so, all fine and until the next upgrade.
How to Clarify Your Website Requirements with a Website brief
Thinking of getting a new website?
“I need a new website” is not the requirements your agency is looking for!
What happens with that spec is that neither of you will be happy with the end result.
….You need to step back and do a good bit of work before you chuck it over the fence to the agency.
And that bit of work is called a website brief.
A website brief is a document which describes in detail what you want.
And yes….
Of course you still want help from a good web development agency that will give you input but you need to start off with a specification that you can send out the multiple agencies to get comparable quotes.
Let’s go through what you should include in your website brief.
1. Goals of your website
What do you want the website to deliver when it’s finished?
Maybe you have an entirely new set of goals for your new website or you just want to improve on the existing ones.
Either way, when you are creating goals for your website brief, make sure they are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely).
Here’s an example of a SMART goal:
Our goal is to generate 25 leads per week by the end of 2020.
When you have a measurable goal you can set up relevant analytics to track these goals.
Outline about 3 to 5 specific measurable goals you want to achieve with the new website.
2. Target audience
Your product or service certainly isn’t for everyone, neither should your website be. You need to be very precise about who you target audience is so that your new website can address their needs, interests and preferences.
You want to get into the details by creating customer personas and outlining how these idealized representations of your customers would behave on your website.
Likely questions:
What would they look for? What information do they need to make a decision? How would they expect to complete certain actions on your website? What appeals to them aesthetically? What is their intent and how can your website fulfill it?
The less room you leave for guessing, the more likely you’ll get the website that resonates with your target audience, both visually and verbally.
This is the only way to ensure that your new website will deliver a great user experience that results in conversions.
3. Competition & other websites
It’s good for the Agency to know your competition.
They will analyse their websites to see what they are doing well and not so well.
From an SEO perspective they will review them to see what links they are getting from high authority domains that you don’t have and much more!
You may also provide a list of other websites you like and outline why you like them.
This will give agencies an idea of what style you like. If you’re not sure then just leave it to the agency.
You may already have core visual brand elements (logo, color palette, typography) developed and you want your agency to do a small facelift, or you may want a complete redesign of your brand’s visual identity.
In any case, you need to clearly explain the look and feel you’re looking to achieve with the new website. You also need to briefly summarize your brand personality and how you’d like that to be communicated visually. But keep in mind that you’re also paying for the creative capacity of the agency you’re working with, so you should be open to hearing their suggestions for visually representing your brand.
When it comes to the design section of your brief, it’s always useful to do some research and prepare examples of the websites that you like. You may like the overall visual feel of some websites, while others will capture your attention with design details or something specific they’re doing particularly well.
It’s important that you provide notes on what you think makes these sites successful so they can serve as reference points for the Web agency.
WARNING: I have worked with companies who said they liked a design which is totally unsuitable for their business. So you may need your agency to work with you on this.
It is also useful to include design directions for the graphic elements you want on your website. For example, if you want custom illustrations or icons designed, you need to make this clear in your brief.
6. Content and Menu
You need to think about all the different pages you want on the website and what you want on these pages.
Ideally you write out all the main sections you think you need on each page.
Based on your findings, you can propose the navigation structure for the new website by creating a navigation flowchart.
If you’d like the agency to create the new navigation structure, make that clear in the brief and provide the current website’s navigation path analysis data to the agency.
A really useful tool for creating this structure is Gloomaps
7. Functionality
What functionality do you need built for this website. This is where the costs start adding up and it’s very easy to have your costs hiked up during the project if you don’t list out everything.
Imagine if you were a tourism attraction. What type of functionality may you need?
Integration with a booking engine – This could be as simple as adding one line of code on your website to display the booking engine or it could a few days work doing integration with an API (techie term but all I mean is that you building your own checkout process and this talks to the booking engine instead of putting their booking engine on the website).
Integration with your email provider – This is quite straight forward but if you want to add email subscription to your website you’ll need this.
An online shop – You probably won’t get this built from scratch but your developer will use something like Woocommerce and customise this to suit your needs.
Schema markup – The developer can add additional information to pages on your website that will help Google display more relevant information in search results.
The Hotel wants to run events so needs functionality for people to be able to register and get automatic notifications of any events.
When you are doing any integration with any 3rd party software this is where the costs start adding up!
8. Copywriting
A good copy is equally important as good design and it’s one of the most important tools for engaging your website audience and driving conversions.
Words sell!!!
If you have your copy ready at the outset of the project this will help the agency inform their design decisions and also provide insight into your website offerings and its overall purpose.
…..if you require the agency to write the website copy for you, you will need to specify this in your brief and provide information about your business, your brand, and your product/service that will serve as a basis for creating your website copy.
9. Media – Imagery/Video
Create a list with all the visual materials you want to use on the website e.g. photos, videos. If you’re providing all of this material, make sure it is high quality.
If not, you will need to decide whether you want your chosen agency to take photographs and create videos for you and write clear expectations for the visual content.
10. Localisation
Localisation is about changing your website to suit different countries.
You may not have requirements in this area but if you do you need to list them out.
Here is an example of some of the issues you need to consider:
Translation – Translating the content to a different language
Localising the language – For example, in the US they mainly speak english but the spelling is different than the UK or Ireland. Also, phrasing could be different. For example, in Ireland when someone says ‘deadly’ this means its great. But it definitely doesn’t mean that in every country!!
Currency – Presenting the offers in the local currency
Adjusting the layout – The layout of the screens may be different. For example, some countries have much longer words to describe the same thing in another language so you’ll find that some text does not display correctly.
Presentation of content – In some countries they write left to right and others is right to left.
Imagery/video – Some images/video would be perfectly acceptable in one country and completely unacceptable in other countries.
11. Your Funnels
No matter how well your website is designed and how great your copy is, you’ll find it difficult to convert visitors into leads without marketing funnels. We talked about goals earlier and funnels are your ultimate tool for achieving your website goals.
You may not know enough about funnels but it’s an important requirement for your business so you need to outline what is the typical process for people buying from you.
Once you have this in place your Agency can tease this out and start mapping out any sales funnels.
A proper set up of website analytics tools is crucial for the success of your new website.
You just want to make it clear up front with the agency what you want tracked. For example:
Conversions and conversion rate
Abandonment rate – people starting the booking process and dropping out
Email conversion rates
General issues with your website
A combination of Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Google Search Console will cover these issues but there will be set up required and if you don’t ask for the above you probably won’t get it.
13 SEO
You’ll want your existing website migrated over to the new website without losing any traffic and you’ll probably want an evaluation of your existing content so it can be optimised to drive more traffic.
A migration from one website to another needs to be handled carefully because it’s very easy to lose traffic.
Your web agency will need to have a specialist in SEO.
i.e. You don’t want a developer that does SEO, you want someone that only does SEO!
Here are some additional requirements that you need to outline in your brief:
The speed of the website is the measure of how fast the content on your pages loads and it is an increasingly important factor to consider both for desktop and mobile versions of your website.
Page speed is one of Google’s ranking factors and it’s also important for user experience. So, make sure you outline your expectations for website speed in your brief. Ideally, you’ll want your pages to fully load in under 3 seconds.
The agency needs to know this so they can optimize your website for speed by writing clean code, optimizing images, and leveraging other best practices for building high-performing websites.
Make sure to outline your requirements regarding browser compatibility of your new website. You’ll want all the website features accessible on popular browsers on desktop and mobile.
List the current and previous versions of the browsers you want supported e.g. Google Chrome, Firefox, iOS 10 to iOS 11, Android 7.0 to Android 8.1, etc.
It’s important to make your new website accessible to as many users as possible, regardless of ability or context. Your agency should know your requirements for accessibility from the start so they can optimize the design of your website accordingly.
Make sure that the agency knows you want an SSL certificate for the new website. This is the minimum requirement for making your website secure and avoid being flagged by Google.
You also need to plan for disaster recovery and outline your requirements for website backup. Another thing to consider is listing any plugins that you want installed to ensure your new website is secure.
A good example is Wordfence plugin for WordPress sites which scans your website for any security issues and acts as a firewall to prevent it from being hacked.
Most agencies can either host your website for you or make a hosting recommendation.
An Agency could build a super fast website that is slow because you have it running on slow shared servers (i.e. a cheap hosting package).
You just need to mention you want the Agency to evaluate your hosting and make recommendations. If you don’t have a CDN (content distribution network) you need one. A CDN just means that people in different countries around the world will access the site faster.
15. Maintenance
What about after your website is launched? Who will update the new website? If you want your agency to do it, you need to specify your maintenance expectations in the brief, including things like which elements need to be updated regularly.
Maintaining a website is very important to keep it secure and functioning optimally, so if you’ll need ongoing support from the agency, this needs to be communicated in the brief.
16. Budget and payment terms
Cost overruns happen quite often in website projects where items in the brief are not discussed openly. If you set your budget in advance, make sure there’s some breathing room in it so you can make adjustments based on the expectations outlined in your brief.
In this section of the brief you should also specify your payment terms i.e. if you’ll make the payment in advance or in instalments (for example, half up front and half at the end of the project), the currency in which the payment will be made, how you’ll transfer the funds (e.g. wire transfer), etc.
I would not agree to terms that meant all money was paid before the website is live and you are happy. Don’t skip over these payment terms, make sure to negotiate them.
Getting your website brief reviewed
Before you hand over the brief to an Agency you should get an independent review.
This is especially important if you have indicated some designs you like but don’t really know a lot about design!
Writing a website brief that covers all grounds may seem like a lot of work to you now, but it is absolutely worth it.
Being clear and going into details about your requirements will ensure that you receive an equally clear proposal from the agency.
You’ll be able to kick off the project on time and save a lot of time (and money) that you’d otherwise spend going back and forth with the agency until they’re clear on your website goals and requirements.
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The far-flung islands in the Pacific have not been spared the brunt of COVID-19. WHO (World Health Organization) has been working tirelessly to ensure much-needed supplies and healthcare equipment reach the shores of these islands. While the number of cases has been relatively small, many of these countries, which are heavily dependent on tourism, have been impacted by the dramatic cuts in passenger flights, resulting in a logistical challenge to send in basic supplies on a regular basis.
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